TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY

Mr. Nathan Howton is the principal at Hopkins County Day Treatment and Hopkins County Schools Academy. He has 22 years of experience in education as a teacher, coach, assitant principal, and head principal expertise. Mr. Howton is a native to Hopkins County and is now giving back to the community as a leader here in the district. He is very proud of making HCDT a restorative environment where students can thrive and overcome any barriers standing in their way. 

Parents/Guardians are strongly encouraged to become active in their student's treatment goals while attending HCDT.  Intake meetings, treatment team meetings, parent/teacher conferences and scheduled appointments are all encouraged and appropriate activities for parents to participate.

1^st Period – 7:50-8:55

2^nd Period – 9:00-10:05

3^rd Period – 10:10-11:10

Lunch – 11:15-11:40

4^th Period – 11:40-12:40

5^th Period – 12:45-1:45

6^th Period – 1:45-2:47

HCDT Uniform:  Solid Black Shirt and Tan Khaki Pants

• Youth are required to wear a solid black shirt with short or long sleeves.  Shirts must be long enough to be tucked in comfortably.  Shirt tails are to be tucked in.
• Youth may wear a solid black crew neck sweatshirt for warmth.  A solid black or white undershirt must be worn with sweatshirt.  HOODED SWEATSHIRTS ARE PROHIBITED.
• Youth must wear a solid khaki color pants with no cargo pockets.  Pants must have belt loops and must be worn at waist level.  SAGGING PANTS ARE PROHIBITED.
• Youth’s clothing must be of appropriate size and not have holes or be ragged in appearance.
• Youth are not allowed to wear jackets and/or coats in the classroom.  Coats are to be hung up after completing the check in procedure.
• Youth must wear closed toe shoes (Boots, flip flops, sandals and house shoes are not allowed).
• Youth are required to wear socks.
• Youth are not allowed to wear sunglasses or jewelry--- including tongue, ear, eyebrow, nose, lip, gauges, etc. that denotes visible body piercings.  Additional body piercings while a student is at HCDT is prohibited.
• Youth must cover tattoos at all times.  Additional tattoos while a student is at HCDT is prohibited.
• Youth are not allowed to style and/or color hair. Style and color should not interrupt the educational process.
• Hair that is longer than shoulder length must be tied back and bangs must be out of student's eyes.
• Students may not wear any head apparel in the building during the course of the day.  This includes: bandanas, caps, scarves, sock caps, head bands, picks, combs, etc.
• Male students must be clean shaven.
• Students are not allowed to have wallets, purses or book bags of any type.
• Students are permitted to bring a single house key.

*Certain situations may arise that are not specifically covered by this dress code. In the event this occurs, the situation will be addressed by the Principal and staff.  HCDT staff maintains FINAL decisions on all special cases, restrictions, disputes, and inquires. Should a student continue to challenge the dress code policy with items or situations not specifically stated, and the items do not meet the spirit and intent of the dress code; the student is subject to Phase revocation or other disciplinary action as deemed by the Principal.

Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP)

Rationale

​School improvement efforts are a collaborative process involving multiple stakeholders. Through the improvement planning process, leaders focus on priority needs, funding, and closing achievement gaps among identified subgroups of students. When implemented with fidelity, the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (CSIP) cultivates an environment that promotes student growth and achievement.

Operational Definitions
Goal: Long-term three to five year targets based on the required school level goals. Elementary/middle schools must have goals for proficiency, separate academic indicator, achievement gap, and growth. High schools must have goals for proficiency, separate academic indicator, achievement gap, graduation rate, and transition readiness. Long-term targets should be informed by The Needs Assessment for Schools.

Objective: Short-term target to be attained by the end of the current academic year. There can be multiple objectives for each goal.

Strategy: An approach to systematically address the process, practice, or condition that the school will focus its efforts upon in order to reach its goals or objectives. There can be multiple strategies for each objective.  The strategy can be based upon Kentucky’s six (6) Key Core Work Processes listed below or another established improvement approach (i.e. Six Sigma, Shipley, Baldridge, etc.).

Activity: Actionable steps used to deploy the chosen strategy. There can be multiple activities for each strategy.

Key Core Work Processes: A series of processes identified by the Kentucky Department of Education that involve the majority of an organization’s workforce and relate to its core competencies. These are the factors that determine an organization’s success and help it prioritize areas for growth.

Measure of Success: Criteria that shows the impact of the work. The measures may be quantitative or qualitative, but are observable in some way.

Progress Monitoring: Process used to assess the implementation of the plan, the rate of improvement, and the effectiveness of the plan. Should include timelines and responsible individuals.

Funding: Local, state, or federal funds/grants used to support (or needed to support) the improvement initiative.

Requirements for Building an Improvement Plan

• There are six (6) required district goals: proficiency, separate academic indicator, achievement gap, graduation rate, growth, and transition readiness.
• The required school goals include the following:
  • For elementary/middle school, these include: proficiency, separate academic indicator, achievement gap, and, growth.
  • For high school, these include: proficiency, separate academic indicator, achievement gap, graduation rate, and transition readiness.

Explanations/Directions