Cascade Middle School Parent Information Night Highlights of

Cascade Middle School Parent Information Night

Highlights of Cascade • Students first • Positive and welcoming culture • Prepare students for the future • Support all aspects of our students • Community

Schedule

Advisory Think of it like homeroom Focus on connections and support Important logistical information communicated Your point person for questions

Standards Based Grading • Focuses on mastering standards instead of accumulating points • Accurately reports what students can and cannot do in terms of course content/skills –Students/Teachers/Parents know where students are in their learning – no guesswork • Recognizes student learning occurs over time • Allows for mastery of content/skills in multiple ways with multiple opportunities –After all, isn’t the goal for students to learn?

SBG Communication ● The goal of SBG is to communicate student achievement ● When students receive scores for each standard, everyone knows where they are in relation to mastery (not other students – e. g. curve) ● Parents don’t need to ask teacher, “Why does my student have a C? ”

Attendance - Teachers take attendance every class period, just like in person It’s taken Monday-Friday, including Wednesday Evidence of attendance includes any of the following: - - Participation in Webex meeting Posting completed coursework in Canvas Communication with teacher regarding assigned coursework Students have until 8 am the following school day to show evidence of attendance Parents/Guardian will be notified the following day at 11 am if their child was marked absent for any of his/her classes. - If you receive a phone call and we’ve made a error, please call us back and we will correct it.

Checking student grades • Students and parents can use Student. Vue and Parent. Vue to examine each standard and the assignments/assessments that led to that score • Easy to see areas of mastery and areas for growth

Student Workflow and Calendar Canvas LINK to parent page

Cascade School Counselors Kady Stafford - A-B & W-Z Kristin Killoran - C-L Michelle Beaudreau - M-V https: //www. bend. k 12. or. us/cascade/academics/counseling

Student Emotional Support What Counselors Can Offer ➔ Schoolwide classroom lessons What Counselors Can Offer (cont. ) ➔ One-on-one check ins ➔ Tips and tricks through advisory ◆ Academic support ➔ Weekly student survey check-in ◆ Social/emotional support ➔ Small groups on specific topics ◆ Note: These groups will meet virtually on Wednesday’s ➔ Connection to outside resources ➔ Parent book clubs (TBD) Note: Students have confidentiality rights when working with their counselors. However, if the discussion revolves around selfharm, harm to others, or someone is harming them we will reach out to parent/guardians or to the appropriate party. .

What to do if you have a question ● For anything about school, schedule, or general questions, please reach out to your student’s advisory teacher ● For anything regarding social and emotional well-being, please reach out to your student’s counselor ● For anything regarding a specific subject or course, please reach out to the teacher of that course.