Hancock Place School District

What a great opportunity for some of our community members and staff! It was a success as we reached our goal for number of patients! We are looking forward to setting it up again for next school year. As soon as a date is determined, we will be sure to share it! Thank you Kristi Rhoads, IFM Clinic Manager, for organizing this opportunity! Special thanks to Mercy and their staff as well!

Hancock Families qualify for the Missouri SuN Bucks Program! This program is not affiliated with Hancock and we are not able to help you. If you need additional help please go to https://www.healthytogether.co/onboarding/missouri-sun-bucks

Our early childhood program is outstanding! Enrollment continues to grow and exceed our expectations! We are hiring a teacher for a new classroom of students who are on our waiting list! This is a great opportunity to join Hancock Place! Apply today!

As most of you know, we partner with IFM, Institute for Family Medicine, to provide an on site health clinic connected to our central office and preschool building. This message is for anyone interested in making an appointment for a Mammography Exam on Thursday, August 22, 2024, through the use of the Mercy Mammography Van, which will be parked on the Central Office parking lot, at 9417 South Broadway. Please see the attached flyers.

We are looking forward to the 2024-2025 school year! Hancock Place School District opens for students on Monday, August 19th. Students will be at the bus stops and walking to school. Use caution and help keep our students safe.

A reminder from ​if you're driving on a two-lane connected roadway, you MUST STOP for school buses with flashing lights and an extended 'stop' sign. This is the law for traffic moving the same AND opposite directions of the bus.​ On roadways with four or more lanes, traffic flowing the same direction of the bus must stop. Traffic on the other side of the median or barrier should use caution.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY for some district residents and staff! August 22, 2024, from 9am to 4pm, the Mercy Mammography Van will be located at our Central Office parking lot, 9417 S. Broadway. Call to schedule an appointment at 314-251-6300, select option 0. Please see both attached fliers for requirements and more details!

IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING BUSES!
We have consolidated from 7 buses to 6. All routes will stay the same. Please be sure to look at the routes so you know what color bus your child will be on! See you on August 19th.

Start your back to school shopping this weekend!

Hello HPSD Parents,

We have partnered with Right At School (RAS) to provide aftercare opportunities for children in Kindergarten through 5th grade at our elementary school location! A flier is attached for more information! Please contact RAS with questions.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY! August 22, 2024, from 9am to 4pm, the Mercy Mammography Van will be located at our Central Office parking lot, 9417 S. Broadway. Call to schedule at 314-251-6300, select option 0. Please see both attached fliers for requirements and more details!

We have an amazing preschool program that is 5 days per week and full day from 8am to 3pm. We also have before care starting at 7am for only $87 monthly, and after care from 3pm to 5:30pm for only $122 monthly.

It is FREE to all district residents, and ONLY $450 monthly if you live outside of our district's boundaries. We had 17 nonresident students last year due to the quality and cost of our program! This is much cheaper than most, if not all, other TRUE educational based preschools and childcare centers.

SPOTS fill up quickly. We currently have 4 classrooms available for full day, and 2 and 1/2 of them are already filled. We cap our full day classrooms at 20 students and provide a qualified and certified teacher and qualified teacher assistant to each classroom. Our teachers and teacher assistants meet the qualifications for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, present at conferences, and are visited by other school districts' staff members, state representatives, county officials, agencies, and others to see the outstanding practices taking place on a daily basis at all times. We teach to the Missouri Early Learning Standards using universal screening tools, competency based instruction, progress monitoring, data analysis, and parent communication!

Our wrap around services are second to NONE! We partner with many agencies, organizations, and others, including but not limited to Ready Readers, The Little Bit Foundation, Special School District, Institute for Family Medicine, SLU, St. Louis County Library, and MORE!

Please feel free to share this post and/or information with others! Remember that SPOTS FILL UP QUICKLY, so it is important to visit ps.hpsd.school to enroll!

Please reach out if you are interested!

Recent loss to our HPSD School Community

Congratulations HPMS and HPHS for their success in each accomplishing recognition as a State and National School of Character. The process for this is rigorous, as it requires a leader to coordinate, organize, and complete. Mr. Veldhuizen and Mr. Ferguson spearheaded these respective processes to their completion in their respective buildings. Teamwork was definitely needed and included staff, community members, parents, and students! There is a written application and then a virtual visit. The written application requires narratives about your character journey and how you implement the 11 principles of character (a narrative for each principle). You have to provide academic and discipline data, demographic data, and survey data. The virtual site visit involves 30 minute interviews with the following groups: administrators/counselors, teachers, character education committee, and parents/community members. Well deserved CONGRATULATIONS!

-Dr. Dittrich

A great day for Tigers!! Celebrating our seniors at our annual awards breakfast and senior walk in the elementary school

You are invited to join an upcoming virtual public meeting regarding the MSD upgrade project.

