OUR PARTNERS MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.

Breakthrough Saint Paul, an affiliate of the national Breakthrough Collaborative, is a Mounds Park Academy (MPA) program designed and implemented in collaboration with Saint Paul Public Schools (SPPS). In addition to these three main institutional partners, we work with other organizations to enhance our programming and to recruit our participants.

Main Institutional Partners:

Breakthrough Saint Paul is one of 28 member sites of the national Breakthrough Collaborative. The national office provides Breakthrough with a national teacher application, national student database, curricular resources, marketing materials, and occasionally pass-through grants from national foundations.

Mounds Park Academy provides Breakthrough administrative and programming space on a year-round basis. All financial activities are maintained by the school’s business and development offices, an in-kind donation. Additionally, MPA covers a major portion of the director’s annual salary.

Saint Paul Public Schools provides Breakthrough students with transportation to and from the program during both the summer and school year as well as with daily breakfasts and lunches. Furthermore, the district works with program staff to recruit students from SPPS elementary schools, collect data on students, and help ensure students are on the rigorous track in school.

Programming Partners:

The University of Minnesota has partnered with Breakthrough Saint Paul to create a formal college course around the summer teaching internship. Breakthrough is also able to use the University’s WebCT interface to help organize and administer the internship.

Admission Possible provides high-quality ACT preparation and college guidance services to 11th and 12th graders in the Saint Paul Public Schools. Because of the work Breakthrough students have completed, Admission Possible has agreed to give priority admissions to eligible Breakthrough students who apply.

With the help of two Mounds Park Academy seniors, YMCA Menogyn has partnered with Breakthrough Saint Paul to help annualy send 12-15 BSP ninth grade students who are part of the Breakthrough Leaders Program.

Recruitment Partners:

University of Minnesota, Macalester College, St. Thomas University,
Hamline University, College of St. Catherine, Highland Park High School,
Mounds Park Academy, Central High School

Interested in partnering?
Contact Jeff Ochs at 651-748-5504 or jochs@moundsparkacademy.org,.