Hope Technology School provides a rigorous academic program for all of our students. Both typical learners and those with special needs thrive as a result of small classes (12-13 students) each including a teacher and para-educator. As one of the many measures of our program, we annually administer the CAT/6 national norm referenced test to our students with and without special needs in second through eighth grade. While test scores do not reveal the full extent of what our students are learning, the performance of our students compared to the national average reveals that Hope Technology School's academic program is indeed exceptional. 

*As a whole, students in our program perform more than 2 years above grade level (including students with and without special needs). 

*Over 60% of our students took the test with minimal to no accommodations. As a group, they perform over 3 ½ years above grade level and score in the above average category according to the mean national stanine. 

*We make the test accessible to many of our students with special needs by affording accommodations. As a group, these students perform above grade level as well. 

*Our 6th, 7th and 8th grade students who took the test with minimal to no accommodations achieved the same score that an average high school graduate would receive on this test (a grade mean equivalent of 12.9). Including our middle school students who took the entire test with substantial accommodations, the grade mean equivalent for the middle school program is the eighth month of 11th grade (11.8). 

 "Intelligence plus character -- that is the goal of true education."  Martin Luther King, Jr.

At Hope Technology School students develop more than academic intelligence, they also build character.  Strengths such as confidence, compassion and citizenship are qualities that equip HTS students academically and socially to be leaders in their communities.  According to the Heroic Imagination Project created by Phil Zimbardo, Ph.D., "Heroism can be seen as compassion in action..." By helping our students develop strength of character, at HTS we're creating everyday heroes. 
Hope Technology School's unique inclusive education model brings students with and without special needs together in the classroom. Small class size (approximately 12 per class) and a high teacher to student ratio (1-6) afford each student the individual attention he or she needs to excel.  Creating an inclusive environment in which every student shares equally in the classroom community helps students develop confidence.  They practice compassion by working together and valuing individuals with many different abilities.  Our students develop empathy and learn to help each other succeed. These strengths together produce a community in which our students are accepted, involved and thriving.