Welcome Collegiate Class of 2018!!

Tonight’s Short Agenda Introductions House Bill 5 School Day Transportation Communication Active Involvement Important Upcoming Dates Other Items of Importance Naviance NobelHour Dress Code Identification Schedules Academic Program Changes Textbooks

Introductions Principal – Jackie Fagan Dean of Instruction – Barbara Boakye (at CVC) Teacher Coordinator – Ben Hairgrove (at CHCHS) Counselor – Marcee Cramer School Secretary – Cecilia Martinez Registrar/Counselor Secretary – Susana Sanchez Receptionist/Volunteer Coord. – Cynthia Alexander

House Bill 5 (HB5) Personal Graduation Plan (PGP) by Spring 2015 “Multidisciplinary Studies” Endorsement Only (for Collegiate) “Distinguished Achievement” attainable with 4 credits in math(including Algebra II), 4 credits in science, and completion of curriculum requirements in Multidisciplinary Studies Endorsement “Performance Acknowledgements” for outstanding performance on PSAT, ACT, SAT, Dual Credit Courses(12 hours and a 3.0 average)

School Day Start time – 8:15am Students will wait in Cafeteria until 8:10am and then move to Collegiate glass doors – CLASS STARTS AT 8:15! Release time – 3:15pm Acceleration/Intervention and Clubs built-in school day Tutoring - Monday & Wednesday until 4:00pm (Buses provided) Other days are at the teacher’s discretion

Transportation Car Riders: – Parent drop off, 7:45am, Door #15 – Parent pick up, 3:15pm Door #15 – After 8:15am, drop off at Door #11 and a students will be required to sign in and a tardy assessed Bus Riders: – Bus drop off at back of cafeteria by dumpster – Bus pick up North side of building (Collegiate side) – Routes can be found on district and campus website

Communication Phone Calls s Website – Campus and District Teacher webpages (Week-At-A-Glance) The Collegiate Magazine Text messages – Remind 101 Social Media – Freshman rep on Facebook/Twitter? – Face to Face!! Communication with Professors - Parents DO NOT contact college professors. This is the responsibility of the STUDENT, first and foremost, and for the administration to assist.

Active Involvement Monitoring Grades: – eConnect – For CVC grades Get their password!!! – Family Access – For Collegiate grades Student access Parent access Join PTSA Booster Club Come to the Activities!

Important Upcoming Dates 8/22 – CVC New Student Orientation (for 11th and 12th grades – optional event), at CVC, 9am-1pm 8/25 – First day of school for both High School and CVC!!! 9/1 – Labor Day Holiday 9/4 – All Pro Dads meeting, NGC, 6:30pm – 7pm 9/16 – Meet the Teacher night, Collegiate, 7pm -9pm 9/20 – Collegiate Family and Friends Picnic AND Football Intramural Tourney, at Collegiate, Enter through Door #1, 9am – 3pm 10/4 – Fall Parent Academy, TBD 10/18 – Fall Coronation Dance, at Collegiate, 7pm-11pm $15

Other Items of Importance College Culture – No bells, but be on time!! – No lockers – but some storage in classrooms Freshman EOCs – English I and II, Biology, and Algebra I Student Athletic Contracts Food service accounts Registering for Spring 2015 by 10/2014; Choice Sheets by first of SEPTEMBER!

Naviance Student-centered software to organize college and career goals Through MAPS Scholarship search College search engine Aptitude test Create your portfolio

NobelHour What is it? Software, web-based Volunteer tracking system Find Volunteer Opportunities Link on Campus Website – Coming Soon!!! How do we transition to it? Student sign-up Archived volunteer data for previous years All paper forms MUST be turned into Ms. Alexander by September 2 nd.

Dress Code Dress Code –White, Polo shirt ONLY; Black or Khaki pants or shorts (finger tip length) with Crest Crest - 1st is free; $2 each; Packs of 4

Identification CVC In the Fall during a campus tour Or, on your own must have a fee receipt (retrieve from eConnect) Collegiate Tonight – before or after picking up textbooks Or, during the first week of school

How do I read this crazy schedule? All HS classes All Collegiate classes

Textbooks High School Texts: World Geography book Biology – Online Code Math – Online Code & class set English – Online Code & class set MAPS – class set, and your purchased supplemented books College Texts: By 2nd week of school EDUC 1300 Foundations of Learning Student online access code PHED 1304 (Health) Hard book

Picking up Textbooks 1.Line up outside the door 2.Hand student-worker your white schedule 3.Sign BOTH white papers and return to worker 4.Enjoy your evening! Go attend Longhorn Roundup!!! Room C103 – A-L Room C104 – M-Z