Life Skills

• This is my 5th year at PPOS and 17th year in education

• I'm originally from California near Death Valley and moved to Colorado while in high school

• My son is heading into 7th grade

• My husband is nearing retirement as an aviation mechanic

• We have two mutts: Starbuck and Boomer

• I LOVE Target, pizza, BBQ, shades of blue, and going to the park, beach, and movies

Email: dtaylor@pikespeakonlineschool.org

Phone: (720) 588-3176

Life Skills is designed to increase student knowledge and skills necessary for everyday living. The course emphasizes goal-setting, decision making and problem solving, communication, healthy lifestyles and relationships, nutrition, personal safety, citizenship and consumerism.

Assignments:

Your grade in the course will be based on teacher-graded assignments:

• Sync Activities
• Interviews
• Refections

Expectations:

• You must log into the Online Learning System (OLS) and work on your school work weekly
• Complete assignments by the due date and redo any assignments that do not earn full credit

Grade Structure:

• A: 80% - 100%
• B: 70% - 79%
• NC (No Credit) - Anything below 70% means you're not earning credit for the course

Due Dates:

• Sync Activities are typically due immediately following the live session
• Async Activities like the Interviews will open during Week 2 of the Block and be due the last week of the Block
• Grades will generally be updated within 24 hours of submission

Late Policy:

• There is no penalty for late assignments, but all assignments must be submitted by 4 PM on the last day of the Block
• You'll need to complete a Block Appeal Form and meet with your Champion Teacher the last week of the Block if you're planning to appeal for an extension to submit assignments

Wednesdays at 1:30 PM & 3:15 PM