Parent Action Leaders at GRPS

Each GRPS school has a PAL, or Parent Action Leader, who acts as the link between the Family and Community Engagement office and the caregiver network at their child’s school. PALs support family engagement by working closely with their school’s principal, attending school meetings, communicating closely with their schools’ families, and more.

As a GRPS parent or caregiver (or potential GRPS family!), you are able to reach out to your school’s PAL for all sorts of awesome things. They can help you learn more about what it might be like to attend that school, connect you with the parent network in the building, introduce you to the principal, and more! Does this sound like a role YOU might want to take on? We have openings for PALs at many GRPS schools – if your child attends one, please consider applying for the role by following this link and submitting your information. As compensation for all they do for us, PALs receive a stipend and the pride that comes with knowing that they’ve made a true impact on their students’ educational achievement!

 

Who is the PAL in your child’s school?

NORTHEAST AREA PALs

Aberdeen Academy	NEW PAL NEEDED!
City Middle/High School	NEW PAL NEEDED!
Coit Creative Arts	Sybil Johnson
Congress Elementary School	Janelle Hill
GR Montessori Academy	Laura Slusher
GR Montessori Academy	Amarena Nelson
Kent Hills Elementary School	NEW PAL NEEDED!
Innovation Central High School	NEW PAL NEEDED!
North Park Montessori	Natasha Wells
North Park Montessori	Angela Deluca Placencia
Palmer Elementary School	NEW PAL NEEDED!
Riverside Middle School	Sybil Johnson

 

SOUTHEAST AREA PALs

Alger Middle School	Raquel Robelin
Brookside Elementary School	Annie Friday
Campus Elementary School	NEW PAL NEEDED!
Dickinson Academy	NEW PAL NEEDED!
Dickinson Academy	NEW PAL NEEDED!
East Leonard Elementary School	NEW PAL NEEDED!
Gerald R. Ford Academic Center	NEW PAL NEEDED!
Ken-o-Sha Elementary School	NEW PAL NEEDED!
Grand Rapids University Preparatory Academy	Doriece Teasley
Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Academy	Belinda Henderson
Mulick Park Elementary School	Leonora Pickett
Ottawa Hills High School	Arthur Libbett
Ridgemoor Park Montessori	Megan Bickner
Sherwood Park Elementary School	NEW PAL NEEDED!

SOUTHWEST AREA PALs

Burton Elementary School	NEW PAL NEEDED!
Burton Middle School	NEW PAL NEEDED!
Buchanan Elementary School	Julie De Leon Aguilar
Buchanan Elementary School	Vanessa Cervantes
Cesar Chavez Elementary School	Isela Hernandez
Southwest Community Campus	Monique Vance
Southwest Community Campus	Avelina Garcia

NORTHWEST AREA PALs

CA Frost Environmental Science Academy	Lisa Lint
Grand Rapids Public Museum School	NEW PAL NEEDED!
Harrison Park Academy	Michael Swartlander
Shawmut Hills Academy	NEW PAL NEEDED!
Sibley Elementary School	Lesvia Marroquin
Stocking Elementary School	NEW PAL NEEDED!
Westwood Middle School	Wilfred Joiner
Union High School	NEW PAL NEEDED!

 

Acting as your student’s Parent Action Leader (PAL) is a great way to get involved! PALs serve as liaisons between families, schools and the District. A PAL’s job is to serve the school and parents. They work closely with the Family and Community Engagement Office and earn a stipend for their hard work! Pictured here is the Hernandez family of Cesar Chavez Elementary. Isela is a proud GRPS mother and acts as the PAL at Cesar Chavez!

If you have a student at any of the following schools and are interested in being your school’s PAL, please contact your principal, then send a message to josephk@grps.org to request additional information. You can also find more information by following this link.

 

• Aberdeen Elementary School
• Burton Elementary and Middle School
• Campus Elementary School
• City Middle High School
• Dickinson Elementary
• East Leonard Elementary
• Gerald R. Ford Academic Center
• Innovation Central High School
• Museum Middle and High Schools
• Ken-o-Sha Elementary School
• Kent Hills Elementary School
• Palmer Elementary
• Shawmut Hills Elementary School
• Stocking Elementary
• Union High School