Student Assistance Period:
1. Special Programming
a. College and Career Readiness (Naviance)
b. Anti drug/alcohol/bullying programming
c. School-Based Activities (pep rallies,
musical teasers, course scheduling,
standardized test registration, etc.)
2. Academic Assistance
Academic
Assistance
What is Academic Assistance?
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Seek academic assistance from
your teachers
Work on activities related to your
academic courses
• Study
• Homework
• Enrichment Activities
Please take out your
student handbook and
open it to page 140
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Pages 140 & 141 will be
used this year to sign-up
for Academic Assistance
There will be times during the year when Academic
Assistance is limited to certain grade levels. During
this time, excluded grades will have a specific
resource task/activity.
For example, our first Academic Assistance period
will be on Wednesday, September 4, 2013. This will
be for 9th – 11th grade students. Seniors will be
meeting with a Herff Jones representative in the
auditorium for a graduation information session.
Please circle the following
dates for the first 9 weeks:
9/4/13 (grades 9-11)
9/11/13 (grades 9-11)
9/18/13 (all grades)
9/25/13 (all grades)
10/9/13 (all grades)
Please circle the following dates for the
second 9 weeks:
10/30/13 (all grades)
11/6/13 (all grades)
11/13/13 (9th, 10th, & 12th grade)
11/20/13 (all grades)
12/11/13 (all grades)
12/18/13 (all grades)
1/15/14 (all grades)
If a date isn’t circled, we will not
have Academic Assistance
during that particular resource
period.
Seeking Academic Assistance
If you would like to seek
Academic Assistance during
SAP, please ask your teacher
to sign your resource pass
(Monday-Friday)
You should seek permission
during the following times:
• Before/After Class
• Before/After School
• Zero Period
You should never seek
permission during the passing
period immediately preceding
SAP on Wednesday.
Please realize that the number
of students each teacher will
be able to see during resource
will be limited due to classroom
space restrictions.
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Academic Assistance Wednesday
10:29 – 10:33 Resource teacher
will take attendance – students will
present their resource pass
(handbook) to the teacher and sign
the resource binder
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Mr. Obama
The passing period for Academic Assistance is only 4
minutes long.
The only students who are allowed outside their resource
classroom are those traveling to an Academic Assistance
location.
This is not a time to do the following:
• Use restroom
• Hang out with Friends
• Go to locker
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Mr. Doe
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Teachers may require students to attend their
Academic Assistance period.
A teacher’s request to attend Academic
Assistance during the school day is not an
option. Failure to report will be considered a
truancy.
If you stay in your resource class, you must be
working on academic material related to your
courses for the remainder of the period.
The following activities are prohibited:
• Sleeping
• Using cell phone
• Visiting
• Leaving the classroom for any reason
• Any other teacher specific restrictions
Academic Assistance Recap
• Passes must be signed prior to resource period
• Complete the proper sign-out procedure
• Proceed directly to Academic Assistance
location
• Complete the proper sign-in procedure
• If you remain in your resource class, be
prepared to work on academic material
• Failure to abide by resource rules may result in
a loss of Academic Assistance privileges,
disciplinary action, or both.