12/26/19
Re: Semester One BHS Precovery Program!
Good afternoon, BHS Students and Parents/Guardians!
Before we get too deeply into the swing of the current vacation - which I hope is off to a restful, relaxing, and safe start - I wanted to update you on an upcoming resource program that is brand new to BHS: Precovery!
What is Precovery?
Many students/guardians in our learning community are familiar with recovery programs, during which learners who were not able to earn credit within a course's traditional calendar but had reached minimum qualifying scores work with building professionals to earn credit and move forward to other learning. In our effort to provide additional and varied assistance to students, we will also be offering support programming prior to the end of the semester so students can work on standards/course grades in academic settings, with qualified teachers. The main difference (other than whether the extra help is offered before or after the semester's end) is that in recovery (support after the course has ended) a student is only able to recover grades to the minimum passing (and credit-earning) scores.
In precovery, the student's efforts/work will simply be scored and entered into teachers' bodies of evidence as they are; therefore, the student can earn any score/grade that the teacher (and corresponding proficiency scales) deems appropriate. Precovery efforts could lead to scores above the minimum for passing/earning credit.
Am I/Is my student going to take part in Precovery?
Teachers will have updated their grades and will meet with all students - in all classes - on 1/2/20 and 1/3/20. They will also have their Precovery recommendations (teacher recommendation will be the determining factor in a student's qualifying for semester one Precovery) by the "end of business" on 1/2. This gives administration and the counseling department time to reach out to parents/students, beginning on 1/3/20, and get the eight days rostered and running.
When are the eight Precovery days?
Precovery will take place after school for 90-minute sessions (2:45 - 4:15). The Semester One BHS Precovery Program Dates are as follows:
Week One: Wednesday, 1/8 and Thursday, 1/9
Week Two: Monday, 1/13, through Thursday, 1/16
Tuesday, 1/21 and Wednesday, 1/22
Please note: there will be no Precovery sessions on the final day of semester one classes, 1/23/20
Our plan is to have one content-specific teacher from English, Social Studies, Math, and Science scheduled to work with students each of the eight days. Additionally, we will have two members of the Applied Arts Department each day, on a rotating basis (based on student need and teacher recommendations/availability).
Thank you for your continued support of Belmont High School and of our efforts to lead every student to preparedness for our ever-changing world!
Should you have questions about your/your student's participation in Precovery for a specific course, please contact that teacher directly. Also, feel free to let us know if you have questions/recommendations for making this first run of Precovery a positive one for BHS!
Mr. Matthew Finch
Principal, Belmont High School
255 Seavey Rd., Belmont, NH 03220
(603) 267-6525
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