what is advisory? a preview of advisory for parents
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What is Advisory?
A Preview of Advisory for Parents
Definition of Advisory
• Advisory is designed to promote students’ positive personal relationships with teachers and peers, improve the climate for learning, and support students through academic and non-academic experiences.
Introductions
• I am your child’s Advisor and my name is David Young
• The best way to reach me is using the email. My email address is [email protected]
• My planning period is 7th Period.
Finding Information
• The information about the Advisory program is located on the FHS webpage.
• To see the Mission, Vision Statement, and Core Values, click on About Us.
• To reach our Advisory Homepage from the FHS page, click on Parent Resources, then click on Advisory Homepage.
Advisory Homepage
• The goals of advisory are listed on the Homepage.
• The Calendar highlights all the days on which we meet with our Advisory groups.
• If you want to see what will be happening during that meeting, just click on that date and open the documents listed there.
• Advisory Information contains the Handbook and the Student and Parent Resources.
Four Parent Contacts
• We will want to contact you at least 4 times during the school year.
• Contacts can be meetings, phone calls, or emails.
• Please let us know the best way to contact you.
Please Assist Us
• We want to get to know your student as a person – not just as a student.
• You are our best source for this.
• Please fill out and return the parent survey that we sent home on August 19th if you have not already done this.
Reminders and Questions
• Remember that I am your primary contact if your child is having difficulty at school.
• I am your student’s advocate, mentor, and go-to person at school.
• Do you have any questions about the Advisory Program here at FHS?
• Now we have a few slides on the changes here at FHS
Remediation – only on Tues and Thurs 4-6 PM
• Literacy Remediation (2-week sessions)– Session 1: Aug 29 – Sept 9 (A – H)– Session 2: Sept 12 – Sept 23 (J – Z)
• Geom./Alg. 1 Remediation (2-week sessions)– Session 3: Sept 26 – Oct 7 (A – Po)– Session 4: Oct 10 – Oct 21
• Biology Remediation– Session 5: wk of Oct 24 (A–Cl) --wk of Nov 2 (Co-Go)– Session 6: wk of Nov7 (Gr-Lam) --wk of Nov16(Lan-Per)– Session 7: wk of Nov 28 (Pet–Sm) --wk of Dec (So-Z)
Night School Tues and Thurs 4-6 PM
• The purpose is to provide students the opportunity to recover credits and remain on track for graduation.– Credit Recovery– Independent Study/Acceleration
• Students in 10th through 12th grades may participate.
• The cost to students will be $150 per 0.5 credit• Scholarships are available.
Attendance ContractsSaturdays 8:30 - 12
• The purpose is to allow students to recover NCs (No Credit).
• The dates Saturday School will be available are:– Sept 10, 24 – Feb 25– Oct 15, 29 – Mar 10– Dec 3, 10, 17 – April 28– Jan 21 – May 5, 12, 19
Cell Phone/Electronic Devices Usage
• May use these during class changes and at lunch.• May not use them other times without faculty
permission.• Infractions:
– 1st: Confiscate phone, student retrieves phone.– 2nd: Same as 1st plus 3 days detention– 3rd: Confiscate phone, parent retrieves phone, 1 day of
ISS
• Note: Any refusal to give up phone at any time will result in 3 days ISS.
Questions and Concerns . . . See Administrative team:
Principal – [email protected]
Assistant Principals:– [email protected] = 10th grade class
– [email protected] = 11th grade class
– [email protected] = 12th grade class
– [email protected] = 10-12th grade class
– [email protected] = SLC Director
– [email protected] = ALLPS
New Dress Code at FHS
• Do not wear clothing, hats or backpacks that advertise or depict alcohol, drugs, tobacco or tobacco products, violence, hate themes, racial/gender degradation, sexually explicit or suggestive wording or pictures, gang affiliation, gang related tattoos, or gang monikers, or clothing likely to cause a disruption within the school environment.
New Dress Code at FHS
• Do not wear tube tops, mesh tops, sheer tops, men’s undershirts without sleeves, halter tops, spaghetti straps, or tops that expose any portion of the midriff, revealing neckline, bra or cleavage.
• Such as this:
New Dress Code at FHS
• Do not wear sagging pants, pants worn low on the hip so as to reveal underclothing or skin, any clothing with holes above the knees that expose under-garments or skin, skirts or shorts that are shorter than 5-in. inseam, spandex shorts. Leggings must be worn with a long shirt or dress that covers the hip area.
• Such as this:
New Dress Code at FHS
• Do not wear sleepwear (including slippers, pajamas, etc.)
• Hoods worn on the head within the school building.
• No bare feet. • Tattoos displaying
defamatory writing, obscene language or symbols, or symbols of drugs, sex or alcohol must be covered.