***Schedule Change***
With no school on Monday September 7th in observation of Labor Day, our schedule will change. On Tuesday and Thursday students will attend 2nd, 4th, & 6th Periods. On Wednesday and Friday students will attend 0, 1st, 3rd, & 5th periods. There will be no Summit class next week.
Good evening Mountain View family,
We have reached the last day of August. I remember back in April when someone posted the date as April 245. To all of us, it felt like April would never end. In some ways, August has felt the same way and last week on our morning announcements it said August 245, 2020. We all took a look at it and agreed it was probably right.
As we transition into September, we are approaching our first academic checkpoint. This is a different way to look at progress report grades. Since everyone has access to ParentVue, you have the ability to see your child's grades at all times. If you have questions about grades please reach out to the teachers for more information.
This week is our virtual Spirit Week. Look for more information from our Student Council regarding the spirit days. Let's all join the fun and show our Mountain View spirit. Also, if you did not see the presentations created by our teachers for our virtual Open House, please visit their Google Classrooms for more information.
Below you will find our Bell Schedule for Friday, September 4th. This is our Professional Development Day for teachers.
| | | Start Time | | End Time | |
| Zero | | 7:42 AM | | 8:15 AM | |
| First | | 8:20 AM | | 8:53 AM | |
| Second | | 8:58 AM | | 9:31 AM | |
| Third | | 9:36 AM | | 10:09 AM | |
| Fourth | | 10:14 AM | | 10:47 AM | |
| Fifth | | 10:53 AM | | 11:26 AM | |
| Sixth | | 11:32 AM | | 12:05 PM | |
Attendance
Thank you for your continued partnership during remote learning. Over the past couple of weeks, throughout our District, we have been reflecting on the implementation of our Distance Learning Plan. Based on the feedback that we have captured from teachers and parents at the secondary level, we are changing our attendance procedure. In short, we are providing another option for families to report their child's engagement in learning.
During Remote Learning, attendance is based on student presence in collaborative Zoom sessions as well as the submission of work products during flipped learning periods. We recognize that it has been challenging for teachers to maintain accurate attendance records for flipped learning when students are not able to submit assignments during the school day. Additionally, many families are supporting their child's learning outside of school hours. While we know our students in MUSD are working hard, we continue to explore ways to capture this so they are not marked absent.
Up to now, teachers have been responsible for marking attendance as present based on their class attendance. Students are marked present when they engage with the content or show in the Zoom meetings. They are marked absent when they do not engage. The change we have made is to allow parents to verify attendance by filling out the form below. Note that if your child is marked present, there is no reason to complete this form. However, if you notice that your child was marked absent, but was engaged with school work, once this is submitted our attendance team will take care of updating attendance records. We hope the addition of this option provides flexibility for families and helps to increase accuracy of our attendance records for secondary students.
In Short:
- If your child is marked present for class, there is nothing to do.
- If your child is marked absent, and you can verify that s/he did engage with school work, complete and submit the form so we can reflect that in Parent and Student Vue.
- The form must be completed for each child separately.
- The form can be re-used, and must be submitted for each day that you wish to correct.
Parent Attendance Form: https://forms.gle/VXecea9BBftfxHJF9
Protecting Zoom Classrooms
Given the open availability of our Google Classroom Codes, we have set rules for entry. We have asked teachers to limit classroom entry to only students who are on their class list. We do however recognize that some of our students for a variety of reasons go by nicknames or other selected names. If a student is more comfortable with the nickname or selected name, we want them to use that name. We recommend that students in this situation, email their teacher to let the teacher know the preferred screen name. By receiving this email, the teacher will be able to officially connect the nickname/selected name to the student on the roster.
Remote Learning & Support Services
As we continue our school year through Remote Learning, I want to remind parents and guardians that our school, along with all school districts in Pima County, are not able yet to reopen to in-person classroom learning. Our Superintendent continues to work closely with health officials, County Administrators, and other school superintendents to identify appropriate local benchmarks and indicators with the goal of returning us to school safely as soon as possible.
Our teachers and students will continue their Remote Learning work as we wait for the County to meet benchmarks for reopening, as directed in the Governor's Executive Order.
The Governor has also directed schools to provide free learning opportunities and on-site support services for students who need a place to go during the day. These support services are intended to serve our more vulnerable students, including those with special education services, English learners, and those in care of the Arizona Department of Child Safety, including Foster Care, beginning Monday, August 17. If you believe your student is in need of these targeted support services, please visit the District's support services webpage.
Todd Garelick
Principal
Mountain View High School
(520) 579-4427
