Communication+Policy

Communication Policy:

 Students are expected to maintain lively, intelligent and respectful discussions in both face-to-face and online environments. All course writing in the form of posts and discussion responses should be done with an academic purpose and corresponding attention to cohesiveness, detail, and accuracy to grammatical conventions and spelling.

Evaluation of student participation in discussions will reflect high standards of communication for all involved. Parents and teachers have access to all discussion boards, web archive materials and class projects related to and contained within the wiki. Students must comply with all school and district policies with respect to their use of technology for class projects. This includes course communications and work related to assignments or class projects. Digital citizenship is an important goal, and this is part of what students are learning through their participation in online or hybrid projects in class.

 Parents and students also have access to all grading and assignments through Power School. Although students may use wiki contents to stay on top of deadlines and calendars for project due dates, no grading will be reported through the wiki. It is the responsibility of each student and/or parent to verify grading through district resources including Power School and progress reports and report cards.

 Parents and students are also highly encouraged to attend parent teacher conferences, which for WCSPA are held at our home campus, Sterling Heights High School, in both the Fall and Spring. We are also available by appointment most days after school, and email is also a convenient way to correspond with us. Students wishing to email assignments that cannot be posted on the web are free to do so and often can receive extra credit. Students and parents are encouraged to email concerns at any time or to contact us by phone if that is more convenient. Please send all email related to WCSPA activities to: mwygant@wcskids.net. You may also call the office at 586-825-2525 to find out about events, admissions, or to reach any faculty member by extension. We will follow up with you within 24 hours, and if your concern is urgent, you are encouraged to contact the SHHS office at 586-825-2700, as our teaching spaces do not have phones and we are not available for emergency calls during instructional time.

For current contact information and other updates on conferences and parent involvement (such as our Booster group), please see our website at: **[|__http://www.wcskids.net/wcspa__] ** **We look forward to another great year of performances! ** **-Ms. Wygant **