A Citywide Campaign to Get Students Back in School WWYB Re-Engagement Center

Every 9 seconds in America, a student becomes a dropout Nationally, millions of students leave school before high school graduation African American students have the lowest graduation rate, followed by American Indian and Latino students Three-quarters of the state prison inmates are dropouts Reference American Youth Policy Forum. (2006). Whatever It Takes: How Twelve Communities Are Reconnecting Out-of-School Youth. p. vii-viii. Retrieved from ISBN # http:// Whatever It Takes

Hennepin County 17 School Districts; 46 Cities Graduation rate is only 65% 10,265 students dropped out of school from the class of 2008

Minneapolis Public Schools is committed to the vision Every Child College Ready. Reaching out to every student and doing whatever it takes to help them complete high school and get their diploma is a moral imperative. Why?

Insert PSA Here We Want You Back Campaign Chairs are Superintendent Bernadeia Johnson, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman.

Minneapolis Public Schools We Want You Back Re-Engagement Program 3345 Chicago Ave. So. Minneapolis, MN Office: or 4128 Fax:

Every Child College Ready. All Youth Will Graduate From High School. It is the responsibility of the entire community to ensure every child graduates from high school and is college ready. The involvement, investment, and collaboration of business and community partners are essential to providing our youth the supports and services necessary to succeed. Inviting young people to “Come Home to Minneapolis” and choose a path to graduate. Vision

A Collaborative Partnership to Re-engage Disconnected Youth: YCB partners Northside Achievement Zone Little Earth of United Tribes Somali Education Center Centro, Inc. Faith-based communities Neighborhood and community organizations Business & Civic organizations Youth-serving organizations Collaborative Partnerships

Direct programming for young people ages Middle school students and adults over age 20 are provided consultation services. WWYB Re-Engagement Program

MPS Online Courses MPS Contract Alternative Schools VOA SALT PYC VOA Phoenix Satellite Sites: Little Earth Diploma by Competency Portfolio ALC Credit Recovery Pathway to College MCTC: Jump Start PSEO Adult Basic Education: Students age 21+ ( GED Option) Pathways to Graduation

Interagency Collaborative Process: Wraparound Programming [ Individual Interagency Graduation Plans (IIGP)] Mentoring Services Mental Health Referrals Technology Services and Supports Test Remediation: Courses, Coaching, Tutoring Volunteer Supports Evaluation of Academic Needs Career Inventories and Coaching College Interest Inventories WWYB Support Services

WWYB SUPPORT STAFF Program Director School Social Worker School Counselor Check & Connect Associate Educators

Volunteer Saturday, September 11, 2010 Join hundreds of your neighbors and community members in a citywide effort mobilize the whole Minneapolis community and invite young people back to school! Together, we will reach 2,000 young people with the message “We Want You Back” and help put 200 young people back on a path to graduation! To learn more about the We Want You Back campaign or to volunteer, contact Jo Haberman, Youth Coordinating Board, at or Get Involved!

Mary Barrie, Executive Director Diane Elkerton, Program Director Office: Fax: Chicago Ave. So. Minneapolis, MN 55407