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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

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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

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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

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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

Sibley Elementary celebrates LEED status and record attendance

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

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