Dragon Training:

1. Dragon Training: Welcome Parents! Parent Academy July 2019-2020

2. Dragon Academy for students . . .

3. AgendaDr. Holly Batsell, PrincipalLionila Gariepy, Community Liaison • Welcome • The Grade Level Experience • Mision Statement • Supporting your student • Daily Schedules • Transportation • Grading and Assessment Practices • Evidence-Based Grading • 1:1 Laptop Program • Advice for supervision • Care & Maintenance • Information, Handouts, Questions

4. BHS “Mision” Statement BHS provides a rigorous, collaborative, and relevant academic program emphasizing an innovative, problem-based curriculum that develops literacy in the sciences, mathematics, and the arts, thus cultivating critical thinkers, creative problem solvers, and compassionate citizens, who are able to thrive in our increasingly complex and technological communities. • Why “Mision”? • Mission: What we are doing to address our Vision • Vision: What we want to accomplish by the time students graduate (and after!)

5. Bioscience is Different • Only 2 bells; Schedules vary to suit needs of instruction • Coursework is integrated • Higher academic expectations • More coursework/homework • More responsibility to self & others • More critical & creative thinking • More choice in topics of study

6. Problem-Based Learning • Grade Level Questions • 9th: How do I make sense of the world? (Personal Identity) • Collaboration, Integration, Community • Four Pillars: Multiple perspectives, Authentic experiences, Scholarly endeavors, Personalization • Opportunity to address real problems and search for real solutions • Apply course understandings, knowledge and skills to the context of real world problems • Connection to community: local challenges, case encounters, partnerships, resources, internships

7. Restorative Practices • Build community and relationships between students and students, staff and students, staff and staff. • Teach students how to resolve conflicts in productive, peaceful ways. • Deal with discipline issues in restorative ways.

8. Freshman Class Schedule • English “Humanities” 1-2 (Honors, 1.0 credit) • Integrated Math 1-2 (Honors: Algebra, Geometry, Statistics, 1.0 credit) • Methods of Scientific Inquiry (Honors, 1.0 credit) • Health / Fitness (.5 credit each) • Art (1.0 credit) • World Language Spanish 1-2 (Honors, 1.0 credit)

9. Supporting your student when he/she struggles . . . • Check ParentVue in Synergy regularly • Grades are updated every 3 weeks, but grades are fluid depending on proficiency until end of semester • Progress reports are no longer mailed by district; they are electronic via ParentVue

10. Supporting your student when he/she struggles . . . • Call or email teacher • Request that student go to that teacher’s Targeted Advisory for help (Tuesdays & Thursdays) • Be sure student stays in extended hours tutoring on Mondays and Thursdays until 4:30 PM • Call or email counselor to set up a meeting with student and teachers • Request action plan to be created by teachers to designate interventions to be followed

11. Freshman Team • Mr. Ben Anderson (English): banderson@phoenixunion.org • Mr. Greg Stephens (Math): gstephens@phoenixunion.org • Ms. Sharon Leskie (Spanish): leskie@phoenixunion.org • Ms. Robin Smith (Science): rsmith@phoenixunion.org • Ms. Laura Motush (Art): motush@phoenixunion.org • Mrs. Summer Martin (Health/Fitness): Smartin@phoenixunion.org

12. School Day is 8:00 AM- 2:55 PM (M, T, TH, F) • After school tutoring available until 3:30 except Wednesdays • Extended tutoring Mondays and Thursdays 3:30-4:30 starting August 26th.

13. “Late Starts” every Wednesday for teacher and staff development: • 9:00 AM- 2:30 PM on “Regular Late Start” Wednesdays (3 a month; the first one is August 7th) • 10:00 AM- 2:45 PM on “District Late Start” Wednesdays (1 a month; the first one is August 14th) * 9th graders come at 8:00 AM in August and all District Starts.

14. Laveen Bus • Check district website for updated bus routes • Under “Departments” and then “Transportation”and “Magnets” • Changes each year and monthly based upon how many students ride from each stop • Can also call front desk for information

15. Valley Metro • Bus passes provided for students who live within PUHSD boundary, but outside of 1.5 miles from Bioscience High School • Get first day of school in office

16. Breakfast and LUNCH • Free to all students with their ID • If they want seconds, they pay $1.50

17. Parent Volunteer Options Low involvement High Involvement • “Mothers and Fathers of Dragons” Once a month lunch for and with staff • Chaperone for day field trips. • Be a guest speaker for a day. • Become a regular class or club volunteer. This requires a bit of paperwork and a district training w/ fingerprinting. • Travel overnight as a chaperone. This also requires a district clearance.

18. Evidence-Based Grading • 5-7 “Competencies” or skills for students to become proficient in by end of the semester (Critical reading, Analytic writing, etc.) • Rubrics will show what “Proficiency” looks like. Students use them to see where they are and what they need to do to progress. • Students can re-assess and add more “evidence” to show progress and proficiency.

19. Marks Used: 1 = Attempted but far from proficient (or incomplete) 2 = Developing proficiency 3 = Proficient 4 = Advanced M = Missing but can still turn in N = Missing but No Longer Relevant (Cannot make up) The expected level

20. Look at body of work and growth in the competency

21. Grades on the progress report or report card: A = All competencies achieved at level 3 or 4 B = 3’s/4’s, and one 2 C = 3’s/4’s, and more than one 2 D = 2’s/3’s/4’s, with one 1 F = Two or more 1’s

22. More • First weeks of school, teachers will give students a course description in each class. • OPEN HOUSE: Teachers will teach you some more about what it will look like at that grade level, and answer your questions. • Parent Guide: Will be on website and given out at future parent academies.

23. Laptops . . .

24. Laptops: Recommendations for Parents • Set boundaries and hours for laptop use at home. • Keep a consistent schedule for homework. • Make students work at kitchen table if needed. • Keep laptop plugged in in monitored area. • Know their passwords! It is your right as a parent. These are “textbooks” and “notebooks,” not diaries or private property. • Check in on laptop from time to time. If it looks damaged, have student email the helpdesk to get a repair.

25. Laptops: Care & Maintenance • Most common damage: dropping. • Second most common damage: crushing • Keep laptop in padded sleeve . • Plug in to safe, stable location at home. • If something happens, bring laptop to tech office—the sooner, the better!

26. Potential Costs: We will charge a student for repairs due to • Neglect(not bringing in a damaged laptop until the end of the year, letting damage occur due to lack of proper storage, letting damage become so severe that laptop cannot be repaired) • Abuse(intentional vandalism or destruction) • Repeated repairs of the same nature that are not related to normal wear and tear • Good news: Most first repairs and normal wear and tear are covered under warranty—as long as they are not due to neglect or abuse. Report issues right away to get under the warranty.

27. Wrap Up • Questions? • Open House August 15th, 5:30-7:00 PM • Next Parent Academy is September 10th 6:00-7:00 PM • Packet with forms to get signed: • Walking Field Trip Permission Slip • Laptop agreement • Fees for Fitness and Art • Code of Conduct

28. American Dream Academy Information CHRISTIAN.ROSARIO@ASU.EDU