Welcome Parents Leigh High School

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Welcome Parents!Leigh High School

• Back-to-School Night
• Thursday, September 11, 2008

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Introductions

• Donna Hope, Principal
• Jodi Edwards-Wright, Vice Principal
• Gina Nicoletta, Activities Director
• Stephanie Cima, Guidance (A-G, 9th-10th)
• Liz Tovar, Guidance (A-G, 11th-12th)
• Wendy Sharp, Guidance Counselor (H-O)
• Jon Pratt, Guidance Counselor (P-Z)
• Rick Hayashi, Dean (A-K)
• Pam Hoult, Dean (L-Z)

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Academic Success at Leigh

• Donna Hope, Principal
• Safe and Caring Environment
• Social-Emotional Support
• Rigorous Academic Program

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Leighs ESLRs

• Lifelong Learners who
• Possess the skills to continue learning beyond
  high school
• Are motivated to learn on their own
• Effective Communicators who
• Speak, write, and use technology to communicate
  well
• Work well collaboratively
• Individuals of Integrity who
• Are aware of and personally responsible for their
  actions
• Global Participants who
• Show respect for individual differences, global
  cultures, and the world around them
• Contribute positively and responsibly to their
  communities
• High-Level Critical Thinkers who
• Make connections between subjects
• Analyze, synthesize, apply and evaluate
  information
• Solve problems capably and make informed
  decisions

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District
Support Staff
District
District
Admin Team
Support Staff
District
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Leighs Action Plan
Improving Student Achievement
S c h o o l
C u l t u r e
E S L R s
Action Teams (Collaboration, Professional
Development)
Core Teams (Content Area Collaboration, Depart
Chairs)
Special Teams (9th Gr. English, 9th Gr.
Algebra, 10th Gr. SHARP)
Teacher Professional Development
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Leighs Graduates

• Leighs 2008 graduates were awarded over 217,300
  in scholarships and awards
• Total number of graduates 381
• 47.5 4 year college/university
• 42 2-year community college
• 8 work force, vocational, military
• 2.5 undeclared

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Leighs Academic Scorecard 2008

• API 790 (State Index)
• AYP CAHSEE Proficiency Rate (10th grade Math
  and English)
• 83.4 ELA 77.5 Math
• AP Exams 80 earned a passing score of 3 or
  higher (out of 5)
• SAT I Scores Total Reading, Writing, Math Avg.
  1681 (07-08 data)

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Academic Support

• 9th and 10th Grade Academic Support Plan
• 9th Grade Action Teams in English and Algebra 1
• 10th Grade Eng. and Social Science Research
  Project
• Tutorial 750 820 AM every morning
• Homework Center in the Library
• Monday Thursday 215 400 pm
• Teachers and peer tutors available
• Math Tutors available (12/hour)
• Email Mrs. Peterson at dpeterson_at_cuhsd.org

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Communication

• Progress Reports every 6 weeks
• Semester Report Cards January June
• Attendance (autodialer Aeries)
• SchoolLoop and Aeries Gradebook
• Direction on the blue handout from 1st period
• Daily Bulletin Parent Student Announcements
• Posted on Leighs web site linked to SchoolLoop

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Guidance Counseling

• Graduation Requirements
• College Entrance Requirements
• Testing Requirements
• 4-Year Plans (handout)
• Grade Level Newsletters
• College Career Exploration
• College Information Nights for Parents

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College Presentations

• College Information Night (Parents)
• September 25, 2008 _at_ 630 pm in the Cafeteria
• College Application Workshops
• At West Valley College _at_ 630 pm
• UC Workshop October 20, 2008
• CSU Workshop October 27, 2008
• Personal Statement Workshop
• November 3, 2008 at Leigh during lunch
• in room 20

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Grade Level Visits

• Visit students in their English and Social
  Science classes to create/update their 4-year
  plans
• 12th Grade Visits September 23rd 24th
• 11th Grade Visits October 7th 8th
• 10th Grade Visits November 17th to 22nd
• 9th Grade Visits October 21st and 22nd

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08-09 Guidance Calendar

• Review Dates
• AP Information Night
• Financial Aid Night
• Junior Parent Night
• 9th and 10th grade Parent Night
• College Faires

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College Career Center (room 32)

• Open daily at lunch
• College Information
• Scholarships
• Financial Aid Information
• Testing Information
• Career Information
• PSAT Sign-ups
• 20.00

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Thank you for coming!

• Get more information about Leigh
  atwww.leigh.cuhsd.org