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JoAnn Clark has served SPPS for 35 years as a Harding parent volunteer, PTA president, AVID tutor, community advocate and friend to the entire St. Paul community. She is also the chair of the Thinking Career and College Early Fair and has taken hundreds of students on the HBCU College Tour. We are so grateful for her service to the community and for making the future a little brighter for Minnesota students.
JoAnn Clark has served SPPS for 35 years as a Harding parent volunteer, PTA president, AVID tutor, community advocate and friend to the entire St. Paul community. She is also the chair of the Thinking Career and College Early Fair and has taken hundreds of students on the HBCU College Tour. We are so grateful for her service to the community and for making the future a little brighter for Minnesota students.
Focus Beyond graduate Conor O’Meara is living his dream as a sports radio host and co-owner of the new Highland Popcorn, a nonprofit snack shop that employs people of all abilities. Learn how Conor’s teachers and job coaches at Focus Beyond prepared him for success in this video honoring Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.
Four SPPS high school students were awarded the Posse Scholarship, which covers full four-year tuition for Macalester College. Only 10 scholars received the scholarship this year after a rigorous interview process that identifies students with extraordinary academic and leadership potential. The four SPPS students were recently recognized at a Board of Education meeting.
The 2024 Posse Scholars are:
- Dagmawit “Day” Tesfaye, Highland Park Senior High School
- William Adi Toé, Como Park Senior High School
- Jolie Davis, Johnson Senior High School
- Joaquin Ochocki, Johnson Senior High School
Chaske Henry and his brother Robert Henry are students at Harding High School and founders of the drum group Ȟoká Máza. Inspired by their elder male role models, they use songs that have been passed down for generations as a way of connecting to their Indigenous heritage and sharing their culture. It is a way to forge healing and pay tribute to their roots, not only during Native American Heritage Month, but year-round.
Maria Soto is a longtime Saint Paul Public Schools staff member who is currently serving as a special education teaching assistant and on-call Spanish interpreter for the Latino Consent Decree Parent Advisory Council (LCD PAC).
Maria Soto is a longtime Saint Paul Public Schools staff member who is currently serving as a special education teaching assistant and on-call Spanish interpreter for the Latino Consent Decree Parent Advisory Council (LCD PAC).
When you think of school lunch, you may not think about homemade breads, specialty sauces or ingredients sourced from local family-owned businesses. But that’s exactly what SPPS students get to eat every day thanks to Chef Bono and his hard-working team in the Nutrition Center Kitchen.
When you think of school lunch, you may not think about homemade breads, specialty sauces or ingredients sourced from local family-owned businesses. But that’s exactly what SPPS students get to eat every day thanks to Chef Bono and his hard-working team in the Nutrition Center Kitchen.
Saint Paul Public Schools
at a glance
At Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS), our mission is both bold and simple: to inspire students to think critically, pursue their dreams and change the world.
SPPS is Minnesota's second-largest school district, educating approximately 33,000 students across 68 schools.
Our students speak more than 114 languages, sharing their ideas and cultures with their classmates and teachers every single day.
SPPS has sixty-eight PreK-12 schools dedicated to serving families in St. Paul.
At Saint Paul Public Schools, we have the right school for your child to meet their full potential.