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Anoka-Hennepin School District
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Anoka and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota
District details
Superintendent: Cory McIntyre
# of school board members: 6
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Anoka-Hennepin School District is a school district in Minnesota.

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Superintendent

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Cory McIntyre is the superintendent of the Anoka-Hennepin School District. He was selected as superintendent on December 7, 2022, and started serving in this role on July 1, 2023. His previous experience includes superintendent of Osseo Area School District between 2019 and 2023. He also served as associate superintendent and executive director of student services at Anoka-Hennepin School District from 2016 to 2019. Before this, he served in various administrative roles across multiple states, and as a school psychologist.[1]

Past superintendents

  • David Law was the superintendent of the Anoka-Hennepin School District from 2014 to 2023. Law stepped down as superintendent of the Anoka-Hennepin School District to accept a position as superintendent of the Minnetonka Public School District.[2] Law's previous career experience includes working as a lifeguard, teacher, and principal.[3]

School board

The Anoka-Hennepin School District consists of six members elected by district to four-year terms.[4]


Elections

See also: Anoka-Hennepin School District, Minnesota, elections

Members of the Anoka-Hennepin Board of Education are elected to four-year terms on a staggered basis. Elections are held in November of odd-numbered years.[4]

Three seats on the board are up for general election on November 4, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was August 12, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Anoka-Hennepin Board of Education maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5]

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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS / COMPLAINTS ABOUT PERSONSAT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS AND DATA PRIVACY CONSIDERATIONS

I. PURPOSE

A. The school board recognizes the value of participation by the public in deliberations and decisions on school district matters. At the same time, the school board recognizes the importance of conducting orderly and efficient proceedings, with opportunity for expression of all participants’ respective views.
B. The purpose of this policy is to provide procedures to assure open and orderly public discussion as well as to protect the due process and privacy rights of individuals under the law.

II. GENERAL STATEMENT OF POLICY

A. The policy of the school board is to encourage discussion by citizens of subjects related to the management of the school district at school board meetings. The school board will reserve time as part of the agenda for communication, delegations and petitions. The school board will hear testimony concerning items on the agenda, unresolved employee complaints and other topics of concern to the community. The school board may adopt reasonable time, place and manner restrictions on public expression in order to facilitate free discussion by all interested parties.
B. The school board in order to encourage participation of all citizens will require that the meeting attendees not respond to public testimony through applause or comment either positive or negative.
C. The school board shall, as a matter of policy, protect the legal rights to privacy and due process of employees and students.

III. RIGHTS TO PRIVACY

A. School district employees have a legal right to privacy related to matters which may come before the school board, including, but not limited to, the following:
1. right to a private hearing for teachers, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 122A.40, Subd. 14 (Teachers Discharge Hearing);
2. right to privacy of personnel data as provided by Minn. Stat. § 13.43 (Personnel Data);
3. right to consideration by the school board of certain data treated as not public as provided in Minn. Stat. § 13D.05 (Not Public Data);
4. right to a private hearing for licensed or nonlicensed head varsity coaches to discuss reasons for nonrenewal of a coaching contract pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 122A.33, Subd. 3.206.0
B. School district students have a legal right to privacy related to matters which may come before the school board, including, but not limited to, the following:
1. right to a private hearing, Minn. Stat. § 121A.47, Subd. 5 (Student Dismissal Hearing);
2. right to privacy of educational data, Minn. Stat. § 13.32 (Educational Data); 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (FERPA);
3. right to privacy of complaints as provided by child abuse reporting and discrimination laws, Minn. Stat. § 626.556 (Reporting of Maltreatment of Minors) and Minn. Stat. Ch. 363A (Minnesota Human Rights Act).

V. THE PUBLIC’S OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD

The school board will strive to give all citizens of the school district an opportunity to be heard and to have complaints considered and evaluated, within the limits of the law and this policy and subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions. Among the rights available to the public is the right to access public data as provided by Minn. Stat. § 13.43, Subd. 2 (Public Data). The school board will reserve time as part of the agenda for communication, delegations and petitions. The school board will hear testimony concerning items on the agenda, unresolved employee complaints and other comments of interest to the community. The school board chair may decide to delay testimony on agenda items until after the presentation of the agenda item to the school board. Allocation of speaking time will be set by the school board chair in order to allow orderly and efficient proceedings.

