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• 2024-2025 School Calendar
• 2024-2025 Testing Calendar
• 2024-2025 6076 CAREIALL Calendar
• 2024-2025 ECSE Only LETRS Calendar
• ESY 2025
• 2025-2026 School Calendar
• ESY 2026
• ESY 2024
• 2023-2024 School Calendar
• 2022-2023 School Calendar
• 2022-2023 Assessment Calendar

Staff Directory

• Administration
• Jackie Ward - Executive Director
• Bryan Carey - Principal
• Jeff Zupetz - Dean of Students
• Christi Sickel - Assistant Director of Special Education
• Christa Clark - Special Ed Coordinator
• Hannah Helander - Special Ed Coordinator
• Amanda Slattery - Special Ed Coordinator
• Tina Fredrickson - Assistant Special Ed Director
• Chris Hautala - Coordinator of Early Intervening Services
• Melissa Maki - Assistant to the Executive Director
• Candace Nelis - Business Manager
• Shelly Moe - HR Specialist/Payroll
• Dano Hess - Intervention Specialist
• Katie Alto - Third Party Billing Coordinator
• Dru Donato - Student & Family Advocate
• Tina Johnson - MARSS Coordinator
• Rachel Larson - NLC Secretary
• Psychologists
• Dana Davis
• Grant Sparstad
• David Kocisko
• Dawn Roppe
• Nicole Ties
• Maggie West
• Early Childhood Special Education
• Ronda Bernard
• Kelsey Borchert
• Shelby Corey-Semo
• Kayla Evans
• Wendy Jordan
• Laura Gregorich
• Elizabeth Oberstar
• Lindsay Rones
• Eliina Sandstrom
• Jessica Thayer
• Samanthla Tviet
• Elementary Focus Teachers
• Melinda Asuma
• Michelle Hoffman Robinson
• Haley Bloomquist
• Erik Dinsmore
• Laurel Lind
• Sophia Magnuson
• Amanda Murfin
• Cassie Schick
• Mid-Level Focus
• Jenna Holtorf
• Secondary Focus Teachers
• Alyssa Blake
• Aaron Nielsen
• Eric Larson
• Khoriana Vaerconum
• ALC Teachers
• Julie Fearing
• Dennis Gauthier
• Rachel Brophy
• Cynthia Parsons
• Itinerant Staff
• Kathleen Baxter - Achievement Assessor
• Deborah Filander - Achievement Assessor
• Amy Raboin - Achievement Assessor
• Jamie Shermer - Achievement Assessor
• Desiree Tomczak - Achievement Assessor
• Shawn Aase - Due Process Facilitator
• Susan Ostman - Due Process Facilitator
• Paul Schwab - DAPE
• Mikayla Chromy - Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Janeen Kleffman - Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Amanda Claesson - Occupational Therapist
• Katie Feldt - Occupational Therapist
• Angela Finseth - Occupational Therapist
• Angela Kramer - Occupational Therapist
• Katie Thelen - Occupational Therapist
• Melanie Weber - Physical Therapist
• Rachel Eisenhuth - Physical Therapist
• Kelsey Everson, Physical Therapist
• Annika Lein - Speech & Language Pathologist
• Tally Litherland - Speech and Language Pathologist
• Carrie Victor - Speech & Language Pathologist
• Haley Chopp - Teacher of Blind/Visually Impaired
• Kathleen Fischer - Vision
• Bridge to Independence (18 - 21)
• Stacie Baribeau
• Tyler Voight
• Technology
• Jeff Oian
• Staff Directory
• Participating District Staff
• ISD 166 Cook County
• ISD 361 International Falls
• ISD 695 Chisholm
• ISD 696 Ely
• ISD 707 Nett Lake
• ISD 712 Mt. Iron/Buhl
• ISD 2142 St. Louis County
• ISD 2711 Mesabi East
• ISD 6076 Northland Learning Center
• ISD2909 Rock Ridge

