Achievement and Integration

Latino Parents in Action is a group of Robbinsdale Area Schools parents  where you can receive information and opportunities to get involved in your child’s education. You can also share your needs, concerns, and ideas to better support your students in our schools.

2022-23 Meetings

• 6-7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 14: Parent workshop at Cooper High School

• 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14: Parent workshop at Cooper High School

• 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25: Virtual meeting

• 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22: Parent workshop at Cooper High School

• Time not yet determined, Wednesday, March 22: Virtual meeting, family celebration

• 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 27: Parent workshop at Cooper High School

• 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 27, In person meeting, location to be determined 

Link for virtual meetings: meet.google.com/nrt-ahcv-wod

Group facilitators:
Edgar Aguilar
edgar_aguillar@rdale.org | 612-888-1093

Brissa Donis
brissa_Donis@rdale.org | 320-566-0560

Parent of Pan African Students is a group of parents and guardians of students within Robbinsdale Area Schools who identify as African American/African/ Black across the African diaspora (the African Union defines the African diaspora as consisting: "of people of African origin living outside the continent, irrespective of their citizenship and nationality and who are willing to contribute to the development of the continent and the building of the African Union"). This group comes together to provide support, share resources, and discuss community issues within the district.

2022-23 Meetings

• Monday, Nov. 7: Virtual meeting

• Monday, Dec. 5: Virtual meeting

• Monday, Jan. 16: Virtual meeting

• Monday, Feb. 13: Virtual meeting

• Monday, March 13: Virtual meeting

• Thursday, April 27: Virtual meeting

• Monday, May 8: Virtual meeting

Link for virtual meetings: https://Rdale.zoom.us/j/84153664042?pwd=Zm5odi9Da2tMNHpXaGhFUWFFa2Ewdz09

Group facilitator:
Aiysha Mustapha
aiysha_mustapha@rdale.org | 763- 504-8172

The Somali Parents/Caregivers Affinity Group helps to increase parent participation and enhance student voices, by working directly with parents of Somali descent. The meetings aim to connect parents with school information and resources, while providing an opportunity for the school district and its staff/departments to participate in these conversations.

2022-23 Meetings

• Thursday, Oct. 27

• 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 14 : Parent workshop at Cooper High School

• 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 14: Parent workshop at Cooper High School

• 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25

• 6-7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 23

• 6-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 22: Parent workshop at Cooper High School

• Thursday, May 18: In person meeting, time and location to be determined 

Group facilitator:
Fowsiya Dahir
Fowsiya_Dahir@rdale.org | 763-504-8072

The mission of Robbinsdale Area Schools is to inspire and educate all learners to discover their potential and positively contribute to their community.

This mission leads to the following goals:

1. Enrich and accelerate academic achievement
2. Provide high quality, engaging teaching and challenges every student
3. Cultivate learning environments characterized by mutual respect and personal responsibility
4. Strengthen relationships among students, staff, families and community members
5. Maximize resources and demonstrate financial accountability

Robbinsdale Area Schools' District Equity Transformation Framework is designed to address issues of race and equity throughout the district in order to build an institution free of institutional racism and inequities.

Evidence that the plan is working will be based on four key variables that directly relate to the board of education goals:

1. Academic success, as measured by data related to current achievement gap and other data elements.
2. Sense of belonging, as measured by the district student opinion survey and other data elements.
3. Access to and participation in rigorous course/programs and co- and extra-curricular programs, as measured by demographic participation data and other data elements.
4. Institutional practices free of disparate impact on specific groups of people as measured by needs assessment and evaluation data collected by equity teams and the research, evaluation and assessment department. 

The Equity Vision for Robbinsdale Area Schools includes:

• Children of diverse race, culture and income succeed in school and achieve at high levels.
• School and classroom climate is improved for all students and staff.

The Equity Goals of Robbinsdale Area Schools are:

1. Increase Cultural Understanding
2. Culturally Competent Teachers and Multicultural Curriculum
3. Equity in Access and Opportunity
4. Increased Staff Diversity, Modeling and Mentoring
5. Increased Parental Involvement and Empowerment
6. Community Understanding and Support