Acceleration 2020

On September 9, 2014, the Board of Education approved a new strategic plan for Minneapolis Public Schools, called Acceleration 2020.  The vision is big and bold: big goals, big change, big success opportunities and deeper transparency than ever before. To learn more about Acceleration 2020, read the full plan here. Acceleration 2020 includes six high-level strategic goals for our district including:

• Provide quality core instruction
• Ensure use of inclusive practices
• Promote culturally and linguistically responsive practices
• Support student innovation and develop 21st century skills
• ​Ensure effective implementation and monitoring

Goal three: Student, family and community engagement

Key strategies:

• Focus on students and families as partners to strengthen academic, social and emotional success of students
• Target partnerships with individuals and organizations that further the academic, social and emotional success of students
• Promote student retention and recruitment efforts, increasing enrollment and supporting students’ success

Goal four: Effective teachers, school leaders and staff

Key strategies:

• Attract the right people to the right roles
• Increase capacity of staff
• Retain our talented people

Goal five: Stewardship

Key strategies:

• Build foundational management systems
• Build continuous improvement capacity
• Align to support school innovation and autonomy
• Transparent, equitable, student-focused funding model

Goal six: Resources for students and schools

Key strategies:

• Support learning and welcoming environments through capital improvements
• Optimize central operational services