PTCO MEETING

Thursday, February 21, 2008
5:30 p.m.
Main Campus
3535 South Fulton Avenue
Hapeville, GA  30354

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION INFORMATION 

If you are interested in enrolling a 6th, 7th or 8th grader for the 2008 – 2009 school year at Hapeville Charter Middle School, please visit

 

http://www.fultonschools.org/school/hapevillems/HMS_Admissions_Reg_form.doc

Please bring or mail your application to:
Hapeville Charter Middle School
3535 South Fulton Avenue
Hapeville, GA  30354

or

fax to:
404-767-7706
Attn:  Ms. Orgertrice

 

 For information on Hapeville Career Academy, please visit:

 http://www.fultonschools.org/school/hapevillecareeracademy/

 

 

PRACTICE FOR THE CRCT IS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AT HOME ON-LINE!

PLEASE VISIT
www.georgiaoas.org

Hapeville Charter School is excited to announce that the Georgia Online Assessment System for students of Hapeville can now be accessed at www.georgiaoas.org . The OAS will enable students to access tests that consist of the same kinds of questions that appear on the state's assessments in Reading, English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies in the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT.)

Parents, we encourage you to visit this site with your child on a weekly or daily basis to help them prepare for the CRCT.  If you have any questions and/or concerns, please contact the school. 


 Gov. Sonny Perdue announced that Hapeville Charter School is receiving $3.2 million to create a Career Academy as a partnership program with Atlanta Technical College (ATC.). In a ceremony at the Capitol Building on November 13, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle made the formal presentation to Dr. Martin, Director, and school representatives.

Hapeville Charter, a charter middle school which is part of the Fulton County School System, applied for the grant with ATC through the state Department of Technical and Adult Education. The Hapeville Charter Career Academy will open in August 2008.

The Academy will serve as a high school option for Hapeville Charter’s eighth grade students but also will enroll interested students from other Fulton County school attendance areas. It will begin with approximately 150 ninth graders but will grow as a new grade is added each year until the school reaches its full 9th -12th grade enrollment.

The Academy will offer educational opportunities that go beyond what is taught in a standard high school or college setting. In addition to a traditional academic curriculum, students will focus on career-building skills and will graduate with the necessary credits to attend college, complete a vocational certificate, or go directly into the workforce as a viable resource for employers. Business partners will provide internship and employment opportunities.

The Career Academy will partner with Atlanta Technical College to offer dual enrollment opportunities. Ninth grade students will concentrate on basic studies. After that, students will choose a technical career curriculum. The initial choices will be from Atlanta Technical College’s Avionics, Front End Alignment, Paralegal, Dental Assistance, and Patient Care programs. Upon completion of a dual enrollment track, students will graduate, at a minimum, with a high school diploma and a certificate in a technology area. At a maximum, students could graduate with a high school diploma and a two-year college degree.

The Hapeville Charter School was founded more than four years ago by Dr. Gary Martin. Retired Fulton County principal, Earnest Killum, will serve as the Career Academy’s director. The location of the school is still being selected, but will be in south Fulton and in close proximity to Hapeville Charter School.

During the 2007 legislative session, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle pushed for approval of a “Career Academies Act” to fund development of these kinds of schools. Though the bill failed, awareness was brought to the issue and $16.5 million in grant funds was set aside by the state Department of Technical and Adult Education.

Similar career academies are under development in Effingham, Floyd, Glynn, Thomas, and Walton counties.