Community Engagement and Feedback

Minneapolis Public Schools values feedback from our students, families, staff and broader community.

During fall 2025, MPS hosted a series of community meetings focused on sharing information about the budget, as well as facilitating conversations about school transformation.

Additionally, Citywide Student Leadership Group is hosting a series of conversations with students across the district in order to provide space for students to share their feedback about the MPS student experience. Each of these sessions engages between 45-60 students from various schools. We also had many students come out to the general community meetings and hosted focus groups and interviews with students at those sessions. All feedback will be incorporated into a final report. 

Additional Engagement

• MPS pivoted away from in-person gatherings during the winter months to 1:1 phone calls due to the impact of federal immigration action in the city.
• MPS leaders presented budget information to the District Parent Advisory Council on March 2, in order to provide Parent Advisory Council leaders (PACs) with their annual budget update.
• MPS continues to utilize feedback received from parents to inform decision making including the Caregiver Priorities Survey from 2024-25, EDIA reports, the Student Climate Student Survey and other feedback tools.
• Finally, schools and certain departments conducted engagement in a variety of ways, which are detailed on this report.