CORE and YouCORE and YouImportant Things To Know About Our Important Things To Know About Our

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The CORE CommunityThe CORE Community

As a member of the Cleveland CORE As a member of the Cleveland CORE community, we expect students to:community, we expect students to:

treat each other respectfully. We have treat each other respectfully. We have a zero-tolerance policy for bullying!a zero-tolerance policy for bullying!

maintain academic integrity. We have maintain academic integrity. We have a zero-tolerance policy for cheating!a zero-tolerance policy for cheating!

keep our environment neat by picking keep our environment neat by picking up trash, recycling where possible, and up trash, recycling where possible, and cleaning up after yourselves. We have cleaning up after yourselves. We have a zero-tolerance policy for messiness!a zero-tolerance policy for messiness!

Magnet Magnet Code of EthicsCode of Ethics

You have chosen to be a member of a learning You have chosen to be a member of a learning community that is committed to achieving community that is committed to achieving

the highest level of excellence, which can only be the highest level of excellence, which can only be achieved in an environment that requires achieved in an environment that requires intellectual honest and personal integrity; intellectual honest and personal integrity; maintains trust and respect; and cultivates maintains trust and respect; and cultivates

responsible citizenship.responsible citizenship.

Please carefully read the Magnet Code of Please carefully read the Magnet Code of Ethics.Ethics.

Return a signed copy in the first week of school.Return a signed copy in the first week of school.

Parent and Student Parent and Student ExpectationsExpectations

Parents and students should check ENGRADE (online grading program) regularly!

Students should talk to their teachers during nutrition or lunch to discuss questions or concerns!

Parents should email teachers with questions or concerns!

Magnet GradingMagnet Grading

The grades that appear on progress reports The grades that appear on progress reports are used to show progress in each CORE are used to show progress in each CORE period.period.

The grades shown on the final 20-week report The grades shown on the final 20-week report cards are composite grades derived from all cards are composite grades derived from all disciplines.disciplines.

5-Week Progress 5-Week Progress ReportReport

English English – grade for – grade for English classEnglish class

Geography Geography – grade – grade for the side of CORE for the side of CORE (AR or SI) that you (AR or SI) that you started onstarted on

GeneticsGenetics – grade – grade for science classfor science class

10 & 15-Week 10 & 15-Week Progress ReportsProgress Reports

EnglishEnglish – grade for – grade for English classEnglish class

GeographyGeography – – combined grade for combined grade for AR and SIAR and SI

Genetics Genetics – grade – grade for science classfor science class

20 Week Final Report 20 Week Final Report CardCard

GeneticsGenetics – grade – grade for science class for science class onlyonly

English and English and geography geography – – students receive students receive the same composite the same composite grade in each of grade in each of these classesthese classes

What goes into What goes into the composite the composite grades?grades?

- Each CORE class - Each CORE class (including (including science)science)

- Both IUE grades - Both IUE grades for that semesterfor that semester

- Grade for - Grade for advisory advisory curriculumcurriculum

The I.U.E.The I.U.E.

Each unit and all of Each unit and all of the CORE classes the CORE classes (English, AR, SI, and (English, AR, SI, and Science) focus on a Science) focus on a specific specific theme.theme.

At the end of each At the end of each unit, students write unit, students write an an IInterdisciplinary nterdisciplinary UUnit nit EEssay on the ssay on the unit theme using the unit theme using the content they have content they have learned.learned.

Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary EventsEvents

Luncheons Luncheons

Field TripsField Trips

Student Leadership Student Leadership Conference (mini Conference (mini United Nations United Nations addressing the addressing the global water issue)global water issue)

Parent-Student-Parent-Student-Teacher ConferencesTeacher Conferences

Parents will be notified if a student has a D Parents will be notified if a student has a D or Fail in Core on the five-week progress or Fail in Core on the five-week progress reports. reports.

Meetings with parents will be scheduled for Meetings with parents will be scheduled for Tuesday morningsTuesday mornings at 7:30 for students at 7:30 for students with a D or Fail. Any student who Fails both with a D or Fail. Any student who Fails both semesters of ninth grade CORE will need to semesters of ninth grade CORE will need to repeat ninth grade CORE the next year.repeat ninth grade CORE the next year.

How to Contact UsHow to Contact Us

Please contact us through the emails Please contact us through the emails provided to you in the parent letter you will provided to you in the parent letter you will receive or via www.corebaby.org.receive or via www.corebaby.org.

Please use proper email etiquette.Please use proper email etiquette.

THE ENDTHE ENDQuestions?Questions?