Washington Technology Magnet requires cell phones and earbuds/headphones to be put away and out of sight in classrooms during instructional time. Students may use their cell phones between classes and at lunch. Washington Technology Magnet and Saint Paul Public Schools are not responsible for lost or stolen cell phones, Airpods, and other accessories.

Please review these expectations and support your student by not texting or contacting them during the school day. In the event of an emergency, please call the main office at 651-293-8830 and we will get a message to your student as soon as possible.

Log in to the Parent Portal (https://spps.org/families) to see your child’s attendance, homework assignments, grades, and more. This valuable tool will provide information about your student and a means of communicating with your student’s teachers.

For help accessing the Parent Portal, please contact the main office at 651-293-8830.

Please call 651-325-2437 and leave a message, or email us at ahmil.jhad@spps.org.

Once enrolled in a public school, a child 5-17 years old must attend school every day, every class, on time, unless lawfully excused.

LAWFULLY EXCUSED ABSENCES

• Sickness - too sick to be in school
• Medical/ Mental Health/ Dental Appointments (when possible, schedule outside of the school day and attend school before or after appointment)
• Religious Holidays
• Extreme Family Emergencies (house fire, death, etc.)

EXAMPLES OF UNEXCUSED ABSENCES

• Travel/Vacation
• Tired from work/travel
• Weather: Too hot/cold
• Babysitting
• Car Trouble
• Missed Bus
• Overslept
• Not immunized
• Needed at Home

EARLY STUDENT PICKUP

On those rare occasions/emergencies when you must pick up your child early please follow these procedures:

• If a student is being picked up for early dismissal, it must be done before 2:30 PM. Once you arrive, stop in the school office and school personnel will contact your child’s classroom.
• All students must be signed out in the office before leaving the building. Unless these procedures are followed, students will proceed to their regular dismissal.
• Please send a note with your child or call the school as soon as possible to inform us if you plan to pick up your child early.
• The school will not accept dismissal changes from a student.
• Students’ instructional day ends at 3:00 PM and attendance is taken through the end of the last period.
• Repeated early dismissal can directly affect your student’s academic success and result in truancy concerns.

Ahmil Jihad

Attendance/Truancy

While all in-person students will receive free breakfast and lunch under Minnesota’s Free School Meals program, it remains critical that all families complete an Application for Educational Benefits each school year. These applications determine how much funding your child’s school receives for educational programs and supports. Additionally, eligible families can qualify for other benefits. The application can be completed online at schoolcafe.com/spps. Paper applications are available at your child's school.

SPPS strives to create welcoming schools where each and every student is seen, known, and valued. There are rights students are guaranteed when they are at school as well as responsibilities that accompany those rights. Both are summarized in the Rights and Responsibilities Handbook. In addition, the Rights and Responsibilities Handbook outlines the work SPPS is doing to build a positive school culture and hold students accountable for behavior that is not appropriate.

"The ACT is an entrance exam used by many colleges and universities to make admissions decisions...The purpose of the ACT test is to measure a high school student's readiness for college and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants" (Princeton Review).

Juniors are invited to sign up for four 1-hour sessions to prepare for the ACT. This opportunity is specifically designed to help students be familiar with the ACT Test. It is NOT an academic tutoring opportunity.

Students will:

• explore question styles and samples for all four areas of the ACT test (reading, English, math and science), as well as sample prompts for the writing portion
• learn strategies to best approach a timed test or test anxiety
• learn techniques to approach unknown answers to tough questions
• understand the raw scoring of the ACT along with strategies that focus on point accumulation
• learn about free ACT practice resources

Registration is limited to Juniors who plan to take the ACT test this year.

• Oct. 23 (3:15-4:15 PM)
• Nov. 20 (3:15-4:15 PM)
• Dec. 18 (3:15-4:15 PM)
• Jan. 23 (3:15-4:15 PM)
• Feb. 22 TBD *Saturday for practice test

All sessions are after school in the library. Transportation home is not provided.

All students should have their photo taken, even if they do not plan to purchase pictures.

We will use these photos to update Campus, issue student IDs and create the WashingtonTech HS yearbook.

Seniors who wish to have portraits taken should follow the guidelines outlined here.

Students and families can order photo packages online at mylifetouch.com with your student ID or Picture Day ID EVTKNGPX4

Please review the chart below to see if your student has all of their shots. Many twelfth graders don't know that they need a second Meningococcal vaccine.

If you receive a letter stating your student is missing immunizations required for attending school, please make an appointment with their clinic to get their shots. Feel free to contact the Health Office at Washington at 651-888-7664 for any questions or concerns.

Fall sports may be winding down, but there are still several teams competing. Please check the calendar for Cross Country, Washington/Como Football, Boys' Soccer, Girls' Swimming and Diving, and Girls' Volleyball. Our Eagles love seeing familiar faces cheering them on in the crowd.

With that, Winter sports are just around the corner: Girls' Basketball begins November 11, Boys' Basketball and Wrestling start on November 18, and Boys' Swimming and Diving will begin on December 2. Please encourage your students to join a sport. Registration is open, please stop by the Athletic Office (2620) or use the following link for more information: https://washingtontechnologymagnet.rschoolteams.com/

NJROTC took a trip to Duluth, MN to visit the US Coast Guard Station. Cadets received a tour of the facilities, boats and training equipment while learning about the Coast Guard mission. Students were able to go aboard several boats including a 52-foot patrol boat (pictured). Cadets enjoyed taking turns at turning on the lights and sirens of the boats.

We challenged our hosts to a pull-up challenge, pitting our Cadet CO Las Way Wan against Petty Officer Fray and Cadet Mirwais Safi againt Petty Officer Johnson. Both challenges were won by the Coasties, but only by one pull-up.

We finished our field trip aboard the Vista Star and toured the harbor and Lake Superior earning our Cadets the Sea Cruise Ribbon.

Please come support our Cadets by coming to Culver's on Rice St between 5:00 and 7:00 on Tuesday, October 22nd. Culver's donates a percentage of sales to our program and families can enjoy a delicious meal or treats together.

"Looking for work? Applications are open for Spring Internships, which are PAID jobs that also give you class credit towards graduation. Applications are open until October 31st. Talk to Mr. Peters for more information or email him at cpeters.ach@spps.org. Application link is in the College/Career Newsletter. There are also a number of field trip opportunities coming up. See the College/Career Newsletter for more information!"

See link for the College & Career Newsletter, including scholarship information, application deadlines and more!

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Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, parents have the right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of their student’s classroom teachers and paraprofessionals. Parents who would like to receive this information should write to the Human Resource Department, Attn: ESSA Teacher Qualifications, Saint Paul Public Schools, 360 Colborne Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102-3299. You have the right to ask for the following information about each of your child’s classroom teacher(s).

• Information about whether the teacher has met state qualification and licensing criteria for the grade levels and subject areas in which the teacher provides instruction;
• Information about whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or other provisional status through which state qualification or licensing criteria have been waived;
• Information about whether the teacher is teaching (subjects or content) in which proper certification is held by the teacher.
• Information about whether the child is provided services by paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

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• Oct. 17-18 - MEA (No School)
• Thursday, Oct. 24 (4-7PM) & Tuesday, Oct. 29 (4-7PM) - Fall Conferences