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Get ready for the 26-27 school year
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We've compiled your back-to-school checklist with all the things to do in the next month to get ready for the first day of school. Find important information, resources and answers to your frequently asked questions in this newsletter and on the Back to School hub.
Monday, August 31, 2026
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Find other important dates for the 2026-2027 school year on the online calendar. Here you'll find school-specific events as well as a one-page view of the 2026-2027 school year including breaks and holidays to help you plan for the year.
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Buy School Supplies
School supply lists are available on our Back to School hub under the General Information section. Find and select your school, then select the grade level to download your student's school supply list. If you're having trouble providing supplies for your student, please reach out to us at SLPC...@district16.org.
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Attend Meet and Greet
Meet and Greets take place before school starts and are a chance for students and families to meet teachers and explore your student's school building. Watch for more information about these events coming from your child's school.
Tuesday, August 25
- Westwood Intermediate and Middle School
- Grades 5 and 6 - 3-5 p.m.
- Grades 7 and 8 - 5-7 p.m.
- Spring Lake Park High School - 3-7 p.m.
Wednesday, August 26
- Centerview Elementary - 4-6 p.m.
- Northpoint Elementary - 4-6 p.m.
- Park Terrace Elementary - 4-6 p.m. (there is a sensory-friendly meet and greet from 1-1:30 p.m.)
- Woodcrest Spanish Immersion - 4-6 p.m. (there is a sensory-friendly meet and greet from 3-4 p.m.)
- Lighthouse School - 4-5:30 p.m.
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Apply for Educational Benefits
Each year, we ask families to complete an Educational Benefits application. Many families are often surprised they qualify and you could be eligible for many great benefits that help your student and our schools.
Benefits include:
- Reduced fees for participation in athletics and activities
- Summer grocery support (Sun Bucks, up to $120 per child)
- Funding for student programs, services and needed staff
- Reduced registration fees for AP tests and college applications
- Reduced fares on Metro Transit through the Transit Assistance Program
- Affordable in-home internet costs through Comcast Internet Essentials
Please take a few minutes to complete an application that you will receive at the end of the month in the mail or online, even if you don't think you may qualify. Note, if you have already applied and received a letter with your approval for the 2026-2027 school year, you do not need to apply again.
One Form. Five Minutes. Big Impact
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Get your iPad ready; iPad exchange for grades 1,5 and 9
As we near the beginning of a new school year, now is a great time to assess the status of your student's school-issued iPad and complete a little easy maintenance. Here are two steps to getting your student's iPad ready for the 2026-2027 school year:
- Update your student's iPad: Student iPads need to be wiped, set up and updated. This will free up storage and ensure the iPad's software has been fully updated to ensure a better experience. Follow the instructions at our iPad Resource Hub to make these updates so your student will be prepared and successful for the school year.
- Report iPad issues: Let us know if your student's iPad is damaged, lost or stolen, or if you are having issues with accessories not working correctly. We want to get any issues resolved prior to the new school year. If accessories are lost, a fee will be applied online on Campus Parent Portal. Learn more in the iPad Repair and Fees Frequently Asked Questions.
iPad exchange: please note, students in grades 1, 5 and 9 will be receiving new school-issued iPads for the 2026-2027 school year.
- 1st grade students will be receiving their updated iPad during the first few weeks of the school year. This will take place during the school day. Since kindergarteners do not take their iPads home for the summer, incoming 1st graders will be receiving rather than exchanging.
- 5th grade students will be exchanging their current iPad during the first week of school. This will take place during the school day.
- 9th grade students will be exchanging their current iPad during the Spring Lake Park High School Meet and Greet on Tuesday, August 25 from 3-7 p.m.
- Lighthouse students will be exchanging their current iPad during the first week of school. This will take place during the school day.
You will receive additional communication with more details as we approach the new school year.
Need help from our Tech Support? Students and families looking to get technology help can email us at techs...@district16.org or give us a call at 763-600-5555.
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Watch for Bus Route Information and download MyStop App
Families who indicated they needed district transportation for this fall will receive bus route information in the mail the week of August 17. For general information and bus routing, contact Spring Lake Park Schools transportation services at 763-600-5590 or visit the Transportation page.
