Listening is wanting to hear. Jim Cathcart

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Listening is wanting to hear.- Jim Cathcart
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Message to Parents

• Parents please remember that YOU need to
  monitor your son/daughters progress on a weekly
  basis. Please take the time to actually view the
  progress report and grades that are available.
  Remember you are as important to the success of
  your student as they are.
• Full Time students who graduate with WOLF will
  receive
• a High School Diploma from WOLF High School
  beginning
• 09-10 school year.

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Important Phone Numbers

• WOLF Lab 775-857-3159
• WOLF Lab Staff Mrs. Kathy
• Mr. David
• Mr. Robert
• Advanced Academics 1-866-235-3276
• (located in Oklahoma City 2 hr. time
  difference)
• (Teachers are available Monday Friday 6am
  8pm (PST)
• Supplemental Credit Office 775-333-6100
• Mrs. Creveling Program Administrator
• Students MUST notify the WOLF Lab of any planned
  absences of more than 2 days prior to the
  absence. Failure to do so may result in the
  student being suspended from their course. In an
  emergency the student/parent must contact the
  WOLF Lab within 1 business day.

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Change your Thoughts and change your World.-
Earl Nightingale
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Mid-term Exam

• When you reach the midway point in your course
  (somewhere between 28-50) you will get to the
  mid-term exam. You are NOT allowed to open this
  test at home or work past the midterm to increase
  your complete, if you do, you will be suspended
  from your course. You MUST schedule an
  appointment at the WOLF Lab to test.

DO NOT base your progress on the status base as
they are only a snapshot of your work. They DO NO
include pending or in-progress work.
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Mid-term / Final Reset Fee

• If the student opens the mid-term or final
• outside the testing site (The WOLF Lab), a
• reset fee must be paid before the student
• will be allowed to test. The student must
• pay the reset fee of 20.00 at the WOLF Lab.
• NOTE A reset may require up to three working
• days to complete. Plan Ahead.
• Students are NOT allowed to work past the midterm
  to
• increase their complete. If this is done the
  student will
• be suspended from the course.

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Plagiarism and Cheating Policy

• It is the intention of the WOLF program to
  respect and
• value the work of others by creating a climate in
  which
• plagiarism and cheating are NEVER acceptable.
  Cutting
• and pasting from the course is NOT allowed. If a
• student is caught plagiarizing or cheating
  (opening any other
• window while taking a unit test i.e. MySpace,
  Internet Radio,
• Yahoo Chat or Advanced Academics) in the program
  the
• following consequences will follow
• No credit for the assignment or test in which the
  
• plagiarism or cheating occurred
• Removal from the course
• Removal from the WOLF program

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WOLF Grading Policy

• All WOLF grades are weighted using the WCSD
  formula below
• Coursework (Homework, Essays, and Unit Tests
  60 of your grade. You must complete each
  assignment with a 60 or better. Students get 2
  attempts at each homework assignment and essay
  scored under the 60 requirement, however, unit
  tests are a 1 shot deal, fail a unit test keep
  the score.
• Midterm 15 of your grade. You get 3 attempts
  to pass this test with a 60
• or better to move on in
  your course. (59.5 rounds up to 60 59.1 fails)
• Final 25 of your grade. You get 2 attempts to
  pass this test with a 60
• or better.
• If you fail the final on both attempts a grade of
  F will be issued for the course.

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WOLF Lab RULES.

• WOLF students are only allowed at
  WOLF/Supplemental Credit for testing when the
  WOLF Lab is open.
• ALL WOLF students MUST have PHOTO ID to test or
  work in the lab. If you dont have PHOTO ID you
  do not test. (Drivers License, Learners Permit,
  Passport or Current Year School ID)
• Progress Reports are required for all testing at
  the WOLF Lab 1st, 2nd, and 3rd attempts. No
  progress report, NO TESTING.
• All food and drinks MUST be kept away from the
  computers water and electronics dont mix.
• Cell Phones and Music Players are NOT allowed in
  the WOLF Lab during testing.
• NO GAME PLAYING or INTERNET SURFING is allowed.
• Foul language or gestures will result in removal
  from the lab.
• Cheating is NEVER allowed.
• ALL STUDENTS MUST BE WCSD DRESS CODE COMPLIANT.
  IF YOU ARE NOT YOU WILL NOT ENTER THE WOLF LAB.
• Midterm and Final exams require an appointment.
  NO WALKINS. Call 857-3159 to
  schedule your appointment.
• Please clean up your trash.

