Office of Family Engagement and Community Partnerships (OFECP)

Our mission is to improve district-wide stakeholder engagement by partnering with families, educators, and community partners to ensure academic success for all students in SPPS.

Get Involved with our district Parent Advisory Councils (PAC): 

• American Indian Parent Advisory Council (AIPAC) 
• Hmong Parent Advisory Council (HPAC) 
• Karen Parent Advisory Council (KPAC) 
• Latino Consent Decree (LCD) Parent Advisory Council 
• Parents of African American Students Advisory Council (PAASAC) 
• Somali Parent Advisory Council (SPAC) 
• Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) 

Contact us for:

• Community Partnerships
• Volunteer opportunities
• Parent Academy Program
• Children's Learning Academy (CLA) job opportunities
• Family engagement opportunities
• Community Outreach events & opportunities
• Parent concerns (Ombudsperson) or Title IX 

Main Phone: 651-767-8347
Fax: 651-221-1488
Email: family.engagement@spps.org

District-Wide Parent Advisory Councils (PAC's): 

American Indian Parent Advisory Council (AIPAC)

• The American Indian Parent Advisory Council meets monthly to share and discuss ongoing issues that effect American Indian students and families.

Gender and Sexual Diversity Parent Advisory Council (GSDPAC)

• GSDPAC's mission is to build a strong partnership between families with gender and sexual diversity and Saint Paul Public Schools.

Hmong Parent Advisory Council (HPAC) 

• The Hmong Parent Advisory Council (HPAC) vision is to empower Hmong parents and students to help solve the achievement gap between Hmong students and their peers.

Karen Parent Advisory Council (KPAC) 

• The Karen Parent Advisory Council (KPAC) meets monthly to share and discuss ongoing issues that effect Karen students and their families.

Latino Consent Decree (LCD) Parent Advisory Council 

• The Latino Consent Decree (LCD) Program provides for the systematic development of basic cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills and to bring such Latino students enrolled in SPPS to the performance level that is expected by the district of non-limited English-speaking students whose primary language is English.

Parents of African American Students Advisory Council (PAASAC) 

• Parents of African American Students Advisory Council (PAASAC) is a group of parents and community members who work to empower African American students and families.

Somali Parent Advisory Council (SPAC) 

• The Somali Parent Advisory Council (SPAC) is a Somali parent group supported by and coordinated through the Office of Family Engagement & Community Partnerships.

Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) 

• The purpose of the Saint Paul Public Schools’ Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) is to collaborate with the District’s Office of Specialized Services.