1. The Students We Serve Timothy Sims HPS New Teacher Orientation

2. What do you know about the students we serve?

3. What do you want to know?

4. Cultural Competence vs. Deficit Thinking Cultural Competence Recognize Strengths Deficit Thinking Focus on perceived gaps

5. A little history… Hickory Public Schools (aka Hickory City Schools) established in 1903 Originally 2 schools (segregated) Desegregation lawsuit in 1968 We remain under that student assignment plan.

6. HPS today 9 Schools 4381 Students 5 Elementary 2 Middle Schools 1 High School 1 Magnet and Alternative MS/HS

7. HPS is a diverse system 47% White 22% Black 21% Hispanic 5% Multi-racial* 5% Asian

8. HPS Student Demographics by Ethnicity

9. Jenkins

10. Longview

11. Oakwood

12. Southwest

13. Viewmont

14. Grandview

15. Northview

16. Hickory Career and Arts Magnet

17. Hickory High

18. What does this mean to you as a teacher?

19. We are economically diverse as well… 62% of our students receive free or reduced lunch Home life varies: Homeless Public housing Apartments Homes valued over $500,000

20. Free and reduced lunch in the schools Jenkins46% Longview96% Oakwood56% Southwest84% Viewmont67% Grandview66% Northview54% Hickory High49% HCAM74%

21. What does this mean to you as a teacher?

22. We enjoy linguistic diversity as well Arabic Cantonese Chinese Farsi German Gujarati Hindi/Urdu Hmong Italian Japanese Korean Lao/Laotian Malayalam Ojibiwa Portuguese Romanian Russian Spanish Telugu Vietnamese

23. Our children come from many countries China Columbia Costa Rica Dominican Republic El Salvador Honduras India Mexico Nicaragua Pakistan Peru Romania Thailand Vietnam

24. What does this mean to you as a teacher?

25. We are diverse in other ways Exceptionalities Giftedness Talents Skills Learning Styles Religious Beliefs

26. What does this mean to you as a teacher?

27. You have resources outside your school… Dr. Denise PattersonChief Academic Officer Amanda Byrd EC/AIG Director Angela SimmonsStudent Services Tim SimsFederal Programs Shawn ClemonsAccountability Trina WilliamsCTE Coordinator Terri HallTechnology. Specialist Dr. Bobbi SiefertCurriculum Specialist Jennifer GriffinCurriculum Specialist Hollie PriceEC Program Specialist

28. We have great community support! NAACP Conflict Resolution Center Centro Latino Patrick Beaver Learning Resource Center Rotary Science Center Health Department Arts Council DSS PTA Lions Club

29. Let us know how we can support you! What do you need?