1.New FamilyOrientationFor Online HighSchool Students Your Personal Guide to theEnrollment ProcessLong Fence and Home

2. Areas Covered Congratulations on a great decision your new journeybegins Getting started with the Bridgeway family Completing the admissions process Meet your professionally trained academic advisor Navigating through your welcome packet How to Login in to Online Learning Parents responsibility to assure success How to gage your students daily work PE and Community Service Requirements Question and AnswerCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 2 3. Why do over 2 million parents homeschool their children today?Today,Increase in children who homeschooling has are homeschooled become a viable 2 2,000,000+ educational option Millions1.5 for many Americans; there1 1,100,000 has been a 235%850,0000.5 increase since 1999. 0Source: Experts Say 2 Million Students Now Homeschooled19992003 2008By LifeWay Christian Resources , Biblical solutions for life - January 18, 2009http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2009/section1/table-hsc-1.asp http://www.lifeway.com/article/168740/Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy3 4. Many Homeschool to Give Their Children Individualized Attention Studies show that childrens ability to learn andtheir self-esteem notably decrease as classesbecome larger, particularly when they go above20 students Yet, more than double that number are crowdedinto many classrooms. Students do best where there are few disruptionsand more individualized attention from the teacher. Students with two or more years of small classesin elementary school score higher on tests inmiddle and high school, are more likely tograduate, take the SAT or ACT and apply to college. Homeschooling provides focused attention.Source: Class Size And Student Achievement; https://www.psychologicalscience.org/journals/pspi/pdf/pspi2_1.pdf Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 4 5. Top Colleges Agree: Homeschoolers are Better Prepared for College A Harvard University admissions officersaid most of their home-educatedstudents have done very well. Theyusually are very motivated in what theydo. Brown Universitys dean, JoyceReed, states, Homeschoolers are theepitome of Brown students. They areself-directed, they take risks, and theydont back off. University of North Carolina-ChapelHills dean of admissions, JamesWalters, reports his home-educatedstudents are performing above averageacademically.Source: http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/000000/00000017.asp Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 5 6. Completing the Admissions Process Application is received by admissionsdepartment Application and payment are submittedto financial department Email confirmation of payment Financial paperwork (if applicable) isemailed or mailed: Option to pay in full Option to pay in two payments Option to pay monthlyCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 6 7. Meet Your Professionally Trained Academic Advisor Our professional advisorswill guide you every stepof the way. Bridgeway Academyprovides students andparents with a level ofindividualizedattention, support andcustomization that isunmatched in any othereducational environment.Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 7 8. Your Advisor is Here to Facilitate the Home Education Process for the Parent Your guidance counselor, an encourager, and a resourceto turn to for tips and ideas Your academic resource, able to keep parents andstudents on track with accurate records Your personal expert, providing analysis of studentplacement testing and learning styles, andcustomization of homeschooling curriculum packages Your supportive assistant, aiding with curriculumdecisions and encouragement throughout the schoolyearCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 8 9. Meet your Principal! Jessica Parnell was a high schoolEnglish teacher and director ofgifted education before coming toBridgeway. She brings with her apassion for homeschooling thatdeveloped both out of experienceas a student and as a PennsylvaniaHomeschool Evaluator. It is her mission and the mission ofBridgeway Academy to help everyhomeschooler succeed--not justacademically but also in life. Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 9 10. Navigating Through the Welcome Packet 10 11. Welcome Email Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 11 12. Student Record Release Form:OWPAK01 Form submitted to your childsPREVIOUS school. Submission of this form is requiredand top priority for Grades 10 -12. For grade 9, academic records arerequired if the student earned anyhigh school credits. No curriculum can be sent until theprevious schools records (orplacement tests for youngerstudents) are reviewed by youradvisor.Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 12 13. Importance of High School Transcripts Allows credit from otherschools to be transferred toBridgeway AcademyOriginal signed and sealedtranscripts are requiredTo speed up enrollmentprocess, advisors can work offof an unoffical transcriptprovided by the parent or theschoolGrades earned in previousschools are not included in theBridgeway Acdemy GPACopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 13 14. Online Parent Handbook Reference guide for howthe program works. No need to print one willbe shipped to you. Read through entirehandbook and then signParent Agreement form.Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 14 15. Parent Agreement: OWPAK02 Outlines your rights andresponsibilities as aBridgeway homeschoolingparent. Print form, initial eachtopic, sign and date format bottom, then send itback to Bridgeway with theother paperwork you arereturning. Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 15 16. PA Affidavit: OWPAK 04 Only for Pennsylvaniastudents Make sure you print thecorrect form for yourchilds grade level California families cansubmit their affidavitsonline Arizona students have anoption of utilizing anaffidavitCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 16 17. Placement TestIn order to accurately place your student in the program, incoming 9th graders are asked to take the following placement test:Basic Math Skills Placement TestEnglish Grammar Placement TestEnglish Writing Placement TestEnglish Reading Comprehension Placement TestEnglish Vocabulary Placement TestTo access the test, please go to the following web address:http://www.compasslearningodyssey.com(Read the Systems Requirements before you start the tests) Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 18. What to Expect from your advisor High School Review transcript and credits earned. Prepare Projected Course of Study for Graduationfor course of study student desires (fromquestionnaire, enrollment form and/orconversation with family). Email Projected Course of study to family alongwith letter explaining decisions that need to bemade. Call family within 48-72 hours to reviewprojection.Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 18 19. What to expect from your advisor High School (continued) Discuss course selection with family and askthem to sign and return Projection if they agreevia email, fax, or mail. For High School Seniors send SENIOR Packetwith curriculum. For High School Sophomores/Juniors information on the PSAT/ACT/SAT withcurriculum. Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 19 20. Projected Course of Study Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 21. Graduation Requirements Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 22. CourseAssignments Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 23. CourseSyllabus Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 24. Weekly Guide Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 25. Online High School Website Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 26. Students are expected to complete all of their school workin their own hand. You are guilty of cheating if you present work as your own work if it is something you did not do. Youare also guilty of cheating if you help someone else to cheat. Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 27. Honor Code this form is found in your Online Handbook please sign and fax it toyour advisor.As a recognized school by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education, all of our students enrolled inBridgeway Academy Program are required to sign an Honor Code Form stating that thestudent who is enrolled in the Bridgeway Academy will do all the work.We recognize that a student may seek help and so encourage the student to consult our tutors, aswell as solicit opinions from others. This is a normal and acceptable practice. However, thetests and workbook materials sent in must be the work of the student whose signature isbelow.I, ________________________________ attest that the work I submit to Bridgeway Academyis and will be my own. All tests submitted accurately assess my competency becausethey are completed by me and are done without the aid of any printed material(scorekeys) or any material accessed from the computer.Signature ________________________________Date________________________________Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 28. Honor Code WHAT HAPPENS IN A CASE OF SUSPECTED ADADEMIC MISCONDUCT? Disciplinary Warning: verbal or written notification that the studenthas not met the Academys standards of conduct, and that a repeatedoffense will result in more serious disciplinary action. It is not the casethat first offenses automatically receive a warning; most first offensesreceive a stricter response, with warnings reserved for cases withunusual mitigating circumstances. Disciplinary Probation: an action that places conditions on thestudents continued enrollment in the Academy, including thestatement that further violation of Brideway Academy policies willlikely result in Academic Withdrawal. Academic Withdrawal: a written statement notifying a student thathis or her enrollment at Bridgeway Academy has been terminated forviolating Academy policy.Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 29. Parents are responsible for monitoring their studentsprogress. Parents are assigned a login to allow them to check on their students work. Progress should be monitored daily.Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 30. Online High School Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 31. Grades Grades are computed quarterly and a progress report will beemailed to you. Grades are cumulative for each course. You can review your students progress and grades at anytimeby logging in with your parent userid and password. Only the highest scores on quizzes and test are computed intothe final grade. Writing assignments can be resubmitted for an improved grade.Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 32. OrientationCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 33. What Do I Do First? Open your browser and go towww.compasslearningodyssey.com Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 34. Check Your System Requirements Click on System Requirements to check if your system hasall the software required to run Compass LearningCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 35. Check Your System Requirements Click Check System This screen also gives you the contact information forCompass Learning Support Scroll down to see Browser Requirements Check your browser IE 7 and Firefox 3.011 are fully supported. Firefox 3.5.7 doesnt always work. Chrome doesnt work Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 36. Check Your System Requirements Any Requirements with an X need to be updated clickon link to update your software. Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 37. Login Key in the username and password supplied to you by youracademic advisor and click Log In. This should always beOdyssey Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 38. Launchpad This is your course launch pad.Make sure there is a circle around eachcourse assigned and/or the word always beThis should assignments highlighted Odyssey underneath.Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 39. Launchpad This is your course launch pad.This shows yourlast login date. This should always beOdyssey Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 40. Launchpad - PortfolioClick here to access yourportfolio to viewcompleted workThis should always be OdysseyCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 41. Launchpad This accesses the OdysseyWriter ToolIf this isflashing, anOdyssey Writer always beThis should Odyssey Project has beenreturned from yourteacher. Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 42. Launchpad - Toolkit Click here to access your toolkit toaccess worksheets, calculators and books This should always beOdyssey Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 43. Launchpad To Replay an activity, key thecode here. Retrieve the code from your Portfolio always beThis shouldOdyssey Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 44. Launchpad Click here to LogoffThis should always be OdysseyCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 45. Getting Ready to StudyBefore you startwatching a lesson:1. Make sure you have time to watch the whole lesson videos cannot be fast forwarded or started from where you left off.2. Make sure you have a notebook and pencil to take notes.3. You can also take notes with Odyssey Writer 46. Focus Once a lesson begins, watch thewhole thing. Keep your cursor inthe window and dont try and doother things while the lesson isplaying Focus on the lesson. Take noteson notebook paper or openOdyssey Writer to take notes. Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 47. Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 48. Starting an AssignmentNo lets take a lookat a course. Toaccess a courseclick on the CourseIcon should always be This OdysseyCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 49. Access Your Course Click here to return to the Launch Pad.Each course is made up of fourfolders if you are taking a full-year course. Click on Quarter1 to begin the course.Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 50. Access Your Course Look for the flashing greenarrow. Click on the folder it is pointing to.Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 51. Access Your CourseLook for the flashing green arrow. Click on the folder itis pointing to. Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 52. Access Your Course Look for the flashing green arrow.Click on the folder it is pointing to. In this case the arrow is point to aquiz that needs to be retakenbecause the minimum score was not met. Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 53. Access Your Course This symbol means this activity has a decision point. If you fail a quiz, theClick on Resources to printarrow will return to this quiz and youout worksheets for requiredwill be required to retake it.activities and extra practice.Sometimes the arrow may return to the previous activity requiring you tocomplete it again for review before retaking the quiz.Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 54. Example of QuizCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 55. Taking Notes with Odyssey WriterClick on theOdyssey WriterIcon to OpenOdyssey Writerwhile watchinga lesson. Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 56. ResourceTo access worksheets, clickon the word Resource to display a pdf worksheet inyour browser. Print out theworksheet and complete it.Your parents can access theanswer key through theirparent login.Copyright Bridgeway Academy Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 57. This is an example ofa Resource worksheet for Algebra ICopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 58. Your Portfolio Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 59. PortfolioClick here to access yourportfolio to viewcompleted workThis should always be OdysseyCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 60. Click on a quiz scoreto view your quiz Portfolio and which questions you answered correctly Click here todisplaycompleted work Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 61. PortfolioCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 62. Odyssey Writer AssignmentsAs you work through your assignments, you will encounter assignments referred to as Odyssey Writer Assignments. These are writing assignments and will be graded. Here are some basic concepts to keep in mind: If an assignment asks for an essay, an essay is required. It MUST be at least three paragraphs and contain a thesis statement, an introductory paragraph, supporting paragraphs with topic sentences and a conclusion. Please proof and correct your assignments before turning them in. Have your parent or tutor review your assignments before turning them in.www.bridgewayacademy.cCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 63. Compass Learning will time outafter 100 minutes of inactivity ifyou are working on an OdysseyWriter Assignment and dont saveyour document you will lose yourwork if you have it open for morethan 100 minutes 64. Odyssey Writer Assignments 64www.bridgewayacademy.c Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 65. Sample Odyssey Writer Project65 www.bridgewayacademy.cCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 66. Paste to Draft 66www.bridgewayacademy.c Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 67. How to Gage Your Work Use your Weekly Guide to decide how much to do each day. Ifyou follow this guide you will complete all of your assignmentsin 180 days. Use the Assignment Tab in the portfolio to see how much workyou have completed and how much you have to go. Full credit Compass Leaning courses assigned by BridgewayAcademy consist of four folders: one for each quarter. Whenyou click on a course from your launch pad, you will see thesefour folders. Each folder or quarter should be completed inabout 45 days. To help you gage how much to do each day, youmight find it helpful to view all of the assignments in a folder.Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 68. Assignment Tab Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 69. Assignment Tab Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 70. Assignment Tab Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 71. Assignment Details Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 72. PE Log To receive creditfor PhysicalEducation, theform must bereturned at theend of thesemester. Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 72 73. Community Service Community Service isrequired for HighSchool Students Guidelines can befound in the ParentHandbook 15 hours per year ofenrollment Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 73 74. Science Lab Kits Science lab kits are available for the costof $195.00 from Bridgeway Academy.Contact your Academic Advisor if youwould like to purchase the lab kit. Lab kits are correlated to your curriculum Students who complete and submit thelabs will receive 1 lab credit for labscience on their transcript. Lab kits are available for: Biology Chemistry Physical Science PhysicsCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 74 75. Foreign LanguageCopyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 76. Youve got questions, weve got answersWhat to call for If you didnt receive welcome packet. If any contact information is incorrect. Bridgewayacademy.wordpress.co mWhen to call: M-F 9-5610-266-9016 ext 104Fax: 801-881-6401315-750-4569brenda@bridgewayacademy.com Running list of questions for Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy 76 77. "Homeschooling gives you everyadvantage with your child--individualization, time, ability toadjust teaching and learning to whatworks for your child and thefreedom to take your time whennecessary or dig deeper when yousee significant interests andpassions."Jessica Parnell77