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fully97% Accreditation Highlights Many Success Stories
Hampton City Schools saw many scores increase across the division as the district reached 97% accreditation for the second year in a row! High schools increased their scores in every category while elementary and middle schools saw increases across the board as well. The division fell just 0.12 % of being fully accredited this year. According to Paula Brown, the division’s Director of Instructional Accountability, the shortfall boiled down to “one student, one question.” Brown credited the increase in scores, coupled with the division having 97% of its schools achieve state goals, to the “hard work being done in our schools every day by so many caring teachers and administrators.”
Some Accreditation Highlights
· All 7 middle schools reached Full Accreditation
· All 4 high schools reached Full Accreditation
· Schools scoring in the 90’s in ALL Core Content Areas: Armstrong, Asbury, Booker, Tucker-Capps and Kecoughtan
· Booker: 100% of students passed 5th grade assessment of which 57% scored Passed Advanced
· Hampton Harbour Academy: Achieved Full Accreditation
· Bethel: 100% of students passed the Chemistry SOL Assessment (all first-time takers)

• Boundary Adjustment News
During the 2008-2009 school year, the Boundary Adjustment Committee, comprised of a diverse group of parents, school division employees and community members recommended attendance zones for our new schools, Phenix and Andrews. It was noted by this committee that additional savings could be realized by possible consolidation of existing schools. The schools identified for consideration were Bassette, Mallory, Tarrant, and Lee Elementary Schools, as well as Lindsay and Spratley Middle Schools.

Virginia school divisions continue to face major economic challenges, and Hampton City Schools is not immune. In addition to reductions in state funding, projected school division revenues are further reduced as a result of declining enrollment. To that end, the School Facility Utilization Team was formed and is comprised of many of the same members of the Boundary Adjustment Committee. Team membership was broadened to include representatives from the communities who may be impacted by possible consolidation, City of Hampton government, the 2004 School Investment Panel, and community groups.

Tasked with examining the feasibility of merging or consolidating one or more of the schools identified in the 2008-2009 study, the work of this team will focus only on the previously identified elementary schools. The team presented a progress report to the Hampton School Board on November 18th with a final report with recommendations to be presented on December 16th. Public input will be gathered in early January with the Board considering the final recommendation(s) later that month.

Updates will be provided as they are available as well as information about next steps related to the use of school facilities. The process of reviewing school facility utilization ensures that we are fiscally responsible while continuing to provide high quality educational programs.

Questions may be directed to: schoolfacilities@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us
HAMPTON EXCITED ABOUT ITS TWO NEW SCHOOLS

September 2010 will mark the first time Hampton City Schools had opened a new school in over 30 years....and the excitement has spread throughout the Hampton community! This coming fall, two new PreK-8 schools will open with a population of approximately 1,300 students each. The schools are located on two different sites in Hampton. The George P. Phenix School is located on the property of Bethel High School (Big Bethel Road), while the Hunter B. Andrews School is located on Victoria Boulevard. Both schools are currently under-budget!

The construction project, which began some 16 months ago, has allowed many small and minority businesses in the area to participate in what will soon be known as the "gems of the Peninsula." Working with the construction management team of M. B. Kahn and the architectural firm of Moseley Architects, the construction project has a whopping 54% SWAM (Small, Women and Minority) business participation!

Students attending the new schools will be grouped into smaller and separate "learning communities" within the school. The PreK-2 Grade community as well as the Grade 3-5 community will have a capacity of 400 students each, while the Grade 6-8 community will allow for 500 students.

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For more detailed information and news including aerial photos and maps please visit the PreK-8 Updates page.


• How Our Past Defines Our Future - HCS History Book feedback.

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Hampton City Schools has embarked on an exciting project – the compilation and publication of the history of our school division and its schools. During the last two years, four teachers, Nancy Eason, Sharon Graham, Josh Power, and Jeffrey Wallisch have researched all of our schools to compile a book. It is our intention to publish this book for sale within the next few months.

We are asking the public to review the draft of our book and offer additional information about our schools by November 30, 2009. All information submitted will be reviewed for accuracy and used as needed. Please send your suggestions and comments to history@sbo.hampton.k12.va.us

How Our Past Defines Our Future. (pdf file size:12mb)

 

H1N1/Pandemic Information

Visit the HCS Health Services web page and click on the "Pandemic Influenza Response Plan" tab for information regarding Swine Flu.

