Summary of Professional Experiences: 

Dan’s career path in education started in the Anoka Hennepin School District working in the area of special education. During the 15 years he worked in Anoka Hennepin, he was able to teach at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. During this time Dan held positions as a Social Studies teacher, EBD case manager and teacher, EBD center-based teacher, building behavior intervention specialist, lead special education teacher, and ESY site coordinator. 

 

Dan has been working with Twin Cities Education Consultants for five years. His work focuses on helping schools implement The Power of Three, a social emotional learning curriculum for kindergarten through fifth grade. 

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Personal Information:

Dan was born in Plymouth, Minnesota and attended Robbinsdale Armstrong High School, and Bethel University. Growing up he enjoyed playing football, and was a part of the wrestling team, and several intramural sports. His favorite thing to do with his family is to go golfing. Dan has been married to his wife, Katie, for 20 years, and they have two kids, Maddie (14), and Landon (11). His daughter loves cross country, and his son enjoys soccer.

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How can Dan help you?  

Dan can help your school with MTSS, starting with general education students and programing, by helping schools implement The Power of Three. He will review your current system of behavioral interventions and assist your staff in strengthening your current system, or building one from the ground up.

 

In the area of Special Education, Dan can help your school in a variety of ways.

 

On the administrative side:

• Help create due process monitoring systems that will set case managers up for success

• Help build a due process filing system that is easy to use and will help your building with any due process corrections that are needed.

• Help build teaching service schedules so that special education teachers have time in their day for teaching their students, completing due process, getting prep, and eating lunch.

 

On the services side:

• Complete stand-alone Functional Behavior Assessments (FBA’s)

• Help create Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP’s) that have a high impact on student behavior. I can also train your staff in how to create these.

• Teach all special education grades, levels, and subjects.

 

On the programming side:

• Help your school implement his Expectations Behavior Management System for your special education students who struggle with behaviors. This program will help transform how your special education team interacts with each other, by creating a student-centered program that focuses on solutions rather than problems.