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Do you need
school data?
The Minnesota Government
Data Practices Act 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:
Mary Olson,
Director of Communication and
Public Relations,
763-506-1111
Designee for regular education
student data:
Joel Ver Duin, Chief Technology
and Information Officer,
763-506-1020
Designees for special education
student data:
Cherie Peterson,
Director of Special Education,
763-506-1353
Marsha Polys, Assistant Director
of Special Education,
763-506-1359
Designee for labor relations
and personnel data:
Nicole Tuescher, Executive
Director of Human Resources,
763-506-1144
District Data Practices
Compliance Official:
Paul H. Cady,
District Legal Counsel,
763-506-1089
Parents have a right to know the
professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct their children. Federal law allows parents to
ask for certain information about their
children’s classroom teachers, and
requires the district to provide this
information in a timely manner if they
ask for it. Specifically, parents have
the right to ask for the following information about each of their children’s
classroom teachers:
• Whether the Minnesota
Department of Education has
licensed or qualified the teacher
for the grades and subjects he or
she teaches.
• Whether the Minnesota

Department of Education has
decided that the teacher can teach
in a classroom without being
licensed or qualified under state
regulations because of special
circumstances.
• The teacher’s college major;
whether the teacher has any
advanced degrees and, if so, the
subject of the degrees.
• Whether any teachers’ aides or
similar paraprofessionals provide
services to your child and, if they
do, their qualifications.
To receive this information, parents
should submit requests to Sarah
Kriewall, Employee Services, AnokaHennepin Schools, 2727 N. Ferry St.,
Anoka, MN 55303-1650. Please
include your child’s name, the school
your child attends, the information you
are reque