TIGER NEWS
May 22 , 2020
HARMONY SCHOOL of TECHNOLOGY
3203 North Sam Houston Pkwy West, Houston TX 77038
Tel: (281) 444-1555 Fax: (281) 444-1015
Harmony School of Technology Teachers, Staff, and Administration would like to wish you a SAFE AND HAPPY SUMMER. We all look forward to seeing you in the fall.
Virtual Summer School Survey
Dear Parents,
As we prepare for the end of the 2019-2020 school year we want to get your feedback regarding interest in your student "attending" virtual summer school. We have not determined if we will or will not offer virtual summer school. Your feedback will be greatly appreciated. We will communicate with families that show interest in the event we do provide virtual summer school.
Here is the link for the survey: Virtual Summer School Survey
Virtual 8th Grade Graduation Updates
Dear 8th grade parents,
I know you are all waiting for your child’s graduation. Our 8th grade team has been trying to gather all the information that they need from all of our 8th graders for the past 2 weeks for our virtual graduation. Some of our students have not turned in their picture and other information. If you are aware that your child is among them, please make sure that they turn those things as soon as possible into their 8th grade virtual classroom so that we may smoothly complete our 8th grade virtual commencement process. If your child has already turned in all of their information and pictures, then feel free to ignore this email. We would like to do our best for our students in the way that we know is best so that they may graduate happily with good memories.
If your student has not completed it, I am now sharing the template with you all so that you may complete it to us as soon as possible. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to email your 8th grade teacher or me. Thank you, and I wish you all the best.
Monday, May 25th is Memorial Day, next week the meal distribution will be held on Tuesday and Thursday.
*Updated meal distribution schedule for Memorial Week*
We will be CLOSED Monday, May 25, 2020 in honor of Memorial Day, but will distribute meals on Tuesday, May 26th and resume regular distributions Thursday, May 28th.
We will continue food distribution until June 30th. If anything changes, we will communicate with parents when we get any additional information.
We will continue our Monday and Thursday Meal Kit Distribution through June 30, 2020.
TEA is offering a free and optional online assessment tool to all STAAR testing grades students. These tests are not going to affect students' graduation requirements or schools' accountability ratings.Tests are available to 3rd through 12th grades' students. Parents need to register their kids before June 5th, and tests would be available till June 12th. Please see the letter below form TEA for more details.
TEA Offers Free Tool to Parents and Schools to Diagnose How Much Their Students Learned This Year and To Help Educators Plan for the “COVID Slide”
Starting today, parents—or students themselves—can go here and register to take optional end-of-year tests to measure academic knowledge & skills
AUSTIN, Texas – May 12, 2020 – To further support student learning and an understanding of student progress even as students are educated from home for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year, TEA has launched free, optional end-of-year (EOY) assessments that school systems and parents can choose to administer. This optional test does not take the place of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), which Governor Greg Abbott cancelled this year due to COVID-19.
The optional EOY assessment gives parents and educators access to a powerful tool that shows what their students have learned and where they can improve their knowledge and understanding of key subject matter heading into the 2020-21 academic year.
Educators across Texas have voiced concerns that their students may not be making as much academic progress as they should because of the disruption caused by COVID-19. Researchers have noted that in some cases students could see significant academic declines, dubbing it a potential “COVID Slide.” This free diagnostic tool will highlight the student progress that has been made, while also bringing to light any gaps that may have emerged during this atypical school year. The results of this optional testing will provide valuable data that informs further instructional support school systems can provide this summer and into the coming school year. It is very important to note that TEA is not requiring these EOY assessments and will not collect testing data for any accountability purposes.
Parents can register their student for the optional EOY assessments beginning today, May 12. The registration period will run through June 5, 2020. Parents will be able to administer the tests at home through June 12. The optional EOY assessments will be available online and in a printable PDF format. Students can access the online tests at home using a web browser. Districts may also print PDF versions of the tests from the testing platform and send to students along with the paper answer documents.
The optional EOY assessments cover the same grades, subjects, and courses as STAAR. However, writing assessments will not include a writing prompt and will be multiple-choice only; EOY assessments for Algebra II and English III will not be offered. School systems and parents with questions about the optional EOY assessments can visit the EOY Assessment FAQs for more information. For instructions on the test registration process, please see details below.
Test Registration Information for School Systems
The registration process for the optional EOY assessments requires a district to complete two steps. The first is to notify Pearson of a district’s choice to participate in the EOY assessments by submitting a webform. The second is to provide a registration data file in the same format used for STAAR. Separate data files for 3–8 and EOC are preferred but not required.
Note that the process for loading the data file will be different than the process currently used for other assessment programs like STAAR Alternate 2. Districts will submit their registration data files as an attachment in a Support Request in the PearsonAccess Next training site. This process will allow Pearson to upload the district’s data into the EOY assessment testing platform so that student access can be created.
District personnel with access to the training site can submit registration information. See the registration video to learn more.
Test Registration Information for Parents and Students
Parents—or students themselves—can go here and login now. Registration for the optional EOY assessments will be available from today, May 12, through June 5, 2020. A parent registration form and supporting materials are now posted on TEA’s website: Optional End-of-Year Assessments.
If a parent (instead of a district) registers his or her child to test, Pearson will work directly with the parent to provide testing credentials and materials. If both the district and the parent register a student for testing, the student’s login information will be sent to the district as well as the student’s reporting data.
HST Admin & Coordinator Team
Please contact us if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions.
If you have any questions regarding our programs, please contact the correct coordinator.
• Assistant Principal – John Cuma Yucel- cyucel@harmonytx.org
• Assistant Principal – Lynn Hagemier- lhagemier@harmonytx.org
• Principal Resident – Mehmet Cellik- mcellik@harmonytx.org
• Instructional Coach – Kari Waterworth- kwaterworth@harmonytx.org
• Testing and Federal Program Coordinator – Dilek Suslu- dsuslu@harmonytx.org
• Operation Manager - Samra Didic- sdidic@harmonytx.org
• Engagement and Support Coordinator – Ayse Tas- aysetas@harmonytx.org
• ESL Coordinator – Maria Piralla- mpiralla@harmonytx.org
• GT Coordinator/Teacher – Amanda Gigante- agigante@harmonytx.org
• Student Discipline Coordinator – Deirdre Johnson - djohnson@harmonytx.org