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Change in Academic Calendar – No School on April 8, 2024, for the Eclipse Hilliard City Schools will make a shift in its academic calendar on Monday, April 8, 2024, due to our proximity to the total solar eclipse pathway. Students will not have school, but staff will report for a work day. The April event will mark the first total solar eclipse visible in Ohio since 1806. To ensure the safety and enjoyment of our students and staff, the district has purchased eclipse glasses for every student and staff member. These glasses will be distributed to students before they leave for Spring Break. Superintendent David Stewart stated, “Our area is expected to see a large increase in visitors who want to view the total solar eclipse. This, in combination with concerns about safety as well as many families’ desire to view the eclipse, led us to this decision.” Additionally, please note that there will be no high school sports practices or other extra-curricular activities scheduled that day until after 6 pm and only indoors. All elementary and middle school after school activities will be canceled. We are excited about this rare event and the learning opportunities it presents for… read more →
At the beginning of the nine weeks, the students at the Arrow Program embarked on creating their own passports. Over the course of the quarter, the students will be traveling to different countries in the French-speaking world and completing various activities, tasks, and projects along the way. They will earn a “passport stamp” for each country visited. Today, the students applied their newly acquired knowledge of the French numbers from 0 to 20 by participating in a “trip to Cameroon.” As they completed their task sheets, students roamed around the classroom to learn more about Cameroon. By completing the activity, they earned a stamp on their passport.
The Hilliard City School District is in the process of revising its K-12 Mathematics Course of Study. The District’s Math Curriculum Revision Committee has just completed the development of the K-12 Mathematics Course of Study. This Course of Study was presented to the Board of Education on Monday, January 8. The Board will be reviewing the Course of Study over the next several weeks before voting on its adoption. We invite all families and the community to preview the K-12 Mathematics Draft Course of Study and if so desire, use the Feedback Form as an opportunity to provide feedback. To view the K-12 Math Course of Study, click HERE. Please note that the Course of Study development is a part of Phase 1 which does not include Resource Adoption. Resource Alignment and Adoption will take place during the next phase of the revision cycle. If the community seeks to understand the curriculum revision process, please refer to the following board policies as a resource. IFD-R – Curriculum Adoption Process Guidelines IFE – Curriculum Guides and Course Outlines
As you have heard, the Ohio Department of Education recently released the Ohio School Report Cards for the 2022-23 school year. We’re thrilled to share some exciting news about one of the components of the report card: Progress. The Progress Component is based 100% on the district’s value-added score. The value-added score is made up of two components: overall growth index and effect size. I am pleased to report that, according to the Ohio Department of Education, Hilliard City Schools was ranked #1 out of 607 public school districts on the overall growth index and #15 out of 607 districts on effect size. Value-added looks closely at the growth all students are making based on their past state test performances. In short, value-added measures how much our district’s teachers grow student performance, regardless of where students start, over the course of a year’s time. It is a true representation of our commitment to every student, without exception. The Progress Component (based 100% on value-added) measures the academic performance of students compared to expected growth on Ohio’s State Tests. This calculation uses a “value-added” model of measuring academic growth that compares the change in the achievement of a group of students… read more →
The Ohio Department of Education recently released the Ohio School Report Cards for the 2022-2023 school year. We are pleased to announce that Hilliard City Schools continues to make positive gains in our goal of ensuring that every student, without exception, is Ready for Tomorrow. One change in this year’s report card is the inclusion of an “Overall” rating. The Overall rating is out of 5 possible stars, in increments of .5 stars. The Ohio Department of Education has clarified that an overall rating of at least 3 stars indicates that a district or school has met state standards. We are proud to share that Hilliard City Schools has earned 4.5 out of 5 stars, affirming our commitment to academic excellence. We are particularly delighted to have received 5 stars in Progress and Gap Closing. Progress measures the growth made by all our students based on their past performance, reflecting our dedication to continuous improvement. The Gap Closing component evaluates our efforts in reducing educational disparities among student subgroups, emphasizing our commitment to equity and inclusivity. In the category of Achievement, Hilliard City Schools received four stars. This component assesses student performance on state tests. Within this component, we are… read more →
Please donate to Hilliard Tharp! (link) GIVE NOW (LINK) Our most requested elective could use some donations. If you have extra time to tackle that art closet, craft room, garage or play area. If you are cleaning things out, STEAM classes can use the following items. – Plastic Bottles (1L and 12 oz) Please rinse them out and include the lids. – Gently worn t-shirts (Please make sure they are washed) – Sewing supplies such as yarn, thread, buttons and ribbon – Plastic grocery bags (small holes are fine – Cardboard – Pop-can tabs – Wire Hangers – Duct Tape – Popsicle sticks – Liquid Glue – Tin Foil – Parchment Paper – Tulle – Felt Paper – Tissue Paper – Plastic Solo Cups – Hot glue sticks & Guns And with cold and flu season approaching we would love to stock the office, and classrooms with Clorox wipes and Kleenex. We appreciate any and all donations! Please have students drop off items in the main office. Thank you!