Goal 2: Partnerships

We will fully engage our parents, community and staff in the education of our children.

To determine the district’s progress toward achieving the goal of fully engaging with our parents, community and staff we use the following benchmarks:

Volunteers

The number of registered volunteers (family and community members) in schools.

PARTNERSHIP STORIES FROM OUR SCHOOLS

RSS Feeds Subscribe to Alerts

Two elementary aged boys sit at computer in their home.

$150,000 from CARES funds allocated to help connect families to internet

A recent allocation of $150,000 by the district is aimed at helping more families gain that access. The Foundation for Tacoma Students will continue to manage requests and work directly with families to provide internet installation.

TPS thanks labor partners for commitment to serve

Tacoma Public Schools is still making preparations to follow Gov. Jay Inslee's order, which he invoked under his emergency powers, to provide child care to the children of healthcare workers and first responders.

Medical clinic at Oakland HS offers more than healthcare

Sam Howard, the Office Coordinator at Oakland High School, will never forget Halloween day 2019. A female student came into the office, confiding that she was six months pregnant and worried something might be wrong.

Meeker’s garden grows vegetables and community

Hidden behind the kitchen loading zone and a concrete wall at Meeker Middle School, is a corner bursting with life. Tomatoes ripen in the sun. Raised garden beds host pumpkins and lemon cucumber, and the concrete wall provide cover for shading-loving vegetables.