SAGE ACADEMY

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SAGE ACADEMY

• Students Achieving Greater Education

Welcome! Open House August 21, 2008
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Agenda

• - Welcome
• - Introduction of staff
• - Mission statement
• - Expectations
• - Information/ forms
• - PTSA
• - Questions
• - Bus drivers/route info
• - Schedules
• - Visit classrooms and meet with teachers

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SAGE Academy Faculty and Staff, 2008-2009
Loretta Batchelor Career and Technical
Education Patricia Bedetta Spanish Kate Blinka
HS Science Nonya Brown Media Coordinator James
Chesney HS Math Margaret Grayson Counselor,
Testing Coordinator Susan Helmer Exceptional
Childrens Program Jessica Hogan HS
English Adam Jordan HS Social Studies Derrick
Scott Physical Education Robert Templin 8th
Grade LA/SS Suzanne Robinson Behavioral/Transiti
on Counselor Vacant 8th Grade Math/Science
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SAGE Academy Faculty and Staff, 2008-2009
Administrative Support Staff Pam Colvin
Secretary/Treasurer Kathy Foushee
Receptionist/Data Manager Bus
Drivers Alyease Fox Bus 136 Ned Headen Bus
154 Custodian Kenneth Brooks Principal Daniel
Haithcox
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• Mission Statement
• SAGE Academy,
• in collaboration with home
• and community, will provide
• a safe, supportive, environment that empowers
  life long learners.

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Academics, Attendance and Attitude

• Raise the bar
• Be a star
• Together, we all can go FAR!
• (Focused, Respectful, Accountable)

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High School Promotion Policy

• Freshman promoted from Grade 8 with courses in
  Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, and Science.
• Sophomore total of 6 credits
• Junior total of 13 credits
• Senior total of 20 credits

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Attendance info

• Upon a student reaching his/her 9th absence in a
  class in a semester, a student will not get
  credit for the class until that absence (or
  absences above 8) is made up time-wise in an
  after school make-up session. The sessions will
  not be in effect until we have students reaching
  the 9th absence. Students may make up absences 9
  - 13.

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Additional info

• 5th period
• Hallway, cafeteria
• Bathroom breaks
• Planner
• Notebook
• Book bags keep in locker
• Locks
• Homeroom

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Daily Schedule

• High School Daily Schedule
• 800-936 First Period (Homeroom on Monday
  Wednesday 8-820)
• 936-948 BREAK
• 950-1120 Second Period
• 1123-1253 Third Period
• 1255-120 Lunch
• 122-300 Fourth Period
• ACE (Advisee/Collaboration/Enrichment)
• will be held Fridays 230-300.

All students must leave campus at 315 pm unless
they Have made prior arrangements with a
teacher. Students staying for tutoring must
notify their parents or legal guardian and make
arrangements for their own transportation.
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Forms

• Student information update
• More to come
• home Monday

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• PTSA

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• Questions
• Bus drivers/route info
• Schedules
• Classrooms