• President's Back-To-School Message
• MGT Efficiency Report

November 3 - Conference Day, students do not report
November 10
- End of first grading period
November 11
- Veteran's Day
November 20
- Report Cards
November 25
- Early Close, Students & Staff
November 26
- Thanksgiving Day, Schools & Offices closed
November 27
- Thanksgiving Break, Schools & Offices closed

October 2009

Tucker-Capps teacher, Deandra Wood, received the Job Turner Award from the Virginia Association of the Deaf.

Kecoughtan High School senior, Trent Johnson, has been selected by the Virginia Historical Society to participate in the 2009 Wyndham B. Blanton Scholars Forum in Richmond on 22-23 October. Trent is the first Kecoughtan student to be so honored and recognized. The theme of this year's forum was the "Gentleman Athlete" and Trent wrote an essay about Jackie Robinson as a part of his application for
this designation. Trent currently serves as the Student Liaison to the Hampton School Board.

September 2009

Hampton City Schools Title I Program won a 2009 Partnership District Award from the National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) at Johns Hopkins University. This is the second time that Hampton has been honored for making excellent progress in “developing its leadership on partnerships and for guiding schools to develop comprehensive programs of school, family, and community partnerships” in Title I schools.

Hampton Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Linda M. Shifflette, has been named a 2009 Darden College of Education Fellow by Old Dominion University. Nominated by the faculty of the University’s Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership, Dr. Shifflette was cited as having “made significant contributions to the educational leadership profession [as well as having] distinguished yourself in your career field.” Her selection was a unanimous decision of the Selection Committee. The Darden College of Education will honor Dr. Shifflette on November 19, during the observance of American Education Week.

Phoebus High School nurse, Gail Byrd, was rewarded with a WTKR People Taking Action Award, for saving the life of a Phoebus High teacher who had collapsed and stopped breathing at school. Gail said saving the life of a co-worker came naturally. “After all, I had the training and I knew exactly what to do. It was a team effort.”

May 2009

Several Bethel High School choirs received top awards at the Heritage Festivals Choral Competition held in Myrtle Beach. The Bethel Jazz group, Indigo, Cultured Pearls and the Concert Choir all received Gold Awards at the choral competition, with the Gold rating being the highest standard with scores of 95 and above! In addition, the Bethel Choirs received a "Grand Champion" award, while Indigo, the Concert Choir, and Cultured Pearls received the “Festivals of Gold Award” which qualifies them to compete in Chicago, New York, or San Francisco! This is the second time in the past four years that the BHS choirs have been
awarded this honor.

Lindsay Middle School English teacher Carolyn Hopkins had her fifth article published by the Virginia Association of Teachers of English (VATE). Carolyn wrote this fifth published article on linguistic diversity.

At the May 6 School Board meeting, Tracey Pence of Syms Middle School was named Hampton’s Teacher of the Year. Tracey, a lifelong resident of Hampton, is a Social Studies teacher at Syms. Earlier in the year, she had been named Hampton’s Middle School teacher of the year. Sandra Dianna of Armstrong Elementary School was named Elementary Teacher of the Year while
Joyce Corriere of Hampton High School was named the district’s High School Teacher of the Year.

March 2009

Two Hampton schools were honored with the prestigious Governor’s VIP Award for Educational Excellence. They were Armstrong Elementary School and Barron Elementary School.

The following schools received Excellence Awards from the Virginia Board of Education
Aberdeen Elementary
Asbury Elementary
Bassette Elementary
Cooper Elementary
Eaton Middle
Jones Middle
Kraft Elementary
Langley Elementary
Tarrant Elementary
Tucker-Capps Elementary

November 2008

HCS Earns Bronze Quality Team Award, a team comprised of Instructional Accountability’s Paula Brown, Bryan Elementary School principal Dr. Vatara Slade, Superintendent Dr. Patrick Russo and Dr. Sally I’Anson, made a presentation on November 17th at the 16th National Quality Education Conference held in Reno, Nevada. The presentation highlighted the division’s Student Achievement Focus Team (SAFT) initiative. Going up against international competition, the Hampton school division took the Bronze Quality Team Award!

Emma Freakley, a third grade student at Armstrong Elementary, won the "My Dream House" 2008 Governor's Housing Conference poster contest. Emma, her family, and her art teacher (Debbie Taylor) were all invited to attend a special luncheon where the Governor was to personally recognize Emma and present her with her award.

