To: Jon Schumacher, STOP the Elimination of the SPPS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT OFFICE and St Paul Public Schools Board Members, St Paul Public School Board Members
STOP the Elimination of the SPPS FAMILY ENGAGEMENT OFFICE
St Paul Public Schools need the Family Engagement Office as it is vital to our parents, our students, our community, and our future. Instead of eliminating this office or cutting it's funding we are asking that the St Paul Public School (ISD 625) Board Members find other ways to cut the budget and not cut funding to this important department that has helped so many of our families.
Why is this important?
Please help us stop the SPPS Board of Ed from eliminating or cutting the funding for the Office of Family Engagement and Community Partnerships (OFECP).
Parents need all of the help that they can get because when you know more, you can do more and better! The OFECP is ensuring parents have the right tools so they can become better advocates for their families and communities which increases the potential of their children becoming more successful in public school, especially ISD 625.
OFECP has put great efforts into raising the capacity of parents of color. It's programming lets parents know they are valued, and provides opportunities for parents to learn, grow, and have a voice at the table for their families and communities. They do this by creating and maintaining Parent Academy, language/culture specific Parent Advisory Councils, and introducing ways for the youth of diverse backgrounds to share their voice in the process of what effects them; the policies, procedures and practices of this district, ISD 625; an urban public school
The OFECP plans, supports, funds, and brings together community partners to host a Parent Academy graduation each year. This offers many parents a first time opportunity to walk across a college stage and helps boost our parents confidence, esteem, and motivation to keep pushing. This opportunity also allows families to be even more proud of their loved ones and it gives children another reason to look up to and respect their parents.
It is with strong belief that with the loss of the OFECP, parents and students of color will not have the success they are having today in the SPPS district, which already has some of the worst achievement gaps in the country. Many of our parents and students of color will not have the opportunity to use their voice and to be heard about the issues that affect them in this public education institution with out the tools that the OFECP can give them.
We are asking that the SPPS Board consider reducing the 2016-2017 Budget in other ways, such as: the Board not taking an 18% increase, accepting the Q-Comp funding and any other ways that they have available to them.
To eliminate the Office of Family Engagement and Community Partnerships (OFECP), that is directly assisting students, parents and families achieve success, is just not ethical or moral. This does not align with their strategic plan of Strong School, Strong Community 2.0. !!!
The Village, a Minnesota Community Chapter of Parent, Teachers, and Students Association would like for all SPPS staff and teachers, Voters that live within the City of St Paul which includes parents, students, and community members to support this issue and to please sign this petition.
We seek the support and signatures of any and all St. Paul residents, voters and constituents!
Parents need all of the help that they can get because when you know more, you can do more and better! The OFECP is ensuring parents have the right tools so they can become better advocates for their families and communities which increases the potential of their children becoming more successful in public school, especially ISD 625.
OFECP has put great efforts into raising the capacity of parents of color. It's programming lets parents know they are valued, and provides opportunities for parents to learn, grow, and have a voice at the table for their families and communities. They do this by creating and maintaining Parent Academy, language/culture specific Parent Advisory Councils, and introducing ways for the youth of diverse backgrounds to share their voice in the process of what effects them; the policies, procedures and practices of this district, ISD 625; an urban public school
The OFECP plans, supports, funds, and brings together community partners to host a Parent Academy graduation each year. This offers many parents a first time opportunity to walk across a college stage and helps boost our parents confidence, esteem, and motivation to keep pushing. This opportunity also allows families to be even more proud of their loved ones and it gives children another reason to look up to and respect their parents.
It is with strong belief that with the loss of the OFECP, parents and students of color will not have the success they are having today in the SPPS district, which already has some of the worst achievement gaps in the country. Many of our parents and students of color will not have the opportunity to use their voice and to be heard about the issues that affect them in this public education institution with out the tools that the OFECP can give them.
We are asking that the SPPS Board consider reducing the 2016-2017 Budget in other ways, such as: the Board not taking an 18% increase, accepting the Q-Comp funding and any other ways that they have available to them.
To eliminate the Office of Family Engagement and Community Partnerships (OFECP), that is directly assisting students, parents and families achieve success, is just not ethical or moral. This does not align with their strategic plan of Strong School, Strong Community 2.0. !!!
The Village, a Minnesota Community Chapter of Parent, Teachers, and Students Association would like for all SPPS staff and teachers, Voters that live within the City of St Paul which includes parents, students, and community members to support this issue and to please sign this petition.
We seek the support and signatures of any and all St. Paul residents, voters and constituents!