KM Perform Students and Families,
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We are excited for this next arts season and to welcome another strong freshmen class! This document outlines important information for the start of the school year.
Completing Registration
Be sure you have completed steps for the back to school registration checklist
https://www.kmsd.edu/page/back-to-school-information
KMHS Open House - August 21st from 5:00 to 7:00pm
Note: this was previously incorrectly published as August 23rd on this page. Wed August 21 is the KMHS Open House.
Most of our KM Perform teachers will be in their arts classrooms meeting families from accross the campus. We will have select teachers in the KM Perform "Amp" ( the open area in the KM Perform hallway) available to answer questions and show you around.
First Day of School for New Students
First day of school for new students is August 29th at 7:20 with dismissal at 10:32. Students do not need to bring anything. This is a campus orientation day and students will leave with their first day schedules. We also walk through the first day schedule so students know where to go.
Returning KM Perform Students
Log in to MyLC to register for seminars after 2PM on August 28th. at 2PM on August 29th. You must be registered by 2pm on August 30 noon on August 29th. We will close registration at that time.
KM Perform Annual Meeting and Open House - September 12th at 6:00 PM
Join us on September 12 for our annual Governance Meeting followed by our official KM Perform Open House.
We will have a meeting for new parents at 6PM in the KM Perform Community Room.
At 7PM, Mr. Erickson will present the annual goals and data to the governance council as part of our regular governance meeting. After the meeting there will be a chance to interact with teachers and governance members.
5:30 PM - Governance Meeting - KM Perform Community Room (B25)
6:00 - New Parent Meeting - KM Perform Community Room
7:00 - Annual Meeting followed by Meet and Greet with staff
School Calendar
We will be using the KM Perform Website calendar this year (select Menu button at the top of the website then select the Events button). We will include school calendar information, high school Fine Arts , and KM Perform arts events. We are working hard to reduce the number of places you need to go to find the information you need.
FOR NEW STUDENTS AND PARENTS
Schedules
Infinite Campus will only show your Legacy High School world language classes. You may also see an arts course or “Perform Ensemble” listed. This is just a placeholder to indicate that a KM Perform arts course or New Student Cohort is scheduled. No other class selection is completed until we do our orientation and goal setting during the first week of school. You will have a full schedule of seminars at that point in time to start the school year.
School Supplies
KM Perform does not have a formal school supply list. Students can expect to need standard high school/college prep supplies such as notebooks and writing supplies. Focus areas (i.e. art or music) may have additional expectations that are communicated from the mentors. When students sign up for seminars, any additional requirements will be listed in the syllabus.
Students should have at least one spiral notebook and writing supplies for the 1st seminar series.
MyLC Account
All student seminars and evidence for course credit is hosted in a custom tool called MyLC (My Learning Collaborative) This tool is designed specifically for what you do in the KM Perform Interdisciplinary Learning Collaborative model. You are welcome to login to it and look around, but we won’t have too much in MyLC until we meet with you on the first day. At that time you will have a complete workshop schedule. Students sign in with their Google account. Parents - you access this information in the form of a digest report that is emailed by students on Friday’s. This report will also copy your learner’s mentor so you can follow up with questions or concerns.
Support for New Learners
In addition to a teacher mentor that students see daily, new students have their very own “How To” seminar all year long with a dedicated instructor. This seminar is designed specifically to guide students through their first year of high school. This class embeds foundational subjects (Math and English), and includes specific KM Perform “how to” information as well as conversations about campus life and coaching on strategies for a successful high school career.
Please review the links on our website for additional information on registration. We are looking forward to a great year.
Kevin Erickson
ericksok@kmsd.edu
KM Perform Director