Dear Serra Community--
We want to officially say welcome to the 2020-2021 school year. We are excited and ready to teach you!
We are also ready to get you what you need to be successful.
Schedules:
Tonight at 8pm we are going LIVE with our schedules. Some of you may have already had a preview as all the high schools had a glitch. The schedules are not done and so if you saw it, it may change. After we go LIVE at 8 pm tonight---it still could change. However, it will give you an idea of what to expect. The only schedule changes we are doing are for errors.
Things we will do a schedule change for:
I don't have the class I need to graduate
I want to change my elective
I have a course I don't need
Things we will not do changes for:
Courses you want to rearrange--I.E "I want XXXX in the Spring and not the fall"
You don't like the teacher and were hoping for another one
You don't like someone in your class
You don't like your schedule
We will have a form to request a change and if is a true error, we will prioritize you based on need. Please note: Every change causes a massive domino effect. It's a large math equation; what you want to change affects at a minimum 36 other students and sometimes as many as 400.
They get what they need to graduate, and based on their requests things fall in a way that gives them predominantly everything they asked for.
If you are taking a Community College Course:
***Students that are dual enrolled in Miramar courses have been assigned to a placeholder since they are taking their college courses outside of the three-period day. A Placeholder indicates you don't require a live Serra course during that period. If your students as a CC course they may be missing another class or have a "hole" and you will see "ZZ placeholder." That is NOT an error. It's just a placeholder.
Students and parents can review the following Canvas shell for an overview of Miramar courses: https://canvas.instructure.com/courses/1741400
Don't know your password?????? Most students know it! If you don't know your ID or password please email Elizabeth Ward at eward@sandi.net. Please check with your.child before you email us.
Need Technology Support:
First day of School:
1. Once you get your schedule please locate your Period 1 teacher.
2. Go to the Serra High website and locate them under the Staff Directory.
3. Click on their page and you will see their classroom Zoom links for your period and everything you need to know will be on that page as well. They aren't done yet but they will all be up by Monday AM.
Monday--9:45-10:45--Period 1 ONLY No Period 2 or 3
Tuesday--9:45-10:45--Period 2 ONLY No Period 1 or 3
Wednesday--9:45-10:45--Period 3 ONLY No Period 1 or 2
Thursday and Friday---Teachers will be calling you by phone (if you haven't checked in with them on the Zooms) to make sure you are good for next Tuesday September 8th, 2020 which is when all your child's classes on the schedule start.
Please NOTE: Next Monday September 7th is Labor Day. Full classes start on Tuesday September 8th, 2020
Computers:
They are here and ready for you. Monday is the Day!!!!! August 31st, 2020!
Please come at your assigned time; do not come whenever you want as that what caused some of the issue last week.
The schedule is as follows: We use a program to check them in and out. If you have one already please do not come as you won't be able to get another.
Where?
Drive-up (PREFERRED) The Staff Parking Lot (AKA North Parking Lot)
When?
Last names A through I (8:45am - 9:45am)
Last names J through R (10am - 11am)
Last names S through Z (11am - 12pm)
Please be patient with my staff and myself as we will be setting it up all weekend per my request so you can get them Monday.
Textbook Distribution:
We will be starting next week. I will get you that plan on Monday. Let's just worry about computers right now. Teachers know you will not have books. We usually don't issue these until second or third week of school anyways.
We are so excited and hope you are too.
Dr. Renfree