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Hmong International Academy State of the School Meeting October 16 th and 17 th 2018

Discover how Hmong International Academy fosters academic growth, embraces cultural diversity, and addresses challenges in their School Improvement Plan.

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Hmong International Academy State of the School Meeting October 16 th and 17 th 2018

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  1. Hmong International Academy State of the School Meeting October 16th and 17th 2018 Accountability, Innovation, and Research

  2. Agenda Hmong International Academy: WHO WE ARE • Mission and vision • Strengths • Challenges OUR SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN • Goals and strategies • Sharing student progress TITLE I • Overview of Title I • How we’re using our Title I funds • Title I and Family Engagement

  3. Hmong International Academy:Who We Are

  4. Who We Are Mission Hmong International Academy (HIA) will promote academic growth and achievement by engaging learners in a relevant and rigorous curriculum. Vision Hmong International Academy will prepare culturally competent students for success in the 21st century environment. HIA will preserve and share the Hmong culture, while honoring all cultures, and prepare ambassadors for the future School Stats • 45.1% (Asian/Pacific Islander Students); 47.9% (Black Students); 2.1% (American Indian Students); 3.0% (Hispanic Students); 1.9% (White Students). 72% Free and Reduced Lunch and 47.9% English Learners • Hmong International Academy (HIA) is a PK-8th Grade Hmong Magnet School. HIA students all learn about the Hmong language, history and heritage though a variety of classes including art and Hmong Studies. HIA also provides a Hmong DDL program in grades K-3 for students whose home language is Hmong. • Hmong Studies (PK-8th); Hmong DDL classes (K-8); All-day HI-5 • YWCA Beacons, GAP-Mental Health Collaborative, Asian Media Access

  5. Our Current Reality Challenges • Decreased enrollment for Hmong students • MCA proficiency in reading and math for all students • Facility space for instruction • Disproportionality rates in discipline Strengths • Increased enrollment in the last 2 years • Growing Somali student population • Increased focus on Social Emotional Learning • Increased growth in our MCA scores for 6th grade students in 2018 • Increase growth for Somali speaking students on the MCA • Expansion of our Hmong DDL program • 10+ teachers receive tenure in 2018 • 99% retention rate for teachers in grades PK-8th returning for 2018-19 school year

  6. Our School Improvement Plan

  7. What’s a School Improvement Plan? Our school improvement plan: Sets the goals that our school community is working to achieve Identifies the strategies or activities that will help us reach those goals together Every Minneapolis Public School is required to develop, implement, and monitor a school improvement plan.

  8. Our School Improvement Plan Strategy to achieve our goal: • Introduction of CREW/SEL • Continued participation in SEL/CASEL Cohort (year 2) Goal: Social Emotional Learning: Student/Teacher Relationships On the indicated measure, target student group(s) will increase from 69% to 75%

  9. Our School Improvement Plan Strategy to achieve our goal: • Introduction of Engage NY Math • Core Component 1: Conceptual Understanding, Procedural Fluency, and Problem Solving • Core Component 2: Content and skills need to be connected with the Standards of Mathematical Practices • Core Component 3: Greater focus and better coherence • Math Corps for identified students Goal: Math Achievement: Percent of students making typical or aggressive growth on FAST On the indicated measure, target student group(s) will increase from 24% to 34%

  10. Our School Improvement Plan Strategy to achieve our goal: • Year 2 with providing instruction with Benchmark • Reading Corps and Intervention for students who are partially proficient • Writing across the curriculum and AVID strategies for Middle School students Goal: Reading Achievement: Percentof students making typical or aggressive growth on FAST On the indicated measure, target student group(s) will increase from 22% to 32%

  11. How We Measure Student Progress Assessments help us answer questions such as: • Are we teaching what we think we are teaching? • Are students learning what we intend for them to be learning? • Are all students improving and being appropriately challenged? Some of the assessments our students will take this year are: • FAST • MCA/MTAS • NAEP (8th Grade Students Only) • WIDA ACCESS We want to make sure our students are learning as much as possible, so we use state and district assessments to determine their strengths and areas for growth. The results of these assessments help us figure out how we can better support our students in the classroom.

  12. How We’ll Share Student Progress with You Throughout the year, we’ll share information with you about how your student is doing in the classroom. We’ll do it in the following ways: Parent-Teacher conferences on October 16 and October 17 and February 14 and February 15 Quarterly report cards will be mailed home Though weekly/bi-weekly student communication folders, parent phone calls and emails, and also through Parent Portal

  13. Title I

  14. What is Title I? Title I supports our School Improvement Plan, and the funding we receive helps us reach our goals. • Title I is a federal program that provides money to schools and districtsto help them ensure all children have an equal opportunity to get a high-quality education and achieve proficiency on our state’s academic standards and assessments.

  15. For the 2018-2019 school year, we received $335,289.00 in Title I funding, which makes up 5%of our school budget. We are required to use Title I funding to improve the academic achievement of all students and engage YOU, our families, in that process! Hmong International Academyis a school-wide Title I program, which means all our students are able to benefit from the services we provide with our Title I funding.

  16. How We’re Using our Title I Funding Family Engagement • Hmong New Year • Cultural Family Involvement Days • Family Nights • Math and Reading Nights for families Curriculum and Instruction Support • Math and Literacy Intervention Teachers • Literacy Intervention Support Staff Member • Hmong Dual Developmental Language (DDL) Support Staff Member • Hmong Family Liaison • Somali Family Liaison

  17. As a family member in a Title I School, you have the right to… Request information from the district about whether your student’s teacher meets State licensing approval for the grade and subject being taught, is teaching with a waiver, and/or has certification for the field being taught Request information about the qualifications of any paraprofessional providing instruction Know how your child’s school is rated on its state test scores Expect regular communication with your school in a language that you can understand Work with other families and staff to develop a compactbetween our school and our families Help plan how money for family involvement should be spent Work with teachers, other families, and the school principal to develop a family involvement plan Ask for a meeting with your school principal or your child’s teacher at any time

  18. Opportunities for Families to be Involved! We want your input on our: • School Improvement Plan goals and strategies • Family Involvement Plan • School-Family Compact You can find all these documents on our school website! We’d love to see you at the following school events: • Parent-Teacher Conferences on: • October 16th and 17th • February 14th and 15th • Hmong New Year on November 20th • Muffins for Moms and Donuts for Dad Monthly Events • National African American Family Involvement Day on February 11th • Parent Meetings on the Last Thursday of each month following HIA Site Council Meeting • Hmong American Family Involvement Day on May 14th • Annual HIA Family Picnic on June 4th • Participate in Site Council! HIA consist of family members, Staff and community partners that review and learn about what is happening at HIA around increasing academic outcomes for our students. HIA Site Council Meets the Last Thursday of October, November and February through April (tentatively May as well). • Visityour child’s classroom or volunteer at our school! • Talk to your child’s teacher about events and issues that may affect your child’s work or behavior.

  19. School Staff Information Principal • Jamil Payton, 612-668-2250 (jamil.Payton@mpls.k12.mn.us) Assistant Principal(s) • Gao Xiong, 612-668-2250 (gao.Xiong@mpls.k12,mn.us) Family Liaison/Family and Community Engagement Specialist • Song Her • Abdullahi Ahmed • Neka Gray • Kira Spears

  20. We appreciate you!

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