Imhotep Institute Charter High School

Online Learning Plan Begins Thursday March 19, 2020

Website: www.imhotephighschool.com

Goals of Online Learning Program

• Provide students with structure
• Provide rigorous instruction
• Provide access to instructional support
• Provide as much normalcy as possible
• Effectively Communicate with Families

Wisdom of Malcolm X

“Education is the passport to the future for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

Your future is too bright for us to not use every resource available to educate you during the shutdown!

Instructional Resources

The following list of resources will be used to facilitate our online learning program.

• Unified Classroom (https://classroom.powerschool.com)
• Study Island (www.studyisland.com)
• Math XL / Pearson Realize (www.pearsonrealize.com)
• Khan Academy (www.khanacademy.org)
• Achieve 3000 (www.achieve3000.com)
• Google Meet (www.meet.google.com)
• Lexia Learning (www.mylexia.com)
• Ascend Math (https://ascendmath.com)

Daily Online Schedule Beginning Thursday March 19, 2020

Access a Live Teacher via Google Meet Daily!

Just added 3/19!

Just added 3/23

Schedule for Friday 4/3/20!

Rites of Passage Classes Begin 3/31/20!!

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Just added 3/26/20!

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The Google Link will be emailed to each student as classes are gender specific.

How Do I Access a Virtual Meeting?

You can find information on how to access your teacher’s virtual meeting by clicking here.

Please note that each facilitator will set up a meeting using the schedule provided on the previous slide. Links to the meeting will be posted on Unified Classroom for students who were unable to join at the designated time.

Tips for Attending Class Online...

• We suggest that you mute your microphone when you enter the Google Meet. You must grant permission if you want to turn your camera and sound on.
• Please be in a quiet place with few distractions.
• If your camera is on, be aware of the background--we can all see what is behind you!
• Dress as if you were actually leaving your house. Please do not sit in bed, in your PJ's, or in inappropriate attire (at least from the waist up!). It is best if you are sitting in a chair at a table or a desk.
• Wear earbuds or headphones, as it limits the noise we will all hear in the background.
• If you can join on a laptop or computer, that is best. If you need to join on your tablet or phone, please be sure that it is propped up and steady so that you don't have to hold it the whole time.

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Senior Coursework

Students are required to work on the following assignments from the Purple Folder

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Due 3/30

Communicating With Parents for Virtual Learning Mama Dana Pinckney (Wazuri President and Mama Debbie Toney (Parent Liaison)

We are always looking to improve the way we communicate with families and friends.

At Imhotep we hear directly from school staff, students and our parent community on topics including classroom activities, school programs and events, thought leadership in the field of education, and sharing in the wonderful learning from our students.

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Role Play Staff and Village Phone or Zoom Parent Connections

Intervention Support

9th Grade - Baba Lonnie

1:51 pm - 2:39 pm &

2:42 pm - 3:30 pm

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10th Grade - Baba Ben

1:00 pm - 1:48 pm

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11th Grade - Dr. Griggs /Sister January

12:09 pm - 12:57 pm

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12th Grade - Mama Ava/Sister January 2:42 pm - 3:30 pm

Non-Instructional Staff Support

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You have been assigned to a Climate Support member who will monitor your academic progress and communicate with your parents.

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Climate support members have been assigned according to your 1st period class.

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We are ALL in this Together!

Loaner Devices & Internet Service

• We were able to distribute over 100 loaner devices so students can access our online programming!
• Students who borrowed devices from school are expected to return them when school resumes.
• Families can apply for Comcast’s Internet Essentials by clicking here.

Building Access During Virtual School

• We are conducting a deep cleaning of the building during the school closure.

• During this time, students and their families will NOT have access to the building.

Grab and Go Meals Program

In light of schools being closed from Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 27, the School District and City of Philadelphia has established a program to provide meal service and drop-in activity space for students over the next two weeks.

From Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. through noon, any Philadelphia student can get up to two grab-and-go meals at the following school near Imhotep:

Martin Luther King High School

6100 Stenton Avenue

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You can view a complete list of schools participating in this endeavor by clicking here.

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RepTheTEP Kuumba Challenge!

• How can YOU show your school spirit and pride during the Corona Virus shutdown?
• Post a video that shows you doing something that represents our school’s principles and values while away from school.
• Be creative!
• Get your family involved!
• The top 3 videos for each grade will earn a $25 gift card. Students will be able to vote for the winners when school resumes.

Submit your videos to: RepTheTEP@imhotepcharter.org and be sure to put your full name and grade in the subject line.

Affirmation Statement

“We are descendants of great African fathers and great African mothers. We will have the pride, strength and the power of the motherland, To help us do the things we must do. Because we must understand, I am because we are and we are because I am. When I shine the nation shines; and when the nation shines, we all shine.”

Do YOU have questions?

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If so, submit them by clicking here.