Brantley County High School

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Brantley County High School
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Brantley County High School

• Welcome
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Brantley County High School

• Principal, Bert Smith
• Assistant Principal, Carol Ann Gill
• Assistant Principal, Nehemiah Cummings
• CTAE Director, Dr. Stuart Medley
• Alternative School Director, Dr. Alec Jacobs
• Counselor, Lori Speed
• Counselor, Kathy Stewart

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Brantley County High School

• Block Schedule
• 4 classes 1st semester, August December
• 4 classes 2nd semester, January May
• (4 previous years, 7 classes all year long)

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Brantley County High SchoolRegular Bell Schedule

• 1st Block 755-936
• 2nd Block 941-1119
• 3rd Block 1124-132        
• 4th Block 137-315

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Brantley County High SchoolHomeroom Bell Schedule

• 1st Block 755-925
• Homeroom 930-1000
• 2nd Block 1005-1135
• 3rd Block 1140-140        
• 4th Block 145-315

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Brantley County High School Pep Rally Schedule

• 1st Block 755 - 925
• 2nd Block 930 - 1100
• 3rd Block 1105-105        
• 4th Block 110 - 240
• Pep Rally 245 - 315

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2012-2013 Handbook Highlights

• Dress Code
• No holes in clothing
• Dresses and Skirts must touch the top of the knee
  when standing
• Shorts must be at fingertip length
• Cleavage

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Brantley County High School

• Arrival to school
• School begins at 755 AM
• If arriving before 750 AM, students must report
  to the cafeteria or gym
• Students cannot bring in food or drink when
  arriving to school
• Students are not allowed to sit in their vehicles
  once they arrive on campus

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Attendance Issues Class of 2012
Class of 2012 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Between 10-19 days 44 45 49 48 50 47 50
Between 20-29 days 25 22 22 26 31 31 31
Between 30-50 days 30 21 28 27 27 33 32
Between 50-100 days 9 13 3 3 8 12 16
Over 100 days 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
111 129

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Attendance Issues12th grade
Seniors 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Between 10-19 days 59 56 43 43 62 63 75
Between 20-29 days 22 14 18 15 17 23 27
Between 30-50 days 17 15 15 17 20 17 22
Between 50-100 days 4 3 3 3 3 5 7
Over 100 days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Attendance Issues11th Grade
Juniors 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Between 10-19 days 53 65 72 62 65 79 81
Between 20-29 days 21 14 13 15 27 28 39
Between 30-50 days 17 14 12 11 16 13 22
Between 50-100 days 6 3 2 3 5 9 9
Over 100 days 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
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Attendance Issues10th grade
Sophomores 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
Between 10-19 days 84 76 82 79 99 103 104
Between 20-29 days 26 20 19 34 38 35 48
Between 30-50 days 17 11 14 9 15 25 32
Between 50-100 days 6 4 6 6 7 7 8
Over 100 days 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Attendance Issues9th Grade
Freshmen
Greater Than 10 Days 104
Greater Than 20 Days 12
Greater Than 30 Days 3
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Brantley County High School2011 RESA Graduation
Rates
Clinch County 85.5
Pierce County 84.6
Atkinson County 77.7
Bacon County 77.4
Charlton County 76.4
Ware County 76.3
Coffee County 69.1
Brantley County 60.7
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Brantley County High SchoolAttendance Policy

• A student cannot be absent more than 5 days
  (excused or unexcused) per semester
• Once a student is absent for a 6th day in one
  class, the student must make up one hour per
  class in Saturday School.
• A student must be in class 60 minutes to be
  counted present for class.
• A student must be in class for 2 blocks to be
  counted present for the day.

