HCS Update
HCS Communications Update - September 19-23
School Safety in HCS
The issue of school safety has been in the news cycle frequently. The tragedy in Uvalde, Texas was the most recent tragedy in what has become a long…
Bows on Buses
If you’re driving around Haywood County, you may notice that the HCS school buses have added a little pizzazz and color to their bright yellow…
Press Release – September 16
Gabe Hart - Chief Communications Officer 731.772.9613 ext 2330 gabe.hart@hcsk12.net RELEASE DATE: September 16, 2022 SUPERINTENDENT JOEY HASSELL…
Academic Focus – HMS
Teaching middle school students can be one of the most challenging jobs in education, but it can also be one of the most rewarding. Most middle…
Academic Focus in HCS
Public education is one of the most fundamental and paramount institutions in our society. At its root, the public education system in America seeks…
Diversity Hires in HCS
In 2020, a study of students in North Carolina and Tennessee was performed in order to see if there were positive effects tied to a student-teacher…
Personalized Learning Plans – HCS
At the root of public education is the formulaic desire to offer all students a challenging and rigorous education that prepares them for a…
HCS TVAAS Data
The Tennessee Department of Education released the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) comparison data that measured each school…
Truancy Intervention in HCS
As full time learning resumed after two years of interrupted learning due to COVID-19, a few trends began to emerge in the world of public…
Data Dive – HMS
Throughout the school year, students at each school in Haywood County Schools are assessed three times in order to gauge where each individual…
Haywood Middle School – Reflections
In the world of education, July is the page turning month; the month that starts with a deep exhale and some relaxation then ends with the opening…