NEW HORIZONS MODEL HIGH SCHOOL ORIENTATION

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NEW HORIZONS MODEL HIGH SCHOOLORIENTATION

• WELCOME!!!

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MISSION STATEMENT GOALS

• MISSION STATEMENT
• The Mission of the Banning Unified School
  District, as an educational community, is to
  improve academic achievement, provide a safe
  school environment and maintain a positive school
  climate to produce life long learners and
  cultivate productive citizens.

• 2007-08 District Goals
• Meet/Exceed the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
  Target for Each School Site and increase CASHEE
  passing rates.
• Promote a Safe, Secure and Disciplined
  Environment.
• Maintain Fiscal Solvency through effective and
  efficient District Operations.
• Promote the positive aspects of our Schools and
  District.

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GOAL FOR TODAYS ORIENTATION

• Make sure you understand how New Horizons Model
  High School works and what your responsibilities.
• Understand what makes New Horizons a Model High
  School.
• Attendance/Visitors/Dress Code.
• Understand BUSDs Graduation requirements.
• Enrollment/ Transfer Procedures.
• Other.

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NEW HORIZONS MODEL HIGH SCHOOL PURPOSE
It is the purpose of New Horizons High School
(NHHS) to provide differentiated, standards
driven instruction to students who are best
served in this non-traditional style of learning.
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Key Points for New Horizons

• Allows focus to be on school work.
• Allows student to work more hours and keep up
  with school work.
• WASC accredited School.
• Excellent teacher to student ratio of 20 to 1.
• High standards for academics.

• 18 year olds are not released without a parent
  signing them out in the front office.
• Much support is provided for students to be
  successful.
• Opportunities provided for students to get
  involved.
• Family atmosphere.
• Disruptions to learning are not tolerated while
  positive growth is encouraged.

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Expected Student Learning ResultsESLRsUpon
Graduation I will have

• Thinking/Cognitive Skills
• Shown improvement in reading and math scores on
  standardized tests.

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Expected Student Learning ResultsESLRs

• Personal Responsibility Skills
• Thoughtfully and carefully completed
  assignments.
• Demonstrated an improvement in attendance.
• Developed an awareness of diversity.
• Shown a positive attitude towards myself and
  others.
• Used appropriate and respectful problem solving
  strategies.
• Used appropriate and respectful language at all
  times.

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Expected Student Learning ResultsESLRs

• Technology Skills
• Performed basic computer operations.
• Utilized computer skills to gather, analyze and
  organize information.
• Utilized these skills to efficiently produce,
  publish and present an assignment.

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Expected Student Learning ResultsESLRs

• Career Development Skills
• Explore career opportunities.
• Explore post-secondary education/training options
  including the military.
• Develop a senior portfolio by completing the
  Senior Seminar Class.
• Participate in Junior Jamboree.

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GRADE REPORTING

• Every three weeks, there is a formal grade
  report provided to students/family. This is
  called a PAR check. (Productive Academic Rate)
• One credit is expected to be earned in each class
  every three weeks.
• Two credits are expected to be earned in each
  class every six weeks.
• Involvement in student activities is based on
  these grade checks. Students must be on PAR to
  participate in field trips, cross-age mentoring
  and Peace Crew United or PCU.

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ATTENDANCE ISSUES

• Students need to be clocked in by 900
  a.m.(school starting time) or they are considered
  tardy. Even one minute late is considered tardy.
• For every three tardies, students must serve a
  detention arranged by administration.
• If students have numerous tardies, possible
  changes to their schedule will be arranged by
  administration.
• Families will always be notified when a student
  has an absence or is habitually late.
• The attendance rate at NHHS is tops in the
  Banning School Unified District

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VISITING OTHER CAMPUSES

• NHHS students do NOT have access to their former
  school unless it is granted by that schools
  administration. You are a visitor and must
  follow the proper procedures if you want to enter
  the site.
• Do not loiter on or around the campus before or
  after school.
• Students are subject to discipline from NHHS
  administration if they cause a disruption at
  another site.
• If you are enrolled in ROP on a different site,
  you will need to be sure to check on the proper
  procedure for entering campus.
• Your right to enter the campus can be revoked if
  you cause a disruption.

