H.S.I has team up with Educational Products, Inc. to offer parents an opportunity to purchase all of the school supplies bundled up into one simple package. To help eliminate the frustation of going all around town trying to find everything on the supply list, parents should take advantage of this great opportunity. EPI will do all of the work for you by putting together the supplies into one package and shipping it directly to the school. The packages will be delivered to the student's homeroom class on the first day of school.

We will be sending home a letter in the near future on how to purchase these packages online directly from EPI. There will also be an opportunity to pre-order these school supply packages at the Student Orientation Day on Friday, August 21st.

The supply list is also attached if you prefer to get the supplies on your own.

The first day of school is Monday, August 24, 2009!


2009-10 Academic Calendar

The Harmony School System is opening a new campus in Southwest Houston. The new campus, Harmony School of Ingenuity, is located off Interstate Loop 610 at 10555 Stella Link, Houston, 77025. Harmony School of Ingenuity will open its doors for students in the upcoming 2009-2010 school year. Click here for enrollment and here for job applications.

HSI will NOT offer Summer School for 2008-2009 school year as indicated in student handbook. Instead, HSI will offer CBE (Credit By Exam) Examinations or board-approved state accredited test for students who have not successfully completed one or more core courses (Social Studies, Reading, Mathematics, and Science) or who have not met performance standards in TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) in one or more subject areas. The students need to get at least 70 or above to promote next grade level.

Testing dates are designated as follows:

June 30th , 2009, Tuesday 10:00AM Mathematics
July 1st, 2009, Wednesday 10:00AM Reading, Writing
July 2nd , 2009, Thursday 10:00AM Science, Social Studies read more . . .

Envision this: The headline reads:

HSI, independent charter in Houston, TX sets world record in summer reading challenge!!!

The goal?
To read and log the most minutes for our school during the 2009 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge.

The quest?
To get Harmony School of Innovation listed in the Scholastic Book of World Records.

Is this possible?
Most certainly! HSI students have read almost twice as many books as any other Harmony campus in Texas – 12,397 books in the 2008/2009 school year. The next closest Harmony campus read only 6,419 books. Can we do it –YES WE CAN!!! Everyone just needs to continue their reading habits throughout the summer challlenge which began May 1st.

Many students and families are planning for the upcoming summer months and a common concern is providing students with academic and skill challenges during the summer months. H S I has joined with Scholastic and A/R to suggest reading programs that are level-appropriate, challenging and rewarding for students. Information has been sent to families describing the program and to encourage our students to join in getting our school in the book of records. Click here for more details, reading book lists and to help your students register to join the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. read more . . .

The 2008 Gold Performance Acknowledgments have been released by Texas Education Agency.
Harmony School of Innovation was awarded with Gold Performance Acknowledgements in following subject areas;

* Mathematics
* Reading/ELA
* Writing
* Science
* Attendance

*** Schools or districts were eligible to receive a GPA for Commended Performance on the TAKS test if 25 percent or more of the students scored at the Commended Performance level on a subject area section of TAKS. To reach the Commended level, a student must receive a scale score of 2400 or higher on a TAKS subject area test. A score of 2100 is passing on a TAKS exam.

Texas Education Agency announced that Harmony School of Innovation got EXEMPLARY rating according to TAKS 2008 results. Congratulations to all of our hardworking students, dedicated staff members, and supportive parents! Keep up the good work!

March 4, 2009
Section 111(h)(2) of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires that each LEA that receives Title I, Part A funding disseminate specific LEA (district) and campus level data to 1) all LEA campuses, 2) parents of all enrolled students, and 3) to make the information widely available through public means such as posting on the internet, distribution to the media, or distribution through public agencies. read more . . .