School news

You can make a difference. Work at Brookside Elementary

(08/25/2025) Brookside Elementary School is a great place to work and learn. Our communities work together to provide residents with safe and friendly neighborhoods, high-quality schools, a wide range of business and economic opportunities, beautiful parks and abundant recreational activities.

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SUN Bucks program available for free/reduced-eligible students

(06/04/2025) The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the SUN Bucks program. This income-based food support program provides families $120 per eligible school-aged child to buy groceries when school is out for the summer.

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Brookside's Kristin Rutz named candidate for Minnesota Teacher of the Year

(01/29/2024) Candidates for the 2024 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award have been announced and Anoka-Hennepin has seven educators who were nominated. This year’s program will name the 60th Minnesota Teacher of the Year, celebrating the tradition of excellence in teaching in Minnesota.

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Parent Education Series: District to host three Parent Engage 360 events in 2023-24

(11/09/2023) Join parents and guardians from the Anoka-Hennepin Schools community for information and resources to support the needs of students today. Anoka-Hennepin is hosting three Parent Engage 360 community and parent education events during the 2023-24 school year. These events aim to provide resources for parents and guardians to support their students and others in the community.

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Brookside levels up engagement while educating

(09/29/2023) On Friday, Sept. 29, Brookside Elementary School conducted the Rock Your School event for the fourth time, which has provided the staff the opportunity to build on the event each year.

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Connection before content: High-energy message promoting engagement in the classroom welcomes Brookside and Hamilton elementary teachers back to school

(08/31/2023) On Aug. 28, administrators at both Brookside and Hamilton Elementary School in Coon Rapids collaborated to bring in an award-winning educator and administrator to deliver a high-energy message to teachers.

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Brookside's Kristin Rutz named candidate for Minnesota Teacher of the Year

(01/26/2023) Candidates for the 2023 Minnesota Teacher of the Year award have been announced and Anoka-Hennepin has nine educators who were nominated.

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Rock Your School event at Brookside Elementary creates a rockin’ fun learning environment

(10/25/2022) Teachers at Brookside Elementary School banded together to deliver their content with bravado Oct. 19, as the school participated in Rock Your School, a worldwide event designed to energize educators, engage students and celebrate learning.

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View a video of arrival and dismissal procedures

(08/31/2022) View the video to learn or refresh yourself about the arrival and dismissal procedures at Brookside Elementary School.

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Brookside Elementary Student Council helps two of their own with service project

(03/04/2022) At the beginning of the school year, teachers at Brookside Elementary School helped start a student council to provide students with a leadership opportunity and a voice in decision making. For the group’s first service project, the team decided to support two fellow students by collecting items for The Potato Head Project.

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District news

Bleacher Captains from all five high schools team up for sportsmanship at pre-season conference

(08/28/2025) Student leaders and activities directors from Andover, Anoka, Blaine, Champlin Park, and Coon Rapids high schools participated in learning activities to promote positive spectator behavior and expectations among their peers for the upcoming sports and activities season.

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Keeping schools safe: Learn about the multi-layered safety approaches in Anoka-Hennepin

(08/27/2025) In Anoka-Hennepin Schools, the safety of students, staff, and families is the first priority. Anoka-Hennepin Schools uses a multi-layered approach to protect school safety and has everyday safety and security protocol measures in place that provide an organized, coordinated, and common-sense approach to working through emergencies we may encounter.

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Anoka-Hennepin School Board seats up for election Nov. 4

(08/21/2025) Three seats on the Anoka-Hennepin School Board will be up for election Nov. 4 – districts three, four and six. Community members living within those districts may vote for a person to represent their district in the upcoming election.

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District marching band showcase set for Saturday, Aug. 23

(08/20/2025) High School marching bands from across the district will convene in the Coon Rapids High School stadium to compare notes and performances at the Anoka-Hennepin Marching Band Showcase.

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