Weekly Update
January 31, 2021
Upcoming Dates
February 1-5, 2021, National School Counselor's Week
February 2, 2021, ECHS Q3 Halfway Point
February 5, 2021, SCHOOL DAY for ECHS
February 5, 2021, CCSD Stores Sem 1 Grades for Report Cards
February 8, 2021, Semester 2 Lockdown Drill
February 12, 2021, 10th Grade PSY 201 Guest Speaker (see zoom link below)
February 15, 2021, SCHOOL DAY for ECHS (normal on-campus day for on-campus students)
February 18, 2021, Fire Drill
February 22, 2021, eLearning Day (All Students Learning from Home)
February 23, 2021, ACT Testing (juniors)
February 24-25, 2021, ACCUPLACER Testing (freshmen)
Want to know what letter day it is? CHECK HERE
February 5, 2021
IMPORTANT - TTC ADVISING WORKSHOPS - JUNIORS
All juniors should have received an email from TTC, in regard to a TTC Advisement Workshop in their D2L account. The workshop includes short activities and videos, including a video on how to access their program evaluations. This will also help them prepare for their advising appointment with their TTC advisor. TTC advising begins next week and the workshop must be completed before students meet with their advisor.
*Per Trident Tech, TTC will not meet with any students who have not completed the workshop and advising form, and that means students can not enroll in college classes senior year.*
If you haven't already, please check your D2L account for this workshop and complete as soon as possible.
If you do not have the workshop in your D2L account or are having any problems, please contact Mackenzie Cuttino at mackenzie_chasteen@charleston.k12.sc.us
January Students of the Month
Congratulations to all of our December Student of the Month nominees and winners!
This month we focused on the first R in ROAR: Resilience
9th Grade Winner: Jaylin Broan
10th Grade Winner: Maida Hernandez
11th Grade Winner: Mallory Anzaldo
12th Grade Winner: Deon Nunn
Nominees also included:
Briana Lawton
A'Nayia Washington
Joseph Tolbert
Claudia Goldsmith
John McKinley Ward
Ryan Sartin
January Tiger Cup
Freshmen Take the Cup!
23 Freshmen submitted poems with the theme "2021" with the sophomores coming in second! The Freshmen are now tied with the Sophomores for the year with this win. Head on over to the ECHS Website to see a few of the poems that were submitted from various grade levels.
We truly hope you enjoy this original work by 9th Grader Gabrielle Smith:
" Rising Action "
We fall, we Rise-
rising above our standards
walking with grief-
with grief, comes growth, in us.
we stretch our arms to something new,
something better- something beautiful.
Bound together as one- one nation.
New beginning- new chapters
new year.
10th Grade PSY 201 Guest Speaker
Time: 10:00 am Date: February 12th
Zoom Meeting: Meeting ID: 847 2219 7287 Passcode: 576854
Ms. Tenelle Jones will be meeting with 10th grade PSY 210 students as part of our effort to celebrate Early College’s unique diversity and create a more unified and informed student body. Ms. Jones is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT) and Addictions Counselor (LAC). She currently works as a clinician for the COVID-19 Resiliency Clinic at MUSC treating stress and anxiety among MUSC staff members brought on by the COVID pandemic. Ms. Jones previously worked as a therapist for the Mother Emanuel Empowerment Center which provided trauma-informed care for the families and students impacted by the Mother Emanuel Church shooting in 2015.
Upcoming Testing Dates
Specific information will be communicated directly with students and parents taking each test. Note that students must be on the Early College campus for these exams.
If you have questions about any of these test, please contact sarah_earle@charleston.k12.sc.us
Accuplacer Testing February 24-25
The ACCUPLACER is an entrance test for eligibility of Trident Tech Dual Credit courses. This is an assessment that can be taken up to three times in a calendar year.
Our second round of testing will be held on February 24th and February 25th.
Any ECHS student who is in need of qualifying ACCUPLACER scores will be notified via email.
If your student attends school in the building, they will be emailed their test date and time.
If your student is a virtual learner, a form will be sent to both the student and the parent for you to indicate which date and time you would like to sign up for. A confirmation email with additional details will follow.