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Brantley County High School

• Attendance Policy Continued
• Example A student misses 7 days in 1st block, 5
  days in 2nd block, 6 days in 3rd block, and 9
  days in 4th block.
• The student has violated the attendance policy by
  2 days in 1st block, 0 days in 2nd block, 1 day
  in 3rd block, and 4 days in 4th block
• Students owes one hour in Saturday School for
  each day over 5 days
• 2 0 1 4 7 hours in Saturday School

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Brantley County High School

• Teachers will check attendance for all students
  each Friday in Homeroom.
• Once a student is absent 3 classes, the student
  will be called to the office and a
  parent/guardian will be notified. The attendance
  policy will be reviewed.
• Once a student violates the attendance policy,
  the student will be assigned Saturday School.

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Brantley County High School

• Students who have violated the attendance policy
  and do not attend Saturday School in a timeframe
  as agreed upon by the parent, student, counselor,
  and administrator will not earn credit for the
  class(es) in which the attendance policy was
  violated.

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Brantley County High School

• Students must be present the entire school day to
  be eligible for after school activities,
  competitions, or athletics. Students who have
  doctors appointments or encounter emergency
  situations the day of the competition will be
  referred to an administrator before participation
  in the days activity is granted.

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Brantley County High SchoolSaturday School

• 900 AM 1100 AM
• Had to change times due to funding
• Saturday School Schedule will be posted at a
  later date
• 1st Saturday School September 8, 2012
• Students cannot be late for Saturday School.
  Students who are late for Saturday School will be
  sent home and will not be given credit for
  attending Saturday School.

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Brantley County High School

• Tardiness
• 89 current students had between 10 and 19 tardies
  to 1st period last year
• 50 current students had between 20 and 29 tardies
  to 1st period last year
• 17 current students had over 30 tardies to 1st
  period last year

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Brantley County High SchoolTardy Policy

• 1st Tardy Free
• 2nd Tardy Lunch Detention
• 3rd Tardy Lunch Detention
• 4th Tardy Wednesday School
• 5th Tardy Saturday School
• 6th Tardy Saturday School
• 7th Tardy and beyond 1 day ISS

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Brantley County High SchoolTardiness and Student
Drivers

• STUDENT DRIVERS WHO ARE CHRONICALLY TARDY TO
  SCHOOL MAY LOSE DRIVING PRIVILEGES.
• 6th Tardy to school Loss of driving privilege
  for 1 month
• 10th Tardy to school Loss of driving privilege
  for remainder of year

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Brantley County High SchoolStudent Drivers

• Students must have a permit to park on campus
• 5.00 for a permit
• The permit number will match the parking space
  the student will park in for the year.
• Students will not park in front of the school or
  at the field house.
• Students will park in the parking lots next to
  the Football Field and the Ag Barn.

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Brantley County High SchoolBreakfast and Lunch

• All students eat Free Breakfast
• Full Pay for lunch 1.60
• Reduced Lunch .40

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Brantley County High SchoolFood and Drink Policy

• Only bottled water will be allowed in classrooms
• Prohibited items inside the school include but
  are not limited to Styrofoam cups, plastic cups,
  canned sodas, bottled sodas, bags of food, and/or
  candy.

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Brantley County High SchoolFood and Policy

• If a student brings any of the prohibited food or
  drink items inside the school, the student will
  be asked to dispose of the items. Failure to
  dispose of the prohibited items will result in
  disciplinary action.
• Students may bring their lunch from home, but no
  food is to be delivered from restaurants,
  friends, or family members during regular school
  hours.
• Students cannot check out of school strictly to
  eat lunch.

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Brantley County High SchoolGraduation
Requirements

• Class of 2013 24 units (29 classes taken)
• Class of 2014 24 units (30 classes taken)
• Class of 2015 26 units (31 classes taken)
• Class of 2016 27 units (32 classes taken)

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Brantley County High SchoolCCRPI

