Crimson Hour
Overview: The purpose of Crimson Hour is to provide a meaningful academic opportunity for students during collaborative time on Tuesdays and Thursdays. All staff members are responsible for creating an environment that is conducive for learning. Students will utilize Crimson Hour to complete homework, study, receive additional time and support, assess / reassess, or engage in silent sustained reading. For students enrolled in art classes, teachers and classrooms are available on Thursdays during Crimson Hour. Only students who are either currently enrolled in art classes or students who have successfully completed the prerequisite Art classes, A,B, or C, are able to attend Art related Crimson Hour sessions. Students who are not currently enrolled in an art class or have not had any previous art prerequisite need to obtain permission from the instructor to attend the Art related Crimson Hour session. Students will either work quietly in their assigned classroom on academics or silent sustained reading. In addition, students will have the opportunity to: utilize the cafeteria for group work, assess / reassess in the testing center, utilize resources in the media center, and receive additional academic support and reassessment opportunities from their teachers.
Crimson Hour Opportunities:
Quiet study:
o Purpose – students are given the opportunity to work on homework, study or engage in silent sustained reading
o Location – assigned classroom
o Supervision – Crimson Hour teacher
Testing center:
o Purpose – students are given the opportunity to assess / reassess
o Location – TBD
o Supervision – ESP
o Logistics – the same procedure will be used as in the current model
Cooperative learning center:
o Purpose – students have the opportunity to work with other students on group / partner projects
o Location – cafeteria
o Supervision – administrative assistant and counselor(s)
o Logistics:
Media center:
o Purpose – students are given the opportunity to access media center resources
o Location – media center
o Supervision – media center staff
o Logistics:
Support, Time, and Reassessment (STR)
o Purpose – teachers will have the opportunity to provide additional academic support, time and reassessment opportunities
o Location – Teacher’s assigned Crimson Hour classroom
o Supervision – Crimson Hour teacher
o Logistics:
STR teacher collects pass
Crimson Hour Opportunities:
Quiet study:
o Purpose – students are given the opportunity to work on homework, study or engage in silent sustained reading
o Location – assigned classroom
o Supervision – Crimson Hour teacher
Testing center:
o Purpose – students are given the opportunity to assess / reassess
o Location – TBD
o Supervision – ESP
o Logistics – the same procedure will be used as in the current model
Cooperative learning center:
o Purpose – students have the opportunity to work with other students on group / partner projects
o Location – cafeteria
o Supervision – administrative assistant and counselor(s)
o Logistics:
- Crimson Hour teacher will provide a student requesting to go to the Cooperative Learning Center a Crimson Hour pass and mark the student present
- Cooperative learning center supervisors will collect passes from students entering the cooperative learning center
Media center:
o Purpose – students are given the opportunity to access media center resources
o Location – media center
o Supervision – media center staff
o Logistics:
- Students receive a Crimson Hour pass from one of their teachers (including Crimson Hour teacher) mark the student present
- Media center supervisors collect passes
Support, Time, and Reassessment (STR)
o Purpose – teachers will have the opportunity to provide additional academic support, time and reassessment opportunities
o Location – Teacher’s assigned Crimson Hour classroom
o Supervision – Crimson Hour teacher
o Logistics:
- Teachers identify students in need of STR
- Teachers provide identified STR students a Crimson Hour pass on Monday or Wednesday (dependent on their collaborative day)
- In order to attain accurate data, teachers will enter STR students into Google docs – Still in development, will provide more information when complete
- Students receiving a Crimson Hour STR pass check in with Crimson Hour teacher
- Crimson Hour teacher marks student present
STR teacher collects pass
