The Harvest Best Academy
Jason Burns is an experienced educational and operational leader, currently serving as the Assistant Principal and Director of Operations at The Harvest Best Academy since November 2021. Prior to this role, Jason held the position of Director of Operations at Prodeo Academy from May 2018 to September 2020. Jason also has entrepreneurial experience as the Owner/Operator of Xpress Dry Cleaners from September 2015 to May 2018, where Jason provided a convenient pick-up and delivery service aimed at saving customers time and money. Earlier in Jason's career, a position as Operations Manager at Parks Distribution from September 2014 to July 2015 was held. Jason earned a degree from the University of Minnesota between 1997 and 2004.
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The Harvest Best Academy
OUR MISSION At Harvest Best Academy our mission is to instruct, empower, enable, and guide children to achieve superior academic, social, and moral development. OUR VISION Harvest Best Academy’s vision is for every child to be college and career ready. OUR HISTORY Harvest Preparatory School was established as a private school in 1992. In 1999, Harvest Preparatory School became a tuition-free charter school. The Best Academy was established in 2008 as a single-gender school to address the unique educational needs of African American boys. The same year that the Best boys program was created, Sister Academy (a program for girls) was developed within the Harvest Preparatory School. Best Academy East was established in 2010 after members of the East African Somali community in Minneapolis approached Harvest Preparatory School and Best Academy founders, Eric and Ella Mahmoud, and asked them to consider starting a program to meet the unique cultural and academic needs of their burgeoning English Language Learner (ELL) community. In 2018, Harvest Preparatory School and Best Academy merged and became Harvest Best Academy, a free kindergarten through 8th grade school serving students in 3 programs: Harvest Prep (K-4), Best East (K-4), and Best Middle School (5-8).