Welcome to The Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy, an Aspire Public School. It is our hope that you will find this a place where you will prepare for a lifetime of success. Each and every student should feel at home here, and is encouraged to become actively involved in our community. These years will pass quickly, so do not pass up any of the opportunities you will have to broaden your horizons and enhance your happiness while a student here.
Mission
Statement
As The Benjamin Holt College
Preparatory Academy community, we will empower our students to be responsible, contributing members of society
by promoting academic excellence through education and the support of personal aspirations and achievement.
School Schedule
MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and FRIDAY
School begins at 7:45 a.m. each morning.
All periods are 50 minutes in length with a 5 minute break between each class. Lunch is 35 minutes in duration. The Humanities class runs for two consecutive periods, as it incorporates both English and History into the curriculum.
The last period of the day, Challenge period, is 60 minutes in length.
The school day ends at 2:50 p.m. each afternoon.
WEDNESDAY
School begins at 7:45 a.m.
Each period will be approximately 1 hour in length, variances will be due to assemblies or other activities.
School ends at 12:15 p.m.
The Holt
Academy School Habits
As an Aspire Public School
we seek to nurture the following 5 habits in all our students.
1. Personal Responsibility
4. Application of Knowledge in Subject Areas
2. Social Responsibility
5. Communication
•Present Ideas Visually
3.
Critical and Creative Thinking
The Holt Academy Staff
|
First |
Last |
Subject |
Grade |
|
Susan |
Farrell |
Math (Advisory Lead) |
6 |
|
Bryan |
Gast |
Science |
6 |
|
Sherry |
Gutierrez |
Humanities |
6 |
|
Samantha |
Isernhagen |
Humanities |
6 |
|
Marcy |
MacKenzie |
Science |
7 |
|
Jody |
Sampley |
Humanities(Lead) |
7 |
|
Laurie |
Shidler |
Math |
7 |
|
Celisa |
Souza |
Humanities |
7 |
|
Patrick |
Chan |
Physical Science |
8 |
|
Liz |
O'Dell |
Math (Lead) |
8-10 |
|
Laura |
Powell |
Humanities |
8 |
|
Tonya |
Reed |
Humanities |
8 |
|
Kirby |
Feaver |
Science (Lead) |
9/10 |
|
Ken |
Koons |
Math |
8-10 |
|
Nanette |
Weisner |
Humanities |
9 |
|
Justin |
Miller |
PE/Humanities |
6-8,10 |
|
Patty |
Dismukes |
Art |
9/10 |
|
Chris |
Mauch |
PE |
6-8 |
|
Lynette |
Mize |
PE |
6-8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scott |
Traub |
Principal |
|
|
Connie |
Barretto |
Office Manager |
|
|
Jeanine |
Meli |
Admin Assist |
|
|
Wayne |
Norman |
Building Mgr |
|
|
Andrew |
Newton |
Campus Supervisor |
|
|
Sylvia |
Rodriguez |
Campus Supervisor |
|
|
Traci |
Tanner |
Campus Supervisor |
|
|
|
|
|
|
All staff email is firstname.lastname @aspirepublicschools.org
Aspire Public Schools Graduation
Requirements
English
40
Math
30
Science
20
History/
Social Science
30
World
Language
20
Visual
and Performing Arts
10
Electives
10
Exhibitions
20
Advisory
40
Svc.
Learning/Internships
10
TOTAL CREDITS 230
6th Writing
7th Math and PE
8th Science
9th Writing and PE
10th Math
11th Foreign Language and Science
12th History and Advisors
Grade Reporting Calendar
September 24, 2004 1st Quarter Ends
December 17, 2004 1st Semester Ends
March 4, 2005 3rd Quarter Ends
June 3, 2005 2nd Semester Ends
College Entrance
Requirements
A
2 years History/Social Science
B
4 years English
C
3 years Mathematics
D
2 years Laboratory Science
E
2 years Language Other Than English
F
1 year Visual and Performing Arts
G 1 year Elective
*While we greatly encourage ALL students to complete the a-g
course requirements, we recognize that there are other paths to college.
These other paths should be discussed thoroughly with each student’s advisor.
The Cat
Code of Conduct
Respectful
of myself, others, and my school.
Prepared
for learning by having a positive attitude and needed supplies.
Accepting
personal responsibility for adhering to all school and classroom expectations.
Be
on time
Be
honest in all my academic work
Use
appropriate language/gestures
Not
chew gum
Not
litter
Not
have electronic devices at school
Dress
appropriately according to the guidelines
Not
wear hats/hoods in the classroom
Not
enter a classroom without a teacher present
Treat
others in an encouraging and friendly manner
Strive
to be the very best I can be!!
