Innovation-Change for the Better

How can we be better?

#SHARK PRIDE

Changes to Dress Code

• Spirit Fridays
• No Sweatpants/warmups/joggers
• NSU Sweatshirts-blue or gray
• Shark IDs on Lanyards
• No dress code=No class

Attendance Rules

• Doctors' notes within 7 days of visit
• 25+attend. pts=final counts 50%
• 10+pts in arts=mandatory make up sessions
• Missing summative-7 calendar days to make up; no extracurricular until made up
• Absent for test period but come to school=no extracurricular activities

Parking

• All students who drive MUST purchase NSU sticker ($100)
• All students who drive MUST park in the Library Garage (near Sonken) during school hours
• All parking tickets MUST be paid before transcripts are sent

Leaving Campus

• NO ONE may go to a car during school hours
• NO ONE may be signed out by a parent to go to lunch

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Changes to the Playing Field

• MISSED FORMATIVES
• MISSED SUMMATIVES
• CHEATING/PLAGIARISM

MISSED FORMATIVES

• If a student has not made up a formative assessment by the end of the unit and there are no other extenuating circumstances (documented illness, school trip), the grade will remain an irrevocable NS, which counts as "0"

MISSED SUMMATIVES

• Must be made up within 7 calendar days of return
• Student will take an entirely different version in a proctored environment during the next class period, may miss instruction time, AND cannot participate in school sponsored extracurricular activity until the assessment is complete

CHEATING/PLAGIARISM

• After cheating or plagiarism has been verified, a student is given a 0 on the assessment until end of semester or interim, at which time, if the student has maintained a clean record, he or she can earn back 50-75%, at the teacher’s discretion. If a student cheats or plagiarizes a second time in the class, the student receives two irrevocable 0s.

CHANGE IN THE EXAM SCHEDULE

NEW EXAM SCHEDULE

• All traditional exams will be 60-minutes. Students with and without testing accommodations (such as 50% or 100% extended time) will be tested in the same room and dismissed accordingly.

ADDED DAY

• Tuesday, December 19h 8:00-10:00 am Period 7 Exam 10:00-10:20 am Break 10:25-10:55 am Advisory 11:00-12:45 am Lunch, Periods 4, 5 12:50-1:20 Period 6 Review 1:25-1:55 Period 1 Review 2:00-2:30 Period 2 Review 2:35-3:10 Period 3 Review

CHANGING EXAM PERIODS

• Students will not be able to switch periods for exams
• Students missing midterm exams must make arrangements to take these exams by the seventh day of the second semester

SECOND SEMESTER APATHY

SHARK CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE

SHARK CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE

• From April 26 to May 17, Seniors will pursue a passion or broaden a curiosity in one of four areas: academic, career, community service, or personal exploration. The culmination of the project is speaking to an audience about their project: sharing pictures and evidence and the challenges and impact the project had on their life.

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Your goal: accountability

Meaningful Change