At A Glance
January 29TH-February 3rd
Honor Roll Awards Recognition & Reception
JANUARY 30TH
TIME: 6:30-8:00PM
WHERE: HPHS AUDITORIUM & Reception in Library Immediately After
Senior Parent Night 2018
It is important that we close the opportunity gap for our students. In order to change the culture to college and career, we have to engage the parents and teach many of them about the opportunities available to them. Many of our students are first generation high school completion and the majority of our parents need us to guide them along the path for college and career.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
1) Have Students pick-up after themselves in class and at the conclusion of class.
2) Have Students stack Chairs at the end of the day where appropriate & straighten desks.
3) Place all trashcans close to the door at the end of each day and dump any contents from pencil sharpener.
It's the little things that will help us get through this and Mr. Clark is working to find a replacement.
Thank you
Professional Development Sign-Up-FEB 2nd
District PD in the Morning 8:00-11:15am
Afternoon Session is 12:30-3:45pm
Please do not schedule personal activities during this time. You are expected to be here for the contract day or will need to take leave time.
Afternoon PD Sign-up for HPHS
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Certified Staff Absences
Parent Teacher Conferences Coming Soon: February 21st & 22nd
IEP's will be scheduled in the small gym so that there is easy access to the gym and cafeteria and administrators will not be pulled back to the main building.
Parents spoke well of the set-up first semester and felt like we had them in mind when designing the conference location.
2018-2019 Pre-Enrollment
Make sure you remember the change in schedule for those days sent out by Ms. Johnston last week.
Additionally, please impress upon students the importance of attending Scot Time for enrollment and being on time.
Department Chair Meeting
Athletics THIS WEEK HPHS
Girls Basketball
2/2 4:30 JV G Basketball at Junction City HS
2/2 6:00 V G Basketball at Junction City HS
2/2 7:30 Fr G basketball at Junction City HS
Boys Basketball
2/2 4:30 JV B Basketball at Junction City HS
2/2 6:00 Fr B Basketball at Junction City HS
2/2 7:30 V B basketball at Junction City HS
Bowling
1/30 3:30 Bowling at Westridge Lanes
2/2 3:30 Bowling at Gage bowl
Wrestling
2/3 V Wrestling at Topeka High for Centennial League
Activities THIS WEEK
Tuesday 1/30
7:30 WIT Testing Day
5:00 p FAFSA Completion Day at WU
6:30 p 1st semester Academic Assembly
11:45-1:30 Balfour here for class rings and senior announcement orders in the cafeteria during lunches
Wednesday 1/31
6:00 p Forensics at NOTO Poetry
3:15p Winter Team Sport Pictures after school in the north gym
Thursday 2/1
2:00p Scholars Bowl at St. James Academy
Saturday 2/3
ROTC at Blue Springs South Drill Comp
Dance Team at Baldwin Dance Festival
HPHS Site Goals 2018
By the end of the 2017-2018 school year, each student will demonstrate growth on the state assessment resulting in a school-wide increase of ten percent growth. Math proficiency will be at or above twenty percent.
By the end of the 2017-2018 school year, each student will demonstrate growth on the state assessment resulting in a school-wide increase of ten percent growth. Reading proficiency will be at or above twenty-four percent.
The overall attendance rate for Highland Park will reach ninety-two percent for the 2017-2018 school year by reducing chronic attendance issues by fifty percent.
As Administrators, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Johnston, Ms. Watson, and myself (Mrs. Perry), we have added the following goals as the Instructional Leaders at HPHS as our commitment to our students, families, and stakeholders. These goals will not be reached overnight, and we can't do it without the assistance and support of the faculty and staff at HP, the district office and BOE Members, community, families, and especially our students who must put forth a real effort each day:
- Increase the 2017-2018 Graduation Rate based on the current students enrolled to 93% of the 11R's and Seniors and those who finish will be going to college, vocational school, the military, or secured full-time employment.
- Increase school-wide communication with a weekly staff newsletter, monthly newsletter to parents and community, updated marquee, high traffic on Facebook, and visibility in the building and at school and community activities.
- Inspect what we expect and increase teaching and learning with teachers submitting weekly lesson plans, posting power standards, evidence of Building Academic Vocabulary, increased usage of Webb's DOK Questions, common formative assessments, and bell-to-bell teaching.
- It is our goal to help make Highland Park a school we would gladly send our own children to while creating high expectations, producing results, increasing rigor in the classroom, and creating a school culture worth bragging about; where students are safe, challenged, and ready. We (Administrators, Faculty & Staff) will build ladders for students while keeping the standards and expectations high!