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Special Education

Meeting the instructional and support needs of learners with disabilities

Special education includes a wide array of programs and services designed to meet the needs of learners with disabilities. Special education and support services are available to learners, ages birth to 22, who have not graduated and who have been identified as needing specialized instructional services.

Main Contacts

Sonni Buerskin
Director, Student Services
763-391-7255
BuerskinS@district279.org

Jill Lesné
Assistant Director, Student Services
763-391-7125
LesneJ@district279.org

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ISD 279 Osseo Area Schools

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ISD 279 Osseo Area Schools

Contacts

Student Services Building Coordinators

Jan Bitzer
Willow Lane Early Childhood Center, Arbor View Early Childhood Center, Early Childhood Special Education
763-585-7302
BitzerJ@district279.org

PC Clymer
Osseo Education Center
763-315-9761
ClymerP@district279.org

Lawrence Coleman
Cedar Island, Edinbrook, Garden City, Park Brook, Zanewood
763-391- 7259
ColemanL@district279.org

Sarah Lancette, Ed.D.
Basswood, Fair Oaks, Fernbrook, Oak View, Palmer Lake, Rice Lake
763-391-7081
LancetteS@district279.org

Laura McLuen, Ed.D.
Maple Grove Senior High, Osseo Senior High, Park Center Senior High, Osseo Alternative Learning Center, 279Online
763-391-7062
McLuenL@district279.org

Michelle Humphrey
Birch Grove, Elm Creek, Crest View, Rush Creek, Weaver Lake, Woodland
763-391-7141
HumphreyM@district279.org

Melissa Sennes
Nurses
763-391-7126
SennesM@district279.org
 

Angela VanHee
Brooklyn Middle, Maple Grove Middle, North View Middle, Osseo Middle
763-391-7128
VanHeeA@district279.org

Student Services Office Support

Andrea McPherson
Contracts
763-391-7132
McPhersonA@district279.org

Sharri Benkufsky
Special Education, Acknowledgement and Tuition Agreements
763-391-7134
 
Kristin Johnson
Homeschool, Records/Transcripts, Non-Public
 
Andrea McCorkle
Third-Party Billing, Extended School Year, School Nurse Support
763-391-7125