Preparing students for life

David Law, superintendent

 Demographics
Community characteristics

235,680 district residents:

78% Anoka County.
22% Hennepin County.
83,968 households.
34% of households with children in school.
Both parents work in 72% of district households.
Demographics
Student characteristics
 Enrollment
2012-13 through 2016-17

Enrollment figures are annual Oct. 1 enrollment counts.

Figures do not include Early Childhood Special Education or
alternative programs (nearly 2,000 additional students).
 Strategic priorities
Three objectives

Increased student achievement.

Ensuring safe and welcoming environments for all.
Effective organizational support for district
operations.
More at ahschools.us/strategicpriorities.
 Worlds Best Workforce
Student performance
Com 2015-16 results
pon
ents
All 80.8% of
stud kindergarten
ents students
read scored at or
y for above grade
kind level
ergar proficiency in
ten math
All 59.0% of all
stud students in
ents grade three
in scored at or
Goal: All students graduate
Strategy: Regional High School
 Community perspective
What the community is saying about Anoka-Hennepin

90%
said quality of education
is good or excellent

2016 Morris-Leatherman community survey.

 Community perspective
What the community is saying about Anoka-Hennepin

94%
said most or all
learning needs are met

2016 Morris-Leatherman community survey.

 Community perspective
What the community is saying about Anoka-Hennepin

Responses shared by participants:

Good teachers
Broad curriculum
Prepare students for the future
Safe schools

2016 Morris-Leatherman community survey.

Community perspective
What the community is saying about Anoka-Hennepin

90%
said they receive a good value
from their investment.

69%
said tax money has been
spent effectively and efficiently.
2016 Morris-Leatherman community survey.
 Fit for the Future
Community task force work

Review district facility needs for the next 10-15

years.
Recommendations presented in late January.
Potential ballot questions November 2017.
Legislative platform
Invest In our students: their future, our passion
 Mandates/requirements
2016 Legislative session

20 new unfunded mandates/requirements

Civics test for ninth graders.
Establish a district assessment committee.
Publish a testing calendar with rationale.
Develop student survey policies.
Publish a report on district screening efforts for
student dyslexia.
Annually identify K-2 students not reading at grade
level and provide alternate instruction.
 Legislative platform
Invest In our students: their future, our passion

Basic education funding first

Increase the general education formula by
3%. Inflation is projected to increase approx. 2.5%.
Fund the cost mandates of special education
services. Cross subsidy costs are now $28.1
million in Anoka-Hennepin. The failure to fully fund
the law is reducing educational opportunities for
all students.
 Legislative platform
Invest In our students: their future, our passion

A compensatory revenue solution

We are seeking a permanent adjustment to the
compensatory formula.
Compensatory funding
District comparison
More information
Available on the district website

District website

ahschools.us
Listing of schools with links to homepages

ahschools.us/schools
Comments and questions
ahschools.us