Alta High School Advisory
Advisory is held Monday through Thursday 9:10-9:40 a.m.
Purpose of Advisory
Alta High’s advisory provides a place for students to grow academically, emotionally and socially through sustained and meaningful relationships with adults and peers.
The goal of advisory is to:
- Build positive relationships with classmates
- Build positive relationships with an adult in the building
- Build self-advocacy, organization & other skills for success
- Stay organized and up-to-date with school work and grades
- Have built in time to attend academic intervention
The Weekly Schedule
- Monday: Community Building, Skill Building, Class discussions, and Reflections with your Advisory Class
- Tuesday: Grade Checks and Study Hall in your Advisory Class
- Wednesday: Academic Intervention Time
- Students have the opportunity on this day to visit their curriculum teachers to receive help on classroom material, retake quizzes or tests, or whatever may be needed. Students may stay in their advisory class if they wish.
- Thursday: Academic Intervention Time
- Students have the opportunity on this day to visit their curriculum teachers to receive help on classroom material, retake quizzes or tests, or whatever may be needed. Students may stay in their advisory class if they wish.
Grading and Credit Procedures
- Students will earn 10 points per week for participation and attendance
- 8 points are possible for attendance (2 points each day), and 2 points will be earned for completing grade checks and a goal setting activity
- Students will receive a grade at the end of each quarter
- Students earn ¼ elective credit for each year of Advisory
Student Expectations
- Attend advisory on time every day ready to fully engage in daily activities.
- Demonstrate kindness and respect to all individuals in the classroom.
- Help build positive relationships with your teacher and classmates.
- Participate in weekly grade checks and reviews.
- Utilize intervention time appropriately by working with curriculum teachers.
- Work on homework assignments if no other activities are happening in advisory.
Absences and Make-Up Credit
- Grade checks can be made up for full credit any time during the same week if missed due to an excused absence.
- Attendance points will be excused for days missed due to an excused absence.
- Attendance points lost due to unexcused absences can be earned back via engagement
time with the advisory teacher. - Attendance points lost due to truancy cannot be earned back.
While we encourage all students to attend advisory consistently and engage positively, we recognize that sometimes more support is needed. Should a student need additional support due to a lack of attendance or behavior concerns, teachers will work with counselors and administration to provide that support.