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Chief Executive Officer  Cha-Ger Yang is the CEO of Prairie Seeds Academy, a public Academy in Brooklyn Park serving Minneapolis and the smaller surrounding suburbs. Prairie Seeds Academy has about 795 students, K-12. Prairie Seeds Academy employs 84 full time employees and 10 contracted consultants and temporary employees. Cha-Ger manages an annual budget of over 8 million. His passion is to make a difference in the lives of young children. The CEO's leadership ability sets a positive tone for cooperation, honor and social responsibility across all stakeholders. Cha-Ger is commited to students and staff growth, development and academic excellence. As a visionary leader, he is focused on shaping the educational system, driving the vision, motivating students toward life-long achievements and enhancing positive attitudes.
Cha-Ger holds an advanced degree in Educational Administrative Licensure from Saint Mary's University, a Master Degree in Educational Curriculum and Instruction for grades K-12 from The University of Saint Thomas, an ESL Certification for grades K-12 from Hamline University, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology focusing in facility engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Prior to his work at Prairie Seeds Academy, Cha-Ger worked at a civil engineering firm for 5 years. He then taught bilingual math and science in Minneapolis School District for 7 years. In 2004, Cha-Ger became the Principal for Prairie Seeds Academy and now is the CEO of the school. Principal  In 2006, she was given the opportunity to become the Principal of St. Paul Family Learning Center. At the time, St. Paul Family Learning Center had not been making AYP for the past five years. After one year, with Choua's excellent leadership skills and natural ability to drive student achievement, she had pulled the staff and students together and assisted in helping them to succeed. In 2007, St. Paul Family Learning Center made AYP. She eventually was recruited back into Minneapolis Public School District to fulfill the Assistant Principal position at North High School, and then promoted to ELL Director at the Minneapolis Central Office where she led and managed 90 ELL school sites. She is now the Principal here at Prairie Seeds Academy. Choua earned her advanced degree in Educational Administration Licensure K-12 from Saint Mary's University, Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction K-12 at the University of St. Thomas, ESL and Bilingual Education K-12 at Hamline University and a Bachelor of Science Degree at the University of Wisconsin Stout in Marketing/ Vocational 7-12. Assistant Director Jeanene Miller is an Assistant Director at Prairie Seeds Academy. She works with grades K-12. Ms. Miller has been teaching for over 30 years. Her most recent years have been in the Metro Area suburban and urban setting. All of the years since coming to Minnesota in 1994 have involved working in diverse settings, something she truly loves. Her first commitment is to the students. Since she joined PSA in January 2011, her goal has been to get to know as many of the students as possible. She has been building relationships with many of the students already. As we grown in enrollment, her goal does not waiver. Jeanene brings a strong background in Hmong culture, Literacy across the grades and staff development. She has taught all grades K-8, Reading, Special Education and had experience with high school in tutoring classes. She has been a literacy consultant for schools in Pennsylvania, Washington DC, New York as well as in the Midwest. She had also served as an Assistant Administrator prior to coming to PSA. Ms. Miller completed her undergraduate work at the University of Northern Iowa. She earned her Masters from Hamline University. Since then she has done work on her ELL licensure. Curriculum Coordinator  I was born and raised in California. I originally came from Southern California, but my family moved to Northern California when I was a senior in high school. This was extremely hard on me, but I survived. I continued to live in the area until my recent move to Minnesota. My family and I moved here in June, 2007. We settled in the Monticello area where my Dad lives. We have enjoyed spending our time with the family. I have four children. Raelyn is 20 and in the Army. She was just deployed to Korea and will spend a year there. Ryan is 16 and a junior in high school. He enjoys playing football for his school. Kyle is 11 and started middle school. Like his brother, he plays football too. Alexis is four and starting preschool. She is so excited to be like her older siblings. Hobbies that I enjoy doing are camping, reading, and spending time with my children. We enjoy taking out our fifth wheel and seeing the countryside. We drove to Minnesota this summer and went through seven states. We did not get to see much of them, but we enjoyed the landscape. I always try to read a book a month and enjoy reading historical fiction. My family enjoys spending time at sporting events and family gatherings. I am excited about being here at Prairie Seeds Academy and look forward to a great year. |
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