Minneapolis Public Schools on May 14 issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for banking services related to the school district’s payroll account and purchase card (p-card) administration. The selected institution may or may not be required to address both aspects of the RFP; two different institutions could be selected to manage the two different aspects.

Minneapolis Public Schools is pleased to announce that it is expanding its Metro Transit Go-To Card Program in fall 2012 to include eligible high school students at Edison, Henry, North, Roosevelt, Washburn, Wellstone and Expanded Option students at Southwest.  Other eligible high school students at Southwest and South will join the program in the fall of 2013. We are excited about this opportunity and continuing its success. 

The Minneapolis Board of Education at its September 22, 2009 meeting voted to amend and approve the recommendation for Changing School Options, a comprehensive plan to create financial sustainability for the Minneapolis Public Schools. The final vote was unanimous in favor of the recommendation. This page was last updated in Fall 2010 and is intended to be viewed for historical reference only.

The following core beliefs will guide the district in negotiations with all of our employee unions.

As the MPS planning team explores ideas to address changing enrollment, your input as a parent, community member, staff member and/or Minneapolis resident is key to the success of this planning.  The planning team is convening meetings through June.  In addition, the planning team has posted surveys about for each focus area that was addressed at the community meetings in order to solicit additional ideas from the community. This page was last updated in Fall 2011 and is intended to be viewed for historical reference only.

Focused Instruction, which is sometimes called aligned or managed instruction, is simply an instructional process that reflects what we know to be good teaching and learning. It aligns what we teach with how we teach and what we assess in a continuous cycle.

The Minneapolis Board of Education approved the 2012-2013 school year calendar, which includes four additional days of instruction for all students. The school year will begin for students on August 27, 2012 and end on June 4, 2013. Kindergarten students will begin on August 29, 2012.

In the Minneapolis Public Schools, we have one clear and unambiguous priority: great teaching in great schools. Teachers are critical to our success with kids and great teaching is the foundation for achieving our vision of “every child college ready.”

The Minneapolis Board of Education on October 12 voted to authorize agreements with Mortenson/Legacy Development and UrbanWorks Architecture to develop and construct a new Educational Service Center (ESC) at 1250 West Broadway. This vote follows the boards approval of the project in May 2010 and funding for the design of the building in June.

Minneapolis Public Schools promises an inspirational education experience in a safe, welcoming environment for all diverse learners to acquire the tools and skills necessary to confidently engage in the global community.

View information on enrollment, demographics, where students live, graduation rates, and more.

At the Minneapolis Public Schools, we are committed to building a system of sustainable financial management that includes a budget process that is disciplined, predictable and transparent. We will report regularly to the public and we will listen to our families, staff and community. 

The Minneapolis Board of Education at its meeting on January 24 voted to give notice to West Metro Education Program (WMEP) that it intends to discontinue the partnership, effective for the 2013-14 school year. I want to emphasize that no final decision about the status of the WMEP partnership has been made. The one-and-a-half year notice will give adequate time for an evaluation of the WMEP partnership.