At A Glance
January 22nd-27th
Radio 1 Announcements Moved
With the abundance of IEP's after school, we asked earlier this year to refrain from playing music after school as we were competing with the music, and they were able to help out with this and make the adjustment.
With the countdown to KAP Testing (As of Monday 42 days until the testing window opens) and the purposeful creation of our focus students to meet daily during Scot Times, the announcements have been a distraction. There were days of up to 14 minutes of announcements. The Mighty Mathematicians have requested the announcements be adjusted at least until after testing so that they are able to get through the questions on their curriculum map to ready students for the assessment.
Mr. Berklund and I were able to meet on Friday and come up with a plan.
NEW!NEW!NEW!NEW!NEW!NEW!
Announcement Schedule:
Before School with Music and Daily Announcements
End of School Day 5-7 minutes before the bell rings for dismissal
There will be no announcements during Scot Time
Additionally, we are so thankful for the teachers who are focusing in on the tested standards that will ultimately impact the test results for HPHS. During Data Consult, the stakeholders were impressed with the NewELA data shared and the teachers who are purposefully integrating the nonfiction articles/text into the core curriculum areas along with what the math department is doing! WELL DONE!!!
Honor Roll Assembly: January 30th
Same information sent out January 3rd, below. I hope that you have had time to think about the awards and make a selection. A Google Form will be sent out Monday afternoon to be completed by each teacher. Invitations will go out Wednesday to selected students. Likely, many will already be recognized for GPA, but we want to make sure those who are selected for Most Improved, Effort, and/or Attitude, Character, Citizenship get an invitation if they are not the same as the GPA students. GPA will be 3.5 and above. This is a great opportunity to make deposits with our most engaged students and parents and let them know that we SEE THEM and APPRECIATE THEM. This is another way we retain our Best and Brightest which can often be overlooked or overshadowed by the students who seem to demand the majority of our time due to inappropriate behavior and effort.
JANUARY 30TH
TIME: 6:30-8:00PM
WHERE: HPHS AUDITORIUM & Reception in Library Immediately After
We will have a Fall Semester Recognition of Academics, Scholarship, Attendance, Behavior & Effort.
Teacher will be able to select students for the following:
Attitude/Character/Citizenship Award: 1 per prep
Highest Achieving/MVP: 1 per prep
Best Effort or Most Improved: 1 per prep
Pre-Enrollment for 2018-2019 School Year
Senior Parent Night: Wednesday, January 24th 5:00-7:00pm
We have 56 students and parents who have completed the FAFSA and only 16 who did it correctly and don't need verification,but our numbers should be closer to the 122. Division Secretaries have divided the list of 122 students and made calls last week and more to make tomorrow to get them here.
There will be at least 10 vendors here from colleges, technical schools, jobs, and armed forces, assistance with FAFSA completion and ACT Registration, scholarship applications and lists of those students may be able to apply for during the last stretch of the year, as well. Interpreters will be available for our Spanish speaking families.
There will be opportunities to pay fees for Cap & Gown and other Senior end of the year checklists.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE strongly encourage students to attend with their parents! This is another initiative to CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR OUR STUDENTS!
TIT Tournament: Thank You
At HPHS This Week
https://www.topekapublicschools.net/Page/28
Girls basketball
Mon 1/22 Fr G Basketball at WRHS for city tourney
Tues 1/23 4:30 Fr Girls at home with Ottawa
Tues 1/23 6:00 JV Girls at home with Ottawa
Tues 1/23 7:30 V Girls at home with OTtawa
Wed 1/24 Fr G Basketball at Hayden for city tourney
Wed 1/24 4:30 JV girls basketball at KC Harmon
Wed 1/24 6:00 V Girls basketball at KC Harmon
Thurs 1/25 Fr basketball at Seaman
Boys basketball
Fri 1/26
4:30 Fr Boys at Hayden
6:00 JV Boys at Hayden
7:30 V Boys at Hayden
Bowling
Mon 1/22 3:30 Bowling at West Ridge
Thurs 1/25 2:30 Bowling at Emporia
Wrestling
Wed 1/24 5:30 V Wrestling at DeSoto
Fri 1/26 4:00 JV Wrestling at Manhattan
Sat 1/27 V Wrestling at Junction City High school
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
1/24 Jr Class meeting with Balfour for class rings. SCOT TIME
1/24 3:30-4:30 Secondary Mentee Meeting
Winter Royalty Schedule Starting February 12th
We recommend you print the attachments provided in the e-mail from Ms. Johnston and plan appropriately.
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!