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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

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Student Services Administrators

Korto Dixon
Willow Lane Early Childhood Center, Arbor View Early Childhood Center, Early Childhood Special Education- Part B
763-585-7302
 
Betsy Ronning
Willow Lane Early Childhood Center, Arbor View Early Childhood Center, Early Childhood Special Education – Part C
763-585-7336
 
PC Clymer
Osseo Education Center
763-315-9761
ClymerP@district279.org
 

Michelle Krelic
Edinbrook, Elm Creek, Park Brook, Rush Creek, Woodland
763-391- 7259
KrelicM@district279.org

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

Laura Louis-Jacques
Birch Grove, Basswood, Garden City, Weaver Lake, Zanewood
763-391-7259
Louis-JacquesL@district279.org

Dani Johnson
Maple Grove Senior High, Osseo Senior High, Park Center Senior High, Osseo Alternative Learning Center, 279Online
763-391-7062
JohnsonDanielle@district279.org

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

Melissa Sennes – Health Services Coordinator
Nurses
763-391-7126
SennesM@district279.org

Student Services Office Support

Andrea McPherson – Admin Assistant to the Director of Student Services
Contracts
763-391-7132
McPhersonA@district279.org

Sharri Benkufsky – Lead Support Application Specialist
Special Education, Acknowledgement and Tuition Agreements
763-391-7134
BenkufskyS@district279.org

 Kristin Johnson – Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Director of Student Services
Homeschool, Records/Transcripts, Non-Public
763-391-7125
JohnsonK5@District279.org
 
Andrea McCorkle – Administrative Assistant
Third-Party Billing, Extended School Year, School Nurse Support
763-391-7130
MccorkleA@District279.org

Kimberly Olson 
Student Services Accounting Specialist
763-391-7023
OlsonKimberly@District279.org 

Courtney Kielb
Accountant
763-391-7161
KielbC@District279.org