Parent FAQs
Components of the modified NHS schedule include:
- A C-day format will be added on Fridays, with all seven academic classes meeting for a shorter time of 45 minutes each.
- The seminar block will move from second hour on B-day, to first hour on A-day to accommodate a blended instruction format that will provide greater flexibility for students and teachers. In addition to offering students the opportunity to pursue, enrich and remediate their course work, the seminar block will be used by teachers to work with students on grade-level specific instructional modules that will be required for students to receive seminar credit. Students also can use this blended seminar time on Mondays and Wednesdays for individual learning opportunities and experiences both in and outside of school.
The Friday C-day format will include a 74-minute lunch/seminar block in the middle of the school day that students can use to have lunch, meet with teachers during “office hours,” and work on class work. Students also will be required to report for a short seminar block during this timeframe.
A: First and foremost, it is important to note that there will be no blended seminar until the end of September to give students and staff time to adjust to the new schedule.
Q: What is blended learning?
A: Blended learning is a term increasingly used to describe the way e-learning is being combined with traditional classroom methods and independent study to create a new, hybrid teaching methodology. It represents a much greater change in basic technique than simply adding computers to classrooms; it represents, in many cases, a fundamental change in the way teachers and students approach the learning experience. There is a general consensus among education innovators that blended learning has three primary components:
- In-person classroom activities facilitated by a teacher.
- Online learning materials, often including pre-recorded lectures given by that same teacher.
- Structured independent study time guided by the material in the lectures and skills developed during the classroom experience.
A course created in a blended learning model uses the classroom time for activities that benefit the most from direct interaction. Traditional education tends to place an emphasis on delivering material by way of a lecture, while in a blended learning model lectures can be videotaped ahead of time so the student can watch on their own time. The classroom time is more likely to be for structured exercises that emphasize the application of the curriculum to solve problems or work through tasks.
Student Travel Booklets
Parent Portal
MiStar’s Parent Portal is a web application that provides parents with direct access to student data via the Internet. Using a confidential PIN (personal identification number) and password, parents can connect to the school district’s student database using a web browser and view their child’s data, such as progress reports, attendance records, report cards, transcripts, and more.
District & Building News
How do I receive district & building news? The Northville Public School district and Northville High School send out valuable information via LISTSERV. To sign up for this information by clicking on the following link: Email Subscription (ListServe)
Communication with Teachers
How do I contact my child’s teachers? E-mail is a great way to contact teachers. Since many of them share rooms with other teachers, it may be difficult to reach them by phone. Their e-mail address is listed on the Northville High School webpage. Click on Staff and then click on the letter that is the first letter of the teacher’s last name. If you know how to spell the teacher’s first & last name, you can type the first 6 letters of the teacher’s last name followed by the first 2 letters of teacher’s first name. Put that in front of @northvilleschools.org. Some teachers have resources on MOODLE or a teacher webpage. Refer to the teacher’s class syllabus to for more information.
Student ID Card
Students can use their student ID card to pay for lunch. This feature is available in the Parent Portal program which will give parents the ability to electronically add a payment to their child’s cafeteria (food services) account. To utilize this feature, log in to the Parent Portal system, click on the “Cafeteria” module and then click on the “Online Food Services Payments” link in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Once completed and processed, the payment will be immediately applied to the child’s cafeteria account. These transactions are processed through PayPal which charges a processing fee of $0.30 plus 2.9% of the transaction total. A PayPal account is not needed to complete the transaction. Payments can be made with Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
Attendance & Missed work
If your child is out of school for an extended period of 3 or more days due to illness, contact the counseling administrative assistant at 248-344-3810 or email your student’s teachers. When notified, teachers will drop off any available assignments in the counseling office lobby. Please allow 24 hours for homework turnaround.
When it is necessary to miss school for more than a day because of family business, students must submit a pre-arranged Absence Form to their teachers a minimum of three (3) days prior to the absence. The forms are available in the attendance office.
After returning to school from an absence, students must make contact with teachers by the end of the B day following the absence. At this time the student and teacher will agree upon how make up work will be completed. Students are responsible for making-up all assignments. However many days your child was absent will be the amount of time s/he has to complete missing work.
Calculation of GPA
A semester course at Northville High School earns a .5 credit. For calculating Grade Point Averages add the total honor points and divide by the number of credits attempted. Use the following chart for honor points to calculate Grade Point Average for classes earning .50 credits.
Grade Grade Points
A+/A 4.0 2
A- 3.666 1.833
B+ 3.333 1.6665
B 3.0 1.5
B- 2.666 1.333
C+ 2.333 1.1665
C 2.1
C- 1.666 0.833
D+ 1.333 .6665
D 1.0 .5
D- . 666 .333
I/E 0 0
Clubs & Organizations
Lost & Found
Articles lost during the school year are placed in the counseling office. Students may come to the counseling office during the school day and claim their possessions. Items not claimed by the end of each quarter will be donated to a charity organization.