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Whatgradeareyoucurrentlyin?
17%
51.9%
49
20.3%
10
125
51.9%
11
26
10.8%
12
41
17%
20.3%
Whatclassesfromtheoptionsbelowareyoucurrentlyenrolledin?
Science9
Science9
Science10
Science1
Biology20
Science9
Biology30
23
9.5%
Science9Advanced
Science20
Science10
Science30
Science10Advanced
Science14
Biology20
Science24
Biology30
Math9
Science20
28
11.6%
43
17.8%
56
23.2%
18
7.5%
1.7%
0.4%
Math9Ad
Science30
0%
Science14
Math10C
0%
Science24
Math10A
Math9
Math103
Math9Advanced
Math201
Math10C
Math202
Math10Advanced
Math203
Math103
0%
27
11.2%
21
8.7%
45
18.7%
60
24.9%
0%
Math301
Math201
2.5%
Math202
Math302
1.2%
Math203
1
0
10
Math301 32
0.4%
20
13.3%
Math302
16
30
40
50
6.6%
AreyouawarethatHuntingHillsHighSchoolhasaFOCUSsessioneveryday?
100%
DoyouplantoattendFOCUStohelpyouracademics?
Yes
239
100%
No
0%
Yes
225
94.1%
No
14
5.9%
94.1%
HowmanytimesaweekdoyoufeelyouSHOULDattendFOCUSforacademic
help?
25.4%
24.2%
21.7%
Zero
16
6.7%
One
28
11.7%
Two
52
21.7%
Three
58
24.2%
Four
25
10.4%
Five
61
25.4%
HowmanytimesaweekdoyouactuallyattendFOCUSforacademichelp(with
teacherassistance)?
16.2%
19.9%
25.3%
24.5%
Zero
59
24.5%
One
61
25.3%
Two
48
19.9%
Three
39
16.2%
Four
2.9%
Five
27
11.2%
LessonReteaching[Whattypeofacademichelpdoyouthinkwillbemost
beneficialforyourmathorscienceclasses?Rateeachactivityonascaleof1
to5.1is'notbeneficial'5is'extremelybeneficial']
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29%
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24.5%
5(extremelybeneficial)
42
17.4%
StudyingHabits[Whattypeofacademichelpdoyouthinkwillbemost
beneficialforyourmathorscienceclasses?Rateeachactivityonascaleof1
to5.1is'notbeneficial'5is'extremelybeneficial']
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17.4%
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25.7%
68
28.2%
42
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5(extremelybeneficial)
27
11.2%
45
60
HomeworkHelp(withteacherassistance)[Whattypeofacademichelpdoyou
thinkwillbemostbeneficialforyourmathorscienceclasses?Rateeach
activityonascaleof1to5.1is'notbeneficial'5is'extremelybeneficial']
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5(extremelybeneficial)
65
27%
NoteTakingHelp[Whattypeofacademichelpdoyouthinkwillbemost
beneficialforyourmathorscienceclasses?Rateeachactivityonascaleof1
to5.1is'notbeneficial'5is'extremelybeneficial']
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27.4%
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23.7%
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9.1%
5(extremelybeneficial)
15
6.2%
60
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ActivitiestoSupportConceptsLearninginClass[Whattypeofacademichelp
doyouthinkwillbemostbeneficialforyourmathorscienceclasses?Rate
eachactivityonascaleof1to5.1is'notbeneficial'5is'extremelybeneficial']
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Homework(noteacherassistance)[Whattypeofacademichelpdoyouthink
willbemostbeneficialforyourmathorscienceclasses?Rateeachactivityon
ascaleof1to5.1is'notbeneficial'5is'extremelybeneficial']
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Isthereadifferentactivityorstrategythatyoufeelwouldbetteryouracademic
standingthatshouldbeofferedinFOCUSthatisnotlistedintheprevious
question?
no
N/a
No
Ithinkfocusshouldbeattheendoftheday,thereforeifwedonotneedanyacademic
help,wecangohome.Thiswouldbebeneficialbecausemanypeoplejustsitaround
anddonothingduringfocus,becausetheyhavenohomeworkorneednohelp.
