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Monticello Times

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Monticello Times

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Monticello Times

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Special education cooperative explores expansion in Monticello

MONTICELLO — A special education cooperative serving three area school districts is exploring an expansion at the Minnesota Workforce Center in Monticello to accommodate students with intensive needs and potentially bring more of its specialized programs under one roof. The Sherburne Northern Wright Special Education Cooperative, which serves Monticello, Big Lake and Becker, is conducting preliminary assessments of available space at the facility, where most of its programs for students requiring the highest levels of support are already housed. John Weekley, the cooperative’s director of special education, outlined the space challenges during an Oct. 19 presentation to the Monticello School Board. The cooperative hopes to relocate Foundations 1, an elementary program for students with significant emotional and behavioral needs, from Monticello Middle School to the Pathways Education Center at the Workforce Center facility. Foundations 2, which serves secondary students with similar needs, is already located there, along with several other specialized programs. Weekley said bringing the programs together could improve access to specialized instruction, behavioral support and shared staffing resources. “Having more options to support student needs is very important,” he told the board. “It allows us to be really fiscally responsible as well.” The cooperative is also examining whether

Elk River Star News

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Sherburne County Seeks Public Input on Hazard Mitigation Plan

Sherburne County is asking residents and local organizations to review its updated draft of its Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP), which aims to reduce risks from natural hazards, and is provide public feedback on it by Nov. 15. The updated, multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan covers the county’s cities and townships, as well as participating school districts, agencies, organizations and businesses. The county says the plan is intended to help reduce long-term risks to people and property from various hazards. “Like all Minnesota counties, Sherburne County is vulnerable to a variety of natural hazards such as tornadoes, windstorms, severe winter storms, flooding, drought, and extreme temperatures, which can threaten the loss of life and property in the county,” the release said. The public can access the plan using the following links: Sherburne County HMP Website Homepage (feedback form at the bottom of page: https://sherburne-county-hmp-umn.hub.arcgis.com/ ) and Sherburne County Mitigation Action Charts (feedback form at the bottom of page: https://sherburne-county-hmp-umn.hub.arcgis.com/pages/goals-implementation ). Proposed measures described in the draft include infrastructure projects in areas with repeated flooding, safe rooms in places vulnerable to tornadoes and severe storms, burying power lines, improving emergency warnings and public outreach on severe weather and preparedness. Sherburne County Emergency Management

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