Faculty and Staff Handbook...Social Studies Brian Bodiford 604 EIGHTH GRADE 8D Reg. Ed. TEAM LEADER...

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BURKE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL

2015-2016

Faculty and Staff Handbook

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Dear Colleagues: I trust and hope that each of you have enjoyed a very relaxing summer. Only a few short days separate us from what I believe will be an EPIC year. As a united team, we have exhibited the “excellence” stated in our county’s vision, and it is our goal to continue doing so again this year. By being named a 2015 High-Progress Title I Rewards School, we have shown our outstanding gift of reaching students while teaching students. Having a top 10% state status is not to be taken lightly. Our goal is to continue what has been started so many years ago and not let any child in our great school get left behind. So, in terms of what’s ahead for the 2015-2016 school year, my vision is that we strive at all times to be highly cooperative, supportive, and optimistic about the potential of our students to do well academically, socially, and emotionally. Our students need our undivided, unconditional support during their transition from elementary to high school, and at Burke County Middle School, I know we will be able to take on this challenge and deliver. In this manual, you will find the expectations and operational procedures expected of you during your tenure this school term. Let’s make this year, the best ever. Sincerely, Mona L. Reynolds, Ed. D.

Burke County Middle School

356 Southside Drive Waynesboro, Georgia 30830

Phone 706.554.3532 • Fax 706.554.8063 http://www.burke.k12.ga.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=4

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Table of Contents

Ethics 5

Quick Facts and Information 5

Mission Statement 6

Statements of Belief 6

Vision 6

Staff Roster 7

Team Assignments 8

ELT Assignments 9

Daily Schedule 10

Professionalism 11

Burke County Board Of Education 11

Employee’s Children at School 11

Meetings and School Functions 12

Parent Conferences 13

Professionalism / Dress Code 14

Room Appearance 16

Rules Governing Confidentiality 16

Staff Conferences / Evaluation 17

Teacher Absences and Leaves 18

Time Sheets and Other Reports 21

Unauthorized Sales to Students 21

Instruction 22

Grades and Grading System 22

Lesson Plans / Grade Books 24

Tests 25

Textbooks 26

Placement / Scheduling Students 27

Discipline 29

Contraband 29

Weapons 29

Discipline 30

Operation 31

Administering Medicine / Accidents 31

Advertising / Selling / Soliciting 32

Cell Phones 32

Collection / Depositing Money 32

Communications Network 33

Field Trips 33

Fire Drills / Disaster Drills 34

Hall Passes 35

Lunchroom Procedures 35

Maintenance Requests 37

Media Services / Media Center 37

Morning / Afternoon Duty 38

Keeping Students After School 38

Dealing with Head Lice 38

Purchases / Reimbursement 39

Requests for Supplies 39

School Work Week and Day 39

Roles within Teams 39

Team Leader 39

Response to Intervention (RTI) 40

Parent Contact Liaison 41

PBIS/Activities Facilitator 41

Student Tardies 42

Students’ Daily Attendance Records 44

Supervision of Students 46

Suspected Child Abuse / Neglect 47

The Students’ Planner 48

Technology 48

Transportation Changes 49

Uninterrupted Instructional Time 49

Use of Copy Machines 49

Use of School Telephones 50

Visitors on Campus 50

PSC Rule Changes 50

Staff Members with Children at BCMS 50

Documenting of Admin Ac tions 51

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Committees / Duties / Calendar 52

Committees 52

AP/Counselor Assignments 56

Expectations for Duty 56

Daily Tardy Pass Duty 57

Daily Car Rider 56

Morning Duty 57

Car Rider Duty 60

Afternoon Bus Yard Duty 61

BOE School Calendar 62

Grading Periods / Dates 63

Character Education 64

Payroll Dates 67

Tentative Fire Drill Schedule 68

B U R K E C O U N T Y M I D D L E S C H O O L

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INTRODUCTION

Policies and rules are essential to the effective operation of a school. All school personnel must become familiar with the policies, rules, and procedures in the handbook and use it as a guide in performing daily responsibilities at Burke County Middle School throughout the 2012-2013 school year. Policies not found in the staff handbook may be found in the system policy manual (located in the media center and in the principal’s office) or BBOE minutes. Questions concerning policies, rules, and/or procedures should be directed to the principal. All questions that cannot be satisfactorily addressed by the principal will be referred to the superintendent.

Ethics

Certified school personnel are professionals and will be treated as professionals; in turn, we are expected to conduct ourselves as professionals. Students, fellow teachers, parents, staff, and administrators must be treated with courtesy and respect. The standards for ethical behavior for all staff members of Burke County Middle School are those set forth in the Code of Ethics for Georgia Educators found in the Board Policies section of the staff handbook.

Quick Facts and Information

SCHOOL NAME: Burke County Middle School SCHOOL STATE CODE: 0188 MAILING ADDRESS: 356 Southside Drive

Waynesboro, GA 30830 BCMS WEB PAGE: http://www.burke.k12.ga.us/education/

school/school.php?sectionid=4 PHONE: 706.554.3532 FAX: 706.554.8063 STUDENT HOURS: 8:00 am – 3:25 pm TEACHER HOURS: 7:35 am – 3:35 pm OFFICE HOURS: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm ENROLLMENT: 960 (as of July, 2013) ACCEDITATION: Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC)

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)

ASSOCIATIONS: National Middle School Association Georgia Middle School Association


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MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of BCMS is to provide the youth of Burke County with the skills that will allow them to succeed in high school and society as productive citizens and lifelong learners.

STATEMENTS OF BELIEF

We believe:

• that students should be given the necessary academic, artistic, physical, and

social skills to reach their full potential.

• that BCMS should foster a partnership between students, parents, teachers,

and community

• that students learn in a safe, comfortable, and caring environment.

• that mutual respect is essential to a healthy environment.

Vision

BCMS will exemplify a quality school that is respected for high standards, outstanding performance, and excellence in student achievement.


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2015-2016 STAFF ROSTER

ADMINISTRATORS Dr. Mona Reynolds, Principal Cynthia Brogan, Asst. Principal for Academics Cathy Cancer, Asst. Principal James Epps, Asst. Principal Bobby Moore, Asst. Principal Instructional Department Patricia Carter, Instructional Coach Gene Dalton, Instructional Coach MEDIA SUPPORT Kim Bailey, Media Specialist COUNSELORS Rhonda Clark, Gr. 6 Counselor LaTonya Byrd, Gr. 8 Counselor Shironda Brown, Gr. 7 Counselor PARAPROFESSIONALS Tuere Sheppard (6th Grade Sped: Wilcox) Tracey Lee (6th Grade Sped: Hill) Kimberly Russell (7th Grade Sped: Sims)

Tomeka Cobb (7th Grade Sped: Till) Malvenia Washington (8thGrade Sped: Walker) Sedonia Benniefield (8th Grade Sped: Kent)

Queen Stone (L. Wilson) Cassandra Moody (J. Jordan) Misty Moten (Bunn) Erica Daniels (RTI Tutor) Brittany Walden (Copy Clerk / Media Center) Jeanette Lovett (Title 1 Parent Coordinator)

OFFICE PERSONNEL Dianne Carswell, Secretary/Receptionist April Lane, Secretary / Receptionist Jeanne Broxton, Office Manager/Bookkeeper Christina White, Cafeteria Secretary Ellen Lewis, Registrar Kiara Sherman , Tech. Specialist LaTashia Parrish, Student Information Specialist

CAMPUS SECURITY OFFICER Jackie Daniels SCHOOL NURSE Rebecca Tinsley CUSTODIANS Sharon Bush Christine Chandler Robert Doyle Gloria Jones Inez Magruder Renee Mitchell Lula Reese, BCMS Leader SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES WORKERS Viola Cryer Hattie Evans Carol Free LaKeisha Gordon Margaret Griffin Vonniell Gresham Essie Jenkins Angel Mallard Malinda Mitchell, Manager Wanda Watkins


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BURKE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHING TEAM ASSIGNMENTS

2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR

SIXTH GRADE

6C Reg. Ed./Inc. TEAM LEADER Chanique Hill Room # Math / Language Arts DeSherra Bonner 203 Science / Soc. Stud. Chanique Hill 205

6W Reg. Ed/Inc./ELL TEAM LEADER Leah Wilcox Room # Language Arts Demetria Washington 211 Math Felicia Goode 210 Science Leah Wilcox 209 Social Studies Ranatta Grace 212 6H Reg. Ed/Adv. TEAM LEADER Kaye Hunter Room # Language Arts Tasha Moore 215 Math* Kaye Hunter 216 Science* Kenesha Reddick 213 Social Studies Brandy Taylor 214 6M Reg. Ed./Adv. TEAM LEADER Nikkia Moore Room # Language Arts Kelly Deason 219 Math* Jamika Harvey 221 Science* Kathryn Story 220 Social Studies Nikkia Moore 222

SEVENTH GRADE

7M Reg. Ed./ELL TEAM LEADER Najuana McGraw Room # Language Arts Trinetta Harden 308 Math Shannon Fultz 310 Science Najuana McGraw 312 Social Studies Willie Carter 307

7S Reg. Ed./Adv. TEAM LEADER Amber Stewart Room # Language Arts Pamela Smith 315 Math* Melissa King 313 Science* Amber Stewart 314 Social Studies Matt Shryock 311

7T Reg.Ed./Adv./Inc. TEAM LEADER Kimberly Till Room # Language Arts Cassandra Loftin 316 Math* Lisa Carter 319 Science* Kimberly Till 318 Social Studies Crissy Johnson 317 7H Reg. Ed./Inc TEAM LEADER M. Lakes/ M. Hannah Room # Language Arts Darcy Kelly 601 Math Marcellus Hannah 603 Science Monica Sims 602 Social Studies Brian Bodiford 604

EIGHTH GRADE

8D Reg. Ed. TEAM LEADER Stephen Davis Room # Language Arts/GAH Frances Blackburn 405 Math/GAH Vanessa Nelson 403 Science/GAH Stephen Davis 404

8F Reg. Ed./Inc./STEM TEAM LEADER Tammy Flakes Room # Language Arts Leila McCullough 408 Math* Tammy Flakes 409 Science* Audrey Walker 407 GA Studies Rebecca Giardina 406 8K Reg. Ed./Inc./Literary TEAM LEADER Charles King Room # Language Arts* Leigh Lovett 412 Math* Janet Byrd 414 Science Cindi Kent 413 GA Studies Charles King 411

8E Reg. Ed./ELL/Adv.

TEAM LEADER Annilya Ellison Room # Language Arts Sonya Owens 416 Math* Annilya Ellison 418 Science Richard Washington 415 GA Studies* Dina Waldrop 417


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CONNECTIONS/SPECIAL EDUCATION

TEAM LEADER Allie Crockett Room # Agriculture Allie Crockett 506 Band Jacques Jones 117/116 Band Justin Almanza 117/116 Career Conn. Deirdre Roberson 419 Comp. Utilities Annie Falana 503 Exploring Reading Amy Bruce 420 Math Support Kim Bunn 422 Plato/Math Rashad Carter 204 Health Occupation Sheri Stephens 501 ISS TBA 508 Music Tamara Simmons 118 Physical Ed. Dalania Mack 507/510 Physical Ed. Daniel Wiggins 507/510 Physical Ed. Aaron Fera 507/510 Technology Jammey Kelly 505 Spanish Danelly Williams 304 French Hillary Suggs 305 STEM Lab 303 7th Grade Science Lab 306 PL Room 202 6th Special Education Pullouts 206 Art Room 401 SPED LEADER Jeremy Brown Room # Special Ed.-o Laurie Wilson 302 Special Ed.-o Jameicia Jordan 301 Special Ed.-ies6 Alicia Roberts 207 Special Ed.-ies6 Latonya Davis 207 Special Ed.-ies7 Valorie Collins 609 Special Ed.-ies7 Mia Lakes 609 Special Ed.-ies8 Jacqueline Roberson 421 Special Ed.-ies8 Jeremy Brown 421 Special Ed.-ies678 Shonae Wilson 402

Extended Learning Time

TEAM LEADER Jacques Jones Room # AimsWeb Support Math (iLearn) Kim Bunn 422 Jacques Jones 422 Reading (STAR) Amy Bruce 420 Justin Almanza 420 Carnegie Credit Courses Spanish Danelly Williams 304 French Hillary Suggs 305 World History Matt Shryock 313 World History Rebecca Giardina 406 Athletic Director Daniel Wiggins FUTP60 Daniel Wiggins Aaron Fera Dalania Mack ABE/ PBIS Support Tamara Simmons Rashad Carter STEM Support Team Allie Crockett – 6th Grade Sheri Stephens – 7th Grade Jammey Kelly – 8th Grade Annie Falana – All Grades, 7S extra support Deirdre Roberson – All Grades, 7S extra support


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GRADE TIME SUBJECT MINUTES

6th

8:05 – 9:05 1st Academic 60

9:05 – 10:05 2nd Academic 60

10:05 – 10:07 Movement 2

10:07 – 10:47 Connections I 40

10:47 – 10:50 Movement 3

10:50 – 11:30 Connections II 40

11:30 – 1:05 3rd Academic 65

12:05 – 12:35 Lunch 30

1:05 – 2:05 4th Academic 60

2:05 – 3:00 ELT 55

BCMS 2015-2016 DAILY SCHEDULE

7:35 Students begin entering the building

7:35 – 8:05 Homeroom

7:40 – 7:50 Channel One Television

7:55 Tardy Bell

7:56 WBMS Morning News/Announcements (TV)


7th

8:05 – 9:05 1st Academic 60

9:05 – 10:05 2nd Academic 60

10:05 – 11:05 3rd Academic 60

11:05 – 12:40 4th Academic 65

11:05 – 11:35 Lunch 30

12:40 – 12:42 Movement 2


1:22 – 1:25 Movement 3


2:05 – 3:00 ELT 55


8th

8:05 – 8:07 Movement 2


8:47 – 8:50 Movement 3


9:30 – 10:30 1st Academic 60

10:30 – 11:30 2nd Academic 60

11:30 – 1:05 3rd Academic 65

11:35 – 12:05 Lunch 30

1:05 – 2:05 4th Academic 60

2:05 – 3:00 ELT 55

2:55 = Afternoon

Announcements

3:00= Car Rider Dismissal

3:02 = Bus Rider Dismissal

3:15 = All Car Riders Picked Up

Bell

Schedule

7:30

7:35

7:55

8:05

10:05

12:40

2:05

3:00

3:15

3:30

Connections

Transitions

8:05

8:47

9:30

10:05

10:47

11:30

12:40

1:22

2:05


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Professionalism

Burke County Board Of Education Our Burke County Board of Education adopts policies and procedures that provide the effective operation of our school but also recognizes and preserves the executive, administrative, and leadership prerogatives of the school principal. Note that effective with the start of the 2003-2004 school year, the superintendent or a BOE member may request that an employee attend a BCBOE meeting. The superintendent will notify the principal if this is necessary and they will determine who should attend based on the circumstances.

