Welcome to Piedmont Middle School An IB World

Welcome to Piedmont Middle School, An IB World School Piedmont 101 August 13, 2015 Please sign in: www. bit. ly/Parent 101

Jackie Barone, Principal • Welcome, Introductions, and Housekeeping (https: //todaysmeet. com/Parent 101) -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 Mc. Fayden (erika 1. mcfayden@cms. k 12. nc. us) – Approved or Not Approved – Class visits (see policy online) – Must sign-up for Piedmont • BSEP/ASEP

BSEP/ASEP • dorism. quick@cms. k 12. nc. us • www. cms. k 12. 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, Counselor Life at Piedmont • School Hours: 9: 15 – 4: 15 • 4 core courses each day plus flex block • A Day/B Day for encore (elective) – 1 st day of school = A Day • School day hours: 8: 45 Doors open/universal breakfast 9: 00 Homebase & Announcements 9: 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, 2016 20 hours = 6 th grade 25 hours = 7 th grade Project = 8 th grade ***hours are entered in Power. School (math) ***project checkpoints entered in Power. School (science) • Pass all core classes, health/PE, and one encore (IKE-R) • Pass world language

Community & Service http: //cspiedmont. cmswikispaces. net/home Forms located • on website • in planner • outside Student Services • Hours after June 11, 2015 are valid • Summer hours due at end of Q 1 • Hours due at end of each quarter

Scheduling • Students will • Honors Math – receive printed rubric from elem. schedule first week School of school • Honors LA – • Homebase teacher 95 th%ile and above will call next week • Integrated • TD/AIG science/SS

6 th 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 1 st 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/Power. School Lou Self, Data Manager Susan Stone, Student Services Hlenia Buckley, Attendance Secretary • What is Power. School? • No username or password – Susan Stone (online support first) • Attendance – Hlenia Buckley • Immunizations (7 th 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

Power. School - 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 • 504 s/IEPs – specifications and renewal meetings – 504 s – 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

Communication How 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/Power. School information Parent binder PTSA group e-mail Saturday morning principal messages (also wikipage and Facebook)

Communication: Teachers are a resource • • • Pirate Planner Telephone Email/internet/website Facebook: Piedmont Middle School, An IB World School Twitter: @Piedmont. IB 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. (6 th) – August 19, 2: 00 – 3: 30 p. m. (7 th/8 th)

Questions? ? Contact us: http: //schools. cms. k 12. nc. us/piedmontms (980)343 -5435 jackie. barone@cms. k 12. nc. us bradyn. monismith@cms. k 12. nc. us marie. delaney@cms. k 12. nc. us