Action of the School Board Action of the School Board 10/26/15

Meeting Date:
Oct. 26, 2015

Board Chair
Tom Heidemann

Vice Chair

Marci Anderson

Treasurer
Bill Harvey

Clerk

Jeff Simon

ACTION

of the School
Board
Anoka-Hennepin School District

Recognitions

Champlin Park High School

Champlin Park High School students who achieved the rigorous International Baccelaurte
(IB) Diploma status were recognized for their accomplishments. The 16 students who
earned this status were required to complete international benchmarks in six areas including English, history, world language, science and an elective. IB full-diploma recipients also
completed a 1,400 word paper, a 4,000 word extended essay and completion of 150 activity/service hours.
Principal Michael George and IB coordinator Ashley Hyatt led the presentation that honored students: Timmie Britton, Miranda Chrisenson, Andrew Dolge, Sarah Doran, Belinda
Huang, Merlyn Jensen, Sarah Kalsow, Makayla Larson, Joe Martini, Brandon NguynCalkins, Kelly Petersen, Cheyenne Skager, Rachel Urquart, Kendrick Walton, Amber Westlund and Alex Will.

Blaine High School

The Blaine High School Robotics Team was recognized for taking third place in the Minnesota State Robotics Tournament held May 16 at Marriucci Arena in Minneapolis. Principal
John Phelps and advisor Tim Nestrud recognized the 30 students and community mentors
involved with the program.
Recognized students include: Carl Newcomer, Mitchel Thermos, Maddie Alinder, Blake
Zehms, Amelia Kedrowski, Kallie Schuchard, Stevan Zorich, Andrew Grout, Cole Enstad,
Fischer Johnson, Alexandra Pribula, Kevin Nguyen, Sammy LaCoe, Emma Butzer, Thomas
Frosch, Joe Williams, Alex Akermann, Alec Shufelt, Max Schwinghammer, Dan Stanley and
Gabe Ziebol.

Communications, delegations and petitions

Rick Heller addressed the school board regarding concerns with accessibility of information on the district website regarding residents with vision loss.

Director

William Fields

Communication

Community survey presentation

Director

Peter Leatherman of The Morris Leatherman Company presented results and analysis of a
survey of district residents for School Board consideration. Information gained in the survey is used to guide direction and measure public opinion on key indicators. The community survey is an important tool the School Board utilizes to gain feedback from stakeholders. More information: http://bit.ly/1MlLdJ0.

Nicole Hayes

Elementary and secondary education
Oct. 1 enrollment report

ANOKA-HENNEPIN
SCHOOLS
A future without limit

Dr. Joel VerDuin, chief technology and information officer, led a presentation regarding the
Oct. 1 enrollment. The data reported that overall enrollment at Anoka-Hennepin schools
increased by 78 students for a total of 36,556. VerDuin noted that this is the first increase
in enrollment for Anoka-Hennepin since 2004, and enrollment increases were noted at all
three levels - elementary, middle school and high school. Michelle VanDenTop, director of
information services, provided further analysis of student enrollment including percentag-