Parent Spotlight
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e are grateful to all of our families for their work to keep our students on-track academically and emotionally this year. Ms. Fonseca, whose daughter Ana is a fourth grader at KIPP Lanning Square Primary, is just one of the many family members who goes the extra mile to support both her daughter’s education and her school community. KIPP Lanning Square Primary teacher, Arielle Bragg, knows about Ms. Fonseca’s dedication firsthand. “She’ll meet up with a translator and she always tells us what she needs as a parent. She really takes ownership of every aspect of her daughter’s education,” said Bragg.
Ms. Fonseca chose the KIPP Lanning Square Primary community because of its proximity to her home—and because she felt teachers were accessible and communicative. “Teachers play an important role in the lives of our children. We leave our children at school every day in the morning and they spend so much of their day with their teachers. I like that at KIPP if Ana has any problems, they’re always calling us right back to help solve it,” she said. "I see She’ll meet up with a translator and she a difference between the education Ana always tells us what she needs as a parent. is getting and the education being given She really takes ownership of every aspect in her home country of Puerto Rico,” said Ms. Fonseca.
of her daughter’s education.
According to Bragg, Ms. Fonseca also supports the school in offering her feedback, ideas, and appreciation to support the community. “She sends us appreciation letters sometimes, and during the pandemic, she would tell us what she liked and disliked about different types of technology we were using, like preferring Peardeck over Nearpod,” said Bragg, who also shared that Fonseca attends family game nights and meetings. —A RIELLE BRAGG KIPP Lanning Square Primary Teacher
Fonseca also goes out of her way to connect with other Spanish-speaking members of the community and makes sure she and other families have the information they need to support their children. “There’s another parent who helps me get information about things that are going on in the school, and then I’ll send that information to parents I know so that they can be involved as well,” said Fonseca. “It’s an important way to support the school community.” 8
