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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 (erika1.mcfayden@cms.k12.nc.us)

– Approved or Not Approved– Class visits (see policy online)– Must sign-up for Piedmont

• BSEP/ASEP

BSEP/ASEP• dorism.quick@cms.k12.nc.us• 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

jackie.barone@cms.k12.nc.usbradyn.monismith@cms.k12.nc.us

marie.delaney@cms.k12.nc.us