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WHO WE ARE

Hope Leadership Academy is a public charter school that serves students in grades Kindergarten through 5th grade who live within the boundaries of the Kansas City Public School district.  We are committed to small class sizes in order to maximize educational opportunities and build strong relationships among students and teachers.  

 

What makes HLA unique in the landscape of Kansas City charter schools?


We are a neighborhood based school serving as an anchor in our community. Schools are the heartbeat of a neighborhood and we are proud to be a part of the revitalization of the east side of Kansas City. 

WHO ARE WE

PILLARS OF SUCCESS

We at Hope Leadership Academy strongly believe in our mission statement: to provide a world-class neighborhood school whose students thrive in a culture of academic rigor, character development, and caring relationships. Our 3 Pillars of Success are the framework that helps us reach the goals of the HLA mission statement.

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Pillar One: Academic Rigor

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Hope Leadership Academy prioritizes Academic Excellence as a goal for each and every student. It is our aim to meet each student where they are and push them to where they can be through high expectation, high quality staff and a culture of continuous learning.

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Pillar Two:  Leadership and Character Development

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Leadership development is an essential part of character building and moral maturity.  Our goal at HLA is to promote authentic leadership development in our students through identifying characteristics of quality leadership and providing opportunities for leadership exploration.  When students learn to be empowered with leadership decision making skills they have the ability to impact their school, community and the larger world around them.

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Pillar Three: Caring Relationships

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Building and maintaining relationships is a key component to the fabric of Hope Leadership Academy. It is our goal to engage each person/ family from the moment they come into our school or call to inquire. Through respect, transparency, honesty, and leadership, we strive to be the examples of assertive communication, compassionate understanding and nonjudgmental engagement with the goal of providing our students the foundation needed for a successful educational journey.

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These Pillars of Success support the Vision Statement of HLA which states that we envision a vibrant, close-knit, neighborhood-based school where all students reach for and attain their highest goals.  By creating a caring and supportive environment with high expectations, we will empower students to become enthusiastic learners and respectful citizens who work diligently to better themselves and their neighborhood.  Students will experience a high level of success both academically and in the world around them, which will strengthen families and the neighborhood we serve.  

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PILLARS OF SUCCESS

OUR HISTORY

How HLA Came to Be

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Hope Leadership Academy was born out of a dream by community kids and their families to have a neighborhood school that provides a high quality education, close knit community and lasting relationships.  

 

In 2008, the Kansas City Public School District began a plan to close 29 of the district’s 61 schools.  The two district schools that served our students closed and neighborhood kids were being bused to different schools across the city. Hope Leadership Academy opened its doors in the fall of 2011, and once again the children of this neighborhood were able to go to school together within their community.​

HISTORY
OUR MASCOT

OUR MASCOT

Why is the Falcon Our Mascot? 

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In 2010 as we were creating Hope Leadership Academy, our first principal watched a peregrine falcon land on the roof of our school.

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This was a highly unique site in our neighborhood, and we felt the strength and determination of this falcon was a perfect symbol for our school and the students that come through our doors!

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FINANCIAL REPORTS

Financial Reports
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