Welcome toWelcome toPiedmont Middle School, Piedmont Middle School,

An IB World SchoolAn IB World School

Piedmont 101Piedmont 101August 14, 2014August 14, 2014

Welcome toWelcome toPiedmont Middle School, Piedmont Middle School,

An IB World SchoolAn IB World School

Piedmont 101Piedmont 101August 14, 2014August 14, 2014

Jackie Barone, Principal• Welcome, Introductions, and Housekeeping

-Dawn Johnston, Academic Facilitator/IB Coordinator-Eric Tornfelt, Jeffrey Joyce – APs-Rolando Parkins, Dean-Lisa Case, Marie Delaney - Counselors

• IB Magnet School – 100%• School Leadership Team (SLT)• PTSA

Eric Tornfelt, Assistant Principal

• School Security• Volunteerism - Opportunities available: PTSA, SLT,

field trip chaperones, test proctors, club day advisor• CMS approved volunteers – Kimberly

Potts(kimberlyr.miller@cms.k12.nc.us)– Approved or Not Approved– Class visits (see policy online)– Must sign-up for Piedmont

• BSEP/ASEP

BSEP/ASEP• 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*– Daily rate of $15 per program*– Register online

* = 2013-2014 fees

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 3:45– 4:15 dismissal– Pick up by 4:30– 3 lanes open in car lot in p.m.– Students will receive car-rider number– If supervision not on lot, come to main

office to sign out student– Change in transportation – form on the webpage

IB Requirements• Community &

Service:Due by April 24,201520 hours = 6th grade25 hours = 7th grade30 hours = 8th grade***hours are entered in

PowerSchool (math)

• 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 10, 2014 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 Teachers•Curriculum and homework•How to help with homework•Organization•Projects (checkpoints)•Weebly/Wiki-pages/group e-mails•Internet access•BYOT

The First 2 Weeks – Orientation 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

– Fax to 980-343-5557 OR– Bring info to Open House

• Contact teacher first with concerns re grades, attendance, etc.

• PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO MONITOR POWERSCHOOL

PowerSchool• Parent Portal (unavailable in

summer)– Account set-up:

http://youtu.be/CaGF35usLdw– Portal Overview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6WNBLK0mbk&feature=youtu.be

– Phone support: 980-343-9420

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• Eric Tornfelt, 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)• 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 = Shelly Smith

• 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 in

Sept. 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)

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 21, 1:00 –

2:30 p.m.

Questions???? Contact us:

http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/piedmontms(980)343-5435

Jackie.barone@cms.k12.nc.usEric.tornfelt@cms.k12.nc.us

Marie.delaney@cms.k12.nc.us