1. Revised 1/21/15 - TS

2.  Carla Stearns - Principal  Kevin Doherty - Assistant Principal  Robert Jefferson - Assistant Principal  Matt Borsheim - Coordinator of Student Achievement  Bethany Owens - Staff Developer/ GT and AIM Coordinator  Kirsten Van Arsdale - School Counselor  Carolyn Redding - School Counselor  Kellie Carroll - Dean  Brandon Tullio - Dean

5.  Growth ◦ Data - Increased Status/Growth  Respect

6.  PRIDE program ◦ PRIDE class  The PRIDE acronym  Motivational messages  Bully-proofing  Access to achievement  Service learning ◦ PRIDE dollars ◦ PRIDE tables ◦ Positive Referrals  Weekly Principal Messages  Consistent Adult Messages

7.  Honor Roll ◦ Cumulative GPA of 4.0 or higher ◦ Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher  Growth Honor Roll ◦ Growth of.428 GPA (3 letter grades) from one quarter to the next  Academic Awards  PRIDE Awards

8.  School starts at 7:50am and ends at 2:50pm  Breakfast is served daily at 7:30am  Late buses run Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday

9. Daily Schedule Each class is 49 Minutes 1st periodCore Class7:50 - 8:39 2nd periodCore Class8:43 - 9:32 3rd periodCore Class9:36 - 10:25 4th periodLunch/PRIDE10:29 – 10:59 PRIDE/Lunch10:59 – 11:18 5th periodCore Class11:22 - 12:11 6th periodCore Class12:15 - 1:04 7th periodElective 1:08 - 1:57 8th periodElective2:01 - 2:50

10.  Core Classes ◦ Reading ◦ Writing ◦ Mathematics ◦ Science ◦ Social Studies

11.  Students are placed into the appropriate class based on a body of evidence: ◦ TCAP (4 th grade) ◦ CMAS ◦ MAP ◦ District Placement Test (Math only)

12.  Student Achievement Services Special Education services provided:  Co-taught classes (Reading, Writing, and Math)  Support classes (Language Arts and Math)  General Education  Proficiency Classes (Language Arts and Math)

13.  An advanced program to engage students in active questioning, analysis, and the construction and communication of arguments in the four core areas: ◦ Reading ◦ Writing ◦ Science ◦ Social Studies

14.  Students demonstrate advanced reading and writing abilities, strong task commitment and internal motivation as measured by: ◦ TCAP Reading: Proficient High or Advanced ◦ TCAP Writing: Proficient High or Advanced ◦ MAP Reading: Very High ◦ Report Card: 3's and above ◦ Writing Sample  Students must fill out an application

15.  Year Long Elective Classes ◦ Band 6  Brass  Wind  Percussion ◦ Orchestra 6  Strings ◦ Spanish A

16.  Semester Long Elective Classes ◦ Around the World in 80 Days ◦ Art ◦ AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) ◦ Choir ◦ Physical Education ◦ Robotics ◦ Technology Foundations ◦ Theater Arts

17.  AVID is an academic elective with a college preparatory focus for students who have desire to attend college.  Successful AVID students: ◦ Display appropriate classroom behavior ◦ Have a good attendance record ◦ Demonstrate good work habits ◦ Desire to take advanced courses ◦ Perform at grade level with mostly 3's and some 2's on report card

18.  Track ◦ Boys and Girls  Basketball ◦ Girls ◦ Boys  Wrestling ◦ Boys and Girls  Volleyball ◦ Girls

19.  Art Club  Brain Bowl  Drama Club  Jazz Band  Yearbook  Math League/Math Counts  Unified Partners Club  Sign Language Club  Spelling Bee  Student Council  Soccer  National Junior Honor Society (NJHS)  WEB (Where Everyone Belongs)

20.  Be organized with your assignments. Liberty has a student agenda that helps with this  Homework, presentations and group projects.  Find your homework space  Lockers  ID’s

21.  Discipline ◦ Cherry Creek School District policies can be found in the Parent/Student handbook. Dress Code Cell Phone Use Bullying Tardies

22.  PowerSchool & Schoology ◦ Valuable resources for parents. ◦ Important to keep your contact information up to date. PowerSchool Features: Check attendance Email Teachers See Assignments See Lunch Balance Set Email Preferences

25. Student elective choices are priorities but cannot be guaranteed

27.  Friday, January 30 th – Registration Cards Due, to your student's 5th grade teacher  Friday, January 30 th - AIM applications due to your student's 5th grade teacher  Parent Forms completed online (CCSD website – June)  Student schedules will be emailed approximately one week before school starts

28.  PTCO (Parent Teacher Community Organization)  Accountability Committee  PASS (Partnership for Academically Successful Students)  Volunteering  Communication with teachers  Parent/Teacher Conferences

29.  Transportation mails out bus information during the summer. If you do not receive your bus information, you can look it up online on the district website or call.

30.  6 th Grade Sneak Peek ◦ Wednesday, May 6, 2015 ◦ 5:30pm - 7:00pm ◦ Come meet teachers and tour the building!  6 th Grade Orientation ◦ Wednesday, August 12, 2015 ◦ Half day orientation ◦ Transportation available ◦ Building open all day for students to come with parents to set up lockers and find classrooms  First Day of School – Thursday, August 13, 2015!