Employee’s Children at School

A. If no other arrangements are possible, the children of BCMS employees may accompany their parent into the school building before the 7:35 a.m. dismissal of students to classrooms and may remain in their parent’s classroom after school is dismissed. Employees are responsible at all times for the behavior of their children or any other children they choose to supervise.

B. Employees’ children should be dismissed with second busload (not car riders)

to report to the classroom of their parent. These students will not be allowed to “roam” the halls of the school or enter the teachers’ work areas or the office areas. They are to remain with the employee.

C. Children of employees will not spend the day here at any time, including teacher

workdays or staff development days and will not attend meetings or classes with the employee. Please make arrangements for your children when we have faculty meetings, vertical content, etc…

D. Because of the fact that separate buses are being used for elementary and

middle/high school students, there will not be a shuttle bus to carry your children to another school nor to bring them to this school from another school. You will be responsible for arranging for such transportation. Employees will not be excused from school or from meetings to go pick up children except in cases of emergency. You are responsible for making these arrangements ahead of time.

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Faculty Meetings, PTA Meetings, and Other School Functions

A. Faculty meetings will be held at 3:35 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month in the Burke County Middle School cafeteria. Although this is the scheduled time, we will only meet when necessary. All other meetings, such as departmental meetings, committee meetings, etc., should also be scheduled on Tuesdays. No one will be excused from any meeting held on Tuesdays except by principal’s approval. Sometimes it may be necessary to have a “called” meeting at a time other than the scheduled time. When this happens you will be given time to make needed arrangements. All personnel will be expected to attend faculty meetings and, even with approved absence, will be accountable for all matters discussed at the meetings.

B. At least four PTSA-Open House meetings are scheduled for the year. You will be

expected to attend and sign in at each of these meetings. PTSA dates are listed below: August 18th, November 17th, January 19th, March 15th.

C. Our students will perform in concerts, exhibits, games, etc. While your attendance is

not required, your attendance at these events indicates your support of this school, its programs, your colleagues, and especially your students; BCMS HOME GAMES ARE FREE TO BCMS EMPLOYEES.

D. Each interdisciplinary team has a scheduled 80 minute daily planning time. This time

is to be spent in planning and working to enhance your instruction. It is not a time to visit with friends or to visit in the office; neither is it a time to make personal calls on the school telephone. At least one hour of this time weekly will be spent in team meetings. Team leaders are responsible for setting up the time, disseminating an agenda or to document team meetings with the minutes submitted to the Assistant Principal for Academics within one week of the meeting. Questions regarding team meetings/planning should be addressed with the Assistant Principal of Academics.

E. A variety of opportunities for participation in departmental activities, system wide

staff development activities, and in-school, in-service activities will take place throughout the year. You are expected to take advantage of these.

F. In an effort to share teaching strategies and to learn from each other about curriculum and teaching/learning in various grade levels, teachers should arrange to spend a minimum of 20-30 minutes per semester observing another teacher’s classroom. Spread your observations around (same grade level, a grade level above, a grade level below, in a connections class, in other schools, or in other content areas). Use the peer observation form (available in the front office) to take notes and then discuss with the teacher that you observe. Be positive; learn all that you can from each other . . . . and offer a suggestion if you have one. Make the experience a learning opportunity for both the teacher and the observer. Send a copy of your observation to the principal, including the date/time of your “conference.” You are gifted teachers; share your gifts! (Arrange observation times with teachers prior to


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the observation; arrange with instructional coordinator or principal to go to another school if necessary.)

Parent Conferences / Letters to Parents / Other Correspondence

A. Teachers must inform parents/guardians of students’ problems in academics, as well as behavior. WE MUST NOT PUT PARENTS IN A POSITION TO SAY: “I DIDN’T KNOW MY CHILD WAS EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS. NO ONE LET ME KNOW.” Use every opportunity to send home POSITIVE REPORTS! Mondays and Thursdays are designated as parent conference days.

B. Form letters are available in the school office for most needs.

C. Teachers will send home mid-term progress reports in students’ planners on the

twentieth day of each grading period. Require parents’/guardians’ signatures to verify that they have reviewed the students’ grades up to that point.

D. Any time you have a parent conference, be certain that you are prepared for the

conference. Have all information ready, have the physical setting/seating ready, and be able to justify grades and behavior with sufficient documentation. Note that the instructional coordinator, assistant principals, and/or counselors are ready and willing to accompany you in parent conferences for support and/or mediation purposes.

E. At least one parent conference per month should be arranged for students on Tier 3

RTI. Written notice should be sent home at least three days in advance of the meeting. Teachers are expected to prepare up-to-date reports so informed decisions may be made during the meeting.

F. To insure consistency in the information that goes out from the school, all school-

related correspondence must be approved by the principal before it goes out; an exception is notes written by teachers in students’ planners. Please do not wait until the day you would like to send the correspondence home to acquire approval of the letter/forms. These should be submitted at least two days in advance.

G. Solicit the help of counselors, school administrators, and/or Title 1 parent resource

coordinators (Jeanette Lovett) in contacting parents if necessary; use the form available in the school office for involving Title 1 coordinator.

H. At least one contact via phone or visit should be made with parents/ guardians of all

students taught by team members each semester; document contacts via Team Parent/Guardian Contact Log or other means approved by the principal.


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Professionalism / Dress Code

A. Each member of the BCMS staff is expected to act in a professional manner at all times as outlined in the Code of Conduct of Georgia Educators.

B. Teachers should seek solutions for problems within the school. Teachers

must discuss problems CONSTRUCTIVELY within the school rather than destructively in the school or community.

C. Employees are not to engage in conversations anywhere in which other members of

the staff are ridiculed or demeaned. DO NOT TALK ABOUT OTHER EMPLOYEES WITH EMPLOYEES, THE PUBLIC, PARENTS, OR STUDENTS. Violation of this principle will result in severe consequences, such as documentation in your personnel file, poor evaluations, and/or dismissal.

D. Staff personnel are expected to dress and groom in a professional manner. Your

appearance should be perfectly obvious to a visitor that you are NOT a student. You should not look like you just rolled out of the bed. Note that students cannot be expected to follow dress code if their role models (staff members) do not.

E. Male staff members are required to wear a shirt and tie or collared shirt with slacks

daily. Turtleneck shirts and sweaters are acceptable. Exceptions according to job responsibilities will be made at the discretion of the Principal or his/her designee.

F. Dresses and skirt lengths must be to the knee or lower. Splits and slits in skirts or dresses should be no more than two inches above the knee.

G. Tank tops or spaghetti straps are not permissible. All “sleeveless” tops must completely cover the shoulder area.

H. Pants for female staff must be at mid-calf level or lower.

I. Shorts that are at the knee level or lower are acceptable for designated field trips.

J. Tops that display cleavage or expose bare skin at the waist upon movement are unacceptable. Midriffs should not be exposed at any time.

K. Shirts worn daily by P.E. teachers are acceptable in the gym or designated P.E. areas.

L. Sandals are appropriate footwear for staff members with exceptions. Thongs with a heel are allowed. Flat flip-flops are not allowed.

M. Tennis shoes worn by staff members are appropriate. They must be clean.

N. Tight fitting clothing is unacceptable for staff members. This includes tops and pants.


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O. Jeans are acceptable on School Spirit Days or designated field trips only; overalls are not acceptable.

P. All jogging suits are unacceptable. This includes suites made of fleece, velour or vinyl. P.E. coaches are the only members exempt from this rule.

Q. Any improper dress as deemed by the Principal or his/her designee will be

considered inappropriate.

R. Violations of the dress code will result in disciplinary action by the Principal or his/her designee.

a. First infraction – Verbal warning and the staff member may be asked to correct the item of clothing in violation immediately.

b. Second infraction – Written warning and the staff member must correct the item of clothing in violation immediately.

c. Third Warning- Written letter of reprimand and staff member may face the possibility of suspension without pay. The staff member must correct the violation immediately.

Egregious disregard of this policy or chronic violations will result in immediate correction of item of clothing that violates the Burke County Dress Code and more severe disciplinary action as deemed necessary by the Principal.

S. Our first impression on others is often the lasting impression . . . you don’t get a second chance to make the first impression . . . let’s be sure our first and lasting impression for the school year is one of professionalism. Let’s “dress for success” as we expect our students to develop as a habit. A good rule of thumb is to refrain from wearing any article of clothing about which you have any doubt.

T. Staff members must model the appropriate behavior that is expected of students; e.g.

SITTING ON DESKTOPS IS INAPPROPRIATE AND UNACCEPTABLE.

U. The use of tobacco in any form is prohibited without exception on the BCMS campus. (BBOE Policy GAN)

V. All staff members are issued picture identification badges. All personnel are

expected to wear the ID badges daily as they are intended to be worn (exception: security personnel). If you fail to have your badge at school on a given day for whatever reason, request a temporary replacement in the front office before signing in. (The badges are issued and worn for security reasons in Burke County Schools.)


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Room Appearance

A. An uncluttered, attractive, clean classroom is essential to learning. You are responsible to keep your room and storage areas that way. Smelly, sloppy, cluttered, disorganized classrooms will not be tolerated. Custodians will vacuum/clean the floors daily and dust periodically. The rest is up to you.

B. Attractive, up-to-date bulletin boards related to subject matter enhance the learning

atmosphere. Bulletin boards should be changed at least every nine weeks. Instructional coaches will monitor this. Teachers are expected to display a daily agenda in their classrooms.

C. An electric eraser cleaner is located on each hall. Use it. Sidewalks, walls, etc., are

not for cleaning erasers.

D. Any and all items that are posted on walls require the use of strapping tape approved by the maintenance director or they may be hung via ceiling clips; the approved tape and clips are available in the front office. Nothing may be posted on cabinets or doors; exceptions must have prior approval of school administration and the system maintenance director.

E. No microwave ovens, hot plates, refrigerators, other personal appliances, etc., may

be kept in classrooms for several reasons, but mostly due to potential power surge problems. No food or drink is allowed in classrooms unless prior approval is granted by the principal due to possible infestation by rodents.

F. Keep lights turned off in classrooms and other areas when unoccupied. Keep fire

escape windows free of all obstacles; these must remain unblocked. This means you cannot stack books or papers in the window. Plants cannot be placed in the window. Any and all chemicals in your area of responsibility must be kept out of the reach of students, preferably locked away.

Rules Governing Confidentiality

A. Any and all information pertaining to students at this school is of a confidential nature. Any discussion you have about a student should be done only with the parent of that student present. When in a conference situation, another student’s--or group of students’-- name(s) should never be brought up, nor should any reference be made to any student or group of students other than the student or students of the parent(s) present. Under no circumstance should the abilities of other students be addressed with anyone besides school personnel.

B. Be particularly aware that civil and criminal penalties can be levied for careless

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C. Records of the school concerning individual students must be handled as outlined in BBOE Policy JR.

D. Confidential records for students enrolled in any of the special education programs

are housed in a locked file in the office. Access to these files/records is limited to school administrators and teachers directly involved in the student’s instruction. If you must review special education files, federal law mandates that you note same in the access form attached to the record.

E. No BBOE employee may identify a student or groups of students as “special

education” by referring to them verbally or in writing as such. A special education student’s confidential teaching file located in the special education classroom is available only to the regular education staff and administration who work with the student. No information from the file may be copied except for IEP pages necessary for the regular education teacher’s use in teaching the student. All other information is available to appropriate parties through Student Services, where parental consent for release of information is kept.

F. School business is school business and should not be discussed with the public. We

do not have anything to hide; however, idle talk about school business is often misinterpreted and causes negative images of the school. Certainly, there are areas in which this school and its employees can be improved. It must come from within. Tearing down the reputation of the school in the community is a reflection on everyone, including the employee doing the talking. Careless, negative comments will not be tolerated.

G. Note that what is addressed in meetings, conferences, letters, and memoranda at

BCMS is confidential and must not be discussed in the public.

Staff Conferences / Evaluation

A. The school administration and instructional coaches will conduct observations and conferences as prescribed locally (BBOE Policy GBI). The instrument used is the Teacher Keys Effectiveness System (TKES), which consists of multiple components, including the Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards (TAPS), Surveys of Instructional Practice, and measures of Student Growth and Academic Achievement. The overarching goal of TKES is to support continuous growth and development of each teacher.

B. The principal reserves the right to request central office personnel, RESA

consultants, and other personnel for the purpose of conducting classroom observations when this is deemed necessary.

C. Conferences with individual teachers, paraprofessionals, and other school

employees will be held at the discretion of the school administration. Adherence to TKES deadlines is mandatory and teachers should sign-off promptly upon receiving correspondence through the platform and print a copy for verification of receipt.


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D. Formal year-end evaluations will be made before recommendations for contract renewal/non-renewal are presented to the local Board of Education.

E. Teachers will conference with the principal regarding their evaluations and they will

be allowed to examine same. Teachers are required to sign their formal evaluation/recommendation forms, even if they do not agree with the ratings, as long as the evaluation/recommendations have been reviewed with them by the principal.

