HPS Student and Parent Handbook 2019-2020
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Through a series of workshops and videos designated to refine
specific student support skill sets, HPS Parent Academy
participants will acquire knowledge to enhance their role as a
student advocate within the learning community. For more
information, please contact your campus engagement
coordinator.
College and Career Success (CCS)
Programs
CCS program mission is to build a strong and sustainable college
and career bound atmosphere throughout our schools by
connecting HPS seniors with HPS alumni and increasing their
career, leadership, social and emotional readiness for their college
and career. Program vision is to raise responsible, caring, and
productive citizens who are college, career, and life ready.
College and Career Success Program Goals Are:
To build a sustainable college bound school culture that
promotes the importance of higher education by linking
seniors with successful alumni college goers.
To create a smooth transition from high school to college for
seniors by providing engagement and networking
opportunities with campus alumni.
To help and support alumni to increase campus college
enrollment and completion rates.
To foster a network of successful alumni whom future alumni
and students will be able to access and depend on.
Major Program Areas
College Transition
Curriculum
Mentoring
Scholarships
A. College Transition Programs
The College Transition Program is designed to link graduating
Harmony seniors to current college attendees, bridging the
educational achievement gap among underserved communities
statewide. Major programs and their yearly timeline are as
follows:
1. Seniors-Alumni College Networking Event
(Dec-Jan)
Senior-Alumni college networking events are great opportunities
for seniors receive information about the college experience and
build lifelong relationships with current alumni college students.
2. Senior College Transition Events (Jan-May)
These events are offered to all seniors during the month of April
and May in their senior year to help finalize their college decisions
and meet with other Harmony seniors who are most likely going
to be their college classmates as an additional support.
Individual college transition advising
Pre-college orientation by Harmony Alumni Student
Organizations (HASO)
Senior-Alumni college networking event College transition
events, workshops and seminars for seniors
College panel
3. Summer Melt Prevention (Jun-Aug)
Summer Melt refers to the difference between the number of
college-intending high school graduates and the number of
students who enroll in any post-secondary educational program
the fall following graduation. Harmony implements following
strategies suggested by Harvard University.
Continuing college advising to seniors over the summer
Sending reminders through social media and text messaging
Connecting seniors with alumni opportunities
Organizing summer bridge programs
Following a college enrollment checklist with seniors
4. Fall College Check-Ins (Sep-Oct right after
Harmony graduation)
Purpose of college check-ins is to visit recent high school
graduates on college campuses to check how they are
transitioning and adjusting to their colleges.
Visit incoming freshmen in college to ensure enrollment
Connect incoming freshmen with Harmony alumni in their
college
Frequent involvement with Harmony alumni college student
organizations to increase their self-efficacy and motivation.
As our students said: “We leave Harmony, but Harmony never
leaves you.”
B. College and Career Success (CCS)
curriculum
All students deserve academic and social support to help prepare
them for the challenges they must face after high school
graduation. The College and Career Success course is designed to
help students focus on developing the habits and skills that are
expected in college study and the workforce and continue to
develop social/emotional, personal/interpersonal and cognitive
skills that are essential to productivity in both the collegiate and
business worlds.
C. College and Career Success (CCS)
Mentoring program
Harmony mentoring program aims to pair HPS seniors with HPS
alumni mentors from similar backgrounds who will help them
navigate the college application, admission, transition and teach
real life skills on how to succeed in college.
D. Scholarships
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