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Welcome to Higher Learning Academy! At Higher Learning Academy we are committed to ensuring that our students receive an excellent education and develop into Future Leaders. We are a small and supportive community where parents, students, teachers, and staff members make the choice to work together and are focused on creating the best opportunities possible for all our students. It is our goal that each of our students will learn, grow, and develop to their full potential. - Toolie Younger, Principal

Student Enrollment Lottery

If it is necessary to hold a lottery for 2012-2013 enrollment it will be held on Friday afternoons at Higher Learning Academy.

Our first lottery for 3rd grade placement will be on Friday, April 27th at 2:00 p.m. in the Main Office.

Mission

The Higher Learning Academy (HLA) is a charter public school that serves the diverse Del Paso, Rio Linda, and North Sacramento families who (1) believe in high academic and behavioral standards and (2) choose to participate in a powerful student, parent, and teacher partnership. It is the mission of this tuition free public charter school team to provide instructional, personal, and behavioral support that will allow each student to academically perform at his/her personal best achievement level and to consistently demonstrate responsible, resourceful and respectful behavior towards self and others.

Vision

Higher Learning Academy teachers and leaders are dedicated to promoting social justice, advancing cultural literacy and facilitating optimal student academic and behavioral performance. These outcomes will be accomplished by implementing powerful teaching and learning strategies that align with the California Grade Level Curriculum Framework Standards and the solid, sequenced, and specific Core Knowledge Curriculum benchmarks.

Curriculum - Core Knowledge

A Core Knowledge education is built upon a detailed outline of specific content to be taught in Language Arts, History, Geography, Mathematics, Science, and Fine Art. As the core of a school curriculum, it provides a solid coherent foundation for learning; it is also flexible to meet local needs. This allows all the curriculum expectations of the California framework to be thoroughly covered at each grade level by Higher Learning Academy's teachers. The Core Knowledge curriculum is a result of research into the content and structure of the high performing elementary school systems around the world. Specific content includes language arts, world history and geography, visual art, music, mathematics, and science. More information about Core Knowledge is available at the Core Knowledge website.

Important Documents

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2011-2012 HLA Calendar
8/7/11 - Toolie Younger
2012-2013 Enrollment Packet: Spanish
1/31/12 - Toolie Younger
2011-2012 Parent Student Handbook
8/26/11 - Toolie Younger
Single School District Plan
3/2/11 - Karl Birusingh
2012-2013 Enrollment Packet: English
1/31/12 - Toolie Younger

School Calendar

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2625 Plover Street, Sacramento 95815 916-286-5183


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HLA Future Leaders

The Higher Learning Academy future leaders focus on three main areas Academic Achievement, Personal Wellness, and 21st Century Citizenship.

Academic Achievers are:

  • Goal Oriented
  • Strategic Thinkers
  • Engaged in Self-Evaluation
  • At or Exceeding Grade Level Standards
  • Producing Quality Products
  • Using a Mature Voice
  • Logical and Coherent
  • Recognize the Power of the Written Word

21st Century Citizens:

  • Take Responsibility for the Community
  • Have Character
  • Use Technology
  • Collaborate
  • Are Critical Thinkers
  • Select Appropriate Language Among Life Situations

Personal Wellness incorporates:

  • Empathy
  • Knowledge of Diversity
  • Hygiene
  • Organization
  • Nutrition
  • Physical Education
  • Effective Problem Solving

Charter Schools

For more information about charter schools please visit www.calcharters.org