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Sam Rivera, Principal Marlene Newman, PTSA President Introduction of Staff
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Middle School Reform Initiative PURPOSE: To increase rigor, to increase student engagement & to close the achievement gap. RESOURCES Lights, Camera, Literacy summer course AEI /Math Content Coach & AEI/Literacy Coach Content Specialists and Team Leader positions separated Professional Learning Communities Institute (PLCI) to build the capacity of all school leaders Performance Matters (access to data that informs instruction)
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Eighteen classrooms with Promethean Technology Thirty-two laptops on mobile carts Ongoing and continuous training for teachers on rigor, the adolescent learner, collaboration & new technologies
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More rigorous electives for sixth grade students: Arts Investigations Information and Communication Technology Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO) Coordinator
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Nan P. Iuculano Parent/Community Coordinator
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October 4 MSA November 7 Literacy January 3Homework Strategies/Study Skills February 4 Transition to Middle School and High School
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March 12 Gang Awareness April 14 Internet Safety May 7 School Improvement
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To improve student achievement in reading, as measured by at least 71.1 % of our students in all subcategories scoring “proficient” or better on the April 2008 MSA. To improve student achievement in mathematics, as measured by at least 57.2% of our students in all subcategories scoring “proficient” or better on the April 2008 MSA.
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To increase student and stakeholder (parents and staff) satisfaction as measured by the 2008 Survey of School Environment. For parents, this means increasing and improving our communication.
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Back to School newsletter PTSA newsletter Edline; progress reports; interims School Website ConnectEd
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TEACHER Concern about your child’s grade/class performance in a specific class Question regarding homework assignments Question about an incident that occurred in class
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TEAM LEADER Concern about your child’s performance/behavior in all of his or her classes. Request for a parent conference with all of your child’s teachers. Inability to reach a teacher on your child’s team.
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GUIDANCE COUNSELOR Request for work due to your child’s extended absence. Concern about your child’s schedule. Concern about your child’s social/emotional adjustment to school. CONTENT SPECIALIST Concern about the curriculum that could not be resolved with your child’s teacher
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GRADE LEVEL ADMINISTRATOR (ASST. PRINCIPAL) Concern about the handling of a disciplinary infraction, academic matter or incident in class that could not be resolved with the teacher nor the team leader. PRINCIPAL Concern about any matter that could not be resolved with the teacher, team leader or grade-level administrator (asst. principal).
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Your child’s grades in each class, updated (at least) for each progress report (every 3 wks). Your child’s missing assignments / homework. You can elect to be emailed every time a teacher updates Edline. Some teachers choose to upload worksheets, class calendar items.
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For 7 th /8 th graders…username/passwords are the same. Sixth graders…username/password mailed. For assistance, contact Mr. Weinshel.
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Thursday, September 20 th : Parent Outdoor Education Meeting Wednesday, September 26 th : Health Night Thursday, October 4 th : MSA Parent Academy Meeting Monday, October 8 th : OPEN HOUSE
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