MEET THE PANTHERS
Thursday, August 6
MEET OUR PRINCIPAL
Mr. Terrence Florie
Principal
MISSION
Cultivating lifelong learners prepared to culturally engage in an evolving community.
VISION
Empowering learners to lead globally.
MOTTO
One Voice
One Vision
One Heartbeat
One Hillcrest
THE HILLCREST WAY
ENGAGEMENT
We are actively involved in our learning to increase student engagement and community engagement. We participate, contribute, ask questions, and build meaningful connections that support success for ourselves and others.
EXPERIENCE
We create positive and meaningful experiences every day. Through collaboration, involvement, and service, we develop skills, memories, and relationships that prepare us for the future.
EXCELLENCE
We strive for our personal best in all that we do.
We demonstrate high expectations, accountability, perseverance, and pride as we pursue continuous growth and achievement.
THE HILLCREST WAY
HHS Cheer
Lauran Reyes & Heather Lindemann
Coaches
PANADERS
Violett Ames
Volunteer Coach
CrestSide Soul Panther Band
Jose Holloway, Head &
Seong Won, Assistant
Directors
MEET OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS
Mr. Ricardo
DeJesus
Ms. Angel
Acheampong
Dr. Shawnetta Murray
Dr. Veronica
Aguinaga
MEET OUR COORDINATORS
Athletic Coordinator
Candace
Balderas-Miller
E-TECH Workplace Learning Coordinator
Doris Sheffield
IB Coordinator
Rhonda Barnwell
SPED Campus Coordinator
Jared Fowler
Testing Coordinator
Emily McAnally
MEET OUR ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM
Registrar
Veronica Balderas
Data Controller
Margaret Banda
Office Manager
Elva Flores
Financial Clerk
Yolanda Harrell
MEET OUR COUNSELING TEAM
Andrea Delgado
Tammee Sandles
Terrence Booth
Lead Counselor Stacy Aldridge
Chad Hoskins (E-TECH)
Chiquitta Prudhomme
(E-TECH)
MEET OUR ASP ADVISORS
Kaimen Goudy
kgoudy@aspdallas.org
Brian Lopez
blopez@aspdallas.org
Samantha Huerta
shuerta@aspdallas.org
Academic Success
Celebrations
Student Experience
college credit via AP exam
$39 million in scholarships
Backpacks
Outside Items
Drop-Off/Pick-Up
Attendance & TX Law/PowerSchool
How can I get involved?�¿Cómo puedo involucrarme?
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Welcome to the 2026-2027�Parent Involvement & School-Parent Compact Meeting/Bienvenidos Participación de los Padres y Pacto de Padres y Escuela
T. J. Florie PRINCIPAL/DIRECTOR
HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL
Thursday, August 6, 2026 5:30pm
Friday, August 7, 2026 8:45am
Agenda
What is included in the school’s Parental Involvement Plan?�¿Qué se incluye en el Plan de Participación de los Padres de la escuela?
This plan addresses how the school will implement the parental involvement requirements of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). / Este plan aborda cómo la escuela implementará los requisitos de participación de los padres de la Ley Cada Estudiante Triunfa (ESSA, por sus)
What is the Parent-School Compact?�¿Qué es el Pacto de Padres y Escuela?
How is the evaluation of the LEA Parental Involvement Plan Conducted?�¿Cómo se lleva a cabo la evaluación del Plan de Participación de los Padres de LEA?
The evaluation requirements are the following / Los requisitos de evaluación son los siguientes:
Welcome to the �Annual Title I Meeting/Bienvenidos Padres a la Junta Anual de Título I
T. J. Florie PRINCIPAL/DIRECTOR
HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL
Thursday, August 6, 2026 5:45pm
Friday, August 7, 2026 9:00am
Why are we here?�¿Por qué estamos aquí?
On December 10, 2015, President Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), reauthorizing the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and replacing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), the 2001 reauthorization of ESEA.
El 10 de diciembre de 2015, el Presidente Obama firmó la Ley Cada Estudiante Triunfa (ESSA), reautorizando la Ley Federal de Educación Primaria y Secundaria (ESEA) y reemplazando la Ley No Child Left Behind (NCLB), la reautorización de 2001 de ESEA.
What will you learn?�¿Qué aprenderás?
What does it mean to be a Title I School?�¿Qué significa ser una Escuela De Título I?
Being a Title I school means receiving federal funding (Title I dollars) to supplement the school’s existing programs. These dollars are used for… / Ser una escuela de Título I significa recibir fondos federales (dólares del Título I) para complementar los programas existentes de la escuela. Estos dólares se utilizan para...
What is the 1% of funding reserved for parent involvement?�¿Cuál es el 1% de los fondos reservados para la participación de los padres?
What is a Campus Improvement Plan (CIP)?�¿Qué es un Plan de Mejoramiento del Campus (CIP)?