Revised 1/21/15 - TS
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Carla Stearns - Principal
Kevin Doherty - Assistant Principal
Robert Jefferson - Assistant Principal
Matt Borsheim - Coordinator of Student
Achievement
Bethany Owens - Staff Developer/ GT and AIM
Coordinator
Kirsten Van Arsdale - School Counselor
Carolyn Redding - School Counselor
Kellie Carroll - Dean
Brandon Tullio - Dean
 Growth
◦ Data - Increased Status/Growth
 Respect
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PRIDE program
◦ PRIDE class
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The PRIDE acronym
Motivational messages
Bully-proofing
Access to achievement
Service learning
◦ PRIDE dollars
◦ PRIDE tables
◦ Positive Referrals
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Weekly Principal Messages
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Consistent Adult Messages
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Honor Roll
◦ Cumulative GPA of 4.0 or higher
◦ Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
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Growth Honor Roll
◦ Growth of .428 GPA (3 letter grades) from
one quarter to the next
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Academic Awards
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PRIDE Awards
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School starts at 7:50am and
ends at 2:50pm
Breakfast is served daily at
7:30am
Late buses run
Monday
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
4th period
5th
6th
7th
8th
period
period
period
period
Daily Schedule
Each class is 49 Minutes
Core Class
7:50 - 8:39
Core Class
8:43 - 9:32
Core Class
9:36 - 10:25
Lunch/PRIDE
10:29 – 10:59
PRIDE/Lunch
10:59 – 11:18
Core Class
11:22 - 12:11
Core Class
12:15 - 1:04
Elective
1:08 - 1:57
Elective
2:01 - 2:50
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Core Classes
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Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
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Students are placed into the appropriate class
based on a body of evidence:
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TCAP (4th grade)
CMAS
MAP
District Placement Test
(Math only)
Student Achievement Services
Special Education services provided:
 Co-taught classes (Reading, Writing, and
Math)
 Support classes (Language Arts and Math)
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General Education
 Proficiency Classes (Language Arts and Math)
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An advanced program to engage students in
active questioning, analysis, and the construction
and communication of arguments in the four
core areas:
◦ Reading
◦ Writing
◦ Science
◦ Social Studies
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Students demonstrate advanced reading and
writing abilities, strong task commitment and
internal motivation as measured by:
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TCAP Reading: Proficient High or Advanced
TCAP Writing: Proficient High or Advanced
MAP Reading: Very High
Report Card: 3's and above
Writing Sample
Students must fill out an application
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Year Long Elective Classes
◦ Band 6
 Brass
 Wind
 Percussion
◦ Orchestra 6
 Strings
◦ Spanish A
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Semester Long Elective Classes
◦ Around the World in 80 Days
◦ Art
◦ AVID (Advancement Via
Individual Determination)
◦ Choir
◦ Physical Education
◦ Robotics
◦ Technology
Foundations
◦ Theater Arts
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AVID is an academic elective
with a college preparatory
focus for students who have
desire to attend college.
Successful AVID students:
◦ Display appropriate classroom behavior
◦ Have a good attendance record
◦ Demonstrate good work habits
◦ Desire to take advanced courses
◦ Perform at grade level with mostly 3's and some
2's on report card
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Track
◦ Boys and Girls
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Basketball
◦ Girls
◦ Boys
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Wrestling
◦ Boys and Girls
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Volleyball
◦ Girls
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Art Club
Brain Bowl
Drama Club
Jazz Band
Yearbook
Math League/Math
Counts
Unified Partners Club
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Sign Language Club
Spelling Bee
Student Council
Soccer
National Junior Honor
Society (NJHS)
WEB (Where Everyone
Belongs)
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Be organized with your
assignments. Liberty has a
student agenda that helps
with this
Homework, presentations and
group projects.
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Find your homework space
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Lockers
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ID’s
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Discipline
◦ Cherry Creek School District
policies can be found in the
Parent/Student handbook.
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Dress Code
Cell Phone Use
Bullying
Tardies
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PowerSchool & Schoology
PowerSchool Features:
◦ Valuable resources for
parents.
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◦ Important to keep your
contact information up to
date.
Check attendance
Email Teachers
See Assignments
See Lunch Balance
Set Email
Preferences
Student elective choices are priorities but cannot be guaranteed
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Friday, January 30th – Registration Cards Due,
to your student's 5th grade teacher
Friday, January 30th - AIM applications due to
your student's 5th grade teacher
Parent Forms completed online
(CCSD website – June)
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Student schedules will be emailed
approximately one week before school starts
PTCO (Parent Teacher Community
Organization)
 Accountability Committee
 PASS (Partnership for Academically
Successful Students)
 Volunteering
 Communication with teachers
 Parent/Teacher Conferences
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Transportation mails out bus
information during the
summer. If you do not
receive your bus
information, you can look it
up online on the district
website or call.
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6th Grade Sneak Peek
◦ Wednesday, May 6, 2015
◦ 5:30pm - 7:00pm
◦ Come meet teachers and tour the building!
6th Grade Orientation
◦ Wednesday, August 12, 2015
◦ Half day orientation
◦ Transportation available
◦ Building open all day for students to come with parents
to set up lockers and find classrooms
First Day of School –
Thursday, August 13, 2015!