Who We Are
High expectations.
High achievement for all.
No excuses.
Welcome to Spring Lake Park Schools! We are a vibrant school community serving about 5,700 students from suburbs in the northern Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area.
Innovative and Personalized Learning
Each student in Spring Lake Park Schools is known by name, strength, interest and need, leading to personalized student work and learning experiences!
STEM and Real-World Learning
We continue to expand our STEM learning for each student in Spring Lake Park Schools. We are redesigning traditional learning experiences and transforming our classrooms to help our students become creators, designers, inventors, thinkers and leaders.
Career and College Readiness and 12x12
Our vision to have every student prepared for college is bold and aspirational. We are collectively committed to designing engaging learning experiences that lead to each student earning 12 college credits by the end of 12th grade.
Innovation and Design
We are creating a system that encourages teacher creativity and doing things differently. Teachers use our 3D Design model to design learning experiences that are meaningful, engaging and enhance student success.
Top-Notch and State of the Art Facilities
Our community has provided the necessary resources to invest in flexible learning spaces for our students. We have designed enriching learning environments that allow teachers to meet the varied needs and interests of students.
Outstanding Financial Management
The school board and district administration have an ongoing commitment of effective management of fiscal resources, which has positioned the district well for the future.
Low Class Sizes
We continue to prioritize investing in teaching and specialist positions to maintain low class sizes. Our class sizes at all grade levels are among the lowest in the metro area and among neighboring districts.
Core Values
As part of our Strategic Plan for the Future, we developed a set of core values to describe how we will work with our learners and each other.
Why I’m #SLPPantherProud
Hear from our staff, students and community about the amazing things that are happening in Spring Lake Park Schools every day.
![Melissa Backman helping her students with a math problem]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1542050271/springlakeparkschoolsorg/leefoyne6kpqfmaf4vwm/Melissa_Backman_8793.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1542050271/springlakeparkschoolsorg/leefoyne6kpqfmaf4vwm/Melissa_Backman_8793.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1542050271/springlakeparkschoolsorg/leefoyne6kpqfmaf4vwm/Melissa_Backman_8793.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1542050271/springlakeparkschoolsorg/leefoyne6kpqfmaf4vwm/Melissa_Backman_8793.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1542050271/springlakeparkschoolsorg/leefoyne6kpqfmaf4vwm/Melissa_Backman_8793.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1542050271/springlakeparkschoolsorg/leefoyne6kpqfmaf4vwm/Melissa_Backman_8793.jpg","width":2200}])
Math Teacher, Westwood
I personalize learning for my students by celebrating the mistakes they make. No matter what their learning style is, if they feel safe being wrong, they will always try their best.
![Senior smiling]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1525377469/springlakeparkschoolsorg/pa4ghpgthwcn267vt0bw/Lina-Maurice.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1525377469/springlakeparkschoolsorg/pa4ghpgthwcn267vt0bw/Lina-Maurice.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1525377469/springlakeparkschoolsorg/pa4ghpgthwcn267vt0bw/Lina-Maurice.png","width":680}])
SLPHS Class of 2018
For the past 13 years Spring Lake Park Schools has provided me with a safe place to learn and grow as a person.
![Brenna Edman with her students]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1527706186/springlakeparkschoolsorg/ajzxkootif6tl6jwwvu2/Brenna-Edman.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1527706186/springlakeparkschoolsorg/ajzxkootif6tl6jwwvu2/Brenna-Edman.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1527706186/springlakeparkschoolsorg/ajzxkootif6tl6jwwvu2/Brenna-Edman.jpg","width":760}])
English Learner Academic Specialist, Park Terrace
Every single student I work with makes me #SLPPantherProud! Their passions, perseverance and authenticity are infectious. I am proud to be one of their teachers!
![Teacher helping student]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1525378480/springlakeparkschoolsorg/p1396pe4rmo1glnj8elz/Darrick-Becken.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1525378480/springlakeparkschoolsorg/p1396pe4rmo1glnj8elz/Darrick-Becken.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1525378480/springlakeparkschoolsorg/p1396pe4rmo1glnj8elz/Darrick-Becken.png","width":680}])
Teacher, Centerview
The best part of my day is when the doors open in the morning and students come running in! It's great to see that kids are so excited to be here each day and that they want to get to their class as quick as they can!
