Note: policies listed here are not to be construed as legal advice. These are sample policies from other states and districts to be used for informational purposes only.
Academic Transparency Act 2022
Adopting a Free Thought Statement
Assessment of Educational Goals
Board Superintendent Communications
Controversial Issues in the Classroom
Employee Expression in Non-School Settings
FAIR Model-School-District-Policy-Educational-Equity
Parent Family and Community Engagement
Personnel Evaluation and Training
Protecting Students Title-IX Resolution
Religious Rights of Parents and Children
Right-to-Review Instructional Materials and Related Documents
Right-to-Review Professional Development Training Materials
USD-469-Lansing-Parent Bill of Rights
Instructional material – age-approp
Library and age-approprirate materials
MPA RESOURCES
RESOURCES FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Opt Out Forms
1st Day of School Form Letter For All Teachers
Parental Rights Notice re: Counselors and Gender Transition
Parental Rights Notice re: Counselors and Gender Transition (WORD DOC TEMPLATE)
Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment Toolkit (America First Legal)
The National Association of Scholars
The National Association of Scholars Civics Alliance
The Manhattan Institute
Legal Guidance on Public Comment
Minnesota PELSB Teacher License Changes
What is CASEL/SEL?
How is your district doing?
See our sample set of data from the MDE Report Card Website
Minnesota Department of Education Report Card Tool
Mounds View School District Parents United
Anoka Hennepin Better Together
Anoka Hennepin Parents Alliance
728 United, Advocates for Academic Excellence
Forest Lake Connected for Kids
Moms For Liberty – Olmsted Co.
Moms For Liberty – Otter Tail Co.
Hutchinson MN ISD 423 Parental Freedom of Choice
Delano 879 Concerned Community
Westonka Allies for Liberty In Learning
Concerned Parents and Community Members of ISD 740
St. Peter Parents Union ISD 508
Hibbing School District 701 Parents Union
We The Parents of Jordan ISD 717
Dakota Co. Citizens For Faith, Family and Freedom
United Patriots for Accountability – Owatonna
Central Minnesota Freedom Advocates – St. Cloud Area
Hibbing Parents Against Mandates
BOOKS
Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters – Abigail Shrier
Race To The Bottom: Uncovering The Secret Forces Destroying American Public Education – Luke Rosiak
Battle For The American Mind: Uprooting A Century Of Miseducation – Pete Hegseth
The Schools We Need And Why We Don’t Have Them – E.D. Hirsch Jr.
Taboo – 10 Facts You Can’t Talk About – Wilfred Reilly
ARTICLES
FAIRstory Curricular Resources
Teaching American History (The Ashbrook Center)
Foundation for Economic Education
Izzit.Org (Free To Choose Network)
What So Proudly We Hail (Great Hearts Institute)
Alliance For Constructive Ethnic Studies
1776 Curriculum (Hillsdale College)
K-12 Free Speech Curriculum (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression)
Minnesota Association of Christian Home Educators (MÂCHÉ)
Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA)
Heppner’s Legacy Homeschool Resources
Minnesota Homeschoolers Facebook Group
Minnesota Area Secular Homeschoolers Facebook Group
Minnesota Christian Homeschool Community Facebook Group
Venture Upward – Public/Homeschool Hybrid Program
What Do The PESLB Licensure Changes Mean For Me?
Resources:
Minnesota Parents Alliance Educators Cohort – Contact us at [email protected] to connect with our growing network of educators across the state who are advocates for achievement-focused policy and curriculum, student and teacher safety and protections and building trust and improving student outcomes through strong parent-teacher partnership.
Terra Firma – A Support Network For Teachers (Educational Liberty Alliance)
Union Exit Toolkit (For Kids and Country)
Christian Educators – A professional association of educators supporting and connecting Christians working in schools by helping staff serve as thriving ambassadors for Christ in the education system through their AWAKE experiences and teacher-led prayer groups, as well as through offering liabilities protection coverage as an alternative to state run teachers unions.
FAIR In Education – The Educators Alliance is a supportive group of teachers from across the country who meet to share resources and strategies for teaching in schools that embrace race-essentialism and other illiberal orthodoxies. To join
the Educators Alliance, please reach out to [email protected]
Americans For Fair Treatment – a national nonprofit organization that educates public employees about their rights in a unionized workplace and connects these employees with all available resources to defend those rights. AFT offers a free membership program, networking opportunities, and professional development scholarships to support qualifying public employees.
Book about gender transition available to kindergartners in Minnesota school district
Education Leader: Parents can’t ‘unsee, unhear’ what’s going on in schools
Harding High School filled with ‘one-sided ideological displays’
Curriculum used in Minneapolis schools teaches kindergartners about ‘gender identity’
‘Social engineering of our kids’ topic of panel discussion in Bloomington
2022 saw ‘red wave’ school board elections
Parents groups win big despite Republican losses
Anti-CRT candidates flip 100 school board seats across US despite mixed results, PAC claims
Parents, experts see ‘red undercurrent’ from midterms in school board races: ‘Parents are fired up’
Eric Swalwell laments it’s ‘so stupid’ for parents to control their kids’ education
Burnsville district apologizes for ‘confusion’ surrounding new policy but concerns remain
Experts: Burnsville district can now conceal students’ gender identity from parents
Conservative ‘Minnesota Parents Alliance’ Claims Victory In 49 Races
Minnesota school district voters approve most spending measures, elect board members
Social issues bring wave of conservative candidates to MN school board races
Election Analysis: MN school board races saw lots of conservative candidates. How did they do?
The School Board Election Revolt Continues – Wall Street Journal
Parent-backed school board candidates pick up nearly 50 seats
A Growing Force: Conservatives Aim To Shake Up Nation’s School Boards On Election Day
Muslim-Americans find common ground with conservatives over polarization of America’s schools
The Battle Over The Schools Heats Up
Culture war issues drive debate in some hotly contested Minnesota school board races
Somali parents join movement against left-wing indoctrination in schools
Parents behind popular social media accounts chat about exposing school controversies
Parents Seek to Reclaim Education One School Board Seat At A Time
Minnesota-based parental rights group launches effort to train, support school board candidates
Trapped: Chaos in the Classroom
Education America
3/18/23 Episode 355: Social Emotional Learning; What’s Behind The Curtain
3/11/23 Episode 354: MN Schools Go WOKE
10/1/22 Episode 331: Minnesota Parents Alliance
4/23/22 Episode 308: Minnesota Parents Alliance – Interview with Cristine Trooien
The Jack Tomzcak Show
6/3/23 – Hr 2 Members of The Minnesota Parents Alliance
Liz Collins Reports
Episode 59: Education Leader: Parents can’t ‘unsee, unhear’ what’s going on in schools
Local Options
Private Full-Time Academies
Christian Programs:
Liberty Classical Academy – White Bear Lake and Hugo
Hand-In-Hand Christian Montessori – Roseville, Bloomington and Wayzata
Impact Christian Academy – Buffalo
Foundations Christian Academy – Ham Lake
Laurel Community School – St. Paul
Maranatha Christian Academy – Brooklyn Park
Sacred Journey Academy – Alexandria
Islamic Programs:
American International Islamic School
Private Microschools and Homeschool Learning Centers
The Gathering Learning Studio – Afton
Awakening Spirit Homeschool Collaborative – Stillwater
West Metro Homeschool Academy – Maple Grove
Educational Entrepreneurs – Unbundling Education and Building Something New!
National Microschooling Center
LiberatED Podcast by Kerry McDonald
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