Great night to listen to our students and enjoy music. Elementary multicultural night with choir followed by HS band and choir!

Standing room only!! Smooth tunes and rhythm from these middle school Tigers!

Tiger track and field athletes running, jumping and getting ready for today's competition at Brentwood

It was a great night for a musical at Hancock Place!

We are full speed ahead and ready for you! Come up to the elementary school to connect with resources and contacts! Over 50 vendor tables, 20 presenters, college reps, job openings with reps, and more! MOCHIP TOO!

Last reminder for our Connections Summit at our elementary school! It is tomorrow, Saturday, from 9:30am to 1pm. I attached a link to our PROGRAM below, so that you have the specifics for presentations, vendor tables, representatives for the fairs, and more. You can also download the PROGRAM to your phone using the top QR code on the last page of the PROGRAM. If you are using the childcare, you can register early using the middle QR code on the last page of the PROGRAM. We are EXCITED about providing this opportunity to all of you! Feel free to bring others too!

Connections Summit (2)

Hello Hancock Place School District Parents and Staff,

We are so excited to announce, for our Connections Summit event this Saturday, from 9:30am to 1pm at our elementary school, that we have over 40 vendors and 20 presenters to provide you with information and resources including, but not limited to Financial Services & Management, Parenting & Community Support, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, Student Support, and so much more. We also have several representatives from colleges, companies who are hiring, and more for our Job, College & Career Fairs! The MOCHIP opportunity will be available to all ages by the Craftsman Lodge #717. Childcare can be provided for children who are potty trained through 11 years of age. Families from Hancock Place, Affton, Bayless, Mehlville, Lindbergh, and other districts will be attending. We organized this event for YOU! We hope to see YOU there! You truly don't want to miss this first time opportunity!

Make plans to attend our 1st Annual Connections Summit on Saturday, April 20th, from 9:30am to 1pm! Childcare provided for children potty trained through 11 years of age! We have over 20 presentation rooms and 35 vendor tables scheduled to participate with topics including but not limited to Financial Services & Management, Parenting & Community Support, Mental Health & Substance Abuse, and Student Support! We will also have the MOCHIP Program for all ages, College & Career Fair, and Job Fair available. This is created to impact all age groups! See our flyer in your email or on district pages for more specific information!

Join our Team! https://www.applitrack.com/hancockk12/onlineapp/default.aspx

Mark this event on your calendars! It has been created with YOU in mind! We have 3 major topics for at least 21 different breakout presentations that will be provided at 3x so you have options! There will be a Job Fair in the cafeteria, College Fair in the gym, vendor/agency tables in the hallways, MOCHIP at main entrance in cafeteria, and childcare provided for children who are potty trained up to the age of 11 in the library. Open to the school district families from Affton, Bayless, Mehlville, and Lindbergh! Plethora of resources and opportunities!

❤️Dr. Dittrich

Hello HPSD Tigers,

Our Director of Counseling & Community Outreach, Dr. Brandy Yarbrough, and I are planning a community event, Connections Summit, that is open to Hancock Place, Affton, Bayless, Mehlville, and Lindbergh families, including staff and their families. It is scheduled for April 20, 2024, from 9:30am to 1pm. This will be the inaugural for such an event, so we have created the structure and plans to the best of our abilities. The purpose is to provide attendees with resources, learning opportunities, and networking. Please read the below for more information.

In summary, we will have opportunities for and/or relevant to all age groups, including but not limited to:
Gym: Opening with Introductions and the College Fair tables
Cafeteria: Job/Career Fair tables; spaces for on the spot interviews if desired
Cafeteria: MOCHIP for child identification packets for all ages who wish to participate and is being facilitated by the Craftsman Lodge
Library: Childcare available for those who are potty trained through 11 years of age
Classrooms on the lower level: Breakout presentations to include various topics falling under Money Management (budgeting, credit repair, and banking/investments); Parenting/Community Support (Internet Safety, Parent Support, Programming and Support, ELL Family Support, and College and Career Prep); and Mental Health/Substance Abuse (Drugs/Mental Health, Mental Health First Aid, CHADS, and other Counseling Agencies)
Hallways: Tables for Various Vendors such as Feed My People, The Housing Partnership, St. Louis County Library, Various Pantries, Agencies, St. Martha's, South County Tech, and others are all possibilities.
It is a FREE event for attendees, presenters, vendors, etc. We will have concessions set up for those who are interested.

I attached a flyer, including a QR code that will link to information regarding the event, such as: colleges, companies, vendors, childcare, MOCHIP, and other opportunities available. Updates will be made so that information is current.

Please let me know if you have any questions, concerns, or ideas. We would appreciate your participation and support.