Snake River Opportunities Overview

Purpose:

Snake River Opportunities High School aims to graduate confident, character-driven students who are prepared for post-secondary education, the workforce, and life.

Vision:

SROHS exists to provide opportunities and remove barriers so all students can reach their full potential.

Mission:

SROHS will improve students' lives by channeling core knowledge to advance real-world competencies and strengthen character. 

Objectives of Snake River Opportunities High School: 

1. Provide Customized- Student Driven Learning

2. Provide Growth to Mastery Learning 

3. Provide Teacher Supported Learning

Profile of a Successful SROHS Student:

• Communication is a Must

  • Check your Snake River email every day

  • Read the weekly newsletter

  • Complete the Weekly Check In survey

  • Use teachers' calendars to schedule time to meet

  • Connect with the Band App

• Feedback is our Fuel

  • Feedback requires action

  • Capitalize on strengths

  • Use feedback to meet mastery

  • Engage in communication between teacher and student

• Planning is Essential

  • Create routine

  • Write a plan

  • Work with your mentor

  • Create SMART goals

• Learning is Mastery

  • Complexity, Craftsmanship, Authenticity

  • Use Topic examples and resources to guide you to Mastery

  • Pursue growth through learning

  • Mastery is growth

  • Content Mastery is defined by Frameworks for Learning

• Experience is Mastery

  • Engage in Power Up Opportunities

  • Be part of your Homebase

• Use and Don't Abuse

  • Engaging in learning is a personal affair.

  • Do not misrepresent someone else’s work as your own

  • Access Frameworks for Learning

  • Use teacher provided resources to guide not direct, learning. 

  • Chart your own learning path

For more information, check out this infographic: Onboarding for Students

Parent Support:

When a parent agrees to become part of the Snake River Opportunities High School community, they are committing  to providing support to the students in the school as outlined in the Community Agreements. It is recommended that the parents/guardians be extremely involved as students start their learning journey with SROHS but being aware they must be intentional about gradually releasing responsibility for learning to students. Our school helps families understand how much involvement they need to have by implementing a “Level Up” process. More about this process can be found later in this handbook, but for now it is helpful to know that successful parental/guardian support looks like: 

• Helping your student to create a routine (time) for learning and encouraging engagement in synchronous learning opportunities, including Homebase and Power Up times; 

• Helping your student create a learning space that is conducive to their learning style;

• Checking your personal email for communication from teachers or SROHS administrators and encouraging and facilitating your students' consistent communication with their teachers and administrators;

• Using the online tools to monitor student progress including Google Classroom and Schoolytics;

• Advocating with the student’s mentor for your student when they are struggling;

• Helping students understand the Frameworks for Learning and content teacher provided resources;

• Helping students to get appropriate tools for learning by working with SROHS content teachers;

• Ensure students have needed technological tools (i.e. internet, Chromebook or Laptop; Note: it is very difficult to be successful solely using a phone). 

• Helping your student to understand plagiarism and the effects of misrepresenting someone else’s work as their own. Check out this Plagiarism One-Pager to understand plagiarism.

For more information, check out this infographic: Onboarding for Parents