ol (CPHS) music teacher
d one of “50 Directors
the 22nd annual edition
list of hundreds of
wn to just 50 directors,
e.
other worthy teachers,”
led, it is a lovely honor
sent Minnesota well.”
d and Orchestra
ominated by students
olleagues, musical
s, administrators or others
assion for music. Each
iled story, helping create
nt to her to be selected,
doesn’t teach for awards.
ents,” Grivna said.
Minnesota Teacher of the
ed and Anoka-Hennepin
ere nominated.
“Hopefully through
this, I can help motivate
another teacher or give
them a little push to
keep going if they are
having a tough time. I
feel so complimented
— like this shouldn’t be
me.”
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Park High School music
amed one of 50 “Directors
e a Difference”
Grivna is in her
16th year of teaching
at CPHS, 17th in the
district having spent
Sieglinde Grivna
one year at Jackson
Middle School (JMS).
She teaches music in the International Baccalaureate
(IB) program at CPHS, instructing junior and senior
students in college-level theory, history, and
composition. She is also the director of the clarinet
choir. n
state funding earmarked
l-based mental health
a state legislature
upplemental Aid
kage provided $30 million,
istricts in the state, to
itures, such as police
, or other safety measures
n is $1.32 million, and the
d to help fund its schooles.
In fact, the district
services at each of its
ludes early intervention,
ng, individual and family
s.
ict’s chief financial officer,
ng about $323,000
Safe Schools money out,
gram for up to four years
ing for permanent state
“Our School Board has made it a priority to have
mental health staff at every site,” she said. “So that’s
why we’ve made this investment.”
According to Dr. Eric Melbye, associate
superintendent for middle schools and student
services, Anoka-Hennepin’s student-based mental
health services are funded through a braided
approach, and the Safe Schools aid is just part of
that.
All told, the district has service delivery agreements
with three contracted mental health agencies, and
when needed, those agencies work to connect
families to appropriate and affordable/no cost
services, which can include on-site school-based
mental health.
For more information about the district’s schoolbased
mental health programming, contact the
district’s mental health consultant, Dr. Nita Kumar at
763-506-1161. n
ict educators named candidates
ota Teacher of the Year
-grade science, Anoka
rts.
Adult Basic Education
de, Rum River Elementary
-grade English, Jackson
ialty School for Math and
perience coordinator,
ical High School.
cialist, Lincoln Elementary
sic, Lincoln Elementary
The seven Anoka-Hennepin teachers are among
134 candidates for the award statewide. Last year,
Blaine High School (BHS) science teacher Timothy
Riordan was one of nine finalists for the award.
This year’s program will name the 56th Minnesota
Teacher of the Year, celebrating the tradition
of excellence in teaching in Minnesota. Eligible
candidates include pre-kindergarten through
12th-grade, Early Childhood Family Education and
Adult Basic Education teachers, from public or
private schools.
The 2020 Minnesota Teacher of the Year will
be announced Sunday, May 3, at the Saint Paul
RiverCentre. Over the coming weeks, a 25-member
panel of community leaders will name a group of
semifinalists and finalists. n