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3.50 to 3.74 High Honor

3.75 to 4.0 and above Highest Honor
✓ To earn these distinctions students must have not earned any grades below a C or an I.

Electronic Posting of Course Materials and Community Web Portal

✓ Many teachers post-course materials electronically using an online instructional management system (i.e.
Blackboard, Google Classroom). Teachers instruct students how to access course materials electronically at the start
of every course.
✓ Parents have online access to information about students’ demographics,
attendance, discipline, and grades through Sapphire’s Community Web Portal .

Student Email Accounts
✓ All students have received a school district Google email address.
✓ Students can only send and receive emails from Pine-Richland user accounts.
✓ Students should check emails regularly for information regarding school activities and other school
information.
✓ Student accounts are monitored.

Reporting of a Change of Address
✓ Any change in demographic information such as a home address, home phone number, or work phone
number should be changed in the Community Web Portal

Student Assistance Program (SAP)
✓ SAP provides students and parents a link to school and community-based
supports and services for students who are experiencing difficulty succeeding in
school for a variety of reasons.
✓ The SAP team is composed of SAP trained teachers, counselors, and
administrators who meet on a weekly basis to identify appropriate supports and
services to support struggling students.
✓ The SAP process begins with a confidential referral process initiated by
students, parents and/or school personnel.
✓ Requests for student assistance services can be made by contacting anyone on staff.
✓ For more information on SAP, contact the school counseling office.

Career Standards and Pathways
The Career Education and Work Standards are a part of the State Board of Education’s regulations of required
education for all students in Pennsylvania. The Career Education and Work Standards address four areas of knowledge:
Career Awareness & Preparation, Career Acquisition, Career Retention & Advancement, and Entrepreneurship. The
Pennsylvania Department of Education also provides Career Pathways that may be used for career planning purposes.

College Planning
✓ Representatives from various colleges meet with interested students here at Pine-Richland High School.
o The dates the representatives will be at our school are announced and posted in Naviance, a college and
career planning software.
o Students check Naviance to obtain the permission forms needed to attend a college admissions visit.

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