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Assistance for Students
SPECIAL EDUCATION
504
EL
PRINCIPAL CONTACT INFORMATION
Special Education
A continuum of special education services are available for students
who have a disability as defined by criteria established by the
Department of Education and who demonstrate the need for
special education and related services.
A special education case manager will team with parents and regular
education teachers in developing an Individual Education Plan [IEP].
An initial plan will address the student’s progress in the regular
education curriculum. Progress toward academic standards will be
revised annually by a team that includes parents, regular education
teachers, special education teachers and administrators.
The plan will describe the student’s participation in the Minnesota
Comprehensive Assessment [MCA] testing and other district-wide
testing as well as the special education and related services the
student needs.
Section 504 Accommodation
Students who are determined to have “a substantial limitation in
a major life activity” by a multidisciplinary team may have a 504
Accommodation Plan. The Accommodation Plan will describe
accommodations which the team, inclusive of parents, has deter-
mined to be necessary to allow the student to access instruction.
Accommodations may include, but are not limited to, modified
assignments, untimed tests, adaptive equipment, assigned seating
or adjusted schedule.
Students who are placed on a 504 Accommodation Plan will partici-
pate in the state and local assessment of academic standards.
English Learners [EL]
The Anoka-Hennepin School District provides specific educational
programming for students who demonstrate limited English profi-
ciency. Students may qualify to receive EL services if they meet
one or more of the following criteria: [1] The student first learned a
language other than or in addition to English, [2] A language other
than English is most often spoken in the home, or [3] The student
usually speaks a language other than English.
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
Anoka Middle School for the Arts
Jerri McGonigal
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Coon Rapids Middle School
Tom Shaw
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Jackson Middle School
Math and Science Specialty
Thomas Hagerty
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Northdale Middle School
Jeffrey Leach
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Oak View Middle School
Gary Lundeen
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Roosevelt Middle School
Greg Blodgett
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
The EL program in Anoka-Hennepin promotes students’ growth in
academic English. Students who receive EL services get the majority
of their instruction in mainstream classrooms and in sheltered English
classes.
Students are given the ACCESS assessment, which measures the
student’s academic language skills in reading, writing, listening,
and speaking, on an annual basis to determine continued eligibility
for EL service. If you have questions, consult your counselor.
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