Pleasant Grove High School Senior Portfolio

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Pleasant Grove High School Senior Portfolio

• Overview

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Overview and Purpose

• The Senior Portfolio is the culminating project
  of students high school career.
• It provides students with the opportunity to
  bring together all that they have learned in
  twelve years of school.

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Purpose

• Students choose samples of their best works and
  create a portfolio that will showcase their
  unique talents, strengths and expertise.
• Senior Portfolio consists of four parts
• (a) the portfolio,
• (b) community service hours,
• (c) the Reflective Research Essay,
• (d) the oral presentation.
• Students begin building their Senior Portfolio in
  ninth grade and it is a work in progress
  throughout their 4 years at PGHS.

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Overview and Purpose

• Advocacy teacher will be the main source of
  guidance and support throughout the process.
• English 12 teachers will become student mentors
  during their senior year.

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Grade

• The Senior portfolio will worth 25 of students
  Term 2 weighted grade in English 12.

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Components

• Best Work Samples
• Collected in Advocacy on the following dates
• October 23, January 8, February 20 (Seniors),
  March 26, April 30
• Best work must be from the approved school-wide
  list or approved by the assigning teacher
• If students have an assignment or project that is
  not on the Best Works list they must submit a
  Best Works Approval Form

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The School-wide Best Works Approved list can be
found in the Senior Handbook on the school
webpage www.pghs.net
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Advocacy Links
Forms and files can also be found by clicking the
Advocacy Link under Programs on the schools
webpage
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Best Works .. reminder

• Make sure that your BEST works is on the schools
  approved list.
• Bring it to your advocacy class any time before
  its due (store it in your folder so youll have
  it when you need it.)

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Best Works

• What if I have a project or assignment that is
  not on the list?
• You will need to fill out and submit a Best
  Works approval form.

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Describe the assignment
Explain why it should be included as a best work
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Components

• Reflection Windows
• A short reflective piece (3 developed paragraphs)
  that explains why you selected this sample, a
  description of the assignment and how the sample
  relates to growth, strength or goals.

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Log Sheet Log each best work sample on this
sheet, include date, description reason for
selecting the sample.
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Components

• Best Work Samples
• Include Best works in your portfolio which
  reflect each of the following
• Growth sample shows how youve grown /or
  improved over time (i.e.. An improved grade or
  success in a class where youve struggled.)
• Strength reflects your strengths as a student
• Future Plans Goals - sample reflects your
  future plans after graduation (i.e. a project
  complete in CAD or Photography)

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Community Service

• Community service is not a requirement, but
  without it you CANNOT earn an A on your Senior
  Portfolio.
• Students completing 55 hours of approved
  community service will earn cords at graduation.

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Community Service

• All community service hours must be pre-approved
  by Advocacy teachers so that you can be certain
  they will count before you perform the community
  service.

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Community service hours

• There are now 2 options for completing the
  Community Service Requirement
• Option 1
• Hours must be completed in full each school year
  in order for students to earn a community service
  cord.
• 9th grade optional
• 10th grade 10 hours
• 11th grade 20 hours
• 12th grade 25 hours

See Appendix B13 for a breakdown of community
service hours for transfer students
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Community Service Cont.

• Option 2Partial Credit
• If you didnt complete all of the required hours
  during any one year, you can still earn partial
  credit on the Senior Portfolio, but no
  Recognition Cord.
• Complete 2 out of the 3 years to earn 6 out of
  the 10 points
• Complete 1 out of the 3 years to earn 3 out of
  the 10 points

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Prior Approval Summer Work

• Remember to complete a Community Service Prior
  Approval form and have it signed by your Advocacy
  teacher BEFORE beginning EACH activity
• Also, all work completed in the summer counts
  towards the next years total
• Students cannot make up hours for the previous
  year during the summer.

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Reflective Research Essay

• Essay written in Senior English

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The Presentation

• During STAR testing, Seniors will present their
  Senior portfolios to a panel of judges
• students will describe their best work samples
  and discuss how these carefully chosen pieces of
  work fit into the categories growth, strengths,
  and future goals and plans.

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Parent Permission

• Seniors must have parents sign and return the
  permission form found in the portfolio handbook

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Frequently Asked Questions

• How are students graded on their Senior
  Portfolio?
• Students are responsible for having 5 Best Work
  Samples and Reflection Windows in their final
  Portfolio. 1 from each grade level 1 freebie
  from any grade level
• If students fail to submit a BW RW on a
  designated due date, they will receive a NP (No
  Pass) for the quarter and every quarter until
  they are caught up with the required number of
  BWs RWs.

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Best Works Reflection Windows

• 9th graders are required to collect 2 Best Works
  (BW) Reflection Windows (RF) (1 each semester)
• 10th 11th graders are required to collect 4
  BWs and RWs (1 each quarter)
• 12th graders are required to collect 2 BWs and
  RWs (1 each quarter)

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What is the requirement for the Senior Portfolio
at the end of each school year?

• At the end of each school year, students will
  write a Summative Letter which synthesizes all
  best works collected throughout the year.

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What if I transfer into PGHS late?

• Best work assignments and community service hour
  requirements will be proportional to when
  students enter PGHS. For instance a student who
  transfers during the 2nd quarter of their
  sophomore year is required to have 3 BWs RWs
  ( 1 from each quarter of his/her sophomore year
  that he/she attended PGHS and none from 9th grade)

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Where do I turn the work in?

• With the exception of the Reflective Research
  paper and accompanying outline, all Senior
  portfolio assignments should be brought to your
  Advocacy teacher to be checked off.
• At the beginning of the 2nd semester of your
  Senior year, you will be given your portfolio to
  take to your senior English teacher.

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Handbook Information

• The complete Senior Portfolio handbook (including
  all of the templates, forms, rubrics and samples)
  is located on the website (www.pghs.net). You
  can read, print and or download all of the info.
• If you would like a copy of the handbook, please
  talk to your Advocacy teacher and one will be
  provided.