Lakes International Language Academy is one of Minnesota's fastest growing and highest performing schools. The School's achievements can be summarized through its growth, parent satisfaction, student retention, faculty retention, standardized test scores, and its facilities development & expansion.
GROWTH
* In 2004 opened with 174 students.
* In 2005 enrolled 284 students.
* In 2006 enrolled 368 students.
* In 2007 enrolled 442 students.
* In 2008 enrolled 502 students.
* In 2009 enrolled 562 students.
* In 2010 enrolled 593 students.
* In 2011 enrolled 643 students
FiNANCES
* For the fifth consecutive year, Lakes International received the state School Finance Award from the Minnesota Department of Education.
*Lakes International has received a clean audit each year from independent auditors.
*Lakes International manages a balanced budget of over $4M annually.
OTHER HONORS
*LILA earned the 2012 Award of Excellence in School Financial Management and Oversight.
*LILA earned a 2011 National Promising Practices Award from the Character Education Partnership at a forum in San Fransisco.
*LILA also garnered national recognition as a Finalist for the National School of Character Award in 2011.
*LILA was recognized as a 2010 National School of Character “Profiles in Character” award winner by the Character Education Partnership of Washington, D.C. Only 18 schools across the United States were selected for the honor, which is based on an evaluation of each school’s strengths in areas such as social-emotional learning or meeting individual student needs within the CEP’s Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education.
PARENT SATISFACTION, STUDENT RETENTION, and FACULTY RETENTION
* Parent satisfaction, over five-year period, averages over 95%
* Student retention, over five-year period, averages over 94%
* Faculty retention, over five-year period, averages over 91%
AYP STATUS
LILA'S School Report Card
GREEN SCHOOL
*LILA implemented a food waste recycling program in February 2011. Cafeteria food waste is picked up weekly and delivered to farms as pig nutrition.
*LILA applied a Washington County recycling grant to the purchase of a dishwasher and made a switch to reusable lunch trays in spring 2011.
*LILA facilities maintenance retrofitted the whole school with energy efficient lighting.
*Whole building paper and cardboard recycling programs are ongoing.
*LILA has moved to electronic communications systems in place of paper mailings to families and students.
TECHNOLOGY-READY
*Wi-Fi access throughout the school
*Promethean interactive Whiteboards in each classroom
*Promethean Learner-Response systems Widely-Used
*One stationary computer lab outfitted with large-screen iMacs
*Three mobile computer labs available for checkout
*Student-produced multimedia broadcast, LILAVISION
*Full Google Apps for Education infrastructure in place
*Fully equipped sound, light, and projection system in the multipurpose gymnasium space
*Key card & video monitoring security system
FACILITIES
* In July 2009 completed three new classrooms in the west wing.
* In July 2009 completed an expansion of the Cafeteria.
* In October 2008 finished construction of a New Media Center and Computer Lab.
* In August 2006 Finished 14 classrooms and gymnasium.
* In June 2006 completed an expansion of the cafeteria.
* In June 2005 remodeled the second grade classrooms and added the cafeteria staircase between levels.
* In February 2004 remodeled the old hospital rooms into eight classrooms and small multipurpose space.
