Commencement Ceremony 2017 Update Becky Donald, Executive Director, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Commencement Ceremony 2017 Update

Becky Donald, Executive Director, Secondary Schools April 20, 2017 - Board Meeting

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RRISD 2017 Graduations

School Date Time Location

Raymond E Hartfield Success Tuesday, May 30 7:00 pm Performing Arts Center Westwood Thursday, June 1st 12:00 pm HEB Center at Cedar Park Cedar Ridge Thursday, June 1st 4:00 pm HEB Center at Cedar Park Round Rock Thursday, June 1st 8:00 pm HEB Center at Cedar Park Stony Point Friday, June 2nd 8:00 am HEB Center at Cedar Park McNeil Friday, June 2nd 12:00 pm HEB Center at Cedar Park

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Projected Numbers of Graduates

School Cedar Ridge High School McNeil High School Round Rock High School Stony Point High School Westwood High School Success High School Projected # of Graduates 718 Students 655 Students 759 Students 650 Students 646 Students 300 Students # of Students using IGC 6 Students 7 Students 2 Students 11 Students 4 Students 30 Students

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Planning Phase

Meetings with campus teams were held in late January, April, and the final one will be held in May to provide feedback and review graduation procedures. Items Discussed:

• Graduation Program
• Stage & Seating Details
• Monitoring of Students
• Student Speeches
• Security Requirements
• Local Board Policy FNA
• Academy Stoles

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Ceremony Details

• Principal opens ceremony
• Each campus will have no more than four student speakers (Valedictorian, Salutatorian, Opening &

Closing addresses)

• Graduates will walk from two sides of the stage alternating last names for example A-L stage left &

M-Z stage right

• Ceremony ends with singing of Alma Mater and no formal recessional
• Band/Orchestra/Choir - all student performers will be in full regalia
• Robes for row leaders and stage participants
• Recognitions conferred by campuses include DAP, Honor Graduates, IB, Academies, and Top Ten

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Security Reminders

Every single person that enters the Events Center will be REQUIRED to go through security screening magnetometers.

• Bags, purses, and backpacks will be searched
• Cell phones needed to be held in the hand upon search
• Refusing to go thru the search will result in not being allowed into the event center
• Discreet search for elderly and people who have health issues

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Local Board Policy FNA

• Disclaimer of Local Policy FNA must be printed on the program
• Procedure for Opening and Closing Remarks reviewed:

○ The principal will ask those eligible students if anyone would like to volunteer for the opening and closing remarks ○ Volunteer names go into a drawing - 1st name drawn does the opening remarks, 2nd name drawn does the closing remarks ○ If no one volunteers, then there are no opening or closing remarks from students ○ Principals notify the students whose names are drawn, the list of prohibited items found in Local Board Policy FNA ○ Principals review the student speeches and follow guidelines set in policy and ensure speeches are a reasonable time limit

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Graduation Cost for 2017

Rental of the HEB Center at Cedar Park

Total Cost by Campus

• Cedar Ridge

$17,900

• McNeil

$17,900

• Round Rock

$17,900

• Stony Point

$17,900

• Westwood

$17,900 Total Cost for 2017 $89,500

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