Freshmen Class Parent Information Welcome!!

Administrative Staff Dee Palmore, Principal Assistant Principals are sorted by alphabet (but all can help you or your student) Cody Blair – A to D TiAda Radtke – E to M Jennifer Spurgers– N to Z

Counseling Staff A – DBrittany Bailey E – LeWendy Risner Li – RiStephanie Schelter Ro – ZJill Lauck College Readiness Julie Johnson Academic Success Program – Carlos Rios Guidance Office Clerks & Secretary Debbie Mills, Secretary Nancy Balch, College Readiness Clerk Paula Moore, Registrar

Attendance Student attendance is crucial to success. If a student is absent, the attendance office must be notified by note within 72 hours. The Attendance Office can only accept 4 parent notes each semester. After that, the student will have to bring a doctor’s note for the absence to be excused. The student is responsible for contacting the teacher for missed assignments on the day he/she returns to school. Teachers will have a website with weekly assignments posted. To receive credit for a class, a student must attend at least 90% of the days the class is offered. Students missing more than 90% will have to attend Saturday School to receive credit for the class.

The New Graduation Plan All students will earn: Foundation Requirements: 22 credits Endorsement (4 credits) Students can choose to go above and beyond and earn: Distinguished Level of Achievement Performance Acknowledgements

Endorsements Students take 4 credits in an endorsement area. Choices include: –STEM (science, technology, engineering & math) –Business and Industry –Public Service –Arts and Humanities –Multidisciplinary Studies

Family Access (Online Gradebook) To sign up for the online gradebook, go to the WFISD webpage (wfisd.net) & click on Family Access on the left side. Previous users still have the same login id & password from last year. New users need to the counselor to find out your login & password.

EOC Tests Students are required to pass the following EOC (End of Course) tests to graduate:  English I  Algebra I  Biology  English II  US History Students may be placed in alternative classes if they are not successful on the test.

How To See A Counselor Students must sign up on a clipboard in the Guidance Office if they want to see their Counselor. The counselor will then send a pass for the student, usually the next day. If there is an emergency/crisis, the counselors see the student immediately.

Schedule Changes Students may request a change in their schedule for the following reasons: –To change from Pre-AP/AP to regular –Elective classes cannot be changed. –If a student wishes to drop athletics, we must have an from the coach –Performance drop form: students dropping choir, band, theater…must pick up a form and it must be signed by the teacher

Changing from Pre-AP to Regular Classes A student must remain in a Pre-AP class for the entire year to receive the extra grade point. Students are required to stay in their Pre-AP class(es) the first six weeks of school. Pre-AP drop slips are available in the office and must be signed by both the parent & teacher. Students don’t need to meet with counselor to drop – just pick up the form & return it.

Changing from Pre-AP to Regular Classes (con’t.) Students cannot be changed from Pre-AP to Regular during the last six weeks of each semester (3 rd & 6 th six weeks). If class is dropped at the end of the 6 weeks, the letter grade goes up one letter grade. If the class is dropped in the middle of the 2 nd six weeks, the current grade stands.

GPA and Class Rank The Initial GPA is recalculated at the end of each semester. Your child’s GPA begins with the very first high school assignment. Please encourage your child to take his/her freshman year very seriously.

GPA! New with students entering high school in 2015 GradeAdvancedDual CreditRegular A points4.54 A B B C C D D F Below 69000

Courses for GPA Average The class rank GPA will be the average of all the grade points earned in the following courses: –English I, II, III and IV –Math: Geometry, Alg II and 2 additional math credits Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics or AP Physics1or Principles of Technology and 2 additional credits –Social Studies: W. Geography, US History, Government/Economics and 1 additional credit –Languages other than English: credits in both Spanish II PreAP and AP Spanish III

Please have your student pick up his/her OFFICIAL schedule on Monday morning! Last names A – Le will pick up in the cafeteria. Last names Li – Z will pick up in the Library.

Counselor Brittany Bailey: Wendy Risner: Stephanie Schelter: Jill Lauck: Julie Johnson: Carlos Rios: