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Every family wants their child’s school to be a safe, welcoming place to learn. Keeping students and staff safe is a shared responsibility across Spring Lake Park Schools — one that includes prevention, preparation, strong partnerships and knowing how to respond if something unexpected happens. At the beginning of a new school year, we want to share how we work every day to keep our schools safe. Our students, staff and families are a part of that effort. 

A fun way to wrap up August: the first day of school for most Spring Lake Park Schools students on August 31! Across the district, students greeted the 2026-2027 school year with smiles, reunions and the excitement of new beginnings. Long before students walked through the doors, staff were already hard at work preparing for the year ahead.

Get ready for a fun, enriching, and well-supported summer with Spring Lake Park Schools. Whether you're looking for free meal locations, youth enrichment programs, contact information or back-to-school updates, we've got you covered. Here's what you need to know to make the most of your summer at SLP.

Spring Lake Park Schools held its annual retirement reception on May 12 to honor and recognize the staff members who retired during the 2025-2026 school year or are retiring at the end of the school year.

Fourth graders are experimenting with pinwheel turbines during science. They are testing two methods to generate energy, wind power and hydropower. They make guesses – hypothesize. Then they work in small groups through timed experiments. This is science, as a specialist class, in elementary school.

The "Live on 65" performance series will close its 2025-26 season with The Suits, a Broadway-level musical show with a talented cast of singers. Join us on Monday, May 11, at 7 p.m. in the Spring Lake Park High School Fine Arts Center. Enjoy an evening of Motown, Doo Wop, Pop, and Rock genres. It's four gentlemen, four genres, over four decades!

A day at school rarely unfolds exactly as planned. Schedules, lessons, and routines are in place – but within minutes plans can shift. A student may arrive overwhelmed. Another might need encouragement to step off the bus. A third could surprise everyone with an unexpected breakthrough. School staff understand this is part of the job. No one knows that better than a paraprofessional.

Second graders are sprawled on the floor in pairs. Some groups are working with small buckets of shapes – hexagons, trapezoids, rhombuses. Some groups have plastic coins and cards. Some have spinners. There is an air of fun and competitive excitement. This is math work places.

The school board has approved the academic calendar for the 2027–2028 school year.

The Panther Foundation’s annual Week of Giving and Panther Party raised $145,000 and counting to support activities and programs benefiting the students of Spring Lake Park Schools.