Teacher Absences and Leaves

A. Teachers and paraprofessionals earn 1¼ days of sick leave per month or 12½ days of sick leave per year. Sick leave days may be used by certificated personnel according to BBOE Policy GBRIB. (Parapros, see BBOE GDRHB). Sick leave days may be accumulated from year to year with a maximum accumulation of 45 days. All unused sick leave days earned in Georgia public schools from year to year (including those beyond 45) will be credited toward retirement. (12½ x 30 = 375) You are responsible for keeping up with your leave time. Use your calendar given by the school to keep up with your time.

B. Of the 12½ days of sick leave, 3 days may be used for personal leave each year.

Personal leave days cannot accumulate from year to year; only 3 personal leave days can be taken in any one-year. REMEMBER: Personal leave days are deducted from sick leave. Personal leave must be requested by completing the Personal Leave Request Form (available on doc-e-fill) and submitting the request to the office manager (who will forward to principal and superintendent for approval) at least 5 working days prior to the date(s) requested. PERSONAL LEAVE MAY NOT BE REQUESTED FOR THE DAY BEFORE OR THE DAY AFTER A HOLIDAY, DURING PREPLANNING, POSTPLANNING, TEACHER WORK/STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS, INSERVICE DAYS, DAYS DESIGNATED FOR NINE WEEKS TESTS, SEMESTER EXAMS, FINAL EXAMS/STANDARDIZED TESTS, OR DURING THE FIRST AND LAST TWO WEEKS OF CLASSES (See BBOE Policy GBRI). You are responsible for keeping up with the number of personal days used. The principal’s approval or superintendent’s approval of the form does not mean that you have not used your 3 days prior to the request. Enter personal days on AESOP after approval for leave is granted by the superintendent; earlier entry may result in unpaid leave.

C. Professional leave requests (available to certificated personnel only) must be

submitted in front office at least three weeks (fifteen work days) prior to date of the leave request. Be sure you have received prior approval from a funding source before submitting the professional leave form through doc-e-fill. An attachment regarding the leave must accompany the form. Requests should be submitted to the office manager who will forward to the principal and the superintendent for approval.


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D. Each employee (teacher) who is absent from work (sick, personal, professional leave) is responsible for obtaining a substitute for his/her classes. Only substitutes on the approved AESOP list can be used. Secure a substitute by signing on the AESOP website or calling AESOP. The substitute teacher should be informed to sign into the office and report to Mrs. Brogan by 7:35 a.m., unless they should be covering your bus duty. There will be no substitutes for paraprofessionals this year so please plan accordingly if your paraprofessional will be sick or absent unless it is a long-term absence. The employee must contact Mrs. Brogan to inform her of the absence, the reason for the absence and the substitute’s name; you must inform the A.P. of Academics of your absence and your substitute prior to your absence (since AESOP occasionally goes down). Substitutes are paid for ½ or a whole day. If you are going to be arriving late to work, please notify the front office so classroom coverage can be secured. Mrs. Brogan’s home phone number is 706-437-4746

E. If you are very ill, please stay home. I would rather you stay at home instead

of coming to work and before homeroom begins or ten o’clock arrives you have been to the nurse and are requesting to go home. Situations such as these place a tremendous burden on the front office staff to try to secure a sub for you. Your health is very important to us all but please display sound judgment and decide what will be easier for everyone involved.

F. Lesson plans and homeroom/class rosters must be available in the classroom every

day. If a teacher must be absent from work and s/he has taken lesson plans home to work on same, those plans must be returned to the school so that they can be used by the substitute teacher, i.e., unless emergency plans that may be used are housed by the teacher in his/her classroom.

G. Substitute folders containing emergency lesson plans (housed Mrs. Brogan’s office)

must be kept updated for use by substitutes. Teachers must turn in emergency plans to Mrs. Brogan on Monday, August 17th, 2015 and update plans periodically. The folder must include a daily schedule, homeroom attendance sheet (this sheet will need to be submitted to Mrs. Parrish), a seating chart for each class period and detailed outlines on student activities planned for each class. This will reflect planning on your part and will insure that instruction is not interrupted by the teacher’s absence. It will also assist the substitute teacher in being able to carry on class. If the absence extends through the following day(s), the teacher must provide detailed lesson plans and activities for each class for every day that s/he is absent. Remember that emergency plans are complied for emergency use only. Please don’t use these plans just because you are going to be out and don’t really feel like preparing any work.

H. Provide the principal with a doctor’s certificate if you must be absent more than 4 consecutive days, complete a Leave of Absence form on doc-e-fill and submit a Wh-380 form. For extended absences, discuss in advance with the principal and complete the appropriate request form for medical leave. If you have a planned extended absence such as maternity leave or surgery, discuss your absence


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and required documentation for the substitute with Mrs. Brogan. Please be sure to begin this conversation well in advance in case unexpected emergencies arise. For legal reasons, it is the responsibility of the classroom teacher, not the substitute, to enter grades.

I. If absences are excessive, the principal can require personnel to provide a doctor’s

excuse for each absence. The principal reserves the right to determine what constitutes excessive absences.

J. All professional and support staff personnel will be charged with

sick/personal leave, whichever is appropriate, when they report to work late, leave work early, or leave work temporarily during the day. Time charged will be for actual time used. A request to Leave Early Or Arrive Late should be submitted to the office manager for forwarding to the principal at least two days in advance. For certified staff members, if you are asking to leave early or arrive late between the hours of 8:30 and 2:30, a (half-day) substitute must be secured. We can cover for homeroom and ELT only. As a result, please plan ahead. We understand emergencies arise in the day; however, for non-emergency situations, such as doctor’s appointments or personal business, we will be requesting you to get a substitute for half the day. If it is during your planning time that you are requesting to leave and come back, we will work with you on a case by case basis for the time being; however, non-emergency situations may not be allowed. Exceptions must be addressed with the principal. Be reminded that you must have prior approval and you must sign in and sign out on the time sheet in the front office ANY time that you arrive late, leave early or go off-campus during the day.

K. Personal/Professional leave will be granted to no more that 5 teachers on any given

day: This will be done on a first come, first served basis. However, certain circumstances may dictate a change in this rule.

L. Certified personnel who take fewer than 5 days of annual leave will be eligible for a

salary supplement according to BBOE Policy GBRIB(1).

M. In cases where paraprofessionals/aides are assigned with other employees, either party who finds leaving the work area necessary must inform the other party of whereabouts. One must also contact the other if you have to be absent from school so that the day can progress as normal as possible.

N. Note that no personal or professional leave will be approved during the last two

weeks of school. A doctor’s excuse will be required in order for sick leave to be approved.

O. Any personal or professional leave time taken without prior approval will be

reported as UNAPPROVED leave and will be subject to salary adjustment.

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not permissible. If pre-payment for registration is not required, registration is to be processed by the business (central) office; all registration forms must be completed and attached to the leave request and submitted early enough to be processed prior to the accounts payable dates of the 15th and 30th of the calendar month. Please do not assume that personal or professional leave has been approved until you receive an approved from the board office.

Q. Procedures for requesting reimbursement for travel:

Effective September 3, 2008, travel reimbursement forms must be submitted with meal receipts attached. Receipts submitted should support meal expenses incurred on or after September 3, 2008.

Receipts will also need to be taped, not stapled, to a white sheet of paper without highlighting any figures. Please do not tape receipts on top of each other. Each one needs to be individually taped flat in order to be scanned into our computer system. If it requires more than one sheet, please use more. Please place receipts in date order, also.

I have placed a checklist on the business department website where employees can refer to what is required when submitting a reimbursement request as well as the mileage rate.

Also, please inform ALL employees that reimbursement forms should be submitted no later than a month after travel has been completed. When submitting a reimbursement request, please make sure your professional leave has been submitted to accounting and you have received an approval. Reimbursements cannot be issued without a professional leave approval. If there are any questions, please contact Mrs. Ellison at 706-554-5101.

Time Sheets and Other Reports

A. All reports and data will have established deadlines. Requested information is required to be on time and accurate.

B. REMEMBER that certified personnel and paraprofessionals are required to examine

for accuracy and sign the monthly timesheet near the close of each month on the date set by Central Office. SIGNATURES INDICATE APPROVAL. If you have questions regarding your time, please ask Ms. Broxton for clarification.

Unauthorized Sales to Students A. No employee of BCMS is to arrange any business deal involving the sale to, or

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Instruction

Grades and Grading System

TEACHING AND LEARNING MUST COME FIRST IN CLASSROOMS; GRADING SHOULD BE SECONDARY! A. Grades must reflect student performance based on reasonable expectations. Conduct

grades are to reflect disruptions, talking, failure to put names on papers, etc. DO NOT USE GRADES AS PUNISHMENT. You cannot fail a student because he/she is a behavior problem.

B. Number grades are used at BCMS as opposed to letter grades. Any grade below 70

is failing. C. Following is the grading system used with BCMS students: A = 90 – 100 B = 80 – 89

C = 70 – 79 (70 is minimum passing score) F = Below 70 (Failure) D. Students can earn Honor Roll or Principal’s List status each nine weeks as follows: HONOR ROLL: An overall average of 90 or above with no grade below 80;

conduct grade must be S or O in all subjects. PRINCIPAL’S LIST: A grade of 90 or above in each subject; conduct grade of S or

O in each subject. Note that if a student earns lower than S in conduct or a grade of F for the nine

weeks, a conference must have been held with the parent(s) prior to the end of that grading period. NO SURPRISES, please!

E. Note that the computer only rounds up averages for semester and final averages (e.g.

89.7 = 90); averages are not rounded up for periodic honor roll selection (e.g. 89.7 = 89) (final average = average of the two semester averages.)

F. The system you use to determine the composite daily grade, including daily work,

homework, chapter tests, projects, etc., must be appropriate, must be justifiable, and

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must be easy for anyone to understand. Grades should not be a mystery to students. They should have some idea of what their grades will be (based on the projects/models, rubrics, participation, oral/written/hand-made activities, papers, etc., and the feedback they’ve received). (BBOE Policy IHA) The weights utilized to guide averaging of grades must be consistent within a grade level or content area. All grade books will use the weighted type rather than total points sytem.

G. In order to curb problems later on, do not give a nine weeks grade below 55

during the school year, regardless of how much lower the grade is. Grades lower than this on the report card doom the student to failure and then she/he must sit in your class for the remainder of the year knowing that she/he cannot possibly pass. Rest assured those students would be discipline problems for you. Please do not assign a grade lower than 55 on the report cards or progress reports.

H. THE BBOE STRONGLY OPPOSES A FINAL GRADE OF 69 FOR ANY

COURSE. To avoid this happening, grades should be monitored throughout the two semesters. The computer figures the final average according to the nine weeks and semester grades. Be sure that you keep a check on it. Any grades that come out to 69 when the computer averages them must be changed; additional student work may be assigned for credit. (BBOE Policy IHE).

I. Grade replacement, a mastery learning best practice, is both permitted and encouraged. Teachers may request a grade replacement to provide information regarding student’s mastery of content. Plato based instruction may serve as a form of grade replacement. The grade replacement form may be obtained from the Assistant Principal of Academics.

J. Homework assignments must follow the guidelines of BBOE Policy IHB. K. Homework grades must count no more than 10% of a student’s DAILY average in

a given subject. Teachers who assign any type of long-range project are required to provide incremental progress checks and assessments throughout the duration of the assignment (along with updates to parents). Additionally, teachers are required to provide rubrics and/or checklists for the project as a whole as well as for each incremental step in the process. Any work (projects, notebook checks, Accelerated Reader, etc) completed outside of the regular school day must not be counted as a separate homework grade. In other words, all outside work a student completes cannot total more than 10% of the students’ average.

L. Students must be afforded the opportunity to replace zeros. Parents should be notified regarding zeroes and provided with a new deadline as well as any necessary instructions even if the student has received this earlier in class (project rubric, homework pages, etc). Upon return of the make-up work, the teacher will assess the work and deduct a reasonable number of points (such as 15 points). Zeroes should be documented on the PBIS low-level form.

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contents of the policy and its potential impact on students. The promotion policy has been revised. See the Promotion Rubric. Teachers should periodically review the promotion rubric with classes and during parent conferences. Additionally, teachers should periodically review the classroom rules and behavioral expectations with students.

N. Please submit report cards and other paperwork such as standardized test scores for withdrawn students to our registrar. These items will be filed in the student’s permanent record.

Lesson Plans / Grade Books

A. Written daily lesson plans for the week must be submitted to the Assistant Principal for Academics on the first day of the work week by 7:35 a.m. for that week. A copy of the weekly lesson plans as well as the current unit lesson must be updated and placed in the hanging file pocket on the wall in the classroom. Unit plans should be clearly visible with any changes noted on the plan. Instruction listed on the lesson plan and actual class content should correlate with the unit plans. Teachers are expected to complete each portion of the prescribed format. In-depth training on differentiation, Learning Focused Strategies and Co-teaching models have been provided and teachers; therefore, this section on the lesson plan will be monitored closely. In the event that a teacher is absent on the first work day of the week, plans are due the first day the teacher returns. Please complete the lesson plan with as much diligence as you expect of your students. Plans that do not meet this standard will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.

B. The daily agenda, standard, EQ, and homework assignments should be visible from student desks in each classroom.

C. Teachers utilizing the content area unit plans should complete the abbreviated weekly lesson plan template. Plans must adhere to the instructional calendar to ensure proper pacing during the year. It is expected that teachers will not always be on the same lesson / task every day. However, there should be a clear consistency between content teachers; plans should reflect that teachers are within a lesson or two of each other. This includes special education teachers. Though scaffolds must be provided for students, if a student is required to be assessed with the state CRCT, this indicates that they are expected to be on the same standard as other students.

D. Teachers developing weekly instruction (connections) should complete the full weekly lesson plan template, to include embedded ELA / math standards. Lesson plans should be placed in the hanging file pocket near the door. If changes to instruction must be made, notate any changes on the lesson plan template prior to the day’s instruction. Additionally, CTAE teachers should include the appropriate unit plans.


