About HCS
A Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
A Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum
So what does guaranteed and viable curriculum mean? Let’s break each term down in greater detail.
Guaranteed
Teachers have a shared understanding of the essential intended learning outcomes for students. The team has made a guarantee that they are on the same page when it comes to a shared understanding of the essential learning outcomes.
The curriculum is actually taught by teachers. We are making a guarantee to our stakeholders that there is a tight alignment with the Standards of Learning and that students are being taught the written curriculum.
All students have access to learning the essential intended learning outcomes. Schools are responsible for making a guarantee that students are exposed to the essential learning outcomes.
Viable
Teachers believe the written curriculum is structured in such a manner that it can be considered a viable tool that is used to support the instructional planning process.
The intended curriculum (e.g., written curriculum) is taught in such a way that it is conducive to learning.
The curriculum incorporates high-yield instructional strategies. As noted in the HCS Instructional Framework, the CIA Department has identified 6 instructional priorities that speak to lessons that are aligned, purposeful, incorporate higher-order thinking, focus on active learning, are vocabulary-rich, and use feedback to improve learning.
Successes
HCS went from having 41% in 2014-2015 of its schools accredited to having 100% of its schools accredited without conditions since 2018-2019
The HCS graduation rate climbed from 88.2% in 2015 to 97.6% in 2022
The HCS graduation and completion rate rose from 90.9% in 2015 to 98.31% in 2021*.
The HCS dropout rate fell from 5.04% in 2015 to 0.34% in 2021*.
The HCS graduation rate for students with disabilities rose from 83.71% in 2015 to 99.03% in 2021*.
HCS was recognized as a Ford Next Generation Learning (NGL) site, the first in the Commonwealth of Virginia and
HCS is the first EVER Ford Next Generation Learning Community, the only division that has received this distinction.
Our Subscription Philosophy
After using our resources to have a guaranteed and viable curriculum (and a lot of hard work) for HCS, we achieved 100% accreditation without conditions. With our success came a commitment to share our knowledge and resources for the broader good of Virginia Public Education.
Partnering with the HCS Toolkit Program gives your teachers and staff the ability to focus more time and resources on building relationships within the school community.
Our motto has always been:
Giving our Teachers their Sundays Back
