1. Welcome to Piedmont Middle School An IB World School Piedmont 102 March 2, 2017

2. Jackie Barone, Principal
Welcome, Introductions, and Housekeeping
-Dawn Johnston - Academic Facilitator
-Karen Gorman - IB Coordinator
-Brady Monismith (6), John Kirkland (8) – Assistant Principals
-Meredith Austin (7) – Dean of Students
-Lisa Case, Marie Delaney, Glennise Johnson – School Counselors

3. Family Involvement Volunteerism
- EOG proctors needed May 24, 25, 26, 30
- Contact Shareen Arroyo (shareenb.arroyo)
- PTSA meetings 2nd Thursday of each month
CMS approved volunteers – Erika McFayden
Approved or Not Approved
Class visits (see policy online)
Must sign-up for Piedmont

4. Piedmont Science Olympiad 2016-2017
Nicholas Ciambrone
Corina Mota
assistant head-coach
head-coach
501c(3) organization – Piedmont Science Olympiad

5. Piedmont’s Varsity and Junior Varsity Teams
Feb. 2017

6. Our Purpose
Article II
 This organization exists to serve students with a demonstrated aptitude for and commitment to competitive pursuits in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Our purpose is to enable these students to excel at a national level …
Ciambrone - 1 minute

7. Creating an environment of team-building, friendship, and fun
We will do so by:
Developing life-long skills: hard work, resilience, humility, commitment to excellence in all aspects of competition
Creating an environment of team-building, friendship, and fun
Investing in tools, materials, and experiences that further our students’ skills
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Creating an environment of team-building, friendship, and fun
Developing and honing life-long skills such as hard work, resilience, humility, and commitment to excellence in all aspects of competition
Investing in tools, materials, and experiences that further our students’ skills

8. What is Science Olympiad?
academic track meets
23 team events
15 students on a team
Build, test, & lab events
Sue - 3 min
all bullets are set to a 2 second interval as you are talking about so
Science Olympiad competitions are like academic track meets, consisting of a series of 23 team events in each division (Division B is middle school)
11 areas of science:
life, personal, social, earth, space, physical, chemistry, technology, engineering, inquiry, nature of science

10. Life at Piedmont
Drop-off at 8:45 a.m. unless prior arrangements are made
Please use 2 designated lanes in a.m. (not middle lane!)
Pull in proper entrance
Instruction begins at 9:15 a.m.

11. Life at Piedmont Dismissal procedures
Early dismissal no later than 3:30 p.m.
4:15 p.m. dismissal
Pick up by 4:30 p.m.
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 p.m.

12. IB Requirements
Community & Service:
Due by April 28, 2017
20 hours = 6th grade
25 hours = 7th grade
Project = 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

13. Community & Service http://cspiedmont.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/home
Forms located
on website
in planner
outside Student Services
Hours due at end of each quarter

14. MAP Assessments Computer/adaptive assessment 3 times in Math and LA
Info on instructional level not mastery of skills – “road map”
Round 3 coming soon!!!

15. Attendance/PowerSchool Lou Self, Data Manager Susan Stone, Student Services Hlenia Buckley, Attendance Secretary
What is PowerSchool?
No username or password – Susan Stone (online support first)
Attendance – Hlenia Buckley
Immunizations (Rising 7th graders need MCV and Tdap)
Fax to
Contact teacher first with concerns about grades, attendance, etc.
PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO MONITOR POWERSCHOOL

16. 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 plan is on webpage

17. Discipline
Brady Monismith, Meredith Austin, John Kirkland, 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 – monitored by school counselors
Discipline Plan
Water, Kool-Aid
Field trip exclusion (also includes fines)
MTSS
Exit from the Magnet Program (Behavior is a continuation requirement and not an entrance requirement)

18. Mental Health Resources
Behavioral Health Novant: 
Behavioral Health CHS:
Cardinal Innovations:
Monarch:
Teen Health Connection:

19. Communication How we can help you?
Help sheets
Contacting Assistant Principal and Counselor
Parent Conferences (Counselor will contact for 504) – scheduled through student services
Mondays/Wednesdays during teacher planning time
Action Alerts/PowerSchool information
Parent binder
PTSA group
Saturday morning principal messages (also wiki-page and Facebook)

20. Communication: Teachers are a resource
Pirate Planner
Telephone
/internet/website
Facebook: Piedmont Middle School, An IB World School
Twitter: @PiedmontIB
Teachers are first point of contact

21. What’s Next? Registration for 2017 – 2018 MAP Round 3
EOGs/NCFEs/WL Exams
May 24th through June 5th

22. What’s Next? Summer reading and math projects (posted June 12, 2017)
Start community and service or project (June 12, 2017)

23. schools.cms.k12.nc.us/piedmontms
Contact us:
schools.cms.k12.nc.us/piedmontms
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Questions????