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• Emails• Website – Campus and District• Teacher webpages (Week-At-A-Glance)• The Collegiate Magazine• Text messages – Remind 101• Social Media

– Freshman rep on Facebook/Twitter?– Twitter: @CollegiateHS

• 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

NobelHourWhat is it?• Software, web-based• Volunteer tracking system• Find Volunteer Opportunities• Link on Campus Website – Coming Soon!!!

How do we transition to it?• Student email sign-up• Archived volunteer data for previous years• All paper forms MUST be turned into Ms. Alexander by

September 2nd.

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

TextbooksHigh 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 door2. Hand student-worker your white schedule3. Sign BOTH white papers and return to worker4. Enjoy your evening! Go attend Longhorn

Roundup!!!

Room C103 – A-L Room C104 – M-Z