Los Altos High School

TeachMore / ACT Information

ACT has evolved over time and revisiting what we are using ACT for, there are mandatory things that need to get done that we use this time for; but what is it about? What is it valuable for?

Like the variety of activities that happen. Can work on projects, test students without taking away from instructional time.
Why are students NOT going to ACT? Can we look into that?
Student Union has been opened up
Time for making up Labs
Checking in with the kids/ensuring scanning in students using Teach More. Do we need training for Teachmore?
Teachers who do not have kids, what do you do?
Prioritize ACT- Academic work, test make-up, then voluntary activities should be second. Students make that choice
Help from the Teachers- Some do not let students come in if they are not in their class.
Use Teachmore with greater frequency to request students coming in during ACT, and monitor if a student has an appt.

Require students to make appt to check in so staff can support if students have another appointment

Suggestion for Teachers who don’t have students, walk around and maybe help out other
Can we run clubs during ACT??
Teacher Students choose- music, take a nap, academics. Suggestion: designated places to go to do X activities- allows students to get out of classrooms where students need to be used for academics.
Structured study skills, music lessons and other activities.
The testing center utilizes this- send a packet to Alba.
Teachers take the initiative to start a conversation with the student who may be too shy to ask for assistance.