Welcome to
Piedmont Middle School,
An IB World School
Piedmont 101
August 14, 2014
Jackie Barone, Principal
• Welcome, Introductions, and Housekeeping
-Dawn Johnston, Academic Facilitator/IB
Coordinator
-Eric Tornfelt, Jeffrey Joyce – APs
-Rolando Parkins, Dean
-Lisa Case, Marie Delaney - Counselors
• IB Magnet School – 100%
• School Leadership Team (SLT)
• PTSA
Eric Tornfelt, Assistant
Principal
• School Security
• Volunteerism - Opportunities available: PTSA,
SLT, field trip chaperones, test proctors, club
day advisor
• CMS approved volunteers – Kimberly
Potts(kimberlyr.miller@cms.k12.nc.us)
– Approved or Not Approved
– Class visits (see policy online)
– Must sign-up for Piedmont
• BSEP/ASEP
BSEP/ASEP
• www.cms.k12.nc.us/cmsdepartments/
asep
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6:45 a.m. (BSEP)
6:00 p.m. (ASEP
$25 registration*
$50 BSEP, $35 ASEP*
$76 both programs*
Daily rate of $15 per program*
Register online
* = 2013-2014 fees
Marie Delaney, Counselor
Life at Piedmont
• School Hours: 9:15 – 4:15
• 4 core courses each day plus flex block
• A Day/B Day for encore (elective)
– 1st day of school = A Day
• School day hours:
8:45 Doors open/universal breakfast
9:00 Homebase & Announcements
9:15 Instruction begins
4:15 Dismissal
• Tardy information – late bus is not a tardy
Life at Piedmont, cont.
• Walkers
• Carpool procedures (red awning)–
– 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 (transportation website)
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
– Change in transportation – form on the
webpage
IB Requirements
• Community & Service:
Due by April 24,2015
20 hours = 6th grade
25 hours = 7th grade
30 hours = 8th grade
***hours are entered in
PowerSchool (math)
• Pass all core classes,
health/PE, and one
encore (IKE-R)
• Pass world language
Community & Service
http://cspiedmont.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/home
Forms located
• on website
• in planner
• outside Student
Services
• Hours after June
10, 2014 are valid
• Summer hours due
at end of Q1
• Hours due at end
of each quarter
Scheduling
• Students will
receive printed
schedule first
week of school
• Homebase teacher
will call next week
• TD/AIG
• Honors Math –
rubric from elem.
School
• Honors LA –
95th%ile and above
• Integrated
science/SS
6th Grade Teachers
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Curriculum and homework
How to help with homework
Organization
Projects (checkpoints)
Weebly/Wiki-pages/group e-mails
Internet access
BYOT
The First 2 Weeks –
Orientation Period
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Lockers
Encore – clubs/sports
Supplies (bring reading book, bookbag, pen/pencil, notebook, on Day 1)
Earbuds
PE
– Uniform available for purchase (not required)
– Dress code = school colors
– Locks highly reccommended
Fees ($20) – OSP flyer on 1st day of school
Summer Reading and Math requirements
Breakfast – Be here before 9:00!!!
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 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
– Fax to 980-343-5557 OR
– Bring info to Open House
• Contact teacher first with concerns re grades,
attendance, etc.
• PARENTS ARE EXPECTED TO MONITOR POWERSCHOOL
PowerSchool
• Parent Portal (unavailable in summer)
– Account set-up:
http://youtu.be/CaGF35usLdw
– Portal Overview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6W
NBLK0mbk&feature=youtu.be
– Phone support: 980-343-9420
Cafeteria (all info on
CMS webpage)
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Joy Davis, 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
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Eric Tornfelt, Rolando Parkins, Jeffrey Joyce, 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
Discipline Plan
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 (Counselor will contact in
Sept. for MCV/504) – scheduled through student
services
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– Tuesdays/Wednesdays during teacher planning time
Action Alerts/PowerSchool information
Parent binder
PTSA group e-mail
Saturday morning principal messages (also wikipage)
Communication:
Teachers are a resource
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Pirate Planner
Telephone
Email/internet/website
Facebook: Piedmont Middle School, An IB World School
Twitter: @PiedmontIB
Delaney and Barone link on wiki-page
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 21, 1:00 – 2:30
p.m.
Questions????
Contact us:
http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/piedmontms
(980)343-5435
Jackie.barone@cms.k12.nc.us
Eric.tornfelt@cms.k12.nc.us
Marie.delaney@cms.k12.nc.us