Information for Fall 2009

Fall 2009 Course Descriptions  
Fall 2009 Class Schedule  
Fall 2009 Teacher Biographies
Fall 2009 Tuition Schedule

Procedure for Spring Registration

We will begin registration for the Spring Semester on November 12th. On November 12th and November 19th you may register to keep classes or drop classes (Adds start on Nov 19 at 1pm). This will be done by simply filling out the attached Registration form, writing your checks for:

1. First month’s tuition/ materials fees to each teacher
2. Your $35 registration fee to Thursday Connection, and
3. Dropping all forms and checks in our registration box.

We will not be releasing any of these checks until Dec 3rd.

Starting on November 19th at 1pm, you may add new-to-you classes that have been full, but may now have openings because of drops. At that time, we will have a list of openings for classes . If you wish to make switches that involve classes that are not currently full, you may do that when you do drops.

We will accept registrations from new families beginning Dec 3rd at 1pm.

Below is the list of changes. There are very few changes to the new schedule. If you are currently in one of these classes, we will assume you want to move into the new class, unless you drop it.

Economics changes to Government.
Ice is Nice changes to Heat is Neat
ACT Prep changes to Career Exploration.

Spring Registration Form
Spring Tuition 
Spring Course Descriptions
Spring Class Schedule

Procedure for Hiring Teachers

We’ve had a lot of you approach us about teaching in the future. This is our procedure for hiring teachers:

Submission of a resume/ potential classes to administrator by January.

Interview by several board members in January/ early February-we determine if an interview is appropriate once we start putting together a “skeleton schedule” of what our returning teachers will be offering.

Check references and background check if teacher seems like a good fit and if it appears that there might be room in the schedule for the class.

We look for teachers who are passionate about their subjects. We do not look for teachers who want to teach a class, just to be teaching a class. We do sometimes hire good “all around” teachers who are simply passionate about teaching.

We receive many resumes each year, so please don’t be offended if we find we can’t use you the following year.

Tuition Information

Please remember that tuition is due on the first Thursday of each month. If you’ll bring your checks already made out, you’ll save yourself some time on Thursday. You don't need to place them in an envelope. Just drop them in either tuition box; there is one near the scanner and one on Wendy's table. Thank You Very Much!!

 If you forget to drop your check in the box and want to avoid late fees, you may mail your checks to me at:

Wendy Barnett
8405 Northshore Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37919

Checks must be received by the following Tuesday to avoid late fees

Did you know that you can write your tuition/ materials fees for the whole semester at any time? If late fees or multiple checks are an issue for you, paying all at one time may help you.

Class Schedules

Please make sure that your child has his/ her schedule on his person. We have stickers available on the sign in table that can be placed on the back of the ID badges-this is the preferred method for us to be able to help the children find their way around. This is especially important if you are a new family or if your child will have a different schedule than first semester.

Classes Using Engrade

If your students are in classes that use Engrade.com for grading / assignments, please make sure they have signed themselves up on the website. Many students have not yet done so and therefore cannot access homework assignments, nor receive messages sent out by the teachers.

Students need to select a username and password, and then use the access code provided by their teacher to link them to their classes. If they experience difficulties, they need to contact the relevant teacher.

Ms. Bowman's Classes

Here is the website for Ms. Bowman's Forensic Science, Adobe Photoshop and Thinking Outside The Box Classes: www.usaschool.us

Family Liaison

Thursday Connection has a contact person for those interested in joining our group. Ellen Kimball is our liaison for new families. She will be happy to answer questions for any new families interested in our group. Ellen may be reached at  ellen@thursdayconnection.org. 

Weather and Illness Reminder

If Knox County Schools close due to winter weather, we will do likewise. We do not delay if they delay-we run on a regular schedule. If they close for Flu or sickness, we do not close.

Please keep you children home if they have any symptoms of illness-this is very important in the light of the flu invasion we’ve had in east Tennessee. We will be instructing our teachers to send any children that they are concerned about out of the classroom. We will be calling parents for pick up of sick children, but at that point other children will have already been exposed, so please take a good look at them in the morning and if it seems possible that they might be coming down with something, please keep them home.

The Thursday Connection guidelines about sickness are copied below, but mostly if you (as a volunteer) or your child have a fever or a bad cough or vomiting or diarrhea, please make arrangements to switch shifts with another volunteer or if it’s your child who is sick, do not bring your child to co-op. We don’t want you to share your sickness with others. Thanks!

1. Illness:

a. Excessive cough or runny nose—clear, yellow, or green from nose, throat or eyes. The only exception to this is allergic symptoms that have been diagnosed as allergic by a doctor. If your child has a bad cold and you can alleviate their symptoms with antihistamines and/ or cough suppressants, so that they are not “shedding” the virus constantly throughout the day, they are welcome to attend.

b. Bacterial infections that are treated by antibiotics—please make sure that your child has been on the antibiotic regimen at least 24 hours before returning to class—this would include such things as pink eye and strep throat.

c. Vomiting, diarrhea, or fever—your child should be symptom free for at least 24 hours before coming to class.

d. Rash—do not bring your child to class with any rash UNLESS it has been diagnosed by a doctor as non-contagious.

Thanks for cooperating.

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