Dear Parents:

It is hard to believe that we are a month into the Spring semester. The school year has gone well and students are continuing to meet the challenges of their courses at GHS.  

I want to remind you about conditions regarding enrollment this spring. Courses are chosen this spring based on student selections, the student’s abilities, and teacher approval. We also hire our faculty needs based on these selections. When a student commits to a class and is capable of successfully completing the class, then he/she is expected to complete the class. There will be no changes in schedule after the enrollment period unless the teacher recommends a change of placement.  If you have questions regarding enrollment, please contact Mr. Sandall, head counselor, or me. 

Parents will be required to attend a meeting in the spring regarding AP courses that their student has selected. These meetings are listed in the Counselor Corner section of our newsletter.  If your student has selected an AP course offered at GHS, there will be three meetings to try to accommodate parents’ needs for attendance this year. 

A student will be allowed to take an AP class only with:

1. parent attendance at one of the meetings in the spring, and 
2. the student receiving his/her summer AP homework packet by the last teacher workday on May 23rd.  

The year goes so fast and there is so much information to get out there to you. Please continue to utilize InTouch for your son’s or daughter’s grades and keep in touch with their teachers to keep that line of communication open. It is very frustrating to see students struggle in class and not ask for help. If your student does not have homework in some class each day … there is something wrong. I attend a lot of meetings with parents and I have never heard a teacher say that they never give homework. I know that some students have the ability to get their assignments done at some time during the day, but not most. Using the “Agenda Book” has been a very successful tool for many parents regarding homework issues along with utilizing InTouch to document individual assignments that may not have been turned in. InTouch is to be updated each week and may not show daily updates. If you have questions, please call the teacher. 

I sincerely hope that the spring semester is a successful one for you and your student(s). Thank you for your support of Goddard High School. 

Sincerely,

Bill Kelley
Principal