St. Croix River Education District

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Our Services Coordinators, Supervisors, and School Psychologists all collaborated recently to create a new handout that helps interventionists to respond to students’ data and boost student learning.  Read more about New Data Analysis Resource

In their newest podcast episode, our SEL team shares three student engagement strategies from high school teacher Ana Perez.  Read more about Boosting Student Engagement

Shawn, Rob, Kate, and Nic supported interventionists in East Central as they set up graphs to monitor student progress.  Read more about Progress Monitoring in East Central

What’s new at SCRED? Take a look at our November LINK newsletter with some great content as we move into the holiday season!  Read more about The LINK Newsletter - November 2022

SCRED and our member districts enjoyed celebrating National School Psychology Week!  Read more about Celebrating School Psychologists

What's new at SCRED? Our October LINK newsletter is hot off the presses!  Read more about The LINK Newsletter - October 2022

We recently hosted our first Principal & Curriculum Director meeting of 22-23!  Read more about Partnering With District Leaders

Have you heard about our multi-part workshop series designed to support sustainable data-based decision making?  Read more about Using Data, Sustainably

Season 3 starts with a new episode on Oct. 3rd! Listen wherever you get podcasts.  Read more about Our SEL Team's Podcast Returns!

SCREDsters were on deck today to support East Central's staff development day.  Read more about Eagle Data, Eagle SEL

We partner with our member districts to advocate for the needs of our communities.  Read more about 29th Annual Legislative Forum

Check out our newest Annual Report to learn about progress on our 2020-2025 Strategic Action Plan!  Read more about Annual Report Released

SCREDsters partnered with NB staff on the nuts and bolts of behavior interventions to support students in 22-23.  Read more about Supporting ADSIS Behavior

What's new at SCRED? Our September LINK newsletter is hot off the presses!  Read more about The LINK Newsletter - September 2022

SCRED and our member districts are increasingly seen as state and national leaders in SEL know-how!  Read more about Our National SEL Leadership

HES staff continuously improve Social Emotional Learning across their MTSS framework!  Read more about SEL at Hinckley Elementary

During workshop week 2022, SCRED staff were invited to join district get-togethers and share in districts' professional learning.  Read more about Out and About!

Our professional learning opportunities this August were designed for low overwhelm + lots of application.  Read more about August 2022: Collaboration and "Breadcrumbs"

This week, Jamie Nord, SCRED Executive Director, is joining more than 200 special educators at #SELS2022 to advocate #4SpecialEducation funding, mental health, and special education personnel shortages with my Members of Congress. Help amplify her voice at https://www.casecec.org/action-center!  Read more about Special Education Legislative Summit - July 2022

Our August catalog is live and ready for registration! Click https://buff.ly/3jyKV7O to access it. We’re so excited to gather together and prepare for the 2022-23 school year — after a lengthy summer break of course ;-)  Read more about Professional Learning Catalog - August 2022

Join us as we celebrate the grand opening of the Pine County Vision Program's new home! The event will take place on Monday, February 28th. The ribbon cutting ceremony will begin at 3:30 PM followed by tours of the facility.  Read more about Pine County Vision Program

SEL services coordinator Nic van Oss presented at the state school board conference this morning along with SCRED governing board+East Central school board member, Julie Domogalla, and staff at the Brighter Days Grief Center! Nic shared about the impact that our Be Good People SEL curriculum has had in our member districts and beyond.  Read more about MSBA 2022 Conference

This annual event provides school and community leaders with an opportunity to connect with state and federal legislators and to share the celebrations and challenges that our schools are experiencing.  Read more about 28th Annual Legislative Forum

We’re delighted to share that our SEL team is back with the second season of their podcast! A Slice of SEL is available on all major podcast apps and on YouTube.  Read more about Our SEL Podcast Is Back!

We are immensely grateful for and proud of our School Psychologists. This week, please join us in recognizing and thanking them!  Read more about National School Psychology Week 2021

Learn about the new state law for SpEd Recovery Services and Support + meet our SCRED Assistive Technology Committee members!  Read more about The LINK Newsletter - October 2021

October is National Physical Therapy Month! This is an opportunity to celebrate and raise awareness about the benefits of physical therapy. Physical therapists (PTs) are movement experts who improve quality of life through prescribed exercise, hands-on care, and education.  Read more about National Physical Therapy Month 2021

October Is National Audiology Awareness Month. The American Academy of Audiology is dedicated to advancing the profession through increasing public awareness of audiology and the importance of hearing protection.  Read more about National Audiology Awareness Month 2021

We are so proud of our staff and stakeholders who developed the Be Good People SEL curriculum and profoundly grateful to the teachers and leaders in our member districts who collaborate with us to make it better!  Read more about Be Good People SEL Curriculum

Felt great to have the SCRED family gathered in our training center on Monday, August 16th! One of the highlights of the day was a visit from Dr. Cindra Kamphoff who promoted our adult SEL by teaching us Beyond Grit practices.  Read more about SCRED Professional Learning Day - August 2021

The SCRED August Professional Learning Catalog is live and ready for all your August professional learning registration needs! Click https://buff.ly/2Q1AVZP or the Quick Link to access the full catalog. We are incredibly excited about these professional learning opportunities being offered in August as we prepare together for the 2021-2022 school year!!  Read more about 2021 August PL Catalog

The Pine County Schools continue to work collaboratively to offer programs that meet the needs of students. Recent events have triggered these schools to find a new location for the Vision program.  Read more about Vision Building Project - Moving Ahead

Please join us in celebrating our fantastic team of SCRED School Social Workers this week, March 7-13 for National School Social Work Week.   Read more about National School Social Work Week

The students in our SCRED programs and throughout our member districts benefit every day from the vision of our governing board and member district school board members! February 22-26 is Minnesota School Board Recognition Week, so please take time to thank these dedicated school leaders.  Read more about MN School Board Recognition Week

We are excited to join many districts, schools, and over 100,000 school counselors across the country in celebrating #NSCW21! This year’s theme, “All In for All Students,” highlights the crucial and varied roles that SCs take in supporting all students.  Read more about National School Counseling Week

We are so excited to spend this week showing gratitude to the paraprofessionals, educational assistants, job coaches, lunch room and playground assistants, hall monitors, media center assistants, instructional assistants, and health office assistants who make school possible and enrich the school experience for students!  Read more about Paraprofessional Recognition Week

SCRED stands alongside all Minnesota schools in its commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive education for all Minnesota children. Inclusive Schools Recognition Week is an opportunity for school communities to work together to ensure all students feel safe and welcome in school.  Read more about Inclusive Schools Recognition Week

Please join us in celebrating the 45th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)! IDEA has helped to lift barriers to accessing public education for millions of children with disabilities across the country.  Read more about IDEA45

SCRED staff are participating in our 2020 Gratitude Challenge! Over 21 days, we’re harnessing the power of gratitude by challenging ourselves to complete a small act of gratitude every day!  Read more about Gratitude Challenge 2020

Our SEL services team has launched a new podcast to help spread the word about Social Emotional Learning!  Read more about New SEL Podcast

Notice that things look a bit different than the last time you visited? We're absolutely thrilled to unveil our updated website!  Read more about Our Website Refresh

Beginning in the fall of 2020, our member districts will benefit from a new cross-district SEL website + a new K-12 SEL curriculum.  Read more about Launch of Major SEL Resources!

Our annual Unique Learners’ Conference may have been virtual this year, but that didn’t stop us from connecting with our special educators from across our six member district to kick off another school year!  Read more about Kicking off the 2020-21 School Year!