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	34 Highfield Road Hope, Maine 04847 Phone: (207-785-4081) Fax: (207-785-2671) Principal: Carol Hathorne Maine 2011 Elementary School Principal of the Year		to the Hope Elementary School	Home of the Hawks

Class Pages Contacts Document Library Hope, Appleton and Lincolnville Essential Learning Outcomes Hope School Volunteers Garden Committee Hope School Library Hope Town Office Math Science Explorer's Club HES Demographics 12-13 School NECAP March 2012 Report Card School Mission-Vision School Goals School Committee 12-13 Staff Web Email Login Student Online Resources Aleks login Renaissance Place Renaissance Place Book Finder Common Sense Media MARVEL! Thousands of magazines, newspapers, and reference books are available anywhere in the State of Maine through the online resources of Maine's Virtual Library. $ Fundraising for HES GoodSearch School Pop		Part of School Union #69 including: Hope Elementary School, Appleton Village School, Lincolnville Central School, and the Fivetown CSD Google Map U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced that Hope Elementary School has been selected as one of the 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools. To read more details download our letter here. A-F State Grading System for Schools You are probably aware of information on the news concerning the State Grading System for schools. This week grades were made public for all schools in the state. The grade for Elementary Schools is determined by NECAP assessment results. 50% of the school grade is based upon Proficiency – the percent of students who scored proficient or proficient with distinction on the math and reading assessments. The other 50% is based upon Growth…both growth for all students tested from one year to the next and then growth for the lowest 25% of the students. This is to focus on students who need the greatest amount of help to make the needed growth. Hope’s overall score was 305.4 (out of a possible 400 points), which earned us an “A“ on this measure. It is not the total picture of what schools do, but a strong indicator of how well students do on the NECAP tests. Of the 422 elementary schools graded, only 50 earned a grade of “A”. We are pleased that our school has done so well. Thanks to staff and students for all their hard work in earning this grade.	PowerSchool Log in Greensheet 5-17-13 Soccer Camp Info Lunch Menu May (Updated) Hope School Calendar (web based) maintained by HSV Hope School Year Calendar Year 2012-2013 pdf News from the Cafeteria Spring 2013 Bus Schedule 2012-2013 2013 HAL Baseball and Basketball Schedule A SAFETY REMINDER TO PARENTS: When visiting Hope Elementary School, please sign in at the office and obtain a visitor badge. If you are picking up a student, please check in at the office and wait for that student in the lobby. Items being dropped off for a student may be left in the office and staff will see that they are delivered. If you need to speak with your child's teacher, please arrange for an appointment. Thank you! When is your child too sick for school?
2013-2014 Proposed School Budget Monday, April 8th the Hope School Committee approved the proposed budget for the next school year. The documents are here for your review. 2013-14 Budget Justification 2013-14 Budget 4-8-13 Paper copies are also available in the school office. In addition to the budget spreadsheet there is also a document explaining increases and decreases in each account. Although the bottom line of the budget indicates a $128,910.91 (7.18%) increase in expenses from this year to next year, we are fortunate to be one of the few schools in the state to receive an increase in state subsidy next year, so the actual increase to the taxpayers of Hope is $52,931.80 or a 3.68% increase. In the coming weeks I will be providing further information about issues contributing to this increase so you will have a better understanding of the total budget. The Public Meeting to set the final figures for the school budget will be Wednesday, May 15th at 7:00 PM, with the final referendum vote on June 11th. Please plan to attend and vote. Carol Hathorne Principal

34 Highfield Road
Hope, Maine 04847
Phone: (207-785-4081)
Fax: (207-785-2671)

Principal: Carol Hathorne
Maine 2011 Elementary School
Principal of the Year

to the

Hope Elementary School

Home of the Hawks

Class Pages

Contacts

Document Library

Hope, Appleton and Lincolnville
Essential Learning Outcomes

Hope School Volunteers

Garden Committee

Hope School Library

Hope Town Office

Math Science Explorer's Club

HES Demographics 12-13

School NECAP March 2012 Report Card

School Mission-Vision

School Goals

School Committee 12-13

Staff Web Email Login

Student Online Resources

Aleks login

Renaissance Place

Renaissance Place Book Finder

Common Sense Media

MARVEL! Thousands of magazines, newspapers, and reference books are available anywhere in the State of Maine through the online resources of Maine's Virtual Library.

$ Fundraising for HES

GoodSearch

School Pop

Part of School Union #69 including:
Hope Elementary School, Appleton Village School, Lincolnville Central School, and the Fivetown CSD
Google Map

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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced that Hope Elementary School has been selected as one of the 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools. To read more details download our letter here.

A-F State Grading System for Schools

You are probably aware of information on the news concerning the State Grading System for schools. This week grades were made public for all schools in the state. The grade for Elementary Schools is determined by NECAP assessment results. 50% of the school grade is based upon Proficiency – the percent of students who scored proficient or proficient with distinction on the math and reading assessments. The other 50% is based upon Growth…both growth for all students tested from one year to the next and then growth for the lowest 25% of the students. This is to focus on students who need the greatest amount of help to make the needed growth.

Hope’s overall score was 305.4 (out of a possible 400 points), which earned us an “A“ on this measure. It is not the total picture of what schools do, but a strong indicator of how well students do on the NECAP tests.

Of the 422 elementary schools graded, only 50 earned a grade of “A”. We are pleased that our school has done so well.

Thanks to staff and students for all their hard work in earning this grade.

PowerSchool Log in

Greensheet 5-17-13
Soccer Camp Info

Lunch Menu May (Updated)

Hope School Calendar
(web based) maintained by HSV

Hope School Year Calendar Year 2012-2013 pdf

News from the Cafeteria Spring 2013

Bus Schedule 2012-2013

2013 HAL Baseball and Basketball Schedule

A SAFETY REMINDER TO PARENTS:
When visiting Hope Elementary School, please sign in at the office and obtain a visitor badge. If you are picking up a student, please check in at the office and wait for that student in the lobby. Items being dropped off for a student may be left in the office and staff will see that they are delivered. If you need to speak with your child's teacher, please arrange for an appointment. Thank you!

When is your child too sick for school?

2013-2014 Proposed School Budget

Monday, April 8th the Hope School Committee approved the proposed budget for the next school year. The documents are here for your review.

2013-14 Budget Justification

2013-14 Budget 4-8-13

Paper copies are also available in the school office. In addition to the budget spreadsheet there is also a document explaining increases and decreases in each account.

Although the bottom line of the budget indicates a $128,910.91 (7.18%) increase in expenses from this year to next year, we are fortunate to be one of the few schools in the state to receive an increase in state subsidy next year, so the actual increase to the taxpayers of Hope is $52,931.80 or a 3.68% increase.

In the coming weeks I will be providing further information about issues contributing to this increase so you will have a better understanding of the total budget.

The Public Meeting to set the final figures for the school budget will be Wednesday, May 15th at 7:00 PM, with the final referendum vote on June 11th. Please plan to attend and vote.

Carol Hathorne
Principal