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Parent Involvement
Anoka-Hennepin Parent Involvement promotes partnerships, based on the belief that parents are their children's most important teacher. We offer a wide variety of resources to meet the changing needs and interests of parents and families. Program activities encourage:- Family members as involved educators of their children.
- School staff as they partner with families to assist students.
- Community members as they collaborate with families and staff to improve education for all students.
Parent Involvement Resources
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Parenting Classes and Support
We offer a wide variety of classes and support opprtunites created specifically around imporant parenting topics.
Parent Teacher Organizations (PTOs) and booster club free workshops
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Parent Legislative Team
Anoka-Hennepin has a strong tradition of citizen support for students and public schools. Over the years, local parents and other caring adults have worked to understand state laws that determine funding for students attending Anoka-Hennepin schools, and to advocate for legislation that benefits them.
How can I make a difference?
Since 1996, the Parent Legislative Team has been an influential force for Anoka-Hennepin students. Members receive updates regarding legislation that our school board sees as important.
Subscribe to receive email updates from the Parent Legislative Team.
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Parent Resource Center
The Parent Resource Center is located at the Anoka-Hennepin Schools Educational Service Center and lends library materials to parents, families, and staff in the community. Choose from over 1,000 books, CDs, or DVDs to enhance your parenting skills. Topics include parenting, special needs, homework, early childhood education, and much more.
Families are welcome to browse our library online, stop in, or call.
Online: Browse titles in the Parent Resource Center library.
Use Library Name: AHPRC
No password is required.Stop-in: Use the self-service check-out and return to borrow materials. Enter Door 1 on the west side of the Educational Service Center, located at 2727 N. Ferry St., Anoka, MN 55303.
Phone: Call 763-506-1587 to discuss your resource requests. Selections can be delivered to your school and then sent home with your child.
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PTOs, Booster Clubs and Nonprofits
Anoka-Hennepin Parent Involvement provides helpful management information to parent-teacher organizations (PTOs), advisory councils, partnership teams, booster clubs and other nonprofit organizations that help students.
Topics include:- Leadership
- Establishing non-profit organization (501c3) status
- Non-profit organization and volunteer management
- Financial and organizational management
- Recruitment and retention of members
- Partnership practices and networking
Services include:
- Consultations - Parent Involvement provides one-on-one or small group consultations regarding most topics related to managing parent organizations.
- Document retention - Parent Involvement will keep duplicates of crucial documents on file for district parent organizations (PTOs, PTAs, home and school associations, and booster clubs).
- Leadership workshops & Special Events - are offered on a periodic basis. Topics typically covered include member recruitment and retention, publicity, communications, tips for treasurers and obtaining or maintaining (501c3) nonprofit status with the IRS. Visit the PTO and booster club workshop page to register for free trainings.
- Partnership refresher - An annual training and networking event for members of Anoka-Hennepin's Partnership Teams is facilitated by Parent Involvement. This event assists teams in fulfilling their self-directed goals to boost student achievement and help schools in other ways.
To check out or browse book titles on all aspects of nonprofit management, visit the Anoka-Hennepin Parent Resource Center.
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Volunteer Services
Each year, over 10,000 dedicated volunteers contribute thousands of hours of their time, energy and talents to support our schools, our staff and our students.
To learn more about volunteering, visit ahschools.us/volunteer.
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Contact
Anoka-Hennepin Parent Involvement, 2727 N Ferry St., Anoka, MN 55303
Parent Involvement Secretary: Susan Israelson, Susan.Israelson@ahschools.us
Phone: 763-506-1278
