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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS State Agencies Chapter Five Law provides: The commissioner has the power and duties to accept persons committed by the courts for care, custody, and rehabilitation and for the administration of the state correctional facilities. (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 241) Commissioner: Joan Fabian Appointed: 2003 Salary: $108,400 1450 Energy Park Dr., Suite 200, St. Paul 55108 (651)642-0200 Web site: www.doc.state.mn.us E-mail: joan.fabian@state.mn.us Deputy Commissioner’s Office is responsible for day-to-day administration of the agency including special units on investigations, medical services, prison industries, and workplace safety/health issues, and financial services. Deputy Commissioner: Dennis L. Benson Adult Facilities Division is responsible for adult institutional operations and support services including education, industry, inmate transportation, and religious programming. Assistant Commissioner: Erik W. Skon Community and Juvenile Services Division is responsible for probation and release supervision, administration of the community corrections act, jail inspection, interstate compacts, community service and work release programs, sex offender/chemical dependency services, county probation subsidy, contracts with community-based programs, information technology, legal services, policy, and hearings and releases. Deputy Commissioner: Harley Nelson Management Services Division is responsible for human resource management, office services, employee development, and community juvenile services. Assistant Commissioner: Chris Bray Minnesota Correctional Institutions Stillwater: close-security facility for adult male felons Warden: Dan Ferrise St. Cloud: close-security facility for adult male felons; receptio facility for all adult male offenders. Warden: Patt Adair Oak Park Heights: maximum-security facility for high-risk adult males Warden: Lynn Dingle Lino Lakes: medium-security facility for adult males Warden: David Crist Shakopee: facility for adult female offenders Warden: Rick Hillengass Faribault: medium-security facility for adult males Warden: Connie Roehrich Willow River/Moose Lake: medium security facility for adult males; also site of Challenge Incarceration Program (boot camp) Warden: Terry Carlson Red Wing: facility for juvenile male offenders Superintendent: Otis Zanders Rush City: close-security for adult males Superintendent: Bob Feneis Thistledew Camp: a program for juvenile males referred by the courts Superintendent: David Hegg 125 Chapter Five State Agencies

Chapter Five State Agencies Chapter Five State Agencies 126 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Law provides: The mission of the department “is to increase the capacity of Minnesota communities to improve measurably the well-being of children and families.” (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 199A.01, subd. 3) Commissioner: Alice Seagren Appointed: 2004 Salary: $108,400 1500 Hwy. 36 W., Roseville 55113 (651)582-8200 Web site: www.education.state.mn.us Assistant Commissioner, Academic Excellence : Mary Ann Nelson Assistant Commissioner, Student Support Services: Rollie Morud Assistant Commissioner, Administrative Services: Chas Anderson Assistant Commissioner, Accountability and Improvement: Pat Olson Function: The department’s mission is to improve educational achievement by establishing clear standards, measuring performance, assisting educators, and increasing opportunities for lifelong learning. The department strives to be an innovative education agency, assisting schools, families, and other education providers with exemplary services that result in high academic achievement for all students, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 and adult learners. The division focuses on four primary goals: • improve achievement for all students; • enhance teacher quality; • expand education options for students and families; and • implement education finance reform and enhance accountability. The department provides services and assistance to students, teacher, parents, and school districts in the following areas: academic standards and professional development; adult and career education and service-learning; assessment and testing; compliance and assistance; early learning services; English language learners/limited English proficiency (LEP); food and nutrition service; library development and services; no child left behind (NCLB) consolidated programs; personnel licensing; safe and healthy learners; school choice; school finance; school technology; and special education. The department administers over $6 billion in state and federal funding for E-12 and adult and career education. In addition, the department calculates in excess of $1 billion of annual property tax levy limitations. Office of Academic Excellence is responsible for academic standards development, professional development for educators, Indian education programs, school choice, charter schools, and supplemental services programs, library development, school technology, the Faribault Library for the Blind, and school administrator and teacher licensing. Office of Student Support Services is responsible for adult basic education, adult and career education, special education programs, early learning, and food and nutrition services. Office of Finance and Administrative Services is responsible for distributing aid payments to school districts and calculating school district property tax levy limitations; providing information technology support services to the agency; providing policy, management, fiscal and human resource direction and leadership; and special education compliance and accountability. Office of Accountability and Improvement is responsible for statewide testing, No Child Left Behind Act administration, and research and evaluation.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS<br />

<strong>State</strong> Agencies <strong>Chapter</strong> Five<br />

Law provides: The commissioner has the power and duties to accept persons committed by the<br />

courts for care, custody, and rehabilitation and for the administration of the state correctional<br />

facilities. (<strong>Minnesota</strong> Statutes, <strong>Chapter</strong> 241)<br />

Commissioner: Joan Fabian Appointed: 2003<br />

Salary: $108,400<br />

1450 Energy Park Dr., Suite 200, St. Paul 55108<br />

(651)642-0200<br />

Web site: www.doc.state.mn.us<br />

E-mail: joan.fabian@state.mn.us<br />

Deputy Commissioner’s Office is responsible for day-to-day administration of the agency<br />

including special units on investigations, medical services, prison industries, and workplace<br />

safety/health issues, and financial services.<br />

Deputy Commissioner: Dennis L. Benson<br />

Adult Facilities Division is responsible for adult institutional operations and support services<br />

including education, industry, inmate transportation, and religious programming.<br />

Assistant Commissioner: Erik W. Skon<br />

Community and Juvenile Services Division is responsible for probation and release supervision,<br />

administration of the community corrections act, jail inspection, interstate compacts, community<br />

service and work release programs, sex offender/chemical dependency services, county probation<br />

subsidy, contracts with community-based programs, information technology, legal services, policy,<br />

and hearings and releases.<br />

Deputy Commissioner: Harley Nelson<br />

Management Services Division is responsible for human resource management, office services,<br />

employee development, and community juvenile services.<br />

Assistant Commissioner: Chris Bray<br />

<strong>Minnesota</strong> Correctional Institutions<br />

Stillwater: close-security facility for adult male felons<br />

Warden: Dan Ferrise<br />

St. Cloud: close-security facility for adult male felons; receptio facility for all adult male offenders.<br />

Warden: Patt Adair<br />

Oak Park Heights: maximum-security facility for high-risk adult males<br />

Warden: Lynn Dingle<br />

Lino Lakes: medium-security facility for adult males<br />

Warden: David Crist<br />

Shakopee: facility for adult female offenders<br />

Warden: Rick Hillengass<br />

Faribault: medium-security facility for adult males<br />

Warden: Connie Roehrich<br />

Willow River/Moose Lake: medium security facility for adult males; also site of Challenge<br />

Incarceration Program (boot camp)<br />

Warden: Terry Carlson<br />

Red Wing: facility for juvenile male offenders<br />

Superintendent: Otis Zanders<br />

Rush City: close-security for adult males<br />

Superintendent: Bob Feneis<br />

Thistledew Camp: a program for juvenile males referred by the courts<br />

Superintendent: David Hegg<br />

125<br />

<strong>Chapter</strong><br />

Five<br />

<strong>State</strong> Agencies

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