A QUALITY SCHOOL

Each child at Hope of Detroit Academy receives personalized instruction and the staff effectively adapts the curriculum to meet the needs of a variety of individual learning styles and intellectual strengths.

The academy's curriculum, which is available to all students and can be reviewed at the school, is fully aligned with state standards and benchmarks. K-8 instruction areas include core subjects in English language arts, science, social studies and math, complemented by instruction in music, art and physical education.

For grades 9-12, the MKJ curriculum is used for core areas. 100% of core academic subjects, elementary and secondary school classes are taught by highly qualified teachers.

A full-time curriculum coach at each campus works closely with teachers and administrators to plan, pace and assess curriculum to ensure its quality and alignment with state standards. The school also assesses its curriculum through state and standardized tests. Additional methods of ensuring compliance with outlined curriculum standards include lesson plan monitoring, classroom observation and submission of classroom goals to the school's curriculum coach.

Technology is integrated into the curriculum via an updated computer lab, computers in every classroom, Smart Board use and two fully mobile technology labs, each providing 25 laptop computers for classroom use. The high school campus features a state-of -the-art technology and media lab. In addition, Smart board technology and computers are avalable in every high school classroom.