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Woodrow Wilson High School

BEGINNING OF THE YEAR PARENT INFORMATIONAL MEETING 2018

WWHS Administrators Michael Moran, Principal - mimoran@dallasisd.org

Administrator Student Caseload Email Michael Ruiz 11th Grade Communicant A - Di; Science, Math, PLTW, Testing micruiz@dallasisd.org Nemisha Bhakta 10th Grade Communicant Dj - Li; ELA, Social Studies, Attendance, Facilities, Bond Construction nbhakta@dallasisd.org Cedric Mitchell 9th Grade Communicant Lj - Re SPED, CTE, Health/PE, ISS, Safety, CBC, Cafeteria cedmitchell@dallasisd.org Dina Townsend 12th Grade Communicant Rf - Z; Fine Arts, LOTE, JROTC, Library, Reconnect, Master Schedule dtownsend@dallasisd.org

WWHS Counselors

Counselor Caseload

Email

Chelsea Atwell

11th Grade Communicant

9th - 11th : A-Di 12th: Hospitality & Engineering (A-S) catwell@dallasisd.org Sheri Hall

10th Grade Communicant

9th - 11th : Dj-Li 12th: Performing Arts, Engineering (T-Z), & IB (A-E) sherihall@dallasisd.org Tamara Whitfield

9th Grade Communicant

9th - 11th : Lj-Re 12th: Finance & IB (F-M) tambrown@dallasisd.org Sara Thomas

12th Grade Communicant

9th - 11th : Rf-Z 12th: Science, Visual Arts, & IB (N-Z) sarathomas@dallasisd.org Christina Valles Counseling Secretary cvalles@dallasisd.org

Important Contacts

Contact Issue

Email

Main Office General Questions SCastaneda@dallasisd.org Attendance Absences woodrowattendance@gmail.com Registrars

• Ms. Ayla Briones (A-M)
• Ms. Ashley Torres (L-Z)

VOE, Enrollment, Withdrawal, Transcript, Records ABRIONES@dallasisd.org ASHLTORRES@dallasisd.org Community Liaison PowerSchool, Donations, Volunteer Pending

• Dr. Kelly Ritchie

IB kritchie@dallasisd.org

• Ms. Baz (ASP)

Applications, Scholarships, FInancial Aid, College Research lbaz@aspdallas.org

Principal Biography

Woodrow - Vision, Mission, Goals & Beliefs

Vision: Woodrow Wilson will serve as the exemplary high school

• f teaching and learning.

Mission: To create an educational experience that maximizes the social, emotional, and academic growth of every Wildcat.

Woodrow - Vision, Mission, Goals & Beliefs

Goals: Goal 1: Improve student academic achievement for all students Goal 2: Improve teacher effectiveness in all classes Goal 3: Graduate all students college- and career-ready (exposed, eligible, prepared)

Woodrow - Vision, Mission, Goals & Beliefs

At Woodrow Wilson High School We Believe in P - Pursuing Excellence A - Accountability W - Working Together

Woodrow - Vision, Mission, Goals & Beliefs

Belief Behavior Outcome P - Pursuing Excellence

• Be Better Today Than

Yesterday

• Do It Nice or Do It Twice
• Be What the Moment

Requires The Best Version of Ourselves A - Accountability

• No BCD
• Respond, Don’t React
• Own Your 20 Sq. Ft.

An Environment of Trust and Respect W - Working Together

• Think “We,” Before “Me”
• Assume Positive Intent
• “Yes, And”

Better Products and Experiences

Bell Schedule

9:05 – 9:55 1st 10:00 – 10:55 2nd ▪ Announcements 10:50 – 10:55 11:00 – 11:50 3rd 11:55 – 1:35 4th ▪ A Lunch 11:55 – 12:25 ▪ B Lunch 12:30 - 1:00 ▪ C Lunch 1:05 – 1:35 1:40 - 2:30 5th 2:35 - 3:25 6th 3:30 - 4:20 7th Extended Day Periods (For select courses only) 0 Period 8:10 – 9:00 8th Period 4:25 – 5:15

Arrival/Entry Expectations

▪ All students must enter into the building using the metal detectors (B & C) located on the Glasgow entrance of the building. ▪ Students are expected to have ID badges visible at all times, along with their backpacks open and placed on the table. ▪ Side entrance will only be available for STAFF/Office Personnel

