Parent Resources

The schools expect and require parent communication with teachers and staff in the education of your child.

The United Parent Group has a very useful parent handbook to assist parents get the most out of the schools that can be found at the web link below.


http://sites.google.com/site/upgcheltenham/Home/parents-handbook

District Achievement Gap Committee

THE PLAN:

• Create a Culture of High Expectations
• Equal Access to a Rigorous Curriculm
• Start Districtwide Achievement Gap Commitee
  

IN PROCESS:

• Curricular Alignment
• PreAP Instruction
• Teacher "walk throughs" for improving support and professional practice
• Activities to develop awareness of bias that divides groups
• Encourage students to take 400 AP exams

QUESTIONS:

• How is progress monitored?
• When does the districtwide committee submit a report to the community?

CHS Universal Acceleration-Detracking

Conditions Under Which Detracking Can Work at CHS:

1. Teacher training, support classes & tutoring for students, and teacher assessment and accountability.

2. Open access to Advanced Placement and Honors, Pre AP instruction in grades 6-11 and a high Advanced Placement participation/equity target for CHS.

3. An in- school student motivation program, restorative practices for discipline, and family/parent involvement systems.

4. A timetable for detracking the rest of the district with alignment.

5. Including a detracking expert on the team.

6. Add a time in the day for teacher planning and collaboration.