All of our students get to enjoy a FREE ($0) “FREE DRESS DAY” (no uniform required/dress code appropriate)!
Archive for month: October, 2018
- *Native American Heritage Month
- *Sunday, 11/4- Daylight Savings Time Ends (“fall back” 1 hour)
- *Monday, 11/5- Harmony Tigers Girls’ (5:00-6:00) & Boys’ (6:00-7:00)Basketball Game
- @ Rise Academy (207 N. MLK Blvd.)- Admission Charged & Concession Available
- Staff & students can wear this year’s basketball shirt (with uniform pants).
- *Tuesday, 11/6- Election Day/CRLP After School Club “Movie Night” (3:00-6:00)
- $2 admission with SIGNED permission slip (turned into classroom teacher)
- Concession available
- *Wednesday, 11/7- LAST DAY for Fall Scholastic ONLINE SALES Book Fair
- *Thursday, 11/8- STAR Student Breakfast (8:10-9:00)
- Participating students’ families will be notified.
- *Friday, 11/9- NO SCHOOL for Students/ District Staff Development Meetings
Hurry in and get your books before October 31st. The book fair closes at 5:00 pm on Halloween!
Don’t forget that you can also purchase books online that support our school! You can find our online bookfair link here.
*Fall Scholastic SCHOOL LIBRARY Book Fair- LAST DAY- 7:30am-5:00pm
*Fall Scholastic ONLINE SALES Book Fair
If you’re not able to visit our Fall Scholastic School Library Book Fair, and/or you want to look at everything Scholastic has to offer,
you can visit their website at scholastic.com/fair and purchase items there, also.
*Fall Scholastic SCHOOL LIBRARY Book Fair- 7:30am-5:00pm
*Fall Scholastic ONLINE SALES Book Fair
If you’re not able to visit our Fall Scholastic School Library Book Fair, and/or you want to look at everything Scholastic has to offer,
you can visit their website at scholastic.com/fair and purchase items there, also.
*Muffins with Moms for PreK, K, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Grade- 8:10am-9:00am- Cafeteria
*Spirit Week- “College Day” (college shirt with uniform pants)
*Fall Festival Pumpkin Decorating Contest Entries– Let the Front Office know you’re dropping it off on the table in the Foyer.
*Fall Scholastic SCHOOL LIBRARY Book Fair- 7:30am-5:00pm
*Fall Scholastic ONLINE SALES Book Fair
If you’re not able to visit our Fall Scholastic School Library Book Fair, and/or you want to look at everything Scholastic has to offer,
you can visit their website at scholastic.com/fair and purchase items there, also.
*Muffins with Moms for 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, & 8th Grade- 8:10am-9:00am- Cafeteria
*Spirit Week- “Superhero Day” (superhero shirt and/or cape with uniform pants)
*PreK and Kinder “At’l Do Farms Corn Maze” Field Trip- 10:00am-2:00pm
(make sure $ and SIGNED permission slip have been turned into the teacher)
*Fall Festival Pumpkin Decorating Contest Entries Drop Off–
Let the Front Office know you’re dropping it off on the table in the Foyer.
*Fall Scholastic SCHOOL LIBRARY Book Fair- 7:30am-5:00pm
*Fall Scholastic ONLINE SALES Book Fair
If you’re not able to visit our Fall Scholastic School Library Book Fair, and/or you want to look at everything Scholastic has to offer,
you can visit their website at scholastic.com/fair and purchase items there, also.
*Goodies with Grandparents- 8:10am-9:00am- Cafeteria
*Spirit Week- “Crazy Hat Day” (wear with either this year’s Harmony Tigers Basketball Shirt & uniform pants OR complete uniform)
*1st & 2nd Grade “At’l Do Farms Corn Maze” Field Trip- 11:30am-2:30pm
(make sure $ and SIGNED permission slip have been turned into the teachers)
*Fall Festival Pumpkin Decorating Contest Entries DUE by 4:00pm
(Be sure to let the Front Office know that you’re dropping off an entry on the table in the Foyer.)
