I know we are also talking about these important issues and topics, and I was reminded how much I appreciate the hard work and care each of our staff members bring to our students and families. People talked about attendance, cell phone use, equitable grading, and college/career readiness. I listened to them talk about their students, parents, programs, and work they are doing to serve students as we return from the pandemic. I spent a few days last week at the University of Oregon meeting with other administrators from around Oregon and California. This strike was not easy on any of us, and I know that our teachers will be back today ready to reconnect with your students, and get them ready to do their very best in the coming weeks and months of school. I appreciate your support and understanding over the last month. Once those are finalized, we will share information and ways that you can sign up. We are working on dates for parent/teacher conferences. There are more changes, and we will share those later this week. Winter break will only be one week this year. The most important change is that there will be school from December 18th - 22nd. There are some major changes to the calendar that are coming up. We hope they will reach your mailbox by December 8th. Report cards for quarter 1 will be mailed out later next week. We are so happy to have your students back with us today! I know this last month was full of uncertainty, and I am looking forward to reconnecting with students and teachers as they come back into the building today. I’m hoping these next weeks will get us back into our routines at school. Thanks for all you have done to support your students in the last month. Remember, finals are the last week of January, so there is almost a full month of school after we return from our shortened winter break. We will do our best to keep students caught up during that week. Just make sure your student communicates with their teachers if they will be gone. Spending time with family, traveling to different areas, and connecting with people from different generations can all be meaningful ways to learn about the complex world around us. If you do, and you cannot reschedule, take the time to be with your family. We know some families have plans the week of December 18th. It’s also important for our seniors to get as many days as possible before walking across the stage on June 2nd. It is really important for us to make up as many of these days in the first semester as possible, so our students have enough time to do well in their classes and cover all of the material. It’s great to see your students last week! I know the updates to the calendar are hard for all of us to navigate. Presione aquí para la versión en español. Here is the Step Up application for returning students. If you have any questions, please contact the Student Success Specialist, Site Supervisor, and/or Advocate who has been in contact with you during the enrollment process at your specific high school. Here is the application is for prospective students interested in becoming a part of the 2023-24 Step Up cohort. At the end of the year, students receive one elective credit for participating in Step Up. In addition, Step Up partners with teachers and school staff to support student’s academic growth. Students work closely with their advocate/mentor, who engages with parents to share student progress and provide holistic support. Step Up Advocates partner with the school to offer after-school tutoring from 3:30 to 5:30 pm- Monday through Thursday, continued leadership development, and close social/emotional support in small “Advocate groups” of around 15 Step Up youth. By the end of camp, students and their Advocates have developed close relationships based on a mutual commitment to success in high school. These self-defined goals form the basis for their participation in Step Up throughout the following year. Leadership and team-building activities reinforce students’ understanding of their capacity to achieve their dreams through education and hard work, all with the support of an Advocate. Step Up Advocates challenges youth to identify their aspirations in a 3-day summer leadership academy and commit to working together towards those goals. Our students are personally supported by a Step Up Advocate all year through comprehensive tutoring, strength-based advocacy, emotional support, character-building workshops, and family engagement activities. Every year, Step Up keeps over 400 amazing kids in school and thriving academically at three Portland Public high schools: Roosevelt, Madison, and Franklin. Step Up helps 9th through 12th graders transition to and through their high school careers.
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