8.18.11+meeting

Please make sure the following information is on your syllabus: Freshman Academy mission: Elkton High School’s Freshman Academy fosters a supportive environment for ninth graders to achieve academic, social, and personal success. Through positive relationships among students, parents, and staff, we develop learners who possess the skills to graduate from high school and contribute positively to our community.

As I enter EHS, I will: __L__isten, __E__ncourage, __A__chieve, __R__espect others, __N__ever give up.

Late work policy: Students are expected to turn in work on time. Assignments turned in late will be accepted but will not receive full credit.

Make up work policy/procedure: Students are responsible for collecting their make up work from the make up work bins.

Retake policy: Students have the opportunity to retake any test on which they did not receive at least a grade of a 70%. The retake grade, which will not exceed 70%, will replace the original score. *Students who did not demonstrate sufficient effort on the original assessment will not be allowed to retake the assessment.(from the GPM team)

Notebook: 3 ring binder, dividers, pencils, pens, paper

__1. Mission statement- are we using it? Where? Posting it?__ __-Put the Freshman Academy mission on the syllabus.__

__2. Are we using the LEARN thing? Posting it?__ __-As I enter EHS, I will:__ L__isten,__ E__ncourage,__ A__chieve,__ R__espect others,__ N__ever give up.
 * Can we have Tech make the mission?

3. Are we making wikis/websites for the students/parents to access academy/class (tests, assignments, links to teacher websites, events, etc) info like Bo Manor did? -We would like a wiki for the whole Freshman Academy to share info with parents and students. *Kate will create and manage it. On this page we will have links to individual academy pages.

4. What is our weekly team planning agenda? -

5. How are we going to share when our tests/big assignment are? Do we need a calendar for the planning room? - Yes. *Can Tech make the calendar?

6. How will we set up the planning room? What do we need? -

7. Handling transitions between classes? Keeping track of the time? - teams will decide how this will work. We do not have to dismiss at the bell.

8. Extra help- procedure for? When? Who? - Teachers will rotate after school help.

9. Common expectations

- Notebook - Students must keep a notebook/binder/composition book. -* Make list available Monday night. 4-3 ringer binders, dividers, paper, writing utensil

- Getting make up work - Using filing system. Put work in each day. Keep extra folder for older work. Kelly/Maria will organize

- hall pass - limit it due to shorter class periods

- hats/ipods/cell phone -enforce school policy

- retake policy - If students score below a 70% on a unit test they may redo the unit test. Students retake grade may exceed a 70%.

- late work/ make up work policy? - Students are expected to turn in work on time. Assignments turn in late will be accepted but will not received full credit.

- common behavior policy (MIR, referral, call home, etc) - We will use the file on the shared folder/wiki? to track issues/contacts - Let Tony know what contact was made (phone and email) - CC Tony and Kate (and Lauren if sp.ed) on any parent contact

- earning elk bucks

Data collection

- What data?

- Preassessments?

- How will students track data?

- How will teacher track data? How will this data be communicated?

- target lists? below 70%, below 60%?