Skyland Barbee of Jones Magnet Middle School, won
3rd Place, Division II in the 2008 Virginia Association for Pupil Transportation Poster Contest

Hampton High School freshman Reginald Jones was selected
as the State of Virginia’s Outstanding Future Leader, by the Virginia Jaycees

Ian Masters Dansey, a senior at Phoebus High School, was named
the 2008 Prudential Spirit of Community Volunteer of the Year.

Jenna Napier of Kecoughtan High School won First Place, Poster Contest while Shawn Lugo of Kecoughtan won First Place, License Plate Contest in the 2008 State Driver Education Contest.

Kecoughtan High School was selected a 2008 Virginia Naturally School by the Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries, for its efforts toward environmental stewardship.

Kecoughtan High School’s Katheryn Bodie or Kecoughtan High School, and Joseph Luke of Phoebus High School both received Perfect Scores of 800 on the Verbal Critical Reading section of the SAT Exam (2008).

Jakyll Henry and Johnel Trammel of Bethel High School, Tracie Cabler and Jaclyn Stokes of Kecoughtan High School, and Michelle L. Ammons of Phoebus High School were all named Outstanding Participants in the National Achievement Scholarship Program.

Gerston James and Bradford Knight of Hampton High School were named Semifinalists in the National Achievement Scholarship Program.

Armando Aguilera, Joshua Garber and Grace Miller...all of Kecoughtan High School...have been named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program.

October 2008

HCS Social Studies Teacher Specialist, Charles “Chuck” Baumgardner, was named Outstanding Economic Educator of the Year by Christopher Newport University’s Center for Economic Education! His enthusiasm and dedication to teaching were cited as major reasons the Center for Economic Education was certain he was their top choice.

September 2008

Two HCS Teachers Honored By OfficeMax. Two HCS teachers recently had surprise in-class ceremonies after being selected as honorees for the Office Max “A Day Made Better 2008” program. Debra Costa of Tyler Elementary and Kitya Chandler of Tarrant Elementary were the two teachers selected by their principals as educators who have shown both dedication and innovative approaches to education.  Both were presented with over $1,000 worth of teacher resources and supplies.

August 2008

On August 7, representatives from the Farmers Insurance Group visited Hampton Superintendent Dr. Patrick Russo to provide a financial donation to the school division. The $500 donation was viewed “not as a donation but as support” said Russo. The check was presented by Farmers Insurance and Financial Services Agent, Michael Lewis. The funds will go toward implementing Division Leadership Team strategies for continuous improvement, as well as improvement of the division’s accreditation process.

At a School Board meeting held on August 6th, the HCS Technology Department received $15,000 from the Batelle Foundation to continue the internship program between Hampton City Schools, Thomas Nelson Community College and Batelle. For the last four years, the Batelle Foundation has provided HCS with funds to hire an IT student from Thomas Nelson to work for HCS.

2007-2008 School Year...

June 2008

Cheryl McLaughlin’s 8th grade students at Syms Middle School earned first place state level honors in the annual Project Citizen competition. The Project Citizen service learning initiative is designed to increase students’ awareness of important community issues and how they can influence public policy to help solve these issues. The award winning entry was entitled “Wiping Out Homelessness in Hampton.” The students investigated the local homelessness issue and created their own action plan proposing policy changes to help homeless families in Hampton. Their first-place project will represent Virginia as they advance to the national level!

Anthony Winslow, a second grade student at Mallory Elementary School took First Place in the region in WHRO’s 14th Annual Reading Rainbow Young Writer’s and Illustrator’s Competition (Second Grade Category) for his book entitled “Herman the Bear”. There were 600 entries for this year’s competition. Anthony’s book will continue competition on the national level. He has been featured reading his book on WHRO and received $100 and a book bag filled with books/tapes from the Reading Rainbow Program.

Warren Campbell, a Junior at Kecoughtan High School, was the First Place winner of U.S. Representative Thelma Drake's High School Students' Art Competition for the 2nd Congressional District. The competition’s theme was “An Artistic Discovery.'' With entries received from Hampton, Portsmouth, Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Warren’s winning entry was titled was titled “Warren, Age 5.” His artwork will hang for 1 year in the tunnel between the Capitol Building and the Cannon House Office Building, in Washington, D.C. where members of Congress walk on their way to vote. Warren is also eligible for one of 5 college scholarships.

