1. Welcome to Piedmont Middle School, An IB World School Piedmont 101 August 15, 2012

2. Dee Gardner, Principal Welcome What is IB?
School Leadership Team (SLT)
PTSA

3. Jackie Barone, Assistant Principal
BSEP/ASEP – Kimberly Potts
Volunteerism - Opportunities available: PTSA, SLT, field trip chaperones, test proctors, club day advisor
CMS approved volunteers – Chris Curtis (christine.curtis)
Approved or Not Approved
Class visits (see policy online)
Must sign-up for Piedmont
Jackie Barone, Assistant Principal

4. Marie Delaney, Lisa Giallombardo, Rebecca Moore (intern) – Counseling Staff Life at Piedmont
School Hours: 9:15 – 4:15
4 core courses each day plus flex block
A Day/B Day for electives
School day hours:
8:45 Doors open/breakfast
9:00 Homebase & Announcements
9:15 Instruction begins
4:15 Dismissal
Tardy information – late bus is not a tardy

5. Life at Piedmont, cont. Carpool procedures – Bus procedures -mailing
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

6. Life at Piedmont, cont. Dismissal procedures
Early dismissal no later than 4:00
4:15 dismissal
Pick up by 4:30
3 lanes open in car lot
If students not on lot, come to main office to sign out student

7. IB Requirements Community & Service: Due by April 26,2013
20 hours = 6th grade
25 hours = 7th grade
30 hours = 8th grade
***hours are entered in PAM
Pass all core classes, health/PE, and one elective (IKE-R)
Pass world language

8. Scheduling Students will receive printed schedule on 8/27
Homebase teacher will call next week
Honors Math – rubric from elem. School
Honors LA – 95th%ile and above

9. Community & Service Forms located on website in planner
outside Student Services
Hours after June 8, 2012 are valid

10. 6th Grade Teachers Curriculum and homework How to help with homework
Organization
Projects
Wiki-pages/group s

11. The First 2 Weeks – Orientation Period
Lockers
Electives – clubs/sports
Supplies, bookbags
Gym clothes
Fees ($20)
Summer Reading requirements
Auditorium time (Gym/Cafeteria)

12. Learning Styles Inventory completed online at home with parent
Activities during Advisory

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

14. Attendance/Parent Assistant – Lou Self, Data Manager
What is Parent Assistant/Connect-Ed?
No username or password – Susan Stone
Attendance – Susan Stone
Immunizations
Contact teacher first with concerns re grades, attendance, etc.

15. Cafeteria Food Options, Cost Pay-pams
Lunch numbers (***not the same as last year)
Forms – Free/Reduced Lunch
Breakfast and Lunch – bus riders for breakfast/split lunch for Healthy Kids

16. Discipline Dr. Cox, Ms. Barone, Mr. Freeland – Admin Team Bullying
White pages and yellow pages
Bus Concerns
Dress code
Discipline Plan
Cell phones/electronics
Water, Kool-Aid
Silly bands/rubber bands
Intervention Team
Exit from the Magnet Program

17. 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

18. Communication How we can help you
Help sheets
Contacting Assistant Principal and Counselor
Parent Conferences (Sept. for MCV/504/EC) – scheduled through student services
Wednesdays during teacher planning time
Action Alerts/Parent Assistant information
Parent binder
PTSA group

19. Communication: Teachers are a resource
Pirate Planner
Telephone
/internet/website
Facebook: Piedmont Middle School, An IB World School
Twitter: @PiedmontIB
Delaney and Barone link on wiki-page…blog is coming!
Printed materials
Papers needing to be signed
Teachers are first point of contact

20. What’s Next? Finish summer reading!
Expect a phone call from homebase teacher
Open House – August 22, 4 – 6 p.m.

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