St. Croix River Education District

Collaborate • Innovate • Advocate

A SOAR North program has been created at the Vision school in Pine City!  Read more about SOAR North is Here!

Sabrina recently presented to all her 5th grade peers about her hearing difference!  Read more about Advocating for Hearing Differences

Recently, our Adult Basic Education (ABE) program had its first graduate of the year!  Read more about First ABE Graduate of the Year

Our districts advocated for greater local flexibility, equitable and sustainable funding, and a qualified workforce!  Read more about Legislative Forum

SCRED School Psych Katie Langer and her SpEd team at NBAMS have been doing some creative problem solving!  Read more about Constantly Improving Instruction

What does Patrick Swayze have to do with de-escalating behavior? You'd know if you attended a training session with Nic and Kevin!  Read more about De-escalatin' All Over the Place!

Nic collaborated with 6 elementary schools to create superhero characters 🦸 that represent the schools’ behavior expectations.  Read more about PBIS Superheroes!

New teachers joining 5 SCRED districts received a primer on each district’s fundamental PBIS behavior strategies during their onboarding training!  Read more about PBIS Teacher Onboarding

ULC was packed with preparations for evaluations, IEP meetings, and meeting students’ unique needs on day 1!  Read more about Unique Learners Conference

You don't have to be a SCREDster to rock SCRED gear! The online store closes on Sept. 8!  Read more about SCRED Gear!

Students from across our member districts are having a great time in their Project SEEK classes!  Read more about Project SEEK in Full Swing

Congratulations to the 2024 graduates of the Chisago County Schools’ Life Work Center!  Read more about LWC Graduates

We were honored to present awards to SCRED and member district staff during our spring PD day!  Read more about Staff Awards

Tara, a recent ABE grad, shared the story of her journey to her HS diploma!  Read more about Adult Basic Ed. Graduates

Students are growing so much in their ability to communicate thanks to the hard work of these special educators!  Read more about Functional Communication Cohort

“It’s just the best day of the school year” is how SCREDster Christine Lund summed up this annual event in Rush City.  Read more about DAPE Challenge

Between now and late May, you can see the nominees and read what their nominators shared on our Facebook and Instagram pages!  Read more about Award Nominees

Christine and Nell recently put together 37 example IEP goals + matching data forms.  Read more about A Bundle of New IEP Tools for Teachers

During a fundraising event, our SEL team almost fainted when they were summoned on stage for a special honor.  Read more about A Big Surprise for Our SEL Team!

Nic recently announced the creation of a new PreK version of the Be Good People curriculum!  Read more about New Pre-K Version of Be Good People

Nicole recently spent a day at the state Capitol with the Minnesota Administrators for Special Education (MASE)!  Read more about Advocacy at the State Capitol

Michele Anderson weaves together the School-Connect and Top 20 Teens curriculums to provide targeted instruction to her students.  Read more about Using Multiple Curricula to Meet Students' Needs

SCREDsters are joining K classes to read about the importance of all learners feeling included!  Read more about Let's Go Play!

Our SEL Services Coordinator was recently interviewed by the official podcast of the Nebraska School Counseling Association.  Read more about Connecting with School Counselors

We're delighted to welcome Amy Chatt (Adult Basic Ed. instructor) as the new coordinator of Project SEEK!  Read more about New Leadership of Project SEEK

This is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the difference-making role that paraprofessionals and EAs have in so many students' lives!  Read more about Paraprofessional Recognition Week

A few highlights from behavior workshops in Hinckley-Finlayson!  Read more about Innovating and Sharing the Awesome

Our Adult Basic Education (ABE) program has been sharing success stories from adult learners!  Read more about Empowering Adult Learners

Our 30th annual Legislative Forum was packed with devoted educators, community members, and legislators.  Read more about Partnering with Legislators

The Nebraska School Counselor Association asked our SEL Services Coordinator, Nic van Oss, to be the keynote speaker at their conference!  Read more about Word Spreads Far and Wide

The Superintendents of our member districts were so grateful to meet with the team from PrairieCare Fund to accept their generous mental health grant!  Read more about Grateful for Mental Health Support

In their continuous implementation of positive behavior strategies, many of our schools recently began using a new Positive Behavior Staff Workshops model.  Read more about Positive Behavior Power

Students in Setting IV behavior programs recently visited the Fur Post (Vision program) and had a visit from the Lindstrom Fire Dept. (Chisago Lakes Education Center)!  Read more about Community Events at SCRED Student Programs

Across our member districts, students are benefiting because of the Science of Reading!  Read more about Advancing Literacy with LETRS

Nic got to back up rockstar Hinckley-Finlayson principals Bonnie and Kim during the district’s second learning session of the school year about positive behavior strategies!  Read more about Jaguar Behavior Strategies

The Life Skills team at Sunrise River School in North Branch recently organized a kick off event for their “Sunrise Way” school expectations!  Read more about Three Cheers for Positive Behavior!

