Mathematics, Technology, and Science

WINSTON CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY

MATHEMATICS, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE

SIGNATURE PROGRAM

An innovative and challenging Signature Program

Please ask your 8th grade Mathematics teacher to fill out this recommendation form.

MATH TEACHER RECOMMENDATION

Student Name: ______Student ID ______

Teacher ______School/Course ______/______

This student is interested in participating in the Signature Program, The Signature Program of Mathematics, Technology, and Science at Winston Churchill High School. Please rate this student on the following criteria:

Excellent / Good / Satisfactory / Poor / NA
Initiative
Teamwork
Punctuality/ Attendance
Communication Skills
Follows Directions
Attitude
Overall Rating

Comments: Please include any additional information about this student that you feel is pertinent.

Please return this form to Mrs. Svrcek at Winston Churchill High School. You may highlight the ratings and then email the form to the Coordinator using the MCPS Outlook. Using the MCPS Outlook will suffice for the need of your signature.

Teacher’s Signature ______Date ______

Coordinator email:

WCHS Academy attn.: Mrs. Svrcek

Churchill HS

11300 Gainsborough Road

Potomac, MD 20854

WINSTON CHURCHILL HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY

MATHEMATICS, TECHNOLOGY, AND SCIENCE

SIGNATURE PROGRAM

An innovative and challenging Signature Program

Please ask your 8th grade Science teacher to fill out this recommendation form.

SCIENCE TEACHER RECOMMENDATION

Student Name: ______Student ID ______

Teacher ______School ______

Excellent / Good / Satisfactory / Poor / NA
Initiative
Teamwork
Punctuality/ Attendance
Communication Skills
Follows Directions
Attitude
Overall Rating

Comments: Please include any additional information about this student that you feel is pertinent.

Please return this form to Mrs. Svrcek at Winston Churchill High School. You may highlight the rating levels and then email the form to the Coordinator using the MCPS Outlook. Using the MCPS Outlook will suffice for the need of your signature.

Teacher’s Signature ______Date ______

Coordinator email:

WCHS Academy attn.: Mrs. Svrcek

Churchill HS

11300 Gainsborough Road

Potomac, MD 20854

Academy Communication Tools

Edline:

Edline will not exist after June of 2015 from information we have received. There will be a process in the myMCPS site that will contain the features of Edline.

Google Classroom

This classroom site will contain the information, documents, rubrics, and interactivity between the student and Coordinator. Students will use the Classroom to submit documents. Students will be provided with an access code when they are accepted into the Program.

IMPORTANT:

Students must use their MCPS Gmail account (format <student ID>@mcpsmd.net)

Remind (previously Remind101) (A process for receiving text messages)

Knowing that email is not the main communication tool for many, there may be many students and parents experiencing a delay in accessing updated information. By using ‘Remind’ the Coordinator can send a text message with a notice to check the main communication page.

To register for Remind, you will receive directions in next year’s new communication system.

VolunteerSpot & the Speaker Series

The MTS Program has a requirement for students to attend a specified number of Speaker Series events. The Speaker Series events will be communicated with a link to VolunteerSpot. VolunteerSpot will send a confirmation email of registration as well as a reminder two days prior to the event. Additionally, the Coordinator is sent messages when the event is full, when participants pull out two days prior to the event, and a roster.

Students need to know that credit for any Speaker event is linked to their submission of a reaction paper that will be posted after the event. The reaction paper poses questions based on the presentation so that they will process the knowledge in a meaningful manner.

If teacher recommendations need to be mailed, please offer the following:

WCHS Academy attn.: Mrs. Svrcek

Churchill HS

11300 Gainsborough Road

Potomac, MD 20854

Consider keeping this page for future reference.

WCHS Academy Application Mathematics, Technology & Science Signature Program