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School Rules and Expectations
School History and Rituals
Key People
What Do you Do When?
Scheduling Courses and Credits
100
This is an expectation that you work well in groups with peers to support each other's learning.
What is collaboration
100
At Global Connections High School we are World Citizens who pledge to relentlessly engage in meaningful relationships, individualized equitable instruction, and powerful curriculum to strengthen our identity and voice, Uplift our communities, and Thrive in the world!
What is the mission of our school?
100
She is our Vice Principal
Who is Ms. Barrinuea
100
Communicate with your teacher to find out what learning you are missing and how to make it up, as well as bringing a note when you return with the date, reason for absence, and parent signature.
What do you do when you are absent?
100
You need 1 year of this to graduate. To fulfill this credit you can take band or visual art
What is an art credit?
200
This an expectation that you are showing up to class on time every day, and asking for help when you need it, never giving up on your learning.
What is Dedicated
200
A day in November just before Thanksgiving break where the whole school sits down together to eat pie and share what we are thankful for.
What is Pie Day
200
She is our Principal
Who is Ms. Fitch
200
You confer with your teacher to make a plan, look back through your formative work to practice, and reassess within the 2 week window.
What do you do when you do not meet standard on a summative?
200
You need 2 years of this to graduate, but you need 3 including chemistry to go to a university.
What is science credit
300
This is the expectations that you are participating in class for the purpose of learning, not just doing.
What is engaged?
300
A philosophy that all students should be taking AP courses to prepare for college. All students take AP literature and AP composition after proving they are ready to move on past advanced lit/comp.
What is AP for all?
300
She can help you with any schedule issues, making sure you are on track to graduate, and anything you have on your mind. You can find her in the 600 building
Who is Virginia Andrews?
300
You try to never do this by going straight to your next class without stopping to chat, but if it happens, you walk in quietly, sit in the first available seat, get your notebook and pencil out and try to figure out what the teacher is explaining. You wait until an appropriate time to ask questions.
What do you do when you are late to a class?
300
You need 1.5 years of this to graduate high school. You can take a class for it, participate in a sport, or complete independent study.
What is fitness (P.E.) credit
400
You cannot leave in the first 10 minutes, or the last 10 minutes, and you can only be out of the room one person at a time.
What is the hall pass policy?
400
A philosophy that you must demonstrate that you met an outcome for a grade. You do formative work to practice the skill, but only summative work is graded.
What is outcomes based grading (Global's grading policy)?
400
He is the person you need to see to turn in your sports paperwork. Most Winter sports begin Nov 19th. You can find him in the 500 building
Who is Mr. Yellam
400
You should spend more time on the formative work as homework, go to the homework help center in the library after school, or make plans to work with your teacher after class. You take care of it right away and don't wait for a summative.
What do you do when you are not understanding the formative work happening in class?
400
credit you do not need to graduate, but you need 2 consecutive years to go to university. You can also sign up to take a test in November to receive 1-4 of these credits if you already speak, read, write, and listen in another language.
What is world language credit?
500
You have the opportunity to reassess any outcome after you get the summative back within a 2 week window.
What is the reassessment policy?
500
Philosophy that many high schools are too large and should be reorganized into smaller, autonomous schools of no more than 400 students for the purpose of increasing student achievement. Student attendance improves, graduation rates rise, and college going rates increase.
What is small schools initiative?
500
She can help you get an internship, learn about a college, or go on a job shadow. You will find her in the 500 building.
Who is Karly Feria
500
You could move seats, ask to work in a private corner of the room, or sign up to confer with the teacher. You need to use strategies to stay engaged in learning and spend time socializing after class.
What do you do when you are distracted during class.
500
Credit that you need 4 years of. This makes it really tough to graduate on time if you fail this class atany point in high school.
What is Language Arts/English credit?