From the Administration: combined newsletter this week
Picture to the right: A group of MHS volunteers organized by senior, Sabrina Bialy, picked up litter on the Monticello campus and surrounding areas on 11/30. All in all they picked up 124 pounds of trash. Thank you, students!
Was anyone else not ready to start typing December? This school year is flying by and we are quickly approaching another long break and the quick sprint to the semester. We'd like to get ahead of as many things as possible:
Attendance: ACPS has a clear attendance policy for both full day and period absences. Excessive full day absences can turn into chronic absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism rates affect our accreditation. We have a goal that fewer than 15% of our students will fall into this category. To date, we are hovering at 12%. Students who are chronically absent can have their rate reduced by working with a licensed teacher at Saturday School. Saturday School resumes in January. Letters and Remind messages will be sent home alerting families to their options to "buy back time".
Period attendance can vary, depending on the blocks of classes that students miss. Any student who misses more than 10 classes will be required up make up time during lunch, release blocks, Thursday after school, and Saturday School. Even if a student is passing the class, they may receive an NC in Power School (No Credit). Families of impacted students will be notified.
Grades: Q1 and Q2 grades (T1) will be stored at the end of the year and averaged with T2 grades. Please talk with your child about grades and goals to finish the semester strong. With the winter break comiing soon, the semester's end (1/16) will be here before you know it.
We will be meeting with each class of students to review the upcoming changes to our cell phone policy. Changes could include no cell phones during Mustang Morning and Study Hall. The school board votes on their response to Executive Order 33 at their meeting on 12/12.
