SCCPSS TWILIGHT SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

GUIDELINES

Program Goal:

To provide all high schools with a Satellite Twilight Program and the ability to utilize Twilight courses for credit.

  • Only approved A+ courses can be utilized.
  • Math or World Languages will not be offered.
  • Only age eligible students will be enrolled in an online course.
  • Students must attend daily Monday – Thursday - 3:00 – 6:00.
  • Student may only take one course a session.
  • Teachers for all content areas must be HiQ.
  • Students cannot be enrolled in the same course at their home school if enrolled in the Twilight Satellite school program and/or theTwilight High School Program.
  • 21st Century Site Coordinators will be assigned as the Twilight Satellite School Coordinator.
  • Once enrolled in the program theTwilight Course must appear on student schedule with the correct Twilight course number.
  • All Twilight sites will follow the same calendar.

ELIGIBILITY/OVERVIEW

The Twilight High School Program is for students who are currently attending Savannah Chatham County Public Schools ages 16 - 20 and want credit acceleration or need to make up missing or required credits to obtain their high school diploma. Students are only enrolled in this program upon principal and counselor recommendation. Students can enroll in only one course per session.

EXPECATIONS AND PROCEDURES

Teachers are expected to do the following:

  1. Provide students with a class syllabus and pacing guide.
  2. Provide supplementary assignments including but not limited to various worksheets, virtual lessons, reviews, and tests as needed for mastery.
  3. Ensure that pre-test and mastery test are completed only in the presence of the assigned HQ teacher.
  4. Assess student proficiency and performance.
  5. Implement remedial curricula as needed.
  6. Provide EOCT test review materials.
  7. Provide biweekly progress reports to students and parents.

ATTENDANCE REGULATIONS

  1. All students are expected to attend the program Monday through Thursday.
  2. A student may only be absent 2 days per session.
  3. Any student who misses 2 or more days per session will forfeit the opportunity to earn credit for that session and will be withdrawn from the Twilight High School Satellite Program.
  4. If a student is absent with extenuating circumstances beyond the 2 days, the parent or guardian should meet with the Twilight School Satellite coordinator IMMEDIATELY.
  5. If a student is absent when the EOCT is administered they will receive an incomplete in the course.

EXPECATIONS AND PROCEDURES

Students are expected to do the following:

1.Complete all required A+ lessons for mastery @ 80%.

2.Complete all teacher supplementary assignments including but not limited to various worksheets, virtual lesson, reviews, and tests as needed for mastery.

3.In the event of a computer system failure, students may be expected to work on supplementary course work for their subject.

4.In cases of incomplete course work within a required completion date the student will not earn credit and will be asked to start the course from the beginning.

5.If a student is disruptive to the learning environment, he/she will be asked to leave and will be considered absent for the day. If a student is asked to leave more than two times, he/she will meet with an administrator to evaluate their placement.

6.Assignments missed as a result of absences are to be made up within three (3) school days. It is the responsibility of the student to request makeup work.

7.Students must, at all times, abide by the Student Code of Conduct.

8.All students are responsible for their own behavior. Students should not disrupt activities and class work of other members in the school.

END OF COURSE TESTS (EOCT)

  • Any student enrolled in and/or receiving credit for an EOCT course, regardless of grade level, will be required to take the EOCT upon completion of that course.
  • For a student that entered in the 2004 thru 2010 school years, a student’s EOCT score is averaged in as 15% of the final course grade. If a student entered in the 2011school year, a student’s EOCT is averaged in as 20% of the final course grade. The student must have a final course grade of 70 or above to pass the course and earn credit toward graduation. When the student repeats a course to earn credit for graduation, he/she must take the EOCT at the end of the repeated course. EOCT scores will not be “banked”.
  • The EOCT can be administered via paper-and-pencil assessments or in an on-line format. The Twilight High School Satellite Program will administer the online assessments. Each test is administered in two 60-minute sections. One or two-day administration schedules may be selected.
  • If a student does not pass the EOCT the teacher will assess the students test and provide remediation and review for all areas of weakness prior to the student re-testing in that subject area.

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