As a reminder, if a student does not have qualifying ACCUPLACER scores, they will not be eligible for Dual Enrollment Courses.
Additional information on this test can be found here.
ECHS PTA
2021 Yearbook Sales
Face-to-Face Attendance Requests
Similarly, if you are the parent of a face-to-face student and would like to change to virtual learning. Please let me know. We can make that change immediately without any need to wait.
Quarter 2 Semester 1 Report Cards
If you need access to Parent Portal, please contact tanesha_simmons@charleston.k12.sc.us
QUARTER 2/ SEMESTER 1 REPORT CARDS
We want to make you aware, now, that Quarter 2/Semester 1 report cards will not be issued until the rest of CCSD ends the second quarter, which occurs on February 8, 2021. The reason for this is the need to wait for our homeschool partners to store grades in PowerSchool which is the process by which grades are locked for each term. You will be able to check the status of your child's Q2/Sem 1 grade at any time through the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
On January 5, 2021, ECHS teachers will begin entering grades in the Quarter 3/Semester 2 term in PowerSchool. Because Q3 does not start until February 8, 2021, for the remainder of the district, we will need to date all assignments as having any date between January 5, 2021, and February 8, 2021. Where the assigned date is not the actual date that the assignment was collected, the teacher will indicate the actual date of the assignment in the name of the assignment.
We know that this can all sound complicated until you see it "live", so in the meantime, please don't hesitate to reach out should you have any questions.
Attendance Notifications
Each of our calendar days is equivalent to a day on the CCSD calendar. You can find a list of dates 2020-21 on this crosswalk document. For example, our first day of school was August 18, 2020, but the district's first day of school was September 8, 2020, so the attendance that we recorded on August 18 will be reflected in PowerSchool on September 8. Friday, November 13, 2020, is our 59th day of school and will be recorded in PowerSchool as December 4, 2020.
IMPORTANT: eLEARNING DAYS ADDED TO THE CALENDAR
The Board voted to adjust the CCSD calendar to make February 22, March 15, April 30, and May 17 e-Learning days at home for all students.
Students will not report to campus on these days. All high school classes will be assigned asynchronous work to document attendance. Students enrolled in TTC classes SHOULD still tune into their TTC classes if the class has a synchronous meeting time on any of those days.
Important Updates from the Office of School Counseling
Individual Graduation Plans are annual meetings held with you, your student, and the school counselor to discuss the present educational status of your child and discuss future goals and career plans.
9th-11th Graders:
We're using SignUp.com to schedule Individual Graduation Plans again this year.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: https://signup.com/go/RpWxUZq
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot you like.
3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.
Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact me and I can sign you up manually.
Once you sign up, a school counselor will be in touch via email with a Zoom link.
Seniors and Senior Parents:
Your IGPs will be scheduled directly with your AVID teacher or grade level counselor; please be on the lookout for meeting requests for this.
Scholarships & FAFSA
Seniors and Parents of Seniors- did you know the FAFSA will open on October 1st? Parents, please watch this brief video from Federal Student Aid that will explain your role in the FAFSA process.
Seniors will also be reviewing FAFSA and the FAFSA process in their AVID elective class during these next few weeks.
If you have additional questions, the Federal Student Aid Youtube Channel is a great resource.
ECHS also has a scholarship section on our website; this list is constantly being updated, so please frequently review and apply!
Technology Help
Fill out this form to enter a help request.
Family Support Hotline
A Family Support Line has been established to provide a resource for students or parents that need additional support during this extended schools closure. This hotline is to assist families in connecting to resources which could be school counselors, parent advocates, DMH services, social workers, etc.
CCSD employees from the Departments of Alternative Programs, Counseling Services, and Intervention & Psychological Services will answer calls Monday – Friday from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm. The Family Support Hotline number is 843-937-7907.
Early College High School
Email: vanessa_denney@charleston.k12.sc.us
Website: http://earlycollege.ccsdschools.com/
Location: 66 Columbus Street, Suite 210, Charleston, SC, USA
Phone: 843-720-5701
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CCSDECHS/