Welcome back! I hope you all had a very smooth transition into the school year. Each month, I will be sending out an email with a newsletter keeping you all up to date with happenings here at the Academy. I would like to first review a few important things as we begin the new year.
Academic Progress:
Each Monday you
all will receive an email from noreply@edgenuity.com. This email will
contain a weekly progress report. The report will show you each class your
son/daughter is in, how much work has been completed, how much work should be
completed, and current grade. I created a timeline that requires all students
to finish their current classes on January 25th ( the 1/2 way point of
the school year). For example, if your son/daughter has 5% of the coursework
complete and the target completion is 3%, that indicates that your son/daughter
is ahead of schedule. I have attached a picture below that clearly demonstrates
this. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Also, most students are not taking their Math or English courses online. Instead, they are being taught by the teachers in the classroom. We are working on how to notify you of their progress in a weekly fashion. There will be more news to come as we find a solution to this problem.
Open House: Parent open house will be on Wednesday October 10th from 6-8 pm. This is a great opportunity for you to visit the school and meet with the staff. Teachers will review class expectations and I will gladly meet and go through schedules and talk about graduation requirements.
Community Service: Students are required to participate in 10 hours of community service each year as part of graduation requirement. Here at the Academy, your son/daughter will do approximately 6 hours each month. Our first event was on September 12th. All Academy Seniors volunteered at the City of Peabody/Brooksby Farm Senior Citizen Day. Students did a great job of assisting elderly Peabody Residents at this annual cookout. Our next activity will be on October 25 in which our student will visit our local elementary school and read to the kindergarten students.
