Longfellow Alternative High School
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About
About Us
Located in South Minneapolis, Longfellow Alternative High School provides a personalized learning environment for students to complete their high school education & build a strong future through an emphasis on attendance, academic achievement & positive relationships. By encouraging critical thought, providing prenatal & parenting education, & partnering with community services, the school supports diploma-driven parents & kindergarten ready children as they establish the groundwork for lifelong learning.
Languages spoken by school staff
English, Spanish
Extra programming
Longfellow High School offers driver’s education & Young Parents Group.
Extracurriculars Offered:
Journalism/Newspaper Clubs, Music, STEM/STEAM Clubs, Visual Arts Clubs
Uniforms
Students who attend Longfellow Alternative High School are not required to wear uniforms.
How to enroll
If interested in enrolling, contact Student Placement Services at (612) 668-1840 or sps.department@mpls.k12.mn.us.
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Academics
Academic programming
Longfellow High School utilizes a personalized school model tailored to the needs & interests of each individual student. Through flexibility & choice, they honor & recognize the unique gifts, skills, passions, & attributes of each student, as well as each student’s challenges & obstacles to learning. Students choose how they will accomplish their goals–with the support of teachers & instructional support staff, through project-based learning (PBL), blended online courses, as well as some small group projects & seminars. Advisors work with each student to create a personalized pathway to graduation, including plans for completing required credits & incorporating job skills, internships, classes at MCTC, & other activities depending on each student’s career goal.
Academic Programs Offered:
College prep, Credit recovery, Multi-Grade Classrooms, PSEO, Personalized Learning, Professional Internships and/or Job Shadowing
Special education programming
Longfellow High School is staffed to serve Federal Settings I & II.
Curricula
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English language learner programming
Longfellow High School is staffed to support all levels of ELL. They provide a sheltered learning model for all newcomer students.
College Continuation
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School values
Longfellow High School believes in a comprehensive approach to providing positive education options, health, & pregnancy prevention for teen parents. They strive to support students in improving their attendance & enhancing their academic performance. At Longfellow High School, students’ children receive high-quality childcare that prepares them for kindergarten & beyond through the school’s Early Learning Center.
Recess
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Discipline Policy
MPS recognizes that appropriate school behavior is critical to academic success & to sustaining a rich & effective learning community. Their Discipline & Student Behavior Policy states that student instruction time lost due to removal from classes in response to misbehavior must be minimized. MPS looks to parents & families to partner in teaching & supporting appropriate school behavior to maximize the academic success of their students.
Read the full MPS Discipline & Student Behavior Policy at: www.bit.ly/42ZvEkZ.
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Equity
Equity vision
Longfellow High School believes that all students come to their school as geniuses. It is the school’s responsibility to help unlock that genius in the students.
