Parkway South High School A+ Program

The A+ Program was started by the Outstanding Schools Act of 1993 as an incentive for improving Missouri's high schools.  

Additional Information:

• A+ Tutoring Cadet Teaching Option
  
• A+ Tutor Handbook
• A+ Program Information Night
• Parent Informational Powerpoint
• A+ Participation Agreement
• Online A+ Tutor-Community Service Training
• Parkway A+ Handbook
• Parent Teacher Conferences
• Updated Spring 2011 A+ Tutoring Opportunities
• FAFSA Frenzy
• Service Learning Application--Senior Option for A+ Community Service Hours
• Service Learning Course Assignments
• A+ Job Shadowing Application

Upcoming Community Service & Tutoring Opportunities

Oak Brook A+ Tutor Needed A student is needed to tutor after school at Oak Brook Elementary on Wednesdays from 2:40-3:40 p.m.  Sessions will run from February 1st, 2012-April 18th, 2012.  E-mail Ms. Belding if you are interested.

STLCC Program Nights! St. Louis Community College will be hosting Career Program Nights this semester.  Students will be able to participate in interactive discussions about their career field, and learn more about academic requirements and career options. Click Here for more information.

Sorrento Springs MATH Tutors Needed Tutors are needed to work after school at Sorrento Springs Elementary School from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on Mondays beginning on February 6th and going until April 9th.  If you are interested please e-mail Mrs. Belding ASAP.  

Barretts Elementary School Parent Teacher Conferences Volunteers Needed   Friday, Feb 24th 2012 4-9 p.m. (or 4-6:30 or 6:30-9 p.m.)   Monday, February 27th, 2012   4-9 p.m. (or 4-6:30 or 6:30-9 p.m.)   E-mail Ms. Belding to sign up!

Sorrento Springs Elementary Science Night VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Sorrento Springs Elementary Science Night is on January 26th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. A+ volunteers are needed to help with our demonstrations. Please e-mail Ms. Belding if you are interested in signing up by January 23rd.

Taste of Hanna Woods VOLUNTEERS Needed February 16th, 2012 5-8:30 p.m. E-mail Ms. Belding to Sign Up.

A+ Students & Parents--see below for information about earning community service hours in February!
2012 St. John's Heart Fair

We are deep in the planning for the 2012 Mercy Heart to Heart Fair. It will be at West County Center again on Friday February 24th from 8am-1pm and Saturday February 25th from 10am-3pm. We are in need of some great volunteers again! This year we are using a website to register volunteers- it has all the information on it site.

A+ students who are interested in helping should sign up using the website link below:
http://hearttoheartfairvolunteers.eventbrite.com/

In addition, there will be a registration organization day on Monday, February 20th, 2012 (this is Presidents Day so there is NO SCHOOL) from 10 a.m.-4:00 p.m. in which volunteers are needed to help with set up etc. Students who are interested in helping with this event should e-mail Ms. Belding directly at abelding@parkwayschools.net by February 10th to sign up.

COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENTS

Goals of the A+ Program:

• All students graduate high school
• All students complete high school studies that are challenging and that have identified learner expectations
• All students proceed from high school to college, post-secondary vocational/technical school, or a high wage job

Participating High Schools are encouraged to:

• Reduce the dropout rate
• Raise academic expectations by eliminating general track courses
• Provide career pathways for all students
• Work closely with business and educational leaders to better prepare students for their lives after graduation

Student Eligibility:

• Attend an A+ high school for three years immediately prior to graduation (10th-12th grade). , I will receive reimbursement for the college expenses determined by legislative approval and appropriation of funds each year. This is on the condition that I meet the following requirements:

1. Earn an accumulative high school grade point average of a 2.5 grade point or higher on a 4.0 scale (non-weighted).
   
2. Maintain a 95% high school attendance record for the 4 year period (attendance is not rounded up).
   
3. Perform 50 documented hours of unpaid tutoring or community service through a non-profit organization:

• a. 25 hours MUST BE tutoring
• b. 12.5 hours may be job shadowing

4. Establish a record of good citizenship with no drug or alcohol offenses.
5. Make a documented good faith effort to secure federal post-secondary student financial assistance funds during the last semester of the senior year so as to obtain the A+ financial incentive (FAFSA).
6. Register for Selective Service, if applicable (as required by law).
7. Beginning with the high school senior class of 2015, have achieved a score of proficient or advanced on the official Algebra I end of course exam, or complete the first semester at a postsecondary institution with a minimum of twelve (12) hours or the equivalent and a two and one-half (2.5) grade point average prior to receiving A+ tuition reimbursement.
   To retain this eligibility after high school graduation, I understand that I must enroll and attend on a full-time basis a Missouri public community college or public career/technical school, AND maintain a grade point average of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.