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 35 member sites of the national Breakthrough Collaborative. The national office provides Breakthrough Saint Paul 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. Additionally, MPA covers a 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:

Admission Possible
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.

Comcast
Comcast is the official high-speed internet service provider for the Breakthrough Anywhere program at Breakthrough Saint Paul.

Macalester College
BSP has participates in the college’s Off-Campus Student Employment program. Macalester students are employed in our High School Program, Breakthrough Anywhere.

Saint Paul Public Schools Foundation (SPPSF)
The SPPSF coordinates the Tutoring Partnership for Academic Excellence, which is a city-wide initiative to ensure high-quality, consistent tutoring for students in Saint Paul Public Schools. BSP and eleven other programs are currently members of this partnership.

YMCA Menogyn
With the help of two Mounds Park Academy seniors, YMCA Camp Menogyn has partnered with Breakthrough Saint Paul to help send 12-15 BSP ninth grade students in the Breakthrough leaders Program on an eight-day wilderness leadership experience in the BWCA.