Letter to families about the new bus rules from TransPar Group
H1N1 - flu update from RI Dept. of Health
Reprint from 9/28/09 Time Magazine article on flu prevention tips
Free and Reduced Lunch program income guidelines sheet
Free and Reduced Lunch program application - print and send in to Mrs. Go
Beacon's Student Writing Handbook
This document, created by the Beacon faculty, will help students improve their writing in all courses at Beacon and in standardized testing situations.
Summer Reading Materials 2009
Reading List for Grades 10-12
How to Complete Double Entry Journals
Grade 12 Assignment
Grade 11 Assignment
Grade 10 Assignment
Rubric for Grade 10-12 Assignment
Assignment for Grade 9 and ALL STUDENTS NEW TO BEACON
Rubric for Grade 9 and ALL STUDENTS NEW TO BEACON
General Information
Beacon's Student Code of Conduct
Letter from US News and World Report acknowledging our receipt of the Bronze Medal for 2008/2009
NCLB Parent and Family Engagement Policy and School/Student/Family Compact for Beacon (updated 8/09)
Peter McWalters' recommendation to the Regents to renew the Beacon charter (8/08)
Dr. Pilkington's comments given personally to the Regents following the granting of the renewal (10/08)
Academic and PBGR Information
Beacon's Performance Based Graduation Requirements Guidebook UPDATED
RIDE Performance Based Graduation System Brochure
Beacon Program of Study Coursework Grid 9th through 12th
Individual Graduation Plan template in Microsoft Word 2003
IGP Manual
Proficiency Descriptors
Beacon's Digication Homepage
Beacon's Digication e-Portfolio Manual (Directions on how to post and set up a Digication portfolio page)
Final Portfolio Entry Reflection Cover Sheet
District Strategic Plan FY10
Needs Assessment by Dunn Institute
School-wide planning tool
Parent and Family Social and
Educational Resources
Beacon's Parents Organization - Beacon Men and Women (BMW) website - www.beaconbmw.org
Information on Plaza Psychiatry, our mental health partner
Turn to Ten for Operation Snowball info and text messages
The College Board (dot com)
RI Parent Information Network
The Dunn Institute for Learning Differences Workshops
RI Department of Education
Way to Go RI career planning site
RI Board of Governors for Higher Education
LDPride.com
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
http://www.publiccharters.org/
The Center for Education Reform
http://www.edreform.com/index
US Charter Schools
http://www.uscharterschools.org/pub/uscs_docs/index.htm
Education for a Change
www.efcps.org/charterschool.htm
National Charter Schools Institute
http://nationalcharterschools.org/index.php
Black Alliance for Educational Options
http://www.baeo.org/
United States Department of Education
www.ed.gov
ERIC Digest introduction to charter schools – helpful research
http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-2/charter.htm
Writing Instruction Information for teachers, students and parents
Sample MLA paper. Take a look at this well written model, with directions, in order to get a clearer picture of what the MLA research paper really is.
1. A Guide to Finding Sources for Argumentative Papers = how to research both secondary and primary sources
2. Formatting a Paper in MLA Style = how to properly "set up" an MLA style essay
3. Graphic Organizer = graphic organizer for a 5-paragraph essay
4. School wide Rubric = latest schoolwide 5-paragraph essay rubric with a section for content specific requirements
5. MLA - In-Text Citations = different ways to cite sources in the body of the essay
6. Editing In-Text Citations = a self-editing graphic organizer to ensure proper citation
7. Peer Editing Guide = peer editing tool for use with a 5-paragraph essay
8. MLA Format: Works Cited List = basic rules for citations on the works cited page
9. How Not to Plagiarize... = defines and discusses how to avoid plagiarism
10. Schoolwide PowerPoint Rubric