Cat Progressive
Discipline
We believe all students can behave appropriately at all community activities. Therefore the following
discipline guidelines will be in effect.
LEVEL 1
Each grade level has a set of “house” rules that applies to every class in
that grade level. While
the exact “house” rules vary between grade level, they all follow a 4 step process that involves a warning, call
home, parent conference and finally referral to the principal.
The office also contains a 4 step process that will be in effect for incidents
that happen before or after school, breaks and lunchtime.
LEVEL 2
After the fourth offense at the classroom level, the student will be referred
to the principal for further action. The office will retain the student for the rest of that class period.
Further action is at the discretion of the principal and may include detention,
in-school suspension on Wednesdays, parent conference, or suspension.
THE “CAT BOX”
The Cat Box is Holt’s in-school suspension area.
Students are referred to the Cat Box by the principal.
This may be done after a student is on the 4th offense from a particular teacher, 5 cumulative tardies, a cut (a cut is considered when
the student is more than 20 minutes late for the period without excuse), the student’s actions warrant more than
detention, but less than full suspension, or any other offense deemed worthy of an assignment to the Cat Box. Students and parents
will be notified when a Cat Box has been assigned.
Cat Box is held every Wednesday in the dining commons.
During this time students will be responsible for completing their normal
days work and when that is completed, assisting the school in its beautification program or any other community
service type activity.
Should a student accumulate 3 Cat Box days, the student will then be suspended
out of school for each subsequent offense.
These days count as a suspension day on the student’s attendance record.
The following incidents will be referred directly to the principal
for the appropriate action.
1.
Fighting
2. Possession
of tobacco
3. Endangering actions toward others
4. Theft
/ Receiving of stolen property
5. Vandalism
or malicious mischief
6. Violation of closed campus (leaving campus without permission)
7.
Threatening, intimidating, harassing, sexual harassment or hate motivated
behavior.
1st incident – two day suspension
2nd
incident – five day suspension
Possessing, selling, or otherwise furnishing a firearm, when
an Aspire employee verified firearm possession, brandishing a knife, sale of controlled substances, and committing
or attempting to commit sexual assault or committing sexual battery
Recommendation for Expulsion
Causing serious physical injury to another person, possession
of any knife, explosive, other dangerous object, controlled substances, robbery or extortion, assault or battery
upon a school employee.
Attendance
Students are responsible for attending school with a positive attitude towards
learning as evidenced by regular punctual attendance.
School law requires that students attend full-time classes until they are
eighteen years of age. Students
may leave school early, with parent permission, by passing a proficiency exam.
Dates and requirements are available upon request.
Credit for attendance will be limited to actual attendance.
Parents and students are urged to schedule medical appointments after school
hours. Vacation
and out-of-town trips should not be scheduled during school hours.
Tardies
A student will be marked tardy if they are not in the classroom when the class
starts.
After every 5 total tardies, a student will be assigned to the Cat Box.
After 5 cumulative tardies a notice will be sent home and a parent conference
scheduled to address the issue.
Cutting Class
A student is considered to be cutting
class if they arrive any time after 20 minutes into the duration of the class.
If a student makes the choice to cut a class, they will automatically be assigned
to the Cat Box.
Suspensions
For the first suspension that the student receives, the student may make up
the work missed, but must turn it all in on the 1st day back after the suspension or no credit will be given.
For any subsequent suspension, no make up work will be allowed.
Clearing Absences
Absences may be cleared in one of
two ways:
1.
Call made by administrative assistant or parent notifying
school prior to return.
2.
Parent note or call on day of return.
Verified Excused Absences
Examples of verifiable absences are:
personal illness, Dr. appointments, funeral services, religious holiday or activity.
A written note from the parent will be used as acceptable verification of
appointment or activity. When
verification is present the student will be allowed to make up work.
It is the student’s responsibility for getting the work from each individual
teacher. Time
to make up work and the amount given for make-up work is at the discretion of the individual teacher. If the absence is left
unverified for 7 days, the absence will turn into an unexcused absence.
General
Information
A variety of important information is on the Holt website. Items include, latest announcements, school happenings, educator websites for class homework and syllabi, links to educator email and more. Come on in and take a look!!!
www.aspirepublicschools.org/benholt
Grades
Grades for students will be based on rubrics. The standard for rubrics is as follows: exceeds the standard, meets the standard, approaching the standard, emerging competency, and no evidence. These will show up on the student’s report cards as ES, MS, AS, EC, or NE. The class syllabus and rubrics that will be used are available in the office or on the website for review. When calculating the grades for each class, the rubrics for each of the five habits will be used.
Assessments
A variety of assessments are used in the high school. These assessments include Aspire Public Schools in-house testing, STAR testing, SAT, PSAT, AP, ACT, CAHSEE, in class assessments and exhibitions.
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