9th Grade Parent Orientation

August 20, 2015

Agenda

• Welcome and introduction• Activities Office• Booster Club• Schedules & Interventions– Daily, Tuesday, & First Day

• Attendance• Graduation Requirements• Personal Learning Plans• Video• Thank you

Electronic/Social Media Awareness

• Talk to your students about being a responsible electronics user. (classrooms)

• Be aware the apps your student uses. • Have a conversation with your student about – appropriate electronic conversations.– their “electronic footprint”.– Matching their electronic self to their face-to-face

self.

First Day of School Schedule

Daily Schedules

Current Interventions• After school tutoring• 9th grade team• Math resource center• English resource center• Writing Para• ELL resource center• Academic Seminar• Collaboration time• Instructional coaches• Mid quarter phone calls• School within school• Mental Health Therapist

• Success Center• Block math• Block English• Action 100• Special Ed.• Classroom teacher• Teacher Websites• Lunch Periods• Study Halls• Computer Lab• Library• Co-teaching

Big Bro/Little Sis

• Around Homecoming• Students using their power, age, experience to

influence/coerce younger students• Asking younger students to do things, get up

really early, dress up, etc.• Parents need to say “no”• Considered bullying and hazing• Please report any thing suspicious to JM Admin.

Attendance Interventions1) Lunch Detentions2) Letter Home3) Skylert Message4) Parent Information Meeting

5) Transition Coordinator6) Social Worker7) Administrator Contact8) Educational Advocate

9) SART10) Individualized Intervention11) Truancy Petition

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Tests

Counselor Assignments-2015-2016

328-5342 328-5344 328-5343 328-5346

Tricia Fierst Amy Carstensen Cindy Cox Mary Sorensen

9th-A,B,C,D 9th-E,F,G,H,I,J,K, 9th-L,M,N,O,P,Q,R 9th-S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z

10th-A,B,C,D,E 10th-F,G,H,I,J,K 10th-L,M,N,O,P,Q 10th-R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z

11th-A,B,C,D,E,F 11th-G,H,I,J,K,L 11th-M,N,O,P,Q,R 11th-S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z

12th-A,B,C,D,E,F 12th-G,H,I,J,K 12th-L,M,N,O,P,Q,R 12th-S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z

TRAC Students Foreign Exchange Students

RBC Students DCD-SP Students

MINNESOTAPERSONAL LEARNING PLANS

The Minnesota Personal Learning Plan (PLP) must assist all students by no later than grade 9 to explore their educational, college, and career interests, aptitudes, and aspirations and develop a plan for a smooth and successful transition to the postsecondary education or employment.

THE PLP PLAN ...

This document, called a portfolio, allows students to enter, track and update the following information:

course enrollment and postsecondary plans aligned to career goals

interest and skills inventories documentation of the range of college and career

readiness skills he/she has developedStudents will complete an electronic portfolio through the Minnesota Career Information System (MCIS).

EXPECTATIONS OF THE SCHOOL

Review and/or revise the student’s Minnesota Personal Learning Plan at least annually by the student and/or parent/guardian to ensure that the student's course-taking schedule keeps the student making adequate progress to meet state and local academic standards and high school graduation requirements and with a reasonable chance to succeed with employment or postsecondary education.

Thank You

• We appreciate you trusting your children with us, we take that very seriously.

• Your success is our success.• Thank you and we look forward to working

with you over the next 4 years.