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Our purpose

Anoka-Hennepin Schools will effectively educate each student for success through equitable distribution of district resources, targeted intervention and enhancements, and supporting staff to meet the needs of all students. This will be accomplished through effective educational practices, policies, and curricula, resources, and school cultures that are representative of all students, such that each student has access to meaningfully participate and make progress in high quality learning experiences, resulting in positive outcomes regardless of race, socio-economic status, gender, ability, religious affiliation, national origin, linguistic diversity, or other characteristics.

Student achievement advisors

What is a student achievement advisor (SAA)?
The student achievement advisors' role, in collaboration with the administration and staff of the Anoka-Hennepin School District, is to support the efforts of our students to succeed academically and socially as well as strengthen relationships with the families and communities our students represent.

There are Student Achievement Advisors (SAAs) place at each middle and high school throughout the district.

Programs facilitated by SAA:
- Let's Talk Multiculturalism in the Classroom (LTMC)
- Men's and Women's Group
- Multicultural Group
- Student Voices
- Transitions
High school SAAs

Anoka High School: Anna Wilken

Anoka High School: Jesse Jefferson

Anoka Middle School/Anoka High School/S.T.E.P.: Riley Dearring

Andover High School: Vivienne Williamson

Blaine High School: Cassidy Pohl

Blaine High School: Destiny Cummings
Champlin Park High School: Lutonya Stigger

Champlin Park High School: Ross Giles

Coon Rapids High School: Renee Snow

Coon Rapids High School: Rumeal Setts

Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School: Stephanie Johnston
Middle school SAAs

Indian education advisors

What is Indian Education?
Purpose of the Indian Education Program

Since its beginning in the 1973-74 school year, the Anoka-Hennepin Indian Education program has focused on the educational needs of American Indian students.

It's purpose is to encourage and inspire the academic achievement, social and emotional development, and cultural awareness of our American Indian students; to serve as a resource to review and recommend accurate curriculum; and to promote cultural diversity between community, staff and students.
2020-21 Theme/quote: "May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” - Nelson Mandela

Academic Advisement

Advisors meet with students at their schools. Short group pull-out sessions are scheduled throughout the school year to help students achieve a greater level of success. One-on-one pull-out sessions are scheduled for students participating in the Check and Connect intervention, or as requested by parents and/or students. Advisors monitor attendance, grades, testing results, behavior, and course load. They provide post-secondary planning and career advisement at the high school level. Advisors work closely with parents/guardians, teachers, school staff, and administration to ensure students are getting the best experience possible.

Advocacy
- Advocacy Between Home and School
- Liaison to District Personnel
- One-to-One Counseling
- Check & Connect Mentoring
- Special Education
- Track Grades and Attendance
- Tutoring Scholarships
- Career Planning
- College Prep and Scholarship Application Assistance
- Information and Referral to Social Agencies
Cultural Advisement

One of the goals of our Indian Education program is to increase cultural awareness and knowledge of our student's American Indian Heritage. We strive to instill pride in our students and the belief that the generations before them had value, and contributed to the world they now live in. Advisors create opportunities for students to learn about their culture through community events, field trips, and K-12 lesson plans that they develop each year.

Student Activities/Community Events

To meet our cultural and academic goals Anoka-Hennepin Indian Education organizes multiple student activities and community events throughout the year, including but not limited to:
- Cultural Activities
- College Visits
- Field Trips
- Picnics
- Scholarship Night
- Senior Honoring
- Trimester Celebrations
For more details on upcoming events, please view the events page.
More information

More info on the program:

Program Brochure

District webpage

Facebook page

Questions?

Contact your Advisor: Click Here

Contact the Program Supervisor:

Mindy Meyers
American Indian Education Coordinator
Mindy.Meyers@ahschools.us
763-506-1186

Indian Education office:

Educational Service Center
2727 N Ferry St.

Anoka, MN 55303

Culture Lessons/Resources for teachers/families:

Resource PDF

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