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Solon High School
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9 Grade and New Student
Orientation
Thursday, August 15 7:00PM
*Parents- Grab two handouts (white,
orange)
The mission of the Solon Community
School District is to nurture positive,
productive, and responsible members of
society by providing diverse and
challenging school experiences that
enable students to be lifelong learners.
Staff and Community Introductions
Booster Club
Solon Education Foundation
Solon Spotlight
High School
Media Center
Mrs. Kaldenberg
Mrs. Pentico
Here are the most important things
you need to know about Solon High
School
Grading
Building
Counseling
Communication
Academics/Activities
Expectations
Parking
Seminar
Attendance
Culture
Grading
• Parents, you are going back to school!
• Students, don’t give your parents the answer!
Grading
When a student’s score in the grade book are below proficiency, consider asking your student
the following questions:
● What standards do you think you still need to learn?
● When was the last time you practiced / worked on [standard]?
● When was the last time you were assessed (i.e. test, quiz, project) on [standard]?
● When is your next opportunity to reassess on [standard]?
● What practice, studying and/or re-teaching opportunities have you completed in preparation for the
next reassessment opportunity?
When contacting a teacher about below proficiency standards in the grade book, consider asking
the following questions:
● When was the last time all students were assessed on [standard]?
● When is the next opportunity my student will have to reassess on [standard]?
● What practice, studying and/or re-teaching opportunities should my student take advantage of related
to [standard] before reassessing?
Grading- But isn’t grading
subjective?
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Grading Guidelines
1. Entries in the grade book that count towards the final grade will be limited to
course or grade level standards.**
2. Extra credit will not be given at any time.
3. Students will be allowed multiple opportunities to demonstrate their
understanding of classroom standards in various ways. Retakes and revisions
will be allowed.
4. Teachers will determine grade book entries by considering multiple points of
data emphasizing the most recent data and provide evidence to support their
determination.
5. Students will be provided multiple opportunities to practice standards
independently through homework or other class work. Practice assignments
and activities will be consistent with classroom standards for the purpose of
providing feedback. Practice assignments, including homework, will not be
included as part of the final grade.
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**Exceptions will be made for midterm and/or final summative assessments. These
assessments, limited to no more than one per nine-week period may be reported as a
whole in the grade book.
High School Building
Daily Schedule
1:00 Dismissal Schedule
Block 1 8:20-9:44 am
Block 2 9:49-11:13 am
A Lunch 9th and 12th/Seminar
10th and 11th
11:16-11:46 am
B Lunch 10th and
11th/Seminar 9th
11:49-12:19 pm
Block 3 12:22-1:46 pm
Block 4 1:51-3:15 pm
Block 1 8:20-9:10 am
Block 2 9:15-10:05 am
Block 3 10:10-11:00 am
A Lunch/Sem 11:05-11:30 am
B Lunch/Sem 11:35-12:00 pm
Block 4 12:05-1:00 pm
First Day/Week- lockers,
welcome reception
High School Building
• Technology
– Laptop cart in every
department
• Emergency Management
Plan
• Video Surveillance
• Lockers and locker room
• Commons area
• Media Center
• Block Scheduling
• Teacher Accessibility
– Email and phone
– Scheduled parent teacher
conferences
• High quality food service
program
• Open campus only for 11th
and 12th graders
• Handbook online
Counseling
High School Counselor
Mr. Mike Thompson
Courage
Counseling
Opportunities
Communication
• Student Communication- School email
– [email protected]
• Email and phone
• Office hours 7:30-4:00
• Solon High School Facebook page
www.facebook.com/solonhighschool
• Teacher blogs
• Twitter
• District email messenger system
• New website (coming 2013-2014 school year)
*Word of mouth from a student, parent, and/or neighbor is not
our district approved method of communication
Academics/Activities
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Sports
Music
Jazz choir/band
Drumline
Trapshooting team
Archery club
READZ
Ambassadors
Principal Advisory Group
Anti-Bullying Group
• Local eligibility policy
• State eligibility policy
• 90/25 Goal
Academics/Activities
Eligibility- Solon local rule- Starts
Week 4 of each quarter
Weeks 1-3: Students are working on
classroom assessments
Week 4: Sept. 10-14
Notification of D or F given to student by
seminar teacher (student conference)
Week 5: Sept. 17-21
2nd Notification for D or F in same course
Probation- Send notice to parent via email or
phone
Week 6: Sept. 24-28
3rd Notification for F in same course (D they
are still eligible)
Ineligible- Must sit out activities for one week
A student who starts on the D or F list after
week 4 would follow the same process.
