High School Principals

Does anyone here accept F1 Visa Students and what is your policy if you do? If you don't why not?

What do you do with students who come to school smelling like marijuana and do not have possession of it, and no proof that have been the actual user?

I am interested in reviewing the policies other districts have established in regards to student cell phones (particularly during the school day).

I need a sample letter to send home for seniors that won't be walking at graduation because they are off track with credits. We have never sent one home before and have relied on verbal notice but last year this was an issue.

We are trying to get some input on drug testing within schools. Have any of you been down this road? Any suggestions/insight you can share would be greatly appreciated.

mnewman@chsd.us

Does anyone currently have what you would call a successfully ran Saturday School option for discipline? If so, any details on how it is ran would be great. We are contemplating on some pros and cons to starting one and wanted some feedback. Thanks.

We are contemplating the use of EXPLORE for our 9th graders. Have any of you used it? Is it appropriate? Is the data gained useful?

Has anyone been looking at offering foreign language on-line? If so, what programs are you using?

For the first three years I have been able to run the MME with only Jrs. in the building. This year on day 2 & 3 I will be having regular school in session while testing. Late start was not granted. I would like to know how many of you are running regular school days while testing day 2 & 3. Thanks

I am hearing lots of reports in my ISD about alternative high schools either scaling way back or closing completely, some at mid-year. The reasons given are almost always related to concerns about AYP (low MME scores and grad rates)or to the budget. Is this the case in your part of the state?

Would anyone be willing to share a sample letter to seniors not eligible to graduate based on their current academic progress? I need to shake a few out of senioritis.

Who is using the pay to participate system for athletics and what do you charge. Guidelines, etc...

Thanks
Paul

Please share your effective attendance policy. Also, take the time to tell us why your policy is effective.

Please respond if you have an open campus policy for lunch. Interested in a summary of your current policy.

Hello,
Does anyone have any policies in place to address the dancing "styles", dress code, and behavior? At Fraser, we are looking to establish a norms for the dances including a "2 wristband" rule which addresses inappropriate dancing. Meaning, violate the rule and we take one wristband away. Violate the dancing rule again and we take the second one away and you have to go home.

Any ideas on what has worked at your school would be greatly appreciated.

Dave Richards, Principal
Fraser High School

Kind of late to suggest this, but...

I will be at the conference in Mount Pleasant on October 4th, 5th and 6th. Is anyone interested in meeting there as a group (or individually) to discuss alternative education issues? If so, please email me and we can arrange to meet.

Ken Willison, Alternative Education Liaison to MASSP;
President of Michigan Alternative Education Organization (MAEO)

With the MMC in full effect, we're looking at what expectations are being set for a certificate of completion. If anyone is willing to share, I'd love some feedback and direction. Thanks!

With the MMC in full effect, we're looking at what expectations are being set for a certificate of completion. If anyone is willing to share, I'd love some feedback and direction. Thanks!

If anyone can recommend a quality candidate for a part-time (0.4 FTE) MS/HS vocal music position that I have available, please contact me to provide the candidates information. You can reach me at the following:

Jason Kennedy, Principal
Oakridge High School
5493 E. Hall Rd.
Muskegon, MI 49442

Phone: (231) 788-7300
Fax: (231) 788-7314

E-mail: jkennedy@oakridgeschools.org

I just left a discussion amongst alternative high school principals in my area where we compared and discussed our “Michigan School Report Card” results. This leads me to ask the following questions. (Please note: My answers are in parantheses.)

How long has your alternative school been in operation? (We are in our 25th year.)

What was your grade? (We received a No Grade because we have so few Full Academic Year - FAY - students that even using the maximum 3 year average, we did not test 30 FAY students.)

Did you make AYP? (No.)

If not, what tripped you up this year? (While we barely hit the target in Math, our ELA score was too low.)

What phase are you in? (1)

Hello,

We, at Manchester High School, are on a traditional 7 hour day and are looking to see if we can get more time for our students to work on their Advanced Placement courses, particulary English Literature and Calculus.

I was wondering if anyone on a 6 or 7 hour day double schedules their AP courses? Or anything different/innovative to get those students more time in AP?

Thanks.

Please help MASSP's new alternative education liaison, Ken Willison, gain a clearer understanding of who among us has alternative education responsibilities or interests. If you have any duties in your district related to alternative education ... or if you just have a strong interest in alternative education issues ... please let Ken know who you are. If you prefer not to post to the internet, please feel free to send an email to him at ken.willison@staff.spartaschools.org

Also, if you haven't done so already … why not join the new Alternative Education group? While not much has been posted there yet, we hope to get the ball rolling soon and would love to have all interested parties participate.

Thanks.

We would like to target at-risk students with a low commitment mentor program intending to reduce drop-out, failure and attendance rates. I am thinking that phone calls home when a student misses school, the normal good morning greetings, and such. I am looking for any suggestions.