1. Back-to-School Night Parents as Partners! 2019-2020

2. Welcome, V.I.P’s *Very Important Parents!
Mindful Moment
Introductions of Breakthrough South Staff
Alignment with Hartford Public Schools District Model of Excellence
September is Attendance Awareness Month
Theme for the year
Celebrations
Bully Prevention
Unified Arts team
Important upcoming dates
Social media

4. Attend today. Achieve tomorrow.
September is Attendance Awareness Month
Attend today. Achieve tomorrow.
Missing at least 18 days of school, a full 10 percent of the school year, is known as Chronic Absenteeism.
Chronic Absenteeism has a direct effect on our students’ academic success and can negatively impact their futures.
Only 17 percent of Kindergartners who are chronically absent will read on grade level after 3rd grade.
By middle school, Chronic Absence is one of the leading indicators that a student will drop out of high school.

5. #WeAreBreakthrough
Returning to our Breakthrough Roots & Continuing our Story!
Character: It’s not what we DO,
it’s WHO WE ARE.

6. Celebrations!!
Math: Gr. 6-8 met their growth targets in SBAC, this is a growth area for Gr. 3-5 for this year. However, we are still scoring in the top 5 schools in the district with math achievement.
ELA: Excellent first year of Guided Reading in Gr. K-5 and Close Reading in Gr. 6-8, most grades made their student growth targets in SBAC.
WAY TO GO, BREAKTHROUGH SOUTH!!

7. Bullying Prevention
Mandatory bullying and mean behavior presentations have started with classes.
Safety
Distraction From Learning
Tattling vs. Reporting
Proactive/Preventative approach
Restorative Practices

8. What’s NEW (or continuing) at Breakthrough?
Based on the Five Pillars of Magnet Schools
Academic: Year 2 of Guided Reading/Close Reading, Year 2 of DataWise, new Benchmark reading and writing program in grades 3-5
Character: Weekly focus on area of B.R.I.C.K., school-wide focus on KINDNESS, class meetings, advisory groups, “Circles” (restorative and community building), Mindfulness
Diversity: Continued work with Racial Equity Center with Grades ⅚, Culture Committee: More cultural celebrations and performances, Sheff School-Based Advocacy Group (year 2)
Innovation: Community service projects per team, Book buddy partnerships, MS Community Service helpers, Mindfulness Leader
Partnerships: Junior Achievement, Knox Foundation (Melissa Gran), FoodCorps, East Conn educational grants in Gr. 2 and Gr. 5, Project Oceanology, Hartford Performs, new positions: FCSSP (Mrs. Gardner) & MS Counselor (Mrs. Airo)

9. Unified Arts Spanish Music Art Physical Education Mindfulness
Team will be available near the music & arts rooms during grade level presentations.

10. Important Parents as Partners Dates:
Parenting with Character in Mind:
Thursdays in October 3, 10, 17, 6:00- 7:00 pm
Family Learning Night & Dinner:
Thursday, Oct. 24 6:00-7:30 pm
Other ways to be involved-- SGC and PTO! We need 1 more parent for our School Governance Council.

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