Expectations
• Be here!
• Your choices now define who you will be
• Where you are right now does not have to determine where
you will end up
• Respect for peers, self, staff, and property
• Do no harm with words or actions
• Be a Spartan!
Expectations
• 2007 Iowa Law- Bullying defined
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(1) Places the student in reasonable fear of harm to
the student's person or property.
(2) Has a substantially detrimental effect on the
student's physical or mental health.
(3) Has the effect of substantially interfering with a
student's academic performance.
(4) Has the effect of substantially interfering with the
student's ability to participate in or benefit from the
services, activities, or privileges provided by a school
Parking
• All students that drive to school will need to register
their car in the high school office. To register and
receive a parking pass students will need to have
the make, model, and license plate of the vehicle.
There is no cost to register and students can
register multiple vehicles.
Parking
Seminar
Daily 11:16-11:46 11:49-12:19
Developing relationships, grade check-in, executive
function skills, intervention, team buidling
Required for 9-10th graders, 11th graders on Mondays
Mondays- Homework/Grade check-in “Stay put day”
Tuesdays- Move day- Club Meetings/Music Practice
Wednesdays- Move day- Club Meetings/Music Practice
Thursdays- Move day- Club Meetings/Music Practice
Fridays- Team building activities “Stay put day”
Attendance
• Notify the office of a student absence.
• Office will code as UNEXCUSED until written
documentation is given for absence.
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Medical documented Illness (From Doctor or School Nurse)
Medical documented appointments (Physician, Dentist, etc.)
Funeral
Court documented appointments (Juvenile Court, DHS, etc.)
School Sponsored Activities
Religious Holiday
College Visit (High School)
Attendance
• A parent or guardian may call his/her student out of school 6 days a
year for other reasons. These days are considered unexcused because
they do not meet the definition on the previous slide. Parent requests
for the absence to be excused must be accompanied by documentation.
Without documentation, the absence will be unexcused.
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Any day(s) beyond six, without a documented excuse for the absence, is
considered truant. Steps will begin towards mediation for excessive
absenteeism.
Steps in the Attendance Process:
– Step 1: 6th non-excused day= Letter from school notifying
parent/guardian that his/her 6 days have been reached and future
absences require documentation.
– Step 2: 9th non-excused day= Phone contact and/or meeting with
school officials.
– Step 3: 12th non-excused day= Mandatory Administrative Attendance
Hearing. Parent or Guardian will be served notice and a copy of the
meeting request will be sent to the Johnson County Attorney’s Office.
– Step 4: Continued non-excused absences= Referral for legal action
New Staff
Teachers
First Day
Starting at 1:00 PM
Students will rotate through stations to
orient them to high school
expectations
• Chris Anderson- Math
• Martín Chapa- Spanish
• Melanie Miller- Part-time Science
• Jacob Munson- Success Teacher Homework
• Kalle Richmann- Special Education Reassessment
Technology
Associates
Google Apps
• Heather Pentico- Media Center
• Claire Shafer- Special Education- Seminar
Parking
Learning Center
And others!
• Michelle Dvorsky- Special
Education- Learning Center
• Steve Callaway- Special EducationLearning Center
Sessions will be video taped and
Office
posted to district website/shared
with students
• Kelly Foster- Main office
• Amy Link- MS/HS Nurse
Culture of Excellence
• Our guarantee is that your Solon High
School diploma will be better than all other
high school diplomas
• Best in the state (example from
administrative conference)
• Best in the nation
• We are Solon!
• School starts Tuesday, August 20 at 8:00
Thank you!