"Happy Staff = Happy Students."

The Horizon Organization of Parents & Staff (HOPS) has been a formal 501(c)3 organization since June of 2020. By obtaining formal non-profit status, it allows the organization to support and allocate funds to the staff at Horizon Elementary at the Board and Member's discretion.

While you might consider HOPS a "traditional PTO," in reality, the existence of HOPS is to create a reciprocal relationship between the families of students at Horizon Elementary and the Teachers and Staff at the building level. The ultimate goal is to put families in motion, helping fundraise and supply the teachers and staff who are educating their elementary schoolers, so that these young children have a strong base for the rest of their educational career - and hopefully spur them toward becoming involved and helpful members of society.

In addition, we hope that these young students will see their parents and caretaker's willingness to contribute and advocate for their community - planting a seed that volunteerism and community involvement is important as they grow.

At Horizon, we are aware that traditional "PTO's" tend to get a bad reputation - and actively work to repel any of those negative assumptions through proactive work at uniting families, teachers, staff and community businesses.