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E. During lesson planning, ensure that no more than 10% of the instructional time is be devoted to videos. This does not apply to video clips of less than 6 minutes in length that are included in the unit lesson plan. This would be one 30-minute video per week, or one full-length movie per month. This allotted time would not include special incentive movies such as Empty Stocking Fund, etc. Teachers must follow the appropriate guidelines for video approval. Video approvals expire at the end of one school term and should be limited to the time frame requested. Videos must correlate with appropriate grade level curriculum. Ensure that you are in compliance with copyright laws; for questions concerning copyright, please see our media specialist.

F. Grades must be kept up-to-date on computer, readily accessible, and in a manner that can be easily understood by parents and administrators. Grades should be entered within five days of scoring; grade entries must be updated at least every Friday. The instructional coordinator and a teacher trainer will instruct new staff on how to keep grades on computer. Assistant Principals will monitor updates. The SIS coordinator must have updated grade book login information at all times. Please submit your username and password to Ms. Parrish by August 10th, 2015. Passwords need to be changed at the semester change to ensure that your grade book is secure.

G. Teachers are expected to ensure their electronic grade books are set-up correctly at the beginning of the nine weeks. Please be reminded that our current program requires you to set up each class each nine weeks. Parent Portal will be implemented this year. This will provide parents an opportunity to log on and view their child’s grades, etc. Once a grade book weight has been determined, it should not be altered as this will affect the grades.

H. All teachers and paraprofessionals will be actively involved during Extended Learning Time. Lesson plans should reflect the activities scheduled for ELT. It is the expectation of the administration that there is high quality instruction occurring during ELT

I. . Connections teachers will be paired with teams; teams should collaborate with the connections teacher to clearly outline needs and responsibilities of all parties

Tests

A. Nine weeks tests will be given in language arts, math, science, and social studies as follows:

Grade 6 = First semester – Give nine weeks tests but do not count; Second semester –Give nine weeks tests and count as 10% of average. Grade 7 = Give nine weeks tests and count as 10% of average Grade 8 = Give tests at end of first nine weeks of each semester; count as 10%; give semester exams at end of each semester and count 10% of average for weeks 9-18 and weeks 28-36.


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Students may qualify to exempt nine weeks tests at the end of grading periods if they meet the following criteria: Average of 90 in the subject, O/S in conduct, no ISS, no OSS, and a maximum of 4 days absent for the 9 weeks. . If the nine weeks exam is a benchmark exam, students may not qualify to exempt those exams.

B. All nine weeks tests must be entered into the assessment program at least one

week in advance to provide time for answer sheet printing. If the nine weeks exam is a benchmark exam, students may not qualify to exempt those exams. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis through the Assistant Principal for Academics.

C. All written assessments must be typed. Spelling and grammar must be correct and

the assessments must reflect what was studied in the class during the grading period.

D. A week of review for any tests given is a waste of instructional time. Less than 30 minutes is to be spent reviewing for regular tests. No more than 2 days should be spent reviewing for nine weeks tests. The practice of scaffolding should alleviate the need for extensive review at any one time.

E. All classroom teachers will be involved in administering required state testing. No

regular subject matter testing is to be done during the administration of required state testing; teachers must not use computers for administrative tasks, e-mail, etc., during testing or other instructional time with students. Also, do not assign homework during test week(s). Teachers administering SLO tests will be responsible for ensuring students who enter after pretest are tested.

F. Students may exempt the last nine weeks exam provided they have 90 average or

better in the subject for the year. Outstanding/Satisfactory in conduct, no ISS, no OSS, and no more than ten days absent. Students are expected to attend school regardless of exemption status.

G. Teachers are expected to use a VARIETY of assessment tools in measuring student progress as advocated in learning-focused schools’ “best practices.”

Textbooks

A. Obtain textbooks and other teaching materials from the Instructional Coordinator. All textbooks, teacher’s editions, and teaching materials are the property of Burke County Board of Education and must be checked out and checked in via the instructional coordinator.

B. Textbooks issued to students must be recorded on the appropriate form and the condition of the book when issued must be stated on the record, according to this legend: 1) New; 2) Excellent; 3) Good; 4) Fair; 5) Poor. Teachers will submit an


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electronic copy of their textbook issue form to the secretary as well as the textbook inventory form to the Assistant Principal of Academics.

C. Students are required to pay for lost or damaged books before other books can be

issued to them. (BBOE Policy IFA)

D. Charges for lost or severely damaged books will be made as follows:

If a book is lost or damaged beyond use during the first six years of the textbook adoption cycle, the student must be charged the replacement cost of a new text. If a book is lost or damaged beyond use during the seventh year of the textbook adoption cycle, the student must be charged a standard $5.00 fee. If a book is slightly damaged from neglect or maliciousness, charge a reasonable fee such as $2.00 or $3.00. No fee less than $2.00 should be assessed. Note that if a student uses a book at all, there will be wear on the book, such as frayed corners (even brand new books).

Placement and Scheduling of Students A. The placement and scheduling of students is managed by the Assistant Principal of

Academics. This includes special education students.

B. During the first four weeks of school, teams are to keep student groups intact as assigned in homerooms. This will allow teams time to learn about students and their academic needs. When a team begins contemplating moving a student, the team should confer with the assistant principal assigned to that hall. During the time frame of Sept 1 - 20, the team leader or designee must document parent contact regarding moves within the team either by phone or in person. Contact via the planner will not be sufficient. The team leader should then request approval from the AP for Academics regarding moves within the team.

C. Flexible grouping is a research based practice to meet students’ needs. Flexible grouping

is always short term in nature. Flexible grouping within teams and across content area teachers is encouraged. However, it is necessary to keep parents informed of such short-term moves. When parents are unaware, this allows doubt to run amuck and may cause problems that could easily be avoided by a quick note.

D. At times, it is necessary to change students from one connections course to another to

adhere to the law and/or to meet the needs of RTI classes. Such changes should be requested in writing through the Assistant Principal of Academics.

E. Counselors will confer with the Assistant Principal of Academics regarding placement of

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Discipline Contraband

A. Radios, pagers, beepers, walkmen, cellular phones, and other electronic devices are not allowed at BCMS. This is a policy of the Burke County Board of Education. These items will be confiscated immediately, placed in a sealed envelope with the teacher’s name, student’s name, date, and item(s) enclosed and turned over to the appropriate assistant principal immediately. Do not leave the item(s) in your classroom. If they are taken from your room, you will be responsible for replacing them. When beepers, pagers, and cellular phones are confiscated, the assistant principals will handle their return to parents or forward them to the security officer, whichever is appropriate for meeting expectations of the superintendent and Burke County Board of Education as outlined in the BCPS Code of Discipline. Cell phones will be held for 24 hours before being returned to the parent.

B. The above-named equipment is prohibited by school employees for personal use on

campus as well unless the equipment is authorized by the principal and the superintendent and written authorization from the superintendent has been received by the principal. To protect students’ instructional time and for security reasons, all contacts with school employees on the school campus by others must be handled through the school office.

C. Candy, gum, soft drinks, chips, etc., are considered contraband because they are not

allowed at school (unless they are packed away in a lunch container to be consumed during lunch period or provided as rewards by teachers for consumption in the teacher’s presence). These items should also be confiscated immediately and turned over to the appropriate assistant principal.

D. If you suspect or feel reasonably sure that any student has contraband, including

weapons, etc., contact the security officer, the assistant principals, or the principal immediately.

Weapons

The laws of the State of Georgia and the policies of the Burke County Board of Education prohibit the bringing of any kind of weapon onto a school campus. Violation of this law is punishable by imprisonment and/or fines.

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Discipline

A. Development of acceptable conduct is part of the teaching task. All teachers are expected to exercise professionalism, careful deliberation, determination of fact, and good judgment in maintaining appropriate behavior of students throughout the school. One of the most effective methods of teaching appropriate conduct to students is modeling. SELF-DISCIPLINE IS THE STARTING POINT FOR EFFECTIVE DISCIPLINE!

B. Fair, firm, consistent expectations are keys to good discipline. Being well-prepared

and expecting cooperation from your students, to the end that you will not allow one student from stopping you from teaching, is crucial in maintaining a positive, controlled teaching environment. All classroom time must be spent on QUALITY INSTRUCTIONAL TASKS!

C. Teachers should see that the emotional climate of the classroom is always such that a

good learning situation exists. This requires careful planning of work that students will see as meaningful/engaging. Achievement and discipline go hand in hand; SUCCESS BREEDS MOTIVATION!

D. The sound way to solve discipline cases is to find the cause of the trouble and

actively seek reasonable solutions and resources for help.

E. All teachers must seek student input regarding classroom behavior expectations, develop a written discipline plan containing class rules (to be posted in classrooms), positive and negative consequences/steps for implementation, and submit the plan to assistant principals by the end of the first week of school. Academic teams should have a team plan. Plans must incorporate strategies from Terry Alderman’s D.A.T.A. instruction.

F. Note that documentation of – and steps to correct – students’ infractions

should be recorded on the appropriate forms and, unless the infraction is of a severe nature such as fighting, all steps listed for treatment in the discipline plan (including parent contact and referral to counselor) must be exercised before assistant principals are to become involved; involvement of the assistant principal should be the teacher’s last resort.

G. Teachers should handle most discipline problems within their classrooms. Never,

however, allow a discipline situation to get out-of-hand. After you have involved parents and counselors and exhausted your own resources, call on administrative personnel for help.

H. Note that the emergency intercom buttons in classrooms are for that purpose only

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Operation

Administering Medicine to Students / Accidents

A. From time to time, students may be required to take medication at school. There are others who are on regular medications that must be taken daily at school. BBOE Policy JGCD outlines specifically the procedure to be followed in giving students medicine. Seek the assistance of the school nurse regarding medication of students.

B. BBOE Policy JGCD refers to the principal’s designee. At BCMS, the principal’s

designee is the school’s nurse at the time s/he is required to take the medication. All BCMS teachers should carefully read the policy. Periodic checks will be conducted by the assistant principals to insure that the procedures outlined in the policy are being followed.

C. Parents are required to complete the Medical Authorization and Release form before

any medication can be administered to a student. The school nurse is required to keep a complete record in ink of the administration of the medicine to the student.

D. A teacher who has a student with a medical problem (that you wish to have the

school nurse to check) should complete the appropriate form and submit it to the school office. The nurse, upon addressing the problem, will report to the teacher the action taken.

E. Requests for vision/hearing screening must be made to the school nurse.

F. All students’ accidents/injuries must be reported immediately to the school

office by the teacher in charge who MUST ALSO SUBMIT A COMPLETED STUDENT ACCIDENT REPORT FORM; report the actual event of the accident and do not use names of other students in the report. School nurse/front office personnel will complete “Treatment and Disposition” sections. Document only what you SEE under “Nature of Injury”.

G. BCMS employees must report work-related accidents immediately to the BCMS office

manager (twenty-four hour time limit).

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Advertising / Selling / Soliciting

A. Employees may not sell, advertise, or solicit sales for, any product or program without obtaining permission from the principal. This applies to school organizations also.

B. Children of school employees may not sell or advertise for sale at BCMS any product

or program without obtaining permission from the principal.

C. Students are not allowed to sell any product or service on the campus of BCMS; student participation in door-to-door sales/fundraising is prohibited. (BBOE Policy JK-R/KEB-R)

Cell Phones

A. Teachers are allowed to bring their cell phones into the building. B. Cell phones may be used in the resources rooms (not in your classroom)

during planning time.

C. Teachers are required to have their cell phones off and out of sight. You should not be making/receiving calls or text messages during instructional time.

Collection / Depositing Money

A. From time to time, money is collected from students for various activities. The procedure outlined below must be followed in handling that money.

B. All money collected must be turned in DAILY to Ms. Broxton for deposit. No

money is to be left in the classroom overnight, nor is it to be held by the teacher in an effort to wait until all money is collected. It must be turned in to the office by 1:00 p.m., counted and accompanied by a deposit slip. The money must be handed directly to Ms. Broxton (not laid on her desk or placed in her mailbox). In addition to the deposit slip, there should be a list of the students from whom the money was collected, as well as the amount collected from each student.

C. All checks received at BCMS must show what the check is for and, in the case of

checks brought by students or on behalf of students, the student’s name must be written on the check so that in the event of a returned check, we will know how to go about collecting the money.

D. All students should be given a receipt when they give you money. Deposit slips may

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E. The teacher is accountable for all money she/he collects. Teachers may receive a receipt for all monies submitted to the office if requested. Deposit slips can act as receipts.

Communications Network

A. School messages, telephone messages, mail, and memoranda will be placed in your mailbox in the front office or sent to you via e-mail. You will be responsible for all information sent by any of these means. You should check your mailbox and your e-mail at least 3 times each day (arrival, lunch or planning, dismissal, but NOT during instructional time).

B. DO NOT SEND STUDENTS TO GET MAIL OR ANYTHING ELSE

FROM YOUR MAILBOX.

C. Teachers who desire for students to use the Burke County Public Schools Network (BCPSnet) are responsible to supervise their appropriate use in accordance with BBOE policies.

D. BCMS personnel who use electronic communication systems in Burke County

Schools must follow the guidelines of BBOE Policy IFGBA. Remember that e-mail is not to be sent or read by instructional staff during instructional time.

E. Any school employee desiring to load or delete software on school computers must

have prior approval from the school and system technology coordinator and the principal.

F. Follow these tips for avoiding computer viruses:

• DO NOT open any files attached to an e-mail unless you know what the attachment contains, even if the e-mail is from your best friend.

• Delete chain e-mails, junk e-mails, SPAM before opening; do not reply or forward.

• Exercise caution when downloading files from the Internet.

• Back-up your files on regular basis.

• When in doubt, always err on the side of caution and delete.

Field Trips

All field trips have been put on hold unless prior approval has been received.

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B. Arranging field trips involves getting approval from the principal and the superintendent, and then arranging the trip and transportation, arranging for lunches, completing all the necessary forms, and submitting the form for paying the bus driver (with driver’s signature) to the front office. (Note that teachers must retain throughout the school year all parent permission forms for field trips taken during the school for future reference if needed.)

C. Field trips should only be scheduled to enhance classroom instruction. There must

be a direct link between what is going on in the classroom and the trip. You must be selective in planning field trips, choosing from those on the approved list. Remember you must have 90% of students paying for the field trips. Return to BCMS by 2:00 p.m.

