Tiger Tales Newsletter - April 23, 2026

Dear HES Parents, 

It's hard to believe we are already preparing to close out the school year!  Our staff is excited to look ahead and begin planning for next school  year.  As part of this process, we would like to give you the opportunity to share some information that you would like for us to consider as we begin to make class groupings for the next school year.  This consideration form is for you, as parents, to relay specific information about your child that you feel would be beneficial as our teachers meet to determine next year's placements.  Class placement changes after class lists are finalized are extremely difficult and often cannot be accommodated.  

The form closes on May 22nd, 2026 for current HES students. This is your opportunity to voice what you would like us to consider in your child's placement for the next school year.  The time, thought, and commitment put into the completion of this form is appreciated and highly regarded.

When placing students, the staff and administration utilize a wide range of criteria, which are supportive of the Howard County philosophy of heterogeneous grouping.  Some of these criteria include, but are not limited to:

•    the personality of the child

•    the balance of female and male students

•    racial and ethnic diversity

•    written output

•    test results

•    reading strengths and needs

•    special education requirements; IEP goals

•    structured versus non-structured needs

•    information from previous teachers and school counselor/Student Services team

There are certain concerns that we cannot consider as part of this consideration form: therefore we ask that you not use this form to propose the following:

•    specific teacher requests

•    placement based on siblings’ experiences

•    grouping based on friends

•    grouping based on hearsay about teachers or other children

Your input on this form will be used in our planning for your child rather than a letter requesting a specific teacher.  Your response is OPTIONAL but is a very valuable source of information to the school staff and to the next teacher. If a situation arises over the summer that changes the information you write on this form, please email Mrs. Moraff (Principal) as soon as possible. 

If you have multiple students, please submit a separate form for each of them.  Your time and input is greatly valued!  (You may opt to fill in "N/A" for any section of the form.)

Thank you for partnering with us in your child’s education,

Heather Moraff, Principal

Nykia Mapson, Assistant Principal 

HES Parent Consideration Form