MINNESOTA EXCELLENCE IN LEARNING ACADEMY
EIN 46-4017902 · Charter Schools (B29)
What they do
THE MISSION of THE MINNESOTA EXCELLENCE IN LEARNING ACADEMY (MELA) is to SERVE CHILDREN and FAMILIES IN URBAN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING A HIGH-QUALITY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ACCELERATES ACHIEVEMENT, PERFORMANCE, and COLLEGE-PREPAREDNESS THROUGH CAREFUL ANALYSIS of STUDENT NEEDS and EFFECTIVE USE of DATA to PERSONALIZE and MONITOR STUDENT LEARNING. INNOVATION COMBINED WITH RESEARCH-BASED BEST PRACTICES and STRONG SUPPORT for TEACHERS WILL ENSURE THAT EVERY STUDENT IN THE ACADEMY WILL BE READING BY THE END of THIRD GRADE and CONTINUE to EXCEED GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS ENSURING READINESS for ACCELERATED WORK IN A HIGH-PERFORMING MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, and THE COLLEGE of THEIR CHOICE.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2014
- Location
- 9060 ZANZIBAR LN N, MAPLE GROVE, MN 55311-1261
- County
- Hennepin
- In care of
- TRACI MOORE