CAPITOL HILL MAGNET SCHOOL -- Saint Paul School District 625
St. Paul, MN

• Capitol Hill Magnet School is the site of PROJET2EXCEL in the Saint Paul School District.
  

  The Capitol Hill Mission

  The School Board of the St. Paul Public Schools originally established what is now Capitol Hill as a full-time program for gifted students.  The sole mission of Capitol Hill Magnet School is "challenging academically gifted and talented students in a diverse school community."  There are three major components to successfully meeting the goals embedded within the school's mission:
  Students who are academically gifted and talented  (and who need a specialized setting in order to achieve their fullest potential) must be identified;
  A school community that recognizes, accepts, and embraces diversity must be maintained; and
  The educational modifications that it takes to truly meet the needs of these exceptional learners must be provided.
  Capitol Hill cannot operate optimally without the full inclusion of all three of these key components.
  
  
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Following are the members of the PROJECT2EXCEL Steering Committee from Saint Paul Schools:

Grace Raymond
Curriculum Coordinator
grace.raymond@spps.org

 

 

 

 

Nicolle Hren
Special Education Teacher
nicolle.hren@spps.org

651-325-2552

 

 

 

 

 

Lisa Larson
Social Worker
lisa.larson@spps.org

651-325-2508

 

 

 

 

 

Carol Aasen
Autism Resource/Placement Teacher
carol.aasen@spps.org

Carol has almost two decades of experience working with children with a range of disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders, developmental cognitive disabilities, physical disabilities, and learning disabilities.  She has worked for the past 12 years in the St. Paul public schools, involved with evaluation, due process, consultation, staff development, placement, and program development for special education students.  Prior to that position, she worked for 17 years as an Autism Teacher in positions of increasing responsibility.  She holds multiple licenses and certifications in a variety of special education fields, following a B.A. in Child Psychology from the University of Minnesota and a M.S. in Vocational Rehabilitation from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, WI.

 

Renee Jensen
Assistant Principal at Capitol Hill Elementary
renee.jensen@spps.org
651-325-2503

 

Former Contributors:

Marcie Doud
Special Education Specialist
marcy.doud@spps.org
651-767-8342

Melanie Crawford
Curriculum Developer
melaniecrawford@comcast.net