Telling Our Stories

  • Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) communicates with a wide array of community members who make up the District: students, families, staff, business partners, residents and other stakeholders.

    The CMD Office keeps information flowing to the people that make up, surround and support SPPS. The office merges story-telling, grant-seeking and marketing into one unit. Office responsibilities include:

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    Communications & Marketing 

    • Telling our stories, supporting schools and their individual communities, and helping to facilitate communication.

    • Sharing the good news of the district by highlighting exceptional staff, students and schools.

    • Developing effective digital, social media and website communications.

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    Translations 

    We currently staff translators in Hmong, Karen, Somali and Spanish.

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    Development and Grants

    • Identifying and crafting classroom/school grant proposals to help fund educational programs for SPPS students.

    • Helping SPPS staff navigate the policies and procedures tied to seeking grants.

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CONTACT US

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    The Office of Communications, Marketing and Development:

MEDIA INQUIRiES

  • Media Inquiries

    Media please contact:

    Toya Stewart Downey
    Assistant Director, Communications
    651-767-8104 (office)
    651-334-9675 (cell)
    toyastewart.downey@spps.org

SOCIAL MEDIA

  • Social Media

              Follow SPPS on Facebook
             Follow SPPS on Twitter

MEDIA PERMISSION FORMS

  • Media Permission Forms

    Each year Saint Paul Public Schools requests that each parent or guardian return a permission slip regarding the use of their child's name or image for media purposes.