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Welcome toWelcome toPiedmont Middle School, Piedmont Middle School,
An IB World SchoolAn IB World SchoolPiedmont 101Piedmont 101August 13, 2015August 13, 2015
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Welcome toWelcome toPiedmont Middle School, Piedmont Middle School,
An IB World SchoolAn IB World SchoolPiedmont 101Piedmont 101August 13, 2015August 13, 2015
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Jackie Barone, Principal• Welcome, Introductions, and Housekeeping
(https://todaysmeet.com/Parent101)
-Dawn Johnston - Academic Facilitator/IB Coordinator-Brady Monismith, Jeffrey Joyce – APs-Rolando Parkins - Dean-Karen Gorman – Principal Intern-Lisa Case, Marie Delaney - Counselors
• IB Magnet School – 100%• School Leadership Team (SLT)• PTSA
• School Security• Volunteerism - Opportunities available: PTSA,
SLT, field trip chaperones, test proctors, club day advisor
• CMS approved volunteers – Erika McFayden ([email protected])
– Approved or Not Approved– Class visits (see policy online)– Must sign-up for Piedmont
• BSEP/ASEP
BSEP/ASEP• [email protected]• www.cms.k12.nc.us/cmsdepartments/asep
– 6:45 a.m. (BSEP)– 6:00 p.m. (ASEP– $25 registration– $50 BSEP, $35 ASEP– $76 both programs– Register online
Marie Delaney, CounselorLife at Piedmont
• School Hours: 9:15 – 4:15• 4 core courses each day plus flex block• A Day/B Day for encore (elective)
– 1st day of school = A Day
• School day hours:8:45 Doors open/universal breakfast
9:00 Homebase & Announcements9:15 Instruction begins
4:15 Dismissal• Tardy information – late bus is not a tardy
Life at Piedmont, cont.• Walkers• Carpool procedures (red awning) –
– Drop – off 8:45 – 9:15 on lot (only 2 lanes open in a.m.)
– After 9:15 (tardy), sign-in at main office• Bus procedures -mailing -shuttle stops (transportation website)
Life at Piedmont, cont.• Dismissal procedures
– Early dismissal no later than 3:30– 4:15 dismissal– Pick up by 4:30– 3 lanes open in car lot in p.m.– If supervision not on lot, come to main
office to sign out student– Change in transportation – must call main
office before 3:30
IB Requirements• Community & Service:Due by April 29, 201620 hours = 6th grade25 hours = 7th gradeProject = 8th grade***hours are entered in
PowerSchool (math)***project checkpoints
entered in PowerSchool (science)
• Pass all core classes, health/PE, and one encore (IKE-R)
• Pass world language
Community & Servicehttp://cspiedmont.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/home
Forms located • on website• in planner• outside Student
Services
• Hours after June 11, 2015 are valid
• Summer hours due at end of Q1
• Hours due at end of each quarter
Scheduling• Students will
receive printed schedule first week of school
• Homebase teacher will call next week
• TD/AIG
• Honors Math – rubric from elem. School
• Honors LA – 95th
%ile and above• Integrated
science/SS
6th Grade Topics•Curriculum and homework•How to help with homework•Organization•Projects (checkpoints)•Weebly/Wiki-pages/group e-mails•Internet access•BYOT/Chromebooks
The First 2 Weeks – Transition Period
• Lockers• Encore – clubs/sports• Supplies (bring reading book, bookbag, pen/pencil, notebook, on Day
1)• Earbuds • PE
– Uniform available for purchase (not required)– Dress code = school colors– Locks highly reccommended
• Fees ($20) – OSP flyer on 1st day of school• Summer Reading and Math requirements• Breakfast – Be here before 9:00!!!
MAP Assessments• Computer/adaptive assessment• 3 times in Math and LA• Info on instructional level not
mastery of skills – “road map”
Attendance/PowerSchool Lou Self, Data Manager
Susan Stone, Student ServicesHlenia Buckley, Attendance
Secretary
• What is PowerSchool?• No username or password – Susan Stone (online
support first)• Attendance – Hlenia Buckley• Immunizations (7th graders need MCV and Tdap)
– Fax to 980-343-5557 OR– Bring info to Open House
• Contact teacher first with concerns about grades, attendance, etc.
• PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO MONITOR POWERSCHOOL
PowerSchool - Grading• 10 point grading scale• .01 is a missing assignment• 35% informal, 65% formal• Retest formal assignments below a 79%
(some restrictions apply) – student initiated
• Full policy is on webpage
Cafeteria (all info on CMS webpage)
• Joy Davis, Cafeteria Manager• Food Options, Cost • Pay-pams• Lunch numbers (***not the same as last
year)• Forms – Free/Reduced Lunch• Breakfast and Lunch – split lunch for
Healthy Kids
Discipline• Brady Monismith, Rolando Parkins, Jeffrey Joyce, Officer Rorie – Admin
Team• Bullying• Social Media• Code of Conduct• Cell phones/electronics – see policy on webpage• Bus Concerns – Admin Team and Coach Ashley• Dress code• Discipline Plan• Water, Kool-Aid• Field trip exclusion (also includes fines)• MTSS & Intervention Team• Exit from the Magnet Program (Behavior is a continuation
requirement and not an entrance requirement)
Middle School Social and Developmental Concerns
• 504s/IEPs – specifications and renewal meetings – 504s – grade level counselor– IEPs – Caroline Grossman (EC case manager)
• Medications and forms – School Nurse = Gina Mallay
• Asthma – no scented lotions, perfumes, Axe, etc.• He said/she said, bullying, teasing• Hygiene
CommunicationHow we can help you?
• Help sheets• Contacting Assistant Principal and Counselor• Parent Conferences (Counselor will contact for
MCV/504) – scheduled through student services– Tuesdays/Wednesdays during teacher planning time
• Action Alerts/PowerSchool information• Parent binder• PTSA group e-mail • Saturday morning principal messages (also
wiki-page and Facebook)
Communication:Teachers are a resource
• Pirate Planner• Telephone • Email/internet/website• Facebook: Piedmont Middle School, An IB
World School• Twitter: @PiedmontIB• Delaney and Barone link on wiki-page• Printed materials• Papers needing to be signed• Teachers are first point of contact
What’s Next?• Finish summer reading and math!• Expect a phone call from
homebase teacher• Open House
– August 19, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. (6th)– August 19, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. (7th/8th)
Questions???? Contact us:
http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/piedmontms(980)343-5435
[email protected]@cms.k12.nc.us