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Office of Learning Environments
The Office of Learning Environments believes that thriving students need supportive spaces. We unite essential programs, from youth empowerment and health services to family engagement and community partnerships, to cultivate strength-based environments. Together with our students, families, and staff, we are building communities where everyone belongs and succeeds.
Office of Learning Environments
Emily Clausen
Administrative Coordinator
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Primary Point of Contact for:
Attendance and Truancy
American Indian Education
Family Engagement
Family Supports
Youth Empowerment

Brandon Macrafic
Executive Director of Learning Environments
Diane Paprocki
Administrative Coordinator
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Primary Point of Contact for:
Behavior Systems
Health Services
Students Experiencing Homelessness
Student Wellbeing
Chemical Health
Mental Health
Social Work
Meet Our Staff
Amy Eich
Director of Community Education
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Nate Schriever
Manager of Youth Programs
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Leslie Haack
Manager of Adult Learning Pathways
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Stephan Fanning
Senior Program Specialist for Community Facility Use
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Koni Grimsrud
Director of Student Wellbeing
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Kate Morrow
Coordinator of Attendance & Truancy
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Guthrie Capossela
Coordinator of American Indian Education
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Josh Halverson
Coordinator of Community Partnerships
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Jennifer Spindler-Krage
Coordinator of Family Engagement
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Willie Tipton
Coordinator of Family Supports
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Chris Bjerke
Coordinator of Health Services
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Nicole Wibstad
Students Experiencing Homelessness
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Sara-Louise Henry
Coordinator of Youth Empowerment
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Sarah Clarke
Coordinator of Mental Health
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