Archive for month: November, 2017

Harmony staff, teachers, and administrators have spent countless of hours preparing our students for college and each year approximately 85% of our graduating class enrolled in a post-secondary institution.

But, despite these impressive enrollment numbers, far too many of our low income and first-time college students drop out as they hit financial and circumstantial barriers such as the cost of attending college, that has increased by 36% in the last 10 years. Harmony Public Schools has 5,033 graduates to date and is projected to have 11,686 graduates by 2020, current funding sources are unable to meet even the current demands of these programs. Clearly, additional financial support is required.

We are asking our Harmony community to consider going beyond educational efforts, providing even greater assistance to our graduates through generous Harmony Giving Day contributions to the Harmony College Fund. All your donations will go towards helping our Harmony graduates to complete their higher education dreams and achieve their career aspirations by providing additional scholarships and direct college and career support services.

Let’s come together to reach our target of raising $50,000 on our first ever giving day.

Thank you for your generosity.

Make A Gift Now!

Our Boys Varsity Basketball Team won the championship at Katy-West with a record of 4-0! It is now 2 years in a row! Benjamin Adesakin was selected as the tournament MVP! Congratulations to our amazing team!

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS STATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY RATING

As part of the December 13, 2017 Board of Directors Regular Meeting, Harmony Public Schools will hold a public hearing to discuss the HPS Schools’ 2016-2017 Financial Rating Systems of Texas (FIRST) accountability ratings.

The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Room, located at 9321 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Houston, TX 77099.

HSI Debate Team advanced to semifinals in poetry and oratory this weekend at Taylor HS in Katy! Congratulations to our students!

AGT’s G/T Awareness Day was created to increase awareness and encourage support of gifted education in Texas. Join parents, educators, school communities, and the TAGT Advocacy Committee in raising awareness of our G/T students’ needs on Monday, November 13. Celebrate giftedness through shared stories and discussions on Facebook, Twitter, and TAGT Connect. Use the hashtags #whyGT #GTday #gtchat and #TAGT to take part in the conversation.

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) was passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law on December 10, 2015.  The ESSA replaces the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and is the latest reauthorization of theElementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).  Under ESSA, all schools receiving Title I funds must inform parents of their right to ask schools about the professional qualifications of their child’s teachers.  HSI-Sugar Land encourages parents to communicate with their child’s teacher(s) on a regular basis.  Additionally, parents are welcome to contact their child’s Dean of Academics, Mrs. Qutob for middle School and Mrs. Ahmad for high school, or the Dean of Students, Mr. Duff.  If you would like to view a teacher’s license, please access this link: https://secure.sbec.state.tx.us/sbeconline/virtcert.asp.  For more information on ESSA and the role of parents, please visit the United States Department of Education’s website at https://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/essa/index.html.

Our campus will be conducting a state mandatory  spinal screening for all 9th grade students. This procedure for screening is simple. The nurse’s aid is certified and has years of experience in this procedure. All boys and girls will be examined individually. If your student has received this examination within this year please submit the report to the nurse’s aid to avoid a 2nd screening. If, for religious reasons you wish your student not to be screened, you must submit a signed Notarized exemption form and turn it in by November 13, 2017. Student or parents may pick up an exemption form from the front office.

Spinal Screening Information

Last weekend HSI Debate competed at Gregory Portland High school. Out of 25 schools, Sameet took 7th out of his room of 41 congressional debaters. Sameet, Ziya, Sumama, Yussra, and Anely, advanced to semi finals of extemporaneous speaking. Anely also advanced to octo finals in championship level Lincoln Douglas Debate. Congratulations team! We compete next on November 10th and 11th at Katy Taylor High School.

Dear Parents,