The mission of Hawthorne Elementary School is to promote high levels of learning for all students in an atmosphere of trust, understanding, and mutual respect.  Our goal is to provide all of our students with a solid foundation of skills, knowledge, and values and to help all students reach their individual potential.

• Teachers focus on student learning with an emphasis on high levels of engagement.
• Our professional learning community approach ensures that teachers work collaboratively to address student needs.
• Teachers host Learning Showcase Nights to highlight the wonderful learning opportunities which are engaging our students.
• The principal hosts monthly Incentive Days to recognize students for specific academic, behavior, and attendance criteria.
• HES implemented our Rocket Pride program which encourages and recognizes students for exhibiting positive character traits.
• The principal holds quarterly awards assemblies and activities to recognize our students for honor roll and attendance.
• Our 5^th grade teachers departmentalize to provide students with consist specialized content instruction.
• HES has full day kindergarten, half day preschool, and 21^st Century after school tutoring for remediation and enrichment.

HES will increase parent involvement and education by 25% by hosting regular Learning Showcase Nights, quarterly Parent-Teacher Conferences that focus on assessments and growth, distributing monthly newsletters, hosting parent workshops, and making 2-5 positive parent/family contacts per week.