What is Green Mountain Union High School Doing Right?

Have you had a positive experience at the middle school or high school that you would be willing to share?
Are there specific things that you like about your child's high school or middle school experience that you would not want to see changed?
Too often schools hear from parents only when there is a problem and when things aren't going right. How do administrators and teachers know when they meet or exceed parents' expectations?

What are Parents Doing Right?

Do you communicate with teachers and administrators at the school on a regular basis or only when there is a problem?
As a parent, have you found it easy to contribute your insight and communicate about your child's progress in school?
Keeping an ongoing dialogue with teachers and mentors at the school can help prevent defensive reactions and highly charged situations when a crisis does evolve.

Adult Ed Parenting Series

Would you like to build a more trusting relationship with your child? Protect your child from Internet predators? Help your child prepare for life after high school?

A five-topic Parenting Series will be offered by the Green Mountain Adult Education Program this spring. The topics for the classes are: Building a More Trusting Relationship with your Child, Personal Financial Management, Internet Safety for Children, College/Career Readiness Preparation, School Age Health Issues.

For more information about the series, or the other courses offered (including Woodworking for Women, Exploring Pastels, American Red Cross CPR and First Aid, Knitting, Cloth Dollmaking, Ballroom and Salsa Dancing), look for the colorful brochure in various locations around town or go online at www.gmaep.com

Recap of 12/18/07 Meeting

Principal’s Update: Tom advised that most of the bathroom door repairs were done and the others were underway; the student climate survey by the Student Gov’t is being edited and will be distributed at a future assembly, probably in January, with the results being available in Feb; he is continuing to work on individual learning plans and extended learning opportunities such as an AP Academy with other area schools, VHS & River Valley Tech Ctr.

The Education Committee listed their concerns and areas they are looking into: what happens to GM grads and how do we track them; grading issues—is there a dilution of grades, Middle School math grading was discussed; homework---feasibility of and how much is too much; testing and assessments—AP, ACT, PSAT, SAT.

Tom Burke, ass’t principal, gave us a brief update on the PBIS. He will be looking for parent participants for the committee.