Avid Logo: Orange stick figure throwing graduation cap with text Decades of College Dreams






Gavilan College Logo

Important Information for Students

 

Supplies Lists for Ms. Mittman's Classes

AVID

Here is a list of required materials needed for your AVID class. The required items are mandatory- meaning that you must have these materials with you in your binder and/or backpack everyday.  Questions??  Email me at cmittman@gavilan.edu.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • 1 1/2” THREE RING BINDER (Black)
  • Dividers – 8 Subject
  • At least 40 sheets of binder paper
  • Student Planner/Calendar
  • Student Handbook (To be provided by GECA)
  • Mini or pocket dictionary and thesaurus
  • Pouch for supplies in binder:
  • Five (5) sharp #2 pencils- not mechanical
  • Small pencil sharpener
  • Colored pencils
  • Four (4) black ink pens- non erasable
  • Four (4) different colored highlights

Materials NOT ALLOWED: (They will be confiscated in class.)

  • Mechanical pencils
  • Permanent markers

English 1 (Honors)

Here is a list of required materials needed for your English 1 Honors class. The required items are mandatory- meaning that you must have these materials with you in your binder and/or backpack everyday.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • 1”- 1 ½” THREE RING BINDER (White)
  • Dividers – 8 Subject
  • At least 40 sheets of binder paper
  • Large supply of post-it notes (1x1, 2x3)
  • Student Planner/ Calendar
  • Student Handbook (Provided by GECA)
  • 3 Spiral Notebooks – SINGLE SUBJECT, 150 pages, college rule
  • Mini or pocket dictionary and thesaurus
  • Personal Read Novel- no magazines
  • Pouch for supplies in binder:
  • Five (5) sharp #2 pencils- not mechanical
  • Small pencil sharpener
  • Colored pencils
  • Four (4) black ink pens- non erasable
  • Four (4) different colored highlighters
  • Tape
  • Stapler

Materials NOT ALLOWED: (They will be confiscated in class.)

  • Mechanical pencils
  • Permanent markers

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:

  • McDougal Littell- The Language of Literature- Must be covered

You will not be provided with a copy of these textbook to keep at home. You will need to bring the textbook with you every day to class.  The textbook will be distributed to you in class according to your student identification number.  The condition of the textbook will be noted.  You may not write anything in this book - not even your name.  You are responsible and will have to pay for all damages or loss of this book.

  • Personal Read Novel

This novel, fiction or nonfiction, must be at least 250 pages long. You are required to read at least 6 novels throughout the school year, on your own, as personal reading.  You will be asked to give a ‘mini commentary’ or commercial and produce a ‘bookmark’ on the novel you have finished.

 

Dr.TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy PTSA
Membership and involvement in the PTSA of the Dr. T.J. Owens Gilroy Early College Academy is a fundamental component of our school structure.  The primary mission of the PTSA is to provide financial and logistical support for school events, projects, and classroom learning, and both the President and Treasurer of the PTSA will automatically be seated as members of our Site Council.

An active and involved PTSA is so crucial to the success of the Academy that, on our application, we ask each incoming parent to commit to (a) becoming a member of the PTSA and (b) working a minimum of four (4) volunteer hours per parent each semester.

We strongly encourage you to become an active member of the Gilroy Early College Academy PTSA.  Committe Heads will be elected at our Back to School Night on August 19, 2008, and we will hold our first PTSA meeting on that evening.  Annual membership is only $25 per family (Student and Parents), and all dues and donations will be diligently used to support and enrich the GECA experience for our students.

Please make your check payable to:  “PTSA – Gilroy Early College Academy”, and either mail or hand deliver it, along with the Application for PTSA Membership, to the GECA main office at Gavilan (PB-17).

We thank each of you for both your commitment to your student’s success and your support of the Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy at Gavilan College.

Please contact either Wendy Singh or Maryellen Bassenesse (2008-2009 Co-Presidents) for additional information.

