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 Harmony students. The purpose of the week is to have fun while building leadership and teambuilding skills. Activities include sports competitions, ropes course, 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 relationship, develop teamwork and leadership attributes, and have a great time! We strongly encourage and recommend to all of our students to attending Summer Leadership Camp.

Highland (Girls) 27 May- 2 June
Cho-Yeh (Boys) 26 May-31 May
Camp fee $300 (Deadline May 8th)
Early bird $250 (Deadline April 30th)

For more information contact to Mr.Torun
otorun@harmonytx.org

Registrations for the Harmony Science Academy Houston High summer school will begin on April 30th at 9:00am. Registration will close on May 18th at 2:00pm. Students are required to apply for the summer school in person with their parents.

Where will Summer School be held?

Summer school will be held at Harmony Science Academy Houston High at 9431 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston, TX 77099.


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On Friday, February 3 two robotics teams competed in the 2012 FIRST Technology Challenge Regional Competition at San Jacinto College in Houston. At the end of a 15 hour day Iron Panda advanced to the championship to be held on March 3, 2012. Not only did they advance . . . They won the 1st Place Inspire Award (the highest award that can be won), 2nd Place Inspire Award, 2nd & 3rd place for their engineering notebooks.
Thanks for coaches Mr.Turan and Ms.Kern. Go Iron Pandas!!Click here for more picture

On Wednesday, November 30, Christian U., Jasmine G., Christine T., Douglas R., Alparslan O. and Ms. Spears accompanied Dr. Almus to Washington D.C to meet with US Secreatary of Education Arne Duncan. The HSA High members extended an invitation to Secretary Duncan to visit HSA in Houston. The students spoke to Secretary Duncan about their college plans and their experiences at HAS. The group also visited a couple Smithsonian Museums, the Air and Space Museum, and the Museum of Natural History. The group had a fantastic time! Thank you to Secretary Duncan and his staff!

As a parent of a student at Harmony Science Academy, you have the right to know the professional
qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct your child, and Federal law requires the school district
to provide you this information in a timely manner if you request it. Specifically, you have the right to
request the following information about each of your child's classroom teachers:

- Whether the teacher meets the state qualifications and licensing criteria for the grades and
subjects he or she teaches.
- Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or provisional status because of special
circumstances.
- The teache's college major, whether the teacher has any advanced degrees, and the field of
discipline of the certification or degree.
- Whether paraprofessionals provide services to your child and, if so, their qualifications.

Please review our campus' highly qualified teacher report for 2011-2012 school year. HQ Teacher Report

If you would like to receive any of this information, please contact Guvanch Atamyradov at 713-492-0214.

HSA senior Christian U. has been awarded a $225,000 scholarship to the University of Notre Dame! The University of Notre Dame is ranked 19th in the nation, making this a great accomplishment for Christian. Christian has been with H.S.A. since 6th grade and we are so very proud of him and his achievements! Christian is looking to go Pre-Med with a focus in Biology. Congratulations to Christian and his family! Go IRISH!

On Thursday, December 1, 2011, CLRP welcomed Lucien Junkin, Chief Engineer Space Exploration Vehicle and Juan Salinas, Robotics Education Outreach Coordinator to the " HSA " campus. Mr. Junkin talked to students about the future of engineering, science, and the future of the United States in space exploration and manned space flight. He was very interesting and the students asked very good questions. Mr. Salinas talked to the students about project management and the Ultimate Project Manager - Gene Krantz (NASA operations manager for 30 years). Mr. Salinas has begun his series on Mr. Krantz Failure is not an option and will be returning to Harmony Science Academy for part two of the series. Both Harmony Science Academy and Cosmos received the Robotics Chairman Award for their commitment to the growth of robotics education. It was an excellent presentation and we are looking forward to seeing them both on our campus in the future.

HSA Houston High was accepted to GoodSearch, a search engine that donates a penny to non-profits and schools for every search that is done in their name. This can add up very quickly if our students, staff, and Harmony family commit to using it. Please go to GoodSearch and set us as your charity of choice (we are under Harmony Science Academy Houston High). From there, everytime you search, Goodsearch donates to us! There are also links on Goodsearch where you can order items online that will donate a portion of the cost to our school as well. Please help spread the word as this is a great opportunity to help us raise money for our school! Clik here to open website

What is STAAR?

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, will replace the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) program beginning in spring 2012. The STAAR program at grades 3-8 will assess the same grades and subjects as are assessed on TAKS. For high school, general subject-area TAKS tests will be replaced with twelve STAAR end-of-course (EOC) assessments.

In general, how will the STAAR assessment program be different from the TAKS assessment program?

The most significant changes to the assessment program include
increasing the rigor of both the assessments and the performance standards for all grades, subjects, and courses;
changing high school assessments from grade-based to course-based assessments;
establishing postsecondary-readiness performance standards for Algebra II and English III; and
using empirical validation studies as part of the standard-setting process to ensure that performance standards are linked from grade to grade and are also linked to external evidence of postsecondary readiness.

In what grades, subjects, and courses will students be assessed under the new STAAR program?

At grades 3-8, students will be tested in mathematics and reading. Students will also be tested in writing at grades 4 and 7, science at grades 5 and 8, and social studies at grade 8. STAAR EOC assessments will be available for Algebra I, geometry, Algebra II, biology, chemistry, physics, English I, English II, English III, world geography, world history, and U.S. history.

To view all State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) resources, visit the STAAR webpage.

We are proud to announce that Harmony Science Academy Houston High School is a designated T-STEM academy by Texas Education Agency!

Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Math initiative known as T-STEM is a part of the Texas High School Project program which is a statewide collaboration between Texas Education Agency, policy makers, educators and private philanthropists working together to find innovative ways to improve Texas schools. T-STEM initiative offers a fundamental approach to empower teachers, inspire students, and advance the studies in these four fields. The public-private initiative of academies, professional development centers and networks is designed to improve instruction and academic performance in science and mathematics-related subjects at secondary schools.

For more information please visit the following link.

Texas High School Project T-STEM Page

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/

Dear Parent,

Below link is a copy of the State of Texas 2010-11 School Report Card for Harmony Science Academy. 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.
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The information contained in the School Report Card is required by state law and is briefly described in the enclosed "2010-11 School Report Card Definitions." The report for our school may or may not have all the information described, because the information presented depends on whether the school is an elementary, middle, or high school.

State law requires that the information be provided for the state, the district, the school, and a group of schools similar to our school. Where possible, the information must be reported by ethnicity and socio-economic status of the students and must include at least two years of results.

Please, click here for the school report card.

A more complete report about Harmony Science Academy , the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) report, is available by contacting my office or can be accessed online at:Complete Report for HAS


Please contact me if you have any questions concerning this report card. Thank you for your continued support of Harmony Science Academy

Sincerely,

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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...