Vision Emery High School believes in developing and maintaining a supportive learning environment based on high expectations for all students. Emery High School will support all Spartans in becoming academically strong, socially just community members, and resolute in pursuing their life’s passion.
Hello Spartans Family,
Thank you so much for entrusting your student(s) to Emery High School! Emery High School strives to create a positive, physically and emotionally safe environment where students can reach new levels of academic achievement and social inclusion.
Academic Student Supports After-school Tutoring: Tutoring and academic counseling support is offered by Emery teachers after school multiple days per week. Students can receive support, retakes tests, get help with projects, catch up on instruction they missed due to absence, finals preparation, and more. Please refer to the current tutoring schedule here.
Push-In Support: Based on our data and student need, Emery has started a new program in which our teachers go into the classrooms of colleagues to provide academic support to students in the classroom. This looks like providing individual one on one support for students and providing additional instruction to small groups. Our focus areas for push-in this year is Algebra 1 and Geometry, however support is provided in additional classes.
Social Emotional Learning and Supports In order for students to fully engage in the academic and social aspects of Emery, we must provide support for the social emotional and mental health of students. The following supports are provided to students for this purpose.
Check-ins: On a monthly basis, teachers will conduct a one on one check-in with every student in their classes. Teachers will check in regarding the social and academic aspect of school. Should it be necessary, the teacher will assist in connecting students with resources that would be helpful.
Mental Health Support: Should a student need mental health support so they can be provided strategies to cope with grief, anxiety, stress, substance abuse, etc. they can refer themselves or be referred by a staff member.
Equitable Grading and Late Work Policies Emery piloted a new grading system in select classes in 2021-22, and we are continuing these policies site-wide in the 2024-25 academic year. The highlights of this grading system are as follows:
Late work is accepted without penalty through the end of the semester the work was assigned
Students may retake assessments and edit projects based on feedback for improved grades
90% of grades are based on assessments and major projects
Professional Expectations for Faculty We will continuously engage in professional discourse and actions around sustained improvement.
Teachers and the principal will use qualitative and quantitative data to identify problems and propose and test the effectiveness of solutions.
Students will be Provided with Daily Rigorous Instruction of the Common Core/NGSS Standards
Teachers will identify and explain standards-based learning objective(s) for each lesson
Teachers will provide instruction, assignments, and assessments that are aligned with the lesson objective and Common Core State Standards
Continuous implementation of site-wide academic and conduct policies
Everyone on campus will adhere to and enforce site-wide policies and practices, and ensure students do the same.
Feel free to reach out to Emery High School staff should you want additional information on offerings, programming, or student supports. Thank you for your interest in Emery High School!
