Social Services

School Social Worker

Elly Tran is the school social worker at Big Woods and St. Michael Elementary schools. At Big Woods, Ms. Tran works primarily with students who have special education needs. Ms. Tran is dedicated to supporting the social/emotional growth of our students. She works together with staff and families to help students better manage emotions, build friendships and become independent problem solvers. Ms. Tran works on a 6 digital day schedule. She's at St. Michael Elementary on digital days 1 and 5, and at Big Woods on days 2, 3, 4 and 6. She accesses the same email and voicemail in both buildings. Her telephone number is 763-497-6500 ext. 6323. If you would like to meet in person, it's best to call or email to schedule an appointment. Ms. Tran has created a website with a list of local counseling agencies, and MANY resources; please visit her website.

Elementary School Counselor

Julie Knudson is our Elementary School Counselor.  Ms. Knudson's goal is to promote the academic and social/emotional growth of all of our amazing students.  She works in partnership with educators and parents to assist students with making positive life choices, cope with difficult life events, appreciate diversity, promote confidence and develop healthy relationships. Ms. Knudson works on a 6 digital day schedule, opposite to Ms. Tran.  She's at Big Woods Elementary on odd digital days and at Fieldstone Elementary on even digital days. She accesses the same email and voicemail in both buildings. Her telephone number is 763-497-6500. Her extension at Big Woods is ext. 6224 and at Fieldstone is ext. 7322.  If you would like to meet in person, it's best to call or email and schedule an appointment.  For more information or to view schedules, please visit Ms. Knudson's website.

Community Resources

Wright County Social Services provides a starting point to get connected with local community resources and human services.

Mental Health Information

MACMH (Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health) has a number of resources to help with children's mental health issues. They also provide "fact sheets" and other resources with information on a variety of mental health symptoms, classroom accommodations and other resources of interest to parents. Please see the MACMH Website.

Classes for Parents

Resource, Training, and Solutions based in St. Cloud, MN, provides classes designed for parents and resources from their media center that can be mailed directly to your home for a minimal cost.

Parenting Workshops
Media Center Resources (Books, Videos, DVDs)