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Hiawatha Community

4201 - 42nd Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55406

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Grades: Pre-K-2
Principal: Deb Regnier
Enrollment: 317
Hours: 8:40 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Phone: 612.668.4610
Fax: 612.668.4620
Email: Debbie.Regnier@mpls.k12.mn.us
Website: hiawatha.mpls.k12.mn.us/

Hiawatha Community School is a Pre-K-2 school within a culturally diverse, urban community, located within walking distance of the Minnehaha Falls and six blocks from grades 3-5 partner school, Howe Community School.

WE OFFER: All-day Kindergarten • High Five Program • Bilingual and English as a Second Language Support • DCD (Developmental Cognitive Delay) Special Education *• ALC After-School Program • Community Education Classes • Field Day • Family Involvement Opportunities • Specialists in Music, Media, Physical Education • Band • Music Programs • After School Drama • Art Adventure • Visual Thinking Strategies • Community Art Show • Schoolwide Art Opportunities • Volunteer Opportunities • PTO Sponsored School Carnival • SES Tutoring • Student Council • Hiawatha Park/Rec Daycare

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Student of the Month Award assemblies
  • Academic awards
  • Attendance awards
  • Specialists in Media, Music, Art, and Physical Education
  • Band
  • Media computer lab instruction
  • IXL Computer Program for Math
  • Musical Programs
  • Minnesota Orchestra adoption
  • Sweet On School dance and radio broadcast
  • Grade 4-5 Mississippi River adventure field trip
  • Student council sponsored events and activities
  • Active PTO and Site Council
  • Student programs and performances
  • Art, nature and science field trips
  • Grade 5 overnight trip to Camp Audubon

EXTENDED-DAY ACTIVITIES: ALC (Area Learning Center), Community Education Classes, PTO sponsored after-school drama, Title I tutoring, Youth Inc. tutoring.

PATHWAY: Howe (grades 3-5), Sanford Middle
What we look like
Student Race School District
Native American 8% 4%
African American 21% 34%
Asian American 3% 7%
Hispanic American 19% 20%
White American 50% 34%

Students School District
Receive ELL Services 14% 25%
Qualify for free or reduced lunch 55% 64%
Receive Special Education Services 13% 13%

For more information, see the School Progress Report
School Summary
All Minneapolis Public Schools (K-8)
  • Elementary Schools (K-5)
English Language Learner Programs
  • Spanish
Academic Opportunities
  • Accelerated Reading
  • CCC Lab - Self-Paced learning
  • Arts
  • English Language Learner Program
  • History Day
  • Media Arts
  • Physical Education
  • Service Learning
After-school Activities
  • Art Club
  • Chess Club
  • Community Education Classes
  • Drama
  • Media/Technology
  • Reading Classes
  • Tutoring
  • Yearbook
Extra-curricular Activities
  • Band/Instrumental Music
  • Choir
  • Music
  • Student Council
  • Audubon Center of the North Woods
Pre-Kindergarten Programs
  • High Five
Kindergarten Options
  • All Day Kindergarten
Family and Student Support
  • Family Involvement Program
  • Home Visits
  • Individual Learning Plans
  • Family Fun/Learning Nights
  • Parent Involvement Leadership
  • Site Council
  • Student Leadership
  • Tutoring
School Information
  • Computer Lab(s)
  • Internet Connection in Every Classroom
  • Renovated Playground
  • Responsive Classroom
  • Promethean Boards in Every Classroom
  • Audio Enhancement System