Max homeschool experience webinar with performance series update

Long Fence and Home

New Family Orientation

Your Personal Guide to the Enrollment Process

Copyright 2009 Bridgeway Academy

First Things First

• If you have not sent your Retail installment form and Financial commitment form to us, please do it today.

• You received it all in an email from the Finance department.

• We thank you in advance for sending all of your paperwork in on a timely manner

• You can email it or mail it but please do it today.


Areas Covered

• Congratulations on a great decision your new journey begins• Getting started with the Bridgeway family• Completing the admissions process• Meet your professionally trained academic

advisor• Navigating through your welcome packet• Understanding placement tests & how they

help you• Parent’s responsibility to assure success• What to expect from your advisor• Choosing the very best curriculum possible• Question and Answer

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The Nurturing, Attentive Homeschool Environment Promotes

Learning• Homeschooling offers kids freedom to learn without peer pressure.• Children can ask questions, express concerns without fear of

failure and ultimately stay more engaged, rather than drifting off into inattention and eventual disciplinary problems and failure.

• Children also gain crucial parental interaction time• Not only increases academic success, but provides • parents a great opportunity to teach values within • academics.• Homeschooled children can experience controlled positive peer

interactions through community activities.• Activities such as sport programs, church choir, art & music

lessons, YMCA camps, theater/drama work shops, ballet and many other community extension programs are available to enhance the homeschooling experience.

• Best of all, they can be chosen to match your child’s unique interests, talents and core values.

6Source: Time to Learn: Benefits of a Longer School Day, Christopher Gabrieli and Warren Goldstein (2008)


Can I really do a good job teaching my Child?

• You don’t have to be an expert at homeschooling.

• You’ve been a teacher since the day your child was born.

• Homeschooling is a shared adventure if you find the right homeschooling curriculum provider with proven and tailored curriculums.

• Spending time with your child takes more than talk.

• Expose kids to activities, people, places and ideas to stir their imaginations.

• Take trips, look at art, gaze at stars and play games.

• Planning, creative and solving activities involve making choices which instill decision-making skills.

• Dig deeper into topics that your child is passionate about and take the time to firm up concepts that need review and repetition.

• Move forward when they master the material.• Freedom to teach in a style that excites and

motivates your child• Ability to adjust based on your child’s needs 12

Completing the Enrollment Process

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Completing the Admissions Process

Application is received by admissions department

Application and payment are submitted to financial department

Email confirmation of payment Financial paperwork (if applicable) is

emailed or mailed: Option to pay in full Option to pay in two payments Option to pay monthly

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Your Advisor is Here to Facilitate the Home Education Process for the

Parent

• Your guidance counselor, an encourager, and a resource to turn to for tips and ideas

• Your academic resource, able to keep parents and students on track with accurate records

• Your personal expert, providing analysis of student placement testing and learning styles, and customization of homeschooling curriculum packages

• Your supportive assistant, aiding with curriculum decisions and encouragement throughout the school year

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Meet The Team

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The entire staff of Bridgeway Academy welcomes you !


The Process from Admissions to Advisors

The Advisor receives the application from the finance department within 12-48 hours, depending on the time of day and the day of the week of your enrollment.

Welcome email from Advisor Team within a few days Includes the name and grade level of your

student Advisor contact information

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Navigating Through the Welcome Packet

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“Please Read First” Welcome Packet Instructions

• Overviews the attachments in the welcome packet email and explains what should be done with each document.

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Meet your Principal!WPAK01

Jessica Parnell was a high school English teacher and director of gifted education before coming to Bridgeway. She brings with her a passion for homeschooling that developed both out of experience as a student and as a Pennsylvania Homeschool Evaluator.

It is her mission and the mission of Bridgeway Academy to help every homeschooler succeed--not just academically but also in life.

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Placement tests for Pre K thru Grade 9

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Placement Tests: Reading Readiness Test

• Kindergarten students are mailed a Reading Readiness Test and do not have to take the Math, English or Spelling tests.

• Admissions Dept. will mail the Kindergarten placement test to you

• Parent administers test to student

• Parent grades test• Parent mails test back to your

advisor with the rest of the completed forms

• Advisor will review the test to determine which program is best suited for the student 22


Placement Tests

• One of the most common concerns of parents is whether or not their children have truly progressed in any given school year. How do you know for sure that your children are moving forward as they should?

• How can you track whether they are gaining additional academic skills each year?

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Placement Tests

• With Bridgeway Academy, tracking progress is easy!

Our new Performance Series testing allows us to not only give you a clear picture of where your student is today, but also to measure progress throughout the school year.

• This series of testing will track your child's progress in math, reading and language arts

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Placement Test

• The Performance Series test is delivered online and can be accessed from any computer.

• Performance Series provides students with tests tailored to their proficiencies in reading, math, language arts.

