AchieveMpls serves as an intermediary for individuals, businesses and foundations in our community that wish to support the Minneapolis Public Schools. We work to design a scholarship or grant program that best matches the donor’s interests and resources to meet the needs of students, teachers and administrators.
For more information on AchieveMpls’ resources, please contact Janet George at jgeorge@achievempls.org or 612.455.1548.
Current Funding Streams:
MPS Staff: The Fund for Teachers fellowship awards enable MPS licensed staff to invigorate their teaching through extraordinary, far-reaching experiences. Sound interesting? You’re invited to an informal information session on Tuesday, May 25, 4:30–5:30 PM in the cafeteria at 807. We’ll have several past fellows there to answer your questions about this great resource for MPS licensed staff. Contact Janet George (jgeorge@achievempls.org; 612–455-1548) for more information. See a list of past recipients here: FFT 2010 MPS Fellows
* OCAT Guidelines
* OCAT Application
* Teacher Training Criteria
* Teacher Training Cover Sheet
* Pierce Criteria
* Pierce Cover Sheet
* Services Provided to School Funds
* Fund Permissions Form
* Reimbursement Form
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!’”