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COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER GOALS

• GRADUATION
• APEX CURRICULUM (50%)
• TRADITIONAL (50%)
• TEST PREPARATION 
• LEARNING ENVIRONMENT 

CEC (MY ROOM) GOALS

• GRADUATION
• APEX CURRICULUM (50%)
• TRADITIONAL (50%)
• TEST PREPARATION 
• LEARNING ENVIRONMENT 

GRADUATION

• ATTENDANCE
• "BUY IN"
• WORK 
• JUMP THROUGH THE HOOPS 
• GRIND  

APEX CURRICULUM

• INDIVIDUALIZED 
• EASE OF ACCESS AND USE
• CATCH UP/FLEXIBILITY
• TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES 
• CREDIT RECOVERY 

TRADITIONAL INSTRUCTION (50 %)

• INCREASE READING 
• PROGRAM ADOPTION
• BREAK FROM APEX
• FLEXIBILITY 
• STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY 

TEST PREPARATION

• 9-10 LOCAL----------------NEW REGENTS 2016
• 11TH GRADE REGENTS PREP 97% PASS RATE
• INCREASE CLOSE READING 
• INTRODUCTION TO TRADITIONAL TEXTS
• DEEPER ANALYSIS OF TEXTS 

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

• ROUTINE
• HATS OFF
• PHONES COLLECTED IN HOMEBASE
• HEADPHONES 
• MINIMIZE TALKING (NON-RELATED SCHOOL WORK)

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT 2

• "THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK"
• "TREAT OTHERS THE WAY THEY DESERVE TO BE TREATED" 
• TALK IT OUT…SOMEONE WILL LISTEN
• 0 TOLERANCE FOR DISRESPECT 
• FOLLOW THE RULES AND ROUTINES OF THE CLASS

INTERFERENCE WITH LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

• VERBAL REQUEST
• WRITE UP AND REMOVAL
• CONFERENCE WITH PRINCIPAL
• SUSPENSION
• BOYS CLUB

BOTTOM LINE:
MY JOB IS TO HELP YOU GET BACK ON TRACK. NO ONE IS HERE BECAUSE THEY ARE A+ STUDENTS. NO ONE HERE HAS A PERFECT HOME LIFE, BUT YOU ARE HERE TO LEARN, EARN CREDITS AND GRADUATE. YOU CHOOSE YOUR ATTITUDE. YOU CHOOSE TO COME TO SCHOOL. DO WORK. DO NOT COME AND JUST SIT LIKE A BUMP ON THE LOG. DO NOT COME AND DISRUPT THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. DO NOT COME AND BE DISRESPECTFUL. WHY COME IF YOU WANT TO GET THROWN OUT OF THE CLASSROOM? WHY COME IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING?

QUESTIONS???

APEX ROUTINES FOR MR. COLLINS

APEX ROUTINE

• SIT DOWN AND LOG-IN
• APEXVS.COM
• USERNAME AND PASSWORD
• OBSERVE DASHBOARD
• BEGIN WORKING QUIETLY

APEX ROUTINE

• COMPLETION OF QUIZZES AND TESTS=50 % of GRADE
• 30-40 MINUTES OF ON-TIME TASK WORK
• STUDY GUIDES ARE NOT NECESSARY BUT MAY BE HELPFUL 
• RESET QUIZ/TEST NO MORE THAN TWICE
• STUDENT APPENDIX 

APEX ROUTINE

• NO HEADPHONES AND CLIPBOARDS
• MINIMIZE TIME ON OTHER SITE
• WORK ON PROGRAM WHEN YOU ARE DONE
• TIME MANAGEMENT:BE AWARE OF DUE DATES
• MINIMIZE TALKING AND STAY SEATED

QUESTIONS???