"The mission of Papillion-La Vista South High School is to maximize student achievement through the joint efforts of students, parents, and staff."
The Titan Pyramid
The Pyramid of Success is a three part approach to ensuring that all students at Papillion-La Vista South High School are maximizing their personal high school experience. The Academic portion focuses on providing assistance and monitoring to those having academic difficulty. The Incentive portion deals with providing various benefits to those excelling at school. The Character component focuses on providing students with some of the “soft skills” that will help our students on their chosen path.
I. Academic
Level 1: Daily Homework
Daily homework is assigned to make sure that students are completing
their work and learning the material. Because zeros are the last resort,
teachers will refer students to an administrator with an academic referral
form before incomplete work becomes “unaccepted”. Once sent
to the office, students may receive one of the following:
• A homework detention
• 8th Hour Study Hall
• Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday School
• Wednesday Morning School
• Success Study Hall
Level 2: Continued Academic Difficulties---The Credit Check List
On the first day of the week, each teacher will inform students if they are on the credit check list. Students appearing on the credit check list for multiple weeks or for multiple classes will begin to receive special counselor attention. Students will receive continued attention as long as they remain on the weekly credit check list. If referred, the counselor will share their standard step-by-step process with the student.
II. Incentive
Students who continue to complete their work and remain in good academic
standing can expect various incentives throughout the year. Various incentives
that will be continued during this school year for these students include:
• Library pass privileges
• Hall privileges
• Late/early release candidacy
• Regular study hall
o Study group approval
o More relaxed environment
o Use of vending machines
• Special recognition “tokens” at various times
• Tutoring opportunities
• School leadership opportunities
• Participation in quarterly assemblies
III. Character
While the academic and incentive programs focus on the progress students have in the actual classroom, the third piece to the program looks at the ways in which we, as educators, help students meet their individual needs.
Each 10th thru 12th grade student will be assigned to an advisory that will meet at least once per quarter. Students will be assigned by grade and with other students in their former freshmen community. Freshmen students will be the exception as they will continue to meet on a daily basis during 5th hour. Teachers will be assigned 15-18 students to work with at least once per quarter and be given specific activities with which to use when conducting advisement.
With your (the students and parents) support, Papillion-La Vista South has been able to set high expectations, hold students accountable to these expectations, and provide support and assistance to all of the students at our school. At Papillion-La Vista South, we will continue to work with students and parents to ensure that students are reaching their academic potential during their high school years. We appreciate your support of the “pyramid of success” and look forward to sharing more wonderful success stories and continuing to build upon an already strong program.
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