D. Since field trips are part of the instructional program, no student can be denied the

opportunity to participate. Field trips cannot be used as punishment or reward; exceptions must be addressed with the principal.

E. SINCE ALL BURKE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS EAT FREE,

LUNCHES FOR FIELD TRIPS MUST BE ARRANGED THROUGH THE CAFETERIA. The cafeteria clerk must have a list of all students (who will receive lunches on the trip) and their lunch ID numbers before lunches are picked up from the cafeteria.

F. Field trips are an extension of classroom instructional time and must be treated that

way. Students are not to take candy, gum, sodas, CD players, etc., on field trips; rules for the regular school day at school apply the same for field trips.

G. All food taken from the lunchroom on field trips must be consumed; no food (including milk and juice) should be returned to the school. On field trips students should receive milk and juice. (Juice counts as a serving of fruit.)

Fire Drills / Disaster Drills

A. Fire drills will be held monthly according to the schedule and procedures by Mr. Moore, assistant principal.

B. Other disaster drills may be held from time to time throughout the year. You will

receive information about these drills from Mr. Moore as well.

C. Because of numerous tragedies that have occurred on some school campuses during

the past few years, we must have a process by which we can immediately secure the school and all personnel. This will be called our “Code Blue” (lockdown) situation. If you hear the announcement that all are to remain in classrooms/work areas until further notice (a CODE BLUE situation), you should follow the CODE BLUE (LOCKDOWN) PROCEDURES located in the “Emergency ” folder on your desktop.


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D. Emergency plans are in effect at BCMS. Review them often so that you will always be completely familiar with the process.

Hall Passes

A. Two hall passes have been provided for you for emergency use only, one pass per student. (Two students cannot be out of the classroom on one hall pass.) One-Way hall passes are to be used when students are called to the office and the caller has specified that the student should be prepared to leave, or at any time a student leaves your classroom not to return. In all cases possible, the planner hall pass should be used.

B. No student is to leave class without permission of the teacher, nor is a student to go

to the office or any other school area during a class change without securing permission and a pass (w/planner) from his/her teacher.

C. When using media hall passes, no more than five students may be sent to the media

center from a classroom.

D. Student planners will be required (except for restroom, meals attendance, and emergencies) in addition to hall passes for students to be out of class for identification purposes if laminated hall passes are used.

E. There are only a few short minutes when students should be in transition during the

school day. They have assigned places to be. Students cannot learn in the halls. Therefore, sending students out of the classroom, even with passes and planners, must be kept to a minimum. Do not let students deceive you regarding the need to leave the classroom!

Lunchroom Procedures / Behavior / Counts

A. Each grade is assigned a specific lunchtime. These times must be followed. Because of the tight schedule, classes must enter and leave on time. Each class should have 18 minutes seated time from the time the first student in the class is seated.

B. The cafeteria will fill from the top tier, starting with the classes from the farthest end

of the grade hallway. The first groups will be seated in the upper tier, etc. No class should be split with part of the students sitting in one tier and part in another tier. Before leaving the eating area, make sure the area is clean!!! (Assign students to wipe tables before leaving.)

C. Frozen dessert will be sold in the cafeteria at lunchtime. Students will come to the

ice cream box one class at a time. One group should return to their seats before the next group is dismissed to buy frozen dessert. This will prevent long lines and overcrowding at the dessert box. Dessert purchase is a privilege that may be revoked!


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D. Students in the top two tiers will leave their tables in groups and use the ramp next

to the chorus room to exit the top tiers. To go to the tray return area, these students will move along the wall that separates the middle tier and the bottom tier to the door that enters the tray return room on the food court side. Students on the bottom tier will leave their tables and move toward the entrance to the tray return room. All students will exit the tray return room and walk along the front of the stage to the band room side of the cafeteria and quietly leave the cafeteria area by way of the hall next to the chorus room.

E. The cafeteria is an extension of the classroom; therefore rules and good manners

apply in the cafeteria. Allow students to engage in polite conservation. You may have to remind students of what polite conservation is. This is an opportune time to teach manners, especially table manners. Keep class noise levels minimal and remind students periodically about food court, dining area, and tray room expectations, and SEE THAT THEY LEAVE TABLES CLEAN! (Assign students to wipe off tables.)

F. Adult lunches are $3.00 per day. (I encourage you to eat breakfast before arriving at

school.) You are encouraged to pre-pay for your lunches; this must be done at a time of the day other than when students are being served; the only exception is that a meal may be purchased on the serving line for $3.00 cash (no checks). No change will be given on the line. (Check w/frozen dessert attendant for change.) Please note: PURCHASE OF A SINGLE MEAL IS BY CASH ONLY. CHECKS (FOR TWO OR MORE MEALS) MUST BE WRITTEN FOR THE EXACT AMOUNT OF THE MEALS BOUGHT. NO MEALS MAY BE CHARGED. Salad is available at the tea table for $.50 for those who choose the hot/fast food lines. You must stick with the line that you choose! Note that items can be purchased individually.

G. All adults are to eat your meals, whether purchased here or brought from

home, in the cafeteria. Food from other places will not be delivered to employees or students. Certificated personnel and parapros are to sit at tables with students and not with groups of adults; e.g., connections teachers and parapros should sit at tables with students as homeroom teachers do. This is an opportunity to talk with the students on an informal basis. All school employees will have an assigned lunchtime.

H. Under no circumstance will any food, lunchroom utensils or equipment, plastic or

styro-foam cups or any other dishes be taken from the cafeteria.

I. If an adult brings a beverage other than in a thermos, the beverage should be poured into a cup provided in the food court; no cans/bottles on tables, please, as this is not allowed for our students; we must be good role models!

J. Assistant principals will supervise the cafeteria program. Questions or concerns

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K. Note that all foods served in the BCMS cafeteria exceed established minimal nutritional requirements. (BBOE Policy EED)

L. Homeroom teachers should send names of students requiring special diets to Mrs. R. Dukes who, with principal’s approval, will forward to the system-wide food service director for contacting parents. All food concerns are to be addressed with Ms. Mitchell, BCMS cafeteria manager.

Maintenance Requests

A. All maintenance and/or custodial requests should be made in writing, using the form

provided in the office, to the designated assistant principal.

B. Under no circumstance will anyone other than designated personnel (designated administrators and secretaries) contact a maintenance or custodial employee to do work in the school building. If you have a need, notify the designated assistant principal (Mr. Moore) in the appropriate manner described previously.

Media Services / Media Center

A. The BCMS Media is in operation every day of the school year from 7:15 a.m.– 3:15 p.m. Teachers and students may use the media center at any time, even when another class is present.

B. All information pertaining to media services and accessibility of media and policies

and procedures in effect is available in the Media section of staff handbook, media center, principal’s office, and/or assistant principals’ office. Policies related to media center are found in BBOE Policy IFAB.

C. The BCMS Media Specialist is the designated person responsible for COPYRIGHT

COMPLIANCE. Any questions or concerns related to copyright compliance should be referred to the media specialist. REMEMBER: Most printed material is copyrighted and copying without permission from the publishers is illegal.

D. Laminating services are available in the media center but should be used with

discretion due to expense. Please check with the media specialist or media center clerk for procedures.

E. The copier in the media center is available to staff for making single copies only.

F. All portable TV’s, VCR’s, Laser Disc Players, etc. must be checked in and out of the

media center, not to exceed two consecutive days. The check-out sheet is in the media center work room. Exceptions must be addressed with the principal.

G. See the “Media Operations” section of this handbook for more details regarding use

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Morning / Afternoon Duty Assignments

A. In addition to regular classroom duties, performing other specific duty assignments is necessary. These duty assignments play an important part in the operation of the total school program. Some of you will have permanent duty assignments, while others will rotate early morning and afternoon duty according to the schedules provided. Early morning duty will begin at 7:35 a.m. You are responsible for your assigned duty station at all times.

B. Afternoon car rider and bus dismissal duty assignment schedules are included in this handbook. (Duty times are outlined on duty assignment schedule.) Teachers, who keep students after school for detention, tutoring, club meetings, practice, etc., are responsible for those students and must remain with them until the last student leaves.

C. Any deviation from the duty schedule must be approved by Assistant Principal

Cancer. Whenever you are absent, you are responsible for informing your substitute of your duty assignments because the substitute will be responsible for covering your duty post or you may ask a team member to cover your post.

D. Multiple incidences of late arrival to work or meetings will negatively affect one’s

yearly performance evaluation. LET’S BE PUNCTUAL!

E. The principal reserves the right to alter or add duty assignments as needed. Keeping Students After School

A. If you keep students after school for detention or tutoring, you must notify the parents and make arrangements regarding transportation.

B. Please e-mail the front office the names of the students you are keeping after school.

Procedures for Dealing with Head Lice

A. Head lice infestation is a common problem among school children at any time of the year. If you have reason to suspect that a student in your classroom is infested with head lice, you will need to have this confirmed with the school nurse. The school nurse will follow the approved protocol for notifying the parents/guardians, informing them of requirements for re-admission to school, etc.

B. The school nurse should observe the other students in that classroom to check for

other infestation. The school nurse will maintain a log of head lice cases. A copy of the approved Head Lice Protocol may be obtained from the counselors and/or school nurse. The approved protocol must be followed in dealing with head lice.


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Purchases Charged to School Account / Reimbursement

A. The principal and the principal’s designees are the only persons authorized to charge purchases to a school account. Anyone else who makes a charge to the school will be responsible for the bill.

B. If specific, prior approval has been obtained from the principal for certain purchases

for school supplies and/or materials, employees may request reimbursement. Approved purchase orders must be signed prior to any orders being made. No reimbursements will be made for anything purchased without the principal’s approval.

C. All check requests must have prior approval by the account manager and signed off

by Principal (e.g., account manager for athletics is Coach Wiggins, for PTA is Mrs. Kelly, for ALL purchases is Dr. Reynolds).

Requests for Supplies

A. It is our policy to provide you with all the supplies you need to operate your classroom efficiently, i.e., within reason. All supplies must be requested on the REQUEST FOR SUPPLIES FORM which is available from the office. Requests should be made to Ms. Carswell at least three days in advance.

B. In order to maintain a correct inventory of supplies, only school office personnel

(secretaries) are authorized to go to the supply room.

C. Each hall has a large storage area in the science rooms. This area is for use by the entire hall according to teams.

School Work Week and School Work Day

A. Burke County Board of Education Policy GBRC, based on State Standards, states that the minimum workday shall be defined as eight hours. The normal workweek consists of Monday through Friday unless other days are designated by the Burke County Board of Education. Staying at school beyond the normal work hours will be necessary at times for various reasons. You will be notified in time to make needed arrangements.

B. All staff members are required to personally sign in (as well as initial by their

name) and out in the office each time they arrive on campus or when they leave campus. Sign-in time in the morning is before 7:30 a.m. and sign-out time is after 3:30 p.m. Sign in time for those on morning duty before 7:30 a.m. (FOUR TARDIES = MEMO) If you leave campus during the day, you must clear this with the principal in writing; sign out when you leave and sign in when you return. DO NOT PARK IN THE FRONT OF THE SCHOOL AND SIGN IN TO AVOID BEING LATE


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C. THE OFFICIAL SCHOOL TIME IS THE BELL CLOCK IN THE SCHOOL

OFFICE. ALL PERSONNEL ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING YOUR WATCHES AND ROOM CLOCKS SYNCHRONIZED WITH IT DAILY. The bell clock is located directly in front of Mrs. Carswell’s desk.

D. All personnel, unless otherwise designated, are expected to park in the Employee

Parking Lot and be in their work areas by 7:35 a.m. Persons assigned to early morning duty are expected to be at their duty stations by 7:35 a.m. Persons assigned to afternoon car-rider duty are to remain at their duty stations until 3:15 p.m., unless otherwise instructed.

E. All certified personnel are expected to supervise students at all times that students

are on the campus. This includes before school begins, while school is in session, and after school ends each day. If you request a student or students to come early and/or stay late, you are expected to be in charge of the student or students.

F. Students will be dismissed to their homeroom each morning at 7:35 a.m. The tardy

bell will ring at 7:55 a.m. Channel One will begin on television at 8:03 a.m. daily (beginning the second week of school), followed by WBMS Morning News (on TV) and the remaining daily schedule.

G. School buildings will be locked at 4:30 p.m. each day. If you need to be here later

than 4:30 p.m., or if you need to enter the building during the weekend, make arrangements with the principal. If you are the last person to leave campus, you are responsible for locking the gates.

H. Note that the school administration realize that all personnel have personal lives and we will thus refrain from contacting you during off-duty hours unless very necessary; your reciprocating the courtesy will be appreciated.

Roles within Teams A. In an effort to provide opportunities for the development of teacher leadership and to

enhance the ability to attain exemplary ratings on standard 9 on the TKES end of the year evaluation new team roles have been established and the roles are defined below.

Team Leader

A. The Middle School team leader has the responsibility for coordinating and managing the operations of a grade level team. The team leader should be an effective facilitator, have strong interpersonal skills and be committed to collaboration with all stakeholders for the benefit of students. The team leader also focuses on coordination of the grade level instructional program and collaboration among teachers across grade level teams. The team leader analyzes grade level and individual student achievement data to ensure that school improvement targets are being met.

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administrators as needed to ensure components of the balanced scorecard and SIP are being addressed. Weekly minutes of meetings are to be submitted to the AP of Academics and ensure that notes and information are disseminated to all team staff.

C. Collaborates with other teacher leaders to facilitate team instructional planning to ensure: a balanced and challenging instructional program for all students, the coordination and timing of assignments to help students succeed, the development of interdisciplinary connections in thinking and academic skills, and student engagement in authentic instruction.

D. Serves as a grade level liaison between team and grade-level administrator and collaborates with administrators and colleagues on team, grade level and instructional issues.

E. Collaborates with other teacher leaders and administrators to support articulation within the school and between the elementary feeder and high school.