VI. PROCEDURES

A. Public Testimony
1. Citizens who wish to have a subject discussed at a public school board meeting are encouraged to notify the superintendent’s office in advance of the school board meeting. All citizens interested in speaking will be asked to fill out a form that will be provided to the school board chair prior to the start of the meeting. Contact information will include name, address, phone number or e-mail. The form will request contact information, and the subject to be covered or the issue to be addressed.
2. Citizens who wish to address the school board on a particular subject should identify the subject and identify agenda item(s) to which their comments pertain. Citizens are encouraged to provide a written copy of the testimony in hard copy or by electronic mail.
3. The school board chair will recognize one speaker at a time, and will rule out of order other speakers who are not recognized. Only those speakers recognized by the chair will be allowed to speak. Comments by others are out of order. Individuals who interfere with or interrupt speakers, the school board, or the proceedings may be directed to leave.
4. If a group or organization wishes to address the school board on a topic, the school board reserves the right to require designation of one or more representatives or spokespersons to speak on behalf of the group or organization.
5. Testimony which may involve data privacy concerns, which may involve preliminary allegations, or which may be potentially libelous or slanderous in nature shall not be considered in public, but shall be processed as determined by the school board in accordance with governing law.
6. The school board chair shall promptly rule out of order any discussion by any person, including school board members, that would violate the provisions of state or federal law, this policy or the statutory rights of privacy of an individual.
7. Personal attacks by anyone addressing the school board are unacceptable. "Personal attack” means making an argument which links the validity of a premise to a characteristic or belief of the person advocating the premise or making of an abusive remark instead of providing evidence when examining another person's claims or comments. Persistence in such remarks by an individual shall terminate that person’s privilege to address the school board.
8. In general all individual comment shall be less than 5 minutes. The school board reserves the right to set further time limits on speakers to allow citizens to participate within the scheduled time.
9. The school board in order to encourage participation of all citizens will require that the meeting attendees not respond to public testimony through applause or comment either positive or negative. The school board chair shall caution the attendees if the rule is violated. Individuals who violate the rule may be directed to leave.
10. The school board may decide to hold certain types of public meetings where the public will not be invited to address the school board. Possible examples are work sessions and board retreats. The public will still be entitled to notice of these meetings and will be allowed to attend these meetings, but the public will not be allotted time during the meeting to address the board.
11. Citizens are encouraged to not repeat testimony given by other speakers. A simple statement of agreement with past speakers will provide for a more efficient use of time so more citizens can present new information or points of view for the school board to consider.
12. Citizens shall address the school board and not individual school board members.
B. Complaints
1. Routine complaints about a teacher or other employee should first be directed to that teacher or employee or to the employee’s immediate supervisor.
2. If the complaint is against an employee relating to child abuse, discrimination, racial, religious, or sexual harassment, or other activities involving an intimidating atmosphere, the complaint should be directed to the employee’s supervisor or other official as designated in the school district policy governing that kind of complaint. In the absence of a designated person, the matter should be referred to the superintendent.
3. Unresolved complaints from Paragraph 1. of this section or problems concerning the school district should be directed to the superintendent’s office.
4. Complaints which are unresolved at the superintendent’s level may be brought before the school board by notifying the school board in writing.
C. Open Forum- Items not on the School Board Agenda

The school board shall normally provide a specific period of time where citizens may address the school board on any topic, subject to the limitations of this policy. In general all individual comment shall be less than 5 minutes. Depending on the number of citizens present the school board chair reserves the right to set further time limits to allow participation within the allocated time. The school board chair may group speakers by topic. If there are more requests than time available priority will be given to citizens that reside within the Anoka-Hennepin school district.

D. No Board Action at Same Meeting

Except as determined by the school board to be necessary or in an emergency, the school board will not take action at the same meeting on an item raised for the first time by the public.

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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[7]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $40,205,000 $1,066 7%
Local: $141,139,000 $3,742 24%
State: $413,035,000 $10,950 70%
Total: $594,379,000 $15,758
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $640,024,000 $16,968
Total Current Expenditures: $506,577,000 $13,430
Instructional Expenditures: $342,629,000 $9,083 54%
Student and Staff Support: $60,461,000 $1,602 9%
Administration: $36,920,000 $978 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $66,567,000 $1,764 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $96,001,000 $2,545
Construction: $87,241,000 $2,312
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $21,183,000 $561
Interest on Debt: $9,395,000 $249


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[8] $50,029 $101,215
2023-2024[9] $47,941 $94,916
2022-2023[10] $45,098 $94,916
2021-2022[11] $44,643 $96,395
2020-2021[12] $43,387 $91,265
2019-2020[12] $42,536 $92,712

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[13]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 49 40 27 27 25-29 42 58
2018-2019 63 62 42 46 40-44 51 70
2017-2018 65 63 44 46 35-39 53 71
2016-2017 66 65 44 49 50-54 54 72
2015-2016 65 62 43 50 40-44 55 71
2014-2015 66 64 43 54 45-49 59 71
2013-2014 65 64 44 51 50-54 57 70
2012-2013 64 62 44 50 45-49 60 68
2011-2012 63 62 41 48 45-49 45-49 67
2010-2011 59 55 34 39 39 63

