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ADVANCED READING 5th and 6th Grade
ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS 7th and 8th
Advanced Reading and Communication Skills classes provide a vigorous curriculum for self-motivated learners. Students experience unique learning activities in individualized and small group settings. Students must have scored at the 95% tile or higher on their previous school year’s End-of-Grade test in Reading and earned an A average for the previous year in communication skills classes for inital placement in the advanced class. Continuation in the advanced class will be based on the previous year's performance and teacher recommendation. return to top

ADVANCED MATHEMATICS
Advanced Mathematics classes require students to master a very vigorous and stimulating mathematics curriculum. Students must have scored at the 90% tile or higher on their previous school year’s End-of-Grade test in Math and earned an A average for the previous year in math for initail placement in the advanced class. Continuation in the advanced math class will be based on the previous year's performance and teacher recommendation. return to top

ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM
Clay County Schools Alternative Program is designed for students who are not successfully completing course work according to our academic standards, students who have been retained twice at the same grade level, students with poor school attendance and students with significant discipline problems. The primary goal of the alternative program is to provide students with the assistance they need to adjust to successful re-entry into the regular school program. A highly qualified staff provides individualized and small group instruction at the John C. Corn building and the Black & Gold building. The program has the same school day and the same school calendar as all Clay County Schools. return to top

ATTACK
The Attack Program is designed for students who did not successfully complete regular grade level course work in the previous school year and who are at risk of being retained. Attack provides the students with individualized instruction in reading and math, exercises in study habits, instruction in organizational skills, and support for completing regular class work and homework. The Attack teacher, the student’s regular classroom teachers, the student’s parents work closely together with the student to ensure that good study and work habits are established. Attack is a pullout program for one class period each day. The goal of the Attack program is to provide students with the assistance they need be successful in the regular school program. return to top

DARE - Drug Abuse Resistance Education
Our Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program is for Hayesville Middle School fifth and seventh grade students. The DARE Program is designed to help young people resist pressures that may influence them to experiment with alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, inhalants and other drugs. Students will discuss self -esteem, positive alternatives to substance use, skills in risk assessment, decision-making and interpersonal skills.

Officer Anthony Ellis, our school resource officer and Clay County law enforcement officer, presents a structured, sequential course of study. Fifth grade students are involved in DARE classes for approximately one hour per day, two days a week for nine weeks. Seventh grade students are involved in DARE classes for approximately one hour per day, two days a week for four weeks. return to top

EXCEPTIONAL CHILDRENS PROGRAM
Hayesville Middle School has a comprehensive resource program. Exceptional children are served through the following programs:
Academically gifted
Speech/language,
Specific learning disability,
Educable mentally handicapped,
Emotionally handicapped,
Hearing impaired,
Visually impaired,
Trainable mentally handicapped,
Physically handicapped,
and other health impaired.
If parents suspect that their child might qualify to receive these services, they should contact principal at 389-9924. Screening information will be collected and considered in order to make decisions regarding the need for these educational intervention programs. return to top

FAST FORWARD
Fast Forward offers students retained at the middle school level an opportunity to advance to the next grade level during the current school year. If a retained student earns a “C” average or higher in all classes, has an excellent attendance record and has an exemplary discipline record for the first nine-week grading period, the student will be considered for placement at the next grade level. The student is enrolled in dual communication and math classes, one at the present grade level and one at the next grade level for the second nine-week grading period. Students are eligible for the Fast Forward program only one time while enrolled in the middle school and can not have been retained previously in grades two, three or four. return to top

GUIDANCE
The school counselor at Hayesville Middle School helps students make intelligent decisions about their own personal adjustment problems and their educational plans.
Each student has the ability, right, and responsibility to make his/her own decisions, and the counselor's function is to help students better understand themselves and their motives and to make the best choice when faced with a decision. The counselor will not make the decision for the student and will not guarantee that all problems will be solved.
Students may visit the guidance counselor after securing permission from the teacher and receiving an appointment time from the administration or school counselor. Students may visit the counselor one time without the school notifying the parent(s). Parents will be notified and included in the counseling process after a first initial visit. If parent(s) do not want their child to visit the counselor one time without their knowledge, please notify the school.
Parents and teachers can also make referrals to the guidance counselor. Parents should notify the student’s teacher or the middle school administrators. return to top

READING AND MATHEMATICS ENRICHMENT
Reading and math enrichment classes are offered in Communication Skills and Mathematics. These classes are designed to give students an opportunity to review, reinforce and master basic skills and concepts. Students experience unique learning activities in individualized and small group settings. Enrollment criteria include End-of-Grade test scores, grades in communication skills or math, teacher recommendation and parent referral. Enrichment classes are pullout programs offered for one semester. return to top

PATHWAYS
Pathways is an educational and recreational program designed for middle school students. It is held after school and in the summer at the Black and Gold Center. Teachers are available to help students who have difficulty completing homework assignments. Please phone 389-3742 for additional information. return to top

TECHNOLOGY
Hayesville Middle School is networked and all sites are connected to the Internet via a T-1 line. We have 2 computer labs with 32 computers in each lab. All classrooms have computers and we have several locations with 6 to 8 computers for small group usage.
Our goal is for technology to nurture and empower the development of students to become self-directed learners, complex thinkers, quality producers, collaborative workers and community contributors. We know that students accustomed to using computers demonstrate greater problem solving and critical thinking skills.
We want to further our student’s already high academic achievement through the infusion of technology into all our teaching and learning endeavors, as well as adding new experiences. Our students have mainstreamed access to universal information. Our students use appropriate technology for research, communication, publishing and presentation of acquired knowledge in all disciplines. return to top