The Progress Report

Three high schools in HCS are ranked among the Top 30 Best High Schools in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report.

New Century Technology High School is No. 4, Huntsville High School is No. 17, and Grissom High School is No. 29.

View the HCS Calendar for a complete listing of district-level dates and to learn more about each event.

• September 4: Labor Day Observed
• September 6: Progress Reports Go Home
• September 7: BOE Budget Hearing #1
• September 7: BOE Work Session
• September 11: Feeder Pattern Community Meeting (Columbia)
• September 13: Feeder Pattern Community Meeting (Grissom)
• September 13: Behavioral Learning Parent Meeting (Virtual)
• September 14: Feeder Pattern Community Meeting (Huntsville)
• September 14: BOE Budget Hearing #2
• September 18: Feeder Pattern Community Meeting (Jemison)
• September 19: BOE Meeting
• September 20: Feeder Pattern Community Meeting (Lee/New Century)
• September 29: E-Learning Day
• September 29: Gifted Referral Window Closes
• October 2-6: Fall Break (No School for Students and Teachers)
• October 6: Fall Break (All Schools & Offices Closed)
• October 10: BOE Work Session
• October 12: Report Cards Go Home
• October 17: Madison County Special Olympics
• October 24: BOE Meeting

All schools and offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 4 in observance of Labor Day.

The HCS Federal Programs Department is hosting a series of parent meetings. The meetings will focus on the importance of attendance and student achievement.

Meeting schedule:

• September 11 at Columbia High School Auditorium
• September 13 at Grissom High School Media Center
• September 14 at Huntsville High School Library
• September 18 at Jemison High School Theatre
• September 20 at Lee High/New Century High School Lecture Hall

Two sessions will be held at each location:

• 9 to 10 AM
• 1 to 2 PM

The Department of Behavioral Learning will present an overview of the 2023-2024 Huntsville City Schools behavioral practices. This will include the Behavioral Learning Guide (BLG), BLOOM, Restorative Practices and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS.) Please join us on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 2 PM, on Facebook.com/huntsvillecityschools. HCS strives to create positive learning environments where all students can experience academic, behavioral, social, and emotional growth.

The 3rd-5th grade gifted referral window is open through September 29.

Please contact your student's gifted teacher for more information on the referral process.

Huntsville City Schools has joined a nationwide effort to celebrate the Attendance Awareness Campaign in September and has pledged focus on reducing chronic absenteeism in the new school year.

Our goal is to ensure every student attends school regularly. Showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic success starting in kindergarten and continuing through high school. Even as children grow older and more independent, families play a key role in making sure students get to school safely every day and understand why attendance is so important for success in school and in life.

We realize some absences are unavoidable due to health problems or other circumstances. But, we also know that when students miss too much school— regardless of the reason – it can cause them to fall behind academically. Your child is less likely to succeed if he or she is chronically absent—which means missing 18 or more days over the course of an entire school year.

Absences can add up quickly. A child is chronically absent if he or she misses just two days every month!

Let us know how we can best support you and your child so that they attend school on time every day. We want your child to be successful in school! If you have any questions or need more information, please contact your child’s school.

Watch Attendance Awareness Video

Milton Frank Stadium will offer mobile concessions this season. In addition to standing in traditional concession stand lines, fans will be able to place orders from their phone and pick up at the concession stand. Watch the Cut the Line video to learn more, and use the QR code or visit the Cut the Line website to place your order.

Welcome to the newly renovated Milton Frank Stadium! The following renovations are now complete:

• New track
• New jumbotron
• New LED lights
• Newly painted concourses and grandstands
• New school banners outside stadium
• New midfield logo

For an aerial view watch: Milton Frank renovations.

Mae Jemison High School cut the ribbon on a beautiful new athletic facility on its campus.

View Jemison athletics facilities.

We are proud of our Career Tech Programs in Huntsville City Schools. Mae Jemison High School opened a new welding facility where many students will be able to earn industry credentials before graduating from high school.

View Jemison welding facility video.

Huntsville City Schools is continuing to hire for open positions.

View open positions and apply now by visiting huntsvillecityschools.org/jobs.

The mission of Huntsville City Schools is to inspire, engage, and empower all students in becoming creative problem solvers, active citizens, and life long learners through rigorous curriculum and relevant instruction within a supportive environment. Vision: high expectations, character driven, and student centered. Core values: service minded, transparent, resilient, accountable, team focused, equitable, goal oriented, inclusive, and creative.

Connect with HCS

• Facebook - @huntsvillecityschools
• Twitter - @HSVk12
• Instagram - @huntsvillecityschools

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