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Hot Springs School District. Information: . Size - 980 students k-12 Staff – 90 Graduation Rate 95% All HS students have a computer / 300 HS Students 4 day week All handbooks and most assignments are done on-line in the HS. Orientation: . Each grade has it’s own day.
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Information: • Size - 980 students k-12 • Staff – 90 • Graduation Rate 95% • All HS students have a computer / 300 HS Students • 4 day week • All handbooks and most assignments are done on-line in the HS
Orientation: • Each grade has it’s own day. • Advisory teacher visit with students to plan for the day. • Team building and leadership activities. (National Guard will be available with activities, student council students will help run each day. • Each grade has a colored t-shirt they are given with their graduating year on the back. Will use the shirt all 4 years. Seniors will wear them for graduation practice. • Motivational speaker • Cook out • Group students - teachers visit with them about expectations and handbook rules.
*9th grade Academy 9th grade / Team Teach Lessons / Lab Classes • Morning all 9th graders in one section of the building. • Teachers decide on schedule. • Labs are available for projects or science class. • Team teach with other teachers (careers class) • Math classesall at the same time for 9th graders. • Last 2 hours are elective classes. • 9th grade teachers are given 30min each day to meet and discuss programs/students / call parents/ visit with students. • Closed Campus for lunch
Credit Recovery Program: • Started for those students that got behind or move in and need a credit • *This is also what we use for our summer school program • The Credit Recovery Program is getting smaller because of our ICU program.
Advisory Program: • Each teacher has a group of 15 students (same grade and they stay with that class until they graduate) • Last 30 min. of the school day. • Every teacher is involved. • Advisory teachers will group students when needed. ICU / Activities / ACT Study Group • Peer Tutoring Program – Senior student will be assigned to a student that is having trouble in a class. • ISS Program has dropped 80% because of these programs.
How we got started: • 2010-2011 • * Sent a group of teachers to a ICU conference. • Started ICU Book Study/Google Talk • 2011 – 2012 • Started - Tutoring/ICU /Advisory Time • 2012 – 2013 • Added to ICU Program • Morning ICU • Reward Program • 98% all quality assignments turned in.
ICU Program: • We use a spreadsheet (Google) ** • 2 Lifeguards ( 9th and 12th – 10th and 11th grades) • Lifeguards call parents – Keep track of those that don’t get on ICU for drawings each 9 weeks – Keep spreadsheet up-dated. • Any student on ICU with 3 or more missing assignments will stay in during lunch. • Any student on ICU will work on assignments during Advisory. If not done will be taken to a room for ICU. • ICU is from 4-5pm or until they get done. • Not a punishment. • End of each nine weeks – 1:30 dismissal students not done with work will stay until 5:00 or until done. • Reward Program • 2013 – 98% of all students handed in all assignments!
Questions: • E-mail – mary.weiss@k12.sd.us