Curriculum and Instruction

For the 2025-2026 school year, the Hattiesburg Public Schools (HPS) adopts the Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards, Mississippi Curriculum Frameworks and the Career and Technical Education curricula. Consequently, HPS adopts all the standards, competencies, and objectives found therein. The Information provided depicts general grade levels and/or subject areas to which these curricula apply for grades PK-12.

For additional information, curriculum and instruction questions, and/or curriculum and instruction and professional development support, contact Hattiesburg Public School's Assistant Superintendent of Academic Programs, Tonsa Vaughn at Tonsa.vaughn@hattiesburgpsd.com.

• Curriculum and Instruction Quick Access  Guide
• What Instruction Looks Like in HPS 
• HPS Lesson Plan
• HPS Cursive Writing Plan
• HPS District Literacy Plan
• HPS Recruitment and Retention Plan

HPS MTSS Implementation Guide

Intervention Services

2024-25 Literacy-Based Promotion Act

Hattiesburg Public Schools' Dyslexia Specialist provides Dyslexia therapy and support to students with Dyslexia and/or students that display similar characteristics and tendencies of Dyslexia. Students who receive dyslexia therapy receive small group intervention in an explicit, systematic, multisensory, Orton-Gillingham-based program.

Dyslexia Resources

HPS Dyslexia Therapy Manual

HPS library Policies 

Grace Christian Library 

hawkins library

rowan Library

thames Library

woodley Library

steam academy library

N.R. Burger LIbrary

Hattiesburg High Library

HPS Counseling Guidance and Support Program

Counseling Services

Report Bullying

Capturing Kids' Heart's

Info from PTA.org

Drop Out Prevention Plan

We have provided informative websites that communicate information about the Mississippi College and Career Readiness Standards and the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) from a parent’s point-of-view.

Some of the websites provide detailed explanations, resources, guidelines, and more.

MS College & Career Readiness Standards Parent Links

• MS College & Career Standards PK-12 
• Advanced Placement
• MDE Scaffolding
• MDE Text Exemplars K-6
• MDE Text Exemplars 7-12
• College & Career Standards for Parents
• College & Career Standards for Community Members
• Career and Technical Education
• Career and Technical Education Standards

The Testing department oversees and facilitates the administration of the statewide assessment program. 

The statewide assessment program is known as the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAAP) and assesses students in Math and ELA in grades 3-8, high school students in Algebra I, Biology I, English II, U.S. History. MAAP also assesses students in science in grades 5 and 8 and is known as MAAP-SCI. MAAP also provides high-quality alternate assessments for students with significant cognitive disabilities (SCD). The assessment is known as MAAP-A for Alternate. 

The testing department is also responsible for administering the American College Test (ACT) for all high school juniors, the Mississippi K-3 Assessment Support System (MKAS2), and LAS Links, the English Language Proficiency Test and the MS Career Planning & Assessment System (CPAS2) Assessment for Career & Technical Education students.

Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP)

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

MAAP Parent Resources 

ACT Test Registration and more 

Practice Writing Test 

HPS Professional Learning Plan

HPS Instructional Management Plan