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1 ANNOUNCING 2015 SUMMER S EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION PROCESS Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK): June 9 - August 6, 2015 Elementary & Secondary Programs: -, 2015 Summer Programs Project Manager: Althia extension Extended Learning Opportunities Include: Elementary Programs 3 rd Grade Reading Camp ESE 3 rd Grade Reading Camp Extended School Year (ESY) ESOL (K-5) Migrant (pending funding) Title I CSI VPK Secondary Programs Driver Education End of Course (EOC): Algebra I Extended School Year (ESY) JumpStart Algebra JumpStart Biology Secondary Credit Retrieval Online Labs Host Elementary School Sites Host Secondary School Sites 1 Blue Lake * Atlantic HS * + 2 Cypress Creek * DeLand HS * + 3 DeBary Deltona HS * + 4 Holly Hill * Mainland HS * + 5 Pathways New Smyrna Beach HS * + 6 Pierson Pine Ridge HS * + 7 Read-Pattillo * Seabreeze HS * + 8 Spirit * Spruce Creek HS * + 9 Starke * Taylor MS/HS + 10 Sugar Mill University HS * + 11 Sunrise * Highbanks+ 12 Riverview+ 13 Halifax Behavioral+ * VPK sites * Driver Education sites EOC Algebra I, Jumpstart Algebra, and Jumpstart Biology + Secondary Credit Retrieval Online at all Middle and High Schools Summer Programs 2015/Application Announcement 1

2 ANNOUNCING 2015 SUMMER S EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION PROCESS (CONTINUED) Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK): June 9 - August 6, 2015 Elementary & Secondary Programs:, 2015 Summer Programs Project Manager: Althia extension Online applications will be available from: Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. through Friday, April 3, 2015 until 4:00 p.m.. To apply for a teaching position or a paraprofessional position, please follow the steps listed below: 1. Go to the Volusia County Schools homepage. 2. Click on orange Staff icon. 3. Under Staff list, click on eportal. 4. Log in your eportal account. If you have never used eportal, click on register and then click on Click here to request PIN. If you need assistance after you have your PIN, please contact Customer Service at ext Click the Human Resources tab. 6. Select Summer Sch-Inst or Summer Sch-Para. 7. Follow the directions to set up an account for your Summer School Application using our new application system. 8. Click on the Application tab to select your summer school program and location. 9. You will receive an confirmation on the next day. Please print for your records. If you have questions about the summer program, please contact Althia Thompson at extension If you have questions about Searchsoft platform, please contact Julie Hart at extension Summer Programs 2015/Application Announcement 2

3 SUMMER S 2015 Elementary Programs: 3 rd Grade Summer Reading Camp: Intensive reading camp for third grade general education, ESOL, and ESE resource students who scored a level 1 on FSA Reading. Instruction will include intensive reading instruction to develop oral reading fluency and word level skills, to improve strategies for reading and comprehending non-fiction text, and to connect reading and writing skills. The camp provides an opportunity to complete a reading portfolio or achieve a passing Alternative Assessment score. ESE 3rd Grade Reading Camp (Separate Class): This intensive reading camp is for third grade VE Mild/ Moderate students who scored a level 1 on FSA Reading and receive their reading instruction in a separate ESE class. The focus of this program will include intensive reading instruction to develop foundational skills, oral language, vocabulary, and comprehension. ESOL Grades K-5: The ESOL program offers an intensive English acquisition curriculum with a focus on academic language in all content areas. The goal of the program is to deepen our ESOL student s academic language development through intensive hands-on activities while at the same time building their English oral language development. ESY: ESE and related services provided to students with disabilities beyond the regular 180-day school year are called extended school year (ESY) services. Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, school districts must provide ESY services if the student requires those services in order to receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE). Only ESE students with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) reflecting ESY may attend. The ESY Determination of Need form is used to determine eligibility by the IEP committee. Migrant: PENDING FUNDING Students in the Migrant Program are eligible to participate in any of the various programs, such as: Grades 6-12 Intensive English Acquisition Program, Grades 9-12 Online Learning for Credit Retrieval, and K-5 Enrichment Program that meets their academic needs. The Migrant Program will provide services, resources, and materials to support the students in addition to those offered by the District. Title I CSI (Comprehension and Science Investigation) Grades Pre-K, K, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 th Grade STEM: CSI (Comprehension and Science Investigation) is an engaging hands-on integrated science and reading program. Pre-K and K units are now part of CSI along with all grades using Common Core curriculum. CSI will focus on science content centered on themes of the practice of science, water cycle, weather, matter, and energy. Hands-on Foss and Delta experiments, problem-solving math questions and writing will also be incorporated. The goals of this program are to strengthen reading and math strategies as well as pre-teaching science content for the coming year. *New this year Pearson Project STEM for 5 th graders going to middle school. VPK (Voluntary Prekindergarten): A child living in Volusia County may enroll if the parent has a valid Summer 2015 Certificate of Eligibility from the Early Learning Coalition of Flagler and Volusia Counties. School district personnel cannot determine the eligibility for the VPK program. The program s instructional focus will address the following: physical development, approaches to learning, cognitive development and general knowledge, language communication and emergent literacy, social and emotional development. Summer Programs 2015/Application Announcement 3