Visitor Expectations

▪ Visitor parking is in front of the school or on the street ▪ Visitors should enter through the main entrance in the front of the building (Glasgow side) ▪ Visitors should have an ID badge in order to check in with the Ms. Hollins and receive a visitor’s pass ▪ All volunteers should be screened through VolyNow prior to volunteering ▪ Student lunches can be brought in by parents ONLY ▪ Student lunches will be delivered to the cafeteria by the parent

Student Conduct Expectations

▪ Students should come to school prepared to learn every day with the appropriate supplies ▪ Students are expected to be in dress code every day ▪ Cell phones are not permitted during the instructional day with the exception of lunch ▪ Cell phones will be confiscated if they are being used during instructional hours ▪ Woodrow is a closed campus. Students are not permitted to leave campus during lunch times ▪ Students are expected to attend class on time every day

Dress Code

Dress Code

Dress Code

TARDIES

1st Tardy – Written warning & Call to parents/guardians 2nd Tardy – Written warning & Call to parents/guardians 3rd Tardy – Written warning & Call to parents/guardians 4th Tardy – Written warning & Call to parents/guardians 5th Tardy – Lunch Detention & Call to parents/guardians 6th Tardy – Lunch Detention & Call to parents/guardians 7th Tardy – Saturday School Detention & Call to parents/guardians 8th Tardy – Parent conference ***Lunch Detention will be held in ISS. The students must remain in detention for the entire 30 minutes. The tardies & consequences start over every three weeks.

ATTENDANCE

Attendance Office –

• Turn in excuse notes within 3

days of an absence.

• Provide reports

Truancy

When a student has TEN or more UNEXCUSED absences within a six-month period, they are considered truant. If you receive a truancy letter, please follow the instructions in the letter.

Notice: Students cannot make up absences for truancy.

ATTENDANCE

Attendance Committee –

• Petition attendance if

absences exceed threshold

• r for extenuating

circumstances How to make up time–

• Contracts to make up time

available in the attendance

• ffice
• Make up time in tutoring or

Saturday School

Attendance for Credit

If a student misses more than 10% of their class days (EXCUSED OR UNEXCUSED), the student is DENIED CREDIT for the class, even if they have a passing grade. If the student misses more than 25%, they will lose credit and will be ineligible to recover the credit (petition only).

Attendance for Credit

Principal’s Plan

ATTENDANCE

**Juniors and Seniors are allowed 2 days of waived absences for college visits. **Does not affect Attendance for Credit **Must Bring a note from the University within 3 days of the visit.

How to make up time

• Contracts to make up time available in the attendance
• ffice
• Make up time in tutoring or Saturday School

ATTENDANCE

Attendance Office –

• Turn in excuse notes within 3 days of

an absence.

• Provide reports

How to make up time–

• Contracts to make up time available in

the attendance office

• Make up time in tutoring or Saturday

School

Attendance for Credit

*Petitions may be submitted for students with extenuating circumstances *Students missing more than 25% of class time must submit a petition to the attendance committee * It is YOUR responsibility to keep up with your attendance. **If you missed class, you missed work. It is the student’s responsibility to ask the teacher for missed work and go to tutoring.

Graduation Plan for Current 9th-12th Graders Distinguished Foundation High School Plan

26 credits

• 4 years of English: English I, II, III, IV
• 4 years of Math:

1) Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, 4th Math

• 4 years of Science: Biology, Chemistry, 2

Additional Upper Level Sciences (STEM must have Physics)

• 3 years of Social Studies: World Geography
• r World History, U.S. History, Government

(.5), Economics (.5)

▪ 2 years of Foreign Language (same) ▪ 1 Fine Arts (Art, Band, Dance, Choir, Orchestra or Theater - same Fine Arts) ▪ 1 PE (Gym, Athletics, JROTC and/or Band-Fall

• nly, Cheerleading or Drill Team)

▪ 0.5 Health (Dallas ISD Requirement) ▪ Electives: ▪6.5 elective (4 credits – Pathway/Academy)

Credits Needed for Grade Level Promotion

.5 credit awarded for each semester class 9th grade = 0 – 4.5 credits 10th grade = 5 – 11.5 credits 11th grade = 12 – 18.5 credits 12th grade = 19 + credits

26 credits required for Foundation High School Distinguished Graduation Plan

CLASS RANK

Class rank is a measure of how a student's performance compares to other students in his or her class.

