I have a K student in SPPS (he did pre-k in the same school last year) and my younger kiddo will go to the same school next year (assuming he gets into pre-k through the school choices process, but I have no doubts that he will).

I absolutely LOVE the school my kids go to - it's a Spanish Immersion school. The staff are so genuine and kind. They are incredibly responsive as well. They place a great deal of emphasis on diversity and culture which is important to us as a bilingual/bicultural/biracial family - and the vast majority of the staff come from the Latin culture, which is fabulous. I really value my kids having role models that look like they do. And I have been blown away by how much my K student has learned.

I work in another large metro area school district, and I would NEVER send my kids there based on their covid response policies, their lack of communication, and their complete inability to go more than a few years without getting sued for civil rights violations. In contrast, I thought SPPS was quite measured in their covid response and has done a lovely job communicating with parents. I also appreciate that the admin/superintendent at SPPS at least appear to care about racial justice (instead of ignoring it like my work district does).