![Amy Hennen]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1532435838/springlakeparkschoolsorg/rjkvjpmpjeejaigyzkim/Amy-Hennen.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1532435838/springlakeparkschoolsorg/rjkvjpmpjeejaigyzkim/Amy-Hennen.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1532435838/springlakeparkschoolsorg/rjkvjpmpjeejaigyzkim/Amy-Hennen.jpg","width":600}])
Parent
This entire district is full of the best community, doing all of their work around what is best for kids.
News
In Other News…
![Karim Arrazola, student-teacher at Woodcrest, smiling with a student as they work on course work]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1549996799/springlakeparkschoolsorg/stj3s6arc9ns0leq2bgj/Pathways_Student_Teaching_2394.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1549996799/springlakeparkschoolsorg/stj3s6arc9ns0leq2bgj/Pathways_Student_Teaching_2394.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1549996799/springlakeparkschoolsorg/stj3s6arc9ns0leq2bgj/Pathways_Student_Teaching_2394.jpg","width":800}])
“From observing the teachers at Woodcrest and taking what I’ve been learning in class at the high school, I’ve started to develop my own teaching style and I’ve gotten a sense of how I would like to run a classroom someday.” -SLPHS senior Karim Arrazola.
![The Pantherettes team smiling after placing second in high kick and jazz at the Section 3AAA championship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550182024/springlakeparkschoolsorg/mya5mraqqac60esz6xde/Dance_2019.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550182024/springlakeparkschoolsorg/mya5mraqqac60esz6xde/Dance_2019.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1550182024/springlakeparkschoolsorg/mya5mraqqac60esz6xde/Dance_2019.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550182024/springlakeparkschoolsorg/mya5mraqqac60esz6xde/Dance_2019.jpg","width":1080}])
The Spring Lake Park High School dance team placed second in both jazz and high kick at the Section 3AAA championship on Saturday, February 9, earning them a trip to the state tournament for the 15th consecutive year.
![Westwood students talking about the design of their boat for a STEM challenge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550603282/springlakeparkschoolsorg/xewesz2qprv1zpsqvi73/WW_STEM_Boats_Challenge_2554.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550603282/springlakeparkschoolsorg/xewesz2qprv1zpsqvi73/WW_STEM_Boats_Challenge_2554.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550603282/springlakeparkschoolsorg/xewesz2qprv1zpsqvi73/WW_STEM_Boats_Challenge_2554.jpg","width":800}])
As part of a STEM challenge, Westwood fifth grade Spanish Immersion students used the SLP 3D Design process (Discover, Design and Deliver) to construct a boat able to float in water and carry weight.
![SLPHS student Mckenna VanDenTop smiling]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550179141/springlakeparkschoolsorg/fcnu01xo0ihd7auf7rp2/McKenna_Athena_2019_2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550179141/springlakeparkschoolsorg/fcnu01xo0ihd7auf7rp2/McKenna_Athena_2019_2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550179141/springlakeparkschoolsorg/fcnu01xo0ihd7auf7rp2/McKenna_Athena_2019_2.jpg","width":660}])
Spring Lake Park High School is proud to announce senior McKenna VanDenTop as their 2019 Athena Award recipient nominee.
![Member of the SLPHS math team smiling]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550091790/springlakeparkschoolsorg/sk0wdeejlysv42zsjavj/Mathteamcropped.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550091790/springlakeparkschoolsorg/sk0wdeejlysv42zsjavj/Mathteamcropped.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1550091790/springlakeparkschoolsorg/sk0wdeejlysv42zsjavj/Mathteamcropped.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1550091790/springlakeparkschoolsorg/sk0wdeejlysv42zsjavj/Mathteamcropped.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550091790/springlakeparkschoolsorg/sk0wdeejlysv42zsjavj/Mathteamcropped.jpg","width":1579}])
The Spring Lake Park Schools Math Team recently won the section 7AAA championship, narrowly beating Blaine 348-333 over the span of five meets for the section title.