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DRESS CODE ENFORCED AT ALL CAMPUSES

• BUSD Board Policy

BP 5132 Students Dress Grooming
The Board of Trustees believes that appropriate
dress and grooming contribute to a productive
learning environment. The Board expects students
to give proper attention to personal cleanliness
and to wear clothes that are suitable for the
school activities in which they participate.
Students clothing must not present a health or
safety hazard or a distraction which would
interfere with the educational process.
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DRESS CODE IS ENFORCED ON OUR CAMPUS
BANNING USD Administrative Regulation

• All students are expected to present themselves
  in an orderly manner, conducive to the
  advancement of education. Appearance should be
  neat and acceptable. Items that are disruptive
  or could cause situations that would diminish the
  safety of students will be prohibited.
• The district administration will determine that
  nature of gang dress and paraphernalia in
  continued consultation with Banning Police
  Department and District Office personnel. The
  district may set further specifics for rules
  relative to the dress and appearance of students,
  which will be strictly enforced.

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Students are expected to wear of display the
following

• Clothing that is hemmed and free from tears, rips
  and holes.
• Clothing that covers undergarments, the back and
  the entire midriff at all times.
• Dresses, skirts and shorts that are long enough
  to cover buttocks and upper thigh when walking,
  sitting, bending or reaching.
• School and personal property (i.e. notebooks,
  pee-chees, backpacks) that are free of graffiti.
• Clothing and accessories worn in the manner in
  which they were designed to be worn.
• Appropriate shoes at all times. Slippers and
  thongs (flip-flops) are not to be worn.

NOT ALLOWED
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Examples of Dress Code Violations

• Spiked or studded jewelry of any kind, including
  ankle bracelets, chokers, rings,gloves and belts.
• Wallets or chokers with any form of chain.
• Long hanging belts.
• Overly brief or tight garments (such as
  halter-tops, tube-tops, bathing suit tops or
  muscle shirts), spaghetti straps, strapless,
  off-the shoulder, or fishnet see-through
  garments.
• Bib overalls with straps unbuckled.
• Oversized, sagged, or baggy pants, shirts or
  clothing garments of any kind.
• Belt buckles displaying letters or numbers.
• Hairnets, bandanas, wave caps or other headgear
  is inappropriate.
• Clothing that is unsafe, lewd, indecent, vulgar,
  obscene or gang-related.
• Clothing that is disruptive to the educational
  process or the orderly operation of school.

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DRESS CODE VIOLATIONS CONT.

• Student dress displaying emblems lettering, or
  pictures pertaining to gangs, drugs, tobacco,
  alcohol, sex, death, mutilation, violence, or a
  gangs silent code.
• (Specific examples of prohibited symbols, logos
  organizations, etc. include, but are
• not limited to 69, SUR, 13,18th Street, LR,
  KKK, KR W, any swastika symbol, symbols
• advocating SKIN, any iron cross. The list of
  prohibited type of attire can be updated at any
• time, as per BUSD policy and Law Enforcement
  Agency).
• Any clothing considered by administration/law
  enforcement agencies to be gang related.
• Clothing items that can be interpreted as
  degrading or offensive to any gender, culture,
  religious or ethnic group.
• Hair styles considered disruptive to the
  educational process.
• Sunglasses may not be worn in the classroom.
• The term sagged pants means that the waistline
  of the pants is located below the hipbone of the
  student. With the pants correctly worn, the
  crotch of the pants will not hang away from the
  body. Properly fitted pants, incorrectly worn
  (below the hipbone), are considered sagged
  pants.
• The term baggy pants means that the waistline
  of the pants, located at the hipbone of the
  student, when pulled and pinched will gather more
  than one inch of material. Properly fitted pants
  will not gather more than one inch of material.

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Attention 10th, 11th and 12th graders

• If you have NOT passed the English or Math
  portion of the CAHSEE test, you will be assigned
  mandatory classes.

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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS -

• ENGLISH 40 credits of English in grade 9 12
  and be enrolled in English every semester.
• SOCIAL SCIENCE 30 credits of social science in
  grades 9 12, including the following
  specifically required courses Two semester of
  World History, Two semesters of U.S. History, One
  semester of Government and One semester of
  Economics.
• MATHEMATICS 30 credits of mathematics in grades
  9 12, and be enrolled in a standards based
  mathematics courses, including the following
  specifically required courses Algebra 1 and
  Geometry.
• SCIENCE 20 credits of science in grades 9 12.
  Ten of those credits are in Life Science and 10
  credits in Physical Science.
• PHYSICAL EDUCATION 20 credits of P.E. in grades
  9 12.
• FINE ARTS OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE 10 credits in
  fine arts or foreign language in grades 9 12.
• HEALTH/ DRIVERS ED 10 credits.
• APPLIED ARTS 10 credits.
• ELECTIVES 60 credits.
• TOTAL CREDITS 230 required for graduation.
• EXIT EXAM FOR THE Classes of 2006 and later
  Beginning in the 2005-06 school year and each
  year thereafter, each student completing grade 12
  shall successfully pass the state exit
  examinations in language arts and mathematics as
  a condition of high school graduation. Students
  shall take the exit examination in grade 10 and
  may take the examination upon notice from
  administration until each section of the
  examination has been pass.

