Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS) is one of Minnesota's largest school districts with more than 37,000 students. Highly trained and deeply dedicated staff, cutting-edge academic programs, and strong community support are among the district’s hallmarks. Our student population is diverse, with students who speak more than 125 languages and dialects.

Our Mission is to inspire students to think critically, pursue their dreams and change the world.

Our Guiding Values are:

• Achievement: Fostering academic success by taking action to increase student achievement through challenging and collaborative learning.
• Communication: Engaging with sincerity and honesty by using language that can be understood by all.
• Continuous Improvement: Pursuing excellence by identifying and strengthening what is working well and being flexible to change what is not.
• Collaboration: Working together in a respectful manner that values and honors families, staff, students and the community.
• Accountability: Holding ourselves to high standards for the outcomes of student achievement and operational, instructional and fiscal performance.
• Inclusive culture: Embracing each individual’s culture, race, ethnicity, ability and identity