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A FIGHT WORTH FIGHTING. Helping your Student Achieve Success!!!!. WELCOME STUDENTS AND PARENTS. Are you signed up to receive important email blasts from Franklin High School??? Go To: livoniapublicschools.org Quick Links Sign up for E-News. High Stakes For Ninth Graders!!!!! .
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A FIGHT WORTH FIGHTING Helping your Student Achieve Success!!!!
WELCOME STUDENTS AND PARENTS Are you signed up to receive important email blasts from Franklin High School??? Go To: livoniapublicschools.org Quick Links Sign up for E-News
High Stakes For Ninth Graders!!!!! GRADUATION Requirements: • 4 years of English • 4 years of Math: Geometry, Alg I & Alg II • 3 years of Science • 3 years of Social Studies • Personal Fitness and Health • 1 year of Art: Visual, Perf., or Applied
Does not complete homework Excessive absences Does not advocate/ask for help Poor Study Skills Apathy School is not a Priority Alcohol and other substance use Why Do Students Fail?
What Can We All Do To Help??? • Address Homework Completion • Address Attendance Issues • Our Top Parent Strategies • Our Top Student Strategies
HOMEWORK COMPLETION • Check student’s planner daily • Have a designated place & time at home • Return to school with student if they do not bring materials home • Offer help if student is frustrated • Check finished homework daily • Check grades online once per week with student
ZANGLE PARENT INSTRUCTIONS • Go to https://livoniapublicschools.org • Select “Franklin High School” • Go to Parent Connection • Enter PIN # and Password • Click “Login” • Click “Request a Report” • Select the report you want • You can set up alerts for drops in grades and attendance
ATTENDANCE IS KEY!!!!!Poor attendance and missed work from absences is a big reason students fail • We do not excuse absences. • If a student is going to be out for 3 days or more put in for a homework request with the Counseling Office. • Doctors notes are required if they need to be excused from a class like gym. • Monitor a student’s attendance online. • Automated phone calls are made daily for any student missing a class. Only allow students to miss school if they are legitimately ill
TOP PARENT STRATEGIES • Have a firm curfew for school nights and weekends • Provide responsibility for the student to contribute to the family • Attempt to maintain a schedule on the weekends • Encourage quiet time – calming activities- before bed • Have a consistent “lights out” bedtime
MORE STRATEGIES • Insist on breakfast in the morning • Encourage school and family activities • Tie privileges to school performance • Be consistent, consistent, consistent • Keep the lines of communication open- LISTEN more talk less. • Enjoy the young adult your student is becoming
TOP STUDENT STRATEGIES • Be sure you understand each assignment before you leave class • Take good notes during class • Obtain the names and phone numbers of three students in each class • Know your learning style – visual, auditory, kinesthetic – and adjust how you study ????? • For daily homework – work on your least favorite subject first
MORE STUDENT STRATEGIES • For test preparation – look over your notes, rewrite your notes, or write out the answers to a study guide • For long term assignments – divide the work into smaller parts to be completed daily • Take short breaks while studying • Build in “self-rewards” for homework completion • Being prepared yields confidence and good outcomes!!!
Verbally or physically abusive Dropping grades and lack of interest in learning Lying about activities Sleeping in class Mood swings Stealing – at home or other places Always needing $$ or having excessive amounts of $$ Friends they don’t want you to know Defiant of authority or violent outbursts Wanting to spend more and more time away from home/staying over night Signs Which May Indicate Substance Abuse
RESOURCES • Teacher email addresses • Parent Connection Instructions • Career Cruising • Counseling resources • After school help
After school help • Mondays: Freshmen Study tables (LMC) • Tuesdays and Thursdays: Math Lab Rm. 304 English Lab Rm. 204 • Wednesdays: NHS Tutoring Rm. 510
MENTAL HEALTH • Livonia Counseling Center 15370 Levan Rd. 744-0170 • Westland Counseling Center 8623 N. Wayne Rd. 425-0636 • Lifespan Clinical Services 18316 Middlebelt 888-355-5433 Livonia 248-615-9730 • Eastwood Clinic 17250 Farmington Rd. 734-425-4070
SUBSTANCE ABUSE • Eastwood Clinic 17250 Farmington Rd. 734-425-4070 • Growth Works 271 South Main, Plymouth 734-455-4095 • Livonia Counseling Center 15370 Levan 734-744-0170 • Lifespan Clinical Services 734-427-9310 18316 Middlebelt