1on1timewithstudentsisveryhelpful,butinmanycasesteachersdon'thaveenough
timeforeachstudentindividually,the40minsfeelsalittletooshortforafullonlesson
review.
Nothing
Nopeit'sallgood.
Gethelpfromfriends
NoyouhaveeverythingIwouldforexceptmaybeprojecttimeorlabreporthelpfor
science
notreally.
Learningforallthedifferenttypesoflearning.Liketactile,orreading,orhearing.
Differentlessontypes.
Outsidesessions
ireallyenjoyfocusbutithinkitshouldbeattheendofthesoicandothehomeworki
getinthelastblock
No.
Archery
NO
Iffocuswaswithlunchtoosoitwouldbelonger
None
MAKETHEFOCUSSESSIONSLONGER
No
n/a
Reviewofconceptsbeforetests
Havingitbeforelunchagain
Nope.
Haveafocusclasswherestudentscangooutsideandgetsomefreshairwhiledoing
workonthetablesifitisniceoutside.Thefreshairwouldhelpconsiderably
Nope
IlikehowFocuscurrentlyruns.Ithinkitgivesmeareallygoodamountoftimeinevery
classIneed:)
No.
games
Words
NotthatIcanthinkofatthemoment
http://youtu.be/5LitDGyxFh4
Longerfocusclasses
Moretime
Ijustuseitforhomeworkfam
1on1helpwithateacher
Offerahomeworkroomwerestudenstscangoforaquietplacetowork
No,Ithinkjusthavingtimetoourselvesduringthedayisgood.Justgivesupanactual
break
ifitwasofferedrightafterlunchinsteadofafterperiod3
Bringflexbackinstead.focusischaos
StudyingClasses
DoyouprefertogethelpduringFOCUSfromyourspecificteacheroranother
teacherthatteachesthatsubject?
14.8%
85.2%
Myteacher
202
85.2%
Anotherteacher
35
14.8%
Oneascaleof15doyoufeelFOCUSwillbetteryouracademicstanding?
80
60
40
20
0
1
StronglyDisagree:1
3.7%
20
8.3%
69
28.6%
82
34%
StronglyAgree:5
61
25.3%
Pleaseexplainyouranswerforthepreviousquestion.
itgivesmetimetolearnsomethingidontunderstand.
It'shelpfulbecauseit'sgoodtogobacktothelessonthatwastaughtearliertheday.
IthelpstobeabletogethelpbuttheclassesaremuchshortersoIamendingupwith
morehomeworkanyways.Itkindofdefeatsthepurposeoffocus
no
Igetmostofmyworkdoneduringmysparebeforefocus
Idontalwayshavehomework,neitherdoeseveryoneelse
Mytimeisnow
imprettybadstudentsoithelpsmecatchup
FocusgivesmetimetodomyhomeworkthatmaybeIwouldn'tbeabletodoathome
whichhelpsmeacademicallybecauseI'mmorefocusedandIunderstanditbetter.Also
ifI'mdoinghomeworkwithmyfriendsIcanaskthemforhelptogetanotherperspective
andIcanalsogotomyteacherforhelp
Tohelpwithhomework
Iamextremelybusyafterschoolandhavingtheextratimetodohomeworkorgethelp
isverybeneficial
It'stooshorttogetanythingrealproductivedone
It'slet'smedomyhomework
Ithinkthatthishelpsbecauseitalsocanhelpugetmorehelpfromteachers
IthinkithelpstocatchuponhomeworkbutittakesawaythetimethatIcouldbe
learningandbetterunderstandingandputsitintoadifferentblock.
Itgivesmemoretimetocompleteprojectswithmoredetailandearnahighergrade.It
alsohelpsbettermyunderstandingoftopicsthatIdidn'tquiteunderstandatfirst.
Classesthatyourstrugglingwithandthatneedimprovementandhelp.Flexgivesyou
anchancetofulfillthatneed.