• College and Career Ready Performance Index

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DRAFT
College and Career Ready Performance Index,High
School Model Grades 9 - 12
CONTENT MASTERY (END of COURSE TESTS in some
areas to be REPLACED by COMMON CORE ASSESSMENTS
in 2014-15)
1. Percent of students scoring at Meets or
Exceeds on the Ninth Grade Literature End of
Course Test (required participation rate
95) 2. Percent of students scoring at Meets or
Exceeds on the American Literature End of Course
Test (required participation rate 95) 3.
Percent of students scoring at Meets or Exceeds
on the Mathematics I/GPS Algebra (transitioning
to CCGPS Coordinate Algebra) End of Course Test
(required participation rate 95) 4. Percent of
students scoring at Meets or Exceeds on the
Mathematics II/GPS Geometry (transitioning to
CCGPS Analytic Geometry) End of Course Test
(required participation rate 95) 5. Percent
of students scoring at Meets or Exceeds on the
Physical Science End of Course Test (required
participation rate 95) 6. Percent of students
scoring at Meets or Exceeds on the Biology End of
Course Test (required participation rate 95)
7. Percent of students scoring at Meets or
Exceeds on the US History End of Course Test
(required participation rate 95) 8. Percent
of students scoring at Meets or Exceeds on the
Economics End of Course Test (required
participation rate 95)
POST HIGH SCHOOL READINESS
9. Percent of graduates completing a CTAE
pathway, or an advanced academic pathway, or a
fine arts pathway 10. Percent of CTAE pathway
skills assessment test takers earning a national
industry recognized credential or a passing score
on a GaDOE recognized end of pathway assessment
11. Percent of graduates entering TCSG/USG not
requiring remediation or learning support
courses or scoring at least 22 out of 36 on the
composite ACT or scoring at least 1550 out of
2400 on the combined SAT or scoring 3 or higher
on two or more AP exams or scoring 4 or higher
on two or more IB exams 12. Percent of graduates
earning high school credit(s) for accelerated
enrollment via ACCEL, Dual HOPE Grant, Move On
When Ready, Early College, Gateway to College,
Advanced Placement courses, or International
Baccalaureate courses 13. Percent of graduates
earning 2 or more high school credits in the same
world language 14. Percent of graduates
successfully completing 1 or more Advanced
Placement courses 15. Percent of students scoring
at Meets or Exceeds on the Georgia High School
Writing Test 16. Percent of students achieving a
Lexile measure greater than or equal to 1275 on
the American Literature EOCT 17. Percent of EOCT
assessments scoring at the Exceeds level 18.
Student Attendance Rate ()
GRADUATION RATE
19. 5-Year Extended Cohort Graduation Rate ()
Georgia Department of Education
Dr. John D. Barge, State School
Superintendent June 11,
2012 Page 1
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Exceeding the Bara companion to the College
and Career Ready Performance Index for High
Schools
DRAFT

• In addition to the nineteen (19) items within the
  College and Career Ready Performance Index, high
  schools may earn additional points for these
  supplemental indicators.
• Percent of graduates taking a nationally
  recognized college entrance examination
• Percent of graduates earning credit in a physics
  course
• Percent of first time 9th grade students with
  disabilities earning 3 Carnegie Unit Credits in 3
  core content areas
• Percent of first time 9th grade students earning
  4 Carnegie Unit Credits in 4 core content areas
• School has earned a Georgia Science, Technology,
  Engineering and Math (STEM) Program Certification
  
• 6. Percent of English Learners with positive
  movement from one Performance Band to a higher
  Performance Band
• 7. Percent of graduates completing a
  career-related Work-Based Learning Program or a
  career-related Capstone Project (moves to face of
  CCRPI in 2014-2015)
• 8. School or LEA-defined innovative practice
  accompanied by documented data supporting
  improved student achievement
• To be considered at a later date for inclusion on
  the mandatory indicators or the Exceeding the
  Bar
• Percent of tested students scoring at a
  proficient level on a Soft Skills Assessment
  (moves to face of CCRPI in 2014-2015)
• Percent of tested students earning
  an AFQT score of 35 or higher on the Armed
  Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
• Schools average score on the Georgia Teacher
  Effectiveness Measurement
• Schools average score on the
  Georgia Leader Effectiveness Measurement
• CCGPS Advanced Algebra to be included in
  PARCC assessments

Georgia Department of Education Dr. John D.
Barge, State School Superintendent June 11, 2012
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