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Virtual NHS/NJHS

March 30, 2020

NHS, NJHS, NEHS, and NatStuCo are programs of NASSP

Beyond School Walls: Virtual NHS/NJHS

Nara Lee, Director of S tudent Leadership, NAS S P and Agora Cyber Charter welcome you to

S PEAKERS

• Rebecca Adams – High School

Instructional Coach

• 9th year at Agora Cyber

Charter School

• NHS Adviser
• Frank Nagy – High School

Assistant Principal

• 9th year at Agora Cyber

Charter School

• 10th Grade AP & HS Math

Supervisor

• Joanne Mulvey – High School

Math Teacher

• 12th year at Agora Cyber Charter

School

• NHS Co-Adviser

• Free, public cyber charter school
• We are a school of choice for our students who all live in the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and serve a diverse population

• 70% of our students qualify for free and reduced lunch
• 30% of our students have an IEP
• Our teachers deliver daily, live, synchronous online instruction that is

designed to engage our students and provide a sense of community.

• Our format promotes the key themes of digital citizenship
• Current enrollment is approximately 5,800 students in grades K-12

About Agora Cyber

S ELECTION: Candidates, Timeline, and Procedures

1. August – Cumulative grade point averages pulled with 3.4 or higher. 2. Invites sent to students via school email (cc parents) first week of school. Approx. 335 students. 3. S tudents complete Candidate Form and essay (within the first 2 weeks of school). 4. The NHS faculty council takes time to review applications and essays. 5. By October 1st students are chosen following the pillars of NHS (97 students). 6. Induction is done online within 2 weeks after students chosen.

INDUCTION

• Date is chosen which is best for all

administration within the school.

• Induction is held online with students,

parents, administration and teachers.

• The induction is put together by the

adviser, co-adviser and NHS

• fficers

(PowerPoint).

• Most of the induction is conducted by

adviser, co-adviser and NHS

• fficers.

• NHS

run by Adviser, Co-Adviser, and NHS Faculty Council.

• All communication goes through our school email system.
• Elections completed by sending communication/ meeting

and having them make a slide of whom interested in being an officer.

• Monthly meetings held with NHS

faculty and students. We are in the process of adapting to a more effective online version of parliamentary procedure.

COMMUNICATION and MANAGEMENT

• Email (teacher to student and student to

teacher only; students cannot send email to each other through the school system)

• Google
• Classrooms
• Phone calls

S TUDENT COLLABORATION MODES

• S

ervice hours are collected through google forms. S tudents submit hours, along with signatures and pictures.

• Volunteering locally to their homes or within their communities,

homes, and families. Agora current ly of f ers service hour opport unit ies such as:

– Elementary Mentor Program – Assembly Committee – Agora Elves – Buddy Program – Canned food collection – Tutoring weekly – Literacy Program (Covid – 19)

• slide of appreciation for teachers and administrators during the time
• Making videos and sharing for students/staff

S ERVICE and LEADERS HIP

Inductee Announcement— The chapt er adviser or a member of t he school administ rat ion must announce t he list of new induct ees. Acceptance of the Membership Pledge— Induct ees must recit e

• r ot herwise confirm your chapt er’s membership pledge.

Official Conferring of Membership— Membership must be best owed upon new members by an official document , an

• fficial announcement , or a t oken of membership such as a pin.

INDUCTION ES S ENTIALS

MODES

• f COMMUNICATION

Written Documentation—Inductee announcements and the conferring of

membership can be completed by publishing written documents on school websites and/or sent via email. Affirmation of membership can be collected via a form with signature from each inductee.

Audio/ Visual Recordings—Announcements and membership pledges can

be pre-recorded and distributed virtually.

Virtual Meeting or Live Streaming—A virtual meeting or livestreamed

event can allow multiple inductees to participate in a live ceremony.

Digital Badges Now Available for NHS !

NAS S P Resources for S tudent Leadership

Customer Care Center: (703) 860-0200 / nhs@nhs.us or njhs@njhs.us

Open Q&A and Discussion

NHS Centennial

THANK YOU