January 25, 2017 Volume 19, Issue 2

New Dimensions High School

NDHS SAC MEETING

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

6:00—8:00 PM

Dual Enrollment Presentation

from Valencia & TECO

Thank you for your support!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

DaVita Dialysis ........................3

Donate ......................................2

Mentoring Program .................1

Mentoring Program .................1

New Teacher ............................2

Out-of-Field Teachers..............4

Senior Initiative .......................4

Tiger Tutoring ..........................3

GOLF TOURNAMENT

Parents! Please help us support our 8th Annual Golf Tourna-ment to be held Saturday, April 29, 2017 with an 8:00am shot-gun scramble. The location is at the Royal St. Cloud Links Golf Course at 5310 Michigan Ave-nue, St. Cloud.

If you are not able to play, per-haps you could help by sponsor-ing a Tee! We are also looking for door prizes. If you are able to help in any way, please contact Dr. Cafiero at cafiero@newdimensionshs.com

Or you may visit our web site at

http://www.newdimensionshs.com/Golf_Tournament.html

for more information.

Tiger News

FINAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AT NDHS HAS BEGUN!

Dr. Cafiero and Dr. Grimm have finalized the plans for the latest construction project with

Haskell Builders. This final construction project will be replacing the music portable and the

science and social studies classrooms in the steel building—buildings 500 and 600. The new

building will include a dedicated computer lab for testing, a computer lab for the Digital De-

sign Vocational Certification class, a new music room, a new science lab, and a social studies

classroom. The project is scheduled to begin January 20, 2017 and will be completed by the

beginning of the new school year in August. Please be patient with the construction traffic,

limited parking, and reassigned classrooms.

NDHS MENTORING PROGRAM IS OFF TO AN AMAZING START

New Dimensions High School initiated its new Mentoring Program this year with the help of Mr. Keith Lathem, Mrs. Wendy Farrell, Mrs. Amanda Geltz, Miss Dubin, Mrs. Rada Sosa, Dr. Grimm and Dr. Cafiero. With the help of our team mem-bers, we have recruited over 34 mentors! Thanks the to

residents of SolaVita, this program is off to a great start with their unbelievable support. We will be holding a cele-bration recogniz-ing National Mentor Month on February 23, 2017 for the mentors and mentees to enjoy an evening to meet

other mentors and share their experiences and hopefully encourage others to join our mentor program.

The goals of the new initiative are:

1. Improve academic performance

2. Improve feelings of scholastic competence and confi-dence

3. Improve relations with peers, teachers, and other school personnel

4. Increase attendance and class participation

5. Improve homework effort, quality, & completion

6. Reduce classroom disruptions, bullying, and other negative school behavior

7. Increase exploration of, or acceptance to, post secondary education opportunities

8. Improve job placement or career exploration and skills Improve social, self-esteem, & emo-tional needs which includes acceptance of uniqueness and the ability to express individuali-ty in an acceptable manner

If you are interested and would like to be a Mentor to a student or you are a student who would like a Mentor, please contact the school or go to our web site for more information at: http://www.newdimensionshs.com/MENTOR_Program.html

Our students are our future!

NEW DIMENSIONS WELCOMES OUR NEW TEACHER MISS CONCEPCION

Ms. Concepcion is very proud to have completed her K-12 education right

here in Osceola County. She attended Long Island University in Down-

town Brooklyn, NY where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English Litera-

ture with a minor in Visual Arts and Journalism. Upon graduating, she

taught English Literature in Pasco County. In 2011, having a desire to be

medically trained and help pediatric patients, Ms. Concepcion completed

a second degree in Nursing and worked as a Pediatric Nurse for 5 years.

She is also an Infant Toddler Developmental Specialist and provides in-

home therapy for developmentally delayed children.

In her spare time, Ms. Concepcion enjoys traveling, spending time with her family and has a love for classic films and photography. She is excited to return to her first love, teaching and looks forward to that opportunity here at New Dimensions!

