A segment of the May 13 television news show 60 Minutes included references to Harmony Public Schools (HPS) of Texas that may have left some inaccurate impressions. Please note the following facts about Harmony Public Schools, all of which were shared with 60 Minutes before the show was broadcast: Read more at Harmony Public Schools and 60 Minutes: Setting the Record Straight

U.S. News has announced the best high schools of the nation. The 2012 edition includes data on almost 22,000 public schools, 500 of which received gold medals.

Harmony Science Academy High School - Houston is ranked #309 in the nation, making the school one of the Gold Medalists. Harmony Science Academy is also ranked 24th within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Harmony Science Academy is 89 percent. The student body makeup is 44 percent male and 56 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 86 percent.

Harmony Science Academy Dallas is ranked #554 in the nation, enabling the school to receive a Silver Medal. Harmony Science Academy – Dallas is ranked 50th within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Harmony Science Academy – Dallas is 62 percent. The student body makeup is 48 percent male and 52 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 88 percent.

Harmony Science Academy North Austin received a Bronze Medal. At Harmony Science, the student body makeup is 47 percent male and 53 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 89 percent.

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Harmony Public Schools has received BBB rating again by Standard & Poor's in a report dated March 16th 2012. The report stated that the outlook of the Harmony Public Schools is stable. BBB rating is the highest possible rating for a charter school operator to receive. Dr. Soner Tarim, the Superintendent of Harmony Public Schools, said: "In the midst of national and global financial instability, Harmony Public Schools System has demonstrated its ability to remain financially stable through fiscally sound organization and management. Renewing our BBB rating along with a stable outlook will enable us to save thousands of dollars which can then be used to further advance the efforts of our students, teachers, and staff members".

Leadership Summer Camp is a week-long camp for HSA- Austin middle school students (6-8th grades) and other Harmony Public Schools from all over Texas. The purpose of the week is to have fun while building leadership and teambuilding skills. Activities include sports competitions, ropes courses, assemblies, talent shows, free recreation, leadership talks and discussions, study nature and much more!

This is a great opportunity for our students to build strong relationships, develop teamwork, leadership attributes, and have a great time! We strongly recommend and encourage for all of our students to attending Summer Leadership Camp.

The camp starts May 27th and ends June 2nd, 2012.
The camp fee is $300. It will include accommodation, meals (at the camp only) and transportation.

To register for the camp, you have to pay $100 deposit, and total payment is due on May 20th. CRLP students need to check at front desk for further information.

For more information contact Mr. Bozdogan(bbozdogan@harmonytx.org)

"Highland Lakes Camp & Conference Center" - for girls

"URJ Greene Family Camp" - for boys

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Join Us for a Blood Drive Harmony Public Schools
1 Free Dress Day Ticket per donor & Grand Prize Drawing! Thursday, March 1st 8:00 am-3:00pm School of Political Science, 13415 FM 620 North
Blood donations are also taken at our donor centers the week of the drive.Sign up online
www.inyourhands.org
Sponsor Code: Harmony

Or sign up at the front desk of any campus Walk-ins welcome the day of the drive Contact: Debby McClure, (512) 284-9880 ext. 126, dmcclure@harmonytx.org THE BLOOD CENTER OF CENTRAL TEXAS Life is in your hands Be sure to eat a full meal before donating, and bring your photo ID. Inyourhands.org

Harmony Science Academy–Austin is sharing this information about the district and your child's campus with you as part of its obligations under the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).

NCLB Report Cards for the state as a whole, all school districts and charter schools, and all campuses are also available on the Texas Education Agency's NCLB web site at http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=4638&menu_id=798 .
Information on these report cards includes:
Assessment results for the LEA and campuses in the aggregate and disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, disability status, migrant status, English proficiency, and economically disadvantaged showing two-year trend data (across the most recent previous two school years) for each subject and grade tested

***NCLB 2011 Campus Report

Parent Notification Letter

Notificación a los Padres

Monday: Students will be talking about bullying and some statistics. Wear red, white and blue for "United we stand, divided we fall."

Tuesday: Grades 6-8 will fill out a student survey about bullying and the results will be displayed at the end of the week. Wear two different shoes for "Walk a mile in someone else's shoes."

Wednesday: Students will see how words can hurt and you can't take them back. Wear a cap to school to "Put a cap on name-calling."

Thursday: Students will discuss cyber bullying and ways that they can prevent or stop it. Wear your uniform backwards because "You can't take your words back."

Friday: We will have a teambuilding activity to remind students that we are all on the same team. Wear your favorite sports team shirt with jeans because "We are all on the same team."

We will also be having a door decorating contest for the homerooms. The class that wins will receive a pizza party.

Harmony Public Schools – Austin Proclamation:
Harmony Public Schools in Austin were honored by the City of Austin and Mayor, Lee Leffingwell last night at the January 12th City Council Meeting. Mayor Leffingwell announced a Proclamation declaring Harmony Public Schools Week to be January 13 – 20, 2012. Clearly all the hard work and dedication that each and every student, staff, teacher, administrator and parent has put into making our schools successful has paid off. The Mayor emphasized Harmony Public Schools notable accomplishments over the last decade and encouraged our schools to continue the remarkable success.
Harmony Proclamation City of Austin

As enrollment season has started, we would like to share a couple of reminders with you.

1 - The application period for Harmony Public Schools is between January 10 and March 15 for the 2012-2013 school year.
2 - All applications prior to January 10, 2012 will be considered for the 2011-2012 school year.
3 - Any application received after March 15, 2012 will be placed on the waiting list in the order of the date in which the application is received.
4 - The Lottery will be drawn during the last week of March 2012.
5 – Selected students will be announced by the end of the 1st week of April 2012.

Please note that any application received is only considered for one school year. If your child is not selected for enrollment, a new application must be submitted for each year.

Attached you will find a copy of the State of Texas 2010-2011 School Report Card for Harmony Science Academy - Austin

This is a report required by the Texas Legislature and prepared by the Texas Education Agency. It is to be sent to the parent or guardian of every child enrolled in the public schools.

The report provides information concerning student performance as well as information concerning expenditures, average class size, and student/teacher ratios.CLICK HERE

Please review our campus' highly qualified teacher report for 2011-2012 school year

HSAAustin Highly Qualified Report

Parent Notification Letter

Notificación a los Padres

Harmony Public Schools have released 2011 College Acceptance Report and 2011 SAT Report.

The reports clearly prove that Harmony Public Schools continue to provide high-quality education to Texas children. As Harmony Public Schools, we will strive to take this success to the new levels.

To take a close look at the reports, please click on the names of the reports above.

From Superintendent Dr. Soner Tarim To the Harmony Public Schools Community: A disappointing article on charter schools in this week's New York Times attempts to put Harmony Public Schools in Texas in a context that is not accurate, necessitating this brief response. Many of us at Harmony Schools cooperated extensively with the Times on this story over the last several months, providing documents, interviews, tours and dozens of detailed responses to specific questions in good faith. But, as sometimes happens, the end result was not entirely what we had hoped. See the rest of Dr. Soner Tarim's response here: http://harmonytx.org/news/122/letter-to-stakeholders-on-ny-times-article/

It is the policy of the Harmony Science Academy Charter School to locate and identify any child who contacts or enrolls in the Charter School who may have a disability and be in need of special education and related services, regardless of the severity of the disability, in accordance with its procedures as reflected in the CHILD FIND legal framework of the Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process, located at: http://framework.esc18.net/. read more...