The Anoka-Hennepin School District is one of Minnesota's largest with 8,000+ employees who serve over 39,000 students. Anoka-Hennepin has 26 elementary schools, six middle schools, and five traditional high schools, plus alternative middle and high school sites, in addition to a Special Education Department serves a little over 7,000 students who range in age from birth through 21 plus an award-winning Community Education program.
Reasons to Work for Anoka-Hennepin School District:
Competitive salary and benefits.
Opportunities for movement and growth within a large district.
Strategic priority to increase the teachers of color and other staff of color working in the district
Mentorship of Probationary Teachers of Color Program (by tenured teachers of color)
Many professional development opportunities offered throughout the year.
Employer of choice; over 90% of teaching staff agree or strongly agree that they would recommend Anoka-Hennepin as a good place to work.
Commitment to recruiting and retaining teachers of color
Teachers of Color Mentorship Program
Every new teacher of color is provided a mentor that is a tenured teacher of color.
Program is lead by three district Tenured Teachers of Color
Professional Development including speakers
Networking with district teachers of color
Stipend for both mentee and mentor
Probationary Teachers of Color are retained during the staffing process (unless there is a performance or licensing issue).