ItdoesallowmetogethelpbutidonotalwaysneeditorIdonothavealotof
homework
Icanfinishmyhomework
wellitwillkeepmygradesupbecauseI'mcatchinguponhomeworkduringschool,ora
teacherisreexplainingaconceptIdon'tunderstandsoIdon'tgothroughtheunitor
classwithoutknowingwhattodo
Yesbecauseitcanassistpeoplewhoareinneedofhelporkidswhomissedalesson.
Yesbecauseitgivesmeextratimetowrapmyheadaroundconceptsorfinishmy
homework
Icouldfinishmyhomeworkinschooltimeandcangethelpfromtheteacheryouneed
helpfrom
Withsomanypeople,wedon'tgettheattentionandhelpthatisneeded
Everyoonewillhavedaysandsubjectstheydon"tunderstand.Itisimportanttogethelp
onthesedays
Mybiggestchallengeintermsofacademicsucessisfindingthetimetodoassignments
toacertainstandard.Focushelpssomuchforthoseofuswhohavevabusyschedule.I
alsousefocustopracticemycollegeauditionpiecesandscales(I'mlookingtogetinto
amusicprogram).Overall,theextratime,whetherwithteacherhelporindependantly
directedisaveryhelpfuladditiontomyschedule.
Yougetextrastudytimeandhelpwhenyouneed.Finishyourhomeworkontime.
Ineedfocus,IaminleadershipSLE,rockband,andthatisjustinschool.Iamalso
takingmanymorecoursesoutsideoftheschool,andIfeelthatfocushelpsmetons
withbeingabletofinishhomework.Idonotbelievethatweshouldtakeanytimeaway
fromfocus,ifanythingaddtimebecauseIamalreadystayingupuntil2amwith
homeworkandIusemyfocusveryefficiently.
Focusisaperiodthateveryonehavesparetimeandchoosewhatsubjecttheywantto
gethelpwith.Andthisisachancethatstudentcantalktoteachermore.
ithelpsmefinishhomeworkearliersoIhavemoretimetodootherhomeworkafter
school
Ifindithelpful
ItallowstometogetmyworkdoneinaplacewhereIcanreceivehelpandunderstand
thingsbetter
Ithelps,butitisalittleshorttimewise
No.
timetodomyhomeworkishelpful
Ithinkitwillbecauseofthewaythatitwill.
Idon'tgo
Focusgivesyoutimetounderstandeverythingyoudidn'tbefore
Itgivestimeforastudenttoparticipateinwhateverclassyetneed,andgetmore
specificandfocusedhelpthenwheninaclass.Itgivesachanceforstudentstocatch
uponhomework,andreviewconceptslearned,andachancetorelearnanytimethey
wish.
Itallowsmetogethomeworkdoneandalsogivesmetimetoaskmyteacherquestions
aboutthelessons.
FOCUSisareallygoodtimeformetogetwork,thatIcan'tfinishinclass,done.
ThereisnotmuchthatIneedhelpwith.IfIhavequestions,Icanasktheteacherin
class.
IusefocustogetcaughtuponhomeworkIdidn'thavetimeforthedaybeforeithelps
mestayontopofmyschoolwork
Givesmetimetofigureitoutformyself
K
It'sagreatprogram
ItallowsmetocatchuponworkIhaven'tcompleted
Ithelpsout,butwhenyouwantaquietplacetoworksuchasthelibraryitfillsupway
tooquickly.InmanycasesIsigninatthegatheringareaandgofindsomewhereelseto
quietlysit.Toomanypeoplewanttodothelibraryandcafeteriajusttositandtalkwhile
othershaveworktodo.
Itgivesmoretimeforhomeworkandtorelax
itallowsmetofinishmyhomework
itlet'smegetthehelpIneedwhenI'mstrugglinginaclass
Youcangethelpsoyoudobetterinyouclassesandyougetyourhomeworkdone
Helpsdomyhomework.Iwouldratherdomyhomeworkwithoutassistance
Itgivesmetheopportunitytogethelpwherenecessary.
Itcanhelpcatchuponworkorevengetbetteratsomething.
