Classical Academy High School
Personalized Learning Campus
April 13th - 17th
Dear Classical Academy High School Students and Families,
Welcome back to the temporary "new normal" in distance education! First and foremost, I want everyone to know how much you are missed. We are all feeling a variety of emotions, while trying to get back into a routine. However we can develop and support you, please let us know.
The Monday News (this email) will continue to be sent out to families every Monday through the end of the school year. I will also post a Tuesday video with any weekly updates and announcements. Your feedback was evidence that you appreciate the updates and communication. Important announcements, such as a date, location, or event change will be posted immediately in Schoology. To better serve you, please make sure that your Schoology notifications are turned on to receive these updates.
Senior events - There are many tentative and postponed events that have not been cancelled, at this time. Junior and Senior Prom and Grad Night have been postponed pending further news updates. Disneyland has not cancelled Grad Night, but we will be looking into additional ideas, if possible. We want to celebrate our students and our graduating seniors! If there is any possibility of holding these events, even at a later date, we will do whatever we can do to celebrate and see you again. Graduation is still scheduled for Friday, June 5, 2020 at 11:00 am. We have explored additional options, such as a video graduation, but have not made any definitive decisions until we have more information and updates. Another possibility is hosting a live graduation event or celebration, in the summer, if we are able.
Musical Theater - The Addams Family production has been postponed, but there is consideration for a summer performance, if possible. Please stay tuned for updates.
Tryouts/Applications - Dance, cheer, flag, leadership, and other activities will be updated in the Monday News, as that information is released.
Academics - We have heard from many families about the excellent resources and learning platform we already have been using. Summit Learning will continue to support our students completing the entire school year successfully. Students are expected to stay in engaged and moving forward in the distance learning model. All power focus areas, content assessments, checkpoints, and projects are required; grades and credits will be issued. Please notify your teacher, via Schoology messaging, if you are have any challenges in your academic progress and completion.
Important dates - We are now in quarter 4 of the 2019-20 school year. All work samples for quarter 3 should have already been turned in or shared, via a Google Folder, with your cohort teacher. Students will be required to submit two more work samples, in each subject, by the end of the school year. The work sample dates should be in one of these two work submission time periods: Quarter 4 Work Sample #1, dated between April 13-May 1, 2020. Quarter 4 Work Sample #2, dated between May 4-May 29, 2020. Also, all reading and PE logs should be completed through June 5, 2020.
These dates will be added to the Schoology calendar, to serve as a reminder to stay on track.
Please adhere to the stay at home orders and let's get through this difficult time. Let us know how we can best support your student and family. We will be available regular school hours, as well as the extended proctoring hours in the evenings Monday - Thursday. Let's show the world how we are set up for the best distance education experience!
Sending you much love, virtual hugs, and lots of support,
Dr. Stacey Perez
Meet Covi! Dr. Perez has a new puppy! <3
Important Announcements
Update from Executive Director, Cameron Curry on April 1st, 2020
Update from Principal, Dr. Perez on March 31st, 2020
Update from School Counselor, Charles Threatt on April 1, 2020
Stay Connected + Inspired
Weekly in depth look at a student or professional in our community.
Reminder: Student expectations for Distance Learning
Check Schoology & Summit daily
Complete all power focus areas, additional focus areas, and checkpoints to complete your courses
Check Schoology for teacher updates, videos, and messages
Continue to read a minimum of 20 minutes per day (record on Reading log)
Continue to complete your PE minutes from home (record on PE log)
Reach out to teachers, the support team and to each other for support and encouragement
Who Do I Ask?
We know that clear communication is going to be crutial during this time, so we wanted to make sure you know where to go if you have a question. We put together a "Who Do I Ask?" Document which contains all of our Support Team's specific roles and email addresses. We want all students and parents to feel free to email anyone on our team with any questions that you have.
Content Assessments and At-Home Learning
Thank you for your patience, flexibility, and understanding during this time of uncharted waters and uncertainty. We are so glad to be in this together, as one family, with incredible support of one another. With our President and Governor in alignment with lessening the impact of limiting the spread of COVID-19, it would appear that we are in for some extended time away from the campus. Under the current executive order issued by the Governor, we are required as public schools to provide every student with high-quality educational options. Effective Monday, March 30, 2020, we are going to return to as much normalcy, as possible, while providing education remotely.
Students will be allowed to take content assessments remotely, under parent supervision. The exact same procedure will be followed as before with extended hours to provide equity for all students and situations.
You will have to use a computer with a Chrome browser and have the Assessment Mode add-on installed. Click here for the assessment Mode Add-on.