NLC Board

• 2024-2025
• 2024-2025 Board Meeting Information
• 2023-2024
• 2023-2024 Board Meeting Information
• 2022-2023
• 2022-2023 Board Meeting Information
• NLC Board Members
• District Policies

Participating Districts

• Chisholm ISD 695
• Cook County ISD 166
• Ely ISD 696
• Eveleth-Gilbert ISD 2154
• International Falls ISD 361
• Mt. Iron/Buhl ISD 712
• Mesabi East ISD 2711
• Nett Lake ISD 707
• Northland Learning Center ISD 6076
• St. Louis County Schools ISD 2142
• Virginia ISD 706

Student & Family Resources

• ALC Handbook
• Arrowhead Center - Chemical Dependency Counselors
• Attendance Newsletter
• Contact Us
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
• Council for Exceptional Children Minnesota
• Edmentum
• Federation For Children With Special Needs
• Help Me Grow Website
• Minnesota Department of Educatiuon
• Parent & Student Infinite Campus Portal
• Participating Districts
• Range Mental Health Center
• Region 3 Low Incidence Project
• School Closing
• Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)
• Special Education Advisory Coucil
• Student Handbook
• 2020-2021 School Supply List
• Guardianship and Supported Decision Making
• Lunch Menu
• USDA Free Meal Notice
• Transition Talks @ 12
• Transition Talks @ 12

Staff Resources

• Additional Resources
• ALC Handbook
• CPI Training Registration
• Disability Category Resources
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
• Developmental Cognitive Disability (DCD)
• Developmental Cognitive Disability (DCD)
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH)
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH)
• Emotional or Behavioral Disability (EBD)
• Emotional or Behavioral Disorders (EBD)
• DD/ECSE
• Other Health Disability (OHD)
• Other Health Disabilities (OHD)
• Physically Impaired (PI)
• Physically Impaired (PI)
• Severely Multiply Impaired (SMI)
• Severely Multiply Impaired (SMI)
• Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
• Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD)
• Speech/Language
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• MTSS 2
• eR SMART
• Frontline Time
• Technology Help Desk
• Human Resources
• Infinitec
• Infinite Campus for Staff
• Interventions/Accommodations
• Mileage
• MTSS
• NLC Trainings
• Back to School 2019-20
• Fall Special Ed In Service
• Principal PLC
• Office Forms, Resources, and Information
• Office Forms
• Office Resources
• Referral Forms
• Special Education Resources
• Assistive Technology
• Assistive Technology
• Due Process Calendars
• Due Process Calendars
• Evaluation Score Descriptions
• Evaluation Score Descriptions
• FAQ
• FAQ
• Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Plans
• Functional Beavior Assessments and Behavior Plans
• IEP Checklist
• Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
• Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
• Observation Forms
• Observation Forms
• Related Services
• Related Services
• School Nurse Role in Evaluations
• School Nurse Role in Evaluations
• Secondary Transition Planning
• Secondary Transition Planning
• SpEd Forms
• Work Reports
• 2017 PDS Behavior Resources
• NLC Trainings

Student Success Team

• Forms
• Resources
• Resources
• Resource Guide
• 9/21/23 SST Training Slides
• NLC Intervention Bank
• Forms
• Part 1: Team Discussion
• Part 2: Intervention Data
• Part 3: Team Data Review
• Part 4: Referral for Special Education Evaluation

Programs

• Alternative Learning Center (ALC)
• ALC Home
• ALC Class Times
• GED Information
• Bridge to Independence (18-22 Program)
• Comprehensive Student Guide
• Focus
• Focus Intake/Exit Procedure
• Elementary Focus
• Mid-Level Focus
• High School Focus
• NLC Programs & Services Roadmap

Employment

• Employment Opportunities

MN READ Act Resources

• 2024 - 2025 SY NLC Local Literacy Plan

COVID-19 Resources

• Returning to Learning Plan
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• St. Louis County
• United Way of NE MN