FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
BELOW YOU WILL FIND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RELATING TO AV Alternative Education THIS SCHOOL YEAR. BEFORE YOU EMAIL YOUR TEACHER A QUESTION OR CONCERN PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ THROUGH SOME OF THE QUESTIONS BELOW AS YOUR TEACHER MAY POINT YOU TO THIS PAGE AFTER EMAILING HIM/HER ANY QUESTIONS.
How do I get a chrome book?
Your child should have logged in to Google Classroom for all of their classes through a chromebook. We will continue to check out chromebooks to support our students. We will hold chromebook distribution days in the library at school. Please make sure your student is logging in to their Google Classrooms each and every day or attending campus. Students should contact their teachers and counselors, by email, if they have any questions or concerns.
Please fill out the Technology Agreement: https://drive.google.com/a/avhsd.org/file/d/17WvsluCJqAlxTQ9iU6vS9L1cGdKnhIK9/view?usp=sharing
How can I complete my work if I do not have internet at home?
If you have a smart phone then you can complete your courses. This website and everything on it will function on a smartphone anywhere you have 3G, 4G, 5G, LTE, WiFi service, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All textbooks and course materials are available on this website. If you do not have a smartphone or need a Chromebook or HotSpot you can email the Assistant Principal at your home school site and they should be able to check those out to you. You will find your Assistant Principal’s email address on your home school site’s website.
How do I get enrolled in this program if I am currently a student at another charter school or on a main campus?
DOWNLOAD AND COMPLETE THE INDEPENDENT STUDY APPLICATION Or OSC Application and email to your counselor. Contact your school to start the process today!
Do I have home work in the classes I am assigned?
Yes! You have homework and classwork every day until you catch up on your credits! The Curriculum is accessible 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week @
What is a credit or unit?
Credits and units are the same thing. Students need 230 credits/units to graduate high school.
1 credit = 1 unit of work for the class!
5 units = 1 semester of work for the class!
10 units = 1 year of work for the course/class!
Do you have any resources to help me? I don't understand the materials?
Here is a website from counseling that can support any questions or concerns you may have in order to get the help you need.
How do I write an assessment and/or an essay?
When writing an assessment, these steps are a resource to assist your writing:
1. Identify Topic, Purpose, Audience
This is probably determined based off of the task students are being asked to complete.
2. Brainstorm many possible supporting details
You will want students to brainstorm all relevant details so they have something to work from after they narrow down their TS.
3. Generate a complete Topic Sentence
The TS should be written out completely on the solid line of the outline.
4. Select, Categorize, Sequence Appropriate SD
Students use their brainstorm to determine the most relevant SD and most appropriate order.
5. Write notes for details on outline
After selecting the best SDs, students should add them (in note-taking form) to the dotted lines on their outline.
6. Generate complete CS
The last solid line of the outline is reserved for students to write their complete concluding sentence.
All students that want a job need to contact the work experience coordinator and get a work permit form.
Procedure for Students who need a work permit:
1. The work you choose needs to be for an "essential business"
2. Student is in good standing academically and making an effort in distance learning
3. Fill out the B1-1 (Request for a Work Permit form) your Social Security number, parent and employer signatures are needed to process the permit.
4. You must be an EHS, DWHS, or AVHS student.
5. After the B1-1 is completed the student will then email Mr. Tim Green using their school email address to set up an appointment to process the permit.
What are the courses needed to graduate?
Course Descriptions for your grade level
Course Description: Freshmen
Course Description: Sophomores
Course Description: Juniors
Course Description: Seniors
Course Selection Presentations
What are the courses i can take for credit on this website?
Course Name Course ID#
7201
7211
7231
7251
16622
16619
16624
16623
4105
10456
10401
10402
10409
12532
12517
11486
11487
3094
2031
7510
3090
4106
Writing Skills and Strategies €
22013
PERSONAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 2
3099
Personal & Social Responsibility
3100
2065
19714
8325
*credit recovery or improvement is only offered if the student has failed the course in the past. Please see instructor for this option.
Counselors are meeting with students to discuss missing credits towards graduation and ways to complete credit recovery through supplemental instruction. Letters will be mailed home to parents/guardians of students who are off track for graduation with a list of the missing credits that need to be completed. Those students will be assigned supplemental instruction in order to stay on track to graduate high school.
How do I access my students grades in PowerSchool:
Accessing your Student’s Grades in PowerSchool:
You have three options for viewing your student’s grades in the Antelope Valley Union High school District:
AV High School District App - This app gives you news, information, as well as your student’s progress. It is available on both the Apple App Store and Android App Store. When in the App Stores search for AV Union High School District and download the app.
PowerSchool App - This app ties right into your PowerSchool parent portal. You will get live updates on grades and attendance. This app is also found on the Apple App Store and Android App store. Search for PowerSchool. The district code is NWMZ.
Parent Portal: https://powerschool.avhsd.org This is where you can access all your student’s information from within PowerSchool. You can create an account using the Create an Account tab and filling out the information. You can get your student’s Access ID and Access Password from your school sites main office.
