Expressing a concern
• If you have a concern or complaint, please talk first
with your child’s teacher or coach.
• If your child’s teacher or coach is not able to handle
the issue, please contact the school principal.
• If the issue is not handled satisfactorily at the school,
you may bring it to the school district by contacting the
appropriate associate superintendent:
• Elementary, Dr. Mary Wolverton:
contact administrative assistant Susan Bonte
763-506-1061 or [email protected].
• Middle school and high school, Jeff McGonigal:
contact administrative assistant Lori Valstad
763-506-1009 or [email protected].
• If you feel the associate superintendent does not handle
the issue satisfactorily, you may share your concern or
complaint with the superintendent and School Board
by contacting the administrative assistant to the
superintendent and School Board. This is currently
Debbie Koffski, 763-506-1002 or debbie.koffski@ah-
schools.us She will notify the superintendent and the
School Board.
Getting a response from the district
The superintendent or the appropriate associate superintendent
or other cabinet member will respond to you and copy the School
Board. Some investigation or analysis may be needed for a com-
plete response. You will be notified of the approximate time
frame for getting a complete response.
STUDENT INFORMATION
Guidelines for use of student photos
Anoka-Hennepin staff, volunteers, representatives of the news
media and others occasionally photograph, audio and/or video
record students (including participants in Community Education
activities). The photos, audiotape and videotape may be used in
school, district and community newsletters, e-newsletters, news-
papers, activity programs, yearbooks, brochures, educational
videos, podcasts, websites, social media sites and television,
and for other appropriate uses. Parents or guardians may
choose to limit the use of their child’s photo. When a child en-
rolls in an Anoka-Hennepin school, parents or guardian(s) will be
asked to select one of the following options:
Section A: Photos
• No Restriction: A child’s photo will be taken and/or a
child may be videotaped or audiotaped for all purposes
as described above.
• Partial Restriction: A child’s photo will be taken and used only
for the school yearbook (individual and group photos for class
and activities), the class photo and school identification
records.
• Full Restriction: A child’s photo will be taken but used only for
internal school identification records; it will not be used in the
school yearbook/class photo.
The parents’ or guardians’ choices will be recorded in the child’s
records. Parents or guardians may change their photo choice at
any time by completing a new option form, which is available
from their school.
Although the school will take reasonable steps to prevent
students with full or partial restrictions from being pho-
tographed, the school cannot guarantee that a student will not
be photographed/videotaped as part of a large group, such as
participating in a school assembly, walking through a school
hallway, and other situations where there are large numbers
of students.
Do you need student data?
The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA) gives
the public access to many types of school district data. The
superintendent has designated specific staff members to assist
citizens who request data.
For data, contact the following:
Designee for public data:
Jim Skelly, director of communication and public relations:
763-506-1111
Designee for regular education student data:
Michelle VanDenTop, director of technology and information services
763-506-1026
Designees for special education student data:
Melissa Hayes, director of elementary special education:
763-506-1359
Stacey Dahlby, director of secondary special education:
763-506-1353
Designee for personnel data:
Sarah Kriewall, director of employee services:
763-506-1101
Designee for labor relations data:
Nicole Tuescher, executive director of human resources
763-506-1144
District Data Practices Compliance Official:
Paul H. Cady, District General Counsel:
763-506-1089
What my child will learn this year
For details on what your child will learn this year at the elemen-
tary level please visit ahschools.us/elementarycourses.
Middle and high school course information can be found either
in the registration guides or by visiting ahschools.us/
middleschoolcourses or ahschools.us/highschoolcourses.
For ideas on how to support your child's learning at home
please visit ahschools.us.
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2017-18 School Handbook