Welcome toWelcome toPiedmont Middle School, Piedmont Middle School,

An IB World SchoolAn IB World School

Piedmont 101Piedmont 101August 15, 2013August 15, 2013

Welcome toWelcome toPiedmont Middle School, Piedmont Middle School,

An IB World SchoolAn IB World School

Piedmont 101Piedmont 101August 15, 2013August 15, 2013

Jackie Barone, Principal• Welcome• What is IB?• School Leadership Team (SLT)• PTSA

Eric Tornfelt, Assistant Principal

• Volunteerism - Opportunities available: PTSA, SLT, field trip chaperones, test proctors, club day advisor

• CMS approved volunteers – Erika McFayden(erika1.mcfayden)

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

• BSEP/ASEP – Kimberly Potts

BSEP/ASEP• Kimberly Miller-Potts

– kimberlyr.miller@cms.k12.nc.us– $25 registration– $50 BSEP, $35 ASEP– $76 both programs– Daily rate of $15 per program– Register online (on-site beginning,

Monday, August 19)

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)• School day hours:

8:45 Doors open/breakfast9:00 Homebase & Announcements9:15 Instruction begins

4:15 Dismissal• Tardy information – late bus is not a tardy

Life at Piedmont, cont.• Carpool procedures –

– 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

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

IB Requirements• Community &

Service:Due by April 25,201420 hours = 6th grade25 hours = 7th grade30 hours = 8th grade***hours are entered

in PowerSchool

• Pass all core classes, health/PE, and one encore (IKE-R)

• Pass world language

Scheduling• Students will

receive printed schedule first week of school

• Homebase teacher will call next week

• Honors Math – rubric from elem. School

• Honors LA – 95th%ile and above

**EOG /MSL scores released this October***

Community & ServiceForms located • on website• in planner• outside Student

Services

• Hours after June 7, 2013 are valid

• Summer hours due at end of Q1

• Hours due at end of each quarter

6th Grade Teachers

• Curriculum and homework• How to help with homework• Organization• Projects• Wiki-pages/group e-mails• Snack

The First 2 Weeks – Orientation Period

• Lockers• Encore – clubs/sports• Supplies, bookbags (bring bookbag,

pen/pencil, notebook, snack on Day 1)• Gym clothes• Fees ($20)• Summer Reading and Math requirements• Breakfast – Be here before 9:00!!!

Learning Styles• Inventory completed online at

home with parent• Activities during Advisory

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 ManagerSusan Stone, Student Services

Hlenia Buckley, Attendance Secretary

• What is PowerSchool?• No username or password – Susan Stone

(online support first)• Attendance – Hlenia Buckley• Immunizations• Contact teacher first with concerns re

grades, attendance, etc.

PowerSchool• Parent Portal

– 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• Joy James, 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, Dawn Johnston, Officer Rorie – Admin Team• Bullying• White pages and yellow pages• Bus Concerns• Dress code• Discipline Plan• Cell phones/electronics – see policy on webpage• 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 (Sept. for MCV/504/EC) –

scheduled through student services– Wednesdays during teacher planning time

• Action Alerts/PowerSchool information• Parent binder• PTSA group e-mail

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…blog is coming!• 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 22, 4 – 6

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