Diverse Programs, One Goal

Hill provides unique programs to meet the diverse needs of our students. These offerings include the Arts and Technology
Magnet Program, the Accelerated Program, and the Schoolwide Literacy Focus. Each program is designed to help
enhance overall student performance.

• The Arts and Technology Magnet Program allows teachers to facilitate arts-integrated instruction in every classroom. Every day, the teachers at Hill are infusing dance, theatre, visual arts, music, technology and 21st-century life skills and dispositions into class activities.
• The Accelerated Program begins two weeks before the regular opening of school to help students catch up and accelerate the pace of learning. Students also have access to additional interventional help as needed, such as after-school tutoring and special study skills classes. A co-teaching inclusion model is used for students who receive Exceptional Children (EC) services.
• The Schoolwide Literacy Focus allots at least 30 minutes every day to reading, writing, listening, critical thinking skills, analytical practice and a variety of higher-order thinking strategies. This instruction is in addition to students' core classes of math, science, social studies and English/language arts. The goal for all of these programs is to help each student reach his or her potential in a safe, supportive and nurturing learning environment.
  

Artists in Residency Program
Students at Hill have the unique opportunity to work with professional artists involved in the school's artist-in residency
program. Professionals who have worked with the visual art department include mosaic artists, sculptors and painters. In theatre and dance, professionals haveworked with Hill students to create unique experiences for performance and presentation.

Symphony musicians and professional artists in the music industry have worked with students to develop their potential. Hill's performing arts groups have presented their talents at local, state, regional and national venues.