Harmony Public Schools High performing K12 college preparatory

Harmony Public Schools High performing K-12 college preparatory charter schools

Mission To prepare students for higher learning in a safe, caring, and collaborative atmosphere through a quality learner-centered educational program with a strong emphasis on math, science, engineering, and technology.

Current Harmony Locations Campus Name Year Est. 1. 2. 3. 4. HSA-Houston HSA-Austin HSA-Dallas HSI-Houston 2000 2002 2004 2005 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. HE-Austin HSA-El Paso HSA-Fort Worth HSA-San Antonio HS of Excellence 2006 2006 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. HSA-Waco HSA-Lubbock HSA-Beaumont HSA-Bryan/CS HSA-Houston NW 2007 2007 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. HSA-Grand Prairie HSA-Austin 2 HSS-Houston HSA-Laredo HSA-Brownsville 2008 2008 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. HSA-Carrolton HSA-Euless HSE-Endeavor HSI-Ingenuity HSE-Austin HSI-El Paso 2009 2009 2 El Paso 34. HSA-West Houston 2011 35. HSS-High School 2011 36. HS of Political Sci. 2011 Lubbock 1 3 4 1 1 5 1 13 2 Fort Worth 1 Odessa Dallas Waco Austin San Antonio 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. HSA-Odessa HSA-Garland HSI-San Antonio HS-Art (Houston) HS-Nature (Dallas) HS-Advancement HSA-High Houston HS-Discovery 2010 2010 Houston 1 Laredo 1 Brownsville

Growth; Enrollment Wai ting Wai ti ng L ist 1 List 30, 21, 4, 0 00 000 20 253 16 488 12 434 7 750 4 632 3 184 200 265 488 568 755 1 173 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 1 2 2 3 4 9 14 19 25 33 36 Campuses : 1

Harmony in Numbers Campus Student Staff High School Graduation and College Acceptance 38 25, 000 1, 700 100 % Drop-out 0% Native American 0. 4% Asian 16. 7% Hispanic 45. 3% African American 17. 2% White 20. 4%

Harmony in Numbers Student Data �In 2011, 33 Harmony Schools received ratings from the Texas Education Agency, and 21 Harmony Public Schools (HPS) received an exemplary and recognized rating �Received Title I National Distinguished School Award

What is a Charter School? Charter Schools are nonsectarian public schools of choice that operate with freedom from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools. The "charter" establishing each such school is a performance contract detailing the school's mission, program, goals, students served, methods of assessment, and ways to measure success.

Charter vs. Private or Public Like a PRIVATE SCHOOL Like a PUBLIC SCHOOL Small Free Self-governing District Texas Accredited Interaction with Faculty Regularly Audited Flexible and Dynamic Curriculum Accountable to TEA

Student Performance ü Title I National Distinguished School Award 1. Closing the achievement gap 2. Exceptional student performance for two or more years ü Best High Schools by U. S. News & World Report.

Student Performance Miracle Schools Recognition by Two Harmony High Schools are listed in the “Top 10 Miracle High Schools in the U. S. ” by Newsweek magazine. q Two Harmony High Schools (Dallas and Austin) were ranked among the best 500 high schools in the nation according to a 2011 analysis by the Newsweek. q Additionally, the Newsweek selected 10 out of 500 as Miracle Schools in the nation. Both Harmony Schools in Austin and Dallas made this list.

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Field Trips

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Annual Competitions • Houston Science Fairs • Texas Science Fairs • Robotics • Math Counts • UIL Academics • And many mores… Regional Science Fairs • 81 Place Awards and • 64 Special Awards State-wide Science Fair • 23 Place Awards and • 28 Special Awards

Community Service

Reading buddies

Fire Station

Community Outreach

Harmony Invitees Governor Rick Perry Congressman Ted Poe Congresswoman Kay Granger Congressman Al Green

Harmony Invitees Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Congressman Silvestre Reyes State Rep. Jim Murphy

Harmony Invitees Congressman Gene Green Senator Dan Patrick

Why Harmony? • Continual Student Academic Assessment • Proven and Measurable Academic Outcomes • Culture of High Expectations • Committed & Empowered Teachers • Highly Motivated Students • Personalized Instruction