F. As well as any other duties and responsibilities required by the principal and/or her designees.

Response to Intervention (RTI) Coordinator

A. Response to Intervention is a building level group of certificated personnel, organized to respond to individual students’ needs that the referring teacher has been unable to meet successfully using conventional remediation strategies in the classroom. RTI is a legal mandate. Therefore, it is imperative that we exercise diligence in administering universal screening probes, progress monitoring and various interventions. Required documentation should be updated at least bi-monthly. Review of all files will be conducted quarterly, as outlined, by designated staff. The team leader should designate a team member to serve as point person for RTI.

B. Upon recognition of the special needs of a student and appropriate documented

efforts to address those needs (including parent and counselor involvement) have proven insufficient or ineffective, the teacher must implement the RTI procedures for assistance in addressing the student’s needs. This role will serve as case managers. Referral forms must be secured from Mrs. Preston. Procedures for this process are outlined in the packets. Remember documentation is important. You may be doing a lot of different things to assist students, but if it is not documented, it never happened.

C. The procedure for referral of students will be followed at BCMS as outlined in

BBOE Policy JEA/IGA and accompanying flow chart.

D. BCMS students who receive excessive discipline referrals (3 or more referrals) and placed on a discipline contract must have a Response to Intervention (RTI) referral. The team leader is responsible for securing a RTI referral folder. The RTI committee should be members (the student’s team) will conduct at least three


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meetings (at least a week apart) to document their discussions and then the case can be closed and all records submitted to the SST coordinator. The typical TSS case will be opened and closed within four weeks.

E. Universal Screening will be completed during Extended Learning Time. It is important to adhere to all protocols in regards to Universal Screening to ensure that accurate results are obtained. All team members are expected to assist with the grading of probes.

F. Progress monitoring is essential to RTI and is a legal mandate. Each team may determine the method of ensuring this task is completed and one member will be responsible for entering the interventions in the software program in the allotted time.

G. As well as any other duties and responsibilities required by the principal and/or her designees.

Parent Contact Liaison

A. The Middle School parent contact liaison promotes and facilitates student and parent engagement in the academic process on behalf of the team.

B. Ensures grading and reporting procedures determined by the team align to the grading

and reporting policy of BCMS. Ensures grade book setup is correct for team members by August 21st, 2015.

C. Schedules, plans, coordinate and facilitate student/teacher and parent/teacher conferences as needed within the team.

D. Updates parents daily on assignments, homework, expectations, upcoming projects or any information relevant to teaching and learning using multiple avenues to disseminate the information. This member is required to be familiar with School Center to post updates via the team webpage which will be kept up to date. There will also be Blackboard Connect training for creating messages that will be sent via email, text and voice to parents with team updates. Updating the student planners will also be part of this team member role. Daily emails will be sent to parents with team updates of assignments, tests and upcoming events. Each team also will carbon copy the hall AP so they are kept abreast of team happenings.

E. As well as any other duties and responsibilities required by the principal and/or her designees.

PBIS/Activities Facilitator

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B. Offers tools to assist in record keeping, team evaluations, etc. Checks accuracy of records, directs team in evaluation.

C. Ensures equal distribution of roles and responsibilities and assumes the role of leader, delegates, assigns tasks.

D. Is the main contact person with Assistant Principal for PBIS and communicates

team’s need for resources, while working with grade level counselors to ensure PBIS initiatives are being followed by your team. Actively promotes PBIS as a priority, as well as integrates with other initiatives and improvement activities.

E. Collects and submits monthly team implementation checklist to PBIS specialist and maintains on-going communication with team members and coach.

F. As well as any other duties and responsibilities required by the principal and/or her designees.

Student Tardies

A. Students who are tardy to school (not in homeroom by the 7:55 a.m. bell) between 7:55 and 8:05 a.m. will pick up an “Absent-Tardy Admit” pass from a parapro at the front entrance of the school. (Parapros will place pink copies in Mrs. Parrish’s mailbox daily.) Students who arrive at school after 7:55 a.m. must be accompanied by a parent/guardian to the main (front) office where they will sign in and receive an “Absent-Tardy Admit” pass to give to their home-room teacher before reporting to class.

B. Students who are tardy to school or to class and leave school early more than one

time a week or a total of four times in a nine weeks grading period will be referred to assistant principals for assigning in-school detention that is held 2:30-3:05. Three assignments to in-school detention per semester will result in a required parent conference and placement on a punctuality contract. (Failure to report to a re-assigned tardy detention will result in a one-day OSS.)

C. Teachers will use the following procedures for reporting students who are tardy to

class:

1. Teacher will complete duplicate “Tardy to Class” slip stating reason that student was tardy to class.

2. Teacher will give white copy to student. 3a. Content teachers will submit yellow slips to front office daily by gem-

clipping slips to the morning lunch report card to be picked up from homeroom doors or placing them in the office manager’s mailbox.

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D. Note that processing of all tardy duplicates will be done in front office. Assistant principals will then receive a list of students violating tardy policy (with duplicates attached). AP’s will assign after-school detention and staple tardy slip to the detention slip. AP’s will enter after-school detention assignments into computer (discipline). The tardy list will be initialed and returned to the office manager for sharing w/the data clerk.

E. Homeroom teachers, note that if you need to make a change from absent to tardy, you can make the change on that day in Power Teacher prior to 8:30, email the change to Mrs. Parrish or wait until you verify your weekly attendance sheet. , if necessary, later on your weekly verification sheet. (Place the pink copies of tardy slips for verification in Mrs. Parrish’s mailbox.)

Exception: Late bus students- When a student comes in on a late bus, the homeroom teacher must mark the student as “excused tardy” in Power Teacher or make the change on the weekly verification sheet because Ms. Parrish does not receive any notification of late bus students. F. Note the following regarding students reporting to class on time:

1. Students need no more than three minutes to report from homeroom to ELT class if they leave their grade hall for reading: 8:05=Students start moving to reading class; 8:08 (bell)=Reading class begins; 8:43= Students exit reading class; 8:47 (bell)=Academic classes begin and one grade of students report to first connections class. 2. Students need no more than four minutes to report from grade hallway

to connections classes and from connections classes to grade hallway. Students need no more than three minutes to move between connections. 3. Bells for dismissal to connections from grade hallways are as follows: 8:05 = Grade 8 12:40 = Grade 7 10:05= Grade 6

Students’ Daily Attendance Records

A. Each homeroom teacher is responsible for keeping a record of the attendance of each student in the homeroom. This record should be reported in Power School on a daily basis. If no students are absent you must still report attendance in Power Teacher each day by 8:05 a.m.

B. Homeroom teachers are required to turn in a weekly verification sheet (due by 2:00 p.m. on Monday of the following week). Please submit all excuses or any other documentation for a student’s absence daily. Please place all excuses in the envelope provided and submitted to Mrs. Parrish at the beginning of your planning.

C. REMEMBER: SCHOOL ATTENDANCE RECORDS ARE LEGALLY

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AFTER verification of the report will negatively affect one’s performance evaluation. The verification sheet must be accurate and must be checked and signed that it is accurate. NOTE THAT ATTENDANCE RECORDED ON GRADE REPORTS IS CUMULATIVE TO DATE.

D. Burke County Board of Education policy requires students to be present at school

165 days or 90% or the days they are on roll. Homeroom teachers will count students present who arrive at school prior to 11:30 a.m. However, if the student arrives after homeroom, s/he will be counted absent in the classes missed. (See the handbook topic on TARDIES). Students who arrive at school after 11:30 a.m. will be counted absent in the homeroom. A student must be on campus at least 3½ hours to be counted present. Although not recorded in Power School or printed on grade reports, daily attendance records for each class period must be kept by teachers.

E. The homeroom teacher shall identify students who have accrued THREE (3) absences and/or a pattern of absences and attempt to contact the parent. Such attempt and/or contact should be documented and filed for future reference. When students have accrued 4 absences, the homeroom teacher shall complete the SCHOOL COUNSELOR REFERRAL FORM, attach the previous documentation and submit to the appropriate grade-level counselor. The homeroom teacher shall submit a SCHOOL COUNSELOR REFERRAL FORM to the appropriate grade-level counselor for each absence thereafter. (Homeroom teachers should refer for each absence after three.)

F. ALL TEACHERS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE ATTENDANCE AND KEEP

ATTENDANCE RECORDS IN EACH OF THEIR CLASSES. This information needs to be recorded in the planner. Burke County Board of Education Policy allows schools to hear appeals from parents of any student who does not pass because of excessive absences provided seventy-five percent (75%) of the absences were excused absences with notes from parents when the absences occurred. (See BBOE Policy JB.)

G. If a homeroom teacher is absent, the teacher must provide the substitute a class roster in the teacher’s lesson plans for reporting attendance for that day to Mrs. Parrish. (A student from the homeroom class should the attendance to the front office.)

H. Following are procedures for documenting reasons for student absences:

1. When student returns to school after being absent, she/he should give the homeroom teacher a written excuse signed by parent/guardian indicating reason for absence.

2. If student has no excuse, inform the student that you must have a written excuse within 3 school days.

3. If the written excuse is brought within 3 school days and the absence is legitimate, write EXCUSED on the note and file it with the current verification sheet. Submit this excuse to Mrs. Parrish for filing.


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4. If no written excuse is brought within 3 school days and if you have no other verification from the parent regarding why the student was absent, the UNexcused EXCUSE FOR ABSENCE will be the documentation; turn it in with the current verification sheet.

5. According to BBOE Policy JB, absences are excused for the following reasons: Personal illness, illness or death in family, a religious holiday observed by one’s faith, a mandate by order of governmental agencies.

I. Students may be given make-up assignments for absences, but grades may NOT be

earned for completing them; Exception: If a student misses a nine weeks test during an unexcused absence (including suspension), s/he may make up the test and receive the earned grade. If a grade is given in a class during the time a student is suspended or the absence is otherwise unexcused, the student will receive a grade of 0.

J. A daily bulletin will be sent to personnel from the principal via e-mail to address

calendar updates, deadlines, compliments, pertinent issues, etc. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR READING AND UNDERSTANDING CONTENTS DAILY!

K. Students will be asked to recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the USA daily (during WBMS news) and have a time of silence (BBOE Policy IKD).

Supervision of Students

A. BBOE Policy JD requires that students must be under supervision at all times while they are on campus. This means that students may not be placed in the hallway or in an empty room without an adult being present to supervise them.

B. Every teacher and administrator is responsible for supervising students at all times.

C. The courts have ruled that a teacher is responsible for her/his class even if the

teacher is not in the classroom. This means that you cannot leave your students unattended at any time. YOU ARE LIABLE if one of the students gets hurt, especially if you are not in the room at the time.

D. When students are dismissed to connections classes, teachers should accompany

them to the Commons Area (to be met by the connections teachers during the first three days of the grading period). When students are dismissed from connections classes to return to their grade hall, connections teachers should supervise their return by accompanying them daily and academic team teachers should be at their doors in the grade hall to greet students.

E. In all assemblies, whether in the gym or the auditorium, teachers are expected to sit

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F. The students assigned to you at any given time are in your charge and you are responsible to keep them under control! You are responsible for providing an atmosphere conducive to learning for every student in your classroom. Keep your students engaged in quality time on task throughout the class period!

G. Teachers are RESPONSIBLE for keeping their students reasonably quiet and

orderly during Channel One, during BCMS Morning News, and at other times that announcements are being made. You and all students must hear the information that is given. Classrooms will be monitored for the noise level. Note that instructionally productive noise is certainly acceptable.

H. All certificated personnel are responsible for monitoring adherence to the school

dress code that is found in the Student Handbook section of the PLANNER. Familiarize yourself with the dress code. Students that you believe are not in compliance with the dress code should be issued dress code violation forms, and if clothing changes are needed, they should be sent with completed violation forms to the counselor on the hall or to the assistant principal’s office BEFORE homeroom (or later if the need arises).

I. The major responsibility of the teacher is to provide instruction. In order to do this,

teachers must constantly supervise students. The classroom teacher is ultimately responsible for what goes on in his/her classroom. (Note that the use of computers by teachers during instructional time for any reason other than direct instruction of students is prohibited; exception=reporting attendance during homeroom.)

J. Personnel who keep students after school for whatever reason (meetings, band

practices, etc.) must notify the front office of same so that secretaries can handle calls from parents. Cancellations of scheduled activities on the day of the activity are unacceptable; exceptions must have prior approval of the principal. Direct students to report to you AFTER second busload is called, i.e., when final dismissal announcement is made for students to be dismissed for after-school activities.

Suspected Child Abuse / Neglect

A. All suspected cases of child abuse and neglect must be referred immediately to Ms. Kim Green at the Burke County Board of Education (554-5101). Use the School Social Worker Referral/Recording Form available in the office to refer cases involving attendance, abuse, etc. to Ms. Green. She will refer the case to DFACS after she initially investigates the situation. Please write up all referrals, stating specific dates, times, and facts relevant to the referral and submit to the appropriate counselor on the day of the referral.

B. REMEMBER: You cannot be held liable for civil or criminal prosecution when you

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C. A copy of the Indicators of a Child’s Need for Protection, Burke County Schools Procedure for Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and/or Neglect, and, Clues That May Indicate Child Abuse are available in the Counselors’ offices.

D. A copy of BBOE Policy JGI, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORTING,

has been placed in your handbook in the policies section. Review the policy so that you will be familiar with its contents.

The Students’ Planner

A. Each student at Burke County Middle School (BCMS) is issued a PLANNER upon enrollment. The planner contains pertinent information about the school, about study habits, etc., in addition to being a way for students to organize their schoolwork. Teachers must see that assignments for each class are entered on a daily basis and that parents sign/initial planners daily; grades may also be entered when papers are returned. Students should always carry their planners as hall passes. Teachers are issued the Teacher’s PLANNER.

B. Each teacher is required to incorporate the use of the planner into their lessons. This will be monitored through lesson plans and observations. Students should be encouraged to use their planners through extra points and other incentives for keeping them up to date.

Technology

A. The LCD projector bulbs last approximately 2000 hours. Once a bulb burns out, within a school year, you will be responsible for the purchase of a replacement. Turn of your LCD when it is not in use (planning, lunch and end of the day).

B. Do not write on Promethean Boards unless you use the appropriate pen.

Teachers will be fined for damages to the boards.