The Hampton School Division was one of only six school divisions in the nation to be the distinguished winner of the 2008 NEA-Saturn/UAW Partnership Award. Hampton won for its New Teacher Induction & Mentoring Program called “TEACHERS HELPING TEACHERS.”

WHCS-TV Channel 46, our in-house television station, is the recipient of not one, but TWO 2008 Telly Awards! The Telly Awards annually showcase the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations & corporate video departments in the world. It receives over 14,000 entries annually from all 50 states and many foreign countries. WHCS won for the Warrior Classic production (Live Events) and one for its Math Zone program (Student Productions.)

WHCS-TV Channel 46 has been awarded 3 Videographer Awards plus an honorable mention! The goal of the Videographer Awards is to identify & recognize the artisans who excel in the scope of their own environment. The station received an Award of Excellence for Sports Coverage, an Award of Distinction for the Warrior Classic and an Award of Distinction for the HCS Teacher Recruitment Video. They also received an “Honorable Mention” for the Math Zone.

MAY 2008

Tucker-Capps 3rd grade teacher Aretha Livingston was selected as the Virginia Lottery’s Super Teacher of the Year for our region! She was surprised May 22 by Lottery officials and HCS administrators, and is one of only 8 Super Teachers selected across the state of Virginia! Super Teacher Awards are a combined effort by the Virginia Lottery, the Virginia PTA and The Supply Room Companies to illustrate what great teachers we have in Virginia – and to highlight the cream of the crop. She received a cash prize of $2,000, and a $2,000 classroom supplies credit from Virginia based The Supply Room Companies.

MAY 2008

For the second year in a row, Hampton High School has made the list of Newsweek Magazines Top Schools in the nation. Hampton High School was recognized for its highly impressive International Baccalaureate Program. A total of 83 schools in Virginia were listed, with Hampton High being the only school from Hampton to make the Newsweek list.

MARCH 2008


Bethel High School social studies teacher Mary Lynn Everhart Mary Lynn, who in October was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award by the National Council for Geographic Education, has recently been selected to participate in a study trip to Ecuador with 15 other Virginia teachers! The study/travel experience is sponsored by the Geographic Alliance. This is an exciting opportunity to expand classroom instruction, as Mary Lynn plans to certainly integrate her travel experiences into her Human and World Geography classes. That’s cool!

MARCH 2008

The Kecoughtan High School Band program was named a Virginia Honor Band for 2008! This is the highest award a band program can earn in Virginia, and is the second year in a row that the KHS band has earned this honor.

The distinction comes as a result of the students earning a superior rating at marching and concert band festivals. This award is based on the Music Standards Of Learning for Virginia.


MARCH 2008

Hampton City Schools finished 15th in the nation in the first-ever Safe Search Awards Program sponsored by netTrekker! The Safe Search Awards Program recognizes districts that are keeping kids safest when searching on the Internet. HCS was recognized for outstanding usage in the 2006-2007 school year, and for “an extremely successful” district-wide implementation of netTrekker d.i.


FEBRUARY 2008

Congratulations to the staff of Channel 46 WHCS TV! The new HCS Teacher Recruitment DVD…produced by the station…. won a Platinum Award in the Video/ Film/ Recruitment category from the International Ava Award competition. The Platinum Award is the highest level awarded in the competition!

The International Ava Awards recognizes outstanding work by creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, direction, shooting and editing of audio-visual materials and programs. Entries include film, analog & digital productions viewed in a wide variety of mediums – from movie screens to televisions to computers. Entries came from throughout the United States and several foreign countries.

FEBRUARY 2008


Angie R. Smith, school counselor at Smith Elementary School was selected Virginia’s Elementary Professional School Counselor of the Year by the Virginia School Counselor Association. She is a National certified counselor who has worked in public school, education for some 22 years.

JANUARY 2008

The Virginia Association of Secondary School Principal's (VASSP) recognized Kecoughtan High Assistant Principal Tiffany Sanzo, as Virginia’s Assistant Principal of the Year for 2008!

Sanzo, who has been a member of the HCS family for some 13 years, earned her National Board Certification (NBC) and uses that experience to mentor and support NBC candidates through the process.

