THE GUIDING VISION OF HELIX |
Helix Charter High School will provide all students the tools and environment to become highly skilled, productive members of society, as well as self-directed learners.
Doug Smith, Principal |
Nate Howard |
Peggy Crabtree |
Cathy Singer |
Richard Sutton |
Davene Mignott |
Julie Damschen
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Suzanne Koppman-Gue |
Brian Kick |
Bonnie Sardo |
| Mimi Test |
Dori Zabriskie |
HELIX CHARTER GOVERNING BOARD |
A nine member Governing Board, consisting of parents, staff and community members, is empowered to make school wide policy decisions. School wide policy includes, but is not limited to: graduation requirements, admission standards, attendance policies, school calendar, general and fiscal oversight and annual budget approval. Moreover, the Helix Governing Board is also responsible for appointing, evaluating, compensating and, when necessary, replacing the Principal.
The Helix Governing Board consists of nine voting members. The voting members are:
4 Staff Members (Elected by a vote of the staff of Helix High School)
- 1 Classified Staff Member elected by the Classified Staff
- 3 Certificated Staff Members elected by the Certificated Staff
4 Parent/Community Members (cannot be employees of Helix High School)
- 1 President of the PTSA
- 1 parent elected at-large by the parents of current freshamen, sophomore and junior students
- 1 community member selected by all current staff
- 1 community member apopinted by the President and approved by 2/3 of Helix Governing Board
1 District Representative (if the district elects not to excerise its right to place a representative on the Charter School Board, then there shall be one additional Community Member selected by current staff)
The following non-voting Representatives to the Helix Governing Board are expected to attend and participate in every Helix Governing Board meeting:
The school Principal and the entire Management Team
2 Students elected by the Student Council
THE FIVE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES |
1. All students are connected to school and learning through greater personalization and interactions among peers and adults.
2. All students are active learners; all teachers are facilitators of student learning.
3. All students demonstrate powerful learning through the production of significant work; all teachers design powerful curriculum.
4. All students, through interdisciplinary work, transfer knowledge to real-world situations.
5. All students achieve and stay in school because they see a connection between school work and the world of work.
