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Greenwood Public
Schools offers a wide variety of special programs for our
students. These programs are designed to enrich the students'
lives, aid them in the learning process, and prepare them
for college and life after their educational years. |
The Before and After School Success Program (BASS) is a licensed, non-profit, school-age childcare program,
licensed by Arkansas Department of Human Services, Arkansas
School-age Quality Initiative, and Arkansas State University
Childhood Services. BASS is a member of the Arkansas School-age
Care Alliance, National School-age Care Alliance, and Afterschool
Alliance.
FULL DAY/SUMMER PROGRAM
BASS Academy is available for full
days during the summer months, and selected days during the
school year when school is not is in session. The hours of
operation are 6:00am - 6:00pm. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon
snacks are included in the fee.
ENROLLMENT/RECORDS
Parents enroll students by contacting
the director or assistant director. All
students enrolled in grades K-6 are eligible for enrollment.
FIELD TRIPS
A variety of field trips are scheduled
for the days when school is not in session.
RELEASE OF CHILDREN
Each child must be signed in and out by a BASS staff member each day. This is for the child's
safety and is a state regulation. A child is dismissed from
BASS only to his/her parent(s) or to person(s) authorized
on the enrollment form.
HOMEWORK POLICY
The Greenwood Public Schools believe
that homework is an important element of student learning and achievement.
Homework is essential for the total instructional school program
and allows students extended time to master basic skills,
concepts, and learning objectives. BASS works with students
to ensure that homework assignments are properly completed,
understood, and communicated between teacher, student, staff,
and parent.
BASS
The Department of Human Services and BASS Academy require
that each employee:
• be at least 18 years of age;
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have a high school diploma or GED;
• be certified
in child cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR);
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be certified in First Aid;
• be familiar with basic
health and safety, facility discipline policies, center schedules,
and are advised to be mandated reporters under the Child Maltreatment
Reporting Act;
• shall obtain a health card showing
absence of contagious Tuberculosis annually;
• and
attend 20 clock hours of training per school year.
The BASS staff is dedicated, experienced, and trained:
• to lead and teach older, school-age children in self-discipline;
• to establish a warm, caring,
stable relationship with each child by adapting to each childs
needs within an individual and group setting;
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to help establish good study habits with each individual child
by adapting to each childs needs within a stable, adult relationship;
• to recommend and teach children good, nutritional
eating habits;
• to meet USDA menu requirements
for reimbursement program;
• to navigate play as
a positive social skill, emphasizing attitudes toward sharing
and caring;
• to establish team-building skills
with each individual child by adapting to each childs needs
within a group setting;
• and to enhance attitudes toward homework and learning
while promoting good study habits through one-on-one learning.
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Reading
Recovery is a program designed to provide early intervention
for first graders who are falling behind in their reading.
Reading Recovery provides two levels of intervention.
The first is the actual reading recovery program. This
provides thirty minutes of intense, one-on-one instruction,
five days a week. The second provides forty-five minutes
of instruction in a small group setting.
After twenty weeks in the program, students will be
evaluated again and will likely be moved to another level
of the program, or back to their classrooms. When this
happens, another set of reading recovery students will be
taken into the program.
Our "early literacy" small
groups serve first grade children.
The same time periods and discontinuing methods used in early
intervention apply to these children.
In order to determine who gets into our program, we administer
a series of tests to the children who were ranked as a low
achiever, or were recommended by their kindergarten or first
grade teachers. The sixteen lowest children will receive
reading recovery services. The next forty-eight receive
literacy group instruction.
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Special
education is provided to any student 5 to 21 years of age
who qualifies. To be eligible for the services of the
Department of Special Education, the student must have significant
difficulty in learning that is the result of a disabling condition.
FORMAL EVALUATION
Students with disabilities
are, in accordance with state and federal law, provided with
the opportunity for free and appropriate public education.
In order to ensure that a student is in need of special education
and related services, the student must be formally evaluated.
With parental permission, an evaluation will be completed
to determine the students eligibility for services.
The disabling conditions that would make a student eligible
for special education services include: hearing impaired,
mentally retarded, students with multiple disabilities, orthopedically
impaired, emotionally disturbed, specific learning disability,
speed-language impairment, visually impairments, and autism.
Currently, approximately 430 students
with disabilities receive services from the Greenwood District.
These students receive services through a variety of models.
Students receive services including indirect services in which
instruction is provided in the regular classroom with assistance
from a special education teacher, resource placement which
may be up to 60% of the day, self-contained instruction
for more than 60% of the day, coteaching and integrated models. Related services include speech, occupational therapy, physical therapy, school based mental health and specialized transportation.
