Hope Learning Academy - Our Approach




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Our Approach

Hope Learning Academy staff members have the same goal for every student we come in contact with. We want them to leave our school less “at-risk” than they were when they came. In order to measure progress we have developed an assessment and intervention mechanism based on Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets. The following sequence describes how each student at Hope Learning Academy enters in to intervention with us.

INTERVENTION STEP	INTERVENTION DESCRIPTION
Initial Request for Information	Parents contact school personnel. An administrator or Mentor Supervisor(s) make contact with the parent and asses whether the student meets initial criteria for possible enrollment: They are at least 12 years old or in at least 7^th grade. On initial contact there is the strong possibility that an at-risk condition exists in at least 2 of the 8 Developmental Asset Categories, and at least one of those two areas must exist in an Internal Asset Category.
Parent Meeting	If our staff determines preliminarily that an at-risk condition does exist then a parent meeting is scheduled. At the parent meeting, an initial asset assessment is conducted by a qualified staff member. Parents are asked to write down a parenting plan and submit it to the school. The parenting plan is brought to all Mandatory Parent Meetings. Staff discusses enrollment issues, admissions policy, reviews handbook, tuition and payment options, and reviews required forms & immunizations with parents.
Staff Intervention Plan	Staff collects and discusses results of asset assessment. Staff completes “Prioritized Asset Need” report and designs parental action suggestions and prepares to implement action strategy. Student is assessed academically, if necessary, and referred to Project Build at the discretion of Hope Learning Academy Staff
Implementation	Student attends school Intervention strategy is implemented, which includes Daily attendance- Student is placed in appropriate classes with benchmark 30 semester credit workload. Student is held accountable to remain up to date and to excel in coursework. Student meets with Project Build Coordinator weekly if they are enrolled in Project Build. Student is held accountable to complete all project build coursework on-time and to show mastery of material. Mentoring- Student is mentored weekly by Hope Learning Academy staff, Asset Assessment is adjusted as necessary and new strategies implemented as needed. Parenting Plan is implemented and random drug testing is enforced if necessary Parents Attend Monthly Mandatory Parent Meetings Parents are communicated with weekly as to the progress of their child. Parental conferences are called as necessary to ensure student progress. Student attends Set Free Now³; mentors encourage behavior modification and reinforce Set Free Now³ values during mentoring. Extra-Curricular Activities are provided and encouraged (NIKAO da XTREME, youth group, end of semester incentives, etc.) Students on formal and informal probation attend scared straight at Southwest Detention Center. *subject to availability
After-Care	Students who transfer back to mainstream programs or that graduate are met with monthly for the first school-year after transferring, quarterly the second year, and as needed thereafter for mentoring as needed.

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New Hope Community Church/The Hope Learning Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities, generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin in administering its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship, and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.