*HSA Tigers Basketball Game at Kingdom Preparatory School
Girls- 5:00pm-6:00pm/ Boys- 6:00pm-7:00pm (admission charged and concession available)
*Fall Scholastic SCHOOL LIBRARY Book Fair- 7:30am-7:00pm
*Fall Scholastic ONLINE SALES Book Fair
If you’re not able to visit our Fall Scholastic School Library Book Fair, and/or you want to look at everything Scholastic has to offer,
you can visit their website at scholastic.com/fair and purchase items there, also.
*Spirit Week- “Halloween Day”
PreK, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Grade- can wear an APPROPRIATE/NON-REVEALING costume- NO weapons, masks, accessories allowed
*Trunk or Treat- 4:00pm-4:45pm
*Fall Festival- 4:00pm-6:30pm
Food, Games, PTO “Boo Grams” for sale, Face Painting, Henna Body Art
Pumpkin Decorating and Costume Contests (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Places awarded in each contest)
*Fall Scholastic SCHOOL LIBRARY Book Fair- 9:00am-12:00pm
*Fall Scholastic ONLINE SALES Book Fair
If you’re not able to visit our Fall Scholastic School Library Book Fair, and/or you want to look at everything Scholastic has to offer,
you can visit their website at scholastic.com/fair and purchase items there, also.
*Fall Scholastic SCHOOL LIBRARY Book Fair- 7:30am-5:00pm
*Fall Scholastic ONLINE SALES Book Fair
If you’re not able to visit our Fall Scholastic School Library Book Fair, and/or you want to look at everything Scholastic has to offer,
you can visit their website at scholastic.com/fair and purchase items there, also.
*Fall Scholastic SCHOOL LIBRARY Book Fair- 7:30am-5:00pm
*Fall Scholastic ONLINE SALES Book Fair
If you’re not able to visit our Fall Scholastic School Library Book Fair, and/or you want to look at everything Scholastic has to offer,
you can visit their website at scholastic.com/fair and purchase items there, also.
Friday, October 19
Cafeteria
PreK, 1st, & 2nd Grade @ 12:45PM-1:20PM
3rd, 4th, & 5th Grade @ 1:30PM-2:05PM
6th, 7th, & 8th Grade @ 2:20PM-2:50PM
The open enrollment period for new Harmony Public Schools students is approaching fast.
Open Enrollment for campuses statewide begins Nov. 1 and continues through Feb. 10 for students wishing to enroll for the Fall 2019 semester.
What is Harmony?
Harmony Public Schools is a system of exceptional PreK-12 college-preparatory charter schools in Texas, specializing inScience, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
Harmony has 56 schools in communities across Texas, including Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso and in neighborhoods everywhere in between. Click here to find a campus near you.
What comes with a Harmony Public Schools education?
The Harmony Public Schools system is frequently recognized as one of the best school systems in Texas for its well-rounded curriculum with a special emphasis on STEM education.
In 2018, six of districts received ‘A’ ratings from the Texas Education Agency on its annual state accountability ratings. The TEA also found that all of Harmony’s campuses earned a “Met Standard” rating in its 2018 STARR testing.
Harmony also has a 100 percent college acceptance rate system-wide among our graduating seniors.
What is our enrollment process?
Open enrollment for Harmony Public Schools statewide begins Nov. 1 and continues through Feb. 10. Our application and instructions for submission can be found online or at any of our campus offices. In the event the number of qualified applicants exceeds the maximum enrollment at any campus, a lottery is held at the end of February to fairly fill the available openings.
Find out more …
To find out more about our admissions process, including information about selection process and required application materials, please visit harmonytx.org/admissions.php
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Media & Public Relations
For media requests, please send an email to media@harmonytx.org with details of the request.
For more information, please visit our Media & Public Relations page.
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Website Accessibility
Harmony Public Schools (“Harmony”) is committed to making the information on its website accessible to individuals with disabilities in compliance with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader, eye tracking device, voice recognition software, etc.) and have difficulty accessing information on the Harmony website, please contact HPS Webmaster by email at accessibility@harmonytx.org . Please include the following when communicating with Harmony regarding accessibility issues:
A description of your accessibility concern.
The format in which you prefer to receive the materials.
The web page address of the requested material(s).
The best way to contact you (email address or phone number, or both).Harmony will make appropriate accommodations to facilitate access to any website content.
Complaints regarding website accessibility may be submitted through the Public Complaint process outlined in Board Policy PG-1.12 (Public Complaints).
