W.I.N. Academy

Providing a safe, positive learning environment that empowers students and families to develop the skills needed to achieve lifelong educational success and promote personal growth while building and maintaining healthy relationships.

W.I.N. (What I Need) Academy is a learning environment focused on meeting students where they are at. We work hard to provide rigorous, relevant, and personalized learning both academically and with best practices mental health services. We have fun and love to celebrate success. Students receive academic instruction in their core subject areas, as well as 2 to 3 hours per day of mental health services. We are a state certified PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) school.

Every student’s plan is different and our goal is to provide students with the skills they will need to be successful in their home school as quickly as possible. We have committed, skillful, compassionate staff and we care about our students.

W.I.N. Benefits
  • Coordinates care and prescriptions with medical & psychiatric doctors
  • Each student is offered their own treatment team and special ed case manager
  • Unique educational setting - 1 of 7 in the state of Minnesota
  • Offers hands on learning, career readiness, projects focused on interests
  • Work to improve individual, group, and family skills
  • Offers telemedicine for home support
  • Classwork focused on evidence based practices
  • Calming and sensory classroom environments
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Susan Knutson
Principal/SPED Coordinator

sknutson@isd2149.org
320-239-1400

W.I.N. Academy

500 John Street
Starbuck, MN 56381
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Office
Jamie Dietzmann | Email

Phone: (320) 239-2257

Educational Coordinator
Nicole Meissner | Email

Phone: (320) 239-2257 ext 3193

Mental Health Director
Leah Oeltjen | Email

Phone: (320) 239-2257 ext 3109

The W.I.N. Admission Process

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Step 1

IEP Setting 3 qualifying for Level 4 setting

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Step 2

Students are referred by Home District through an IEP.

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Step 3

Home District fills out Intake Form

 

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Step 4

Qualifying Mental Health Diagnosis, along with Evaluation Report and Diagnostic Assessment through outside professional or WIN professional.

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Step 5

Child Study Team Reviews all files and eligibility is determined. Meet Children's Therapeutic Support Services (CTSS) at the Intensive Outpatient Level requirements.

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Step 6

(If eligible) Intake meeting with home district, special dd, parent/guardian, student, and W.I.N. team. IEP goal and objectives shift to treatment plan for mental health needs and a start date is determined.

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