Woodbury Leadership Academy

Woodbury Leadership Academy (WLA) is a tuition-free, K-12 public charter school where high expectations and success matter to all! Our learning environment and school community promotes academic achievement for students in grades K-12, as well as personal integrity, equity and a dedication to value and serve others. Our school is committed to our students’ long term success. We use inquiry based learning by teaching the Core Knowledge Curriculum — building strong skills in math, reading, writing, history, science and technology. We also have a strong character education program to ensure students develop exceptional leadership skills. The character education program includes service learning projects and a focus of five core virtues - respect, responsibility, perseverance, gratitude and humanity. WLA uses the rigorous and classical Core Knowledge Curriculum to build strong foundational knowledge across subjects, promoting academic excellence and equity. By ensuring all students share common knowledge, we can narrow achievement gaps and build critical thinking and long-term success. The academic rigor at WLA prepares students for college and ready to lead. We out-perform the MCA Minnesota State average in all categories! Check out our report card. WLA is a public school with a private school feeling. WLA students wear school uniforms to promote equality, reduce peer pressure, and minimize distractions. Small class sizes at WLA allow for teachers and staff to provide personalized instruction, build strong relationships, and increase student engagement. With a 22:1 average student/teacher ratio, we are able to give every student what they need to learn and thrive. Call to learn more. The enrollment lottery closes January 31st of each year. There are sometimes openings available, so if you missed the deadline, please call to learn about openings in specific grade levels.

Washington County

Minneapolis Metropolitan Area

Woodbury

Minnesota

Woodbury Leadership Academy (WLA) is a tuition-free, K-12 public charter school where high expectations and success matter to all! Our learning...

A St. Paul man was convicted of felony <a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=609.223#stat.609.223.1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">third-degree assault</a> on Dec. 29 in connection with a fight at last February.  Jeremy Joseph Brann, 22, was sentenced to 365 days in Washington County Jail and ordered to pay $3,000 restitution to the female victim in the case.  Washington County District Court Judge Susan Miles suspended $2,500 and 320 days of the sentence for two years.  If Brann follows the conditions of his sentence and remains law abiding, the felony will be removed from his criminal record in 2014.    According to a Washington County criminal complaint filed on April 13, 2011: Brann was arrested after Oakdale police were dispatched to Duke's on the report of a fight in progress. Brann was arrested trying to flee the scene.  According to a post-arrest interview of the victim, Brann and two other men picked a fight with her fiancé shortly after being kicked out of Duke's. While attempting to help her fiancé, a man she identified as Brann yelled expletives at her and punched her in the face. When police arrived, the victim was found to have a swollen upper lip, bruising around her left eye and a laceration on the inside of her upper lip. A dentist's report also confirmed she had two chipped teeth and two cracked fillings.

A St. Paul man was convicted of felony <a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=609.223#stat.609.223.1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">third-degree assault</a> on Dec. 29 in connection with a fight at last February.

Jeremy Joseph Brann, 22, was sentenced to 365 days in Washington County Jail and ordered to pay $3,000 restitution to the female victim in the case.  Washington County District Court Judge Susan Miles suspended $2,500 and 320 days of the sentence for two years.

If Brann follows the conditions of his sentence and remains law abiding, the felony will be removed from his criminal record in 2014.    According to a Washington County criminal complaint filed on April 13, 2011:

Brann was arrested after Oakdale police were dispatched to Duke's on the report of a fight in progress. Brann was arrested trying to flee the scene.  According to a post-arrest interview of the victim, Brann and two other men picked a fight with her fiancé shortly after being kicked out of Duke's.

While attempting to help her fiancé, a man she identified as Brann yelled expletives at her and punched her in the face. When police arrived, the victim was found to have a swollen upper lip, bruising around her left eye and a laceration on the inside of her upper lip. A dentist's report also confirmed she had two chipped teeth and two cracked fillings.

MN Patch Team

Oakdale

Jeremy Joseph Brann, 22, was sentenced to 365 days in Washington County Jail and ordered to pay $3,000 restitution.