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 »
The Career & College Center Student Leaders (3CSL) is a group of student representatives from Minneapolis high schools that provides valuable insight on how we can best support students as they prepare for life after high school. Xia Yang, a 10th grader at Edison, when asked about the challenges facing many of our students as they think about college and work, said: “Sometimes, the people who have the highest chance of achieving can fall so far behind. Sometimes I get pulled down from peer pressure or thinking too much about what others will think of me, so I am hesitant to do things.” Our job, via 3CSL and the Career & College Initiative, is to provide the interlocking network of support and the enrichment opportunities to students to make sure they don’t fall behind. “But I want to live my life to the fullest, because, as Dr. Seuss says, ‘You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.’ All we have to do is work hard, then go and get it!”