Newsletters 2014-15 Focus newsletter, [1] fall | Page 19

BACK TO SCHOOL DETAILS PAGE 19 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