The week has ended on such a fun note! CORE Connections was a great chance to catch up with others, followed by Unity in the Community! What a great turnout!  We were lucky to have EMU’s Chief Diversity Officer, Dr. Doris Fields, deliver our keynote address. Thanks to Student Leaders for organizing, to our growing list of student orgs (and those student leaders!) for showing up to participate, and for the amazing ECA students and staff members who attended and made it such a great event!
 

Next week is going to be a big week in ECA classes, as it’s the last week before Soft Skills Review Day. You will probably notice that there will be tests, quizzes, and papers coming due next week because our teachers will be getting ready to provide updated feedback on Review Day. Conferences follow Review Day, with a chance for students to report out on their semester to their parents/guardians, with CORE Advisors facilitating. Conferences are mandatory for first year & Academy students, Returning Academy 10th graders, and returning students with ECA classes OR in their first full-time EMU semester. There is more info in the rest of this Newsletter about both days, but I want to draw special attention to the information HERE that helps to explain the roles parents/guardians, students, and CORE Advisors at our conferences.

I am looking forward to tomorrow’s tailgate party and the football game. If you ordered tickets for the game, they will be distributed at the tailgate. I’m told by ECA Pi President Ebony Williams that our spot is directly across from the stadium. We will have signs. Even if you aren’t attending the game, feel free to stop by the tailgate party. Go Eagles!!

Have a great weekend,

~Dr. Fischer

Soft Skills Review Day

On Tuesday, October 11, teachers will meet to discuss each of our students at Soft Skills Review Day. The focus will be on each student’s progress in terms of academics and soft skills--or “college readiness.” Students in their “Credentialing Year” (10th grade and up) will receive a credential in PowerSchool from each teacher that indicates their college readiness: S for Satisfactory, N for Needs Improvement, and U for Unsatisfactory. We expect most students will be in the “Needs Improvement” camp at this point; that’s very natural, after only 6 weeks or so. In order to be recommended for college courses, students will eventually earn Ss and Rs (for Recommended), either this semester or next (or later). Conferences follow Review Day, giving students, families, and CORE Advisors a chance to talk about how things are going. (See below for information about Conferences).

There are no ECA classes on Teacher Work Day (Monday, 10/10) or Soft Skills Review Day (Tuesday, 10/11), but there is an in-person CLICK Activity on Tuesday, Oct. 11 led by Ms. Fountain that will take place from 9:00am - 12:00pm in the Student Center Auditorium. The CLICK Activity is mandatory for Academy, First Year 10s/11s, and Returning Academy students.

• November 17 from 11-3 (Regular school day)
• November 18 from 9-3 (Teacher Work Day - No ECA Classes, see CLICK Syllabus for CLICK events/activities)
• November 21 from 11-3 (Soft Skills Credentialing Day--No ECA Classes; CLICK Activities on campus for Ms. Fountain's students)

News from the Lunch Room

Here are the links to order meals for October. When ordering, please type both your first and last name.

Week of 10/10: Click here

Week of 10/17: Click here

Week of 10/24: Click here

You may contact Mrs. Dace at dace@earlycollegealliance.info

If you forget to order lunch, contact Mrs. Dace. She can add you on to the breakfast and/or lunch list.

If you sent in a check for your student’s breakfast and/or lunch and then found out that you qualify for free meals, you can request a refund. If you would like a refund, please contact Mrs. Dace.

If you plan on purchasing pizza on Pizza Thursday, please remember not to order lunch for Thursday. 

If you still need to apply for free lunches, you can apply here. Instructions for applying for free lunches can be found here. Payment instructions can be found here.

Academy, First Years, and Returning Academy Students

Reminders:

• If you did not attend Core Challenge Day, please see me for your CLICK information for this year.
• You should have accepted your CLICK canvas course by now. If you have not, please do so asap. If you have two CLICK courses on your Canvas, only accept the one with my name and then email me and let me know. 
• Your first CLICK assignment on canvas is the Academic and Personal Goals and is due today, 9/30, by 11:59pm.
• Our 1st CLICK Day will be on Tuesday, October 11th from 9am-12noon. We will meet in the Student Center Auditorium.
• Mandatory meetings with me began on September 12, my availability is listed in the assignment on canvas. If my availability changes, you will receive notification through an announcement on Canvas. 
• PLEASE!!! Read Your Emails and Announcements on Canvas. This is the only way I communicate with all of my students at once. Any time my office hours change, an event is happening or just reminders about assignments, I will always send out an announcement on Canvas.

Mental Health Resource


 

                     September 15th thru October 15th - National Hispanic Month  

If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at fountain@earlycollegealliance.info or stop by my office, 327 King Hall.

New EMU Telehealth Covid Policies for Fall 2022

If your student tests positive, they must stay home for 5 to 10 days. They can return on Day 11, or they can retest starting on Day 6. The student will need 2 negative tests 24-48 hours apart before Telehealth will clear them to return. Most of our students are not getting a negative test until Day 7 or 8.

If your student is a close contact of someone that tested positive for COVID, they will need to stay home for 2-3 days. They may test on Days 2 and 3. Once the student has 2 negative tests 24-48 hours apart, they can return and resume normal activities. At Telehealth’s discretion, a student may be allowed to return without staying home for 2-3 days but will be required to mask at all times while indoors and may not eat with others until Day 11. All students whether they stay home or not must test on Day 5 and any time they develop symptoms. 

If your student has (even remotely) COVID-like symptoms, your student must stay at home and test. They will need 2 negative tests 24-48 hours apart. If they have the two negative tests and their symptoms are improving, they may return.

Home tests may be accepted by EMU Telehealth. Here is the process. Complete the test at home. Place the test on a piece of paper and write the students name and the date of the test. Email the test to emu_telehealth@emich.edu. In the subject line clearly indicate that they are an ECA student and what the purpose of the test is for. Example: "ECA Student, exposed to COVID, "ECA student, sick,"  "ECA student, day 3 close contact test," "ECA Student, day 5 covid positive test."