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Welcome to our new students and parents. As of today, NOVA has 93 students, the largest student body we’ve had in many years. NOVA is a wonderful alternative for motivated students, and we’re happy so many of them are finding our school. However, the success of each of our students and the school depends on certain guidelines. Students who are busy with dance, music, horses, jobs or other time-consuming activities tend to be organized and responsible. They do all their work and are usually excited about learning. But some students seem to have too much free time and not enough motivation. Some of the work we are seeing either could be done in less than an hour or is of very poor quality. NOVA students should spend at least four hours a week on assignments for each class. Four hours! A larger problem concerns students’ whereabouts during the school day. It was very disconcerting to hear that some of our students were hanging out at The Square all day, causing a nuisance for merchants. Not only is that embarrassing to us as a school, but it also indicates that NOVA may be the wrong school for them. Students should be in school, at work, at home or at the gym/barn/dance studio, not loitering at shopping centers or at San Marin or Novato High without permission. Please ask to see your student’s work and talk to him/her about the privilege of independent study. Thanks, Ronnie |
