(09/02/2024) Each year, Anoka-Hennepin school communities come together to work toward a shared goal - or mission: To effectively educate each student for success. 

The difference that every staff member makes each day is powerful. Everyone plays a role in the success of each student in Anoka-Hennepin Schools.

And with each “win” that students achieve in their educational journey, staff in the district are all working together - preparing for that handshake they will receive at commencement, before a diploma is placed in their hands.

Students are in pursuit of their educational purpose at each stage in their journey:

• From early learning - where students are introduced to a world of possibilities -

• To elementary school - where we build community, and spark joy in learning -

• On to middle school - where students test their own independence, and may connect with a staff member who they can count on -

• And then, finally, to high school - where their own purpose may be realized as they prepare to walk across the stage on graduation day…

As we approach the 2024-25 school year, it is more important than ever to focus resources on something that every staff member, student, parent, and community member would agree is an essential function of our school district - preparing our students to cross the stage at graduation. 

The role that school district staff play in each community is powerful, and it takes all of us. 

As a long-standing tradition in Anoka-Hennepin Schools, please reflect on the theme for the upcoming school year - “The Power of Purpose - It takes all of us,” and enjoy the 2024-25 back to school video.