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Important Dates

Spring Parent Night April 4, 2017 6:00pm

Graduation May 25, 2017 6:00pm Liv-ing Waters Fellowship

State Testing:

FSA Writing (all 9th and 10th graders) – March 2-8, 2017

FSA English Language Arts (all 9th and 10th graders) – April 10-19, 2017

FSA Writing Retakes – March 8, 2017

FSA English Language Arts Retakes – March 27-28, 2017

Algebra 1 Retake – March 30-31, 2017

FSA Geometry EOC – April 20-21, 2017

FSA Alg 2 EOC – April 24 – 28, 2017

FSA Algebra 1 EOC – May 1-4, 2017

US History EOC – May 9, 2017

Biology EOC – May 11, 2017

Annual Charity Golf Tournament – April 29, 2017 8:00am

SCHOOL ADVISORY COUNCIL: CALLING ON ALL PARENTS AND STUDENTS!

The School Advisory Council (SAC) is a wonderful avenue for you to become

involved in your student’s academic life. The October meeting will be held Oc-

tober 25, s016. The November 15, 2016 SAC meeting will be to help parents

prepare their student for their senior year at NDHS and for college.

If you would like more information on the SAC, please call #407-870-9949 or

visit our web page. Please ask for Mrs. Rada Sosa.

Charter School Parent Liaison for New Dimensions High school is:

Ryan Adams #407-8704600

POPCORN POPPER & REFRIGERATOR NEEDED!

Parents and Businesses!

If you have a refrigerator or popcorn popper that you would be able to donate

to the school, please contact Ms. Sosa at 407-870-9949.

We appreciate your help!

NDHS BELIEVES

New Dimensions High

School Beliefs:

Every student can be

successful

Everyone is a lifelong

learner

Every student can

exceed expectations

Every student is capa-

ble of obtaining and

applying knowledge

Everyone is capable of

fulfilling his or her life

-long dreams

DAVITA DIALYSIS DONATES TO NDHS

DaVita Dialysis Donation

Each year DaVita Dialysis donates thousands of dollars to chari-table organizations in the communities they serve. The program is called DaVita Way of Giving. This year New Dimensions High School was one of the lucky recipients of their generosity. On December 22, 2016, Dr. Cafiero went to the DaVita facility in Lake Mary to take part in their “DaVita Way of Giving” celebra-tion and accepted a $1000.00 donation on behalf of the school. Thank you so much DaVita for your generosity and sup-port!

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TIGER TUTORING

Tiger Tutoring is available on Thursday afternoons from 4:00-5:00pm. It is a free after school resource for all New Dimen-sions High School students. If you need help with a particular problem or need someone to help you study for a test, please contact Mrs. Arguelles for assistance.

NEW DIMENSIONS

HIGH SCHOOL

MISSION

The mission of New

Dimensions High

School is that learning

is participatory, involv-

ing hope, curiosity, and

commitment so that

action becomes a legiti-

mate result of learning.

New Dimensions High

School has instituted a

successful and very ben-

eficial program, for a

third year, designed to

address the needs of

Seniors as they prepare

to graduate and enter

college. Miss Dubin is

leading this course, the

Senior Success Initiative. This course is a required

course for all NDHS seniors. Students will not only be working

on their Senior Project, they will also be working on SAT and

ACT preparation, meeting with college representative, and

many other important and exciting activities.

If you are interested in a particular visitation from a college

representative, please see Miss Dubin. In addition, Miss Dubin

can help students with the SAT and ACT vouchers as well as the

college application vouchers.

SENIOR SUCCESS INITIATIVE

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OUT-OF-FIELD TEACHER REPORT To be " highly qualified," teachers in core academic subjects must

be fully certificated by the state, hold a bachelor's or higher de-

gree from an accredited or approved institution, and demon-

strate subject matter competency for each core academic subject

assigned.

Teachers must major and take subject content courses as re-

quired by the Florida Department of Education and have a pass-

ing score on Florida subject area examinations, or hold advanced

certificates. Teachers of multiple subjects must be "highly quali-

fied" in each of their core subject teaching areas.

New Dimensions High School is proud to inform you that all its

teachers but two are Highly Qualified. In order to be considered

highly qualified, Mrs. Torrence, our Language Arts teacher, is

currently working on her Florida ESOL endorsement and Dr.

Toya Warren is currently out of field for teaching Algebra.

New Dimensions High School

4900 Old Pleasant Hill Road Kissimmee, FL 34759

Phone: 407-870-9949 Fax: 407-870-8976

Web Site: www.NewDimensionsHS.com