ZB Parent Bulletin
A message from the Principal...
Happy Holidays ZB Families,
As we prepare for the end of the first semester, we want to emphasize the importance of our final exam schedules. We have made it a priority to communicate the importance of finals exams since July. These school days are required attendance days for students as they must take a final exam for each credit bearing course. Final exam grades will now be included in the final percentage of the overall grade for the semester. This is a change from the previous 4 years. It is important for your student to be in attendance on the following exam dates:
- 1st Semester - Dec. 19th, 20th, 21st
Please support your students' success by ensuring they are present and ready to participate on December 19th. The exam schedule is listed below. Please learn about your student's schedule to understand when they may be finished for the day and catching the bus home. This will be the standard practice moving forward as we continue to raise the bar to prepare our students for other high stakes testing and opportunities after high school.
Thank you kindly and have a happy holiday season.
With Zee-Bee Pride,
Mr. Zackary Livingston
Principal
Felice días de festivos familias de ZB,
Mientras nos preparamos para el final del primer semestre, queremos enfatizar la importancia de nuestros calendarios de exámenes finales. Hemos tenido como prioridad comunicar la importancia de los exámenes finales desde julio. Estos días escolares son días de asistencia requerida para los estudiantes, ya que deben tomar un examen final para cada curso que otorga créditos. Las calificaciones de los exámenes finales ahora se incluirán en el porcentaje final de la calificación general del semestre. Este es un cambio con respecto a los 4 años anteriores. Es importante que su estudiante asista a las siguientes fechas de exámenes:
- Primer semestre - 19, 20 y 21 de diciembre
Apoye el éxito de sus estudiantes asegurándose de que estén presentes y listos para participar el 19 de diciembre. El calendario de exámenes se detalla a continuación. Infórmese sobre el horario de su estudiante para saber cuándo puede terminar el día y tomar el autobús a casa. Esta será la práctica estándar en el futuro a medida que continuamos elevando el nivel para preparar a nuestros estudiantes para otras pruebas y oportunidades de alto riesgo después de la escuela secundaria.
Gracias amablemente y que tengas unas felices días festivos.
Con orgullo Zee-Bee,
Sr. Zackary Livingston
Principal
BEE PRESENT - BEE ON TRACK
Attendance continues to be a point of emphasis as we'd like to decrease our chronic absenteeism rate in alignment with our district goals for 2025. A chronically absent student is one that has missed 18 days of school excused or unexcused. Please understand that a chronic absenteeism designation for a student can have adverse effects on academic performance and post-secondary opportunities. We need parent participation to help encourage our students to show up every day for school. There will be attached incentives for students that do meet attendance requirements. We'd also like to remind families that parking on campus is a privilege in which academic, behavioral, and attendance metrics are attached. Students who do not meet these requirements may be subject to loss of parking privileges.
Technology Tidbits
Drop the Default on NameDrop
What is NameDrop?
Like AirDrop, NameDrop on IOS 17 allows iPhone users to share contact information with other users without having to send a message to them. Created specifically to share contact details, NameDrop allows you to share your own contact card as well as the contact cards of others by holding your iPhone next to other users.
With the new update, this feature is defaulted ON. I recommend you turn this OFF and only enable it if needed. While this feature does require someone to accept the transfer of information, some children may accept without fully understanding what is being asked of them. Be sure to help your children understand this new feature to help keep them safe from sharing their information with the wrong person.
To shut this OFF go to Settings > General >AirDrop > Bringing Devices Together > Change to OFF.