Idunno,Ijustfindthatthesessionsaretooshorttoactuallygetanylearningdone
IfinditdifficulttolearnfrommycurrentteacherandIfindfocussessionsheldbythe
scienceteachersdonothelp
lel
IhavebeenabletogetlotsofextrahelpandgetmyworkdonesoIhaveless
homeworktodealwithatnight.I'venoticedmymarkincrease
Becauseitwillhelp
somepeoplehavejobsandcantbebotheredtodotheirhomeworklateatnightwhen
theyactuallygettimetodoit.
Ifeelitdosehelpme
Reteachingconceptswillbettermyacademicstanding
Ifeelit'sjustaverage
agreeanddisagree
Icouldfinishmyhomeworkinschooltime
ithelpsunderstandingmore
ItgivemetimetofinishhomeworkandgethelpifIdontunderstandatopic
HelpsthedaysIneedhelp
Causeithelpsyouifyoudon'tunderstandthings
it'sokay
Itgivesmetimetodohomework
It'slikeareviewperiodwhereIhavetimetolookatandunderstandthethingsI'mnot
excellingin
focusallowsforextraworktimeortheoptionofgettinghelpwhichisverygoodfor
gainingabetterunderstanding
Idon'thavemissingassignmentsanymore
PersonallyInearlyalwaysusefocusforhomeworktohelpkeepupandsoIdon'thave
todoitathome.
Justsoifyoudon'trememberwhathappenedtheycanreteachittoyouagain
Ithinkitwillhelpbecauseitgivesmoretimetopractice
Itgivesyoumoretotimetoabsorbyourinformationandtoprocess
IfeelitwillbettermyacademicsbecauseIcangoforhelpforthethingsIdonot
understand.
Moreoneononetimewithteachers
Itmayhelpyoucatchup
Youaretakingawayclasstimetohaveaprivatestudysessiontohelpyoulearnmore
whatyoudidntlearninclassbecauseyouhavelesstime
Iwillhavemoretimetospendonhomework
I'mnotreallydoinganythingIcouldn'tjustdoathome
Theamountofhomeworkiusuallygetisabout10minutesworth,whichcouldbe
completedwith84minuteclasses,butfocusisgoodforextrahelpaswell
It'stooshort
Ihavetimetodohomeworkafterschoolsoit'sathree
Extrahelp
IfIdon'tunderstandsomething,focusoffershelponschooltime
BecauseitallowsmoretimeformeafterschoolandstudytimeifIgethomeworkdone
Itllhelpmestayconcentratedbygivingmeextrahomeworktime
Icanhaveextratimetostudy,dohomeworkandunderstandwhatisbeingtaught.
Ihaveextremelylittletimetodohomeworkoutsideofschool.Focusletsmedoitand
gethelp.Italsocutsclassesdowntoamorereasonableduration.I
It'stimethattheschoolwantsmetousetomakesureaunderstandwhatI'mlearning
eachday.
Let'smedohomework
It'sdumb
Timetogethomeworkdone
Ithinkitwillhelpuslearnmoreandhelpusunderstandourconceptsbetter
Personally,Ithinkfocusisagreatidea,butnooneusesitproperly.Veryfewdoatleast
Idon'thavehighconcentrationathome
icandoitonmyowntimemysisterdid
It'sonlyahalfhouraday,studentstakealongtimetosettle.
Givesmetheoptiontotalktotheteachermore
Ihave3corecoursessofocuswillhelpmehavelesshomeworkifIdon'tgetitdonein
class,soIdon'thavetotakeallofmybindershomeeveryday
Focusisgood
Wehavelestclasstimewhichgivesuslesstimetofinishanexam
ItgivesmeachancetogotomyteachersandgetthehelpIneedinallmysubjects
Goingtomeetingscanhelpyouunderstandacertaintopiceasier
thehelpofferednowisgoodenough
Itgivemetimetodohomework.CauseifIdidn'thavethattimeIwouldn'tdoit
cuzitscool
IdobelievethatutilizingfocustoincreaseAcademicstandingisaverygoodidea
becauseyoucangethelpfromteachersduringtheschooltime,aswellashaveless
homeworkattheendofthedaysoyoucanhavemoretimeafterschoolforother
subjects.
givesmeextratimeforhomework
IthelpsifIdon'tunderstand.ButwhenIunderstandit'snessisaryandI'dliketomove
on.