Please note that some pages on the Harmony website contain links to third-party sites, which are not within Harmony’s control. If you notify Harmony of problems with accessing a third-party site that is necessary to participate in one of Harmony’s programs or activities, we will make the material or information available in an accessible format.
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Report Bullying
If you are experiencing a problem with bullying at Harmony, or have other discipline-related concerns regarding one of our schools, please fill out the form at the link below for the Dean of Students.
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HPS Child Find Policy
Please click here for the HPS Child Find Policy.
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Title IX
As required by Title IX, Harmony Public Schools does not (and is required not to) discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs or activities. This non-discrimination requirement applies to admission to and employment with Harmony Public Schools. Inquiries into issues related to Title IX may be referred to Harmony’s Title IX Coordinator(s) (identified below), to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education, or both.
Title IX training presentation link
Harmony’s Title IX Coordinators:
Students/student matters:
Charles Lambert
Director of Internal Investigations
HPS Central Office
clambert@harmonytx.org
713-343-3333 x1104 Employee and applicant matters
Kelly Ann Hebeler
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Non-discrimination Statement as Part of the School's Admission Policy
It is the policy of HPS not to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability in its programs, services, or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. For inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies, please contact Section 504/ADA Coordinator at (713) 343-3333 located at 9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston, TX 77099.
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Non-discrimination Statement in Career and Technical Education Programs
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS offers support to school district for career and technical education programs in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources; Architecture and Construction; Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications; Business Management and Administration; Education and Training; Finance; Government and Public Administration; Health Science; Hospitality and Tourism; Human Services; Information Technology; Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security; Manufacturing; Marketing; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics. Admission to these programs is based on enrollment in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS secondary schools.
It is the policy of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its CTE programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
It is the policy of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and CTE programs.
For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX Coordinator, CHARLES LAMBERT, and/or the Section 504 Coordinator, IHSAN KARA, at 9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston, TX 77099, Phone: (713) 343-3333.
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Aviso de No discriminación en los Programas de Educación Profesional y
Técnica
Las Escuelas Públicas Harmony ofrecen programas vocacionales en Agricultura, Alimentación y Recursos Naturales; Arquitectura y Construcción; Artes, Tecnología de Audio / Video y Comunicaciones; Administración de Negocios y Administración; Educación y Entrenamiento; Finanzas; Gobierno y Administración Pública; Ciencias de la salud; Hospitalidad y Turismo; Recursos Humanos; Tecnología de la Información; Derecho; Seguridad Pública, Correccionales y Seguridad; Manufactura; Mercadeo; Ciencias, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas; Transporte, Distribución y Logística. La admisión a estos programas se basa en el número de estudiantes de secundaria registrados en las Escuelas Públicas Harmony.
Es norma de las Escuelas Públicas Harmony no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo o impedimento, en sus programas, servicios o actividades de CTE, tal como lo requieren el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda.
Es norma de las Escuelas Públicas Harmony no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, impedimento o edad, en sus procedimientos de empleo, tal como lo requieren el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, la ley de Discriminación por Edad, de 1975, según enmienda, y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda.
Las Escuelas Públicas Harmony tomarán las medidas necesarias para asegurar que la falta de habilidad en el uso del inglés no sea un obstáculo para la admisión y participación en todos los programas educativos y CTE.
Para información sobre sus derechos o procedimientos para quejas, comuníquese con el Coordinador del Título IX, CHARLES LAMBERT, y/o el Coordinador de la Sección 504, IHSAN KARA, a la siguiente dirección: 9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston, TX 77099, Teléfono: (713) 343-3333.
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TX Transition and Employment Guide
The Texas Transition and Employment Guide provides youth, young adults, parents and professionals with secondary transition resources to facilitate a young person’s progress towards post-secondary goals to education, employment, and community living.
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Harmony Public Schools Admission Policy
Click here to see Harmony Public Schools Admission Policy.
HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DR. ONER ULVI CELEPCIKAY, MR. HOMER STEWART, MRS. HELEN SHERWOOD, DR. HAKDURAN KOC, DR. MEHMET ARGIN, DR. OSMAN KANLIOGLU, MS. LAURA GONZALES