Secondary Report August
2017
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Academics
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The secondary staff is planning to move to a
grading scale very much like what the elementary currently are using. Here are
highlights.
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Motivate students to achieve higher percentages
within the grade (B to B+, A- to an A or even A+)
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Recognize motivated students for their academic
progress and differentiate between a 91% and a 98%.
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It helps with the breakdown of Academic honors
(Val, Sal)
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We also want to raise the bar on the lower end
to 63% is passing and anything below is a failing grade. We looked at the
students who historically reach 60%, which is just making the minimum, so let’s
raise the bar on the minimum.
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We did this with late work a couple of years ago
and the students rose to the occasion. We feel it is past time to do the same
with academic progress too
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This scale will closely match the elementary
scale which students should be used to, so it should make for a smooth
transition.
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Activities
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School picture day is September 7th
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Latah County Fair is September 13-17 PD day(no school) on 14th and no
school on 9/15
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Athletics
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Fall sports have begun.
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17 out for FB first game Aug 25th.
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28 girls out for VB, Aug 24th is
first match against CV. JV and V both have tournaments on August 26th
Genesee and Lewiston respectively.
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There are 7 students out for cheer.
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3 students running Cross Country through a co-op
with Moscow.
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JH FB starts August 21st, and JHVB
starts September 20.
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Vision 21
The first day of school will involve a team building activity with the
color groups, and the teachers will BBQ lunch for students. Students will get
to go to each class for a few minutes in the afternoon
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Rec.
District Update
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Scoreboards for Little league and SB were hung
in July. Thanks to Avista utilities with
the help of setting the concrete bases for the beams. Scoreboards will be wired
in in September.
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Grass will be seeded around trees outside of the
fields once wiring is finished. Grass will be seeded (hopefully this Fall)
where new baseball field will be as well.