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 55 45 43 38 30-34 50 62
2018-2019 65 57 49 50 55-59 54 71
2017-2018 65 58 51 49 50-54 57 71
2016-2017 65 58 49 47 45-49 55 70
2015-2016 64 57 46 48 50-54 59 68
2014-2015 63 57 46 49 45-49 55 67
2013-2014 62 53 43 47 45-49 54 67
2012-2013 60 50 41 44 40-44 51 65
2011-2012 79 71 65 63 65-69 70-74 82
2010-2011 78 71 62 62 62 81

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 86 90-94 78 70-74 60-79 75-79 89
2018-2019 87 90-94 79 70-74 60-69 65-69 89
2017-2018 87 90-94 77 75-79 70-79 70-74 89
2016-2017 83 90-94 76 70-74 50-59 75-79 85
2015-2016 83 85-89 70 65-69 60-69 86
2014-2015 86 85-89 72 75-79 60-69 89
2013-2014 82 80-84 69 65-69 60-69 84
2012-2013 81 80-84 65-69 60-64 60-69 84
2011-2012 76 80-84 54 55-59 50-59 79
2010-2011 77 75-79 55-59 50-54 50-59 80


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 38,590 0.9
2021-2022 38,230 1.3
2020-2021 37,719 -3.5
2019-2020 39,057 0.7
2018-2019 38,802 0.1
2017-2018 38,764 -0.1
2016-2017 38,820 1.8
2015-2016 38,104 0.4
2014-2015 37,951 -0.8
2013-2014 38,250 -0.6
2012-2013 38,467 -0.7
2011-2012 38,748 -1.1
2010-2011 39,158 -1.9
2009-2010 39,904 -0.8
2008-2009 40,218 -1.2
2007-2008 40,719 -1.5
2006-2007 41,310 -0.7
2005-2006 41,614 0.0
2004-2005 41,595 0.8
2003-2004 41,254 -0.3
2002-2003 41,383 -0.1
2001-2002 41,419 0.3
2000-2001 41,314 0.8
1999-2000 40,964 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Anoka-Hennepin School District (%) Minnesota K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 1.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 9.8 7.0
Black 15.1 11.7
Hispanic 7.4 10.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 8.6 6.2
White 58.5 62.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Anoka-Hennepin School District had 2,528.87 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.26.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 80.12
Kindergarten: 136.43
Elementary: 947.39
Secondary: 1,243.78
Total: 2,528.87

Anoka-Hennepin School District employed 32.00 district administrators and 126.47 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 32.00
District Administrative Support: 100.86
School Administrators: 126.47
School Administrative Support: 160.53
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 708.58
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 254.13
Total Guidance Counselors: 51.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 51.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 28.23
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 754.85
Other Support Services: 393.75


Schools

The Anoka-Hennepin School District operates 52 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Adams Elementary481PK-5
Andover Elementary1,189KG-5
Andover High School1,7589-12
Anoka-Hennepin Regional High School1829-12
Anoka-Hennepin Regn Hs Summer Prog18-12
Anoka-Hennepin Regn Night School09-12
Anoka-Hennepin Specialty Program16-12
Anoka-Hennepin Tech High School1469-12
Anoka High School2,3229-12
Anoka Middle School For The Arts1,6786-8
Anthony Louis House163-12
Blaine High School2,9699-12
Bridges8212-12
Brookside Elementary764KG-5
Champlin/Brooklyn Pk Acd Mathenvsci758KG-5
Champlin Park High School2,9839-12
Compass-Bell Center266-12
Compass Online159-12
Coon Rapids High School2,1679-12
Coon Rapids Middle School1,4086-8
Crooked Lake Elementary454KG-5
Dayton Elementary702KG-5
Early Childhood/Special Education1,013PK-PK
Eisenhower Elementary473KG-5
Elementary Virtual School0KG-5
Evergreen Park Elementary-Stem462PK-5
Franklin Elementary331KG-5
Hamilton Elementary369KG-5
Hoover Elementary Biomed Sci Egng482KG-5
Jackson Middle1,9816-8
Jefferson Elementary573KG-5
Johnsville Elementary674KG-5
Lincoln Elementary School For Arts363KG-5
Madison Elementary407KG-5
Mckinley Elementary584KG-5
Mississippi Elementary466KG-5
Monroe Elementary School - Mse517KG-5
Morris Bye Elementary451KG-5
Northdale Middle1,2746-8
Oak View Middle1,2686-8
Oxbow Creek Elementary1,028KG-5
Pathways11012-12
Ramsey Elementary747KG-5
River Trail Learning Ctr @ Lo Jacob145KG-12
Roosevelt Middle8096-8
Rum River Elementary863KG-5
Sand Creek Elementary601KG-5
Secondary Technical Ed Prog S.T.E.P1910-12
Secondary Virtual School2326-12
Sunrise Elementary1,078KG-5
University Avenue Elementary - Aero608PK-5
Wilson Elementary560KG-5

