North Park School For Innovation

05/30/2026

Track and Field Day is one of the most fun events of the school year, and our fourth graders had an absolute blast on Thursday! Highland, North Park, and Valley View fourth graders came up to the CHHS Stadium to compete in races, fun contests, relays, and, of course, tug-of-war. We had an incredible group of CHHS students helping out and made the day so much fun for these young Hylanders! Plus, the weather couldn’t have been better!

05/29/2026

Shoutout to the incredible team at North Park School for Innovation! Thank you for the care and dedication you bring to your students every day.

05/20/2026

Join us in congratulating three of our very own North Park School for Innovation teachers on graduating with their master's degrees from the University of Minnesota this past weekend!

Congratulations to Keon Lewis and Devon Minke on receiving their Master of Education in Educational Leadership and to Breonna Robinson for receiving her Master of Arts in Educational Leadership and Policy!

We are so proud of you! It is an incredible accomplishment to obtain a post-graduate degree, let alone doing one while being amazing full-time teachers! North Park is so lucky to have you on our team and setting such great examples of Hylander Pride! 💙💛

04/25/2026

North Park School For Innovation Kindergarteners got to visit the Columbia Heights Fire Department and the Columbia Heights Public Library this week!

They had a lot of fun learning about the library and getting to try on firefighting gear! 🚒📚

03/24/2026

03/12/2026

We are excited to announce that all new funds donated to the Columbia Heights (CH) Community Mutual Aid GoFundMe will be matched up to $500,000 by the Wilson Foundation to help with increasing and urgent rent support!

Despite the lessening of Operation Metro Surge, there continues to be deep economic impacts on individuals, families and the community. CHPS Parent-Teachers Organizations' fundraising and the CH Community Mutual Aid GoFundMe have helped with providing food, supplies and rent to families, but the need for rent assistance is profound.

The CH Community Mutual Aid Fund has a list of 407 families/homes in Heights or with Heights kids who are still in need of $609,000 in rental support beyond what has been provided. There is a mutual aid committee of community members, including some CHPS staff, who make the decisions about how to distribute the funds. To date, this fund has mostly been able to support families with 50% of their rental needs-- this keeps more families in their homes. The local nonprofit, Heightsnext, has recently joined in this mutual aid and has a mutual aid giving webpage for corporate/foundation giving and individuals who prefer to give to a 501c3. Donations through HeightsNEXT are included in the Wilson Foundation matching funds.

Please consider helping the CH community as we recover from the impacts of Operation Metro Surge on our families and community. Your donation, now doubled thanks to the Wilson Foundation, is a tangible way to help our families stay in their homes. Your support provides stability for children and shows our neighbors how important they are to the vibrancy and life of Columbia Heights.

Every donation makes a difference and we are so grateful for your support!

Here is the link to the CH Community Mutual Aid GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-local-CH-families

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03/02/2026

Our PreK and Kindergarten Open House is this Thursday!!!

02/15/2026

North Park students reflected on the messages of kindness in the 1st and 2nd grade concert and were asked to put positive messages and images on their strips. 5th grade art studio assistants assembled the chain of hearts! These are now displayed in the school for the students and staff to see! 🩷❤️