This is based on weighted grades. Each final semester grade is multiplied by 7, 8 or 9 depending

• n the rigor of the class.

CLASS RANK (continued)

❑ Begins 9th grade; middle school classes not included for rank. ❑ First rank for Seniors: mid-October; first rank for Juniors/Sophomores & second rank for Seniors is January 2019. ❑ The higher the grade (and harder the class), the higher your rank will be:

• W. History 90x7=630

80x7=560

• W. History Pre-AP 90x8=720

80x8=640 AP/IB W. History 90x9=810 80x9=720 ❑ Rank is very important for college admission and scholarships! ❑ Highest 24 credits taken in 9th-12th grade will be used for final senior rank (Val & Sal)

Regular Class x 7 points Pre-AP/IS (Pre-IB)/Lower Level Project Lead the Way classes x 8 points AP/IB/Dual Credit /Upper Level Project Lead the Way Classes x 9 points

GPA is the average of all semester grades – 4.0 (Unweighted) and 5.0 (Weighted) scale Grade point weights shall be assigned to courses in grades 9–12 in accordance with the following slide

GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)

Numerical Grade Category I Category II Category III 97 and above 5.0 4.5 4.0 93–96 4.8 4.3 3.8 90–92 4.6 4.1 3.6 87–89 4.4 3.9 3.4 83–86 4.2 3.7 3.2 80–82 4.0 3.5 3.0 77–79 3.8 3.3 2.8 73–76 3.6 3.1 2.6 71–72 3.4 2.9 2.4

■Category I All AP, IB, Dual Credit and upper level Project Lead the Way classes ■Category II All Pre AP, IS (Pre-IB) and lower Project Lead the way classes ■Category III All other classes

Calculating the Weighted GPA

Graduating with Honors

To graduate with Honors: 84.95 -- 89.94 = With Honors 89.95 -- 94.94 = High Honors 94.95 & above = Highest Honors (No Rounding Up)

Tests, Tests, and More Tests

▪ STAAR (EOC) – need to pass ALL 5 for graduation

English I Algebra I Biology English II US History

▪ ACP – district-wide final exam; shows mastery of class content (15% of

your semester grade)

▪ PSAT – Great practice SAT School Day Test: October 10, 2018

▪ All DISD 10th graders tested for free ▪ Open to grade 9th & 11th graders for a fee ▪ Counts for scholarships (National Merit Scholar – 11th grade)

▪ SAT/ACT – college entrance exams!

College/Career Preparation

College/Career Preparation

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College/Career Preparation

College/Career Preparation

Re-Enrollment

Schedule Change Request

Reasons for a schedule change:

• 1. Missing a Core Class

(English, Math, Science, Social Studies)

• 2. Missing Endorsement Class
• r class to graduate
• 3. Class on schedule that you

have already taken

• 4. On-level to PreAP/AP

PowerSchool/Unified Classroom

Parents and guardians with an existing Parent Portal account and valid email address may register

• nline at

https://classroom.powerschool.com

Calendar Overview

August: ▪ 15th Meet the Teacher Night (5:00 pm-8:00 pm) ▪ 20th First Day of School ▪ 23rd First Football game vs Carter @ Kincaid (6:00 pm) September: ▪ 3rd Labor Day Holiday - No School ▪ 10th PTA Meeting WW Library (6:30 pm) ▪ 12th Mini School Night ▪ 28th End of 1st Six Week Grading Period ▪ October: ▪ 8th Secondary Parent Conference Night ▪ Dine and Donate @ Pomodoro (Band Fundraiser) ▪ 12th Staff Development-No School ▪ 15th PTA Meeting WW Library (6:30 pm) ▪ 19th Secondary Fair Day

Calendar Overview

November: ▪ 1st Homecoming Parade (5:30 pm) ▪ 2nd End of 2nd Six Week Grading Period ▪ 2nd Football vs Sunset @ Franklin (7:30 pm HC game) ▪ 2nd Senior Panoramic Picture (9:30 am) ▪ 3rd Homecoming Dance (7:30 pm) Location TBD December: ▪ 3rd-7th STAAR/EOC ▪ 19th End of 3rd Six Week Grading Period ▪ 21st-Jan 4th Winter Break

