National African American Parent Involvement Day

SPPS will commemorate this day by holding individual school celebrations throughout the district, ending with a communitywide celebration and resource fair at Benjamin E. Mays Elementary in the evening. 

When: Monday, February 10, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Benjamin E. Mays Elementary, 560 Concordia Ave., St. Paul, MN 55103

National African American Parent Involvement Day (NAAPID) is a day for all parents to come to their child's school, see what their day is like and to support their child's educational future. Some of the goals of NAAPID are to:

• Promote parent involvement in their child's education.
• Address the serious achievement gap facing African American students.
• Promote and provide strategies for all parents and students to take full advantage of the educational process at all levels of the educational system (preschool through college).

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