Parent Involvement
Parent Involvement program Parents are their children’ s most important educators throughout their learning years! That’ s what Anoka- Hennepin’ s Parent Involvement program is all about – supporting caring adults as they parent, volunteer and lead. Parenting Social media Keep up with the latest on parenting, child development and student success. Follow Parent Involvement on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest. Parent Resource Center The Parent Resource Center is a collection of books, DVDs, games and more for the families and staff of Anoka-Hennepin. Located at the Anoka-Hennepin Educational Service Center, families are welcome to stop-in, call or browse our library online.
• Stop-in: Use the self-service check-out to borrow materials. Enter Door 1 on the west side of the Educational Service Center, located at 2727 N Ferry St., Anoka, MN 55303
• Call: Call-in to discuss your resource requests and we can send your selections to your child’ s school for him or her to bring home to you. Contact 763-506-1587 or natalie. laski @ ahschools. us
• Online: Browse over 1,000 titles and reserve the ones that you would like to borrow.
• Visit www. opac. libraryworld. com
• Search for library name:“ AHPRC”( no password is required)
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Classes
Choose from a variety of classes offered throughout the school year. Discover information and ideas on families, raising children and teens, and helping them learn. There’ s something for everyone whether your child is a preschooler or a teen, whether you’ re parenting as a single person, married person, or a loving relative. For more information call Parent Involvement at 763-506-1282.
Volunteering
Parents, grandparents and community members are all welcome to volunteer in our schools. Volunteer opportunities include helping students and teachers in their classrooms, chaperoning field trips, presenting about jobs or military experience, coaching, helping with school events and much more. Last year more than 10,000 volunteers contributed more than 196,000 hours helping in Anoka-Hennepin schools, a contribution valued at almost $ 4.5 million. More than 89,000 of those hours were helping in the classroom.
For more information on how you can volunteer, talk to the Volunteer Services Coordinator( VSC) at your local school or contact 763-506-1585 or shannon. foreman @ ahschools. us.
Leading
• Each elementary school in Anoka-Hennepin works closely with a parent-teacher organization. These organizations are friends of our schools, supporting and supplementing students’ learning. They are an important part of the community. For more information, call 763-506-1282 or your school’ s office.
• Parent Legislative Team of Anoka-Hennepin. This non-partisan group of citizens aims to positively affect the state’ s funding for students in Anoka-Hennepin. The team receives information on legislative issues and possible action steps that they can take. Contact 763-506-1282.