Capital High School Online Credit
Retrieval--APEX
• Index
– Class Expectations:
– How To Log in to the Site:
– Getting Started:
– Student Requirements:
– Apex Website
Jim Anderson
jvanderson@osd.wednet.edu; 360596-8202
Scott LaViollette
slaviollette@osd.wednet.edu
Paula Victor-Lopez
pvictor@osd.wednet.edu
Steps to Success in Apex
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Stay on schedule
Check student progress
often.
Stay on Task
Work on your class, stay off
internet.
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Ask for Help
Do Your Own Work
Be sure to sign and
return this paper to
your instructor.
Class Expectations:
Class Expectations Cont.:
•Important: This course will be monitored daily/weekly by the site coordinators. It is
important for you to understand that all of your activity (logging in/out; time spent;
activity scores; quizzes; etc.) within your online coursework is being monitored here at
Capital. It is important to remain on schedule and be satisfactorily progress (in the
green) in order to remain in the course.
a. On Schedule (defined): You must complete assignments prior or by the computer
generated due dates; you must not fall below 70%. You will need to log in a daily or
the equivalent of 5 hours (minimum) a week is expected. Some classes will require
more (homework).
b. Satisfactory progress (defined): remaining above the 70% mark in the "Quality of
work" at all times. Each quiz can be reset by the student up to three times. After
the 3rd failed quiz, the student must show work for that section (study guides
completed). Tests will only be reset one time. The 2nd test will be the final grade for
the unit.
•APEX courses will be graded as Pass/Fail at the completion of the course/semester. A
certificate is awarded after the completion of the class and this is given to the school
register.
Class Expectations Cont.:
Non progressing APEX students may be required to come into
Capital High School before or after school or work at home in order to
get caught up.
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• Students enrolled in APEX are expected to work on their classroom
assignments while in class and will need to make reasonable progress
towards the completion of the course on a daily basis.
Class Integrity:
•Class Integrity; If a student is caught cheating this is defined as:
Using other internet sites while testing or taking quizzes (google, answer.com etc.)
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is copying or imitating the language, ideas, and thoughts of another writer and passing them
off as your own original work. You agree not to engage in plagiarism when submitting content for any
Apex Course.
Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to:
•Copy or rephrase another student's work
•Have someone else rewrite an assignment or rephrase any part of an assignment (not just proofread it)
•Copy content from student aids (for example, Cliff Notes), critical sources, reference materials, or other
materials, in part or in whole, without acknowledgment (including by rephrasing ideas borrowed from
such materials)
Source Citation
Many Apex Courses require written work in which you will need to cite your sources. Any direct
quotations from your textbook for that Apex Course can simply be cited as (Author, Page Number). Any
quotations from outside sources require full citations, including author, title, publisher, date of
publication, and page number. If you're citing information found on a website, provide the complete Web
page or website title, URL, author if known, page number if applicable, and publication date of the site, if
available.
The following steps will occur for the above infractions:
1st step Warning and phone call to parent/guardian
2nd step Referral to Administrator
3rd step Removal from Apex Class
Class Integrity:
•Important: Students will follow all school policies including the sections
regarding no cell phone and personal music devices due to maintaining testing
and learning integrity. If seen, heard or used, it will be confiscated and
removed to the front office and only available for pick up from the building
principal after a brief conference. If the course has an audio portion to the
instruction, you will need to supply your own set of headphones.
• Music devices can be used with instructor permission.
STREAMING:
In accordance with the OSD policy no streaming is allowed unless it’s
for educational purpose. Instructor permission is also needed.
Examples of streaming: YouTube, online music.
Tests and Quizzes:
 All testing (diagnostics, tests and quizzes) must be proctored by a Capital High School
instructor. You may not take a test with another person's assistance. While testing, you
are not allowed to leave the testing room. You are allowed three opportunities to take
each quiz; other opportunities require proof of study guides, notes and instructor
approval. A student is only allowed to take a test twice and a diagnostic one time.
You can "test out" of any unit you feel competent in by taking the "diagnostic" and
earning a minimum of 80%. There is no penalty for failing a diagnostic. It will simply help
you understand what you need to work on to improve. Diagnostics must be proctored.
You may only take the diagnostic one time.
How to Log in to the Site: Apex Website www.apexvs.com
Use your username and password
assigned by your instructor
Important to read all
the material. Notice
the material on the
left? Start with Unit 1.
Notice after you click
1.1 you see more
materials.
Notice the pages?
Click and print for the study
sheet.
Checking Student Progress Step 1 of 4
From Home page click REPORTS on the left
Checking Student Progress Step 2 of 4
Click Student Progress
Checking Student Progress Step 3 of 4
Click View
You should always be in the GREEN Color
Checking Student Progress Step 4 of 4
Due Dates show when assignments are due (test
taken or papers due). Also pay close attention to
the Score.