Student Support Services
- Cultural Family Advocates
- ELD Teachers
- Gifted and Talented
- Instructional Coaches
- Interventionists & Title 1
- Social Worker
- Special Education
Cultural Family Advocates
Jennifer Ernst
Cultural Family Advocate
District Office, Greenleaf Elementary, Echo Park Elementary, Oak Ridge Elementary
School:
612-244-0602
Josefa Gaona-Pacheco
Cultural Family Advocate
District Office, Echo Park Elementary, Oak Ridge Elementary
School:
651-231-2690
ELD Teachers
Gifted and Talented
Instructional Coaches
Interventionists & Title 1
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
Special Education
Ross Van Der Geest
School Psychologist
Cedar Park Elementary, Echo Park Elementary
School:
651-683-6969 x83623
Jeremy Hendrickson
Adaptive PE Teacher
Cedar Park Elementary, Apple Valley High School
School:
651-683-6969 x83037
Ross Klingelhut
Adaptive PE Teacher
Cedar Park Elementary, Valley Middle School
School:
651-683-6969 x82864
Molly Johnson
Occupational Therapist
East Lake Elementary, Cedar Park Elementary, Valley Middle School
School:
651-683-6969 x83180