Welcome to the Liberal Arts Academy Welcome Review of Academy Requirements Review of other folder items  AP Capstone Information  Summer reading assignments  Academy Freshman Orientation – Aug 5, 2016  Academy fee - $25  Remind.com Q & A with parents while students tour the campus with student volunteers

Academy Requirements 20 hours of community service  Can be earned this summer, a documentation form is available, but any written documentation will do SAT, ACT, or PSAT taken each year  Students are responsible for submitting test scores to the facilitator  Highly recommend the PSAT for freshmen Zero hour Academy Class Meetings monthly  Attendance is mandatory  Students missing the class meeting will be required to complete an additional two hours of community service for unexcused absences No D’s or F’s on the transcript Must take all required Academy classes, and six courses each semester.

Academy Required Classes FreshmanSophomoreJuniorSenior Adv English IAP SeminarAP LanguageAP Literature AP US GovernmentAP World HistoryAP US HistoryAP or Dual-Credit Math Adv BiologyAdv ChemistryAP PhysicsAP Research Adv Math*Adv or AP Math AP Elective* World Language Health/PE Elective Courses in blue are Academy-specific classes. *All freshmen must be enrolled in Adv. Geometry. Students not passing the Algebra 1 placement test must enroll in both Algebra 1 and Adv. Geometry. Students must take three consecutive years of the same world language. *Students are required to take one AP elective. This can be taken any year, but must be in addition to our other requirements (i.e. AP Math junior year does not count as an AP elective as it fulfills the math requirement).

AP Capstone Program AP Capstone is a new program from the College Board designed to complement and enhance the discipline-specific AP courses already in existence. It’s built on two new courses – AP Seminar and AP Research – that foster the critical and creative thinking, argumentation and research skills necessary for college readiness and essential for lifelong learning Courses are designed to teach students to: Think critically and creatively to construct meaning or gain understanding Plan and conduct a study or investigation Propose solutions to real-world problems Plan and produce communications in various forms Collaborate to solve a problem Integrate, synthesize, and make cross-curricular connections

AP Capstone Diploma All Academy students have the opportunity to earn the AP Capstone Diploma and/or the AP Seminar and Research Certificate. Two required courses – AP Seminar and AP Research – must be taken and the AP exams passed to qualify for the AP Seminar and Research Certificate. Students passing AP Seminar and AP Research exams, plus four additional AP exams, will earn the Capstone Diploma.

Academy Summer Reading Summer reading assignments are given in the three Academy classes – biology, AP US Government, and English 1 Please contact the teachers directly with questions about summer reading Copies of the assignments are included in your folders and are available on the Henry Clay Media Center web site

Summer Academy Orientation August 5 th – 9am-Noon – Henry Clay library Opportunity for Academy students to meet and connect through team building activities Small group sessions with upperclassmen about the Academy Students will receive schedule and have time to walk it

Remind.com Class of 2020 Group Directions for signing up are included in the student folder Parents are welcome to join, but it’s important that students join the group as announcements through the group are directed to them

Transportation The district provides both out-of-area transportation and in-area zero hour buses Buses get students to school by 7:30am Parents will need to complete the online form to request transportation  Will be ed out on Monday, April 25 th Please sign up for transportation even if it will only be used occasionally If address information changes over the summer or during the school year, please Ms. Jaquith the new information

Tour/Q & A Tour groups  Group 1: A through D  Group 2: E through I  Group 3: J through P  Group 4: Q through Z

Roles of Facilitator Teacher  Zero hour junior year  Academic Mentoring senior year Testing Specialist  Handle all cognitive and achievement tests for potential Academy students Data Coordinator  Data collection and management for all 346 Academy students, plus incoming students College Counselor  Act as the counselor for Academy college applications upon request Mentor  Help students in any capacity throughout high school

Advice for Parents Transition to freshman year/high school may be difficult for some students Encourage participation in a club/sport/group Check Infinite Campus often for school announcements and grades Contact teachers immediately with concerns – teachers have 150 students and may have talked with the student, but not contacted home

Parent Information Best method of contact – Please contact for any reason – concerns, questions, or comments are all welcome