Students who do their homework and engage in class do well at GHS. Students who are not in attendance, who do not do their homework, complete classroom activities, or engage in instruction, or who do not participate in makeup learning opportunities provided by their teacher risk failing.
When students do not pass a class, they may have the opportunity to complete assigned units in Edmentum to recover a lost credit or may attend summer school (as long as they earned at least a 60 in the respective class or have their teacher’s permission). Students who do not engage in credit recovery will need to repeat a course.
The GHS faculty recognizes that students are still developing, maturing, and learning. Their prefrontal cortexes are not fully developed, some of them have challenging home lives, and others battle with mental or physical illness, all of which causes students to not do their homework or engage in learning, and it is our responsibility to help students in these times of difficulty. When students begin to struggle, teachers are GHS use the following strategies to assist students:
Level 1 Interventions – When a Student Begins to Struggle in Class:
Level 2 Interventions – When a Student Continues to Struggle in Class:
Level 3 Interventions – When Level 1 or 2 Interventions Do Not Work
SPECIAL EDUCATION AND SECTION 504 CHILDFIND NOTICE
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Gorham has a duty to locate, evaluate and identify any child residing in the District who qualifies for Special Education services or any child attending the public schools who may require Section 504 accommodations or services.
Children eligible for special education include those children with disabilities who have autism, deaf-blindness, emotional disturbance, hearing impairment, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, acquired brain injury, visual impairment, or developmental delay and who, because of such an impairment, need special education services.
Children eligible for Section 504 accommodations or services include those children who have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity. If you suspect your child has a disability and may need special education services or 504 accommodations, or if you would like additional information, please contact your child’s teacher, or call the District’s 504 Strategist, Lisa Larrabee at 222-1020. |