Ivan Sand Community High School

Ivan Sand Community High School ISCHS is an alternative high school for students with different or unique needs. Ivan Sand Community High School is committed to excellence.

Welcome to Ivan Sand Community High School (ISCHS), formerly the Elk River Area Learning Center. It is our plan to do everything we can to help you achieve all of your educational goals in an individual manner. We are a secondary program that is designed to help students, who may be at-risk of not graduating, earn a diploma. Our students receive individualized attention to succeed in meeting the s

ame graduation requirements as students across the district and the state. We have approximately 120 students and 10 teachers. We use a variety of strategies that include smaller group settings and a strong emphasis on personal and social growth. Alternative programs allow students who are at risk of not graduating to attend nontraditional schools, both public and private and to earn a diploma. Minnesota has more than 150 alternative programs at more than 600 sites throughout the state. Many programs combine academics with a strong vocational emphasis. In addition to offering a non-traditional high school setting, the staff at Ivan Sand coordinate a number of extended services offered in the district including extended-day, extended-year, after-school and summer school programs. The school grew from the Elk River Area Learning Center, which opened in 1987 in response to the growing population of high school students who were working below their potential in the traditional setting. Ivan Sand Community High School opened in its own building in 1998. It was dedicated and named after Ivan Sand who first proposed an alternative education option in Elk River. Sand died from cancer in 1990. His family continues to support the students of Ivan Sand through an annual students of the year award and memorial scholarship fund. For more information about the school or to register, contact our main office at 763-241-3530.

Tomorrow is Unity Day. Please take a stand against bullying and wear orange. About Unity DayUNITY DAY: Together agains...
10/18/2016

Tomorrow is Unity Day. Please take a stand against bullying and wear orange.

About Unity Day

UNITY DAY: Together against bullying — united for kindness, acceptance and inclusion. Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Make it ORANGE and make it end! What are your true colors when it comes to bullying? If you care about safe and supportive schools and communities make your color ORANGE on Unity Day. That’s the day everyone can come together – in schools, communities, and online – and send one large ORANGE message of support, hope, and unity to show that we are together against bullying and united for kindness, acceptance and inclusion.

Individuals across the nation, and even world-wide, can participate in Unity Day.

Wear Orange: Make a statement!

“ORANGE provides a powerful, visually compelling expression of solidarity,” said Paula Goldberg, Executive Director of PACER Center. “When hundreds of individuals in a school or organization wear orange, the vibrant statement becomes a conversation starter, sending the unified message to kids to know that they are not alone.”

Ways to talk about “Why I’m Wearing Orange”

Share Orange: Color our online world with orange!

Change your social media profiles on Facebook and Instagram
Tag your social media photos using
Share your pictures to the Facebook event page
Share this page with friends using the social media icons

10/17/2016

Tomorrow, Tuesday October 18, is picture retake day. Order forms are in the office for those students that did not have their picture taken on the First picture day.

If you are having their pictures retaken, you will need to bring your picture packet to give to the photographer when you have your picture retaken.

Ivan Sand Blood DriveThursday, Oct 27 from 7:30-10:00Sign up at lunch or contact Karra at 763-241-3530 ext 2305
10/13/2016

Ivan Sand Blood Drive
Thursday, Oct 27 from 7:30-10:00
Sign up at lunch or contact Karra at 763-241-3530 ext 2305

Chromebook check out for our students is happening now! First in line ... Ben!!
09/23/2016

Chromebook check out for our students is happening now! First in line ... Ben!!

We have had an amazing start to our school year! If you are a current or past student ... what do you like the most abo...
09/21/2016

We have had an amazing start to our school year! If you are a current or past student ... what do you like the most about our school/staff/culture? Here are some pictures from around our building

05/17/2016

Check out the cool video made by students at Ivan Sand for Teacher Appreciation Week Last Week!!

05/13/2016
Congratulations to Josie Karnitz and Sam Benoit as being selected to represent Ivan Sand Community High School in the di...
05/12/2016

Congratulations to Josie Karnitz and Sam Benoit as being selected to represent Ivan Sand Community High School in the district office art display!

This was such an amazing event for our Ivan Sand Community! Very nice write up by Star News! If you attended prom, what...
05/09/2016

This was such an amazing event for our Ivan Sand Community! Very nice write up by Star News! If you attended prom, what are some of your favorite memories of the night?

Education A Red Carpet Affair Published May 6, 2016 at 2:04 pm By Jim Boyle Managing Editor by Jim Boyle Editor Brandon Wright, an 18-year-old Zimmerman man, became Ivan Sand Community High School’s first prom king this past Saturday. Photo by Jim BoyleWyatt Dielke and Hanna Stuedemann were among th...

05/02/2016

Address

1232 School Street NW
Elk River, MN
55330

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 3pm
Tuesday 7am - 3pm
Wednesday 7am - 3pm
Thursday 7am - 3pm
Friday 7am - 3pm

Telephone

+17632413530

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Ivan Sand Community High School posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share