Noteworthy events

2013-2014: New school security measures

In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in 2012, Anoka-Hennepin School District implemented new security measures for the 2013-2014 school year. These measures included locking all entrances to district school buildings, constructing vestibule entrances that required visitors to identify themselves before a staff member inside the building granted them access, and the issuance of key fobs to after-school program participants to allow and to monitor entry into buildings. These modifications were made to 24 elementary schools, two early childhood centers, and one special education center in the district.[14]

2013: High school library reading program book selection challenged, upheld

In 2013, Anoka-Hennepin librarians selected the book Eleanor & Park for their "Rock the Book" voluntary summer reading program for district high school students. In August 2013, the citizens organization Parents Action League filed a complaint with the school district regarding the content of the book. The group asked for the district to remove the book from its libraries and for the librarians to be disciplined. The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota issued a statement asking the school district to keep Eleanor & Park available in the library.[15][16][17]

School board chairperson Tom Heidemann said that the district was mistaken to include the book in the summer reading program without consulting parents first. Julie Blaha, president of Anoka-Hennepin Education Minnesota–the union that represented the librarians–said that library staff had followed a solid, thorough evaluation procedure when they selected the book.[18]

A nine-person panel of Anoka High School parents, faculty and a student was assembled by Anoka High Principal Mike Farley to form a book review committee. Farley served as the committee's chairman. On November 22, 2013, Farley announced that the book would not be removed from district libraries.[15]

2011: School district expands mental health services to students following student suicides, lawsuit

During the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years, a total of seven students enrolled in the school district committed suicide. In July 2011, a group of students sued the school district and claimed that four of the suicides were due to anti-homosexual bullying and that the district did not adequately protect students from this form of harassment. The district settled the lawsuit in 2012 but denied the claims, asserting that the causes of the suicides were mental health issues. Beginning in the 2013-2014 school year, the district expanded its mental health services. The district entered into a contract with an outside agency to provide access to 14 mental health professionals to students. The estimated cost of providing the services was approximately $2.4 million over a span of four years. Of the change, Superintendent Dennis Carlson said, "I'm just thrilled we are finally in a position to offer this kind of support on site... I saw students who needed help and needed it now."[19]

Contact information

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Anoka-Hennepin School District
2727 N. Ferry Street
Anoka, MN 55303
Phone: 763-506-1000

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Anoka-Hennepin Schools, "Superintendent Cory McIntyre," accessed August 31, 2023
  2. ↑ Minnetonka Public Schools, "David Law Named Next Minnetonka Schools Superintendent," accessed August 31, 2023
  3. ↑ Anoka-Hennepin School District, "Superintendent David Law," accessed April 12, 2021
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Anoka-Hennepin School District, "School Board members," accessed April 12, 2021
  5. ↑ Anoka-Hennepin School District, "206 - Public participation in School Board meetings," accessed January 20, 2024
  6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  8. ↑ Anoka-Hennepin School District, "WORKING AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN ANOKA-HENNEPIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 SCHOOL BOARD AND ANOKA-HENNEPIN EDUCATION MINNESOTA," July 1, 2023 thru June 30, 2025
  9. ↑ Anoka-Hennepin School District, "WORKING AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN ANOKA-HENNEPIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 SCHOOL BOARD AND ANOKA-HENNEPIN EDUCATION MINNESOTA," July 1, 2023 thru June 30, 2025
  10. ↑ Anoka-Hennepin School District, "WORKING AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN ANOKA-HENNEPIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 SCHOOL BOARD AND ANOKA-HENNEPIN EDUCATION MINNESOTA," July 1, 2021 thru June 30, 2023
  11. ↑ Anoka-Hennepin School District, "WORKING AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN ANOKA-HENNEPIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 SCHOOL BOARD AND ANOKA-HENNEPIN EDUCATION MINNESOTA," July 1, 2021 thru June 30, 2023
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Anoka-Hennepin School District, "WORKING AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN ANOKA-HENNEPIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 11 SCHOOL BOARD AND ANOKA-HENNEPIN EDUCATION MINNESOTA," July 1, 2019 thru June 30, 2021
  13. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  14. ↑ ABC Newspapers, "New school safety measures in place in District 11," September 5, 2013
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 The Star Tribune, "Challenged book to stay on Anoka High library shelves," November 22, 2013
  16. ↑ Parents Action League, "FAQs," archived December 19, 2011
  17. ↑ American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota, "ACLU urges Anoka-Hennepin School District to keep Eleanor & Park on the shelves," September 26, 2013
  18. ↑ Minnesota Public Radio, "Using 'R rated' book without asking parents was wrong, school chair says," September 25, 2013
  19. ↑ Twincities.com Pioneer Press, "Anoka-Hennepin schools to expand mental health offerings for students," July 15, 2013
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