ACCESSING SERVICES
To access the service, a referral
may be made by the students teacher, other school or district
educational personnel, the parent, or other individuals with
relevant knowledge about the child. A written referral
should be made to the school principal, and he/she will schedule
an appropriate conference.
The district employs more than 30
certified special education personnel who are involved in
the appraisal and instructional programs. Greenwood
School District does an outstanding job in its special education
program.
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Each
of our Campuses has certified school counselors on
staff. The counselors present classroom lessons to students
monthly and serve students who have emotional or physical needs, and
need extra attention. Additionally, our school counselors
secure standardized testing validity, supervise backpack,
mentoring and various other programs at each campus.
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The
College Boards Advanced Placement (AP) Program provides
an opportunity for students to pursue college-level
studies while still in secondary school, and to receive
advanced placement, credit or both, in college.
By challenging and stimulating students, the AP Program
provides access to high quality education, accelerates
learning, rewards achievement and enhances both high
school and college programs.
AP
Courses offered:
Junior English
(Grammar and Composition)
Senior English
(Literature and Composition)
U.S. History
Biology
Chemistry
Calculus
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This stands for College Preparatory
Enrichment Program. This is a program for students
in grades 10, 11 and 12, and it is specifically designed
to prepare students for the ACT. The focus is
on improving skills in english and math. Classes
meet from 8:00 AM to noon, Monday through Thursday
for five weeks in June and early July. The program
is free.
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Often, high school students
have difficulty deciding what course to pursue after
their high school days are over. Many times,
students leave high school without being adequately
prepared for the challenges they will face. In
an effort to give our students the best preparation
possible to meet the challenges of the future, Greenwood
High School and Wells Junior High have implemented
the Career Action Plan or CAP program.
The CAP program involves
students in grades 8 through 12. The purpose
of the CAP program is to help students make more informed
decisions concerning the courses they will take in
grades 9 through 12. Another goal of the program
is to give parents an opportunity to be more involved
in planning their childs course of study throughout
high school. Each student is assigned a teacher
who serves as their advisor. Students meet
with their advisors numerous times during the
school year. Advisors assist students in becoming
more familiar with graduation requirements, reading
their transcripts, college entrance requirements,
and courses recommended to meet specific career goals.
The advisor system allows each student to get more
individual attention in planning the courses they
will take in high school. The assistance the
students receive is in addition to that provided by
the regular school counselors.
Program features include
a CAP booklet for each student and Union registration
for selection of class schedules for sophomores, juniors
and seniors. The CAP booklet
covers virtually every aspect of life at Greenwood
High School, from course descriptions to organizations
to scholarship information. Perhaps the feature
that the students like best about the CAP program
is Union registration. This allows rising seniors,
juniors, and sophomores to choose the classes, the
period and the teacher they want. Union registration
is scheduled on a school day in late May. The
process usually takes a student less than 30 minutes.
When a student leaves for the summer, he or she will know their class schedule for the next school year.
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The high school has a scholarship coordinator on staff to assist seniors with college and scholarship applications. Regular email reminders are sent to parents and seniors concerning scholarship information. A list of state and national scholarships and links to applications is kept updated on the high school web site. There are also 20 different college scholarships provided by local businesses and organizations especially for Greenwood High School students. These scholarships range in value from $350 to $8,000. A student may apply for most of these by simply filling out one scholarship application. Scholarship applications and information are available in the high school office as well as the guidance office. A list of scholarships, and the selection criteria for each, may also be found on the high school web site.
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In this
program, students from the high school
volunteer to go to the elementary schools during their
study hall to tutor students who need help in certain
academic areas. The Big Dog Tutors work one
on one with elementary students selected by their
teacher to receive tutoring in any area in which the
student needs assistance. This has proven to
be very helpful for the elementary students as well
as the high school students. The tutors receive
an activity credit for volunteering their time.
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A top-notch summer driver
education program is available for a fee to
any students who have a learners permit. Students receive 30 hours of classroom instruction
and six hours driving time. Students drive on
a driving range as well as city streets, highways
and interstate highways. The course usually
starts within one week after the end of the spring
semester.
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SCHOOL BASED MENTAL HEALTH
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Greenwood School employees who are licensed mental health professionals are available to help students and their families cope with the struggles of life. Our goal is to see students become successful in the educational environment with learning and social issues.
Mental Health Services are available year round and at no cost to the families. Services are provided at school during school hours and, by arrangement, after school hours.
Services include Individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, classroom consultation, behavior support plans, psycho educational testing, personality testing, summer programs, crisis intervention, focus groups with specific needs: Divorce, social skills, anger management, drug/alcohol difficulties.
Referrals are made by the school counselor and the principal.
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