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Freshman Parents’ Night. September 9, 2014. NECA Faculty & Staff . Karen Amaker, Director Kerry Cramer, Professor, NCC Paul DeFelice , Math Sophia Husain, English Aland Joseph, Counselor Jenna Kober, English Laura Rorick, Math Lisa Rivieccio, School-to-Career Coordinator
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Freshman Parents’ Night September 9, 2014
NECA Faculty & Staff Karen Amaker, Director Kerry Cramer, Professor, NCC Paul DeFelice, Math Sophia Husain, English Aland Joseph, Counselor Jenna Kober, English Laura Rorick, Math Lisa Rivieccio, School-to-Career Coordinator MonoswitaSaha, Program Manager/IBM Liaison
9th Grade Schedule Traditional NECA English (2 credits) Math (2 credits) Workplace Learning (1 credit) Web Development and Design (4 credits – NCC) Elective (1 credit) APEX – Extended day (1 credit) NECA & NCC minimum is 10 credits • English 9 (1.5 credits) • Math (2 credits) • World History (1 credit) • Physical Science (1 credit) • Elective (1 credit) • Elective (.5 credit) District minimum is 6.5 credits
Scholar Schedule 8-day, 8-Period Rotation w/drop • Period 1 English • Period 2 English • Period 3 Math • Period 4 Math • Period 5 Study Hall (Prelude Orchestra) • Period 6 Workplace Learning • Period 7 Elective • Period 8 Web Development & Design (APEX Study Hall) Every student has a 30-minute lunch period scheduled between 10:53 – 12:39.
Technology Business People & Culture Workplace LearningMonoswitaSaha, Program Manager Employability Skills • Creativity, innovation, flexibility, and adaptability • Oral and written communication of complex ideas • Ability to work within and lead multi-cultural teams • Critical thinking and problem solving skills • Awareness of core societal challenges • Highest global integrity standards Key Student Experiences • Exposure: Workplace learning, Workplace experiences (speakers, work site visits, job shadow), Mentors • Practice: Paid internships, Opportunity to interview at IBM High School College Culture Workplace Learning Interdisciplinary Collaboration Extended Day
School-to-CareerLisa Rivieccio, Coordinator • 21st Century learning • Early college awareness visits – 4-year schools • Career days • NPS College fair • Women-to-Women in STEM, Man-to-Man in STEM • Naviance • Workplace learning curriculum developer
Extended Day • Starts Tuesday, September 9 • Tuesday – Thursday, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. • Two assigned teachers: Ms. Kober (101E) and Mrs. Rorick (100E) • Transportation provided (bus tokens for the wheels bus) • APEX online learning (remediation/acceleration) • Homework assistance • Attendance taken at every session (sign in/out)
APEX LearningRalph Valenzisi, Chief of Technology, Innovation and Partnerships • Standards-based curriculum engages students in rigorous coursework to prepare them for college and work • Subject areas: math, science, English, social studies, world languages, and electives • Used for credit, remediation, intervention, and acceleration • Students move at their own pace, taking as much or as little time as needed to master the material • Multimedia instruction motivates and engages students and addresses different learning styles
Laptop Program and Usage Agreement • Lenova 11e laptop computerissued to the scholar by NECA • The laptop is made available for purposes of advancing the scholar’s education • The laptop is school property and is intended only for approved educational uses • Scholars must have their laptops with them for use during NECA classes and the NCC Web Development and Design course • Scholars may transport the laptop to and from home, public libraries, and meetings of school study groups; scholars are allowed to leave their laptop in school • Scholars are required to sign the laptop agreement if he/she wishes to remove the laptop from campus
Support Services • Advisor, Link Crew, advisory program (Friday meeting) • Gail Stevens, NCC Liaison (College Forum) • IBM mentor • NECA/NCC faculty and staff • NECA peers • Tom Duffy, Computer Science Department Chair, NCC • PTech students (joint leadership retreat/conference, school visits, and online chats • School counselor, Aland Joseph • School-based health center • Social workers and school psychologist
Open House Schedule Period 1 7:20 – 7:30 Period 2 7:35 – 7:45 Period 3 7:50 – 8:00 Period 4 8:05 – 8:15 Period 5 8:20 – 8:30 Period 6 8:35 – 8:45 Period 7 8:50 – 9:00 Period 8 9:05 – 9:15