Great MN Schools

Minnesota students get some of the fewest school days in the country. This Give to the Max Day, help us turn summer into a season of growth.

Minnesota requires just 165 school days a year compared to most state requirements of 180. That’s three fewer weeks of learning every year, and it hits hardest for students who are already behind. This past year, Operation Metro Surge widened that gap with some schools’ attendance falling by as much as 60%. Summer is our chance to help them catch up.

Great MN Schools provides an evidence-based summer learning program (Lavinia RISE) including curriculum, materials and educator training - to a growing number of schools and districts in Minnesota. 

And it is making a difference. After just 4 weeks of the summer program, participating students improved average assessment scores by 18.5% in ELA and 21.6% in Math. ELA proficiency grew nearly four times its starting rate and math grew more than three times its starting rate. 

This past summer, we served over 600 students, more than triple last year. Help us reach even more students next summer.

Give Now

$25 - Supports additional enrichment experiences, boosting attendance

$75 - Gives one student a full summer of learning materials 

$100 - Equips one teacher with the lessons and materials to help students catch up on reading and math

$400 - Trains a new teacher in the summer learning program

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OUR MISSION

Great MN Schools' mission is to ensure that every Minneapolis child attends a school that meets their needs and prepares them to thrive in their lives, careers and community. 

We do this two ways: we help schools get better and we make the conditions in which schools operate stronger too.