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Northeastern High School WE ARE BOBCATS! WE ARE BOBCATS! O P E N H O U S E O P E N H O U S E S E P T E M B E R 4 , 2 0 14 W E L C O M E !

Welcome Overview of the evening  General Information- Mr. Gay, Ms. Bream, Ms. Bell  Following student schedule g  Guidance counselors, librarian, social worker can be found in library. Also, please visit our new College and Career Center!

Key People at NHS Administration Student Supports pp Mr. Gay- 12 th Gr. Principal Ms. Bisignani- 9 th Gr. Counselor Ms. Berkheimer- Secretary Dr. Bierker- Guidance Counselor Ms. M. Bream- 10 th &11 th Gr. th & th G (A G ) (A-G ) M M B Principal Ms. Gamber- Guidance Counselor (H-O) Ms. Clemens- Secretary y Ms. Bell- 9 th Gr. Principal Ms. Hach- Guidance Counselor (P-Z) Ms. Cieszynski- Secretary Ms Salisbury- Guidance Ms. Salisbury Guidance M Mr. Stephens- Athletic Director St h Athl ti Di t Secretary Ms. B. Bream- Ms. Reed- Social Worker Receptionist/ Attendance Ms. Moyer- Nurse

Important Information  Cafeteria- add to account  Counselors (Dr. Bierker & ( through MySchoolBucks on Ms. Hach), librarian, social district website worker- Meeting in library  Giant Rewards- Please sign  Giant Rewards Please sign  Counselors Ms. Bisignani &  Counselors Ms Bisignani & up online! Ms. Gamber in rm. 803  Target Red Card- Funds to  Visit library/ College & help school. Career Center if study hall is on schedule  Other important info in lobby lobby.  Pd 1 & 2- If two different  Pd. 1 & 2 If two different classes, select one to attend tonight

Tonight’s Schedule  7:00-7:05- Hall exchange  7:05-7:20- Pd. 1-2  7:20-7:25- Hall exchange  7:25-7:30- Academic Prep A d i P  7:30-7:35- Hall exchange  7:35 7:50 Pd 3  7:35-7:50- Pd. 3  7:50-7:55- Hall exchange  7:55-8:10- Pd 4  7:55 8:10 Pd. 4  8:10-8:15- Hall exchange  8:15-8:30- Pd. 5 5 3 5

Sapphire Parent Portal Perhaps the most important communication tool! p p  Academic Performance in real time  Daily Attendance y  Scheduling  If you are not currently using, please see Ms. Bream y y g, p in office tonight to sign up!  Please keep info up to date.

Assessments for High School  Keystone Exams  Course specific exams in English/ Reading, Biology, and Algebra I.  This year, we will be testing students in aforementioned y , g classes and students who have taken the course but not yet passed the exam.  Students prepare through course content and online p p g Classroom Diagnostic Tool.  Testing will take place in December and May.  PSAT  PSAT  All juniors will be taking PSAT on Oct. 16 during school day. No cost for parents for juniors. Underclassmen are also encouraged to participate $14 fee can be paid this evening encouraged to participate. $14 fee, can be paid this evening.

9 th Grade Academy  AKA – Freshman Academy or The Annex  Most core classes are in the Academy  Most electives and lunch are in the High School  Unique supports for this challenging transition  Serves as a school within a school  Develop new initiatives  Significant successes

Daily Schedule  Period 1/ 2 7:35 – 9:00 85 Pd 1 Pd 1 7:35 7:35 – 8:15 (40) 8:15 (40) Pd 2 8:20 – 9:00 (40)  Academic Prep A d i P 9:05 – 9:50 45 BBC 9:05 – 9:15 (10) Flex 9:20 – 9:50 (30)  Period 3 9:55 – 11:15 80  Period 4 11:20 – 1:10 110 Includes 30 Minutes for Lunch  Period 5 1:15 – 2:35 80

Academic Prep  What is Academic Prep? p  Announcements  Homeroom/ Advisory  Flex Time Fl Ti  Teacher & student resource and intervention  Student and teacher accountability  Student and teacher accountability  Transformative initiative

Communication with NHS  SapphireK-12- Online grade book. Students have log-in fi first day of school(Parents may register for unique access d f h l(P i f i or use the student log-in)  Please provide/ update email & demographic info by p / p g p y contacting office  Teacher email- gaym@nesd.k12.pa.us  Phone 266 3644  Phone- 266.3644  NESD/ NHS Website- www.nhsbobcats.org  Teacher web/ Moodle pages, calendars, newsletters, etc.  School Messenger for phone & email blasts  District Facebook page and Twitter feed  @NESD @mathewgaynesd  @NESD @mathewgaynesd

Safety Nets- Systems for Student Support  Check and Connect C ec a d Co ec  Brown Bag Lunch o ag u c  Every 3 week progress  Child Study Team reports  Attendance Monitoring g  Read 180/ System 44  Homeroom/ Advisory  9 th Grade Academy  Remediation  NEAT  Intensive Course Scheduling  Academic Prep  Advanced Placement  Project PASS P j t PASS  School Resource Officer  Pressley Ridge

Keys for support  Open lines of communication between home and p school  Course selection process  Academic calendar- monitor!  Support for school-based consequences  Mutually high academic and behavioral M t ll hi h d i d b h i l expectations  Opportunities for student involvement Opportunities for student involvement  Use of agenda  Constant reminder of the goal g

The following staff are not here this evening  Ms. Walton (LTS for Ms. Mohr) ( )  Mr. Brown  Ms. Byrne y  Mr. Blake  Ms. Fertenbaugh g  Mr. Cook  Mr. Sipe p