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Family Engagement Plan

 

We need the support of our families to reach our school goals for student success and achievement. Below is our plan for meaningfully engaging families in equitable and accessible ways during the 2025-26 school year. There are specific goals we'll work to achieve and ways we plan to achieve each goal listed below. 

 

Please reach out to Isabel Rodriguez at Isabel.Rodriguez@mpls.k12.mn.us or at 612-227-1028

if you have questions about the opportunities below or want to provide feedback on this plan. 

 

All families feel welcome in our school and have equal access to opportunities to be involved in their student's education 

• Notify all families of how to get involved in the events listed on this plan, how to access school staff, and how they can volunteer.

 • Accommodate all families by providing the following: All families are informed of the steps our school is taking to improve student outcomes and achieve equity.

• Host our annual State of the Schools (Title I Afternoon) : October 30th, 2025 @ 5:30 p.m. 

 which will: 

  • Inform families of the requirements and benefits of being a Title I School 
  • Inform families of their right to be involved in Title I programming
  • Inform families about state standards, our school's curriculum, and the assessments their students will take this year 
  • Give families an overview of the goals and strategies in our School Improvement Plan (SIP)
  • Post a family-friendly version of our School Improvement Plan (SIP) on our website 
  •  Send a letter home letting families know if the state designates us for support and improvement. 
  • Share the Family Engagement Plan and Family Compact 

Families will play an important role in developing our School Improvement plans and provide valued input on how we spend our resources. 

  • Survey our families to find out how and when is the best time and day for them to engage in school activities and meetings. 
  • Provide surveys in different ways (phone, paper, electronic, multi-languages) 
  • Get family input on our school improvement plan 
  • Get family input on our family involvement plan 
  • Get family input on how we use our resources to support student achievement (PARENT PORTAL
  • Host regular Site Council meetings: once a month. 

 

All school staff members, families, and students understand the important role they each play in making sure students achieve success at our school. 

  • Create a School-Parent-Student Agreement, which is an understanding of the role each person will play to make sure the student is successful. This is shared during enrollment. 
  • Get family input on our School-Parent-Student Agreement in October - November
  •  Share our School-Parent-Student Agreement with families

All families understand how to support their students' academic achievement. 

  • Help families understand our school curriculum, state standards, and assessments 
  • Host the following academically-focused family events: 
    • College and Career Readiness 
    • Senior Class Meeting

The Literacy Team is working on guidance for schools to help families support reading at home. In the meantime, some principals have asked about discussing reading screeners and dyslexia with families.

  • HERE is a helpful MDE document on dyslexia.
  • HERE is MDE’s Family Reading Toolkit.

 

Questions: brandon.button@mpls.k12.mn.us

SEL and MTSS

 

Social Emotional Learning is now part of the Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) Department! If you are searching for the SharePoint page, you can go to the MPS MTSS page or access it directly through the SEL page.

 

Why is SEL in MTSS? MnMTSS is a systemic, continuous improvement framework for ensuring positive social, emotional, behavioral, developmental, and academic outcomes for every student. 

​Component 1: Infrastructure that Supports Continuous Improvement

Component 2: Family and Community Engagement

​Component 3: Multi-Layered Practices and Support

​Component 4: Assessment

​Component 5: Data-based Decision Making

Check out the MnMTSS website at the Minnesota Department of Education for more information.

 

Social Emotional Learning Resources

 

If you want to know more about SEL, we have a few resources available on our Google Site.

Check out past newsletters and other documents. The site includes more information about our district SEL curricula, Wayfinder (K-12), and 

AMAZE (PK-5). You will find important links on the Social Emotional Learning page in SharePoint.




 

Wayfinder

All licensed staff have access to Wayfinder PK-12 SEL resources! Check out this newsletter to navigate Wayfinder. If you do not have access, email dawn.white@mpls.k12.mn.us to be added. 

 

Wayfinder Community Building Collection

 

The beginning of the year is a time to get to know students, socially, emotionally, and academically. It is also a time to build relationships between staff and students as well as between students.

The Wayfinder “Community Building” collection offers multiple activities and lessons to help students and staff engage in fun ways to get to know each other. Folders are organized by grade levels: PK-K, 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

 

Check out the following folders within the Community Building Collection:

Games

Team Building

Healthy Relationships (6-12)

Navigating Friendships (PK-5)

Morning Meeting (PK-5)

 

SEL + IB + Wayfinder


Are you working in a school that uses IB Learner Profiles and want to use Wayfinder lessons to support the skills? Check out this list of activities across all grades and learner profiles.

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