Brian Modarelli, Head of School January 24 & 25, 2012.

Brian Modarelli, Head of SchoolJanuary 24 & 25, 2012

Our Core Functions

TeachingLearningDiscipleship

Decidedly ChristianDecidedly College-Preparatory

Decidedly More…

A Calling Prep School

Highlands Ability Batterywww.highlandsco.com

SAT Preparation

College Awareness

Curricular Enhancements

Lower School:Mandarin 官话 - beginning in kindergarten

Middle School:7th grade Honors Algebra 1

High School:Media Applications

Technology Initiatives

projectors installed in all Upper School classrooms

installed in approximately half of Upper School classrooms

Closed-circuit television system will be installed in the next few weeks

will be installed & connected to the closed-circuit system

12 new touch-screen computers have been added to the libraries

Technology Initiatives

In 18 months, CHS will launch a one-to-one computer program for Upper School students

A robust teacher training program will commence at the end of this school year

The campus Internet infrastructure will be significantly enhanced

Student Information System

RenWeb will replace PowerSchoolwww.renweb.com

• Real-time grades and attendance will still be available• Behavioral records will also be available to parents• School directory (sortable)• School calendar• Parent control of family demographic information• Homework, faculty pages, school forms, surveys, etc.

Streamlined Registration

Educational Agreement

Automatically renewable

Streamlined Registration

The February Perfect Storm

will become the February Break

July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Streamlined Registration

The February Perfect Storm

will become the February Break

Streamlined Registration

The February Perfect Storm

will become the February Break

Tuition

Deposit

Tuition Management

will replace Tuition Management Systems

Parents will have 24/7 access to their account Parents will control payment dates and payment

methods Individual fees will be billed through SMART

Begins with the 2012-2013School Year!

Streamlined Tuition Assistance

Our third-party agency will remain the same

Notification from the school will be significantly faster

February 29 is the application deadline for the first wave

Professional Development

What would it take to genuinely have the best-trained faculty and staff in

Connecticut?

Professional Development

An intense, ongoing professional development venue for educators

Thursdays, 7:30am – 9:00am

TE@CH

Same time drop off – at no charge

Safe, caring and worthwhile experience for children

Total # of instructional minutes will actually increase

Campus Improvements

Renovate the cafeteria Relocate the playground

Remodel kindergarten classroomsResurface and restripe the parking lotComplete a host of technology projects

Funding the CHS Mission

Enrollment x Tuition Rate + Giving

Tuition will increase by 4% to fund these initiatives

Kindergarten Readiness Screening

Parent Coffees

Tuesday, January 31, 20127:45am to 10am

Thursday, February 2, 20127:45am to 10am

Educational Agreements can be signed and returned tonight