MIDDLE & High School
FAMILY ADVISORY BOARD (FAB) FORUM (Gr. 7-12) Schedule
All meetings are on Zoom on Thursday evenings this year
September 28, 2023: Welcome & What's New
November 30, 2023: Middle School Redesign
January 25, 2024: Making the Most of Your PHA High School Experience
March 7, 2024: Counseling at PHA
May 30, 2024: College Readiness
our counseling team
School counselors are a great resource for students facing all sorts of social emotional challenges which affect their ability to learn and thrive at school. Learn what school counseling looks like at PHA by watching this presentation. CLICK HERE to review the slides.
powerschool at the FAB FORUM
Families use PowerSchool to access and track our student's progress, attendance, and grades. It can also help us better understand our grading system "Standards-Based Grading" and talk with our students about the skills they are learning and developing in their courses.
Also, view slides explaining how to view your student's grades on PowerSchool by CLICKING HERE.
REPORT CARDS: STANDARDS-BASED GRADING (SBG)
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Tell the school what you think about SBG BY CLICKING HERE.
Watch and review the video presentation explaining Standards-Based Grading: What is it? How does it work? And how can parents & families use it to support their students' learning?
making the most of high school at pha
Watch this presentation by our Principal and two PHA Seniors ('24) on what makes the high school so unique and what your students can look forward to when entering 9th Grade and beyond.
FAFSA UPDATE - February 2024
The U.S. Education Department (USED) recently announced that data from college-bound students’ Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will not be delivered to colleges until March. While news of this delay is disconcerting, here is some guidance and information for students and families:
Students should still complete the FAFSA. If they are experiencing technical errors, they should be patient and keep trying, especially when it comes to reaching Federal Student Aid (FSA) by phone. Students can also contact their prospective colleges and let them know that they are having problems with their submission. Federal Student Aid continues to correct errors.
Anyone who has submitted their FAFSA but needs to make corrections will be able to do so once the FAFSA data is processed in March.
National college access organizations are urging colleges and universities to extend financial aid and admissions deadlines in light of the delayed data. Colleges that depend on the FAFSA to make aid offers will most likely be delayed in sending offers to students. However, there is widespread understanding that students need these aid offers to make a college decision.
High schools and school districts that are accustomed to receiving data on how many of their students have completed the FAFSA should keep in mind that the data will be delayed in DESE’s tool until the data begins flowing from USED.
To help counselors and families with the new FAFSA, which went live on December 30, the Massachusetts Education Financing Authority (MEFA) is holding several online events, including one on “Navigating the Challenges and Delays of the New FAFSA” for students and families from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21.
Watch this video to get to know our Middle and High School Campuses!
Watch or listen to the first Grade 7-12 Family Advisory Board (FAB) meeting held on Zoom back on September 29, 2020.
FAFSA NIGHT 2022
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