BAMS Staff Newsletter
March 13, 2016 - Volume 3, Issue 25
Be Awesome Today!!
Bessie Allen Middle School - SLO & Goals
Building SLO:
By June of 2016, 80% of students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade will show growth in their opinion writing rubric score from the September 2015 opinion writing rubric score.
***Mid-Year Update: 62% of our students are showing growth. Grade levels noted that students have shown improvement in "citing and using evidence" in their writing. "Knowing the audience" was a skill that the data showed our students needed improvement in.***
Building Goals:
- Have Patience and Courage
- Purposefully Use Learning Targets/Lesson Goals for Every Lesson
- Have Solution Based Discussions
- Be an Award Winning School - DPI School of Recognition/PBIS School of Merit
Driving Question for 2015-2016:
What have we changed with our instruction to prepare all our students for higher level thinking opportunities?
News and Notes
- Based on the training I attended last week I am confident about the Wisconsin Forward Exam (WFE) and out ability to support our students with this exam. You will receive more information about this exam at our staff meeting on Wednesday. The School Improvement Team will be meeting next week to finalize our testing schedule. We'll get that out to everyone soon.
- BAMS Dress Code - Please take time to review our school dress code if you need a refresher. With the weather getting warmer, we might see some need for reminders. I have not experienced the dress code being high priority concern in our building or for our students. Nevertheless, we want to maintain our school policies. Kim, Jenny, and myself are the point people for addressing concerns that you are not comfortable with. We treat each student and situation on an individual basis and then make a judgement call about what we feel is the best response. Thank you for trusting us to support this process.
- Date Mistake for OASYS - Please notice that the due date for the Documentation Log has been changed to May 1st. Melanie noticed the date I had was not consistent with the rest of the district. Please plan on having your Documentation Log completed by this date.
- Staffing Update PE/Health Educator - The posting closes this week. We have an interview date set for April 6th. Our team is reviewing candidates and making final preparations.
- Staffing Update 6th Grade Educator - At this time the opening has not been posted. The 6th grade team and I have had conversations about the process and what we are looking for. More to come.
- Don't forget about taking accurate daily attendance. Let me know if there is anything I can do to help with this.
- You probably saw Maria's email about all ordering due by April 15th. Please let me know if you have any questions about this.
Out of the Office
- March 14-15 - Google Summit, All Day, Wisconsin Dells
- March 16 - Oriole Way Meeting, 7-8am, Team Room
- March 18 - CESA 6, all day. Oshkosh
- March 22 - Admin Meeting, 10-11am, DMR
- March 23 - BCT Meeting, 8:30-10am, Team Room
Oriole Way - Be Ready, Be Respectful, Be Safe
Minor Behavior form link - here
Major Behavior form link - here
- When was the last time you told one of your students that you cared for them, were proud of them, or asked them what you could do for them?
- We will be having another BAMS Buck Blitz in the near future. Brandon will send out instructions and information about our focus and the rationale for that decision.
- You will also be receiving information from Brandon about our 3rd PBIS Celebration. The date is set (see below) and the plan will be communicated soon.
- NEXT Meeting - March 16th, 7am
OASYS and Teacher Effectiveness
To Do List
- Complete Documentation Log - Due by May 1st
- Make 2 Professional Visits to Another Classroom - Due by End of Year
Click Here for a link to Teacher Effectiveness Info from CESA 6
Click Here for a Teacher Effectiveness Calendar for EDUCATORS/SPECIALISTS
Dates to Remember
- March 28-May 20 - Wisconsin Forward Exam Assessment Window 3-8
- March 15 - BAMS Medal of Excellence Names to Jennifer
- March 15 - Activity Pictures for Yearbook
- March 16 - Staff Meeting 2:50-3:30pm
- March 21 - School Board Meeting 7pm
- March 24 - End of 3rd Quarter
- March 24 - Third Quarter Pep Assembly 1:45pm
- March 25 - March 30 - Spring Break
- March 31 - 3rd Quarter Grades Due 3pm
- March 31 & April 1 - Regular Schedule Days
- April 1 - PBIS Celebration - Kids Choice Day/Doughnuts
*See Google Doc titled "2015-2016 BAMS Yearly Calendar" for a look at events for the entire year.