A cross-district group of special education teachers recently gathered for their first functional communication cohort!  Read more about Every Student Has a Voice

Instructional leaders in North Branch, Chisago Lakes, Hinckley-Finlayson, and Rush City are thinking long-term about how they equip staff with positive behavior strategies.  Read more about The Meat and Potatoes of PBIS

Rush City teachers and SCRED staff joined PACER's Symposium to share about the impact of structured literacy on students!  Read more about Sharing the Power of Structured Literacy!

“School Connect will be amazing for behavior intervention and learning!” Teachers are thrilled about a new grant-funded resource!  Read more about New Curriculum for Behavior Interventionists

During Data Institute, our office was buzzing with excitement over the work that teachers and school leaders were accomplishing!  Read more about Teamwork, Clockwork

During North Branch's Looking Forward meetings, SCREDsters saw and heard about the impact of shared efforts and resources.  Read more about The Impact of Partnership

During onboarding, special educators practiced using SCRED tools that lighten the lift of SpEd paperwork!  Read more about Welcome, Special Educators!

The LWC and Vision programs both held graduation ceremonies this week! Congratulations, graduates!  Read more about Congratulations, graduates!

We ended our professional learning day with a celebration of impactful SCREDsters!  Read more about Annual Awards, Years of Service, and Retirees

Secondary ADSIS/SpEd staff will be equipped with a new SEL curriculum thanks to a grant from PrairieCare!  Read more about Mental Health Grant

Participants in the We 'R' Able Adults with Disabilities Community Ed. program recently enjoyed Crafts with Sue.  Read more about We 'R' Able Spring Paintings

Parents/guardians from across our member districts recently held their spring Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) meeting.  Read more about Parent/Guardian SEAC Meeting

Across our member districts, teams of teachers and educators are gathering to review academic and SEL data and plan for the fall.  Read more about Teams Using Spring Data

Alyssa Nelson, her colleagues, and her students are doing their part to make NBAHS a welcoming and positive school community!  Read more about Inclusive Artwork at NBAHS

The Academic Services Team found some member district staff at this math conference over the weekend!  Read more about MN Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference

Alyssa and Rob joined nearly 2,000 teachers, parents, educators, and mental health professionals to learn how to better support our communities!  Read more about Child & Adolescent Mental Health Conference

Our Superintendents and Governing Board have selected Nicole Woodward as the next Executive Director of SCRED!  Read more about Our Next Executive Director

Principal Taylor Swanson and Sunrise River Elementary are doing exciting things with Check-In/Check-Out!  Read more about Sunrise Way CICO

Students from PC, HF, and EC gathered to learn about employment opportunities in the construction field.  Read more about Pine County Job Developer Grant

Recently, SCRED leaders had an opportunity to visit with U.S. Congressman Pete Stauber about all things special education.  Read more about Advocating for Special Education Needs

What’s new at SCRED? Take a look at the March 2023 LINK Newsletter that recognizes the rewarding SEL Work of the Be Good People curriculum being used around the world along with some other great content!  Read more about The LINK Newsletter - March 2023

Instructional Coach Joan Bense recently led K-5 teachers through the cross-district SEL website exploring strategies and resources for supporting students in their classrooms.  Read more about SEL Classroom Practices at Sunrise

Congratulations to our Executive Director for being selected as the recipient of the Outstanding Central Office Administrator Award!  Read more about Jamie Receives MASA Award

What’s new at SCRED? Take a look at the February 2023 LINK Newsletter that recognizes positive student behavior and covers some other great content!  Read more about The LINK Newsletter - February 2023

Teachers at Sunrise kicked off our social media campaign that highlights Assistive Technology (AT) across our member districts!  Read more about Where You AT?

In our ongoing training series, educators are enhancing their skills at making intervention changes.  Read more about Intensifying Interventions

Nicole recently testified at the Capitol regarding House File 8.  Read more about Advocating for Student Support Personnel

Tia, Nic, Julia, and Beth all presented at North Branch's Wellness Day!   Read more about North Branch Wellness Day 2023

A bunch of SCREDsters are workin’ this week on our Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process (CIMP).  Read more about CIMP 2023

Melissa and Julia joined the EPIC conference to facilitate PD about supporting students with disabilities in the classroom setting.  Read more about EPIC Conference 2023

What’s new at SCRED? Take a look at the January 2023 LINK Newsletter that covers some great content to start the new year!  Read more about The LINK Newsletter - January 2023

Our Executive Director, Jamie Nord, was one of four panelists at a recent UMN Policy Breakfast.  Read more about Advocating for Special Education

During a school leaders’ meeting, Alyssa and Rob modeled gamified and movement-infused learning as they discussed the transition from early childhood to K.  Read more about Successful Learner Equation

During our professional learning day, SCREDsters participated in an “unconference,” a participant-driven model filled with learner choice, collaboration, and sharing.  Read more about "Unconference" Learning

Our SEL work is having an impact across the US and beyond! We’re proud that SCRED and our member districts are recognized by many for our innovation and collaboration.  Read more about SEL Impact

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

Rob and Alyssa recently facilitated a networking session for ECFE teachers and parent educators.  Read more about Early Childhood Networking

Tia created a Kahoot quiz to support learning about her school's MTSS framework and how they layer supports to give students what they need, when they need it.  Read more about MTSS Learning at Sunrise

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

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