August 10, 2020
Please join our UPCOMING Town Hall Meeting on AUGUST 12th at 6PM via the ZOOM links below.
Topic: Distance Learning for Fall 2020 (Hmong/English session)
Time: Aug 12, 2020 6:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting via the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85848740488?pwd=cHhaT0U5NHVKYTF6ZEFjZTBkazgxZz09
Meeting ID: 858 4874 0488
Passcode: MNH27Z
Topic: Distance Learning for Fall 2020 (Karen session)
Time: Aug 12, 2020 7:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting via the link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82994199657?pwd=b1JKS0pUdWtVRkVvY0g1Qjd1S3FPZz09
Meeting ID: 829 9419 9657
Passcode: yH1FjZ
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August 6, 2020
COVID-19 SCHOOL PLAN FOR FALL 2020
Dear Parents & Community Partners:
We understand your feeling and anticipation about the new school year. The safety of students and staff is our top priority. Due to the recent news reports of increased cases of COVID-19 in the United States and in Ramsey County, we want to ensure our families and community partners that HOPE Community Academy is working closely with the Minnesota Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Health to maintain a safe school. The Administration Team also surveyed our families and staff. The overwhelming majority feel that Distance Learning is the best option for this fall.
In conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Education’s expectations, HOPE Community Academy Administration Team has prepared an improved and more academic engaging Distance Learning for the fall.
Therefore, students will begin Distance Learning at HOPE Community Academy beginning on Monday, August 31, 2020. A detailed schedule for each grade level will be communicated to every family. For example, the new and improved Distance Learning will provide more personalized experiences, more synchronous learning with peers and teachers, and more specific support from each grade level.
You will hear from our Parent and Community Engagement Office about training schedule for parents and students. We strongly encourage you to attend those training to help you understand the expectations for Distance Learning. In addition to parents’ training, the HOPE Community Academy Administrative Team will conduct a few town hall meetings via ZOOM. The schedule will be communicated to parents via phone calls, emails, and letters. Please call us if you have any questions. We appreciate your feedback and support of HOPE Community Academy.
Thank you very much for supporting our young scholars.
Sincerely,
Administration Team
Maychy Vu, Executive Director
Dr. Chai Lee, Principal
Juavah Lee, Program Development Director
Sandy Vue, Operations Director
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July 31, 2020
Dear HOPE Families and Staff:
Yesterday, Governor Walz announced a comprehensive back-to-school plan. My administrative team and I are reviewing the details and guidance from the state. Since this information was just released, we need additional time to review and will update all within the next week.
The health of our children, families and staff remain our number one priority. We will be conducting a very short survey to get family input. At the same time, we acknowledge the uncertainty that adds to the stress on our families and staff. We truly appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue to work through this process.
Sincerely,
Maychy Vu
Executive Director
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Please read information on the Pandemic EBT program here. A letter from our food and nutrition coordinator will be sent home to all HOPE families. You may also read it by clicking on this link. The link to apply is available here, starting June 8th at noon: https://mn.p-ebt.org/en/
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HOPE will be no longer be distributing school meals during the summer school period. If you need help getting connected to food resources, please call our main office and someone will assist you.
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John Yang, one of our School Board members was featured in the Star Tribune! Thank you John for your work during this pandemic! Click the link above to read.
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On May 13th, 2020, our School Board of Directors hosted our Annual Board Meeting via Zoom. Please click this link to view the meeting. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us!