Application for PTSA Membership

Transportation Policy
Transportation to the Gavilan College campus in the morning may be accomplished through any of the following methods.  Please note that Block A classes begin promptly at 8:10 AM.

Private Parental Transportation

  • Students may be dropped off anytime after 7:10 AM in the morning
  • We strongly suggest that all students who are dropped off prior to the arrival of the GUSD school bus at 7:55 AM report immediately to the ASL for Z Block
  • Freshman and Sophomore students may NOT drive a personal vehicle to school; Juniors and Senior who are 16 years of age and older and who have obtained the appropriate licensing may drive a personal vehicle to school
  • Daily parking costs ($.75) are the responsibility of the individual student; semester permits ($20) are also available to students

Public Transportation

  • City of Gilroy busses run a continuous schedule to Gavilan College; check current bus schedules for arrival times and cost
  • IMPORTANT:  A late or missed public bus WILL NOT constitute an excused tardy, so please plan accordingly

GUSD School Bus Transportation

  • From the GUSD elementary or middle school nearest their home, ECA students may ride the GUSD bus that goes to Gilroy High School and then transfer to another GUSD bus, which will transport them to the Gavilan campus
  • Check the most current GUSD bus schedule for bus departure times to GHS from the school nearest your home
  • Bus will leave GHS for Gavilan promptly at 7:40 AM
  • Bus will arrive at Gavilan at approximately 7:55 AM
  • IMPORTANT:  A late GUSD school bus WILL constitute an excused tardy; a missed GUSD school bus WILL NOT
  • GUSD busses will leave the Gavilan campus promptly at 4:15 PM daily
  • Students will be dropped off at their morning pick up point school in as timely and expeditious manner as possible

On Campus Policy
Freshmen and/or Sophomore students must be on campus from 7:50 AM through 3:50 PM, whenever school is in session.  In addition, Freshmen and/or Sophomore students may NOT leave the Gavilan campus at any time during the school day without both parental permission and notification to the GECA administrative staff.  Leaving the campus without documented parental permission and GECA administrative staff notification will constitute an automatic Level II Honor Code Violation, with appropriate disciplinary action as determined by the GECA Tribunal and confirmed by the Principal.

Like Freshmen and Sophomores, Junior and Seniors are expected to be in timely attendance for all college and high school classes.  However, as upper classmen, they are not required to remain on campus throughout the school day and may leave during time periods they are not in either a college or high school class.  This is a privilege that requires written parental consent and may be revoked or modified by either the GECA Tribunal or at the sole discretion of the GECA Principal.

Campus Emergency Procedures
STAY CALM!
You cannot help anyone if you allow yourself to panic. Remember, there are people and procedures in place designed to help you in all situations, remain calm and use them!

GET HELP
This may mean calling for outside law enforcement or medical by dialing "911" directly, or calling campus security by dialing "10" or 408-710-7490. It may even mean that you decide that you are needed to assist a victim while directing someone else to call for help. Determine the best course of action for the situation and take charge. Remember, people are looking for someone to take the lead, so feel free to point at someone and say, "call 911!"

STAY ON THE LINE!
If you are the person calling for help, stay calm, and speak slowly and clearly. Give your location and the nature of the emergency. Remember to STAY ON THE LINE UNTIL TOLD TO HANG UP. Emergency Services may need to update information and ask you questions regarding details or victim information and they will let you know when they have all the information that they need.

If you dial "10"
If you dial "10" from anywhere on our Gilroy campus, realize that there is a 2-3 second delay while it switches to the cell phone. This doesn't sound like a long time, but it will seem a lot longer when you are in the middle of an emergency. Again, don't hang up, stay on the line. If you get voice mail, it means the officer may be on the other line, don't hang up, leave a message with your location and the nature of the emergency and how you can be contacted. You may have valuable information that no one else has!

Bus Schedule

Bus Stops GHS