Welcome Welcome! Greater Lowell Technical High School Class of 2024 Virt irtua ual Accepte ted S d Student’ nt’s Ni Night ght June 24, 2020 1
T HE G REATER L OWELL E XPERIENCE ……through the eyes of 12 th grade Programming & Web Design student Anthony Villa - “Class of 2020” 2
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C HALLENGING A CADEMICS ✔ AP Biology ✔ AP English Language and Composition ✔ AP English Literature and Composition ✔ AP Environmental Science ✔ AP Calculus ✔ AP Computer Science Principles ✔ AP Computer Science A ✔ AP Studio Art ✔ Dual Enrollment Chemistry ✔ Dual Enrollment 12 th Grade English ✔ Online Spanish ✔ Academic Honors and College Prep Curriculum 4
S CHEDULING & S ERVICES 21 st Century Career and College Readiness Academic Education Career Technical Education ✔ 4 core academic subjects ✔ Grade 9 Exploratory and Digital ✔ Grade 9 – scheduled every day Literacy/Citizenship – 3 periods a ✔ Grade 10 – mathematics day scheduled every day ✔ Grades 10/12 – all day every other ✔ Grades 10/12 – double periods week every other week ✔ Grades 11/12 – Co-op Option Support Services • Guidance, Special Ed., ELL, Title 1 5
E XPLORATORY & T ECHNICAL P ROGRAM S ELECTION P ROCESS E XPLORATORY T ECHNICAL P ROGRAM S ELECTION G RADING & T IMELINE ✔ Safe Use of Equipment/Efficient ✔ Technical Program Selection – Not Guaranteed Use of Shop Specific Tools and Material Use ✔ Based on Grade Earned in ✔ Performance Assessment Exploratory ✔ Coursework/Project Completion ✔ Average grade of all exploratories and overall attendance are factored ✔ Employability Skills in for oversubscribed shops. 6
V IRTUAL M EET AND G REETS F OR F RESHMEN • Virtual meet and greets will be held for all freshmen this summer. • Counselors, teachers, and para professionals will be emailing you the specific days and times for your meet and greet. We have scheduled 4 dates - July 22 & 30 and August 5 & 13. 7
S UMMER R EADING GLTHS Summer Reading • List of ten suggested titles including fiction and nonfiction • Can also read a book of your choosing • Enrichment purposes only If you have any questions or need assistance in finding a suitable title, please contact Ms. Kate Palladino, ELA-ELE-SS Cluster Chair at kpalladino@gltech.org or (978) 441-5360. 8
IXL S UMMER M ATH A SSIGNMENT ● Remote access available after July 13, 2020 ● Directions, assignments and virtual help support dates will be posted on the GLTHS Website 9
IXL S UMMER M ATH A SSIGNMENT Virtual help is available on the following dates: ○ Tuesday, July 21st - 10:00am-12:00pm ○ Tuesday, July 28th - 10:00am-12:00pm ○ Monday, August 10th - 10:00am-12:00pm ○ Tuesday, August 18th - 10:00am-12:00pm and 2:00pm-4:00pm ○ Thursday, August 20th - 10:00am-12:00pm and 2:00pm-4:00pm 10
S UCCESS FOR ALL S TUDENTS ✔ Athletic Program FALL WINTER SPRING Boys Soccer Boys Basketball Baseball Cheerleading Cheerleading Softball Boys Cross Country Swimming (co-ed) Tennis (co-ed) Football Wrestling Boys Volleyball Girls Soccer Girls Basketball Boys Lacrosse Girls Volleyball Ice Hockey * Girls Lacrosse Girls Cross Country Boys Indoor Track Boys Track and Field Golf Girls Indoor Track Girls Track and Field * Cooperative Team with Nashoba Tech 11
S UCCESS FOR ALL S TUDENTS ✔ Student Organizations & Clubs The following clubs, organizations and committees are currently active at the Greater Lowell Technical High School but are subject to change: Anime Club Chorus/Talent Club Dance Club DECA Drama Club Environmental Green Club GSA * G.U.I.D.E.D. Club Math Club Music/School Band National Technical Honor Society/ Outing Club Peer Leader National Honor Society Project Purple Robotics Club SkillsUSA Student Council Yearbook Committee Freshman Planning Committee Sophomore Planning Committee Junior Planning Committee Senior Planning Committee * A staff member will be present in a custodial but non-participatory capacity to ensure the students’ safety and compliance with school rules. 12
R EOPENING OF S CHOOL • Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE) reopening guidelines will be released throughout the summer. • GLTHS has created a Task Force to work on a reopening plan specific to our school. • Our plan will most likely include a hybrid of remote and face- to-face learning. • A parent technology survey was sent to you via email this evening. Please complete, your feedback is appreciated! 13
T HE G REATER L OWELL E XPERIENCE …..through the eyes of 11 th grade Cosmetology student Samantha Barnes • Greater Lowell Tech SkillsUSA - Chapter Vice President • Cosmetology “Class of 2022” • National Honor Society • Track and Field Team 14
S UCCESS FOR ALL S TUDENTS ✔ Welcoming, Accepting, Safe, Supportive & Collaborative Learning Environment ✔ Communication ✔ Email, Telephone, Connect ED, Website, Twitter, Aspen(X2) Family Portal 15
Greater Lowell Technical High School Thanks yo Thanks you! u! for choosing Greater Lowell Tech from the many of your high school options! Please contact us at admissions@gltech.org or (978) 441-4951 if we can be of any additional assistance. 16
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