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Posted on March 10, 2011 When a child reaches middle school, how are the lockers arranged, ( by the first letter of your last name? ) how do you determine what team they will be in,( team 1, 2 or 3 )and if they would like their locker moved to somewhere else, can they have it moved?
The schedule wizard (program used in creating student schedules) determines the team, it is pretty much random. Homerooms are assigned a bank/cluster of approximately 30 lockers; each student from that homeroom is assigned one locker from that bank/cluster. The homeroom teacher assigns the lockers alphabetically by the last name according to his/her homeroom roster. Unless there is a major problem with a student’s locker, i.e. broken beyond repair, a request to change lockers is not usually granted as there are very few “extra” lockers. The extra lockers are reserved for new students coming into Gowana throughout the school year.
Posted on April 2, 2009 Does Shen have a policy regarding placing twins in the same classroom? I have heard different/conflicting information from Moms of twins with children enrolled at Shen.
There is no policy or guideline. Some schools usually separate twins, some do not, depending on the information provided by parents.
Posted on April 8, 2009 Who schedules classes at the elementary level?
Decisions regarding classroom placements are taken very seriously and are based on a number of considerations which include the child’s educational, behavioral, developmental and social needs. Consequently, all members of the faculty working with a child are involved in the placement process. The team may include the following professionals the classroom teacher(s), AIS teachers, SPED teachers, speech teachers, the school psychologist, the school counselor, and the principal with input from parents and the special area teachers.
Posted on December 23, 2008 How do you determine what teacher a child is assigned to? It would be nice for all the kids in the same development/neighborhood to be in the same class together, since these are the kids they will see around the neighborhood.
The principal and staff members determine what class students are assigned to and try to create a balance for each class. Putting students from one neighborhood together in classes is not typically one of the objectives.
Posted on August 18, 2009 Approx. $4,000. is spend in mailing teacher placement within Shen district per year (approx 10,000 x $.42). Why is it that most other school districts inform student on their final report card and we chose not too?
Shenendehowa registers many new students over the summer. We typically add classes up to the last two weeks of August because of enrollment growth. Even if we were able to notify people on the final report card, we would still do a mailing at the end of August. That is mailing includes other information besides just the classroom teacher.
Posted on August 18, 2009 I think it's awful that we don't find out about teachers till the end of August, when other schools know at the end of the year. Especially when they tell you to wait for your teacher assignment to get school supplies.
Other schools are not growing like Shen. We typically add classes up until the last two weeks of August because of enrollment growth.
Posted on July 24, 2008 How is it determined what "team" a child will be on when entering middle school and when will they be advised? Is it true that band kids are kept together?
The majority of students are placed on teams randomly. Factors such as acceleration, special education and Academic Intervention Services (AIS) are reviewed to make sure that the teams are balanced. Schedules will be mailed on or about 8/19. Music students will be assigned to any of the three teams in each building. Questions, concerns should be addressed to the school counselor.
Posted on September 10, 2008 Do you honor requests for team placement in the middle school? I know in the elementary school we received a letter that requests for specific teachers would not be granted.
It is our policy not to honor requests. |
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