Academy Parent Newsletter

Dear Parents,

We had another great week here at Academy. Grade levels launched their first project and our seniors started working on their capstone projects. Our new schedule provides the perfect balance of rigorous college preparatory coursework during class time with the development of strong problem solving skills, communication skills, and leadership skills during project time. Our teachers and students are doing an amazing job of raising the bar at Academy!

There are several new pieces of information for you this week in the newsletter. Please review the information below and let me know if you have any questions.

Take care and have a wonderful weekend!

Sincerely,

Dr. Josh Howard

Tuesday August 26th: Spirit Night at Jason's Deli

Friday August 29th: First Year Student Council Elections

Tuesday September 9th: College 101 Night for Juniors and Seniors

Monday September 15th: Picture Retakes

Wednesday October 1st: PSAT

Tuesday October 7th: ASVAB

PAY HERE:

Studentquickpay.com/PISD

THEN SIGN UP HERE:

PSAT/NMSQT Sign up

Learners will select one Titan Time activity for each day of the week from 12:00-12:40, which is called Titan Time. Titan Time is an opportunity for learners to enhance their academic growth, get help with coursework, and explore new interests in a structured and supportive environment. Before the start of each month, students will select five activities in which to participate for the applicable month. These activities include a variety of scholarly and personal interest options tailored to meet different interests and needs.

Scholarly Activities: Scholarly activities are offered on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays to support students who need extra help or enrichment in their studies.
Personal Interest Activities: Tuesdays and Fridays are allocated primarily for personal interest activities although scholarly activities can occur any day of the week.
Support for Students: Students who are failing a course, are missing work, or have excessive absences/tardies will be required to attend tutorials during Titan Time in place of activities of choice. These students will not be able to participate in other activities until they have renewed their eligibility, which will be determined by their teacher.

Parents will sign approvals for consent of each activity (excluding tutorials). We will send out the approval forms very soon after our club approval window is completed.
Students wanting to propose additional student-led activities may do so by finding a teacher supervisor and submitting this form.

Parents: Please review the image below to see all the ways your child can meet college, career, and/or military readiness (CCMR). A more detailed informative presentation is linked below. Please let Dr. Howard or Ms. Killion know if you have any questions about this important topic.