Skills Training

ALEKS is an online learning and assessment tool used by Special Education.

MPS uses multiple tools for assessment. Some of the most commonly used assessment tools include: MTSS, FAST, and Illuminate.

Follow our expert advice in using technology for the school year.

Benchmark Universe is a website where MPS teachers and students can access all of the digital Literacy resources from Benchmark Education.

Budget Tie-Out (BTO) refers to the process of determining the budgets for MPS.

Funding comes from three sources:

1. federal government
2. state of Minnesota
3. city of Minneapolis

Use a phone to dial the 911 number in case of an emergency.

Door buzzers are used to control who has access to each MPS building, promoting safe and secure learning environments. All calls made and received on an MPS door buzzer are recorded.

Email security refers to steps you can take to protect yourself from email attacks by hackers and scammers (threat actors).

The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a free and confidential service designed to support all benefit-eligible MPS employees. EAP services are available online and by phone.

English learners refers to students whose primary language is not English.

Equals Math is a multisensory math curriculum for special education students.

Family-teacher conferences are provided multiple times throughout the year for families to discuss their student's progress with the student's teacher(s).

Google Calendar is a time-management and scheduling calendar tool.

Google Slides is a slide-based online presentation tool that can be used to create a variety of presentations, from announcements to instructional content and more.

These resources are available to support the health and safety of MPS staff.

Identity protection refers to steps you can take to protect yourself from identity theft.

Infinite Campus is the website for MPS' Student Information System (SIS).

Intrado Safety Shield is the emergency management online tool for SETeams.

Lexia Core5 and Lexia PowerUp are literacy tools accessed through Clever.

Microsoft Teams is an online chat, file sharing, and conferencing tool which allows users to work and collaborate together.

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, or MTSS, is designed to provide multiple levels of academic and behavior support for students.

Newsela is an online literacy tool that allows teachers to find content with appropriate reading levels for students. Newsela also contains learning activities for Social Studies, Science, Math, ELA, and more.

Outlook is the email tool used by MPS employees. Outlook is available as an app on your smartphone, a website, and as an application for both MAC and PC computers.

Use the password reset website to change your MPS account password.

Password security is best practices in creating a strong password that is difficult for others to guess/discover.

Phishing and Social Engineering are two common ways threat actors try to gain access to your personal information or your digital accounts.

Quality Compensation (Q Comp) is a state-funded service​ that supports teacher effectiveness in advancing student achievement.

Read 180 and System 44 are literacy intervention tools accessed from the HMH Central website.

Remote work resources refers to various resources available to staff to help them work successfully from locations outside of the school or office building.

There are a variety of resources available to substitute teachers to help them be successful classroom instructors for MPS students.

Social-Emotional Learning, or SEL, is a process that helps people learn to develop healthy relationships.

ST Math is available to K-12+ students with a math goal on an IEP.

Tax scam prevention refers to steps people can take to avoid falling for scams related to paying taxes.

Record, film, edit, and upload your own videos.

Vitality is an optional wellness website resource available to all benefit-eligible employees.

WeBuy is a shopping website that includes vendor contact information and catalogs.