5/22/20
Hello Belmont High School Students and Families!
Thank you for another outstanding week of collaboration and progress at Belmont High School! As the calendar turns to these late May...and soon early June...weeks, the weather has (thankfully) also taken a turn in our favor! As I write this, the beautiful afternoon sunshine is certainly calling me! We hope that you and your family are also able to take advantage of this clear and temperate trend!
We are coming to the finish line of the 2019-20 school year, and our professional community's mantra is FINISH STRONG. Work with us, check your emails daily, and stick with it - the payoff is worth the investment; remember that today (5/22) marks:
The beginning of the FINAL week for senior classes!
Only one remaining week for underclassman courses!
Updates and Reminders of Great Things to Come!
Earning Course Credits and Notes on Credit Recovery
Qualifier scores for earning course credits and/or qualifying for credit recovery remain consistent in terms of what was implemented for the conclusion of semester one. This means that a student must earn a minimum of 1.75 as a course score (the average of all course standards) to qualify for recovery. In order to successfully earn course credit, there are really two "checks" to make sure this is a student's outcome:
He/She has at least a 2.5 overall course score (again, this is the average of all reported course standards).
Each course standard must reach a minimum score of a 2.0.
Think of it this way:
A (hypothetical) class has four standards. At the semester's conclusion, the teacher, having reviewed the student's cumulative body of evidence (work that was submitted throughout the semester), comes to the conclusion that the student has earned two 2's and two 3's. The student will earn credit for the course, and his/her transcript will reflect a 2.5 overall course score.
What's the Recovery Plan?
If a student does not meet the credit-earning requirements listed above, he/she would qualify for credit recovery (as long as the course score is at least a 1.75). In the next week, BHS teachers will be communicating to counseling and administration which students will likely be recovery eligible, and we will then work to communicate this information out to students and families as quickly as possible. However, if you are looking for course-specific details, please email the teacher directly for insight(s)!
Remote Recovery for BHS Students
Due to our ongoing (and ever-evolving) circumstances, credit recovery at BHS will be done remotely. We are working to decide which qualified teachers will be staffing recovery sessions, and we anticipate that underclassman credit recovery will be held during two, two-week sessions. Senior credit recovery will begin the week of 6/1 in order to provide those students an opportunity to complete their high school diploma requirements and participate in end-of-year recognition ceremonies!
For unclassman recovery, we currently anticipate that sessions will run on the following timeline:
Session One: The weeks of 6/15-6/19 and 6/22-6/26
Note: That following week (of July 4th) would be off for all!
Session Two: The weeks of 7/6-7/10 and 7/13-7/17
Session Three: A third two-week session may be arranged at a later time, but this will be dependent on student need and staffing availability.
If you have questions about credit recovery, here are your go-to sources of information:
For course-specific questions (including regarding student grades), contact the teacher directly (through email).
For recovery scheduling and/or questions about the program or grading system, contact (through email) a member of our counseling or admin teams!
BHS Class of 2020 Banner at Belmont Fire Department
We would like to thank the Belmont Fire Department for their willingness to publicly display the banner recognizing the members of the BHS Class of 2020! If you/your senior was not able to pick up your senior yard sign when those were available at the high school, we'll be arranging opportunities for those to be delivered to students' homes!
Our Upcoming Week at BHS
After Monday's recognition of the Memorial Day holiday, we will be turning to a final week of senior classes - and the final week during which new learning/assignments may come to underclassmen! Take full advantage of all that remote learning has to offer, including final demonstrations of learning. If you are a student who qualifies for credit recovery opportunities, now would be a great time to begin the collaborative process (between you and your teacher) involved in designing and implementing a successful, student-driven approach to earning those credits!
Reminders from Past Week(s)
Some Important Dates
5/29/20 - Last scheduled day for Senior Classes
Credit recovery will begin the following week
6/5/20 - Last scheduled day for Underclassmen
6/8/20 - 6/12/20 - Teacher Workshop Days and may include credit recovery programming
Chromebooks/School Material Returns
In the coming days/weeks, we will establish and communicate our end of year plans for such tasks as returning school materials to BHS. While our approach to do so is still in the planning stage, we anticipate that seniors' Chromebooks and all students' classroom materials will be due to return to BHS on 6/10 and 6/11. We will follow a similar schedule as when students picked up class materials at the onset of remote learning; more to come!
Academic and Instructional Planning: No New Work in the Final Week of Courses
Please know that the plan for Belmont High School teachers/courses is for no new information or new assignments (other than those meant to serve as recovery or supplemental materials) to be presented to students during the final week of classes (5/26 - 5/29 for seniors; 6/1 - 6/5 for underclassmen). Please note: this expectation does not necessarily apply to/in classes that fall under programmatic guidelines outside those fully under BHS control (such as Running Start, Huot, and/or AP courses).
During the last week of a course, the teacher will ask students to engage in final presentations of learning and previously-assigned work may be due; the focus will be on providing students final/culminating opportunities to demonstrate levels of proficiency in course standards. Please contact teachers directly with any questions regarding what will be expected in those final days of individual courses.
As always, know that our faculty and staff members are here to meet your needs as best we can; please let us know how we may be of assistance! Send us your questions, and we will work to provide answers!
Students - You're almost there - you've got this!
Be well, all the best to you and yours, and…GO BHS!
Mr. Matthew Finch
Principal, Belmont High School
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