THE FRESHMAN ACADEMY

What is It?

  

Through a collaborative effort between teachers, parents, students, and administration the Freshman Academy will provide the tools for academic success for all incoming students.  Providing a safe and orderly environment will help promote a smooth transition from the Middle School towards a successful high school career.  Freshmen teachers will meet regularly to develop consistent expectations that will foster a supportive and caring learning environment that will address individual student needs.  Career explorations, the development of organizational skills, and regular advisement time with a teacher will emphasize the importance of the students’ learning and initiate a connection to real-life experiences.  Parents will play an important role in developing students into independent learners who will leave high school with the skills and tools necessary to succeed in their individual goals.  Celebrations highlighting student accomplishments will showcase the success of our Freshman Academy.

 

GOALS

  

Improve Student Achievement by:

 

Providing a rigorous academic learning community to prepare for real-life experiences

  •  Promoting student accountability to enhance academic and social engagement
  • Developing consistent classroom management techniques that cultivate student  maturity, responsibility, and a mutual sense of respect
  •  Instructing and modeling organization, time management, and study skills
  • Promoting students to develop a better sense of safety and belonging to the school community 
  • Providing a common planning time for curriculum and student needs
  • Increasing parental involvement
  • Regularly recognizing student successes

  

During school hours store headgear in locker

 

During school hours safely store electronic devices in locker

 

·        Electronic devices include but are not limited to headphones, mp3 players, cell phones, PDAs

 

Be on time

 

Be prepared

 

·        Planner, Pen, pencil, textbooks, notebooks. Etc.

 

·        Professional Points

o       Students must earn 10 professional points each 5 weeks

 

Be Safe and Respectful

 

·        Treat others as you would like to be treated

 

  

Celebrations

 

Student of the Month for each discipline; advisors will be in charge of getting student pictures and displaying them on the bulletin board

 

·        Bulletin board on wall near health/Spanish room for Freshman recognitions and announcements

·        TV in lobby for slide show of students of the month

 

Academic Showcase every 10 weeks

 

Renaissance event open to public

 

Wax Museum

 

Freshman Portfolio – include quality example of work done throughout the year

 

10-week fun activity

 

Mastery level celebration

 
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