C. Teacher will be allowed two (2) inkjet cartridges per school year. Remember that laser cartridges will not be issued on a yearly basis. These cartridges should last three or more years

D. Please refrain from loading software on your computer. All software must have prior

approval and must be loaded on your computer by Ms. Sherman.

E. Teachers using the mobile labs are required to assign each laptop to specific students and monitor usage. Damages will be accessed and fines will be charged. Please be sure to report all damages or problems to Ms. Sherman immediately. Don’t wait several weeks or months before informing Ms. Sherman that there is a problem or a computer has been damaged.


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Transportation Changes

A. From time to time, many students have a change in their regular mode of transportation; therefore, teachers must discuss the following information with homeroom classes on the first day of school:

• Students having a change in their normal mode of transportation from school should bring a parent’s note to the Assistant Principal’s office and place it in the box labeled BUS PASSES located just inside the door. Ms. Lovett will verify the bus pass and assure they are distributed.

• Students should drop their notes off on their way to homeroom before 7:55 a.m.

B. The following information is required on the transportation change note:

1. The student’s full name 2. Bus number or the bus driver’s name for the bus they need to ride 3. Destination 4. Parent’s phone number 5. Parent’s signature 6. Date(s) of change

Uninterrupted Instructional Time

SACS and GAC Standards limit the amount of time that classes can be interrupted for non-instructional activities. These standards will be followed and class interruptions will be kept to a minimum. Team leaders are responsible to keep the front office informed of daily schedules of students and staff team members. Grade levels should collaborate to determine the time for class changes and submit this information to the Assistant Principal for Academics prior to the last day of preplanning.

Use of Copy Machines and Other School Materials

A. All copying will be handled in the Media Center by the copy clerk . No one other that the designated person is to use the copy machines in any of the offices in the school. Do not carry materials to the media center, the office or anywhere else for multiple copies. All materials will be copied by the copy clerk in the office.

Take measures to be frugal with materials!

B. Each regular education teacher will be allotted 1½ cases of paper for the year for each subject taught. Math teachers will be allotted 2 cases of paper. (Paper used by team leaders for required purposes will not be charged against them). A teacher’s allotment of paper will be entered in the copy machine and when you have exhausted your paper supply, the copy machine will run no more copies.

C. Two reams of paper and two inkjet printer cartridges (pending technology funds) per

school year for computer use will be allotted for each regular education teacher.


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Note: Do not run multiple copies (class sets) via classroom printers; this is extremely expensive and quickly depletes printer cartridges!

D. Materials to be copied must be submitted (in the Media Center) at least 48 hours before they are needed. Materials turned in by 10:00 a.m. on a given day will be ready the next day if possible.

E. All equipment and/or materials located at BCMS are for school use only. No type

of personal projects should be done at the school. If you have any questions about this, see the principal.

Use of School Telephones

A. The telephones in the school are provided for SCHOOL BUSINESS ONLY. Personal business is not to be conducted at school. Inform your children/ spouses/friends/and those with whom you do business that they are not to call you at school EXCEPT in extreme emergencies. We have only three lines coming into the school; therefore, all calls for school business should be limited to not more than 3 minutes. Abuse of this directive will be considered insubordination.

B. All long distance calls must be logged in on the form provided at the location of each phone.

Visitors on Campus

A. All visitors to the school are required to check in at the front office and obtain an official visitor’s pass. This includes employees’ families and friends. Failure to do so constitutes criminal trespass. If you are expecting a visitor, please notify the office manager and the principal. Teachers are encouraged to utilize guest speakers in their classroom. The record of classroom visitor form should be completed and submitted prior to the visit.

B. Under no circumstance is anyone to be admitted through any door other than

the front door. All other outside doors are to remain locked at all times. If you see someone in the hall who is not wearing a visitor’s pass, please notify the security officer, a school administrator, or the front office at once.

C. If you are “visited” by an irate parent or guardian who: a) disturbs your class, b)

threatens you, or c) does not have a visitor’s pass, DO NOT ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION WITH HIM/HER. REFER THIS PERSON TO THE OFFICE AND NOTIFY AN ADMINISTRATOR OR SECURITY OFFICER IMMEDIATELY.

D. All school employees are expected to assist in assuring that anyone on the Georgia

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suspecting that such a person may be on campus, or may be planning to visit the campus.

PSC Rule Changes Involving Student Contact and Certification

A. Ethics Division - The GaPSC will typically seek a one (1) year suspension of an educator's certificate if there's evidence (e.g. excessive texting, phone calls) of an inappropriate, non-sexual relationship between that educator and a student. The Commission will also recommend a revocation for an educator arrested for felony drug possession. For a successful petition to reinstate one's certificate after a revocation or voluntary surrender, the GaPSC will expect a sufficient amount of time to have passed between the sanction and the petition, and seek evidence that the educator is remorseful and has been rehabilitated. There is no appeal process if such a petition is denied.

B. Pictures of students either at school or off-campus should not be on teacher or staff personal Facebook or other social media sites. It is strongly suggested that all photos of students be removed and the practice of photographing students be discontinued by the staff and teachers of BCMS immediately.

C. Certification Division - The GaPSC proposed, amended and rescinded rules related to its Tiered Certification system and other areas. An overview of those changes and the Tiered Certification system can be found HERE. There will be no PLU requirement for certificate renewals in 2015. Ten (10) PLUs will be required for certificate renewals in 2016 and 2017. There will likely be new rules regarding certificate renewals in 2018. A task force is examining moving Georgia away from PLUs and towards a performance-based system for certificate renewals.

Staff Members with Children at BCMS

A. In order to ensure uninterrupted instructional time, model professionalism, and safeguard the daily smooth operation of the school, it is important that we maintain our staff role as we interact with other staff members. Please follow the normal procedure other parents are expected to follow in regards to contacting / interacting with teachers. Please refrain from visiting your child’s teachers, classroom, and your child during the school day unless an appointment has been obtained.

B. Please secure appointments through the same channels as all parents via email, through the secretaries or administrators.


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Documentation of Infractions and Administrative Actions

Certified and Classified Personnel

The following flowchart is designed to communicate the response actions that may be taken by the administration should repeat violations of

protocols take place. An example of where this process applies is in the area of professionalism in regard to adhering to school policies. Examples

include tardiness to work, reporting to duty stations on time, complying with lunch break time limits, abiding by sick leave requirements, adhering to

the proper sign in/sign out procedures, supervising students assigned to your care, and fulfilling daily duties as assigned.

Note- The actions in this flowchart may be bypassed depending on the nature and severity of the infraction at the discretion of the Principal and/or designee. For

example, gross neglect of a duty that results in a high-level interference of class or school business may result in an immediate by-pass.

1st

Offense

Verbal Warning

resulting in Yellow

ticket or Email

Notice as

documentation for

informing staff

member of the area

that needs to be

corrected

2nd

Offense

Yellow Ticket or

Email Notice

informing staff

member that this

has become

recurrent and needs

to be corrected

immediately to

avoid further action

3rd

Offense

* Notice of Concern

letter attached to

TKES platform or

personnel file

* Conference with

hall/dept.

administrator

* Rating reduction

on applicable TKES

standard or on

classified evaluation

4th

Offense

* Letter of

Redirection

attached to TKES

platform or

personnel file

* Conference with

principal or

designee

* Rating of 2 or 1 on

TKES standard

* Mandatory PDP in

place to address

concern

5th

Offense

* Notice of failure to

comply with PDP

* Potential 2 or 1

rating on TKES

standard

* Potential non-

renewal of contract

and/or termination

for willful neglect


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Grade Level Content Leaders and Administrative Monitors

Grade LA Math Science SS

Admin (Cancer) (Brogan) (Epps) (B. Moore) 6th D. Washington F. Goode K. Story N. Moore

7th P. Smith S. Fultz N. McGraw W. Carter

8th L. Lovett T. Flakes R. Washington R. Giardina

Grade Level Leaders

8th – Tammy Flakes 7th –Najuana McGraw 6th – Nikkia Moore Conn – Jacques Jones Sped – Jeremy Brown

AdvancEd / Better Seeking / Leadership Team M. Reynolds Principal L. Lovett Language Arts – 8

th

J. Epps Asst. Principal P. Smith Language Arts – 7th

B. Moore Asst. Principal A. Roberts Language Arts - 6th

/ Sped

C. Cancer Asst. Principal D.

Washington Language Arts – 6

th

C. Brogan Asst. Principal J. Kelly Connections

P. Carter Instructional Coach J. Brown Special Education

G. Dalton Instructional Coach K. Bailey Media Specialist

L. Byrd Counselor J. Powell BCAS

S. Brown Counselor F. Young Discovery Rep

R. Clark Counselor A. Williams Assistant Superintendent

T. Flakes Math - 8th

L. Evans 6-12 Curriculum Director

J. Byrd Math – 8th

D. Ivery Federal Programs

N. McGraw Science - 7th

K. Farrow Parent

K. Story Science – 6th

Parent

R. Giardina Social Studies - 8th

Chapter

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PDS Building Team: M. Reynolds Principal

C. Brogan Asst. Principal Academics

C. Hill Reg. Ed. Teacher Rep.

J. Epps Spec. Ed. Rep.

GRU (ASU) Master Teachers: GSU Master Teachers:

T. Flakes N. Moore M. Shryock C. King M. Lakes (L) T. Flakes

J. Brown T. Moore D. Kelly K. Till R. Grace (L) F. Goode

J. Byrd J. Jones L. Wilcox

BCMS School Council Members:

Chairperson Principal / Designee Dr. Mona Reynolds

Teacher Kathryn Story

Teacher Desherra Bonner

Staff Shironda Brown

PTSA President

Parent Tabatha Adkins

Parent Stacey Jackson

Business Representative Susan Sharkey

Business Representative Nora Swanson

Other Appointments: Chair

21st Century Site Coordinator C. Hill AdvancEd Chair C. Brogan American Education Week Coordinators J. Broxton Art Club Advisor

ASU Mentoring Site Coordinator C. Brogan / C. Hill BCAE/Prof Learning Council Bldg. Rep TBA

Balanced Scorecard J. Epps Beta Club Advisors N. McGraw / S. Fultz Bible Club M. Shryock Calendar / Event Scheduling C. Brogan Cares/Concerns Contact (Hospital/Births/Deaths) J. Broxton Channel 4 Kiosk K. Bailey

Channel One Coordinator K. Bailey Character Education Coordinator C. Cancer Christmas Parade Float Committee Coordinator

CIS Mentor Coordinator CIS Site Coordinator Disaster Relief Coordinators "C" Team (counselors)


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Discovery Program Contact A. Bruce Drama / Musical Club Advisors T. Simmons Duties Contact C. Cancer ELL Contact A. Bruce

FFA Advisor A. Crockett Fire-Disaster Drill B. Moore Flag Attendant Advisor J. Brown Geography Bee Coordinator P. Carter / C. King Gifted Eligibility Coordinator A. Bruce / C. King Guidance Committee Co-Chairpersons R. Clark

Homecoming Parade Entry Coordinator

Homeless Coordinator LaTonya Byrd Honors Program Coordinator J. Broxton / B. Walden International Club Advisor H. Suggs Maintenance/Work Orders Contact B. Moore Math Club F. Goode / T. Flakes / J. Byrd / L. Davis

Math Challenge G. Dalton / J. Byrd Nutrition / Lunchroom M. Mitchell / B. Moore Social Club Coordinator J. Jordan / L. Wilcox / L. Parrish Media/AR Committee Chairperson K. Bailey PAGE Bldg. Rep J. Epps Partners in Education Coordinator C. Cancer Pep Rally/Assembly Coordinator C. Cancer / K. Story

Power Teacher Trainers G. Dalton / J. Byrd / K. Hunter / C. King PTSA President

PTSA School Employee Membership Rep. J. Broxton Relay for Life Team Captains ____________ / S. Stephens REMBC B. Moore RTI Coordinator C. Cancer

School Newsletter P. Carter School Spelling Bee Coordinator K. Bailey Science Fair Coordinators K. Till / C. Hill / A. Roberts / L. Davis Special Education / 504 Coordinator J. Epps Student Council Advisor

STEM Energy ELT

G. Dalton M. Flowers

Student Support Team (Tier 3) Coordinator C. Cancer

Technology Committee Co-Chairpersons K. Bailey / A. Falana / G. Dalton Transition Plan (5 to 6, 6 to 7, 8 to 9) K. Story TSA Advisor J. Kelly WBMS Morning News J. Kelly Webmaster / Technology K. Bailey Yearbook Advisor J. Jordan / A. Roberts / N. Moore


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BCMS Coaches: Baseball Aaron Fera Brian Lewis Basketball (boys) Anton Anthony Kenderrick Bonner

Basketball (girls) Dalania Mack Nicole Weirarch Cheerleaders Kathryn Story Kenesha Reddick Football Mark Flowers Brian Bodiford

Scott Harmon Steven Cunningham

Scott Jones Daniel Wiggins Softball Aaron Fera Nicole Weirarch

Tennis Hillary Suggs Nicole Weirach Track (boys) Scott Jones Track (girls) Alicia Roberts

Volleyball Kaye Hunter LaTasha Jackson

PBIS TEAM Member Position Role Email

Tyler Torek Director of Testing

PBIS District Facilitator

[email protected]

Mona Reynolds Principal BCMS Administrator [email protected]

Cathy Cancer 7th Grade Assistant Principal

BCMS Administrator [email protected]

Rhonda Clark Counselor

Behavior Management

Specialist

BCMS PBIS Coach [email protected]

Ranatta Grace 6th Grade SS

Classroom Management

Specialist

BCMS PBIS Coach [email protected]

Kim Bunn Connections (Math)

Connections Team Leader

[email protected]

Amy Bruce 8th Grade ELA 8th Grade Co-Leader [email protected]

Leigh Lovett 8th Grade ELA 8th Grade Co-Leader [email protected]

Willie Carter 7th Grade SS 7th Grade Co-Leader [email protected]


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Kimberly Till 7th Grade Science

7th Grade Co-Leader [email protected]

Demetria Washington 6th Grade ELA 6th Grade Co-Leader [email protected]

Leah Wilcox 6th Grade Science

6th Grade Co-Leader [email protected]

Alicia Roberts Special Services Special Services Team Leader

[email protected]

Brittany Walden Support Services Support Services Team Leader

[email protected]


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2015-2016 BURKE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND COUNSELOR ASSIGNMENTS

Grade 6 Assistant Principal = Bobby Moore Counselor = Rhonda Clark Grade 7 Assistant Principal = Cathy Cancer Counselor = Shironda Brown Grade 8 Assistant Principal = James Epps Counselor = Latonya Byrd

EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL WHO ARE PERFORMING DUTY:

1. Personnel are to be signed in by 7:30. Morning Duty for all staff begins at 7:35. Students

will enter the building at 7:35 therefore, it is imperative that you be on your duty post.

