Welcome/ bienvenidos

1. Welcome/bienvenidos Community/Parent Town Hall & Back to School Night Reunión de Padres & Regreso a Clases Cynthia Ramirez Parent Liaison

2. “Getting to Know You”Ice Breaker • Directions: Select a partner and share something interesting about yourself. (60 seconds). Repeat (60 seconds). Introduce your partner. • Instrucciones: Seleccioneuna persona y compartaalgointeresantesobreti (60 segundos). Repetición (60 segundos). Presentar a tupareja.

3. Goal & Learning Objectives: Goal: Parents will learn the importance of working in partnership with the school and how to get started. Learning Objectives: • Parents will be introduced to Ms. Ramirez and Teachers/Staff • Learn how to meet the 40-hour Parent Volunteer Commitment • Learn how to communicate with the school and their child’s teachers

4. Metas y Ojetivos de Aprendizaje: Metas: Padres aprenden la importancia de trabajar en colaboración con la escuela y la forma de empezar. Objetivos de Aprendizaje: • Padres seranpresentados a la Sra. Ramirez • Aprenderancómosatisfacerlas 40 horas de ServicioVoluntario • Aprenderancómocuminicarse con la escuela y los maestros de suhijo

5. Studies show that when parents are actively involved in supporting their child’s education, students do better in school and are more likely to attend college. Los estudiosmuestranquecuando los padres estánactivamenteinvolucrados en el apoyo a la educación de sushijos, los estudiantesobtienenmejoresresultados en la escuela y tienenmásprobabilidades de ir a la universidad. Why does the school need parent volunteers?Porquénecesita la escuela padres voluntarios?

6. Parent Center / Centro de Padres A Parent Center is a specific area or room at school for parents and families. The primary goal of a Parent Center is to promote parent participation and strengthen the partnership between families and schools to help students succeed. • Parent Engagement Workshops • On Campus Parent Volunteer Program Committee • Community/Parent Town Halls • School Coordinating Council • Coupon Book

7. Parent Center/ Centro de Padres El Centro de Padresesunaáreaespecífica en unaescuelapara padres y familias. El objetivo primordial de un centro de padres espromoverparticipación de los padres y fortalecer la cooperación entre lasfamilias y la escuelaparaayudar a los estudiantestriunfar. • Talleres de Padres • Comite de Padres Voluntarios • Juntas de Padres (Town Halls) • School Coordinating Council • Libro de Cupones

8. PARENTS AS PARTNERS How to be a Parent Volunteer or Superstar! • If you have TB test clearance you can volunteer and help with activities such as classroom projects, student supervision. • School Meetings/Town Halls • Parent Conferences • Parent Workshops • Take your child to a college, library or a museum Parents cannot receive volunteer hours in exchange for money/donations to school!

9. At Alliance Tennenbaum Family Technology High School, We’re ALL IN4 BLAST, High School in 4 years, and 4-year colleges

11. Procedure review

12. Procedure for clearing absences • Tenn Tech attendance policy allows students a maximum of two (2) days to excuse an absence. When a student returns to school after being absent, he/she must provide the Main Office with a dated note with contact information from a parent/guardian explaining the reason for the absence and the duration.

13. Excused Absence • Excused absences • If a student is personally ill, and his/her attendance in school would endanger his/her health or the health of others; • Health (with documentation provided by medical professional) • Serious illness or death in the student's immediate family; Funerals (for immediate family, with program and/or obituary provided, & max three (3) days if not local) • Special/recognized religious holiday observed by student's faith; • A required appearance in a court of law. • Any other state / federal legal obligations

14. School Related Absences • Field Trips • Academic Events • School Office Appointments • Suspension

15. Unexcused Absence • Absences not defined above as “excused” are unexcused absences. Unexcused absences include, but are not limited to: • Unverified absence • Truancy • Tardy • Absence due to taking an early vacation or extending a vacation.

16. Ten (10) consecutive absences will result in the student losing credit for his/her classes. • Protocol for Excessive absences • When absences become excessive the following measures will be implemented: • 3 absences = Parent Conference with Attendance Clerk • 5 absences = Parent Conference with Counselor • 7 Absences = P.C. with Administration & Probationary Contract Placement. School Attendance Review Team (SART). • 9 unexcused absences = School Attendance Review Board (SARB).

17. Tardy Policy

18. Tardy Policy • The instructional day begins at 7:40 a.m. Students are expected to be in seats ready to engage in the instructional program by 7:45 a.m. Tardiness to school is considered a characteristic of a student who is not college-ready. • To provide our students with the best possible education, each Alliance campus has adopted aTolerate No Tardies(TNT) Policy. Students and parents are expected to plan their time effectively in order for students to arrive to class on time at 7:40 a.m. It is our belief that each child should be entitled to maximum instructional time each day, each period; therefore a tardy policy is implemented which supports and reinforces our school’s mission.

19. Morning Tardies • Under the Tolerate No Tardies Policy a student who arrives at school after 7:45 a.m. is considered tardy. The following consequences are in place for tardiness: • Students are not allowed to interrupt the class period in session and will be chaperoned in a tardy tank. • 1 - 2 days tardy = Automated Wake-up Call Home • 3 days tardy = Parent Conference • 4 - 5 days tardy = Parent Conference & Time Management Plan • 6 days tardy = CLASS PERIOD REMOVED & Probation Contract (2 weeks) • 7 days tardy = Alternate Academic Plan

20. Between Class Tardies • All teachers monitor and record when students are tardy after nutrition, lunch, and between classes. • 1st & 2nd classroom tardy= Warning • 3rd classroom tardy = Break and/or Lunch Detention with the Teacher • 4th classroom tardy = Afterschool Detention with the Teacher • 5th & 6th classroom tardy = Phone Call Home or P.C. with the Teacher

21. Meal Applications

22. Meal Applications • Students need a pin to receive free or reduced lunch • Student need to reapply every year in order to receive a pin. • Please log on www.applyforlunch.com to apply • If you do not have access to a computer or internet you can apply at the Parent Center with Ms. Ramirez.

23. Drop Off/ Pick Up

24. Dropping Off • When dropping off students please note that there is no double parking. • Students need to be dropped off at the loading zone • Parents are allowed to park in designated areas in front of the Welcome Center only.

25. Picking Up Students After School • Students must be picked up from the ;oading zone. • There is no parking allowed along the loading zone. Or the wall along the FedEx building • Parking is only allowed in designated spaces in front of the Welcome Center.

26. How to use Pinnacle Check your students grades and Progress

27. How to Begin • Got to the schools website: www.tennenbaumtech.org

28. Continuation • Click on the “Parents” tab • Click on “Check Grades”

29. Continuation • When parents login for the first time you need to specify a new password. (you will see the below screen)

30. Example Username: 45821 Password: HSK123 • In the Old Password they would put in HSK123 • And in the New password / confirm password, it’s a password of their choice. • This is what you will see once you login *Additionally, they can enter in an email after they log-in which is highly recommended

31. How to add your email • When a user logs in they need to click on profile: • Then enter their email: • And click save

32. Why adding your email is important? • When you forget your password you will be able to send a password reset link to your email when you click “forgot password” from the log-in screen.

33. Looking at student’s grades

34. 5 week Progress Report Card • Every 5 weeks parents will receive progress report cards to see their students progress. • If your student has an “NP” in their report card they have to attend mandatory tutoring for that subject. • Attending tutoring will help the student bring up their grade. • Tutoring is usually Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 3:45pm - 4:45pm • Students can also schedule an appointment to meet with their teacher for help.

35. Tutoring Schedule