2009 Children’s Report Card

Find out how children in Minneapolis are doing as we review key indicators of health, safety and achievement.

Summary

To keep our goals for Minneapolis youth on track, the YCB created the Call to Action Report Card. It outlines our objectives for the future, and assesses how the community’s youth is doing now. Our hope is that each person who reads the Call to Action will engage in our mission.

By 2020, the Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board wants all Minneapolis youth to:

• Be connected to family, caring adults, peers and organizations in their community
• Be physically and psychologically healthy
• Be prepared for, take advantage of, and be transformed by learning opportunities in school and in the broader community
• Be fully prepared for and engaged in building their future

The YCB is committed to these goals, but we can’t achieve them alone. We need community-wide support—everyone from policymakers to parents. The first step is to learn more about Minneapolis youth.

Poverty

In 2008-09, 63.8% of Minneapolis Public School students received a free or reduced-price lunch. This indicates the large number of students living in poverty.

Language proficiency

In 2007-08, only 22.7% of Minneapolis Public School students were classified as English-proficient.