PROGRAMS

Minneapolis public school students celebrate the opening of the Achieve! Career and College Centers.

STEP-UP
A key component of the city's "Close the Gap" campaign, STEP-UP prepares and places Minneapolis youth, ages 16-21, in summer jobs.

Achieve! Career and College Initiative
Providing Minneapolis high school students with the skills, knowledge and experience to achieve their postsecondary education and career goals.

School Partners
More than 200 businesses and community organizations partnered with the Minneapolis Public Schools last year.

E-Mentoring
1,424 Minneapolis students connected with e-mentors from the community. Purchase program manual: e-Mentoring: An E-Mail Mentoring Model for School-Business Partnerships.

Workplace Tutoring
97 Minneapolis students participated in Workplace Tutoring. Nearly 90 percent of those students increased their scores on the Minnesota Basic Standards Tests.

High School Transformation
In the fall of 2002, the Minneapolis Public Schools launched a plan to transform the high-school experience, with goals to increase academic achievement, improve graduation rates, decrease dropout rates and help students plan for learning and life beyond high school.

Arts for Academic Achievement
AAA improves student achievement through the arts, enabling the creation of a vibrant network of students, teachers, teaching artists and arts organizations.