If you don’t have time in your school schedule to devote to a freshman transition course you can integrate in English or communications class. You can also team teach with school counselor, career instructors, family and consumer sciences, tech courses, or integrate with 2 classes such as:

Transitions/EnglishEnglish/BusinessTransitions/Keyboarding

Grade RecoveryStudy SkillsLife Style MathLearning StylesVisualizationParent

Communication

STANDARD SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION

Class GuidelinesExpectationsPositive Academic

SystemPositive Discipline

SystemInterventions

(academics, discipline, attendance)

Grade Recovery is meant to assist students who have made an effort to be successful in a course but have failed to make adequate progress to meet standards during a grading period.  Grade Recovery is not a vested right automatically conferred upon a student who receives a failing grade.

•Recover points on test (set a time other than class) .•You can require tutoring or extra help periods (I-contracts) to raise grades from F and D’s to C.

Organize, Organize, Organize

Agendas –keep up with assignments/projectsDivided Binder—only one binder to keep up

withWhiteboard Calendars – Each classroom has

a calendar with assignments for all classesConsistent Rules and Consequences!!!

integration Time Management Study Environment Personal Aspects Study-Reading Listening for Notetaking Exam Strategies Writing Non-Fiction

Assignments Library Research

Learn How to Improve Your Math Skills

Memory for Learning Efficient Reading for

Speed & Comprehension Vocabulary Development Concentration While

Learning Health and Vision Attitudes Campus Involvement