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

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
3-5 min

5. Our Current Reality Strengths Challenges
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 school year
Challenges
Decreased enrollment for Hmong students
MCA proficiency in reading and math for all students
Facility space for instruction
Disproportionality rates in discipline
3-5 min
Your School’s Current Reality
Share strengths about your school’s programs, your progress from the previous year, and what you are looking forward to this 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.
2 min

8. Our School Improvement Plan
Goal:
Social Emotional Learning: Student/Teacher Relationships
On the indicated measure, target student group(s) will increase from 69% to 75%
Strategy to achieve our goal:
Introduction of CREW/SEL
Continued participation in SEL/CASEL Cohort (year 2)
10 min total for all goal/strategy slides
Complete one slide for each goal (you can copy and paste this slide if you have more than three goals)

9. Our School Improvement Plan
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%
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
Complete one slide for each goal (you can copy and paste this slide if you have more than three goals)

10. Our School Improvement Plan
Goal:
Reading Achievement: Percent of students making typical or aggressive growth on FAST
On the indicated measure, target student group(s) will increase from 22% to 32%
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
Complete one slide for each goal (you can copy and paste this slide if you have more than three goals)

11. How We Measure Student Progress
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.
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
5 min

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 s, and also through Parent Portal
3 min

13. Title I

14. What is Title I?
Title I is a federal program that provides money to schools and districts to 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.
2 min
Mention: Title I programs are available to schools with the greatest concentration of low-income families. If appropriate, you could reference the Application for Educational Benefits form and its role in this.
Title I supports our School Improvement Plan, and the funding we receive helps us reach our goals.

15. Hmong International Academy is 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.
For the school year, we received $335, 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!
2 min

16. How We’re Using our Title I Funding
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
Family Engagement
Hmong New Year
Cultural Family Involvement Days
Family Nights
Math and Reading Nights for families
5-10 min

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 compact between 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
5 min

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).
Visit your 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.
5 min
Say that families can give input on the SIP, FIP, and Compact at site council meetings that will be advertised
Talk about your school’s policy for families visiting and volunteering

19. School Staff Information
Principal
Jamil Payton,
Assistant Principal(s)
Gao Xiong,
Family Liaison/Family and Community Engagement Specialist
Song Her
Abdullahi Ahmed
Neka Gray
Kira Spears
1 min
It might be helpful here to describe the role of your family liaison and how they support families.

20. We appreciate you!