Hill Elementary School 8601 Tallwood Drive Austin, TX 78759 Phone Number: 512 414-2369 Fax: 512 841-8105 Beth Ellis

Mission Statement

Hill's mission is to inspire and empower students to rise to the challenges of the 21st century.

School Goals

Hill shall achieve this mission by:

• Encouraging individual potential within our diverse community of learners;

• Fostering the development of problem solvers, information seekers, and creative thinkers for the 21st century; and

• Developing the whole child through collaboration among students, parents, staff and community.

Major Programs and Initiatives

Fifth Grade Dillo Quest | Student Council | Gifted and Talented | No Place for Hate | Fifth Grade Safety Patrol | School-wide problem-solving model | UIL Academic Competitions | Austin History Day | Architecture in Schools | Science Fair | Student-led three way Conferencing | Be a Bucket Filler | School-wide Gardening program | One World Schools Signature Program | Buddy Classes| Sports Day | Math Pentathlon | Big-Six Information Processing Model | Fourth and Fifth Grade Honor Choirs | Reading Take Flight Dyslexia support | Daily Five | Ging Gong the Cat: a musical celebrating the great composers of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods (2nd Grade)| International Reading Day | Hill Art Club | Kelso's Choices | Performance-Based Assessments | Fifth Grade Vertical Team Latin Class | Birthday Book Club | Marathon Kids | All-City Choral Festival | Fine Arts Festival | TRIBES School | Dillo Dash Fun Run