Content Assessments will be opened from 8-10 am, 1-3 pm, and 6-8 pm Monday through Thursday. Fridays will be remote office hours and remote parent power hours from 9-12. Please refer to your Schoology course for office hour sign ups and links.
Students have 10 min to start the assessment once it has been approved.
Students then have 90 min to complete the assessment.
To accomodate parent work schedules, three windows are being offered, first thing in the morning, once in the afternoon and once in the evening.
Maximum number of attempts in the window per student: 2
After two attempts, the student must meet virtually with the content teacher for review and a third attempt. This should be requested by sending your subject area teacher a Schoology email. The teacher has 48 hours to respond to your email for support and another attempt.
Parent supervision required.
Secured browser must be installed.
No additional technology can be used.
Notes can be used and must be verified, signed, and dated by the parent proctor.
Upon returning from Spring Break, on Monday, April 13, 2020, we will return to a structured daily schedule that virtually reflects our students regular school week. On Monday, we ask that all students set their goals for the week, using the Summit Learning Platform. This is imperative, as it provides our team with guidance and direction to support student academic achievement. Students should also plan on having a virtual mentor meeting with their cohort teacher, at least once a week. Starting Tuesday, April 14, 2020, teachers will be providing a variety of instructional methods to meet student progress. Some teachers will provide daily instruction, others will provide embedded videos, and some will have open virtual classroom hours. Rest assured that we have a solid plan in place and will be here to support students and families through this time.
Please stay tuned for additional announcements. For all my planning people, here is the daily schedule that we will return to, virtually, on April 13, 2020:
CAHS PL Daily Schedule
7:45-8:55 Period 0 T-Th
Content Assessments 8-10 M-F
9:00-10:10 Period 1 T-Th
10:15-11:25 Period 2 T-Th
11:25-11:55 Lunch
Content Assessments 1-3 M-F
12:00-1:10 Period 3 T-Th
1:15-2:25 Period 4 T-Th
1:50-3:00 Band/Drama
Content Assessments 6-8 M-F
AP Exam Update:
Please read the College Board update below and please be checking the email that you originally provided to the College Board for their very important updates on AP exam information. Moving forward the College Board will be communicating directly with AP students by e-mail.
It has been highly recommended by the College Board that all students take their AP exams during the May 11th - May 22nd testing window.
Exam Dates
Most AP teachers and students surveyed prefer to test earlier, while the content is still fresh.
•Exams will be given from May 11–22.
•Makeup test dates will be available for each subject from June 1–5.
•Students can take exams at home or in schools if they reopen.
•Each subject's exam will be taken on the same day at the same time, worldwide.
•View the full testing schedule.
Exam Format
Most exams will have one or two free-response questions, and each question will be timed separately. Students will need to write and submit their responses within the allotted time for each question.
•Students will be able to take exams on any device they have access to—computer, tablet, or smartphone. They'll be able to type and upload their responses or write responses by hand and submit a photo via their cell phones.
•For most subjects, the exams will be 45 minutes long, plus an additional 5 minutes for uploading. Students will need to access the online testing system 30 minutes early to get set up.
•Certain courses—Art and Design: 2D; Art and Design: 3D; Computer Science Principles; Drawing; Research; and Seminar—will use portfolio submissions and will not have a separate online exam. All deadlines for these submissions have been extended to May 26, 2020, 11:59 p.m. ET. Teachers and students may receive separate course-specific communications.
•Students taking world language and culture exams will complete two spoken tasks consistent with free-response questions 3 and 4 on the current AP Exam. Written responses will not be required. We'll provide additional details in the coming weeks to help students prepare.
Tips for testing on specific devices will be available in late April.
CAO Eventbook
Since we know you have some time on your hands, we thought it would be a great time for you guys to go through your pictures from the school year! Then you can start sending them to us so we can work on creating your 2019-2020 Eventbook! See the document below with information on ordering your Eventbook online, sending in your photos, or purchasing Senior Ads.
Graduation Performance Tryouts
Hey Seniors!
Obviously the Graduation Performance Tryouts that were supposed to happen tomorrow are not happening. We want to have a virtual try out! Please send me an email with a video of your self performing to lwilliams@classicalacademy.com. Even if you didn't sign up before but you are still interested in performing, that's ok - send it over!
Try to get those to me by April 13th. If you need more time than that, just reach out.
-Ms. Lindsey
Community News
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Counselor's Corner
Laura Hughes, Lead Counselor and Classical Academy High School
Charles Threat III, Classical Academy Online
Jessica Novello, Coastal Academy High School
Alissa Atkins, Classical Academy Middle School
Jennifer Meehan, Coastal Academy
Chad Chandler, TCA Bear Valley
Charity Marino, TCA Vista
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