• The online test adjusts automatically to each student’s ability level, generating more difficult questions if the student is answering correctly and easier ones if the student is answering incorrectly.

• Students do not spend unnecessary time on test items that are much too difficult or too simple, leading to less time testing.

• The result is a valid and reliable “scaled score” that can be used to measure academic growth just as a yardstick is used to measure a child’s growth in height.

• Personalized mini study guides can be generated on an individual basis to help students strengthen areas of weakness identified by the test.

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Proctoring the Placement Test

• You will receive an email with your welcome packet – this will contain the site ID, student ID, and student password

• Make sure that students are working alone on the test, without assistance or coaching, to allow valid results.

• Students can stop and start the test as many times as necessary (bathroom breaks, fatigue, attention span, etc) within a two-week period.

• Student data can be accessed by Bridgeway Academy only when a student finishes his/ her test completely. 26


Proctoring the Placement Test

• When completely finished with the test, a congratulatory message appears on screen. If your student tries to go too fast through the test, the test may “spoil.” If this occurs, you will see the message, “Your test has ended.” Otherwise, when your student completes the test, they will see the message “Congratulations, you have completed the test.”

• Make sure all students—especially higher-performing students—understand the different test questions and lengths, and that they are expected to get some questions wrong.

• IMPORTANT: You must allow pop-ups in your web browser in order for the test to work properly.

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Placement Tests: Computer Requirements

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Windows Macintosh Hardware/Platform Requirements • Windows 2000, XP • Pentium III 500 MHz or higher* • 256 MB of RAM* • Color display: minimum 256 • Resolution: minimum 800 x 600 Browser Requirements • Internet Explorer 6, 7 • Firefox 3

Hardware/Platform Requirements • OS 10.2 – 10.5.7 • 500 MHz or Greater G3, G4, G5 * • 256 MB of RAM* • Color display: minimum 256 • Resolution: minimum 800 x 600 OSX Browser Requirements • Apple Safari 3x • Firefox 3 to 3.5

Internet Connection Internet Requirements Recommendations

• Full T1 or better Internet connection (1.5 Mbs/sec or higher) • Ports 80 and 443 open for access to the Internet • All software associated with this product requires an Internet connection

Computer Requirements


Placement Tests: Accessing the Test

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Accessing the Test Use Firefox or Internet Explorer to access this website: www.edperformance.com Click on Student Login to access the test.

http://www.edperformance.com/

http://www.edperformance.com/


Placement Tests: Accessing the Test

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Enter the Site ID:

59-8045-6297

(You must enter the dashes) and click Next.


Placement Tests: Select Test

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Select Reading, Language Arts or Math and click Next. When you have finished one subject area test, you will be returned to this screen to select the next subject area.


Placement Tests: Enter Your Student ID

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Enter your Bridgeway Academy Student ID and click Next. This is printed on the front of your “Proctoring the Placement” test email you received with your Welcome Packet.


Placement Tests: Verify Your Name

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Verify your name. Click Yes if your name is correct. If your name is not correct, click No and call your advisor at Bridgeway Academy to verify your student ID.


Placement Tests: Password

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Enter your first name (all lowercase) as your student password and click Next. The test directions are now displayed:


Placement Tests: Test Instructions

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Placement Tests: Testing Script

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Before your student begins, the test, read the Testing Script to the student. Answer any questions your student may have and then have the student click “Begin Test”

When all three tests are complete, your advisor will analyze the results and use the results to recommend curriculum for your student.


Placement Tests:Spelling / Vocabulary Test:

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• Spelling :• WPAK O2 Spelling

Placement Test• Students in grades 1-9 • This is a spelling AND

vocabulary placement test• All students should begin

with the first spelling test and continue from that point.

• Stop when the student has missed five or more words in a list.

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Student Record Release Form: WPAK 03

• Form submitted to your child’s PREVIOUS school.

• Submission of this form is required and top priority for Grades 9 -12.

• For grades 6-8, academic records are required only if the student earned any high school credits.

• For grades 1-5, academic records are not required. Parents may send in a copy of report cards and/or achievement testing results.

• No curriculum can be sent until the previous school’s records (or placement tests for younger students) are reviewed by your advisor.

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Importance of High School Transcripts

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• Allows credit from other schools to be transferred to Bridgeway Academy

• Original signed and sealed transcripts are required

• To speed up enrollment process, advisors can initially work with an unoffical transcript provided by the parent or the school

• Grades earned in previous schools are not included in the Bridgeway Academy GPA


Enrollment Questionnaire:WPAK 04

• Necessary to customize and individualize curriculum-this helps the advisors to pre- determine the best curriculum for your child and if it is properly completed and submitted, will speed up your placement process

• Helps identify your child’s preferred learning style.

• One questionnaire should be completed for each student enrolling.

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Parent Handbook: WPAK 05

• Reference guide for how the program works.

