• September 13: Picture Day

• September 20: Picture Retakes, International Walk to School Day, End of the first quarter
  

• September 23 - October 4: Fall Break - No School
  

• Upcoming October Events Dates Pending: Fall Literacy Night, KIndness Week, Jog-a-thon

Parent involvement is a critical piece to student success. We at Hillrise would like to create a committee with parent and community involvement. The goals would be to work with the school principal and give advice, consistent with state and school district rules and policies, develop creative ways to involve parents in the schools, build community support for schools and encourage greater community participation in the public schools. This committee would meet once a quarter beginning during the 2nd nine weeks. If you are interested in being involved on this committee, please email Jennifer Martin, jmartin@lcps.net.

Instruction can be broken into three layers. Layer 1 is core instruction which is the foundation for all learning in the general education classroom. Layer 2 is a preventative intervention level. Layer 3 is intensive interventions which can include special education services.

Layer 2 is a more direct and deliberate way of instructing and providing feedback. Students in Layer 2 consist of a wide range of students not scoring proficient on formative assessments and measures. At Hillrise we have a wide range of opportunities and resources to impact student success. We have two interventionists and an interventionist EA that provide services for students more than one grade level below with in person interventions. For students that might be scoring slightly below the proficiency level, we have GROW - High Impact Tutoring which is designed to provide Hillrise students with 3:1 two way video sessions with individualized support, aligned to the LCPS educational goals and benchmark assessments. These interventions are intended as short term. Teachers are trained in research based intervention programs that can be implemented in the general education classroom. They include, SPIRE, Sound Sensible, and Ready, Set, Math.

Students not making adequate progress with Layer 2 interventions continue into the SAT/MLSS (Student Assistance Team/ Multi-Layered Systems of Support) process. During this process the school works collaboratively with parents to identify appropriate strategies and interventions to address student needs. This sometimes results in further assessment for additional services if the student continues to not show adequate progress despite all efforts.

Thursday, September 5, 2024, we had a terrific turnout for our PTO Meeting. A huge thank you to the family representatives that joined us! Our dedicated board consists of President Jennifer Whiteley, Vice President Adriana Lopez, and Treasurer Brandi Coppedge. Topics discussed included fundraising, nurse needs, teacher birthdays, appreciation days, and current status of PTO budget. Please consider joining us on the first Thursday of each month at 2:45PM in the Hillrise lounge.

Please see the attached links to access the current Volunteer Packet for the LCPS district in English and Spanish. English: https://5il.co/2qdad, Spanish: https://5il.co/2qde0

Friday, September 20, 2024, 7:20AM at the Apostolic Tabernacle on High St.we will meet for International Walk to School Day. If you know a local celebrity that might want to join us that day, please email Jennifer Martin at jmartin@lcps.net with their name and contact information.