Northside High Schools 21st Century Academy

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Northside High Schools 21st Century Academy

• Excellence is our only standard

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Our Vision

• Excellence is our only standard

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Our Mission

• Northside High School will
• Educate our future leaders to be successful in
  the 21st Century
• Integrate the principles of hard work with the
  advancement of technology
• Provide a platform for academic and technological
  excellence, sound decision making, and creative
  thinking
• Instill a sound work ethic and develop leadership
  skills

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Reasons for Academy

• Leandro Case and Judge Manning
• Align with North Carolina State Board of
  Education Future-Ready Students for the 21st
  Century Initiative
• Help freshman transition
• Decrease high school dropout rate
• 4 Rs Rigor, Relevance, Relationship and
  Results

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Our Goals

• Prepare students for globally competitive jobs in
  Onslow County and/or for a rigorous college
  curriculum
• To create a paperless classroom
• Graduate students with Microsoft Certification in
  five areas

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How the academy operates

• The academy is a cohort model that the students
  will be a part of for all four years.
• The students will have core classes and computer
  classes together.
• Students will submit assignments via Moodle.
• Academy teachers share common planning time.

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Who is eligible for the academy?

• Any Freshman entering ninth grade for the 1st
  time some 10th grade students.
• Must complete online application.
• Must have passed the 8th grade computer skills
  test.
• Must reflect the general population of NHS.
• Must be in good standing with middle school.

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Code of Conduct

• Maintain a C average at all times. If grade
  falls below a C, the students will stay for
  tutoring.
• Students dress on Thursdays.
• If a student is suspended, they go through a
  hearing process to determine their status in the
  academy.

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The Academy Advisory Board

• All Academy Teachers
• 2 students elected by the academy students
• Mona Padrick President Jacksonville/Onslow
  Chamber of Commerce
• Harry Brown NC Senator
• Joan McGinnis - (CTE Director OCS)
• Steve Myers - (IT Director OCS)
• Vikki Childress - (Academy Director)
• Erma Rogers - (Academy Guidance Counselor)

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Course Work

• 9th grade - Algebra I, English I,
• Earth/Environmental Science, Digital
  Communications, Health/PE, and 2 electives
• 10th grade Computer Application I II, World
  History, English II, Physical Science, Geometry,
  2 electives

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Course Work Continued

• 11th Grade - English III, Civics and Economics,
  Algebra II, Biology, Choice of Principles of
  Business, E-Commerce or Marketing, Computer
  Engineering, Internship, and 1 foreign language
  or elective
• 12th Grade English IV, Early America, US
  History, 4th Math, 2nd foreign language, or
  elective internship and dual enrollment
  opportunities

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Industry Certifications

• A Certification
• Microsoft Office Specialists and Administrator
• IC3
• Networking Comptia
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

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Technology that we will use

• Teacher Laptops
• LCD Projectors
• Promethean Boards
• Blackboard
• Podcast and vodcasts
• Blogging

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Professional Development

• Blackboard Certification
• Promethean Board
• SAS
• MovieMaker
• Podcasting
• PowerPoint
• Excel
• Word
• Outlook
• Access
• Blogging