Hennepin Schools
School performance rating
About
Languages spoken by school staff
English, Arabic, French, Pashto, Spanish, Somali, American Sign Language, Tagalog, Swahili, Hungarian, Urdu
Extra programming
Cultural Extracurriculars, Debate/Speech Clubs, Environmental/Outdoors Clubs, Journalism/Newspaper Club, Sports, STEM/STEAM Clubs, Visual Arts
Extracurriculars Offered:
Cultural Extracurriculars, Debate/Speech Clubs, Environmental/Outdoors Clubs, Journalism/Newspaper Clubs, STEM/STEAM Clubs, Sports, Visual Arts Clubs
Uniforms
Students who attend Hennepin Schools are required to wear uniforms.
How to enroll
To enroll, contact the Main Office at (612) 843-5050 or enrollment@hennepinschools.org.
Students at this school
Teachers at this school
Average student to teacher ratio
Academics
67%
Academic programming
There are no shortcuts to academic success & no excuses for failing to reach it. Hennepin Schools has built a school culture that includes these features:
Extended school day (8:45AM-4:00PM)
All-day kindergarten
Saturday school
Summer school
Small class sizes
Double sessions of reading & math every day
Structured recess & daily physical activity
Their curriculum is culturally relevant & challenging. Teachers spend every Friday afternoon planning lessons & reviewing student work for ways to always improve.
Academic Programs Offered:
Advanced Instruction, Arts Focused Programming, College Prep, Personalized Learning, STEM/STEAM
Special education programming
Hennepin Schools has a strong Special Education Department with a low student to teacher ratio. Hennepin Schools provides special programming based on students’ Individualized Education Plans. They provide goal based teaching in mathematics, reading, & writing; behavior skills; speech therapy; occupational therapy; developmentally adaptive physical education; & more. The school has a SUN room for students who can benefit from a smaller class size setting & a sensory room. Finally, Hennepin provides Extended School Year (ESY) services to those students who qualify.
English language learner programming
The ESL program at Hennepin Schools offers a combination of individual or small group pull-out & push-in instruction to support English language development. Depending on the student’s grade level & their English language skills, ESL services are provided to meet their specific needs. ESL push-in & pull-out services are a part of the school-wide schedule, implemented to provide extra intervention support in addition to grade-level classroom instructional time. The English language teachers & the classroom teachers work closely together to plan a teaching program that best meets the language & academic needs of each student. Additionally, the ELL teacher works with students in the mainstream classroom to support their learning in a content or mainstream class. Consistent quiz data informs these classroom sessions.
A combination of strategies is used to teach English: relevant texts, phonics, oral language skills, cooperative learning, & integrated reading. Hennepin also focuses on the development of the 4 domains: listening, speaking, reading, & writing that align with WIDA Standards & Can Do descriptors.
Proficiency
4 out of 10 students are performing math at grade level
3 out of 10 students read at grade level
Progress
5 out of 10 students are progressing to graduate on grade-level in math
5 out of 10 students are progressing to graduate on grade-level in reading
Climate
34%
School values
Hennepin Schools wish for all Hennepin students to embrace the 3 Cs:
Confident Learner: Students have a strong academic base. They are confident in their current abilities & their future potential.
Caring Community Builder: Students show care in their relationships & care for the community. They work hard to make a positive & lasting impact on their school community, as well as on their city, state, & the world.
Cross Cultural Navigator: Students see cultural diversity as an inherent strength. Through an expansive knowledge of language, culture, & norms across the globe they will be strong cross cultural navigators.
Discipline Policy
Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports
Students who do well or go above & beyond in their behavior or actions will receive reward points, at the discretion of the teacher. Hennepin Schools use a point system to reward student behaviors. Each day, students earn points when they meet learned expectations. Students need to earn points in order to participate in special privileges, such as choice time or Fun Friday. All adults on campus will engage in proactively teaching positive behavior expectations. When a student is struggling to meet expectations, support will be provided.
The main goal of discipline is education.
A discipline referral is used to communicate the details of a specific instance by the staff to the family & the administration. This private data will not be shared with other families. The disciplinary action is determined by the administration, & communicated to families following a completed investigation.
Teacher retention
Attendance
Discipline
Equity
63%
Equity vision
Hennepin students & staff are Caring Community Builders.
We value & care for each & every person in our community.
We see the value in difference & the chance to learn from diverse perspectives.
We look for common ground in all discussions.
We believe that equity does not reduce any individual’s rights.
We choose respect over hate.
We are Cross-Cultural Navigators.
We see the interconnected nature of the world around us & aim to build bridges between & among peoples.
We recognize that each person is unique & belongs to various cultures, & we seek opportunities to learn about them.
We do not stereotype. We do not judge others.
We are Confident Learners.
We have a good understanding of where we come from & where we want to go in life.
We value the opportunity to seek knowledge & we want to learn.
We are focused on growth & we choose opportunities to learn & grow every day.
