Elementary Guidance

Guidance & Testing

Quality education lives hand-in-hand with consistent and fair discipline to help our students learn respect and obedience in an environment of love. The atmosphere that best promotes quality learning and retention is one that has order, structure and discipline.  Students should understand that discipline is an act of love, and at HCA the teachers and administration care about students enough to discipline them.  At HCA, students are disciplined using affirmative discipline; that is, they are encouraged in a positive manner to give of their best in every area and to abide by school regulations (Proverbs 22:6).

Elementary students at HCA participate in standardize testing each year, which usually occurs during the month of April.  Elementary students take the state-of-art edition of the Terra Nova Achievement Test.  The Terra Nova is a nationaltional test known for its academic standard of excellence and is used to measure student progress across the United States.  This excellent instrument is a valid and reliable tool for objective measurement of student achievement. 

Admissions

HCA administers a standardized test to all incoming students from K3 through 5^th grade.  The test fee is included in the application fee.  This testing is used to evaluate incoming students to identify those students with the potential for success at our school.