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Full Time Students

• Full time students must sign in and work 6 hours
  per day 5 days a week in each course. The
  individual schedules offered are
• Schedule A 21 Calendar Days to complete 1
  course
• Schedule B 42 Calendar Days to complete 2
  courses
• Schedule C 63 Calendar Days to complete 3
  courses
• Full Time students are expected to log in and
  work 6 hours per day 5 days a week in their
• course's This is a mandatory requirement.
• Full time students are expected to have a 2-way
  conversation with their teacher(s) 1x a week for
  attendance. If you fail to communicate with your
  teacher it counts as
• 5 absences (at 10 absences students will be
  required to attend Kathys Boot Camp).
• Midterm and Final exams MUST be taken at the WOLF
  Lab. If a student opens the test at
• home or works around the test to increase their
  complete they will be suspended from
• the course and pay a reinstatement fee of 20 per
  course.
• Full time students suspended from their courses
  for lack of progress will be required
• to pay a 20 fee per course to be reinstated.

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FT Schedule A

• FT Students on Schedule A have 21 Calendar Days
  to complete 1 course. Weekends and Holidays are
  included in the course term. Students must sign
  in and work 6 hours per day 5 days a week. Below
  are the progress percentages
• 28 of course work completed in 7 calendar days
• 43 of course work completed in 10 calendar days
  including the midterm.
• 64 of course work completed in 14 calendar days
• 100 of course work completed in 21 calendar days
  including the final exam.

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FT Schedule B

• FT Students on Schedule B have 42 Calendar Days
  to complete 2 courses. Weekends and Holidays are
  included in the course term. Students must sign
  in and work 6 hours per day 5 days a week. Below
  are the progress percentages
• 14 of course work completed in 7 calendar days
• 28 of course work completed in 14 calendar days
• 43 of course work completed in 20 calendar days
  including the midterm
• 57 of course work completed in 28 calendar days
• 71 of course work completed in 35 calendar days
• 100 of course work completed in 42 calendar days
  including the final

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FT Schedule C

• FT Students on Schedule C have 63 calendar days
  to complete 3 courses. Weekends and Holidays are
  included in the course term. Students must sign
  in and work 6 hours per day 5 days a week. Below
  are the progress percentages
• 7 of course work complete in 7 calendar days
• 14 of course work complete in 14 calendar days
• 21 of course work complete in 21 calendar days
• 28 of course work complete in 28 calendar days
• 43 of course work complete in 30 calendar days
  including the midterm
• 50 of course work complete in 35 calendar days
• 57 of course work complete in 42 calendar days
• 64 of course work complete in 49 calendar days
• 71 of course work complete in 56 calendar days

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2-way Communication

• 2-way communication is required
• for all Full-time WOLF students.
• Communication must be with a
• teacher for your subject once a
• week. Communication day for
• WOLF is on Tuesdays and must be
• done through the In-class chat
• (Talk to a Teacher) feature.
• All chats are recorded.
• Boot Camp 5 days a week 8-10am
• at the WOLF Lab. This will be
• Mandatory for all students
• suspended for attendance.
• (this will be scheduled by the
• counselor/administrator).

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Part Time Students

• 90 Calendar days to complete 1 (.5) credit class.
• (this includes weekends and holidays)
• Students must log in and work in their course
  5 days a week. This is a mandatory requirement.
• (reading a book or writing an essay should be
  logged as this is not calculated in the time on
  line)
• This is a mandatory requirement
• Progress Points
• 10 of coursework completed in 14 calendar days
• 20 of coursework complete in 28 calendar days
• 43 of coursework and midterm complete in 50
  calendar days
• 64 of coursework complete in 70 calendar days
• 100 of coursework and final complete in 90
  calendar days.

