Tag: District
Is there any way the schedule can be left open when the portal closes for grading updates? While I try very hard to not make doctors appointments durning the school day sometimes it can’t be helped. The schedule was closed so I had no idea if it was an A or B day.
A. Unfortunately, no. Several of the components are tied to grading…such as the classes a student attends.
What is the point in classes such as art and general music? Especially for general music, if children do not want to be in chorus, band, or orchestra, they most likely would not want to take a music course. All the courses do is hurt my child’s average and it is ridiculous because personally, I have never used music a single day in my career. If there is some sort of way to not do these courses could you please say it? Thank you and have a great day!
A. Thanks for sharing your concern. We respect and understand that each student is different and while art or music may be one child’s favorite class, social studies or technology may be another child’s favorite. Art and music are required courses. The study of all disciplines (i.e., math, social studies, art, technology, music, science, English) […]
I know that Shen schools have emergency drills for the students, faculty and staff to practice what they need to do. But my kids now tell me that there are no drills during lunch periods and they haven’t had any instruction on what to do for a lock down etc. during lunch. My question is are the kids and staff instructed on what to do during an emergency during there lunch period?
A. Schools provide instruction on what to do and we do hold emergency drills during lunch.
Which of the Shenedehowa schools have won the national blue ribbon of excellent from the U.S. DOE and for what years?
A. Tesago in 2013, Arongen 1991 and Gowana when it was a junior high.
Do comments and questions on grapevine get forwarded to the department in question? For example, did the physical education department receive the complaint that High Schoolers went outside when it snowed?
A. Yes, all comments and questions are forwarded. And when we get multiple comments on a topic, they are forwarded to the person responsible even though we don’t continue to post them all.
how much of the orchestra grade will be practicing?
A. The orchestra grade is based on preparedness and participation. Practicing is a part of the preparation necessary to successfully participate. Students who spend time practicing are generally more successful because the act of practicing makes a student more prepared.
Is there a policy regarding weather and outside gym? My daughter is at HS West and they went outside while it was snowing. My daughter has long thick hair and it was drenched when she came in from class.
A. We follow the same guidelines as NYSPHSAA for athletic contests and practices for wind chill and heat index. Students are always reminded to dress for the weather if they go outside.
What Internet Service Provider does Shen use?
A. FirstLight
Why has teaching cursive writing been eliminated from the school curriculum?
A. We recognize there are many opinions about the value of cursive instruction as technology increasingly plays an important role in communication. Shen has not intentionally eliminated cursive, however, cursive is not required as part of NYS learning standards. We will be revisiting the topic of cursive writing, not for student mastery, but for the benefits […]
