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School Mission
- Hilltop Drive Elementary School prepares children for their future by providing the necessary skills to live as responsible and productive citizens. We motivate students to achieve their maximum potential, to value lifelong learning, and to be accepting of others. As a caring staff committed to our families and our community, we affect individuals and society at large.
| Curriculum |
- Special education programs designed specifically for students with autism, hearing impairments, language or speech impairment, specific learning disabilities, limited intellectual functioning, visual impairments and other health impairments.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Focus on differentiated instruction to meet the needs of all students
- Art and Physical Education program
- Strong support for English Learners
- Extended school day programs
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: P.E> program based on state standards.
- Boys sports: soccer and P.E. program based on state standards.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Intermural soccer team grades 4-6; Mad Science grades 1-6; Homework Center for English Learners grades 1-6; Student Council grades 4-6; Safety Patrol grades 5-6 and Family Reading, math and science nights
Family Campout.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: drawing/painting.
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Parent and Community Support
- We have an extremely involved PTA that is involved in our daily school life. Our PTA works closely with the school to plan schoolwide events such as a Family Campout, Fall Festival, and school dance.
Other news or notes
- We offer adult English as a Second Language classes at our school four days per week for adults in our community.
| Technology and Facilities |
- This school has 5 students per computer. Numbers used to calculate this ratio were provided by the principal. This ratio may differ from the ratio given elsewhere on this profile where the numbers were provied by the state.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- District provides transportation for special education students only
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: We have a large field with soccer goals as well as a large blacktop area for basketball, four square, etc.
- Library facilities: Our library has a wide selection of books appropriate for elementary age students. We also have a collection of books in Spanish. Our library features a computer lab with 34 computers with a standards-based software program.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: Hilltop Middle School.
- Students at this school enroll primarily because they live within the school's attendance boundary.
- Most of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: After school or lunchtime detentions; In-school suspension; closed campus;
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- This school has an emphasis in: literacy.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:30 to 2:55.
- Principal has been at this school for 4 years.
- Principal has 19 years of experience.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 09/24/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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