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How to excel At Pioneer High School

The Credit Game. How to excel At Pioneer High School. Let’s just imagine that…. Billy is behind in credits Billy wants to catch up to his classmates Billy desires to graduate. How it works at Continuation Schools. Student must show PPST to earn credit! P ositive – attitude and output

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How to excel At Pioneer High School

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  1. The Credit Game How to excel At Pioneer High School

  2. Let’s just imagine that…. • Billy is behind in credits • Billy wants to catch up to his classmates • Billy desires to graduate

  3. How it works at Continuation Schools Student must show PPST to earn credit! Positive – attitude and output Productive – binder/product to show Seat –you are here Time – on time full period

  4. Something else to remember! • Every 12 hours = 1 credit • Absent = zero credit. Just like a paycheck! • Student must be productive, on time, positive attitude to earn the hour.

  5. Here’s where it gets fun!Just call it “One to One” • For every hour earned IN CLASS, Billy should perform one hour of work OUTSIDE of CLASS. • We refer to this as INSIDE CREDIT and OUTSIDE CREDIT. • This is how Billy catches up and earns accelerated credits.

  6. OUTSIDE CREDIT IS: • Provided and available from every teacher • Up to the student to pick up, complete and turn in • Optional BUT is the only way to catch up if the student in not current on credits • Cannot exceed INSIDE CREDIT earned per session.

  7. Examples of OUTSIDE CREDIT • Journal writes • Term papers or speeches • Volunteering • Cooking • Watch a video and write and essay • Job shadow • Packet work • Book review

  8. So….. • Billy will get outside work from the teacher • Billy will complete the work and return it to the teacher ASAP • Teacher will keep a record of Billy’s hours banked and… • Teacher will credit those total hours at the end of the session.

  9. For example… • Total hours INSIDE for session 1 =36 • 36 hours = 3 credits (12hrs = 1 credit) • Total available OUTSIDE session 1 = 36 • Maximum total hours session 1 = 72 hrs OR 6 credits.

  10. Think this through… • If Billy goes to school 5-6 periods/day and does outside credit for each of those classes, he can earn about 1 credit per day! • If Billy is absent a day, for any reason, he loses the ability to earn a credit, right? Right! Zippo! Zero, nada. • Billy must attend to earn the paycheck!

  11. This year at a glance: • Session 1 = 27 days = 2 ½ credits/max per class • Session 2 = 32 days = 3 credits • Session 3 = 30 days = 3 credits • Session 4 = 27 days = 2 ½ credits • Session 5 = 31 days = 3 credits • Session 6 = 33 days = 3 credits

  12. Parents/guardians/family members! • You can encourage our student to put in time outside of class • You can ask what their plan is for each class • You can ask for a progress report from the teachers • You can discuss with them what they are learning in each class

  13. QUESTIONS????? • Just ask a staff member – We are happy to clarify and know it can be confusing… • Ask for handouts from the teachers. • Let us know how we can help! • Ask your child, they should know.

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