4 SUMMER S 2015 Secondary Programs: Driver Education: Provide students the opportunity to complete Driver s Education during summer programs. Upon successful completion of the course, the student can earn.5 credits in Driver s Education. End of Course Summer Program - Algebra I EOC: Intensive camp for high school students who scored a level 1 or 2 on the spring state EOC test; and passed the course during the regular school year. Instruction will include a review of the benchmarks tested on the spring EOC. Jumpstart Algebra: Engaging camp for rising 9 th grade students who will be taking 9 th grade Algebra I in the fall, especially students with middle school math grades of C or lower. Jumpstart Biology: Engaging camp for rising 9 th and 10 th grade students who will be taking 9 th or 10 th grade Biology I in the fall and have passed Algebra I. Secondary Credit Retrieval Online Labs: Secondary sites will host online credit retrieval courses for students who failed language arts, math, science and/or social studies. Volusia Virtual School HS Credit Retrieval: VVS will host two summer sessions for students needing high school course for credit recovery in order to be eligible to graduate with the student s class. Session A: June 8-25, 2015; Session B: -30, Students work in courses from any computer with an internet connection. Students are required to participate in proctored summative exams at a designated computer lab and will have access to face-to-face academic support, as needed. Students must submit an online application for each session. Students may only request one course per session. Go to for more detailed information. New School-Based Program: Deltona Middle School Project STEM for present 6 th and 7 th grade Deltona Middle School students. Please apply on-line for Title I CSI to be considered for one of these positions. Use DeBary Elementary as your school site choice, though the work site will be Deltona Middle School. New School-Based Program: Deltona Middle School ONLY will host Project STEM for their present 6th and 7th grade Deltona Middle School students. Given that this is a new program, we were unable to modify the on-line application to include the Deltona MS site. Therefore, please adhere to the following steps to apply on-line for this position: Complete the Summer Application Form Select the CSI program at Debary Elementary as your school site choice, though the work site will be Deltona Middle School Summer Programs 2015/Application Announcement 4

5 SUMMER S 2015 Important Program Dates: VPK Program * POST- Saturday, May 23 8:00 1:00pm Procedure Training (Stipend) 7:50 5:00 May 27 3:30 8:00pm Curriculum Training (Stipend) June 8 8:00 5:30pm (9 hours) (Hourly Rate) Tuesday June 9 7:40-5:10 Thursday August 6 Students Early Release 1:10pm Thursday August 6 Thursday August 6 1:10 5:10pm * VPK Teachers will receive a ½ hour unpaid break period and a 15 minute paid break period during the 9.5 hour work day. VPK Teachers total paid time for the normal work day equals 9 hours. Elementary Programs & Elementary Extended School Year (ESY) FOR S PARAPROFESSIONAL ** POST- FOR S July 1 8:05 2:20 (6 ¼ hours) 8:05 2:20 8:35 2:05 8:20 2:20 2:20 4:20 (2 hours) ** Paraprofessionals will receive a 30 minute unpaid lunch break and a 10 minute paid break during the 6 hour work day. Paraprofessional s total paid time for the normal work day equals 5 hours and 30 minutes. Summer Programs 2015/Application Announcement 5

6 SUMMER S 2015 Driver Education MANDATORY MEETING FOR S ATLANTIC HIGH SCHOOL MEDIA CENTER POST- 9:00 10:00 10:00-12:00 Tuesday, July 7 7:45-3:00 8:00-3:00 Wednesday Thurs, July 23 Secondary Credit Retrieval Online Labs POST- July 1 8:30 11:30 8:20-11:35 (3 ¼ hours) 8:30-11:30 11:30 2:30 Secondary Extended School Year (ESY) FOR S PARAPROFESSIONAL ** POST- FOR S Tuesday, June 30 7:15-1:30 (6 ¼ hours) 7:15-1:30 (6 ¼ hours) 7:45-1:15 7:30-1:30 Thurs., 1:30 3:30 (2 hours) ** Paraprofessionals will receive a 30 minute unpaid lunch break and a 10 minute paid break during the 6 hour work day. Paraprofessional s total paid time for the normal work day equals 5 hours and 30 minutes. Summer Programs 2015/Application Announcement 6

7 SUMMER S 2015 End of Course Exams PRE- POST- TESTING * Algebra I EOC (am) July 2 9:00-12:00 8:20-11:35 8:30-11:30 July 23, 23 Biology I EOC testing only July Geometry EOC testing only July U.S. History EOC testing only July Civics EOC testing only July * 8:00 am until test ends, or 3:00 pm whichever comes first. Students will take the state EOC test at the end of the individual summer program session. Teachers will be asked to be the test administrator for the EOC the day after their program ends. The number of additional test administrators hired will be dependent upon the number of students taking the EOC at each site. JumpStart Camps PRE- POST- TESTING Jumpstart Algebra (pm) July 1 9:00-3:30 (6 hours) 12:20-3:35 12:30-3:30 Wednesday Wed., NA Jumpstart Biology (am) July 1 9:00-3:30 (6 hours) 8:20-11:35 8:30-11:30 Wednesday Wed., NA * Pre-planning day is 6 hours with an unpaid 30 minute lunch. Post-planning day is 3 hours with no lunch. Jumpstart Biology EAST side schools Rose Bay Day July 20-8:30-3:30 Jumpstart Biology WEST side schools Rose Bay Day July 21-8:30-3:30 Summer Programs 2015/Application Announcement 7