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JAN 31 CLOSED FOR STUDENTS

FEB 1 SEMESTER 2 BEGINS

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Students who are required to quarantine due to a positive COVID test or a Close Contact to a confirmed positive COVID test will be required to follow their schedules virtually via Google Meet. The school nurse, Nicole Sgorours, will officially place students on our Quarantine List and will communicate this information to parents and the appropriate staff members to inform them on the exclusion. Students will receive full credit for the day if they attend all their classes for the day including homeroom.

Students that are not on the Quarantine List or do not meet the attendance policy for an excused absence will be marked as an Unexcused Absence in Genesis. Please refer to the district attendance policy for the list of approved absences.

Quarantine and Instruction:

Students who are told to quarantine will be required to log into each class for the duration of the period. Online students can:

• Listen to lectures or small group discussions

• Work independently on assignments

• Participate in classroom discussions virtually

Expectations for Attendance:

• The school nurse will identify students who need to quarantine and alert the teachers regarding the start and end dates.

• Students who are identified as needing to quarantine by the school will be provided with online instruction. Students are only permitted to attend virtual classes if they are quarantined.

• Students are expected to log into their homeroom at 8:20 and attend all classes in order to receive credit for the school day.
  

• Classwork and assignments will be due by the end of the block or as assigned by each teacher.

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Senior Early Dismissal was recently approved and will be available to our students for the second semester. Please see the information below if you are interested in program and contact your guidance counselor.

Congratulations to

Victoria Danser (Teacher of the Year)

Joe Palazzo (Support Staff of the Year)

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Any address change must be submitted to the School Counseling Department in writing. This is the only way to ensure proper busing information is submitted to transportation. The Student Address/Telephone/Information Change form is available via the BCIT Medford Campus homepage under School Counseling Center.

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Every student is expected to be in school every day, all day.

• Should the student be absent in excess of six unexcused days per semester, then he/she will be placed on non-credit status.
• Students who exceed a total of nine or more days with excused or unexcused absences from school for the semester will not be eligible for noncredit remediation, and may be referred to the Superintendent for consideration for referral to the Board of Education for action.
• Partial absences caused by lateness to school or early departure from school will be counted toward non-credit. Each partial absence will be equal to at least .25 of a day. Four (4) such partial absences shall equal one (1) day absence for the purpose of non-credit.
• All excused absences require written documentation to verify the nature of the absence. Parent letters excusing a student for attendance purposes are not acceptable. Medical notes need to be from a medical professional. Please review the policy below regarding approved excused days. If your son/daughter is dealing with a prolonged medical issue, please communicate with your guidance counselor and we can work together to develop a plan.

CLICK HERE TO REVIEW THE FULL UPDATED ATTENDANCE POLICY

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PRIDE Program promotes positive academic efforts and behaviors - consider donation to BCIT Education Foundation

PRIDE is a nationally recognized program that supports positive student academic achievement and good behavior. The acronym embodies Personal Responsibility In Daily Effort. For many years, our BCIT Foundation has been very generous in the support of our PRIDE Program at BCIT. BCIT students recognize the PRIDE Program as a way to be acknowledged for putting forth his/her best efforts. Students may earn PRIDE incentives through various avenues such as academic accomplishments, club or sport participation, attendance and good behaviors.

Through monies raised by the BCIT Foundation, the PRIDE Program has provided items that supplement our local BCIT high school budgets. More recently, over the past two school years, the Foundation has provided the following:

1. Staff member of the month trophies (prohibited by our purchasing manual)
2. Earned student weekly incentives for PRIDE activities, such as Wawa and Dunkin Donut Gift cards; BCIT water bottles; BCIT PRIDE ear buds
3. Funding for PRIDE events

This past year, almost 500 students on our Medford Campus and 600 students on the Westampton Campus, per marking period, were recognized as PRIDE recipients. Valuing the need to promote the continual support of the PRIDE Program, the BCIT Foundation's hope is that with the popularity of the PRIDE Program and its proven results, parents, local businesses, and members of the community may consider making a donation to the Foundation.

When giving to the BCIT Foundation in support of the PRIDE Program, donations will directly support PRIDE Program incentives.

To learn more about the program, and how to donate, please contact Foundation Director at (609) 267-4226, ext. 8335.

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All student-athletes must register online each season (fall, winter and spring) for athletics.

Click Here For Athletic Registration Information

In addition, each student-athlete must have a valid physical and other required forms on file with the nurse’s office prior to participation in athletics. The school’s physician must approve all physicals completed by any private physician prior to final clearance.

Our school physician performs physicals at each campus twice a month. We recommend that student-athletes get a physical at school as this helps to streamline the approval process (less paperwork). If a student athlete plans on getting a physical at Medford Tech, they must sign up in advance in the nurse's office.

For more information and updates about Medford’s athletics (coaches, schedules, required paperwork, etc.) please reference the Athletics website.

We encourage all students to get involved in athletics. Especially as an incoming student, becoming part of a team is a great way to instantly make twenty or thirty new friends.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact the specific coach or the Athletic Director.

A complete participation packet with signed consent forms must be submitted to the Athletic Department in order for a student-athlete to tryout in any sport. Packets are available on the school Athletics website. Please review the website for additional information regarding our programs. Please ensure to submit all required forms - click the link below for more information.

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NEXT LIVE STREAM

JANUARY 23 6:30PM

WESTECH VS MEDTECH VARSITY

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Looking for national scholarships? Complete the registration at www.fastweb.com to receive email notifications of scholarship programs.

Visit www.meritaid.com to find merit-based scholarship opportunities from colleges before you apply. This website can help students with merit-based scholarships from colleges that reflect your accomplishments and interests.

Another good resource for researching scholarships is www.finaid.org .

Paper FAFSAs will no longer be delivered in bulk to high schools. Students are able to obtain a paper FAFSA by calling the Federal Student Aid Information Center at 1-800-4-FED-AID (1-800-433-3243). Students are encouraged to file the FAFSA online at www.fafsa.ed.gov for faster processing. A PDF version of the FAFSA is also available for download at www. studentaid.ed.gov.

The US Department of Education sponsors www.studentaid.ed.gov, which provides helpful information on preparing for college, types of financial aid, determining who is eligible for financial aid, how to apply for aid with the FAFSA, and information on repaying your loans.

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