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Breakfast and Lunch Menu | SEPTEMBER
September Breakfast and Lunch Menu
2021 – 2022 Title I Parent and Family Engagement Meeting
Please join us for our Annual Title I Meeting on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at 5:00 pm. Please check your email for the Zoom link on August 25, 2021. See attached flyer for more information. This meeting will explain what it means to be a Title I school and the rights you have as a […]
Pre-K Grades – Back to School Immunization
Attention Pre-K Parents: Ector County Health Department will be having a Pre-K Immunization ( Dtap; Polio; MMR; Varicella; Hep A) clinic on June 22, 23, 24 for back to school. If any of your students will be needing these vaccines they can come during these clinics. Please see attached flyers for more info.
7th Grade Back to School Immunization
Attention 7th Graders Parents: Ector County Health Department will be having a 7th-grade Immunization ( MCV4 and TDap booster ) clinic on July 20, 21, and 22 for back to school. If any of your students will be needing these vaccines, they can come during these clinics. Please see attached flyers for more info.
Child Nutrition Monthly Newsletter
September 2021 Newsletter for Child Nutrition
FRONT YARD SIGN CHALLENGE!
Hello, Students and Parents! It is that time of the year again that we challenge you to participate in our front yard sign Facebook initiative. We encourage our students to take a yard sign, place it in their front yard and take a picture to post on Facebook! There will of course be a reward! […]
STAAR TESTING UPDATE
March 29, 2021 Re: STAAR Administration Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s): STAAR testing will start soon. Although this school year has been challenging, we are confident our students are ready and have the skills necessary to be successful on the STAAR tests. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR™) is a state-mandated test that measures students’ […]
Meal Distribution Change
March 4, 2021 by fdemirNo School on March 5th
March 4, 2021 by fdemirSchool Closure Due To Inclement Weather
Dear All, Due to ongoing citywide power outages, extreme weather conditions, and internet problems the Harmony Science Academy-Odessa is canceled for tomorrow, February 17th, 2021. There is no in-person and/or live zoom session. We will keep you updating with our plan for Thursday. Best Regards,
Power Outages
Dear Harmony Parents and Guardians, We hope you and your family are staying warm and safe today. We had previously informed our Harmony families that today would be a Remote Learning Day. Unfortunately, due to power outages in our community, many of our Harmony teachers and staff are without electricity and internet today. We have […]
ZOOM OPEN HOUSE – SPRING 2021
Come learn about everything that our K-8h grade school has to offer. After you register, you will receive a Zoom link via email for you to join us for the meeting. Please register before 1 P.M. on the day of the Open House to ensure that you receive your Zoom information on time. Open House […]
The Parent and Family Engagement
Dear Harmony Families, The Parent and Family Engagement Connection newsletter is available This volume of the newsletter includes: “Ways to Support Your Child During Covid- 19,” “What you need to know about the 2021-2022 FAFSA” and many more! Click on the link below the newsletter. https://www.smore.com/8whcp Thank you,
Notice: Change to Meal Distribution on Jan. 19
Greetings HPS Family and Friends, As we look forward to the three day weekend, we wanted to make you aware of some changes regarding meal distribution for Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Meal distribution will be changed to Tuesday, January 19, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:00 am due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on […]
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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
It is the policy of the Harmony Public Schools to ensure that
- All children with disabilities enrolled in the charter school regardless of the severity of their disability, and who are in need of special education and related services, are identified, located, and evaluated; and
- A practical method is developed and implemented to determine which children are currently receiving needed special education and related services.
These requirements apply to:
- Homeless children;
- Children who are wards of the state;
- Highly mobile children (including migrant children); and
- Children who are suspected of being in need of special education but who are advancing from grade to grade.
20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(3)(A); 34 CFR 300.111(a)(1)(i), (c).
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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
Director of Employee Relations
HPS Central Office
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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.
Please choose a version to display the guide:
— English
— Spanish