Connect with your PAL – Parent Action Leader
Every G.R.P.S. school has a Parent Action Leader (PAL). A PAL acts as a liaison between the school district and the families from the corresponding school.
Who is the PAL in your child’s school?
NORTHEAST AREA PALs
| Aberdeen Academy | Kathryn Abuya |
| City Middle/High School | VACANT |
| Coit Creative Arts | Bobbie Gutierrez |
| Congress Elementary School | Janelle Hill |
| GR Montessori Academy | Laura Slusher |
| GR Montessori Academy | Ruth Stein |
| Kent Hills Elementary School | VACANT |
| Innovation Central High School | Deborah Gordon |
| North Park Montessori | Natasha Wells |
| North Park Montessori | Angela Deluca Placencia |
| Palmer Elementary School | Amber Rodriguez |
| Riverside Middle School | Nicole Bettinghouse |
SOUTHEAST AREA PALs
| Alger Middle School | Raquel Robelin |
| Brookside Elementary School | Annie Friday |
| Campus Elementary School | Crystal Butler |
| Dickinson Academy | Destiny Cry |
| Dickinson Academy | Maggie Diaz-De Leon |
| East Leonard Elementary School | Arianna Sandoval |
| Gerald R. Ford Academic Center | VACANT |
| Ken-o-Sha Elementary School | VACANT |
| 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 | E’lla Webber |
SOUTHWEST AREA PALs
| Burton Elementary School | VACANT |
| Burton Middle School | VACANT |
| Buchanan Elementary School | Julie De Leon Aguilar |
| Buchanan Elementary School | Vanessa Cervantes |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary School | VACANT |
| Southwest Community Campus | VACANT |
| Southwest Community Campus | Avelina Garcia |
NORTHWEST AREA PALs
| CA Frost Environmental Science Academy | Jodi Miesen |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum School | Chimere Williams |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum School | Margaret Paige-Monroe |
| Harrison Park Academy | Michael Swartlander |
| Shawmut Hills Academy | VACANT |
| Sibley Elementary School | Lesvia Marroquin |
| Stocking Elementary School | Angela Gloetzner |
| Westwood Middle School | Wilfred Joiner |
| Union High School | VACANT |
If you’re interested in serving as the PAL within the following schools, please contact the Family and Community Engagement office at (616) 819-1977.
- Burton Elementary and Middle School
- Cesar Chavez Elementary School
- Gerald R. Ford Academic Center
- Ken-o-Sha Elementary School
- Kent Hills Elementary School
- Shawmut Hills Elementary School
- Union High School