Attention Parents! Enhance communication in your child's education with the HCPS Focus Portal:
- Monitor Attendance
- View Report Cards
- Access Student Schedules
- Check Testing Results for Statewide Assessment
Download before the 2025-26 school year begins:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.focusschoolsoftware.community.hcps
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hcps-focus-portal/id6744232359
Discover all things HCPS and for your students through the HCPS, Focus, and Canvas apps! Download these apps on the App Store or Google Play Store today.
Can you believe we’re just 20 days away from the first day of school?! As you get ready for all things Back to School, be sure to save and add the key dates from our 2025–2026 Student Academic Calendar.
We can’t wait to welcome everyone back on Monday, August 11!
We can’t wait to welcome everyone back on Monday, August 11!
Attendance Procedures:
Please help your child understand the importance
of an education and that daily attendance is
absolutely essential! Please refer to your child’s
student handbook for attendance and absence
reporting requirements.
If your child is absent, a phone call is required.
The telephone number for our 24 hr. automated system is:
(813)744-8600 press 1. Please leave your child’s first and last
name and your own first and last name on the recording.
Sign-In Procedures:
Any student arriving after school has begun
at 8:30 a.m., is considered tardy and MUST
report to the Main Office for sign-in. A tardy
pass will be issued indicating excused or
unexcused tardy. Parents are REQUIRED
to accompany their student when signing in
late. Parents of students with excessive
UNEXCUSED tardies will be subject to
meeting with administration.
Sign-Out Procedures:
(PRE-APPROVED AND EMERGENCY)
During school hours a principal or designee
shall permit a child to leave school only in
custody of one of the following adults:
• LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE STUDENT,
WITH PHOTO ID.
• Person listed on emergency contact
card, with photo ID.
Tuesdays - Fridays, students may
NOT be signed out after 3:00 PM.
Regular dismissal is at 3:30 PM.
On Early Release Mondays, students
may NOT be signed out after 2:00 PM.
We appreciate your cooperation as we
minimize classroom interruptions at the
end of the school day.
Please help your child understand the importance
of an education and that daily attendance is
absolutely essential! Please refer to your child’s
student handbook for attendance and absence
reporting requirements.
If your child is absent, a phone call is required.
The telephone number for our 24 hr. automated system is:
(813)744-8600 press 1. Please leave your child’s first and last
name and your own first and last name on the recording.
Sign-In Procedures:
Any student arriving after school has begun
at 8:30 a.m., is considered tardy and MUST
report to the Main Office for sign-in. A tardy
pass will be issued indicating excused or
unexcused tardy. Parents are REQUIRED
to accompany their student when signing in
late. Parents of students with excessive
UNEXCUSED tardies will be subject to
meeting with administration.
Sign-Out Procedures:
(PRE-APPROVED AND EMERGENCY)
During school hours a principal or designee
shall permit a child to leave school only in
custody of one of the following adults:
• LEGAL GUARDIAN OF THE STUDENT,
WITH PHOTO ID.
• Person listed on emergency contact
card, with photo ID.
Tuesdays - Fridays, students may
NOT be signed out after 3:00 PM.
Regular dismissal is at 3:30 PM.
On Early Release Mondays, students
may NOT be signed out after 2:00 PM.
We appreciate your cooperation as we
minimize classroom interruptions at the
end of the school day.
We’re proud to celebrate district-wide growth in academic achievement with the release of the 2024-2025 school grades! Not only did we see an overall increase in the number of A and B schools, but two schools even jumped two full letter grades, from a C to an A. These grades reflect the hard work of our students, teachers, staff, and school communities across the district. Congratulations, HCPS Family! Let’s keep the momentum going!
Congratulations to John Haley on being appointed principal of
Williams Middle School!
John’s career with the district started in 1989 as a teacher at Tampa Bay Tech High. Over the years, he has served as an AP at Oak Grove (then a middle school) and Memorial Middle, before being named principal of Memorial in 2005. He has also led both Madison Middle and Franklin Middle as principal.
We look forward to seeing John bring his decades of leadership experience to the Williams community!
Happy School Principals’ Day! 🎉 Today, we celebrate the incredible leaders who guide our schools to greatness. Thank you to our dedicated principals for your hard work, vision, and commitment to our students' success. You play a crucial role in shaping in preparing students for life and creating a positive learning environment.
Today we kick off Mental Health Awareness Month! At HCPS, we prioritize the health and well-being of our students every day!
This year's theme is “Strive to Thrive.” Join us for Motivating Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays, where we’ll share healthy coping skills and ways to enhance positive mental well-being.