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OPTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL CREDITS -

• Senior Portfolio/Exit Interview
• ROP classes.
• Work Experience.
• Peace Crew United (PCU) is a volunteer peer
  mediation program. NHHS students are trained to
  resolve conflicts at various schools in the
  Banning Unified School District during the school
  day. Students are responsible to make up any
  work that they miss while on duty at another
  school. Sign-ups will be available in the front
  office during the first week of school.
• Cross-age mentoring is arranged through Cindy
  Flanagan for NHHS to help classroom teachers at
  other school sites.

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• WORK EXPERIENCE

Sign up if you are 16, have a job, and want to
earn elective credits.
Mr. To, our counselor, is the Work Experience
Teacher. You have the option of earning elective
credits if you are working. You will have to
bring in your pay stubs as proof that you are
working. The number of credits is based on the
hours you work and the completed assignments.
When you get your work permit from him, be sure
to tell him if you are interested.
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SENIOR PORTFOLIO WHY DO IT?

• Investigate possible careers that fit you.
• Learn to create a resume.
• Create a portfolio (group of documents) that help
  you apply for scholarships, jobs, etc.
• It helps you create a plan for you life AFTER
  high school.
• Community service hours 10.

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REQUIRED DISTRICT TESTING

• CAHSEE (California High School Exit Exam-
  English/Language Arts and Math)
• Passing both parts of this test is required for
  all students in order to earn a high school
  diploma. Testing is done through the year, based
  on grade level.
• STAR/ CST TESTING
• STATE PE TESTING (7th and 9th grades only)
• DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS/MAPS
• Students interested in College Tests (PSAT, SAT,
  ACT) should contact our counselor for more
  information and how to register. These are
  currently done off campus.

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ENROLLMENT PROCEDURES

• Add/Drop Process

• You will need to get an Add/Drop form from the
  counselor Mr. To.

• Go to the high schools Registrar Office to
• check out.

• Be sure to check in all text books. Bills for
  lost books are passed on to each school. If you
  owe books, you will have to clear the bill before
  you can receive a diploma.

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ENROLLMENT
3. Before you leave Banning High school, ask the
Registrar if you are completely checked out.
If you have transfer grades, be sure to get that
form and bring it to the office. New Horizons
Model High School gives partial credit for
passing grades. You have not completed
registration with NHHS until you have completely
checked out of your previous school.
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ENROLLMENT
4. Then its of to Centralized Registration

• You will need to take your ADD/DROP form to
  Centralized Registration, located at 161 West
  Williams Street.
• You will see Ms. JoAnne Obregon who will drop
  you from your previous school and add you to the
  NHHS Student Enrollment List.
• You will need to bring the paper work you
  receive from Ms. Obregon to NHHS, to complete
  your enrollment.

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ENROLLMENT COMPLETE

• Meet with Mr. To to get a class schedule.
• Fill out sign Emergency Card.
• Fill out sign NHHS compact.
• Fill out sign Parent/Student Rights Form.

• Parent/Guardian must be present
• to sign all forms!!

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VERY IMPORTANTDONT MISS YOUR FIRST DAY!!

• CONGRATULATIONS
• YOU ARE NOW PART
• OF THE NHHS FAMILY!!!

• YOU WILL BE DROPPED AND ANOTHER STUDENT WILL BE
  GIVEN YOUR SLOT IF YOU DO NOT SHOW.

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Parent volunteers are always needed for various
things at BISS
? Fundraising ? Graduation assistance ? Clerical
help ? School Site Council
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GRADUATION PICTURES

• Graduation ceremony at the end of each year for
  those earning a high school diploma or
  certificate of completion during the school year.
• School pictures available each fall and spring.
• It is very important to take pictures so an ID
  can be issued.

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TRANSPORTATION ISSUES

• Parent/Guardian agrees to provide transportation.
• No ride is NOT an excuse for missing school.
• Have back-up plans and options ready to go
• Neighbors Friends
• Bike/skateboard Walking
• City Transit

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QUESTIONS ANSWERS