Student Support Services
- Cultural Family Advocates
- English Learners Team
- Gifted and Talented
- MTSS Literacy Coaches
- Reading Recovery & Title 1
- Social Worker
- Special Education
Cultural Family Advocates
English Learners Team
Gifted and Talented
MTSS Literacy Coaches
Maren Wallenberg
District MTSS Intervention Coach
Maren.Wallenberg@district196.org
Direct Line: 952-431-8329
Heather Perkl
First grade teacher & literacy coach
Heather.Perkl@district196.org
Direct Line: 952-431-8329
Reading Recovery & Title 1
Heather Vanbuskirk
Heather.Vanbuskirk@district196.org
Voicemail: 83612
Kery Reardon
Kery.Reardon@district196.org
Voicemail: 83612
Social Worker
Diane johnson
LSSW
Diane.Johnson@district196.org
Phone Number: 952-431-8795
The overall goal of the elementary school social work program is to work directly with students, their families, school staff, and the community to provide guidance, support and nurturance so essential to academic success.
School social workers provide individual, group and classroom support and education for students and consultation to parents.
Students
Enhance their social and emotional skills
Learn more effective ways to solve problems
Respect others and themselves
Cope with change and loss
Develop decision making skills
Bully prevention and intervention
Parents
Child Development
Attendance
Community Resources and Referrals
Family Crisis
Behavior Management
School Resources
School Staff
Communicate with families
Understand family, cultural and community factors that affect student learning
Resolve classroom issues
Classroom behavior
Student attendance
Individual Student issues
Family communication
