Saline High School News

Create a learning environment that nurtures the holistic development of every student. By implementing a comprehensive approach that integrates balanced assessments, Culturally Responsive Instruction, and aligned pacing and standards, we are committed to providing each student with a common and rigorous educational experience.

We continue to have parents wait to pick up students in the staff/special needs lot (see diagram below). It is imperative that pickups happen in the north loop on the east side if you are picking your students up before the end of the day.

We will periodically have monitors out to help instruct those who are in the wrong area for pickup.

Thank you for your attention to this.

Please follow the yellow arrows for our student drop-off loops. Red "X" and blue "*" areas are not for pick-up or drop off UNLESS you are dropping off a student with special needs.

Please contact school administration if you have any questions.

Students should park in lots with a green checkmark. Students who park in areas with a red x will be asked to move their vehicles.

Parking passes are available here: SHS Parking | Saline Area Schools (revtrak.net)

• REPORTING ABSENCES

  Choose one of the following methods to report an absence:

  • PowerSchool Parent Portal- click here
  • Absence Voicemail Box: 734.401.4387- Leave a clear and detailed message that includes: Student First & Last Name, Date of Absence, Reason for Absence, Name of the Person Reporting the Absence

  Medically Excused Absences (M)
  Absences due to medical appointments or reasons, when accompanied by a doctor's note, will be adjusted in PowerSchool to (M) for medically excused, once a doctor’s note has been submitted. Click here to access the online Medical Note Submission Form

  Need more info on our attendance policy & procedures? Click here to view our 2024-2025 Attendance Matters Guide.

*REMINDER* Yearbook price jumps by $20 on September 7! We know they're already expensive enough! Lock yours in before Sept. 7 for well-deserved savings. Click here for a PDF of some important Yearbook dates (esp. for seniors). Buy from THIS LINK

Photo Make-Up Days: Sept. 30 & Oct. 1

The schedule change window for the 2024-25 school year is now closed. Please see the schedule change policy listed at the bottom of the SHS Counseling Office home page if you have any questions.

Students will attend Hornet Time on Wednesday each week.

Students in an SWWC class during 2nd hour will have Advisory with their 2nd hour teacher. They will not have a "Hornet Time" listed on their schedule.

The "Be Good People" curriculum is referenced often throughout the year. Information on this curriculum can be found here: Life Skills - 9-12 Core Edition (google.com)

All students will work on Educational Development Plans (EDPs) during Hornet Time this week (9/11/24).

EDP Development/Revision: Starting in 7th grade each year, students must create an Educational Development Plan and revise it each year until their completion of high school (MCL380.1278b). This process should include:

• Career Pathways or Career Exploration Programs based on high school readiness scores
• Career Development Goals as they are related to Academic Requirements
• Connections to Career and Technical Education
• Career and Projected Job Openings in Michigan, including information on wages
• Opportunities to develop a talent portfolio

For more information on specific requirements, click here.

Specific tasks for EDPs are:

• Self Discovery

• Home and take the following assessments:

• Achieveworks Intelligences - taken/updated each year

• Achieveworks Learning and Productivity - taken/updated each year

• Achieveworks Personality - taken/updated each year for 9th,10th, 11th,

• Career Cluster Finder - taken/updated each year for 10th 11th, 12th

• Career Interest Profiler - taken/updated each year for 9th, 11th, 12th

• Strengths Explorer (can only be taken once) - taken in 9th

• Favorite (Heart) 2 or more careers of interest to you at this time

• If you may be interested in the military, you can Favorite (Heart) any military branches you are interested in at this time

• Colleges - completed in 10th, 11th, and 12th grades

• Advanced College Search

• Choose Type, Location, Students, Admission, Athletics, Majors, Cost, Special Programs

• View Matches

• Search colleges of interest and can Favorite (Heart) any of interest to you at this time

• Circle on the right side with your initials in it

• Drop down menu

• Resume - update yearly

• Add/Update Section

• Goals - Add new goals yearly

• Click on the + to add goals

• Add at least 1 personal goal, at least 1 academic/school goal, at least 1 goal that will help towards a future career

• “My goal is”

• “This goal is important because”

• “Steps I will take to reach this goal”

Michigan Law regarding Career Readiness:

In-Demand Occupations: Under MCL 380.1278c, schools are required to provide students with "the most recent analysis of in-demand occupations" produced by the state for their region as part of their EDP development and revision process. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget annually produces and updates these analyses of in-demand occupations. These publications highlight hot jobs and regional and state-wide career outlook prospectively (through the year 2030). (Resource)

Find out more about the South & West Washtenaw Consortium (SWWC) here

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