Welcome Parents!

1. Welcome Parents! Freshman Parent Meeting September 26, 2012 Dan Park – Principal Sara Gil – Associate Principal (Curriculum & Instruction) David Antinetti – Assistant Principal (Pupil Services)

2. Principal’s Welcome • Celebrating 40 years of serving families and graduating students • 17,000+ graduates • Your son/daughter - Beyer 2016 Graduating Class

3. Academic Counselors CounselorAlpha – Last NameGradeLocation/Ext. Sheryl Chamberlain A – Deu 9th-12th 576-4345 (On site Wednesday – Friday) I – Wing Debbie OgdenDev – Morc 9th-12th 576-4344 I – Wing Karen Gates Mord – Z 9th-12th 575-7369 I – Wing Teresa Pitts College/Scholarships/EL 576-4306 D – Wing

4. Graduation Requirements

5. Health & Welfare • Credits toward graduation • Attendance • Buddy system • Weekly grade updates • Binder/Planner • Get involved – clubs/sports • Contact teacher • Set goals – reward reaching those goals

6. Grading Periods • 8 reports mailed home annually • 4 Progress Reports (mid-grading period) • 4 Report Cards (end of grading period) • Quarter 1 – ends 10/4 • Quarter 2/Semester 1*– ends 12/14 • Quarter 3 – ends 3/7 • Quarter 4/Semester 2*– ends 5/23 *5 credits earned per class

7. PowerSchool Parent Portal • Parent Access Account ID and Password for your student(s) • mailed home beginning of September • Sample @ right • Create personal PowerSchool Parent Portal Access Account(s)

8. CREATE YOUR PERSONAL POWERSCHOOL PARENT PORTAL ACCOUNT https://pshs.monet.k12.ca.us

9. GRADES • Grades by Period • Class Score Detail Click teacher’s name to email teacher

10. Attendance • Attendance Codes at bottom • “T” Excused Tardy • “A” Absent (unverified- needs to be cleared) • “W” Unexcused Tardy

11. Makeup Work Policies • Excused Absences – Assignment Make-up Allowed • REMINDER- Call attendance (576-4316) or send note with student • Two school days for each day of absence • Time may be extended by the teacher • Make arrangements for tests/quizzes • Responsibility lies with the student

12. Resources • Teacher • Email, PowerSchool • “office hours” for extra help • Counselor • Study Buddy • classmate, older sibling, neighbor, parent, etc. • Tutoring – coming soon! • Library • Before/After School, Lunch Periods • Databases – research from home • Computer Lab • Wolfram Alpha http://www.wolframalpha.com/ (math) • Khan Academy http://www.khanacademy.org/ (math, science, history, test prep, etc.)

13. Homework – Study Tips • Homework nightly • Quiet Place • No homework? • Study – Read – Educational Websites (test prep, reinforcement) • Organization of Notebook/Binder • Planner/Calendar of Assignments • Write daily assignments (teacher initials) • 3x5 cards – quiz your kids!

14. Student Involvement-Engagement • Connection to school yields better academic success • Multiple Clubs, Sport Teams and other programs

15. Eligibility • Eligibility to participate in extra-curricular and after school activities (Student Conduct Code pp. 41-46): • Academic Quarter Grades (GPA) • Citizenship Grades • Attendance • Discipline • Substance Abuse • Multiple suspensions in a quarter • Debts

16. Communication • Patriot Connection (School Newsletter) • Beyer website (http://beyer.monet.k12.ca.us) • Phone Dialer announcements • Marquee • Twitter & Facebook (coming soon!) • Email • Levi-express

17. Family Updates • We want to help – help us help your children! • Inform the school (counselor, teacheror administrator) • Family Changes • Sickness • Divorce/separation • Deaths • Phone number updates • Address change

18. Bullying • No place for bullying at school – report it immediately to the Supervision Office. • Immoral • Damages students’ self-esteem • Effects attendance • Effects academic performance • A continuously bullied student will respond, often negatively • BULLYING IS AGAINST THE LAW!

19. Thank you for attending!Questions?