THOMAS A. EDISON HIGH SCHOOL

9th Grade & New Parent Orientation

Pamela E. BrumfieldPrincipal

IB World School

The IB learner profile aims to develop learners who are:

InquirersKnowledgeableThinkersCommunicatorsPrincipledOpen-mindedCaringRisk-takersBalancedReflective

Tim BoydAssistant PrincipalSub-School 2

Class Administrator:

• SophomoresDepartments:

• Social Studies• World Languages• Safety and Security• Science

Mark NoceraAssistant PrincipalSub-School 1

Class Administrator:• Juniors

Departments:• English• Math• Technology• AVID

Mike CohenAssistant PrincipalSub-School 1

Class Administrator:

• SeniorsDepartments:

• SPED CAT A• ESOL

Whitney KetchledgeEdison Academy Administrator

Class Administrator:• Freshmen

Departments:• Edison Academy • Career & Technical Education• Fine & Performing Arts• Global STEM

Deborah GuillenDirector of Student Services

Departments:

• Student Services• SPED – Students with Intellectual Disabilities

• Testing• IB Programs

Greg DombrowskiDirector of Student Activities

Departments:• Student Activities

• Health/Physical Education• Driver Education• Field Trips• Announcements• Custodians

Michael BodakowskiDean of Students

Responsibilities:

• Attendance• Administrative Assistants• Impact Aid Survey• Youth Survey

Student Services Staff

Director of Student Services

Deborah Guillen

School Counselors

David Schlemmer A-Bon

Eugena Smith Boo-El

Olivia Terpstra Em-Her

Stacy Tiernan Hes-Lor

Justin Hargrove Los-Neg

Nick Zubieta Neg-Ril

Faries McCree Rim-Sor,

Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Beth Gross Sos-Z

Maribel Forget ESOL Counselor

Mollis Cottingham Career Center Specialist

Cassandra Deedy Academy Counselor#speakupspeakout

Student Services Staff cont’d

Clinical Staff

Antoinette McLean Psychologist

Patrice Butler Social Worker

Support Staff

Krystal Brooks Registrar/Admin. Asst.

Suzanne Gouger Student Information Asst.

Luisa Espinoza Parent Liaison

(Spanish, English)

Amal Elsayed Parent Liaison

(Arabic, Spanish, English)

School Counseling Services

Parent conferences

Individual student meetings

Groups

Post-Secondary Planning

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Bullying & Harassment Lessons

Parent-Teacher Collaboration

Grade Level Units

Conflict Management

Attendance meetings

Behavior Management Plans

504 Plans

Mental Health and Wellness Lessons

When to contact Student Services

Mental Health concerns

Concerns over student achievement

Family or student health concerns

Student crises

Post-Secondary Planning

College searches

Scholarships/Financial Aid

Academic Planning

New student enrollment

Counselor Appointments After the first two days of schools, counselors are

available to meet with students.

Students can make appointments by coming to Student Services before school or during lunch to sign up to see their counselor and receive a pass. Students are also able to drop-in without an appointment if their counselor is available.

Students can see their counselor to discuss their courses, academic difficulties, personal/social issues, and for post-secondary planning.

EHS schedule

Odd classes will occur on Red Days, Even on Blue days. First day of school will be a White day with most classes meeting. August 26 Schedule– Advisory (4th Period), 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8

August 27 – Blue Day - we start our regular rotation with a slight change to the order of the periods (4, 2, 6, 8)

August 28 through the end of the year – Red/Blue rotation

Bell ScheduleRed Day Blue Day1st Period: 8:10-9:38 2nd Period: 8:10-9:38

3rd Period: 9:44-11:14 4th Advisory: 9:44-10:19Eagle Time: 10:19-11:14

5th Period: 11:20-1:21 6th Period: 11:20-1:21

A Lunch: 11:14-11:44 A Lunch: 11:14-11:44A Class: 11:50-1:21 A Class: 11:50-1:21

B Class: 11:20-11:48 B Class: 11:20-11:48B Lunch: 11:48-12:18 B Lunch: 11:48-12:18B Class: 12:22-1:21 B Class: 12:22-1:21

C Class: 11:20-12:19 C Class: 11:20-12:19C Lunch: 12:19-12:49 C Lunch: 12:19-12:49C Class: 12:53-1:21 C Class: 12:53-1:21

D Class: 11:20-12:51 D Class: 11:20-12:51D Lunch: 12:51-1:21 D Lunch: 12:51-1:21

7th Period: 1:27-2:55 8th Period: 1:27-2:55

Student Schedule

Advisory & Eagle Time

All students will be assigned to an Advisory, which they will remain in for all 4 years.

Advisory will run for 35 minutes, and students will have 55 minutes of Eagle Time to see any of their teachers for remediation, to make up work, or get assistance.

For students who are doing well in their classes there will be, on occasion, optional workshops and activities for them to participate in, or they can use the time to work on homework.

Student Activities

Mr. Greg Dombrowski– Director of Student ActivitiesOffice Staff:

Assistant Director of Student Activities – Mr. Danny Tryon

Administrative Assistant – Ms. Dianne Lewis

Athletic Boosters – President – Mrs. Kristyna Myer

#OneEdison

Virginia High School League – vhsl.org Website – www.edisonsports.orgTwitter and Instagram - @EdisonHS_Sports

Student Government and Student Advisory Council

Parent Involvement

Ms. Alicia Glenn

PTSA President

president@edisonhsptsa.org

http://edisonhsptsa.org/

Parent Outreach and Communication

• Go to the website, and scroll to the yellow section near the bottom of the page and click on the “Sign Up Now” button to self-enroll.

News You Choose

• Make sure information is up to date. (Phone numbers and email address)

E-Notify

• If your child is going to absent or late please call the attendance line: 703-924-8080

• Information can be found at www.fcps.edu\EdisonHS

Attendance

Parent Outreach and Communication

•Allows you to see up to date information regarding your student’s grades and attendance.

•FCPS 24-7 Learning (Blackboard), Parent View Account http://fcps.blackboard.com/

•Allows parents to view their child’s classes, teachers post information that both students and parents can view.

ParentVUE

•Middle and high school students can view their student information including their schedule, gradebooks (starting 9/9), report cards, attendance, and demographic data.

•No registration process, search StudentVUE on the FCPS website, https://www.fcps.edu, login is student’s FCPS network login.

StudentVUE

Parent Outreach and Communication Parents will receive a weekly progress report

containing all the grades as they stand in the teacher’s gradebook.

Progress reports will begin the week of September 9.

In your SIS parent account (ParentVUE), there is a tab titled My Account. Within this tab you can choose which day of the week you receive the email as well as set a threshold if you prefer to receive the email only if your student’s grade drops below a certain percentage.

Important Dates

August 26 – First Day of School

August 29 – First Home Football Game

September 2 – Labor day

September 5 – Back to School Night

October 2– Parent University

October 14– School Planning Day

October 16 – PSATs and 9th

grade transition

November 1 – End of 1st

Quarter.

November 4-5 –Teacher Workday/School Planning Day (Student Holiday)

Thank you for coming.

EAGLE PRIDE!