Announcements

Conferences and Workshops

• ACTE Computer Fair
  Von Braun Center, Huntsville, AL
• Alabama Educational Technology Conference (AETC)
  June 12- 15, 2012
  Birmingham, AL
• ISTE - National Technology Conference 2012
  June 24 - June 27, 2012
  San Diego, CA

Activities & Meetings

• Immunization Shots: Provided by the Alabama Public Health Dept (ADPH), in the Community Room, each workday starting July 30th and ending on August 10th from 8:30am - 11:30am and 1pm - 4pm. 
  Remember: TDaP for students entering the Sixth grade and one dose of varicella will be required for grades pre-K through 11th. 
• HCS Pre-K Program
• Ed White Middle School 3rd Annual Educational Golf Tournament, “Tee Off for the Kids!” June 9, 2012
• HCS International Baccalaureate (IB) Programs
• An Entrepreneurship Summer Resident Camp for Rising Juniors and Seniors: Sunday July 15 - Friday July 20
• Community Awareness for Youth (C.A.F.Y.), sponsored by the Huntsville Police Department and Madison County: A Madison County wide event for our youth grades 7-12 (ages 12-18), on Saturday, August 18, 2012 from 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Sci-Quest Spring Break Camps are for grades K-8 and run March 26-30.
• Sci-Quest Summer Camps begin May 29 and are for ages 4 years through 12th grade.
• Huntsville Area Crimestoppers Board Announces New “Tipsoft” Program: Huntsville Area Crimestoppers Board in partnership with the local law enforcement will unveil a new program that allows any citizen to anonymously and safely send text information to police. 
• HCS Magnet Schools
• Board Meetings
• Parental Involvement Network (PIN)- Federal Programs
• Summer: Huntsville Museum of Art's Summer 2012 Museum Academy Schedule of Classes & Workshops for Children, Teens and Adults
• PTA Reflections Programs
• English as a Second Language for Parents: Learn English in a friendly classroom setting at Butler High School, Monday and Tuesday mornings, 8:30 – 10:00 or 10:30 to 12:00, Room 152 Yellow . All Huntsville City School Parents Welcome. For more information call 256-428-7990.
• Ingles Como Segunda Lengua Para Padres: Aprenda Inglés en un ambiente amigable en un salón de clase de la escuela preparatoria Butler. Lunes y Martes por la mañana, de 8.30 a 10.00 ó de 10.30 a 12.00. Salón de clase 152 Yellow (amarillo). Para mayor información llamar al Tel. 256-428-7990.
  
• Military School Liaison Officer
  (256) 842-9642 or email barbara.w.williams@us.army.mil
  Military School Liaison Services Website

News

• “Facing Challenges. Reclaiming Greatness.” Presentation
• MealpayPlus: We are excited to announce that Huntsville City Schools will now offer MealpayPlus, an innovative online service that allows you to prepay for your student's meal accounts.
  Click here for more information.

• The Huntsville City Schools are now using the SchoolCast Rapid Alert and Notification System as the primary means of contacting parents and faculty with urgent notifications and other time-sensitive communications. Both emergency (school closings, critical health events, etc.) and non-emergency communications (event reminders, attendance calls, etc.) can be sent immediately as a phone call, e-mail bulletin and/or text alert.  Click here for more information

• Joint Facilities Utilization Task Force Information
• Columbia High School is now officially an International Baccalaureate school. Columbia is the first school in the Huntsville area to get an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.
  Click here for more information
• James Earl Jones reads to students in Huntsville City Schools to celebrate the partnership between the Verizon Foundation’s Thinkfinity.org and the Alabama Department of Education’s Alabama Learning Exchange
  Click here for more information
• Distance Learning: Rocket City Meets Cereal City
• Distance Learning: Reading Across America
• Teacher Loan Forgiveness: The Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act (P.L. 108-409)