IfeellikeitbenefitsmylearningbecauseIhaveextratimetospendwithteachers.ButI
alsofeelasthoughthe10minutestakenoutoftheclasscouldbebetterusedby
teachersintheirclassroomsatthetime.(P.Syouspelledonwrongintheprevious
question.)
Iworkafterschoolandaminleadershipsoitgivesmetimetocompletehomework.
Ialreadyhave,andhavehadagoodacademicstandpointpreviousto,andwithfocus.
Ithelpsmeunderstandbetter
it'sveryuncoordinated
Don'tusuallyusefocusforschhilwork
Needthetimetocompletehomework
Iamgoingtodomath201duringfocusafterIfinishmath10candscience10
Ithelpswithhomeworkandgoingoverpasttopicsbutittakesawayfromclasstime
AllowsmetodohomeworkandeasilygetthehelpIneedfromteachers
Icangetmyhomeworkdone
IthinkitwillhelpmebecauseIcangotomathifIdon'ttotallyunderstandsomething
Focusisawasteoftimethatdrawsawayfromclasstime.Studentsshouldlearnin
classandaskafterschoolorbyemail.FocusdoesnothelpmeasIdonotneedhelp.
Byhelpingmeunderstandtheconcept
Iswillhelpwithacademicstandingsbecauseitwillgivestudentsachancetoworkone
ononewithteachersforbetterunderstandingsoftopics
FocusreallyhelpsmetogetmyhomeworkdonebecauseIdon'thaveverymuchtime
afterschool
Takingmoretimetolearnandunderstandhelpsquiteabit.
Yea,becauseyougetextrahelp
IambusypersonfocushelpsmegethomeworkdoneorunderstandinformationsoIcan
doitfaster
Becauseit'shelpingmygrades
Ifeelit'sgoodforhomeworkbutItypicallygetmathandsciencethefirsttimeI'mtaught
IfeelthatforstudentswhohaveactivitiesafterschoolFocusisagreattimetogetall
yourhomeworkdonesoyoucangotoyourafterschoolactivities
FocushashelpedmefigureoutsubjectsI'vebeenstrugglingwith
Idon'tuseitforhomeworkmuch.
PlayingmidgetAAAhockeymakesittoughtofindtimetodohomeworkoutsideof
school.Whichiswhyfocusisbeneficial
Ipreferlongerclasses
Itgivesustimetounderstandthingsbetterandimportsourhomeworktoourbest
abilities
IcandohomeworkduringfocusandIcangethelpwhenIneedto
idontreallyhavemuchofanopinion.
idk
Igetthattimetodomyhomeworkandtoseemyfriendsjustanotherextratimetopush
myselftogetmyworkdone
idomyhomework
Freetimehelpsregulatestress
Ihavealotofoutofschoolactivitiesanditgivesmetimetogetallmyhomeworkdone.
BecauseIambehindanditseasytogetcaughtupinfocuswithallthehelp.
I'vealreadygotaprettygoodunderstanding,butitsometimeshelpswithlittlequestions
Itgivesustimetocatchuponassignmentsandstudying.
IthelpsmehaveextratimeifIdidnotunderstandalessonorifIneedextrahelp
Ibelievethatbyattendingfocusitallowsmetoreallygrasptheconceptsthatweare
workingonandpracticemyskillstobettermyknowledgeonthetaskathand.Ithelps
metoboostmymarkbyrelearningthethingsIamstrugglingwithandpracticethe
thingsthatIamalreadyfeelingprettyconfidentabout!OverallIfeelthatgoingtoa
sessionreallyhelpme.
ithelps
Itwillbettermyacademicstandingbecauseifyouareconfusedaboutyourworkyoudo
notneedtogoafterorbeforeschoolyoucanjustgethelpeverydayinfocus
DoyoufeelthatFOCUSsessionsaredisplayedinamannerthatiseasily
accessibleforyou?
