Anoka-Hennepin Schools
2727 N. Ferry Street
Anoka, MN 55303
www.anoka.k12.mn.us
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Volume 28, Number 2
Focus is a service for residents of Anoka-Hennepin School
District 11 published to keep them informed about the
investment in their public schools and students. The AnokaHennepin School District serves more than 39,000 students
and a population of 248,650 residents in 13 communities:
Andover, Anoka, Blaine, Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park,
Champlin, Coon Rapids, Dayton, Fridley, Ham Lake,
Nowthen, Oak Grove and Ramsey.
Editor:
Ellen M. Perrault, Communication Specialist
763-506-1112, FAX: 763-506-1013
e-mail: [email protected]
Graphic Designer:
Elaine Guse
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Vice Chair
John Hoffman
District 3:
Champlin, Coon
Rapids, Dayton
763-506-7854
Clerk
Marci Anderson
District 2:
Blaine,
Coon Rapids
763-433-4150
A NOKA -H ENNEPIN S CHOOL B OARD
Board Chair
Tom Heidemann
District 1:
Andover, Anoka,
Coon Rapids, Ramsey
763-506-4795
Director
Jeff Simon
District 6:
southwestern
Andover, eastern
Coon Rapids
763-506-5848
D I S T R I C T
S C H O O L
H E N N E P I N
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process. If this country is going to
successfully compete in the worldwide economy, we must provide
superior education in critical areas
such as engineering, mathematics
and science.”
“Blaine had many younger,
energetic and idealistic teachers,”
Wiberg said. “Some of them, most
notably Roger Dahl and Jim Nelson,
inspired me to want to pursue a
career where I could help people.”
Director of Communication and Public Relations:
Mary Olson
Director
Scott Wenzel
District 5: Brooklyn
Center, Brooklyn
Park, western
Coon Rapids, Fridley
763-433-4151
Education has been
a lifelong process that
has been rewarding
in many ways.
Treasurer
Michael Sullivan
District 4:
Andover, Ham
Lake, Nowthen,
Oak Grove, Ramsey
763-506-5847
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- Cody Wiberg
Elected officials are listed here by the
Anoka-Hennepin School District for informational purposes only.
Superintendent – Dennis Carlson
763-506-1001
[email protected]
Wiberg initially thought he would
be a teacher, but he became interested in pursuing a career in healthcare
after he was hired as a ward clerk
for the University of Minnesota
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Anoka-Hennepin Independent School District No. 11, in compliance with current state and federal statutes and regulations and in recognition of its obligation to provide equal
opportunity for education for all persons within its jurisdiction, affirms that it will not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, status in regard to
public assistance, marital status, parental status or disability in the following areas: access to course offering, curricular materials; counseling practices; extra curricular activities;
athletics; use of school facilities. It is the policy of the Anoka-Hennepin School District to provide a free and appropriate public education to all students with disabilities within its
jurisdiction, regardless of the type of handicap or its severity. Students who are disabled consistent with the definitions set forth in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 will
be identified, evaluated and provided with appropriate instruction and educational services. It is the school district’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants
and employees. The school district does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public
assistance, disability, sexual orientation, age, family care leave status or veteran status. The school district also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled employees.
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“For me, education has been a
lifelong process that has been
rewarding in many ways,” Wiberg
said. “But have some fun along the
way, too and participate in extracurricular activities.” ■
“Also, the advent of the internet
and other communication technologies has made it possible for healthcare to be provided from a distance,”
Wiberg said. “Boards of pharmacy
around the country have been asked
to allow U.S. licensed pharmacists
located in India to remotely perform
portions of the drug dispensing
Cody Wiberg
When told BHS now hosts the
Center for Engineering,
Mathematics and Science (CEMS)
program, Wiberg said that this is
important because the world economy is more interconnected than it
was when he was a student at
Blaine. In his fiel