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We are aware of the global spread of a corona virus, also known as COVID-19. The safety of our students and staff are a top priority for us and we are preparing accordingly.

Two Northeast Metro 916 programs that operated in the 2019-20 school year have been discontinued over the summer.

Two Northeast Metro 916 programs that operated in the 2019-20 school year have been discontinued over the summer.

Member districts and Northeast Metro 916 share a common goal of doing what is best for students, and right now this means getting them the services they need and deserve in a timely manner.

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Terrence’s school experiences up until he started living with Mat and Kirk were uninspiring. He didn’t feel like teachers and staff knew how to support him at his home high school outside the metro area, and he once overheard a staff member from the front office call him “Truancy Terrence” behind his back. Mat and Kirk are both educators - Mat works at Aris-Woodwinds, and Kirk in the White Bear Lake school district - so they knew how important it was to find a safe and supportive school for Terrence’s senior year. Mat did not necessarily want Terrence to attend 916 Mahtomedi Academy just because it was a 916 school, so they toured that program as well as one other that was not part of 916. Terrence felt that Mahtomedi Academy would be a good fit, so he enrolled.

We are hosting a conference for practitioners in Settings III/IV, Levels C/D, and similarly intensive special education programs.

Specialized trainings that provide teachers and school staff with evidence-based strategies that will empower them to support student success in their least restrictive setting.

District revenues and expendutures are posted for review here. The annual report is available at annualreport.916schools.org.

While working with multiply-impaired students who have neurological visual impairments, including his own son, Nick realized a design change was needed.

After nearly three years of work, the University of Minnesota College of Design student group installed and unveiled a set of playground instruments for Karner Blue Education Center this May.

For a core group of young women at Bellaire Education Center, running laps isn't just about physical fitness. The Girls on the Run program creates a positive, structured space for middle school girls to learn about themselves, explore new ideas, cultivate empathy, strengthen connections and develop life skills that will help them as they move through adolescence and beyond.

“Success to me means being able to help students get the right services at the right time,” said Cindy Doth, who was hired as a second full-time clinician in January. She says that sometimes students are not open to formal treatment, but will meet individually with clinicians.

When students walk into a school, the environment makes a statement about what is expected of them. When students who live with severe autism, emotional/behavioral disorders, or a developmental cognitive disability walk into most schools, understanding that expectation is complicated.

Like an Area Learning Center (ALC), Karuna offers students multiple ways to keep up with their schoolwork. Students can continue to pursue rigorous studies like AP History or International Baccalaureate work from their home high schools under Jennifer’s guidance, or they can use 916’s curriculum, which is aligned with Minnesota state standards.

Ryan Buycks came up with the idea as a way for people who work in separate areas of the school to build community, relieve stress, and ultimately support each other in a healthy way.

At the trailblazing Karner Blue Education Center in Blaine, children with special needs benefit from nature-based teaching tools, including a 5-acre school forest.

Everything in the Educational Mental Health Classrooms (EMHCs), from the tone of the lights to the type of schoolwork students do in the mornings, has been designed to meet the needs of students whose mental illnesses regularly interfere with their classroom learning.

Several newly-built schools in Minnesota’s Northeast Metro Intermediate District 916 set the gold standard for sensory-friendly design. At the elementary and high schools outside St. Paul, architects and designers worked with teachers to create a healthy environment for students with special needs.

All eight education assistants who are part of the Pathway to Licensure program received a stipend that covers 100% of their fall and spring tuition, thanks to a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education.

Students increasingly have been turning to substance use to cope with stressors in their lives -- be it their own mental illness, histories of trauma, or the curiosity, boredom, and peer pressure that comes with adolescence. Because so many of our students have disabilities or mental illness, it can make the recovery process complex and challenging.

Over more than two decades, 1,100 students have passed through the program. Danya has kept in touch with many of them, and their feedback has helped shape the program into one that teaches students skills that can transfer to any profession, not just theater and concessions.

“PROCESS”, a show title that was conceptualized by the students, represents the idea of materializing a thought or an idea into the physical world through the creative process. Students were tasked with creating original works of art on skateboards, which will be featured in an exhibition that brings youth culture, fine art, skateboarding, and self expression to a gallery setting on Jan. 18 in Minneapolis.

During the 2017-18 school year, Northeast Metro 916 changed their lunch protocols to better honor the dignity and privacy of students whose parents have not paid their lunch bills.

For eighteen years, students in the construction occupations program at Northeast Metro 916 Intermediate School District have been revitalizing the City of North St. Paul by building affordable, modern and high-quality housing.

Trauma-informed care is an approach to engaging people with histories of trauma that recognizes the presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledges the role that trauma has played in their lives. “What this means in practice is having a more gentle approach with students, modeling empathy and a calm demeanor,” said Sarah Urban, one of the schools’ social workers. “These sorts of practices can actually rewire a student’s brain, having a positive effect on them for years to come.”

Crystal’s life changed when she moved to Minnesota from Mexico when she was 12 years old. The stark contrast between the education systems in the two countries opened her eyes to new possibilities. “Moving here made me appreciate education even more,” she said. “I knew that education was the only way I could help my family in the future.”

In the 2016-17 school year, Northeast Metro 916 and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation will begin a first-of-its-kind chemical health program designed to provide prevention, education, assessment, placement and ongoing support for students who are struggling with substance abuse and addiction.