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INTRODUCTION

o Strong athletics participation: Over 50% of the students in grades 7-12 are student athletes.
o HHS boasts 27 High School Boys and Girls Sports, a Rugby Club and a Boys Volleyball Club.

A variety of services provide options to ensure all students receive individualized instruction, enrichment and support.

o Gifted programing for students in grades 3-8 provided by a Gifted Intervention Specialist.
o English as a Second Language.
o Preschool for students with and without disabilities.
o Mental wellness programs: Red Flags Program – assists staff to identify students who may be struggling with social or

emotional problems; Positive Behavior Intervention Support, K-12, Zones of Regulation, PBIS (Positive Behavior,
Intervention, Supports).
o Partnered with community to bring education, awareness, resources, and expand parent partnerships to advocate for
students who struggle or could potentially struggle with drug and alcohol addictions.
o Providing counseling services through partner agencies to provide more intensive mental health counseling to
individual students.
o Guidance Counselors for all students (12.5 counselors).
o Health Services for all students RN, LPN, and Medical Assistances.
o Speech & Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and adaptive programs such as in physical
education.
o Real-life experiences: Functional Living Labs, High School Cottage Industry, including woodworking, High School
Sweet Sensations Café.
o Vocational and Transition to Work Programs both in-house and within the community.
o Help for struggling students or student enrichment:

o Explorer Period, Grades 9-12.
o Focus Periods, K-8.
o Response to Intervention (RTI), Reading, Math, Behavior, pre-K-12.
o Academic Resource Centers, Grades 6-12.
o Math and Writing Labs, Grades 9-12.
o APEX – on-line, virtual learning courses for high school students.
o Elementary Supplemental Reading program.

Financial Reporting

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, the District continued to report in accordance with the provisions of Governmental
Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 34, “Basic Financial Statements-and Management’s Discussion and Analysis-
for the State and Local Governments.” The basic financial statements for reporting on the District’s financial activities are as
follows:

 Government-wide financial statements: These statements are prepared on an accrual basis of accounting, which is similar
to the basis of accounting followed by business enterprises. The government-wide statements distinguish between those
activities of the District that are governmental and those that are considered business-type activities.

 Fund financial statements: These statements present information for individual major funds rather than by fund type.
Non-major funds are presented in total in one column. Governmental funds use the modified accrual basis of accounting
and include a reconciliation to the governmental activities accrual information presented in the government-wide financial
statements. Proprietary and fiduciary funds use the accrual basis of accounting.

 Statement of budgetary comparisons: These statements present comparisons of actual information to the legally adopted
budget. The budgetary basis as provided by law is based upon accounting for certain transactions on a basis of cash
receipts, disbursements and encumbrances.

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