E-Portfolio

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR 2008-2009.    Requirements through Spring 2008 only.

Student Portfolio Requirements (view as html)

General Requirements

Student and Homeroom Teacher Responsibilities

Example of an E-Portfolio / tutorial

Mr. Smith's Portfolio

Mrs. Bartolomeo's portfolio (view as html)

Self Assessment Form

All CHS students must complete an E-Portfolio in order to graduate. This portfolio is in addition to 1) the credit requirement, 2) the CAPT requirement, and 3) any remediation for those who have not met the CAPT requirements.  

CHS has refocused its educational mission to incorporate NEAS&C recommendations that include:

• personalized instruction
• connections across disciplines
• students as self-directed learners
• promotion of depth of understanding over breadth of coverage
• promotion of student self-assessment and self-reflection
• achievement of school-wide standards and expectations
• taking ownership of the school’s mission statement
• connections to the community and potential employers
• career and post-secondary educational planning
• responsible and effective use of technology

The e-portfolio will culminate in the form of students’ comprehensive electronic display of their work. Students will upload work, and reflect upon how the work achieves school standards.  Students are encouraged to refine and expand work that may have received a final classroom grade for Portfolio submission. 

The core of the Portfolio graduation requirement will be the CHS Statement of Mission and Expectations: Academic (A), Social, (S) and Civic (C). Students are required to choose a multimedia electronic format**.

A1: Effective communication

A2: Improvement in skill levels

A3: Proficiency in problem solving

A4: Acquire and evaluate sources

A5: Collect and interpret data

A6: Technology

A7: Artistic Expression

S1: Responsible choices/ goals

S2: Teamwork and leadership

C1: Responsible citizenship

C2: Respect diversity

Students are responsible for developing their portfolio and for consulting with their Homeroom Teacher during Homeroom.  Students are encouraged to seek out staff in their area of interest who may serve as a resource for compiling the portfolio. 

E-Portfolio Requirements

FRESHMAN YEAR—Students attend an assembly to direct them to online resources to help them complete their portfolio.  By the end of third quarter, students must include one project with reflections as to how that work fulfills two school-wide expectations using a multimedia electronic format and a developed paragraph introduction to how the portfolio will be focused.  

SOPHOMORE YEAR—Students reflect upon how a new or enhanced project^ (or projects) fulfills five school-wide expectations in a multimedia electronic format.  This will include a developed paragraph introduction to how the portfolio will be focused, and a plan for expansion. 

JUNIOR YEAR—

Sem 1 : Students reflect upon how their enhanced project^ (or projects) fulfills eight school-wide expectations in a multimedia electronic format.  This will include a developed paragraph introduction to how the portfolio will be focused, and a plan for expansion. 

Sem 2 : Demonstrate work on senior portfolio presentation content and format.

FRESHMAN through JUNIOR YEARS—Each student will submit an e-portfolio Self Assessment Form to the homeroom teacher once each semester via an "in person" scheduled meeting.  When students submit the form, they must also open their portfolio file and show the portfolio to the homeroom teacher. 

SENIOR YEAR—

• The Portfolio must be ready for presentation at the end of 1st Semester. 
• The core of the portfolio may be based on course-specific projects^, work, a performance, internship, community project, or work in an academic area of interest. 
• While work must address achievement in all eleven (11) school-wide expectations, a minimum of five (5) different examples of work are required. 
• Students will display their portfolios at the “E-Portfolio Fair” one evening in February.

IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE:

Class of 2009:  Students will have the option of either completing an e-portfolio under the new policy, or adhering to the requirements of the folder-based portfolio requirements.  Students must attend the E-Portfolio Fair and will be assessed on the basis of the requirements of the policy they choose.  Only E-Portfolios will be eligible for awards. 

Class of 2010 and future classes:  Students complete the e-portfolio.  

(See the E-Portfolio scoring checklist for Senior Portfolio Night)

Student and Homeroom Teacher responsibilities

Definitions and Clarifications:

**  multimedia electronic format :  The e-portfolio may not be a collection of documents stored in folders on the computer.  Possible formats include website, wiki-style personal website, weblog (blog), hyperlinked documents (PowerPoint or other document with links), e-portfolio.org, etc. 

* Reinforcement of reflective skills for e-portfolio work will be offered in the Academic Writing Lab

§ e-portfolio failing:  Students who receive this comment on their report card will be required to attend a special Portfolio remediation enrichment AND will be placed on Academic Probation until which time they have completed the e-portfolio to the required level.  “e-portfolio failing” carries the same disciplinary consequence as failing a class with a grade below 59. 

^ The word, project, is used to refer a significant body of work that, especially in the Junior and Senior years, would be comprised of smaller examples of course specific projects, work and assignments.  A project completed for a grade may be further enhanced and expanded to become an integral part of a graduation portfolio. 

PORTFOLIO HONOR ROLL:  In order to be considered for inclusion for the Portfolio Honor Roll, students must submit an application form to their Homeroom teacher by April 1st.  The portfolio committee will consider the applications in an April meeting.  Teachers may also identify honorable portfolios which will be automatically included in the Portfolio Honor Roll list (unless portfolio committee has reason for objection).     

E-PORTFOLIO FAIR:   Before the designated evening in February, each student must sign up for a computer in one of the labs/ mobile lab.  Students stand by their e-portfolio and remain on hand for questions as teachers interact with the student’s work.  All certified staff and invited guests (community members, paraprofessionals, etc) will walk through to view and assess the portfolios.  Teachers are expected to browse among the portfolios and assess a reasonable number of portfolios in the time given.  Teachers assess the portfolios based on a rubric or checklist.  In order to pass the graduation portfolio, each student must earn at least 5 positive assessments (signatures) by teachers.  Students whose portfolios do not receive 5 positive assessments will be placed in a special enrichment for the completion of an appropriate portfolio.  Homeroom teachers will be notified of students for whom a portfolio failing grade must be entered for 3rd quarter.  Students are encouraged to invite their teachers to view their portfolio during that evening; however, teachers will be assigned a room to judge as their primary area of responsibility to ensure that all portfolios are viewed by an equivalent number of teachers.  Portfolio Committee will have the final say if there is any doubt whether a portfolio “passes” or requires remediation.  Students not passing must present their portfolios during their Enrichment period before June 1st.  Students “failing” after that point must present their completed portfolios after school hours to administration in order to participate in graduation.  Ideally, the portfolio will be assessed by teachers from different areas of expertise, validating the overall assessment.  The top 5 (First, Second and Third, and Honorable Mention) portfolios will receive an award at the Senior awards night. 

              The two-hour Portfolio Fair will be divided into two one-hour sessions.  Each teacher will be expected to review approximately 15 portfolios, depending on the number of students as well as the number of qualified staff attending.