Homewood City Schools Newsletter

HCS Registration Information - Preparing for the 2024-2025 School Year

Returning Students - All students currently enrolled in the HCS district

Online Registration opens June 3 and closes July 1 - Parents will receive an email from PowerSchool Registration with more information regarding the online registration process. All data verification and residency verification will take place online. The kind of information that will be requested and the documentation that you will need to upload are listed on the HCS registration website. Prior to June 3, families of returning students will receive an email from PowerSchool with a snapcode that will take you to the returning student data verification portal.

Each school will host a registration help session this summer. Staff will be available to scan documents needed for registration and a Spanish interpreter will be available for assistance as well. Please see the dates below:

June 13 - Homewood High: 8:30 am to 2:30 pm
June 18 - Shades Cahaba: 8:30 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
June 20- Hall-Kent: 8:30 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm
June 24 - Edgewood: 8:30 am to 11:30 am and 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
June 27 - Homewood Middle: 8:30 am to 2:30 pm

New Student Enrollment

The New Student Enrollment Portal will open on May 7. The entire process is to be completed online. The kind of information that will be requested and the documentation that you will need to upload are listed on the HCS New Student Enrollment site.

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HMS & HHS Orientations

Middle School Orientation - Date Change

6th Grade Parent Orientation:

August 1 - 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Details: This session is identical to the meeting that was held on May 7. If you attended the May session, you do not need to attend again, but parents are welcome to do so.

New Family Orientation:

August 2 - 8:15 - 9:15 am
Details: This session is for families new to Homewood City Schools (grades 6-8).

Schedule Pickup and Locker Setup:

August 2
Details: This will be done on a staggered schedule based on students’ last names. More information will be provided closer to the date.

HHS: orientation for 9th graders and new students will be Monday, August 5, from 8:30 am - 11:00 am. There will be a parent information meeting from 10 am - 11 am in the auditorium.

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Kindergarten Preview Day

We look forward to welcoming our kindergarteners in Homewood City Schools next year! Kindergarten families are invited to tour their school at Kindergarten Preview Day on May 7. Students are encouraged to attend this event. Be sure to sign up for the Kindergarten Information Form to receive back-to-school updates throughout the summer.

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Elementary Information: Save the Dates

Elementary Class Lists

Elementary Class Lists will be sent out digitally on Friday, August 2, at 3:00 pm.

Elementary Meet the Teacher

Elementary Meet the Teacher will be on Monday, August 5.

Kindergarten: 10 am - noon (families will sign up for a time slot)
1st - 5th grades: 1 - 3 pm

School Computers for the 2024-2025 School Year

HCS will transition to a 1:1 computer program for all students in grades K-8 for the next school year. This means that every student in these grades will be assigned a Chromebook to use during the school day, and students starting in 5th grade will be allowed to take the device home each day.

For 5th-8th graders, this is a change from our previous policy of allowing students to bring their own devices (BYOD). We believe that providing a consistent and reliable device for all students will enhance their learning experience, ensure equitable access to technology, and strengthen our cybersecurity posture by allowing us to manage and secure devices consistently.

Starting with the 2025-2026 school year, 9th graders will be issued brand new devices, marking the beginning of a multi-year rollout program that will eventually see our entire high school become a 1:1 environment. We look forward to sharing more details about this exciting initiative in the coming months.

HCS is using Linewize Monitor to create a safe online environment for our students. Please click here for more information regarding Linewize Monitor.

HCS 2024-2025 School Calendar

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