22%
78%
Yes
170
78%
No
48
22%
Doyouhaveasuggestionforhowyouwouldliketobeinformedabout
availableweeklyFOCUSsessions.
no
Onthemonitors,orinannouncements,ortoldbyfirstperiodteacher.Haveitavailable
onthehuntinghillswebsite.
Beabletolookatavailiablesessionsontheschoolsite
No
Nothing
N/A
Ibelievethatanewletterstylepaperschedulecouldbeusedbygivingitouttostudents
sotheycanknowaboutwhat'shappeningonwhatday.
Slowermovingflexsessions,onmonitors,etc.
Possiblyaremind101thatyoucansignintoyourteachers'flexes,orchartsinsideall
theteachers'rooms
Putitonthecomputersaroundtheschool
Email
Intheweeklyannouncements
No.
HuntingHillswebsite,postedinteachersclassrooms
duringclassesteachersshouldtellyouwhatdaystheyhavefocusopenforhelpand
homework
Ifeelthatthereshouldbeaoptionwhereucangooutsideandhaveateacheroutthere
supervising
Havealistineachclassthatyoucanlookat,it'smoreaccesableformajorityof
studentswhojustwanttoknowwherethecangoASAP
Monitors
Ithinkactuallybeingtoldbymyteachers,Idonothavetimetowaitinthegathering
areatofindasession,andIalsocannotheartheannouncementsbecausetheyareso
quiet.
K
putthemonthemonitors
Email,text,orlikelasyearthatonclecouldseeitthroughbtheschoolwebpage.
Onlineorthroughteachers
Whatwedidatmyoldschoolwastheyplacedaformineveryhallwaythatlistedthe
differentclasses
Nothegatheringareaisfine
Remind101,itwouldhelptoseewhatI'mmissingandneedtocatchupon
Naw
nahmanitsallgood
No
Theyshouldhavelistspostedaroundtheschoolandonthewebsite.
Sendanemailwithallthefocussessions
havearemind101setup
Somethingcouldmaybepopupinthepowerschoolapp,orontheHHHSwebpage
informingyouabouttheweeklysessionsforfocus
Themonitors
Eachteacherhavealistofwhentheyareavailableontheirroomdoor.Waitingdothe
screeninthegatheringareaisnotgood.
Canwehaveanewlanguagefocus?MaybeJapaneseorsomethingelse.Iwouldliketo
learnanotherlanguage,otherthenChineseSpanishorFrench.AndIthinkfocustimeis
useful.
REMIND
Havethempostedonlineorsenttomethatwouldeffectme
Tvmonitors
Socialmedia
Signups.Likewedidwithflex.
Whydidyouevendothis.Kidsthatdon'tdohomeworkneverdohomeworkand
removingclasstimeitjustmakesthemmorelikelytomisunderstandsubjectsdueto
rushedstudies
MonitorsorsomewaythatIdon'thavetostandaroundfor5minsjusttofigureoutwhere
togoforthatday.Thenthe5minsitwouldtaketowalkthereandgetsettled.NowI
have20minsforhomework?That'snotallthathelpful.
Leedleedleedleedlee.
Reminder101
Messagesfromthephone.UpdatingontheFacebook,TwitterandInstagram
It'sallgood
Pigeonmessenger.
focusistooshort
Sheetsinallclasses
Holykadoodlethereisaturkeyinmyclosethelp!
Remind101
Iwouldlikeifwecouldhavethelistprintedoutthatisupinthegatheringarea,sothatI
canalwaysaccessit
weshouldhaveonewereyoudoacidemiclyuselessbutfunscienceexpierience.
basiclyanythingexplosiveordangerous
Periodrightbeforefocushasadisplayshowingthatday'savailablefocusclasses.
Website
teachersshouldtellstudentswhichsessionsareavailable
Numberofdailyresponses
300
225
150
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