When it all adds up, Anoka-Hennepin Schools employees are the ONE who make a difference.

Celebrating Employee Appreciation Week, May 4-8, 2026.

Each day, a team of approximately 8,000 Anoka-Hennepin Schools staff members work to make an impact on nearly 37,000 students! There are a lot of numbers that go into the work that is accomplished across the district:

• Supporting learning at 47 schools.
• Serving 13 communities with over 253,222 residents.
• Graduating over 3,290 in 2025.
• Serving 27,500 lunches daily.
• Traveling 35,000 miles by school transportation each day.

Our school district may have the most students, or the most staff - but only ONE number matters. Anoka-Hennepin Schools staff members are the ONE that prepare students for life, and our students, families and communities realize district staff do that and so much more.

May 4-8, 2026 is being celebrated as Employee Appreciation Week across the school district, recognizing the significant impact that staff at all sites make for students. The connections district staff make with students, families and community members make all the difference, and the work they do today will matter now and well into the future.

View the appreciation video message for Anoka-Hennepin Schools staff members.

You can join us in honoring, recognizing and celebrating school district staff!

Consider a few ideas for celebrating Anoka-Hennepin Schools’ Employee Appreciation Week:

• Encourage your student to share a handwritten note of appreciation for a staff member that impacts their days at school.
   
• Consider sending a staff member a simple email message to let them know that their work and the connections they make with your student matters.
   
• Share a smile, and/or tell a staff member how they make a difference for your student or your family.
   
• Get involved in your school’s Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) and see if there are ways you can volunteer or donate as a token of appreciation.
   

The connections district staff make with students, families and community members make all the difference, and the work they do today will matter now and well into the future.

Anoka-Hennepin Schools staff members’ dedication and support of students and learning is appreciated today, and everyday.