Welcome Families
April 9, 2015
B.H.S.
Working together we can make a difference.
Intro to Freshman Academy
Core Academic Teaching Team
Scott Clark - Physical Science
Scott Hess - Foundations in Literature
Megg Lynch - Global Citizenship
David McDonald - Math
Linda Otten - Math
What is Freshman Academy?
A transition initiative which:
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Provides a core group of teachers who work only with Freshmen
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Supports students academically, socially, and emotionally
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Allows for flexible scheduling for:
○ Expeditionary learning opportunities
○ Intensives
○ Individual student remediation and acceleration
A Day in the Life of a Freshman
Attend
traditional
core courses
Attend electives like
Band, Chorus, PE,
Health &
World Language
CREW
Meet with teacher for remediation,
acceleration and planning
Attend campus
wide lunch and
integrate into BHS
culture through
electives, clubs and
activities, athletics
and school wide
events.
We’re all part of the CREW!
“CREW” comes from the notion that we’re not
passengers in life, but rather, we are all part of
the crew. We ALL do the work to reach a
common goal!
Expeditionary Learning
Solitude and Reflection
Self Discovery
Empathy &
Caring
Creating Ideas
The Natural World
Success
&
Failure
Collaboration
&
Competition
Responsibility
For
Learning
Service and
Compassion
https://vimeo.com/elschools/2010video
Diversity
&
Inclusion
Professional Integrity
The student’s habits of work and learning will be reported
separately:
- Work Ethically
- Work Collaboratively
- Be Accountable
- Persevere
- Be Community Minded
- Pursue Personal Best
How will learning be managed?
Learning Management System “Educate Empower”
Access to learning 24/7
Students will be given the gift of time
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http://www.educatek12.com/tutorials/videosite/
Grading
Established 4 point grading scale
Proficiency
Scales
1-2-3-4
Proficiency
Scales
1-2-3-4
Proficiency
Scales
1-2-3-4
Proficiency
Scales
1-2-3-4
Learning
Goals
1-2-3-4
Learning
Goals
1-2-3-4
Credit is earned for completion
of all Learning Goals for a
course
1-2-3-4
and recorded on student’s
transcript.
Important Things About High School
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Honors level classes are still weighted
General level = multiplier of 1 (3x1=3)
Honors level = multiplier of 1.05 (3x1.05=3.15)
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Cummulative GPAs are still configured
Class Rank is still configured
Transcripts reflect student’s performance over all 4 years and are
kept indefinitely.
Colleges receive the “BHS Profile” which thoroughly describes our
grading system
Colleges are readily accepting competency based transcripts.
Three Tier Diploma Structure
Diploma of Distinction
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At least 32 credits
Of which 14 must
be Honors, AP, RS
or dual enrollment
3.0 Cummulative
GPA
25 hour juried,
community service
project
Traditional BHS Diploma
26 credits
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20 Credit Diploma
Differences from 26 Credit are:
3 vs 4 Math credit
1 fewer Science credit
World History OR Geography
.5 fewer Art and Tech credits
fewer electives
Where do we go from here?
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Design work by the Freshman Academy Team is ongoing and will
continue throughout the summer.
Visioning session June 19-20 (Community members, faculty,
Administrator)
Educate Empower training for parents
Orientation day for Freshman next fall
Collaboration with middle school teachers and school counselors to
place students in appropriate learning paths
Family Handbooks available online in late summer
Freshman Academy link on the BHS website
Questions????