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High Stakes For Ninth Graders!!!!! GRADUATION Requirements:  4 years of English  4 years of Math: Geometry, Alg I & Alg II  3 years of Science  3 years of Social Studies  Personal Fitness and Health  1 year of Art: Visual, Perf., or Applied

Why Do Students Fail?  Does not complete homework  Excessive absences  Does not advocate/ask for help  Poor Study Skills  Apathy  School is not a Priority  Alcohol and other substance use

What Can We All Do To Help???  Address Homework Completion  Address Attendance Issues  Our Top Parent Strategies  Our Top Student Strategies

HOMEWORK COMPLETION  Check student’s planner daily  Have a designated place & time at home  Return to school with student if they do not bring materials home  Offer help if student is frustrated  Check finished homework daily  Check grades online once per week with student

ZANGLE PARENT INSTRUCTIONS  Go to  Select “Franklin High School”  Go to Parent Connection  Enter PIN # and Password  Click “Login”  Click “Request a Report”  Select the report you want  You can set up alerts for drops in grades and attendance

ATTENDANCE IS KEY!!!!! Poor attendance and missed work from absences is a big reason students fail We do not excuse absences. If a student is going to be out for 3 days or more put in for a homework request with the Counseling Office. Doctors notes are required if they need to be excused from a class like gym. Monitor a student’s attendance online. Automated phone calls are made daily for any student missing a class. Only allow students to miss school if they are legitimately ill

TOP PARENT STRATEGIES  Have a firm curfew for school nights and weekends  Provide responsibility for the student to contribute to the family  Attempt to maintain a schedule on the weekends  Encourage quiet time – calming activities- before bed  Have a consistent “lights out” bedtime

MORE STRATEGIES  Insist on breakfast in the morning  Encourage school and family activities  Tie privileges to school performance  Be consistent, consistent, consistent  Keep the lines of communication open- LISTEN more talk less.  Enjoy the young adult your student is becoming

TOP STUDENT STRATEGIES  Be sure you understand each assignment before you leave class  Take good notes during class  Obtain the names and phone numbers of three students in each class  Know your learning style – visual, auditory, kinesthetic – and adjust how you study ?????  For daily homework – work on your least favorite subject first

MORE STUDENT STRATEGIES  For test preparation – look over your notes, rewrite your notes, or write out the answers to a study guide  For long term assignments – divide the work into smaller parts to be completed daily  Take short breaks while studying  Build in “self-rewards” for homework completion  Being prepared yields confidence and good outcomes!!!

Signs Which May Indicate Substance Abuse  Verbally or physically abusive  Dropping grades and lack of interest in learning  Lying about activities  Sleeping in class  Mood swings  Stealing – at home or other places  Always needing $$ or having excessive amounts of $$  Friends they don’t want you to know  Defiant of authority or violent outbursts  Wanting to spend more and more time away from home/staying over night

RESOURCES  Teacher addresses  Parent Connection Instructions  Career Cruising  Counseling resources  After school help

After school help  Mondays: Freshmen Study tables (LMC)  Tuesdays and Thursdays: Math Lab Rm. 304 English Lab Rm. 204  Wednesdays: NHS Tutoring Rm. 510

MENTAL HEALTH  Livonia Counseling Center Levan Rd  Westland Counseling Center 8623 N. Wayne Rd  Lifespan Clinical Services Middlebelt Livonia  Eastwood Clinic Farmington Rd

SUBSTANCE ABUSE  Eastwood Clinic Farmington Rd  Growth Works 271 South Main, Plymouth  Livonia Counseling Center Levan  Lifespan Clinical Services Middlebelt