WST Weekly Update
May 12, 2020
Updates for Families and Students
Scholarships:
There are two great scholarships coming up for our students.
West Sound Tech Foundation Scholarship:
West Sound Tech Foundation has a GREAT scholarship opportunity for our seniors. The application is attached below. Scholarships are DUE by Monday, May 18 by 4:00 pm.
All students planning to either go to post-secondary programs OR plan to start their careers upon graduation should apply for this $1,000 scholarship!
Olympic College Gold Standard Scholarship:
The application for the Olympic College Gold Standard Scholarship is coming soon! Please be looking for the form soon!
Thank you to all that have sent in photos so far! We are getting some great photos of students continuing their learning and having FUN!
Please keep the photos coming!
WST Senior Celebration:
Save the date: Thursday, June 11, 1:00pm
WST REALLY want to celebrate our seniors - SO, we are developing a drive-thru senior celebration event at WST. More details to come!
Updated Grading Expectations for WST:
Below you will find the updated grading expectations for WST due to COVID-19. Following is a quick summary:
Semester 2 Grading:
1. Do no harm!
2. Every student will get an opportunity to improve their grade with their March 13 grade as a baseline.
3. No student will receive a “pass”, “fail”, or “no-credit” for any course.
a. Exception to the no “pass” rule – Special Education students that have the option of “pass” in their IEP currently will be allowed to receive a “P” instead of a letter grade.
4. Teachers will assign grades (A, B, C, D) or assign an “I”, “incomplete” for students that cannot engage in an equitable way.
5. WST courses will be given a statewide designator on the high school transcript to denote the unique environment in which the course was taken.
6. Students assigned an “Incomplete” for a course at WST will be issued an Incomplete Training Plan provided by the teacher. The contract outlines the assignments/assessments that need to be completed and the due date for each. In order to receive a letter grade and remove the “I” from the report card, students must fulfill the requirement of the training plan by the due deadline outlined in the contract. If not met, the “I” will revert to an “F”.
Missing Work Prior to the Closure on March 13:
1. Students have the opportunity to make-up missing work assigned prior to March 13 in order to improve their grade. In some instances, the make-up work may ‘look’ differently than the original lab-based assignment so that it may be completed at home.
2. The deadline to turn in missing work is June 4, 2020.
New Learning:
All students continue to have the opportunity to engage in continuous learning to maintain or improve grades and gain mastery of essential standards.
Your WST instructors are working on identifying the essential standards to ensure student success. As part of continuous learning, teachers will provide new learning every week. New learning will continue through June 12, 2020. Students continue submitting newly assigned work until the end of the semester.
As always, if you have any questions, please contact your child's teacher, or myself, Shani Watkins, shani.watkins@westsoundtech.org.
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About West Sound Tech
Mission: The mission of West Sound Technical Skills Center is to ensure that all students are prepared for life, career, and college through industry-based, technically rigorous programs.
Vision: To prepare every West Sound Technical Skills Center graduate to be career and college ready, enter the global workforce, and be a successful and contributing citizen through innovative and flexible program opportunities.
Email: shani.watkins@westsoundtech.org
Website: www.westsoundtech.org
Location: 101 National Avenue North, Bremerton, WA, USA
Phone: 360-473-0550
Facebook: facebook.com/wstechnicalskillscenter
Twitter: @wstsc