AVA Family Update

Good morning.

In addition to the usual guidance and community updates, I have several important announcements below. The first is the schedule for next week, which is back to the regular schedule for the first time in a long time. The second is a note about the switch between Trimester 1 and Trimester 2.

Lastly, I am going to attempt to use Apptegy (the school communication platform I asked you to download months ago and haven't mentioned much since) to send this update. Some of you may get this message directly to you phones. For the foreseeable future, I will be posting this as usual to your email as well as Apptegy. When we move completely to Apptegy, I'll give everybody plenty of time to adjust. To prepare for the moment, there is a note about a workflow in Aspen you must complete to make sure it all works. I'll leave this up for several weeks.

Thank you for your time.

Joseph Connor, AVA Principal

jconnor@attleboroschools.com

508.245.9948

We wrap up Trimester 1 today. As most of your classes are yearlong, your grades for this trimester function as a progress report (we don't average grades over trimesters, the only grade that counts is the one at the end). For one trimester classes, what you see will be your final grade.

As most students will be dropping at least one trimester class for another, please consult your Aspen schedule to see what your new class is. For most, it will be a swap of a health class for an art class. For others, it will be a move into an MCAS Prep course. Those involved will receive a separate email later today for more specific information.

Please note: While Aspen schedules are compete and correct, your course switches in Edgenuity are not complete yet. They will be shortly. Your T1 class will remain visible to you for a week or so to you in Edgenuity even though it has finished. I'll clean everything up once all grades are finalized and we ensure accuracy.

APS is currently updating the mobile phone numbers on record so that we can send school cancellations and other urgent notices via text message (through Apptegy as mentioned above). We ask that you update your contact information in Aspen using the workflow directions listed here: https://5il.co/1ldxt If you have multiple students, please complete the workflow for each one. Families who wish to have their child(ren) receive text messaging from the district/school, should provide student cell phone number(s) through this workflow as well.

Naviance for Grades 9-11

As the end of T1 draws near, AVA students in grades 9, 10, and 11 should have completed their respective grade-level Career Survey. This is the first checkpoint for the school year, and students who have NOT completed the survey after T1 should do so immediately so as to not fall behind. Students will earn credit for Advisory at the end of the school year, and not completing Naviance assignments on time will affect their grade. Please email Ms Nellie (nng@attleboroschools.com) right away to make an appointment or stay after during Monday or Wednesday advisory if you need support or have questions.

Naviance Login page

9th grade - Career Cluster Survey

10th and 11th - Career Interest Profiler Survey

NCAA - Free Info Session Webinar

The NCAA Eligibility Center is hosting an information webinar on Wednesday, December 14 from 6-7 p.m. Eastern time for college-bound student-athletes and families. The webinar will include review of the most recent COVID-19 automatic waiver relief. They’ll also go over requirements you must meet to pursue your dreams of studying and competing at an NCAA Division I, II or III school. Click here to register.

Seniors

Now that most AVA seniors have had their senior interview, students should have a direction on what to do from here to help prepare for after graduation.

College-bound: Please remember to create your CommonApp account as soon as possible, if you plan to apply through CommonApp. Create your student account HERE. Now is also a good time to begin drafting your CommonApp essay; essay prompts and info can be found HERE. As said in Advisory, seniors: feel free to share your essay drafts with Ms Nellie on a Googledoc (email to let her know) at least 2 weeks in advance of deadlines if you'd like your essay checked.

Workplace-bound: Please continue to check the AHS Student Job Board HERE run by Ms Marshall, the AHS Career Specialist. Feel free to email her at kmarshall@attleboroschools.com as well with any questions on local job opportunities and/or resume help.

Military-bound: AHS campus will be hosting an ASVAB testing administration on March 6, 2023. A signup link if forthcoming. In the meantime, here are a few links to some free online study materials:

ASVAB Test Practice

How to study for ASVAB

Of course, all students are free to utilize the Naviance College/Career search tools as a resource. Also, please be on the look out for the weekly AHS Guidance Dept. email update. More details forthcoming...

As always, please email me at nng@attleboroschools.com with any comments, suggestions, and concerns, or to make a virtual meeting appointment. Have a marvelous weekend!

All APS Community Fliers can be found within the Welcome Center website. To view this week’s fliers, including information from throughout Attleboro please visit the Welcome Center webpage or click here for current fliers.

Friday, December 2

• Half Day for Students-End of Trimester 1

Saturday, December 3

• SAT Exam

Monday, December 5

• Trimester 2 Begins

Wednesday, December 7

• Trimester 2 Grades Posted in Aspen

Friday, December 23 to Monday, January 2

• No School, Winter Break

Tuesday, January 3

• Classes Resume