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Welcome to Freshman Parent Meeting: Key Information for Beyer High School 2012

Join us for the Freshman Parent Meeting at Beyer High School on September 26, 2012. Principal Dan Park, Associate Principal Sara Gil, and Assistant Principal David Antinetti will share vital information about our school, including graduation requirements, engagement opportunities, and resources for academic success. Celebrate our 40 years of commitment to students and families as we discuss academic counselors, grading periods, and the PowerSchool Parent Portal for monitoring your child's progress. Let's work together to support our students!

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Welcome to Freshman Parent Meeting: Key Information for Beyer High School 2012

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  1. Welcome Parents! Freshman Parent Meeting September 26, 2012 Dan Park – Principal Sara Gil – Associate Principal (Curriculum & Instruction) David Antinetti – Assistant Principal (Pupil Services)

  2. Principal’s Welcome • Celebrating 40 years of serving families and graduating students • 17,000+ graduates • Your son/daughter - Beyer 2016 Graduating Class

  3. Academic Counselors CounselorAlpha – Last NameGradeLocation/Ext. Sheryl Chamberlain A – Deu 9th-12th 576-4345 (On site Wednesday – Friday) I – Wing Debbie OgdenDev – Morc 9th-12th 576-4344 I – Wing Karen Gates Mord – Z 9th-12th 575-7369 I – Wing Teresa Pitts College/Scholarships/EL 576-4306 D – Wing

  4. Graduation Requirements

  5. Health & Welfare • Credits toward graduation • Attendance • Buddy system • Weekly grade updates • Binder/Planner • Get involved – clubs/sports • Contact teacher • Set goals – reward reaching those goals

  6. Grading Periods • 8 reports mailed home annually • 4 Progress Reports (mid-grading period) • 4 Report Cards (end of grading period) • Quarter 1 – ends 10/4 • Quarter 2/Semester 1*– ends 12/14 • Quarter 3 – ends 3/7 • Quarter 4/Semester 2*– ends 5/23 *5 credits earned per class

  7. PowerSchool Parent Portal • Parent Access Account ID and Password for your student(s) • mailed home beginning of September • Sample @ right • Create personal PowerSchool Parent Portal Access Account(s)

  8. CREATE YOUR PERSONAL POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL ACCOUNT https://pshs.monet.k12.ca.us

  9. GRADES • Grades by Period • Class Score Detail Click teacher’s name to email teacher

  10. Attendance • Attendance Codes at bottom • “T” Excused Tardy • “A” Absent (unverified- needs to be cleared) • “W” Unexcused Tardy

  11. Makeup Work Policies • Excused Absences – Assignment Make-up Allowed • REMINDER- Call attendance (576-4316) or send note with student • Two school days for each day of absence • Time may be extended by the teacher • Make arrangements for tests/quizzes • Responsibility lies with the student

  12. Resources • Teacher • Email, PowerSchool • “office hours” for extra help • Counselor • Study Buddy • classmate, older sibling, neighbor, parent, etc. • Tutoring – coming soon! • Library • Before/After School, Lunch Periods • Databases – research from home • Computer Lab • Wolfram Alpha http://www.wolframalpha.com/ (math) • Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/ (math, science, history, test prep, etc.)

  13. Homework – Study Tips • Homework nightly • Quiet Place • No homework? • Study – Read – Educational Websites (test prep, reinforcement) • Organization of Notebook/Binder • Planner/Calendar of Assignments • Write daily assignments (teacher initials) • 3x5 cards – quiz your kids!

  14. Student Involvement-Engagement • Connection to school yields better academic success • Multiple Clubs, Sport Teams and other programs

  15. Eligibility • Eligibility to participate in extra-curricular and after school activities (Student Conduct Code pp. 41-46): • Academic Quarter Grades (GPA) • Citizenship Grades • Attendance • Discipline • Substance Abuse • Multiple suspensions in a quarter • Debts

  16. Communication • Patriot Connection (School Newsletter) • Beyer website (http://beyer.monet.k12.ca.us) • Phone Dialer announcements • Marquee • Twitter & Facebook (coming soon!) • Email • Levi-express

  17. Family Updates • We want to help – help us help your children! • Inform the school (counselor, teacheror administrator) • Family Changes • Sickness • Divorce/separation • Deaths • Phone number updates • Address change

  18. Bullying • No place for bullying at school – report it immediately to the Supervision Office. • Immoral • Damages students’ self-esteem • Effects attendance • Effects academic performance • A continuously bullied student will respond, often negatively • BULLYING IS AGAINST THE LAW!

  19. Thank you for attending!Questions?

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