Our Mission is:

We, the community of Harding High School, believe that students are a priceless resource and therefore will:

• Prepare each individual for life, • Create a desire for life-long learning, • Respect and include all cultures & differences, • Provide a six year School-to-Career curriculum,

and • Foster self pride and a positive school climate.

Who’s at Harding

• 2,049 students• Grades 9-12

• 1.7% American Indian• 57.4% Asian • 10.6% Hispanic• 18.3% Black• 12.1% White

• 60% LEP• 12% Special Education• 83% Free and Reduced Lunch

Harding offers for Students…• 30+ After School Organizations • 6+ College Access programs • Varsity and Junior Varsity sports • Theater • Music • After school tutoring • State of the Art College & Career Center • International Baccalaureate Program (1 of only 15 high

schools in MN) • 5 Small Learning Communities • Culturally diverse student body • Business and Community Partnerships• An emphasis on volunteerism

Parents

• Graduation Rate: 91.09%• The amount of scholarships earned by Harding

grads increases every year!– 2005: $864,410 – 2006: $2,972,000 – 2007: $4,549,574 – 2008: $8,165,352 – 2009: $8,244,760

Parents:

• Stay Informed About What Your Student Is Learning!

• You can find the Minnesota Academic Standards, graduation requirements, a practice math test, and more information about Secondary Education at: www.thecenter.spps.org/secondaryeducation.html

• Parent Portal• allows parents/guardians access to attendance, grades,

assignments and teacher contacts

Staff/School Board/Community

• Harding has not met AYP for:– Reading

• Limited English Proficient– 60.27% with a target of 70.74%

– Math• Hispanic

– 10% with target of 36.67%

• Limited English Proficient– 25.55% with a target of 44.44%

• Special Education– 5.10% with a target of 37.20%

• Free and Reduced Lunch– 22.89% with a target of 44.66%

School Wide Initiatives

Advisory • Students will focus on developing their writing skills• Students will be given three opportunities this

school year to write a one-paragraph response to a prompt

Professional Learning Communities (PLC)• focus on learning rather than on teaching • work collaboratively as educators

School Wide Initiatives

• Academies• 9th Grade Academy• Human Services Academy • Academy of Fine Arts • Mesa• Science, Engineering, & Industrial Technology

– Sense of belonging– Teachers and students build a

supportive relationship, which promotes a positive and safe learning environment