Bottineau Early Education Center
Cityview Community School
Cooper Community School
Franklin Middle School
Jordan Park School of Extended Learning
North Star Community School
Park View Montessori School
Performing Arts Magnet
Sanford Middle School
Sojourner Truth Academy
Zanewood Elementary

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Bottineau Early Education Center
2250 Garfield Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418

This K - 2 school will focus on improving the language arts areas of reading, writing, listening, and speaking by partnering with children's families and the larger community. 78 % of the 140 students come from low-income families and approximately 1/3 of the children do not speak English as their first language.

Contact: John Googins
Phone: (612) 668-1530
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Cityview Community School
3350 4th Street North
Minneapolis, MN 55412

This K - 8 school serves 557 students with 86% coming from low-income families. 1/3 of the student population is comprised of English Language Learners (ELL). The school will focus on increasing reading levels of all students by one grade or more, in one academic year. Also, Cityview will focus on increasing parent, community, and corporation collaboration efforts. Examples of partnership activities include parent nights, reading marathons, and weekly community building activities.

Contact: Sujata Vadher
Phone: (612) 668-2288
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Cooper Community School
3239 44th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55406

This K- 5 school serves 235 students with approximately 85% coming from low-income families. Mathematics is the area Cooper has chosen to focus on due to below District expectation across grade levels and racial/ethnic groups. The school will implement a new, school-wide project to reform its mathematics curriculum. Cooper aims to enhance its parent and community partnerships by performing a needs assessment to identify better ways to improve this involvement in meeting the schools math goals.

Contact: Susan C. Craig
Phone: (612) 668-4450
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Franklin Middle School
1501 Aldrich Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55411

This 6 - 8 school serves 675 students whose home attendance area represents 28 different neighborhoods in the north half of Minneapolis. Franklin's goal is to increase student achievement in reading, both individually and aggregately. The school seeks to expand its knowledge and use of technology to meet the diverse needs of its students. Increased collaboration between Franklin staff, families, community, and business partnerships will also be explored to enhance student achievement.

Contact: Pat Davis
Phone: (612) 668-2600
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Jordan Park School of Extended Learning
1501 30th Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55411

This K - 8 school will focus on improving math skills and concepts, and will help parents and families understand the role they can play in helping their children learn math. 78% of the 535 students come from low-income families, and 75% are students of color.

Contact: Tim Jungwirth
Phone: (612) 668-2240
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North Star Community School
2410 Girard Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55411

This K - 5 school serves 741 students, 90% of whom are students of color, and 90% come from low-income families. The school aims to increase the percentage of 1st-5th graders that make at least one year's growth in reading achievement, for every year they are in the school. They will expand partnerships with senior citizens, an area church and families to accomplish this goal.

Contact: Dorothy Samuels
Phone: (612) 668-2110
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Park View Montessori School
2225 Zenith Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55422

This school serves 300 students grades K - 6. Park View's program is available to students from north, northeast, and southeast parts of the city. The school has initiated a "School Improvement Plan" goal for math and intends to increase the percentage of students who are on track to pass mathematics skills tests each year. Park View strives to include as many adults as possible in the lives of their children and seeks increased collaboration efforts with families and community organizations.

Contact: Joy Blanchard
Phone: (763) 521-9882
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Performing Arts Magnet
3350 4th Street North
Minneapolis, MN 55412

This K - 5 school serves 240 students primarily from low-income families. About 10% of students are homeless and reside in nearby shelters. Reading and math are the academic areas of focus. The school aims to increase test scores, narrow the learning gap, and increase student achievement through parent and community involvement initiatives. These efforts will include increasing parent participation in conferences and the use of a recently hired Family Liaison.

Contact: Nell Collier
Phone: (612) 668-2270
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Sanford Middle School
3524 42nd Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55407

This middle school serves 575 students, grades 6 - 8. 28% percent of the students are Somali, 33% are African American, 8% Southeast Asian, 10% Native American, and 21% Caucasian. The school will focus on improving reading and math achievement, along with increasing family involvement from about 10% to 40% in the next year. 79% of the students come from low-income families.

Contact: Eric Sparks or Meredith Davis
Phone: (612) 668-4900
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Sojourner Truth Academy
3820 Emerson Avenue North
Minneapolis, MN 55412

This K - 6 charter school serves approximately 183 students, 91% of who come from low-income families, and 99% of who are students of color. The school will focus on improving math skills, as well as improving family school partnerships and mentoring/tutoring programs.

Contact: Julie Guy
Phone: (612) 588-3599
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Zanewood Elementary
7000 Zane Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55429

This K - 6, 500-student school will focus on improving math skills, and with working more effectively with families. More than 2/3 of the school's students are students of color. The school reports it has the highest percentage of students in the Twin Cities metro area eligible for free and reduced lunch, outside of Minneapolis and St. Paul (more than 60%).

Contact: Dr. Jeanne Bursheim Wilkinson
Phone: (763) 561-9077
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