This is a great time for parents and students to download the MyStop app. The app provides access to live bus GPS information so you can track the location of your student's bus.
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Update Your Contact Information in Campus Parent Portal
Campus Parent Portal stores your contact information so you receive district and school communication. Please take a few minutes to review and update the following in Campus Parent Portal before the school year begins:
- Primary phone number
- Emergency contact and phone number
- Email addresses
- Adding/removing household members
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Communication preferences: you can indicate how you'd like to receive various communications - text, email, phone
If you need to make parent and guardian changes and updates, email pertinent legal documentation supporting the change to ma...@district16.org. If you need to make primary address changes, call the district main office at 762-600-5018.
Why update your contact information? We'll be keeping in contact with you throughout the school year with:
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Messages from your child's teacher(s)
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Updates on your child's progress, report cards
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Your school’s weekly newsletter - emailed home on most Wednesday evenings throughout the school year with need to know and nice to know information and glimpses of your student's school experience
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News and announcements
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Any concerns about attendance, illness, etc.
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Automated phone calls, texts and email messages for emergency and/or weather-related school closings (snow days, water main breaks, etc.)
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Make sure your child's immunization records are up-to-date
All students in Spring Lake Park Schools must comply with Minnesota Immunization Laws. All immunizations need to be up-to-date by the start of the school year. Minnesota School Immunization Laws require ALL students enrolled in school to be immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis, hepatitis B, meningitis and varicella.
The only exceptions are:
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A student has had the chickenpox virus
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Medical exemption with paperwork from your provider
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Conscientious exemption with notarized exemption form
If you believe your child's records need to be updated with proof of immunizations, please bring or send these to your school nurse or call for verification. Learn more about immunizations and find a downloadable immunization form on our Health Services page.
You can also find a variety of other health services resources and forms on the Health Services page.
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Review beginning of the year notifications
At the beginning of each year, we provide families with important notifications. Many of these notifications align to our school district policies and practices. Please take a few minutes to review the information and take any actions that align with your family’s preferences.
These notices cover:
All notification policies can be found on the Annual Notifications on the Back to School hub.
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Download the SLP Mobile App to your phone
Our free and translatable mobile app is a go-to spot for the most accessed school information - news, school breakfast and lunch menus, calendar of events and activities, notifications - breaking news, school closures and other important updates, directory of staff, school newsletters, and more.
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Download the app from the iTunes Store by searching for Spring Lake Park Schools. Please note, our app is not currently showing up in the Google App Store. We are actively working to fix this issue.
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Select My Family Login and enter your district username and password (the same you use to login to Schoology and Campus Parent Portal) to access student-level information
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Customize by selecting the school and program information you want to see.
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Learn how to translate our major communication tools
Many families in Spring Lake Park Schools speak and read more than one language. Many of our district communication platforms provide the ability to translate information into multiple languages.
School newsletters - To translate school newsletter information into another language, click on the newsletter in your email to open it in a web browser and at the top of the page, select the language from the dropdown menu.
Website - To translate our website into another language, click on the "Translate" button in the upper right corner of the webpage and select the language from the dropdown menu.
Mobile App - To translate our mobile app into another language, click on the settings icon and click “Select Language.” From here, you can select the language you want the app to translate content to.
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Register students in grades 7-12 for fall athletics
Right now, registration for Minnesota State High School League athletics is open for the fall. All fall sports begin on Monday, August 17.. Visit the registration page to register today.
Here's what available:
Physicals: As a reminder, a current sports physical is required for participation in all middle school and high school sports. Physicals are good for three years. Physicals can be dropped off in the Spring Lake Park High School Athletics and Activities office or the Westwood Middle School main office or emailed to activitiesa...@district16.org.
Questions: For any questions, please reach out to the Athletics and Activities Department at 763-600-5149 or activitiesa...@district16.org.
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Translate This Message / Traducir Este Mensaje
To translate this information to another language, please click anywhere on the message to open it in a web browser and at the top of the page, select your language from the dropdown menu.
Para traducir la información a otro idioma, por favor presionen en cualquier lugar del mensaje para abrirlo en un navegador web y en la parte superior de la página seleccione su idioma del menú.
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