Justice Page Middle School values volunteers immensely. Volunteers allow our school to provide great opportunities and run smoothly. JPS is committed to making our parent volunteers' time valuable. Staff will have structures in place for you to succeed. Staff will communicate well in advance when needing volunteers. Volunteers will feel welcome and appreciated when volunteering at/with JPS. Volunteer opportunities will have a job description which clearly lays out what the volunteer will be doing, where, when and for how long they will be needed.
If you are interested in volunteering we recommend that you follow the district volunteering policies and procedures. Also, if you are volunteering at school during the day, you will need to sign in to the main office when you arrive at the school.
SignupGenius is the electronic signup website JPS uses for its volunteer opportunities. Usually there is a link to SignupGenius whenever a volunteer opportunity is advertised on the Page website, and/or in the "Around the Horn" newsletter. The PTA website also has a link to current opportunities. You’ll be able to sign up for the volunteer opportunities that interest you and you will receive an email reminder when your event draws near. You will need an email address to use SignupGenius.
Volunteer opportunities with the school include: field trips; Intersession; 6th grade Math Competition; History Day; Potlucks; Orientation; Retreats; etc.
On-going opportunities:
One-time opportunities: see the JPS calendar (http://page.mpls.k12.mn.us/calendar.html), “Around the Horn”, and/or the PTA website for a variety of opportunities that arise throughout the year. Check back on SingupGenius often for a list of open volunteer needs.
All Minneapolis Public Schools have Site Councils to support site-based decision making to increase academic outcomes for our students. MPS values family and community members as active partners in reviewing funding, policies, practices and programs at our schools. Site Councils are a way that parents and community members can learn what is happening in their school and influence decisions.
It is important for Site Councils to reflect the student population of the schools to ensure a diversity of ideas and input. These are some common activities that Site Councils do to increase student achievement:
The mission of the Justice Page Middle School PTA is to provide support and financial resources to enrich the quality of education for all JPMS students and to foster relationships among the school, families and the community. To this end, the PTA coordinates fundraising efforts at the school and chairs several committees to support teachers and staff.
PTA meets once a month (usually the first Tuesday of every month) from 6:30-8:00pm in the Media Center. All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend. We value your insights, time and ideas.
More information on the Justice Page Middle School PTA can be found on the PTA website.
The Justice Page Middle School PTA coordinates all fundraising at JPS. Fundraising is done to supplement programing that is not funded by the state, district or federal government. It is not a way to purchase programming/staff positions that are funded through the state or the district. The Justice Page Middle School PTA has a fundraising philosophy: your kids are busy enough with school, sports, music, friends...just being a kid. We’d rather they didn’t spend their time going door-to-door selling candy, magazines, popcorn, wrapping paper...you get the idea. The fundraising opportunities you will be seeing over the course of the year focus more on parent and community involvement and support. Help us maintain and build a vital, community-based middle school at JPS and watch your children thrive!
Where does the money go? Money raised goes to supplement programming, events, individual teacher classrooms, arts, sports, student activity scholarships, etc. Teachers who are needing funds must fill out a PTA Fund Request Form and go through the PTA fund request process.