AchieveMpls designs and implements programs that meet the most pressing needs of the district while reflecting the vision of donors. We work hard to align district priorities with the goals of stakeholders in public education, meeting each new challenge with an entrepreneurial spirit and results-oriented focus.
The Business Partners program connects the youth with adult mentors from the business community. More »
The Career & College Initiative works with community members, families and schools to ensure that all Minneapolis Public School students have the tools to create a thoughtful plan for life after high school. More »
Since 2000, Cargill Scholars Academics has been providing academic coaching to a diverse group of students in Minneapolis and several suburban districts. Cargill Scholars partners with AchieveMpls and Destination 2010 to offer academic support, information and resources to these students as they work toward graduation in 2010 and prepare for post-secondary education More »
Each fall, AchieveMpls mobilizes business, higher education, and community leaders from Minneapolis to experience firsthand the joys and challenges of educating an urban population as a Principal for a Day (PFAD). More »
The City of Minneapolis’ STEP-UP Program, operated by AchieveMpls, recruits, trains and places youth, ages 14–21, in paid summer jobs with local employers. Last summer, 174 employers hired 1,282 Minneapolis youth to work at hospitals, law firms, corporate offices, non-profit organizations and many more places of business. More »
AchieveMpls’ Community Learning Fund makes field trips possible for hundreds of MPS students every year. Through mini-grants to pay for transportation, we allow classes of all ages and subject matter to
pursue enrichment opportunities outside of school walls. For the past three years, Nancy Paxson of Marcy Open School has received Community Learning Fund dollars to bring her “Peace Choir” to perform at the annual Nobel Peace Prize Festival. Along with other “Peace Site” schools around the Twin Cities, Marcy works to integrate peace studies into core curriculum. “Marcy students are excited to participate in the
festival each year and really identify themselves as Peacemakers,” Nancy says. “They believe what some of our songs say: ‘We each make a difference! We can change the world! We are the future!
Peace is up to you and me!’”