NDA News & Notes - August 31

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Upcoming Dates

STAR Testing - September 5 & 7

Three times a year (September, December and May), students in grades 9-11 complete STAR assessments in reading and math. The results provide one measure of student learning, prepare students for higher stakes testing, such as ACT, and help NDA to make improvements in instruction.

Students' results will be posted in PowerSchool during the week of September 11 and can be viewed by clicking the "Reports" tab.

College Rep Visits - Portland September 6

In the coming weeks, representatives from various colleges will be visiting NDA. Meeting with college reps is a great way to learn more about a college of interest and connect with a representative of that school.

Next week's visits:

September 6: University of Portland

College Application Workshops - September 5 - October 31

Tuesdays during 8th hour, workshops will be held in the College/Career Center room in Student Services. These workshops are a chance to get your general college application questions answered, work on your applications with support, and help each other.

Student Services members will be available to answer your questions. Even if you are not applying Early Action/Early Decision (EA/ED), it is still a good idea to attend so you know what you're doing for Regular Decision.

Wisconsin Education Fair - September 27

Ms. Bain and Ms. Gerl will be taking a field trip to St. Norbert College on Wednesday, September 27 from 9 to 11 a.m., for the Wisconsin Education Fair. There will be over 100 colleges, universities, tech schools, and military branches represented. This is a great opportunity to research a variety of college options!

Click here to sign up.

Alumni Tailgate & Football Game - Friday, September 29

Tailgate: 5 to 7 p.m. - Friday, September 29

NDA Commons

Football game: 7 p.m. kickoff | NDA vs Menasha

Please join us for a tailgate with friends and former classmates, rain or shine, before the varsity football game on September 29. The tailgate dinner is complimentary to alumni, Hall of Fame inductees and their friends and families. At halftime, the 2023 Triton Academic & Athletic Hall of Fame inductees will be introduced.

Alumni and Hall of Fame inductees and one guest will each receive a complimentary ticket to the game.

Hall of Fame Induction: Saturday, September 30

Michels Commons Ballroom at St. Norbert College

Reception at 11:30 a.m. | Induction & Program at 12 p.m.

$50 per ticket with limited availability (inductees +1 guest are complimentary)

Questions? Contact Eliza Campbell, Alumni Coordinator at ecampbell@notredameacademy.com

News & Information

School IDs

NDA has had a School Identification Card policy for several years. Students must wear their school-issued ID and lanyard during the school day as part of our school safety plan. Students who are not wearing an ID are issued school consequences for the infraction. Students received an “Oops! I forgot my ID” Card this week that they can use to avoid receiving school consequences one time for forgetting to have an ID at school.

To ensure safety and security, only the current year student ID may be worn. Students may not purchase additional IDs unless permission has been granted from the main office staff, as we emphasize our core value of “Responsibility” and one of its descriptors, “accountability.”

Deliveries & Food Deliveries

NDA has a policy on deliveries and food deliveries for various reasons; one of the primary reasons is student safety. Having people unknown to the NDA community coming to our school puts us in a situation that carries a significant amount of risk. Reducing individuals not related to NDA from entering the building reduces the risk to our students, faculty, and staff. Food deliveries have been identified as a significant point of risk.

We have always had a policy regarding the delivery of lunches (see page 16 of the Student & Parent Handbook).

As stated on page 16 of the Student & Parent Handbook, "Parents may request permission to have food delivered for their student's birthday by contacting the Atrium reception desk at least one day prior to the delivery. If permission is granted for food deliveries,…and the lunch monitor should be presented with an approval slip."

In addition, as stated on page 14 of the Student & Parent Handbook, “Flowers, balloons, and other gift deliveries are not permitted for students.”

Honor Code for AI (Artificial Intelligence)

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) infringes more and more on our daily lives, NDA values the specific learning of each individual student to ensure each student is prepared for the next stage in life and can succeed, whether going on to additional schooling or into the workforce. To that end, as AI evolves, NDA’s policies will evolve. On pages 56-57 of the Student & Parent Handbook, our academic Honor Code has been updated to address the inappropriate use of AI.

“Plagiarism…..The use of translated or artificial intelligence generated materials, unless indicated and acknowledged, is also considered plagiarism. Examples of plagiarism include: d. Using artificial intelligence tools (i.e. ChatGPT) without proper citation or teacher permission...Misconduct…..Examples of misconduct include: g. Using artificial intelligence tools (i.e. ChatGPT) to complete an assessment without teacher permission.”

Our teachers have several tools that they can use to determine if AI has generated a student’s work.

Attention Parents! New Attendance Reporting Procedure

We have a new attendance reporting procedure for when your child is absent due to illness, appointments or tardiness. Click here to view instructions.

Please remember to use your Parent PowerSchool (PS) Account.

Sorry, this does not work in the PS app so you will have to use the website. It's very simple and will streamline attendance reporting for you and for the attendance office. You can also find the instructions on the NDA website under the Parents tab.

Dual Credit Course Fees

Any student signed up to take a College Credit or AP course in the 2023-24 school year should have paid the course fee during book pick-up days (see scale of fees below). If the course fee has not been paid within the first two weeks of school, the student will be dropped from the course.

If you are not able to pay the course fee in full, please contact the Dual Credit Coordinator, Mr. Matthew Schultz at mschultz@notredameacademy.com, as soon as possible. Any students taking IB courses will be billed at a later date.

Fee Scale:

St. Norbert College Credit English - $400

UWGB Calculus II - $420

UWGB Calculus I - $420

UWGB Pre-Calculus - $420

UWGB Biology - $315

AP Statistics - $97