The first half of the year is winding down, students are diligently preparing for final exams and senior projects, and teachers are desperately tying up loose ends. What does this mean for our seniors? Today, the class of 2011 had their senior assembly to learn about ordering their caps and gowns, and graduation announcements. It was what one might call an a-ha moment, as in, "A-ha! This year really is flying by, this is all real, I am going to graduate soon!" Glancing around the MPR, I first noticed, sadly, most seniors with the deer-in-headlights look on their faces. As the assembly progressed, I was overjoyed to see most of those deer-in-headlights faces turn into faces of accomplishment, the expression we get when we realize a milestone is about to be reached. But the road ahead is going to be a tough one to navigate. Operation Everybody Graduates is about to get loud.
Here is the (bare minimum) checklist we are covering for each and every student:
FCAT level 3 or higher, or a concordant score on the ACT or SAT
26 credits
1.9 GPA (We try to aim for 2.0, to round it out)
This is going to be a semester filled with endless goals and checkpoints, geared towards helping each student make it to the stage on June 3rd. Today was just the beginning.
I will be presenting at FETC on February 3rd about using free resources to build bridges for ELL students. I guarantee you will walk away with some good ideas, blogging, podcasting, photostory, prezi, and using all of these, and more resources to differentiate and individualize instruction. More details to come!
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