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Hopkins board approves resolution urging paid family-engagement leave and a district family-engagement plan
Summary
The Hopkins Public School Board voted to ask local governments and the Minnesota Legislature to adopt policies granting up to 16 hours of paid leave for caregivers to attend school activities and directed district staff to develop a districtwide family-engagement plan.
The Hopkins Public School Board on Aug. 19 passed a resolution calling on local municipalities and the Minnesota Legislature to create policies guaranteeing up to 16 hours of paid leave annually for caregivers to participate in school-related activities and directing district administration to produce a districtwide family-engagement plan.
The resolution, introduced by board member Brooke Roper, frames caregiver participation as central to student success and community health. Roper described attendance and engagement gaps and said barriers such as work schedules and unpaid time…
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