Use Technology to Plan Your Best Year Yet Ashlea Kirkland – Assistant Principal, Desert Mirage H.S. Simon Moore - ELA / HSMT Lead Teacher Health Academy Agustin Toledo – Hospitality Academy, Coachella Valley H.S.

Technology in Your Academy  Excel file import to Google calendar  Google calendar linked to all (teachers, students, administration, parents)  Google docs for all classes and clubs

Technology in your Academy  edmodo.com for all classes and clubs  Remind.com for all classes, programs and clubs  Student Director of Publicity and Class Representative for social media

Strategies to Deliver Information and Communication 1.Recruitment schedule 2.Parent orientation for new recruits / students 3.Grade checks two weeks prior to school mid-term & finals 4.Class trips for each grade level 5.Trips at grade intervals for progress reports 6.Annual Spring Sunday Slam Health & Hospitality Academy competition

Collaboration & Cooperation- Maintaining Student Progress 1.Weekly meeting to discuss upcoming events and student progress 2.Teacher report of grades at least weekly 3.Communication of potentially interfering academy activities to non-academy teachers 4.Student intervention prior to parent contact: 1.Contract 2.Weekly report of grades 3.Teacher identification and intervention of deficient students 4.Interval grade checks 5.Senior Mentor discusses grades with sophomore mentees 6.Advancement to Academic Probation, if “D” or “F.”

Hands-on activities Instructions are Available in Google docs  Hands-on, Interactive Instructions: 1.Excel file import to Google calendar 2.Google calendar linked to all (teachers, students, administration, parents) 3.Google docs for all classes and clubs 4.edmodo.com for all classes and clubs 5.Remind.com for all classes, programs and clubs INSTRUCTIONS 6.Contract INSTRUCTIONS 7.Grade Check INSTRUCTIONS

Summary 1.Excel file import to Google calendar INSTRUCTIONS 2.Google calendar linked to all (teachers, students, administration, parents) 3.Google docs for all classes and clubs INSTRUCTIONS 4.edmodo.com for all classes and clubs INSTRUCTIONSedmodo.com 5.Remind.com for all classes, programs and clubs INSTRUCTIONSRemind.com 6.Contract *located in Google docs 7.Grade Check *located in Google docs

Guided Practice