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Nearly 250 students made their moves at the spring Check It Out Chess Tournament on April 12 at Anwatin Middle School.

Transition Plus and Adult Education are hosting a career and resource fair Thursday, April 17 at the Center for Adult Learning, 2015 E Lake St. 

There’s a literacy movement at MPS and one way we’re creating lifelong readers is through “MPS Reads.” This program trains high school students to be reading ambassadors to elementary kids. Why? Because literacy isn’t just about skill, it’s about identity.

Donnie Belcher, MPS executive director of communications and engagement, won the 2025 School Communicator of the Year Award from the Minnesota School Public Relations Association.
 

Help us congratulate MPS Shines winners for March!

Two MPS educators are finalists for this year's Minnesota Teacher of the Year Award: Lake Harriet Lower's Katelyn Bruce and Roosevelt's Ben Cuevas-Rengstorf.

After earning top finishes and awards at recent regionals, Southwest High’s Team Ultraviolet is headed to the FIRST Robotics World Championships in Houston, TX, on April 16-19. Camden High junior Sean Vang will also attend as a Dean’s List Award finalist with winners announced during the championships.

You are invited to join us for the MPS Special Education Resource Fair at the Center for Adult Learning - Transition Plus on May 1 from 5 - 7:30 p.m.

MPS middle and high school students showcased their History Day projects at the regional district event on March 22. 135 students earned a spot at the state event on April 27.

A new routing and GPS system is coming to MPS starting during summer school 2025. Here Comes the Bus will no longer provide GPS information for  yellow buses from March 28 to the end of the school year.

Spring break is March 31 through April 4. Kids can get free meals and snacks and many community sites, and Minneapolis Parks have dozens of activities available every day!

MPS students and staff shared their favorite books in honor of I Love To Read Month and National Reading Month. Check out these awesome book selfies!

MPS high school students are invited to participate in great opportunities with Project Success including spring break college tours and institute certificate courses.

The Minnesota Star Tribune reports that MPS enrollment numbers are up in 2024-25, reversing a years-long trend.

Help us congratulate February's MPS Shines winners!