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Keystone Plus Orientation
- 1. Keystone Plus Orientation ElizabethJones Learning Coach Audio Set up TOOLS - AUDIO - AUDIO SETUP WIZARD – FOLLOW DIRECTIONS
- 2. Benefits to theKeystone Plus Program Academic Intervention when needed. Regular Teacher Initiated Contact Dedicated Learning Coach to assist with pacing and staying on track. Weekly Study Sessions with the teachers Flexibility to build your own schedule.
- 3. How do Igain access to my courses? After attending this Orientation session, you will gain access to you courses within 24 hours. Ways you can lose access to your courses: 1. Failure to return Contract within 7 days. 2. Attempting to complete the course at a non- agreed upon pace. 3. Lack of payment.
- 4. Student Contract • Mustbe completed and returned within 7 days. • Parent and students should complete together. • Use the Dynamic Course Schedule to help determine start and end dates for each course. • Courses must take a minimum of 8 weeks (for full credit) or 4 weeks (for half credit) or you will not get credit for them. • You will be held accountable for these dates unless you call the Learning Coach to revise the contract. Here is what the contract looks like.
- 5. Courses 2 months(40 days) 6 months (120 days) 10 months (200 days) 1 4.5 hours per day 1.5 hours per day 1 hour per day 2 9 hours per day 3 hours per day 2 hours per day 3 13.5 hours per day 4.5 hours per day 2.7 hours per day 4 18 hours per day 6 hours per day 3.6 hours per day 5 22.5 hours per day 7.5 hours per day 4.5 hours per day 6 27 hours per day 9 hours per day 5.4 hours per day Courses 2 months (40 days) 6 months (120 days) 10 months (200 days) 1 2.25 hours per day 1 hour per day .5 hours per day 2 4.5 hours per day 1.5 hours per day 1 hour per day 3 6.75 hours per day 2.25 hours per day 1.35 hours per day 4 9 hours per day 3 hours per day 2 hours per day 5 11.25 hours per day 3.75 hours per day 2.25 hours per day 6 13.5 hours per day 4.5 hours per day 2.7 hours per day Scheduling Plan Full Credit: 180 hours Half Credit: 90 hours AP Courses: 250 hours * Assuming students are working 5 day per week. * Full Credit Courses Half Credit Courses
- 6. Scheduling/Pacing Options Work onall courses at the same time. Finish half of your courses at a time. Do one course at a time. Work on one class per day of the week.
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- 8. Teacher and Studentwill have a Monthly Check In to discuss grades, progress and go over tricky subjects. Teacher will email weekly if the student earns any failing grades or does very well on assignments. Teachers are available twice a week in live (online) study sessions. Teacher is available to answer questions and will respond to voicemail and emails within 24 hours. Teacher will grade all submitted work within 72 hours and will provide instructional feedback on assignments.
- 9. What happens whenI don’t do well? Student earns a grade below 60% on any assignment during the week. If over all grade average is below 65%, student will be required to attend a remediation session with the teacher. Teacher will contact the student by email early the following week. Student will ask questions and continue in the course. Student will be required to attend a follow up remediation session 2 weeks later.
- 10. Password Protection onAssessments As a way to keep students on pace, we will be password protecting various assignments throughout the course. To access those assignments you will need to: 1. Contact your teacher by phone or by email. 2. Have a conversation with your teacher about the content covered on the exam. 3. The teacher will then provide you with the password.
- 12. Student and LearningCoach will meet together for Orientation session. Learning Coach will be student’s direct contact for questions regarding pacing and their contract. Learning Coach will contact students monthly through out their time with Keystone and more frequently if needed. Learning Coach will communicate with teacher to provide overall support if needed. Learning Coach is available for help with time management and motivation.
- 13. Student and FamilyResponsibilities • Complete and return contract within 7 days. • Check email daily to check for messages from your teacher or Learning Coach. • Participate in mandatory monthly teacher check ins and remediation sessions if needed. • Keep a calendar of important dates (such as teacher contacts). • Contact the Learning Coach if anything in your schedule changes. • View progress reports and Parent Observer Account information regularly (parents).
- 14. Additional Keystone SupportServices • Guidance Services course – Located with your other courses in the online classroom. • Guidance Counselor – Questions about course selection, college planning, etc. • Student Services Representatives – General questions, questions about transcripts, grades, course access
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