SPECIAL EDUCATION

Special Education programs and services at Northeast Metro 916 are highly specialized to respond to our member districts’ students with the most challenging needs. Highly-structured, supportive learning environments help students reach their academic, social, emotional, behavior and communication goals.

TOTAL ENROLLMENT: 828

Enrollment in Northeast Metro 916 special education site-based programs are on a referral basis only, with students being referred by their home districts.

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Students of color

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Free & reduced lunch

Student profile FY17

PROGRAM ENROLLMENT

The number of students indicated in this report reflect a duplicated headcount, meaning that if a student un-enrolls and re-enrolls during the same school year, they are counted twice. We represent the data this way because it more accurately represents the staff time, funding and resources required to run our programs.

■ = Member districts    ■ = Non-members

AO FY17

Auditory/Oral Program *
(Stillwater)
Serving children from birth to kindergarten with hearing loss

ALP VC FY17

Valley Crossing ALP
(Woodbury)
Serving students in grades K-5 with behavioral needs

Cap ALP FY17

Capitol View ALP
(Little Canada)
Serving students in grades 6-12 with behavioral needs

Assessment Center FY17

Assessment Center
(Little Canada)
Comprehensive educational and behavioral evaluation

ALP JG FY17

John Glenn ALP
(Maplewood)
Serving students in grades K-5 with ASD and EBD

BEC FY17

Bellaire Education Center
(White Bear Lake)
Serving students grades 6-12 with ASD and EBD

CAP FY17

Creative Alternatives Program
(Little Canada)
Serving students in grades 6-12 with neurobiological disorders

SC FY17

South Campus
(White Bear Lake)
Serving students grades 6-12 with
ASD and DCD

KBEC FY17

Karner Blue Education Center
(Blaine)
Serving students grades K-8 with
ASD and EBD

WN FY17

WELS-North
(Vadnais Heights)
Work experience program for ages
18 - 21 with ASD, EBD, DCD

PR FY17

Project Return
(Little Canada)
Short-term program for students facing suspension/expulsion

WS FY17

WELS-South
(Little Canada)
Work experience & life skills for ages
18 - 21 with DCD, ASD, SMI

SPECIAL EDUCATION SPOTLIGHT

Trauma-informed practices make a difference

One Professional Learning Community (PLC) at Bellaire Education Center (BEC) and WELS-N has spent the 2016-17 school year educating themselves, their teams and their students on how trauma in a child’s life can impact their outcomes at school -- and how adults can support them better.

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.”

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