September

One Month in the Books

Greetings TLC family.

We have settled in and are entering our first full month of school. Please make sure you have access to Canvas, EOS, and Infinite Campus. If need assistance or have questions, please access our school website or call the school @ 381-0597.

At TLC we offer wrap around supports to all of our students. Please make sure you have

reviewed and signed the following document to give your student(s) access to our daily check in survey and available counseling services: Counseling Consent Form

Finally, please take the time to nominate a staff member that made a difference for your student(s): TLC August/September Staff Member of the Month

Please email me if you need anything: bryan.kennedy@fayette.kyschools.us

Bryan Kennedy

Program Director

The Learning Center

TLC School Improvement Update

Here are our goals for the 23-24 school year.

ATTENDANCE--We want every student to have a minimum of 85% attendance for the entire school year.
ACADEMIC GROWTH--We want every student to meet or exceed their MAP Reading and Math Growth Goal
LIFE READINESS--We want every student to meet the requirement for post secondary readiness according to the Kentucky Department of Education.


Attendance We all know that regular attendance is essential to academic success, graduating on time, and ultimately preparing for life after high school. At TLC we focus on employability, and showing up to school and class on time is a major part of being employable. Many of our students and families struggle with attendance, but the only way to improve is for us to work together. How can you help? Talk with your student about the importance of attending school. Reach out to your student's Advisory teacher if they are struggling with attendance. Refer your student for mental health services if that is affecting their attendance: Counseling Consent Form Take advantage of mentoring and leadership opportunities at TLC and in the surrounding community.	Academic Growth We are finishing up with MAP testing this week. All students at TLC take the Reading and Math MAP tests in the Fall, Winter, and Spring. The MAP test is an adaptive test that measures a student's academic growth compared to other students around the nation. Once students have finished MAP testing, we will set goals and their teachers will work with students to achieve these goals. How can you help? Ask students about their MAP test experience. Check student grades in Infinite Campus. Monitor student assignments on Canvas. Ask students about their MAP goals. If you need more information about he MAP test explore the following resource: MAP Information for Families	Life Readiness AT TLC our students immerse themselves in the local community by participating in what we call Working Wednesdays, every two weeks. On Working Wednesdays, we transport our students off campus, so they can interact with the community through post-secondary educational site visits, career site visits, community service, and educational experiences. In addition, we will also bring community contacts into our building as well. We have two upcoming Working Wednesday on September 13th and September 27th. Remember, students will be dismissed at 1:10 on these days. Please make sure you are aware of the dates and have signed both permissions below: Working Wednesday Permission Slip Working Wednesday Dates Working Wednesday Walking Permission Form If you have any contacts or community partnerships for Working Wednesdays, please email our FACE Liaison Monica Harbut.

Attendance

We all know that regular attendance is essential to academic success, graduating on time, and ultimately preparing for life after high school. At TLC we focus on employability, and showing up to school and class on time is a major part of being employable. Many of our students and families struggle with attendance, but the only way to improve is for us to work together.

How can you help?

Talk with your student about the importance of attending school.
Reach out to your student's Advisory teacher if they are struggling with attendance.
Refer your student for mental health services if that is affecting their attendance: Counseling Consent Form
Take advantage of mentoring and leadership opportunities at TLC and in the surrounding community.

Academic Growth

We are finishing up with MAP testing this week. All students at TLC take the Reading and Math MAP tests in the Fall, Winter, and Spring. The MAP test is an adaptive test that measures a student's academic growth compared to other students around the nation.

Once students have finished MAP testing, we will set goals and their teachers will work with students to achieve these goals.

How can you help?

Ask students about their MAP test experience.
Check student grades in Infinite Campus.
Monitor student assignments on Canvas.
Ask students about their MAP goals.

If you need more information about he MAP test explore the following resource:

MAP Information for Families

Life Readiness

AT TLC our students immerse themselves in the local community by participating in what we call Working Wednesdays, every two weeks. On Working Wednesdays, we transport our students off campus, so they can interact with the community through post-secondary educational site visits, career site visits, community service, and educational experiences. In addition, we will also bring community contacts into our building as well. We have two upcoming Working Wednesday on September 13th and September 27th. Remember, students will be dismissed at 1:10 on these days. Please make sure you are aware of the dates and have signed both permissions below:

Working Wednesday Permission Slip

Working Wednesday Dates

Working Wednesday Walking Permission Form

If you have any contacts or community partnerships for Working Wednesdays, please email our FACE Liaison Monica Harbut.