2. Grade level teachers will greet students each morning at/in their classroom door. Please

ensure that all students travel with their planner (hall pass).

3. All staff members are expected to be considerate of those on duty. At all times, refrain

from conversing with those who are supervising students.

4. Newspaper, work of any sort, IPAD, excessive socializing must not be present/carried on

during duty. Drinks/food must not be consumed at any time on school campus in the

presence of students unless they have that privilege also; the only acceptable exception is

a covered cup/bottle of water on the employee’s desk.

5. If you have to be absence, please have a colleague and/or sub cover your post.

6. There will be a strict no students in the hall during ELT and dismissal. No locker breaks

at that time. Additionally students are to be held in classroom until dismissed.

New Bus Loading Zone

This year students will load the bus outside of the BCMS fence area next to the

concession stand with scheduled staff on duty. With that said we want to ensure our

students exit the building and load the buses safely. It is important that we have guidelines

in place to ensure safety. (This is subject to change).

Helpful Guidelines: Each Team will decide the following and submit documentation

to Mrs. Cancer and Front Office :

1. 2 teacher of the team who will walk out all of bus load students.

2. 1 teachers of team who will hold car riders and walkers.

3. 1 teacher of the team who will keep afterschool activities and 21st century

students.

Thank you in advance while we are making adjustments to the bus load schedule

and procedures. During inclement weather the loading zone may change.

7. Any questions or concerns regarding one’s area of assignment or responsibilities should

be directed to Mrs. Cancer.


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8.

Daily Tardy Pass Duty Schedule Morning Duty

Reporting Time ….7:35 -7:55

Date Outside Gym Connection/Gym Hall Commons Area Double Doors/Office/

Food Court Exit

6th Grade Hall 7th Grade Hall New Wing /Exit 8th Grade Hall Gym side Bus Dock

August 5August 5August 5August 5----7777 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell

Lakes, S. Wilson, V. Collins Bruce, Bunn, Benniefield, D. Roberson, J Roberson

Epps/Wiggins/Fera



Epps/Wiggins/Fera



Epps/Wiggins/Fera



Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Augus 31Augus 31Augus 31Augus 31----Sept. 4Sept. 4Sept. 4Sept. 4 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Sept. 7Sept. 7Sept. 7Sept. 7----11111111 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Sept. 14Sept. 14Sept. 14Sept. 14----18181818 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Sept.21Sept.21Sept.21Sept.21----25252525 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Sept.28Sept.28Sept.28Sept.28---- Oct. 2Oct. 2Oct. 2Oct. 2 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Oct 12Oct 12Oct 12Oct 12----16161616 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Oct. 19Oct. 19Oct. 19Oct. 19----23232323 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Oct. 26Oct. 26Oct. 26Oct. 26----30303030 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera


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Oct.27Oct.27Oct.27Oct.27---- 30303030 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Nov. 2Nov. 2Nov. 2Nov. 2----6666 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera



Epps/Wiggins/Fera



Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Nov.30Nov.30Nov.30Nov.30----Dec. 4Dec. 4Dec. 4Dec. 4 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Dec. 7Dec. 7Dec. 7Dec. 7----11111111 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Dec. 14Dec. 14Dec. 14Dec. 14----18181818 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Mr. Moore/Mrs. Cancer(Admin) Security Checkpoint / Commons Area Brogan(Admin) Office P. Carter /Dalton( Admin Support) Classroom Coverage ( Lee, Cobb, M. Washington) Morning Duty

Reporting Time ….7:35 -7:55

Date Outside Gym Connection/Gym Hall Security Checkpoint Double Doors/Office/

Food Court Exit

6th Grade Hall 7th Grade Hall New Wing /Exit 8th Grade Hall Gym side Bus Dock

Jan. 4Jan. 4Jan. 4Jan. 4----8888 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera



Epps/Wiggins/Fera



Epps/Wiggins/Fera



Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Feb. 1Feb. 1Feb. 1Feb. 1----5555 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Feb. 8Feb. 8Feb. 8Feb. 8----12121212 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Lakes, S. Wilson, V. Collins Bruce, Bunn, Benniefield, D. Epps/Wiggins/Fera


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Russell Roberson, J Roberson



Epps/Wiggins/Fera



Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Feb. 29Feb. 29Feb. 29Feb. 29---- Mar. 4Mar. 4Mar. 4Mar. 4 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Mar. 7Mar. 7Mar. 7Mar. 7----11111111 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Mar.14Mar.14Mar.14Mar.14----18181818 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Mar.21Mar.21Mar.21Mar.21----25252525 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Mar. 28Mar. 28Mar. 28Mar. 28----Apr. 1Apr. 1Apr. 1Apr. 1 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Apr. 11Apr. 11Apr. 11Apr. 11----15151515 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera



Epps/Wiggins/Fera



Epps/Wiggins/Fera

May 2May 2May 2May 2----6666 Mack, Crockett J. Kelly, Falana, Stephens Brown, Byrd, Clark Jones, Simmons, J. Brown Lee, Sheppard, M. Washington D. Williams, Suggs, Cobb, Russell


Epps/Wiggins/Fera



Epps/Wiggins/Fera



Epps/Wiggins/Fera

Mr. Moore/Mrs. Cancer Security Checkpoint/ Commons Area-Admin Brogan(Admin) Office P. Carter/Dalton-Admin support Classroom Coverage (Lee, Cobb, M. Washington)


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(2015-2016) NINE WEEKS

GRADING PERIODS/TESTS/REPORT CARD DATES Grading Period Progress Reports Test Dates Test Periods Report Card Distribution 1st Nine Weeks Sept. 3 10/6 4th and 6th 10/14 10/7 2nd and 5th 10/8 1st and 3rd 2nd Nine Weeks Nov. 11 12/16 4th and 6th 01/06 12/17 2nd and 5th 12/18 1st and 3rd

3rd Nine Weeks Feb. 4 03/8 4th and 6th 03/16 03/9 2nd and 5th 03/10 1st and 3rd

4th Nine Weeks Apr. 19 05/18 4th and 6th 05/27 05/19 2nd and 5th 05/20 1st and 3rd NOTE:

1. During Extended Learning Time, students may earn the following letter grades: S = Satisfactory, NI = Needs Improvement, and U =

Unsatisfactory

2. Any deviation from the above schedule regarding dates/periods for testing must have prior approval from the principal.

3. Students may exempt a nine weeks test provided they have a 90 average or better in the content area, O/S for conduct, no ISS, and no

more than four days absent for the grading period.

4. Use of open book tests requires PRIOR written approval from the principal.

5. Nine weeks tests will be given and scores weighted in language arts, math, science, and social studies as detailed below:

Grade 6 = 1st Semester – Give nine weeks test but do not average it in average 2nd Semester – Give nine weeks test and count as 10% of average Grade 7 = Both semesters – Give nine weeks test and count as 10% of average Grade 8 = Give nine weeks test and count as 10% of average for the 1st and 3rd nine weeks. Give semester exams at semester end for weeks 9-18 and weeks 28-36 to count as 10% of the average.

6. Teachers are not to give any grade lower than a 55 on progress reports or report cards for any grading period.


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Character Words

Week of Character Word CHARACTER QUALITY

August 5-8 First Week of School

August 10-14 Attentiveness

August 17-21 Obedience

August 24-28 Truthfulness

Aug. 31- Sept.4 Gratefulness

Sept. 7-11 Generosity

Sept. 14-18 Orderliness

Sept.21-25 Forgiveness

Sept.28- Oct. 2 Sincerity

Oct .5-9 Virtue

Oct. 12-16 Responsibility

Oct. 19-23 Patience

Oct.26- 30 Initiative

Nov. 2-6 Self Control

Nov. 9-13 Punctuality

Nov. 16-20 Resourcefulness

Nov. 30-Dec.1 Tolerance

Dec. 7-11 Creativity

Dec.14-18 Discretion

Jan. 4-8 Diligence

Jan. 11-15 Loyalty

Jan. 18-22 Hospitality

Jan. 25-29 Sensitivity

Feb. 1-5 Enthusiasm

Feb. 8-12 Flexibility

Feb. 15-19 Discernment

Feb. 22--26 Cautiousness

/feb. 29-Mar.4 Boldness

Mar. 7-11 Dependablility

Mar.14-18 Thoroughness

Mar.21-25 Determination

Mar. 28-Apr. 1 Thriftiness

Apr. 11-15 Availability

Apr. 18-22 Deference

Apr. 25-29 Compassion

May 2-6 Persuasiveness

May 9-13 Wisdom

May 16-20 Last Week of School


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Character Word Meanings First Week of School- Getting to know my teacher, rules, and procedures at BCMS

Attentiveness- Showing the worth of a person or task by giving my undivided concentration

Obedience- Quickly and cheerfully carrying out the direction of those who are responsible for me

Truthfulness- Earning future trust by accurately reporting past facts

Gratefulness- Letting others know by my words and actions how they benefited my life

Generosity- Carefully managing my resources so I can freely give to those in need

Orderliness-Arranging myself and my surroundings to achieve greater efficiency

Forgiveness-Clearing the record of those who have wronged me and not holding a grudge

Sincerity-Eagerly doing what is right with transparent motives

Virtue-The moral excellence evident in my life as I consistently do what is right

Responsibility-Knowing and doing what is expected of me

Patience-Accepting a difficult situation without giving a deadline to remove it

Initiative-Recognizing and doing what needs to be done before I am asked to do it

Self-Control-Rejecting wrong desires and doing what is right

Punctuality-Showing esteem for others by doing the right thing at the right time

Resourcefulness-Finding practical uses for that which others would overlook or discard

Tolerance-Realizing that everyone is at varying levels of character development

Creativity-Approaching a need, a task, or an idea from a new perspective

Discretion-Recognizing and avoiding words, actions, and attitudes that could bring undesirable

consequences

Diligence-Investing all my time and energy to complete each task assigned to me

Loyalty-Using difficult times to demonstrate my commitment to those I serve

Hospitality-Cheerfully sharing food, shelter, or conversation to benefit others

Sensitivity-Perceiving the true attitudes and emotions of those around me


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Enthusiasm-Expressing joy in each task as I give it my best effort

Flexibility-Willingness to change plans or ideas without getting upset

Discernment-Understanding the deeper reasons why things happen

Cautiousness-Knowing how important right timing is in accomplishing right actions

Boldness-Confidence to say or do what is true, right, and just

Dependability-Fulfilling what I consented to do, even if it means unexpected sacrifice

Thoroughness-Knowing what factors will diminish the effectiveness of my work or words if neglected

Determination-Purposing to accomplish right goals at the right time, regardless of the opposition

Thriftiness-Allowing myself and others to spend only what is necessary

Availability-Making my schedule and priorities secondary to the wishes of those I serve

Deference-Limiting my freedom so I do not offend the tastes of those around me

Compassion-Investing what is necessary to heal the hurts of others

Persuasiveness-Guiding vital truths around another’s mental roadblocks

Wisdom-Seeing and responding to life situations from a perspective that transcends my current

circumstances

Last Week of School- Reflecting on all the knowledge I have gained this year.


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2015-2016

PAYROLL DATES

Pay Period

Ends Payroll Distribution

Dates

07/10/15 Friday 07/24/15

08/07/15 Friday 08/21/15

09/11/15 Friday 09/25/15

10/09/15 Friday 10/23/15

11/06/15 Friday 11/20/15

12/04/15 Friday 12/18/15

01/08/16 Friday 01/22/16

02/05/16 Friday 02/19/16

03/04/16 Friday 03/18/16

04/01/16 Friday 04/22/16

05/06/16 Friday 05/20/16

06/03/16 Friday 06/17/16


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Burke County Middle School 2015-2016 Tentative Fire Drill Schedule

Friday, August 7 (2015) 9:20

Monday, August 17 2:15

Wednesday, September 2 10:05

Friday, October 2 10:35

Tuesday, November 3 9:35

Wednesday, December 2 11:20

Thursday, January 7 (2016) 10:45

Tuesday, February 2 1:40

Wednesday, March 2 9:00

Thursday, April 1 2:35

Tuesday, May 9 10:10

* Dates and times are subject to change based on weather conditions or district initiatives that supersede this schedule.

The Burke County Board of Education is committed to a policy of non-discrimination in relation to race, color, religion, national origin, political affiliation, age, disability, or sex in all matters concerning employees, students, parents, the general citizenry, education programs and services, and persons with whom the Board does business. The Burke County Board of Education’s Title II, VI, IX and Section 504/ADA system coordinator is located at 789 Perimeter

Road, Waynesboro, Georgia. Complaints made to the Burke County School System regarding alleged discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or on the basis of handicap, in violation of Title(s) II, VI, IX or Section 504/ADA, will be processed in accordance with the procedure outlined in Burke County Board of Education Policy JCE-R/GAE-R, Equal Opportunity – Complaint Procedure. A copy of this procedure is available to students, employees and the general public through Burke County Board of Education Policy Manuals available in all school offices, media centers, and the Central Office facilities at 789 Perimeter Road, Waynesboro, Georgia.

BURKE COUNTY

BOARD OF

EDUCATION

NON-

DISCRIMINATION

STATEMENT

Faculty and Staff Handbook...Social Studies Brian Bodiford 604 EIGHTH GRADE 8D Reg. Ed. TEAM LEADER...

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