Thank You for Your Service!
Welcome to Hammett L. Bowen, Jr. Elementary School.
Our students, staff, and parents work as a team to assure that our students are successful. We will continue to strive for excellence. Our vision at Hammett Bowen is to provide an educationally rich environment where each individual of the school is valued, respected, and encouraged to reach his/her fullest potential as a productive citizen. Learn more about our school & SSG Hammett L. Bowen, Jr.
Transition Planning
As a team, we want to help you transition with ease.
Military Point of Contact (MPOC):
- Ms. Bevers, Family Engagement Liaison
- Email address: [email protected]
- Phone Number: 352-291-7900 Extension: 50375
Registration Information
- Mrs. Chickrie (chick-ree)
- Email address: [email protected]
- Phone Number: 352-291-7900 Extension: 50307
- Our Information Processing Clerk (IPC), facilitates the enrollment and withdrawal process. Initial enrollment into Marion County Public Schools starts by completing the New Student Online Enrollment (NSOE) Form in Skyward Family Access. If you already have a student enrolled in Marion County Public School (MCPS), use your existing Skyward Family Access account to enroll new students. If you do not have a Skyward Family Access account, please use the link below to create one and start enrollment.
- During the registration process, you will need to identify your family's military status, which allows us to provide you with the best possible support. In addition, you also need to share and/or provide documents for any services your child is receiving (i.e. Exceptional Students Education (ESE), English Language Learner (ELL), and/or Section 504 Plan) in order to ensure proper placement and/or to provide services.
- Review the HBE Parent-Student Handbook for rules, procedures, and the school calendar.
- Become members of our PTO and School Advisory Committee (SAC).
Who are the school leadership team members? We're here to help.
Academic Planning
At Hammett L. Bowen, Jr. Elementary, everyone works together to build relationships in order to provide rigorous and relevant learning for ALL students.
- Information regarding academic standards and opportunities, graduation requirements, DE and AP course offerings, applicable CTE programs, etc. for Marion County Public Schools can be found in the Student Progression Plan in English and Spanish.
- School Point of Contact(s) for Curriculum
Resources and Educational Opportunities (Links)
- Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC)
- MCEC supports all military-connected children by educating, advocating, and collaborating to resolve education challenges associated with the military lifestyle.
- Sesame Street for Military Families
- This is a free, bi-lingual (English and Spanish) website that families can utilize to locate information and multimedia resources on topics such as military deployments, multiple deployments, homecomings, injuries, grief, and self-expression.
- Our Military Kids
- Our Military Kids® is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit offering extracurricular activity grants to children and teens of deployed National Guard, deployed Reserve, or post-9/11 combat wounded, ill, or injured Veterans in treatment. OMK activity grants build the children's self-confidence, enhance family wellness, and strengthen a shared sense of community.
- Red Cross - Military Services
- Members of the Red Cross assist members of the military, veterans, and their families how to prepare, respond, and adjust to the challenges of military services.
- Tutor.com
- This program is available 24/7 for U.S. Military and their families at no cost and it is online tutoring, and it offers homework help. The Tutor tutors can assist you with working through difficult homework problems, assist you with improving your writing skills, and with other skills.
Student Led Transition
The school has a student-led transition program to assist military students coming into the school. The program includes a student serving as transition team coordinator; a military peer-support system linking new military students with others at the school within the first week of arrival; and a process for familiarizing new students with the school campus, including student leaders and upcoming events. On a student’s first day at Hammett L. Bowen, Jr. Elementary School, he/she will receive a school tour with a safety patrol member/team who introduces him/her to important staff members and other students with similar experiences.
MCPS Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Services
Marion County has approximately 7,000 exceptional students enrolled in its public schools. An exceptional student is one who has special learning needs. The special assistance received in school is called Exceptional Student Education, or ESE. Our goal is to provide every exceptional student with a free appropriate public education (FAPE), help them progress in school, access the general curriculum, and prepare them for life after school.
The Marion County Public School System offers a continuum of services and programs to meet the individual needs of students requiring special education, ages 3 through 21. The degree to which services are provided is based individually on each child's Individual Education Plan (IEP) as set forth by a staffing committee. The continuum of services may be provided in a variety of settings, which include regular classrooms, resource rooms, hospital/homebound, separate day school, special class, and non-public school (contractual).
If you suspect your student has a disability or for more information about any of our programs, please call the school at (352) 291-7900 and speak with Ms. Terrell, our School Counselor or Mrs. Evans, our ESE Specialist.
Upcoming Military Recognition Events
- Students will participate in on-campus military-based events such as:
- Purple Heart Day (8/7)
- Patriot Day (9/11)
- Veterans Day (11/11)
- Purple Up Day (new) (4/15)
- Military Appreciation Month – (May)
- Memorial Day (Friday before last Monday in May)
Mental Health Challenges
There are many challenges military students face due to their unique situation, such as having a parent deployed for extended periods of time, changing schools, and leaving friends.
If you have questions or concerns about your child's mental health, please contact our school’s Mental Health Designee, which is our school counselor, Ms. Terrell. Speaking to the Mental Health Designee is the best way to make a connection with your child’s school and work together to find the best way to support your child’s individual needs.