This means weather conditions are best avoided by staying indoors. During thunderstorms, lightning, and tornado warnings, students will be brought into the building and held until conditions have improved and are deemed safe. Should these conditions occur during dismissal, students may be held inside until conditions improve. Parents who have already arrived may wait inside their cars or park in the designated area.
TWO HOUR DELAY
This means the school will open two hours after the regularly scheduled time. Students should not arrive before the delayed opening time (teachers will not be here to supervise them). The school will dismiss at the regular time. During the delay, parents/students should monitor local news outlets in case the delay is extended.
SCHOOL CLOSED
This means the HPA campus is closed for ALL students and teachers. All scheduled activities, meetings, and athletic events are also canceled or postponed.
EVENING ACTIVITIES CANCELED
If travel conditions become hazardous after school has been dismissed, evening meetings and activities may be canceled.
MAKE-UP DAYS
School days missed due to inclement weather will be made up on the designated date on the school calendar. If the number of missed days exceeds the number of designated make-up days, school officials may deem it necessary to add days to the end of the school year.
E-LEARNING DAYS
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) allows school districts five e-Learning Days. To minimize disruptions to student learning, we create itineraries to continue the momentum of teachers’ well-thought-out lesson plans. You can click here for detailed SCDE e-Learning Day parameters.
ELEMENTARY
Devices will be sent home with elementary school students whose parents indicated at the beginning of the year that they did not already have one. Homeroom teachers will send a schedule through ParentSquare, and work will be posted and collected through Google Classroom. Please email Mr. Lancaster at [email protected] if you have any questions about elementary e-Learning days.
MIDDLE SCHOOL
On e-Learning days, middle school students will log in to Google Classroom to find teacher-coordinated lessons by grade level and subject area. Teachers will be conducting a lesson in Google Classroom at specific times. These lessons will align with what students are currently studying.
8:00 - 8:50 - Social Studies Class
9:00 - 9:50 - ELA
10:00 - 10:50 - Science
11:00 - 11:50 - Math
11:50 - 12:59 Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 - 1st Related Arts Class
1:35 - 2:05 - 2nd Related Arts Class
2:05 - 3:05 - All teachers available for questions and help.
If a teacher has different subjects (for example, Pre-Algebra 8 and Algebra 1), the teacher will devote half of the period to a lesson and the other half of the period to student practice. Then, this will switch to another subject. See below.
11:00 - 11:50 - Math
11:00 - 11:25 Algebra 1 Teacher lesson
11:25 - 11:50 Algebra 1 student practice
11:00 - 11:25 Pre-Algebra Student practice/review
11:25 - 11:50 Pre-Algebra Teacher lesson.
For questions about middle school e-Learning Days, please contact your principal, Mr. Hamrick, at [email protected].
HIGH SCHOOL
On e-Learning days, high school students will log in to Google Classroom within the first five minutes of each class. They will receive a link to a Google Meets virtual classroom to receive instructions from the teacher. Attendance will be taken for each class. Failure to attend class will be treated as an unexcused absence and count against the student’s attendance for seat time and exam exemption. Google Meets will remain open for the 45-minute class period if students have any questions. Any assignments will be due at the discretion of the teacher. The lessons will align with what students are currently studying. If students have questions beyond the Google Meets, they are encouraged to email their teacher.
8:00 - 8:45 1st Block
9:00 - 9:45 2nd Block
10:00 - 10:45 3rd Block
11:00 - 11:45 4th Block
Please contact your principal, Mr. Mahaffey, at [email protected] if you have questions about high school e-Learning Days. Coaches will contact families regarding practices and game schedules.