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USEFUL RESOURCES
Dear Parents,
Here are some resources you may find useful. Check this page regularly for new updates.
On The Importance Of Learning Through Play
Parents Survival Course For Staying Sane While Teaching Your Own Children
Tips on getting homework done during quarantine
Advice for families during quarantine
Advice for Teenagers
Operational Procedures 2020
TIS Reopening Handbook
The 2020-2021 academic school year will require all of us – TIS staff, community, parents, students and teachers – to be flexible and understanding. At TIS, our number one concern, as we navigate education during COVID-19, is the health and safety of our students and staff. Please read through the TIS Operational Procedure Handbook below.
As always, if you have questions or concerns, feel free to send an email to the TIS Director, Jon Mudd at tirana@qsi.org.
TIS Distance Learning Handbook
Due to the 5YO – Secondary school needing to start the year online on August 31st, 2020, TIS has put together a concise overview of the distance learning plan and procedures.
TIS 2020 Welcome Back Video
Watch the TIS 2020 Welcome Back video to get a better understanding of some of the procedures that are in place to keep students and staff safe and healthy.
Child Protection Policy
CEESA Safeguarding and Child Protection Statement
- Safeguarding and Child Protection is a priority for every CEESA School.
- CEESA commits to supporting school environments that safeguard children through both prevention and intervention.
- CEESA works in cooperation with international agencies to ensure standards associated with best practices are regularly reviewed, revised, and applied in all operations, activities, and events.
- CEESA leaders honor and uphold child protection guidelines and procedures, in partnership with all stakeholders in their respective school communities.
All CEESA schools will:
- Actively uphold the CEESA Safeguarding and Child Protection Statement.
- Implement School based Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies and Procedures that
includes regular onsite training. - Employ Safe Recruitment Practices consistent with Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies.
- Educate students and adults on Safeguarding and Child Protection.
TIS Course Offerings
Elementary Course Offerings (5- to 13-year-olds classes)
| Albanian Studies | Library |
| Art | Mathematics |
| Computer Technology | Music |
| Cultural Studies | Physical Education |
| French Studies | Reading |
| Intensive English | Science |
| Language Arts | Spanish Studies |
Secondary Course Offerings
|  English  | Suggested Level |
| Literature IÂ Â Â | Sec I |
| Writing IÂ | Sec I |
| Literature II | Sec II (Literature I is prerequisite) |
| Writing II | Sec II (Writing I is prerequisite) |
| American Literature | Sec III |
| AP Literature and Composition | Sec IV |
| Creative Writing   | Sec II or Sec III |
| Research Project | Sec IV |
| British Literature | Sec IV |
| Genre Studies  | Sec II or Sec III |
| Drama | Sec II-IV |
| Technology | 13 through Sec IV |
| Media Presentations | Sec I–IV |
| Cultural Studies | Suggested Level |
| World Geography | Sec I |
| Modern World History | Sec II |
| AP Economics | Sec III or Sec IV |
| American History | Sec III |
| World Government | (5 outcomes) Sec IV |
| World Economics | (5 outcomes) Sec IV |
| AP Psychology   | Sec III or Sec IV |
| Mathematics | Suggested Level |
| Algebra I | 13 or Sec I |
| Geometry | Sec I or Sec II |
| Consumer Mathematics | Sec II–IV |
| Advanced Mathematics I | Sec III or IV |
| Advanced Mathematics II | Sec III or IV |
| AP Statistics | Sec III or IV |
| AP Calculus AB | Sec IV |
| Science | Suggested Level |
| Physical Science | Sec I |
| Biology | Sec II |
| Chemistry | Sec III or IV |
| AP Biology | Sec III or IV |
| Physics | Sec IV |
| AP Computer Science | Sec III or IV (Algebra II is a prerequisite) |
| Physical Education & Health | Suggested Level |
| Fitness | Sec I–IV |
| Lifetime Sports | Sec I–IV |
| Team Sports | Sec I–IV |
| Health (5outcomes) | Sec I–IV |
| Languages Other Than English | Suggested Level |
| French I–IV  | 12–13 through Sec IV |
| Spanish I–IV | 12–13 through Sec IV |
| AP Spanish | Sec III or IV |
| AP French | Sec III or IV |
| Creative & Practical Arts | Suggested Level |
| Art I & II | Sec I–IV |
| AP Studio Art | Sec III–IV |
| AP Art History | Sec II–IV |
Grading System
In QSI the following grades are used on a status report (these grade definitions are written at the bottom of every status report):
• A = All essential parts of the outcome were mastered at an appropriately high level. The student consistently demonstrated noteworthy achievement of a high quality, particularly in the higher order thinking or performance skills.
Consistency Gets the A! A-level students should demonstrate consistency of work across a unit in order to be considered for the A. In order for teachers to evaluate students’ knowledge consistently, a teacher may consider the following criteria when assigning an A (including the A-level assessment or project):
• school attendance
• completion of classwork/homework
• class/group participation
Remember that an A is given for consistently demonstrating (in class and through assignments) noteworthy achievement of a high quality, particularly in the higher-order thinking or performance skills.
• B = All essential parts of the outcome were mastered at an appropriately high level in which the student successfully engaged in higher order thinking or performance skills.
• P = The student is “In progress” in the outcome (normal status).
A P is a normal grade for students who are learning the material. Normal pacing means that there is not more than one P in any one class. (In some classes, some units are open all year long; this is then considered normal.) The appearance of two Ps can be an indication that a student is falling behind and may need to be placed on a remediation plan.
• H = This outcome is “on hold” for a legitimate reason. (The student has begun the outcome but is not currently pursuing it.)
An H is given to a student who needs more time and more skills to finish a unit. H means that the student cannot pursue this unit any longer, as it interferes with finishing current units. A student can be removed from H status in a unit if he is up to date on all classes. To be up to date on current units in all classes, there can be no more than one “P” opened a time in any one class. A student will make up any units in H in the summer time if they are not closed during the school year.
• D = The student has not made a reasonable effort and is therefore “deficient” in attaining mastery of the outcome.
A student can be removed from D status in a unit if she is up to date on current units and if it has been determined that she has returned to an acceptable work pattern. To be up to date on current units in the class, there can be no more than one P opened a time in any one class. A student will make up any units in D in the summer time if they are not closed during the school year.
• W = The student has withdrawn from this outcome.