Woodrow Wilson Website Overview www.woodrowwildcats.org

• Sign up for newsletters
• Home tab: Staff contact information
• Academics: Counseling office information, course

descriptions, academy overviews

• IB:
• Student Life: Class pages, clubs & organizations,

JROTC, community service

• Athletics: Contacts for each sport
• Performing Arts: Contact information
• Parents: PTA contacts, Spirit Wear
• Calendar: Current and future events
• News: Current news about Woodrow Wilson and

DISD

http://wwhs.webstarts.com/

• College Counselor contact information
• College Access: Links to college resources
• College Preview Days
• Career and Internship Information
• Scholarship Opportunities
• Link to send counselor a message

Woodrow Wilson Website Overview

Remind.com

12th grade 11th grade 10th grade 9th grade

Counseling Office Hours

Monday , Wednesday, Friday Drop In Hours 8:30 am-9:00 am

4:20 pm-4:45 pm

To request an appointment, please call:

• Ms. Valles – Counseling Secretary

(972) 502-4419 (English and Spanish)

Please be aware that we will not be able to accommodate drop ins on Tuesday and Thursdays.

“Meet the Teacher” Night

Wednesday, August 15, 2018 5:00pm - 7:30pm ▪ Teachers will present short bios of themselves and let you know how to contact them throughout the year. ▪ Every 15 minutes in Room 1101 there will be PowerSchool/Unified Classroom Training classes to show you how to monitor your student’s grades and attendance. Football Practice - Come out to the practice fields to meet the coaches and see the team in action.

Thank You Next...2019 Senior Class Updates

You are welcomed to stay to hear more about the steps and task that are needed for Seniors to get ready for their College and Career choices.

Woodrow Wilson High School

CLASS OF 2019 PARENT INFORMATIONAL MEETING

COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS

COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS

COLLEGE READINESS BENCHMARKS

ACT Test Dates

Cost: w/Essay $67.00 – w/o Essay $50.50

SAT Test Dates Cost: with Essay $60.00 ; without Essay $46.00

SAT / ACT Prep

❑ Dallas ISD Math Prep Session ▪ Saturday Sessions at Selected Locations ▪ Flyers will be posted on the Woodrow Website ❑ Khan Academy ▪ Link to College Board Account for customized practice based on PSAT scores ▪ www.satpractice.org ❑ Reconnection Online SAT / ACT Prep ▪ Sign Up with Ms. Hilliard (Reconnection Facilitator) for username & password

College Fairs

Name Date Location

Colleges that August 12, 2018 Westin Galleria Dallas Register at Change Lives Ballrooms 1-3 3:00pm www.ctclfair.org DISD College Fair

• Sept. 12, 2018

Ellis Davis Field House WWHS College Fair Sept. 13, 2018 Woodrow Wilson HS ASP College Kick Off

• Sept. 15, 2018

ILTexas Garland HS Texas Scholars Fair Spring TBD (Top 20%-25% Juniors) NACAC March 23, 2019 Dallas Market Center - North Hall

Letters of Recommendation

▪Parent Brag Sheet ▪Student Brag Sheet

• See your counselor for brag sheets
• Turn in at least two weeks before you need your letter.

Your counselor will put your letter in a signed, sealed envelope for you to mail.

Transcripts

▪ Official transcripts must be requested in the Attendance Office ▪ Please allow at least 3 days ▪ Transcripts are free for current Woodrow students ▪ Electronic transcripts

▪ Counselor can submit electronically via link provided by the university (depends

• n university). Student must provide the university with the counselor’s email.

▪ Mailed transcripts

▪Universities will take mailed transcripts ▪It is the student/parents’ responsibility to address and send the sealed transcript you receive from the Attendance Office to the universities you are applying to.

APPLY TEXAS and/or Common Application

Counseling Office Hours

Monday , Wednesday, Friday Drop In Hours 8:30 am-9:00 am

4:20 pm-4:45 pm

To request an appointment, please call:

• Ms. Valles – Counseling Secretary

(972) 502-4419 (English and Spanish)

Please be aware that we will not be able to accommodate drop ins on Tuesday and Thursdays.

Have a Successful Year!