• No need to print – one will come with your first order.

• Read through entire handbook and then sign & return the Parent Agreement form.

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Parent Agreement: WPAK 06

• Outlines your rights and responsibilities as a Bridgeway homeschooling parent.

• Print form, initial each topic, sign and date form at bottom, then send it back to Bridgeway with the other paperwork you are returning.

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PA Affidavit: WPAK 08

• Only for Pennsylvania students• Make sure you print

the correct form for your child’s grade level

• California families can submit their affidavits online

• Arizona students have an option of utilizing an affidavit

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Summary: Completing the Enrollment Process

For grades 1-9, administer, grade and submit the placement tests.

For Kindergarten, the reading readiness test needs to be completed and returned by mail.

Enrollment questionnaire. Parent agreement. Payment authorization form (not

needed if paid in full).• Curriculum is ordered within 24 hours

after consultation with parent.• Orders are pulled and checked from

onsite warehouse.• Orders ship within 12 – 48 hours after

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Copy of official (sealed and unopened) transcript from previous school for grades

10-12 or students who have earned any 9th grade credits. Schools may also send

the official transcript directly to us.

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(continued)Ways to return information:

1. Scan and email packet to your advisor2. Fax paperwork (Note: Do not fax

placement testing) Fax #: 610-266-78173. You can email the paper placement testing4. Mail Packet to:

Bridgeway Academy

334 2nd St.Catasauqua, PA 18032

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What to Expect From Your Advisor - Elementary

• Sends an email when your placements and forms have been received.• Provides parent with an estimated time on

when they will receive preliminary course recommendations

• Includes information about how to “Start Now”

• Placement tests and paperwork are reviewed in the order received.

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What to Expect From Your Advisor – Elementary (contined)

• Contacts parent to go over curriculum choices via email and/or phone.

• Discusses why choices were made.• Listens to feedback.• Makes any necessary changes to choices.• Verifies approval of course schedule.• Verifies payment of down payment so

curriculum can be shipped.

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What to Expect from your advisor – High School

• Review transcript and credits earned.• Prepare Projected Course of Study for

Graduation for course of study student desires (from questionnaire, enrollment form and/or conversation with family).

• Email Projected Course of study to family along with letter explaining decisions that need to be made.

• Call family within 72 hours to review projection.

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What to expect from your advisor – High School

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• Discuss course selection with family and ask them to sign and return Projection if they agree via email, fax, or mail.

• For High School Seniors – send SENIOR Packet with curriculum.

• For High School Sophomores/Juniors –information on the PSAT/ACT/SAT with curriculum.

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What Do I Do While I’m Waiting for My Books?

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• Login in to the Bridgeway Academy Member’s site to access the “START NOW!” resources. Go to www.bridgewayacademy.com


Start Now!

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Start Now!

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Start Now!

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Once you have accessed the Start Now! Website, select a subject you would like to explore and start learning!


Online Resources

• The Bridgeway Academy Members site includes many other online resources including:• Free Electives in Health• Practice in Core Subjects• Games and Activities• Standardized Test Prep• Reference Tools• Login and select your

grade level to begin!

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Enrichments Kit

• There will be days when you or your

elementary students aren’t up to speed and you need educational activities that your kids can do independently while you recover.

• Enrichments Kits are designed to keep your homeschooler engaged and enjoying higher order problem solving while also having a great time passing the hours.

• This picture shows the variety of items that we use to fill various grade level bags. You don’t get it all but you get a great age or grade level variety!

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Enrichments Kit (Cont’d)

Many families enjoy the Enrichments Kits as an alternative to their core curriculum . The Critical Thinking materials and art supplies are a great way to sneak in a school day – even on a weekend!

Best of all, with the Enrichments kit activity kit, can be Personalized to your child’s interests . Your homeschooler will never even know he is learning!

Enrichment Kits each contain up to 3 fun and engaging workbooks, art materials & a variety of fun in a great Bridgeway Backpack These are available for purchase for $69.00.

Ask your advisor for details. They make great Gifts!

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Bridgeway Spirit Wear

• We are proud to announce that you can now purchase hoodies, back packs, tote bags and vinyl clings with the Bridgeway Logo!

• You will receive an order form via email

• Just fill it out and mail or fax it back to us

• Your box of school spirit will be on its way to you shortly!

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We want to help !

• What to call for:

• If you want to upgrade your curriculum package and also if any contact information is incorrect.

• When to call: M-F 9-5 Eastern Time

• Because the phones get busy and we strive to provide excellent customer service, your advisor will return your call within 1-2 business days.

• What to email for:• Just email your questions to your advisor and

you will get all of your questions answered in one organized easy to understand email!

• What a time saver for you !

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“Education is the great engine to personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, that the child of a farm worker can become the president of a great nation.”

Nelson Mandela60

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