Perez, Gabriella2023-09-192023-09-192023-05https://hdl.handle.net/11299/256944University of Minnesota M.A. thesis. May 2023. Major: Educational Policy and Administration. Advisor: Peter Demerath. 1 computer file (PDF); ii, 40 pages.This study uses storying and fiction-based research to uplift the voices and experiences of multilingual students and families marginalized and silenced in public schools. How do the experiences of multilingual parents and students in public schools affect their school involvement, and how do parental engagement challenge White-centering and monolingual policies and dominant discourses? To address these questions, I analyze data from the Youth Participatory Evaluation Program at Minneapolis Public Schools and the parent survey led by the Latino Youth Development Collaborative Minneapolis Public Schools parents. Next, I expand on school policies' implications on the experiences of multilingual families by creating a story using the data gathered from the surveys. Finally, I advocate for policy changes grounded in cultural equity and social justice.enEducation PolicyMultilingualNarrative InquiryParental InvolvementStorytellingStudent InvolvementThesis or Dissertation