Enrolled Program Overview
HCOS will discuss the variety of support services, the responsibilities for families and also miscellaneous information during the initial interview.
HCOS Support
Your Support Teacher will:
- Be your child’s teacher and is responsible for your child’s educational program. S/he will also support families through prayer, encouragement, and professional Christ-centered guidance
- Provide curriculum instructions and guidance
- Have regular contact (emails, phone calls, home visits when possible and desired)
- Collaborate on an Student Learning Plan (SLP) to be completed by the end of September and may be adjusted throughout the year
- Provide assessment through regular feedback on work sample submitted weekly, Interim Grade Reports as needed, and Report Cards at the end of our two terms
- You will be contacted by your Support Teacher in August or early September
Resource Budget
- PO numbers will be given which may be used through a variety of vendors. Please see here for a list of participating vendors
- Once curriculum for core subjects (Science, Socials, Language Arts, Math & Languages when applicable) is established, curriculum budget may be used for lessons
- PO numbers can be found in Encom
Learning Commons
- Learning resources and kits
- Online Library
- Subscriptions
Learning Groups
- Co-ops
- Community Connections
- Community Connections Plus
- Learning Camps
Curriculum Consultant
- go over resources and what can work for each grade
Curriculum Packages
- common resources to help get started as needed
FSA Testing
- Students registering in grades 4 and 7 are required to write the FSA tests in October
Online courses
- available for grades 5 to 9
Parent Responsibilities:
Documentation to be sent to HCOS office
- Copy of birth certificate
- Care Card Number
- Curriculum Agreement
Weekly contact with support teacher
- Emails, phone calls, SeeSaw/Freshgrade, Zoom calls, texts, or other agreed upon methods
- Face-to-face visits when possible or desired
- Sharing of work samples and activities as guided by your support teacher