DECEMBER 2007

The Keep Hampton Schools Beautiful Program won the 2007 Keep America Beautiful National Award for Beautification & Community Improvement. The program is a collaborative effort of Hampton City Schools, Hampton Parks & Recreation, Hampton Neighborhood Commission, the Volunteer Center of the Virginia Peninsula, United Way Day of Caring, the Virginia Cooperative Extension Hampton Master Gardeners, the Hampton Clean City Commission, and many individual and group volunteers. The award was presented at the Keep America Beautiful Annual Conference in Washington, DC on December 7.


OCTOBER 2007


Debby Martin, Hampton City Schools’ Teacher of the Year, has been selected by the National School Boards Association (NSBA) as one of the "20 to Watch" educators for 2007. This special recognition was launched to identify emerging leaders who will be helping to shape the world of education technology for the next 20 years. Martin, who joined the Hampton school division in 2001, is a Career and Technical Education teacher at Phoebus High School. The 20 educators identified this year by NSBA range from classroom teachers and technology directors to a superintendent and a non-profit foundation leader.


SEPTEMBER 2007


Mary Lynn Everhart of Bethel High school is the recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Teaching Award given by the National Council for Geographic Education. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding contributions to geographic education and Mary Lynn is one of only 14 educators in the United States to receive this honor!

SEPTEMBER 2007

Mary Hurst of Cooper Elementary Magnet School for Technology was named the 2007 Elementary Teacher of the Year by the Virginia Technology Education Association. Mary is currently enjoying her recent retirement from the Hampton school division.

AUGUST 2007

The Hampton School division is the recipient of the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) 2007 Golden Achievement Award! The award was given recently for the school division’s Schools Curb Appeal Initiative.

According to the award letter received, NSPRA’s Golden Achievement Award recognizes “exemplary work” with award judges seeking “outstanding achievement.” The initiative, which is an on-going project – serves as a keen example of the positive changes that can take place when schools work hand in hand with the community.

AUGUST 2007

The Hampton School Division won a 2007 Partnership District Award from the National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) at Johns Hopkins University! This marks an important step in the school district’s leadership in building strong partnerships.

Hampton was honored for making excellent progress in helping schools develop comprehensive programs of school, family, and community partnerships to support school improvement goals. Essential elements included teamwork, leadership, plans for action, implementation, facilitation, evaluation, and network connections.


MAY 2007

The Hampton School division is the recipient of the 2007 Excellence In Education Award, given by the Virginia Tech School of Education. This annual award recognizes successful programs in PreK-12 schools and in community colleges as well.

Hampton won for its program, Community Visioning – HCS Community Priorities Workshop. This workshop, which began when Dr. Patrick Russo took over as Hampton’s Superintendent of Schools three years ago, engages the entire Hampton community in shaping a set of shared outcomes for the division.

APRIL 2007

The American School Board Journal tapped Hampton City Schools as the only school division in the State of Virginia to receive the highly coveted 2007 Magna Award. Over the past 13 years, the Journal has featured excellent examples of school governance, showcasing divisions offering practical advice on how districts solve pressing problems.

The Hampton School Board earned this national recognition for the division’s various program involvements with In-Sync Partnerships to develop collaborations designed to increase school success and improve neighborhoods.

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gaggle Gaggle is our latest partner to help students safely communicate with teachers and classmates, as well as offering an easier way to manage assignments through the digital locker and drop boxes.

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HAMPTON'S NEW NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFIED TEACHERS BRING TOTAL TO 76! 27 new teachers have been added to the growing list of National Board Certified Teachers in the Hampton School Division. This brings us to a total of 82 National Board Certified teachers currently teaching in the system. National Board Certification is authorized through NBPTS (National Board for Professional Teaching Standards), which requires applicants to complete an extensive portfolio and take a very detailed assessment in the area of the certification they are seeking. The portfolio process itself takes 150-300 hours to complete, and teachers must demonstrate how they stimulate student learning.

For the 2008-2009 school year, the Hampton school division saw a 4-point gain in the average SAT reading score, resulting in a combined average SAT score for the division of 1,400. Hampton superintendent Dr. Linda Shifflette noted that “we will continue to focus on creative teaching strategies, so as to further improve the division-wide scores in the future.”