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Extensions

• Part Time Students If you think youre not
  going to meet your course deadline AND you
• contact the Supplemental Credit Office (333-6100)
  no later 7 calendar days after your deadline
• AND if you are 75 complete or better AND if you
  have an average grade of 75 or better you
• MAY qualify for a courtesy extension that will
  extend your original end day by 10 calendar
• days. There will be a 20 fee.
• If you were allowed the courtesy extension but
  still not finished, AND your are 90 complete or
• better AND if you have an average grade of 75 or
  better AND you are requesting an
• additional extension no later than 7 calendar
  days after your extended deadline you MAY
• qualify for a 7-day extension. That extension
  fee is 50 and must be paid no later than 7
• calendar days after your last deadline date.
• Full Time Students In exceptional
  circumstances, additional days may be added
• to course term. There will be no charge for this
  request. Additional extensions of
• time (if granted) will carry a fee of 20 per
  course. In the case of a reinstatement
• Or a second extension, the student and/or parent
  will need to come to the
• Supplemental Credit Office to complete paperwork
  and pay the appropriate fee's).

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• Attention ALL WOLF Students
• ALL students are required to provide proof to
  the WOLF Lab Staff that they are ready for their
  midterm and final and that all work prior to each
  test has been completed.  Any assignments that
  are shown as Not Taken, In Progress, or Abandoned
  MUST be completed before the student will be
  allowed to test. In Progress and Abandoned
  assignments must be reset by the students
  teacher.
• How to get acceptable proof  Go to your
  classroom then use the drop down menu and select
  My Grades, to access the grade viewer. Select
  the course you need the progress report for.
  Click on Edit on your toolbar choose select
  all, go to print and choose print selection.
  Print out the 2-3 pages and bring all pages to
  the lab.If you have any assignments that have
  not been completed prior to the midterm or final
  we will require you to reschedule your
  appointment until you finish all the missing
  work this includes the essays.

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Bad Progress Report Example
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Welcome to WOLF!

• To log-in go to http//wolf.advancedacademics.com
  and input your username and password. You should
  write down your password. If you forget it use
  the lookup login button and fill in your
  information, i.e. First Name, Last Name, Date of
  Birth, etc. and you will be given a new password.
  The WOLF Staff will not be able to see your
  password to give it to you if forgotten.

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Navigation Videos

• Before you will be able to begin your courses)
  you will need to watch the Navigation
• Videos that Advanced Academics provides. You must
  watch all 4 videos then click on
• the Finished Watching Videos button to be
  directed to the WOLF home page.

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• If you try to skip past the videos you will get
  an error telling you that you
• must watch the entire video before continuing.

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WOLF Home Page

• Welcome to the WOLF Program home page. Here you
  will be able to view your progress per course,
  view any
• help demos (I.e. Student Locker Demo) and see
  announcements from the WOLF Lab. To access your
  courses)
• simply move your mouse to the change applications
  list on the right side of the home page and
  click on
• Classroom. You may need to update your flash
  payer and allow pop ups to move on from the home
  page.

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My Courses

• Welcome to the My Courses Page. On this page,
  you will be able to access your
• courses). As you can see, there is a list of
  courses) to choose from. You will click on the
• Course Home button to get to the beginning page
  of your course. You will also have access
• to a course calendar, this will help you track
  your assignments due.

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• There are several ways to access your course. If
  its your first time in your courses), you should
• click Start from the Beginning. If you have
  already accessed a course and want to continue
  where
• you left off, click Last Point or click on the
  Jump To button down in the course outline.
  Since
• this is your first time in the course, you will
  want to click on Start from the Beginning. One
  the
• course home page you will also see the Virtual
  Teacher, on the side of your screen, this is
  where
• you, The Student, will be able to monitor your
  own progress throughout your course. The student
• will see the, Course Name, Current Grade, and
  Percent Complete.
• (DO NOT base your progress on the status bars in
  the Virtual Teacher, as this is only a snapshot
  of
• the current work you have completed. The bars do
  not reflect any pending work.)

