Directions
Highcroft Drive Elementary School is located
in rapidly growing
western Wake County near Green Hope High School off Highway 55 near the Chatham
and Durham County lines. A student population of approximately 950 students
is enrolled for the 2007-08 school year, which is the fourth year of operation.
Academically
Gifted Identification Window
Please click on the link above to access information
about this year's window for all tracks for the Academically Gifted Program for
1st semester nominations for 2008.
Lockdown Information
Please see lockdown
notification from December 7, 2007.
Year-Round Information
In July 2007 HDE was converted to a year-round
school. Information about this conversion and other year-round
information can be viewed by clicking here.
At registration all parents enrolling a child must sign
a consent form by either selecting to stay at year-round HDE or by selecting a
traditional calendar. If you choose not to attend a year-round school, the base school for the
traditional calendar is Weatherstone Elementary.
Registering
Your Child
You may register your child with the NC Wise Data Manager
(registrar) in the
main office. When
registering your child, please
bring the following:
--Certified copy Birth
Certificate
--Immunization record
--Proof of residence (examples:
utility bill, housing contract, rental agreement)
Kindergarten registration - Your child must be five years old on or before
October 16, 2008. You should bring all the information listed above.
Kindergarten orientation information for
2008-09 can been viewed by clicking here.
Instructional
Day
The instructional day is from 9:15 to 3:45.
Students should arrive between 8:45 to 9:10. Students who live within 1.5
miles of the school are walkers. The walk zone includes the
neighboring housing development of The Reserve, although temporary bus service
is provided while construction continues around the school. Staff members are on
duty at various arrival and dismissal location sites to ensure the safety of all
children, whether the child is a walker, a bus rider, or a carpooler.
Class
Organization
HDES is growing rapidly. Class size is between 20-24
for grades K-3 and 24-29 for fourth and fifth grades. Listed below is the
number of classes at each grade level:
| Grade Level |
No. Classes for
2004-2005 |
No. Classes for
2005-2006 |
No. Classes for
2006-2007 |
No. of Classes
for 2007-08 |
| K |
6 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
| 1 |
4 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
| 2 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
| 3 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
| 4 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
| 5 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
| Special Ed |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Our goal is to
avoid re-organization after school begins. In order to form this many
classes, some teacher assistant positions were converted to teacher
positions.
How
Teachers Determine Where Child Is Performing
For students who have been attending school, each
sending school will forward the complete cumulative record for your child.
In addition to the usual demographic and health data about your child, profile
cards, containing specific information about your child' performance in math,
reading, and writing, will be included. Teachers will also perform
informal assessments at the beginning of the year.
Bus Riding Determination
Students who live greater than 1.5 miles from the
school are bused. This distance
is determined by driving the shortest distance from the school to the child’s
home. Many of the homes within The
Reserve neighborhood are less than 1.5 miles from Highcroft and will therefore,
will be in the walk zone.
Students who
live less than 1.5 miles from Highcroft but along Green Hope School Road may
request a courtesy stop on Green Hope School Road, which is heavily traveled and
does not have sidewalks.
Grading System Used
Highcroft will use the Standards Based Grading
System that all WCPSS schools use. Student performance will be assessed on grade level objectives for each
quarter.
Rather than letter grades, students receive numerical grades.
WCPSS
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