Get Involved

Parents/guardians of American Indian students are invited to join the Robbinsdale Area Schools American Indian Parent Advisory Committee (AIPAC).

The AIPAC works to ensure American Indian students are receiving culturally relevant and equitable opportunities when it comes to their education and success within Robbinsdale Area Schools.

Meetings

Meetings are held at the ESC on the 2nd Monday of the month, from 5-7 p.m.

School Boards are required to establish an advisory committee to ensure active community participation in all phases of planning and improving the instruction and curriculum affecting state and district academic standards.

The committee, to the extent possible, should reflect the diversity of the district and its learning sites, and should include teachers, parents, support staff, students, and other community residents. The district may establish building teams as subcommittees of the district advisory committee under subdivision four (4).

The district advisory committee recommends to the school board rigorous academic standards, student achievement goals and measures, assessments, and program evaluations. Learning sites may expand upon district evaluations of instruction, curriculum, assessments, or programs. Whenever possible, parents and other community residents shall comprise at least two-thirds of advisory committee members.

Note: before September of 2023, DCAC was known as the System Accountability Committee (SAC). The change was made due to a change in state statute.

Meetings
The DCAC meets four-to-six times a year.

The Robbinsdale Area Schools Financial Advisory Council (FAC) provides financial advice and support to the School Board and district administration, including evaluation of the district's economic conditions, development of future budget assumptions, and review of the overall fiscal condition of the district. 

Current School Board appointed FAC community members serving three year terms include:

Greg Kugler and  Edwin Ochoa (term ends 6.30.2026 )
Sarah Taylor (term ends 6.30.2027).   

The Superintendent, School Board Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer also attend.

Meetings

Meetings are typically held at the Education Service Center (ESC), located at 4148 Winnetka Ave. N., in New Hope, in the School Board chambers. All FAC meetings are open to the public. 

Agendas and meeting minutes are available on the district's Board Book page.

Overview

The InterSchool Council (ISC) is a unique forum for collaboration between parent representatives, district staff, and community groups serving our mutual school families in Robbinsdale Area Schools  since 1967. The collaborative environment fostered by ISC cultivates district-wide community resilience and identity through idea exchange, parent engagement, and staff involvement. Participants in ISC explore questions to understand and share the context and perspective of decisions made and events held within our district. This council directly supports Goal #3 of the Unified District Vision by engaging families and community members as partners. 

Purpose

The purpose of the InterSchool Council (ISC) is to provide

• opportunities to ask questions and understand current developments in the district

• opportunities for the district to provide background and foundational information for developments in the district while being open to questions

• opportunities to embrace our district diversity, engage in courageous conversations and challenge our beliefs and behaviors

• opportunities to identify and express the needs and wants of parent/family stakeholders regarding the district’s yearly operation

• opportunities to compare and contrast practices between parent groups and gather new ideas

• opportunities to network and share news between schools.
   

Role of ISC Representatives 

ISC representatives include parents from individual schools, programs, and affinity groups in RAS.  These representatives can and are encouraged to act as communication liaisons between the district administration and their schools, groups, and boosters.  Representatives attend their respective meetings to share meeting highlights and bring questions, concerns, and accomplishments back to the council.

Getting Involved

Guest speakers are often invited, providing information that affects our entire district.  Past guests include district staff and representatives of Community Education, PRISM, African Career Education & Resource, Inc. (ACER, Inc), and The Seven Dreams Foundation.  To truly embrace the diversity within RAS, ISC aspires to open the opportunities to educate ourselves about the many cultures within our communities.

If you wish to be a guest speaker at an InterSchool Council meeting, want to become an attending representative for your school or booster organization (or just want to listen in on a meeting), please contact the current Chair (Toby Breuch) at rdaleisc@gmail.com.  Translators can be available during meetings for some languages, as long as requests are made in advance. Please email Aiysha at least three days before meetings to ensure arrangements are or can be made. 

Questions for district staff members or other presenters are encouraged to be emailed 3-5 days in advance so answers can be researched and prepared in time for the meeting.

Meetings alternate monthly between virtual and in-person, usually on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

ISC continues to explore more ways to:

• Foster greater alignment with Unified District Parent Engagement Goal by looking at alternative dates, times, and locations to schedule meetings.

• Identify meeting themes and topics.

• Participate in and share the development of cultural and community celebrations.

• Communicate via virtual platforms to include parents who are unable to attend ISC meetings physically.

• Offer Educational Opportunities in the areas of: 

  • ACEs, Schoology, Naviance,

  • Cultural Humility, Courageous Conversation Compass

• Include agenda topics that are current and relevant to attending representatives:

• School Cultural and Climate Specialists, 

  • Family and Community Engagement within the schools
  • District enrollment and financial overview of the budget. 
  • Departmental budgets and goals.

Attribute Summary:

• Communication between members and up/down, to/from cabinet/parent/schools

• Under Superintendent

• Meets monthly during the school year

• rdaleisc@gmail.com

• Parent representatives by school/program, no application process

• Not legislated/mandated by any state or federal action

The Robbinsdale Area Schools Legislative Action Coalition (LAC) is a non-partisan group of parents/guardians, students and community members that advocate for legislation that supports our students and community. Join us at the Legislative Action Coalition meetings. No experience is necessary, just a desire to make a positive difference.

How to support LAC

• Reach out to local lawmakers by phone, email or sending a letter by mail.
• Attend a LAC meeting and learn more about current advocacy efforts. 
• Join the LAC, we always welcome new members.

Learn more about LAC

Rdale's Wellness Committee is meant to encourage participation from the general public and the school community, including staff, parents and families, students and administrators to assess compliance with the wellness policy, review progress and establish goals.  

Every public school district is required to have a wellness policy, which guides the district's efforts to establish a school environment that promotes students health, well-being and ability to learn.  The wellness policy requirement was established by the Child Nutrition and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Reauthorization Act of 2004 and further strengthened by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA). 

Robbinsdale Area Schools Wellness Council Overview

Triennial Assessment

Be informed • Build relationships • Make a difference

We are parents of students with special needs, school professionals, and community members dedicated to:

• Advocating for high quality programs & services
• Advising on special education policies, procedures & practices
• Assisting in identifying areas of improvement
• Encouraging good communication & support

There are many reasons to join SEAC!

• Learn how the special education system works in the school district.
• Learn information & skills that will help you become an effective advocate for your children and others.
• Meet other parents, school professionals & community members with similar goals.
• Sharing your unique perspectives & insights will help the school district work more effectively with families & improve outcomes for children.

SEAC Parent/Guardian Responsibilities

SEAC Informational Brochure

SEAC Resources

Minnesota Special Education Advisory Council - PACER-sponsored website is partially funded through a grant from the Minnesota Department of Education. Robbinsdale Area schools does not endorse the services or a product provided by this resource; it is offered as a convenience to families.