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• Now that you are in the course, lets take a look
  at how you can navigate through the system. To
  navigate back and forth through the content
  section by section, just click on the arrows on
  either side of Navigate Content. This will take
  you through each section of the course.

Navigate Content Box
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• When navigating through sections, its important
  to remember there may be multiple pages within
  each section. This will be pointed out by page
  number links visible within the Section
  Navigation Box.

Section Navigation Box
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How to print a progress report.

• Go into your classroom by selecting the link
  under Change Applications.

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• Once you are in the Classroom area you will need
  to use the drop down menu in the upper left
  corner and select My Grades.

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• Now that you are in the Grade Viewer you will
  need to select the course
• you need to print the progress report for.

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• You will need to highlight the entire page by
  using your left mouse button and dragging it down
  the page, then click file on your toolbar and
  select print. This will bring up your print
  options window and you will need to check
  Selection.

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• You should get 3-5 pages for each course you are
  printing the progress report. If you get to
  this point and click on selection and your
  printer only give you a single page, you may need
  to copy and paste the information into Microsoft
  Word and print It from there.
• NOTE
• Students are required to check the progress
  report to make sure all assignments up to the
  midterm exam or final exam read as Pending or
  Graded.
• If you see In Progress, Not Taken, or Abandoned
  you will need to contact your teacher to request
  resets before you will be allowed to take your
  proctored tests at the WOLF Lab.

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• After selecting your course all assessments will
  be listed with Grade, Points Possible,
• Possible, Status, and Notes. One of the
  unique features of this new platform is the
• Ability for your online teacher to grant you the
  opportunity to retake an assessment. If
• an assessment can be retaken, a message will be
  posted in the notes section.

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Talk to a Teacher - Chat

• To access Instant Chat, simply click on the
  button labeled Talk To A Teacher at the top
  right corner of your screen. Once clicked, a
  window will open displaying a chat screen. The
  Active Users window allows you to see all of your
  teachers that are currently logged into the
  system. To invite a teacher to chat, simply
  click on their name and click on Private Chat.
  This will take you into a private room where you
  can discuss homework or other school related
  issues with your teachers.

IMPORTANT The Chat window is considered a
classroom. Only conversation pertaining to your
courses) or questions about your courses) should
be asked. Any use of Foul Language will result
in your immediate withdrawal from the WOLF
Program. ALL Chats are recorded.
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• In Private Chat, the Whiteboard can be utilized
  to work out problems. You can draw, write, color,
  and diagram. You can chat with your teacher as
  well by typing in your question in the space
  provided click Send when finished.

IMPORTANT The Chat window is considered
a classroom. Only conversation pertaining to
your courses) or questions about your course's)
should be asked. Any use of Foul Language will
result in your immediate withdrawal from the WOLF
Program. ALL Chats are recorded.
White Board Example
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Midterm Final Exam Reminder

• Remember If you open your midterm or final exam
  at home or take the exams at home there is a 20
  fee per test to reset.
• Students must take the midterm and final exams in
  a PROCTORED setting (WOLF Lab).
• As soon as the student reaches the midterm
  (between 28 - 50) they must call the WOLF Lab
  to make an appointment to take the test. Once
  taken (pass or fail) the student may continue on
  in the course.

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Encouragement

• Students, remember that your success or failure
  in
• The WOLF program depends on you. Your success is
  your
• choice. You must decide to take control of your
  life, stand on
• your own two feet and make your education a
  priority.
• Parents, you must also make a commitment to the
  WOLF
• program and check your students progress
  regularly, be
• involved in their education. The more involved
  your are the
• more successful your student will be.
• Thank you

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