To Our Hampton Parents:

Cyber Bullying and Online Predators can be a big problem for the safety of students and schools. While chat rooms and a variety of sites are blocked from the district’s network, tech-savvy students may venture to these web pages from home. Online predators work to gain the trust of children and teenagers, usually for the purpose of exploitation. Some sites also foster cyber bullying – name-calling, telling of rumors, harassment and intimidation – which can often create conflicts at school. Because the welfare of your child is of the highest importance to us, the Hampton School Board and administration wish to provide some tips for keeping your child safe. Check out our Online Safety Tips and Cyber Bullies Brochure (pdf)

Additional Internet Safety Information
On-line Internet Safety Resources

http://kids.getnetwise.org/  GetNetWise:  Online Safety Guide by Internet Education Foundation

http://www.wiredsafty.org/  Internet Safety:  Information for Parents by WiredKids 

http://www.wiredwithwisdom.org/  Web Wise Kids:  Tips for Parents by Wired With Wisdom on how to keep their children safe on the Internet.

http://www.safeteens.com  Safe Teens - Connect Safely and Smart Socializing

http://pbskids.org   Safe learning activities for elementary students

http://ikeepsafe.org  The Internet Keep Safe Coalition is a partnership of government agencies, public health and educational professionals, law enforcement, and industry leaders working together for the health and safety of youth online.

http://www.I-Safe.org  i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere.

 http://www.netsmartzkids.org - NetSmartzKids – Cartoon characters, games, music videos, and e-cards related to Internet safety

http://www.chatdanger.com Social Networking - ChatDanger:  How to keep Safe While Chatting Online by Childnet International

http://www.whoswatchingcharlottesville.org/home.html  A community effort in the Charlottesville - Albemarle area of Virginia to educate residents in how to protect themselves online.

 

kidsONCE AGAIN…PARENTS GIVE HAMPTON SCHOOLS HIGH MARKS

For three consecutive years since the Hampton school division made a decision to query parents about their perceptions of Hampton City Schools, the division has received outstanding parent approval!

The 2008 survey results showed that a whopping 80% of our parents gave the Hampton school division an overall grade of “A” or “B”, compared to 78% last school year.  In addition, 95% of the Hampton parents gave the school division an overall grade of “A”, “B” or “C.” This is highly significant in that a national survey conducted in 2006 by the Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll, recorded only 49% of parents awarding their local public schools an “A” or B” rating.

The 2008 Parent Survey consisted of 36 statements in four categories, which were School Environment, Student Achievement, Teacher/Staff Expectations, and Support and Service.  The Response choices ranged from “Strongly Agree” to “No Opinion.”  The Overall Grade category included “A”, “B”, “C”, ”D” and “F”, and the survey also included a section for written comments.

 tcaAs a special service, Hampton City Schools provides FREE access to Triumph Learning System. This web-based program is designed to assist students with the necessary skills for success on the SAT and ACT. The student’s identification number is the username and password. Hampton students have access to the SAT/ACT online program from any computer that is Internet linked, whether at home, at school, or even at the library or an Internet café.

You can log into Triumph via the link below for your school.

testUsername: first 2 letters of your first name, middle initial if you have one, and your entire last name. If your last name has a hyphen, make sure you include the hyphen.
EXAMPLE #1: John Q. Smith would be joqsmith
EXAMPLE #2: John Smith-Jones would be josmith-jones
Password: Your student ID number

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Another exciting opportunity for all Hampton high school students is a SAT preparatory course. It is available as a half-credit course and is offered each semester. Students interested in taking the course should see their guidance counselors for more information on requirements and registration.

We are very pleased to be able to offer these services to students. Taking an online prep course or signing up for the SAT half-credit course offers students the opportunity to practice SAT/ACT test-taking skills prior to sitting for the actual exam.

Public School Choice / Supplemental Educational Services

Public School Choice - Under the No Child Left Behind Act 2001 (NCLB), schools receiving Title I funds must show that students are making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) by improving their test scores on the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments. Schools that do not make AYP for two consecutive years must offer parents the option (Public School Choice) to transfer their child to a receiving school that is not in school improvement.

Supplemental Educational Services - Schools that do not make AYP for three consecutive years must provide Supplemental Educational Services (SES) - free tutoring offered to eligible students to outside the regular school day. Students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch are eligible for supplemental educational services.

Schools Offering Public School Choice and Supplemental Educational Services
Mallory Elementary School
Receiving Schools: Aberdeen - Bassette - Burbank

Schools Offering Supplemental Educational Services
Smith Elementary School*
Wythe Elementary School*

* Participate in the U.S. Department of Education SES Pilot Program that allows the schools to offer SES in lieu of public school choice.

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