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BLENDED LEARNING PROGRAM

Purcell Marian High School

AGENDA

• OVERVIEW & RECAP• GRADING• FAMILY PORTAL• PROGRESS• ATTENDANCE

• EXPECTATIONS• INITIAL RESULTS• TOUR OF JAMES J. GARDNER

LEARNING CENTER & INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS

AGENDA

• OVERVIEW & RECAP

Purcell Marian Blended Learning

It is all about student learning:What do students need to learn?How do we know students have learned it?What do we do if students haven’t learned it

or already know it?

Purcell Marian Blended LearningWhy Math?• #1 indicator for success in college• Math courses in high school determine academic

opportunity in college• 2-year college vs. 4-year college• Program of choice

• Opportunity to meet you where you are• Revision of formal Math Standards in Ohio reflect

academic need in ALL schools• Core vs. Non-Core Diploma

AGENDA

• GRADING

GradingACTUAL GRADE: Represents the overall grade in relation to the percentage of coursework completed vs. the percentage of coursework that should have been completed

This grade is lower than the Overall Grade if a student is behind in their course and will be the same as the Overall Grade if a student is on-time or ahead of schedule in their coursework

OVERALL GRADE: The grade a student has acquired thus far in the course, based on all activities and assessments they’ve completed.

GradingREPORT CARDS:Students first and third quarter grades will reflect the students pace towards completing the work by the end of each semester as well as the OVERALL grade the student has currently earned on the completed work. 

Semester Grade

At the completion of a semesters work, the student’s ACTUAL grade for the 2nd quarter will be entered into both 1st and 2nd quarter grade fields and will be averaged with the exam grade to create the semester average on the report card.

(Permanent Grade)

The following system will be used to indicate progress: 

A = Accelerated:  student is significantly a head of course work required by the end of this grading period

S = Satisfactory:  student is on pace to complete the course in the time allotted

P = Progressing:  student is progressing appropriately but is slightly behind where he/she should be at the end of this grading period. 

N = Not Progressing:  the student is significantly behind in where he/she should be at the end of this grading period and should the student continue in this fashion, the student will fail the course. 

The number following the letter represents the OVERALL grade the student has earned on the completed work

regardless of the progressthe student has made. 

Grading

AGENDA

• PROGRESS

Email Progress Report

Family Portal Progress Report

Family Portal

Interpreting the Attendance Log

AGENDA

• PROGRESS EXPECTATIONS

All students are expected to complete a minimum of 1 credit of math each year.  Students failing to complete one credit of math by the end of the school year will be expected to complete the class during summer school. 

Progress Expectations

AGENDA

• INITIAL RESULTS

Initial Results

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1st Quarter Math Grade Distribution by Year

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Student BenefitsExecutive Functioning Skills

Time managementProblem-solving skillsPersonal responsibilityAnalysis & critical thinkingPersistenceCollaborationMore intense level of

accountability

Purcell Marian Blended LearningStudent Centered Learning

Purcell Marian Blended LearningStudent Centered Learning

Spending the time vs. how the time’s spent

Student ResponsibilitiesHow best to maximize the new toolsHow to individualize the whole learning

experience; not just the curriculum (ongoing)Time ManagementStudent guidelines for professional conduct in

blended classroomTaking ownership of their learningAnalysis & critical thinkingPersistence

Purcell Marian Blended Learning

Archbishop Schnurr Blessing & Dedication

James J. Gardner Learning CenterNovember 18, 2013

AGENDA

• TOUR OF JAMES J. GARDNER LEARNING CENTER

• INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS IN THE LEARNING CENTER