Good Afternoon

As we wrapped up this week’s High School Learning Series, “Communication of Results” and with report cards being available via PowerSchool on January 30th, we felt that right now is a great opportunity to encourage your children to reflect thoughtfully on their first semester and embrace the chance for a fresh start. While reflection can be challenging, focusing on the positive aspects and celebrating their successes can significantly shape a mindset geared toward growth and future success.

Just as we expect our students to reflect, we as a high school also took a look back on the first semester using survey feedback we received from students last week.  The anonymous survey produced a number of actional steps our teachers can take to help ensure students are continuing to feel as though they can be successful in class.  Some of the highlights from the 1465 responses include:

• 86.9% of our students agreed & strongly agreed that they felt supported by our teachers

• 84.7% of our students agreed & strongly agreed that they felt prepared for assessments

• 90.1% of our students agreed & strongly agreed that they can easily access materials on Google Classroom

• 85.7% of our students agreed &  strongly agreed that they can be successful in their classes

Open communication remains at the heart of supporting our students effectively and each teacher will be reviewing their individual classes feedback with students by the end of next week.  Creating a supportive environment where students thrive both academically and personally continues to be our pursuit day in and day out.

25-26 Course Selection Documents

Below, I have provided all the documents you will need in order to be prepared for helping your son/daughter select their courses for next year.

Please make sure that you have reviewed the 4 Year Plan and the Program of Studies prior to the scheduled meeting your child has selected with either Ms. Kurdi, Ms. Collings, or Mr. Wilusz.

• 4 Year Plan

• Program of Studies

• Program of Studies Presentation (Slides)

• Parent Meeting Recording

Lastly, take note of the following Course Selection dates:

• February 3rd @ 8:00 a.m. - 11th Graders

• February 5th @ 8:00 a.m. - 10th Graders

• February 4th @ 11:00 a.m. - 9th Graders

**Please note that a question was asked during the presentation about where you can find a student's GPA.  We realized that our response was not accurate on the parent/student side of PowerSchool. We have remedied this and you will be able to see your child's GPA (semester & cumulative) on the upcoming report card.

HS Learning Series: Assessment Purpose - Thank you to everyone who was able to make it to Wednesday’s HS Learning Series around Communication of Results.  As promised, the following are the documents/videos we went over:

• Learning Series - Communication of Results (Recording)

• Learning Series - Communication of Results (Slideshow)

• Learning Series - Essential Assessment (Feedback Form)

We house our Learning Series sessions in the “Important Dates & Quick Links” section of the WGO for you to access at your convenience. We look forward to seeing you all again at our next Learning Series in March!