EAST PAULDING MIDDLE SCHOOL
February 10, 2020
FACULTY AND STAFF NEWSLETTER
UPCOMING EVENTS
2/13/20 - Middle School Special Olympics Bowling
2/14/20 - Valentines Day Breakfast Retirement Celebration for Lisa Braddock
2/17 - 2/21/20 - Winter Break
2/28/20 - Homeroom NBI - 7th Grade Character Ed Assembly/Lesson
3/2/20 - Fire Drill Day
3/2/20 - Teacher of the Year Assembly (during NBI)
3/5/20 - Grade Level Meeting - Planning - Room 601
3/5/20 - PCSD Job Fair - 6-8pm @ PB Ritch Middle School
3/6/20 - YouScience Assessment - 7th Grade - Adjusted Schedule Pending
3/9/20 - SBIT Meeting - 7:45am - Room 601
3/9/20 - Pre-LGPE Band Concert - EPHS - 6:30pm
3/10/20 - Spring Pictures
3/12/20 - MTSS Meetings - Planning - Room 601
3/12/20 - Dodgeball Tournament
3/12/20 - Pre-Festival Chorus Concert - EPHS - 6:30pm
3/13/20 - End of 3rd 9-Weeks
3/16 - 3/20/20 - Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences
3/18/20 - Band LGPE District Concert
3/19/20 - BETA Club Induction Ceremony - 6:30pm
3/20/20 - Grade Reports
3/24/20 - EPMS Talent Show - 6-8pm - Gym
3/27/20 - House Celebration - 1 Hour Early Release Schedule
3/30 - 4/3/20 - Sources of Strength Week
3/31/20 - Career Day
4/2/20 - Milestones Testing Training - Planning - Room 601
4/2/20 - 5th Grade Visits & 5th Grade Parent Night
4/3/20 - Leadership Team Meeting - Media Center - 7:30am
4/4 - 4/8/20 - Spring Break
Maintaining Focus
- Contributing to Building and Maintaining Positive Relationships and Teams
- Effective Communication
- Intentional Planning
- Learning Targets
- Literacy
- Engaging and Challenging Instructional Strategies
- Relevant and Purposeful Assessments
School Climate Star Rating Survey
Students, school personnel, and parents have the opportunity to complete the Georgia School Climate Star Rating Survey. The surveys are anonymous and the results are used to help calculate our climate star rating alongside additional data. Since 2017, East Paulding Middle School has earned a 5-Star Climate rating from the Georgia Department of Education, and we hope to continue to demonstrate that consistency. For the 2018-2019 school year, we were the only secondary (MS/HS) to earn a 5 star rating in the Paulding County School District.
As a reminder, all survey responses are anonymous and will be submitted directly to the Georgia Department of Education for analysis. I appreciate your feedback as it is vital to our continued growth and success as a school.
To access the survey, click the button below.
Teacher of the Year
If you would like to nominate a fellow staff member for Teacher of the Year, I want to encourage you to do so. It was noted in our grade level meeting last week that the instruction that occurs in this building as well as the focus and care we give OUR students are both great qualities in OUR school. If you know a teacher that deserves to represent our school as TOTY, please let me hear all about them!
We will hold our Teacher of the Year assembly on March 2 (I realize it is a Monday) during NBI. Plan to keep your students in Homeroom until we call your grade level to bring them to the gym. We will not make any other schedule adjustments.
March 5th Grade Level Meeting
- 2nd Semester Roster Verification
- Parent Teacher Conference Week
- Milestones Scheduling.
Spring Parent Teacher Conferences
Please remember that our expectation is that ALL parents are offered the opportunity to schedule a conference.
EPMS Career Day - Volunteers Needed!
Milestones Testing Training
5th Grade Tour and Parent Night
Leadership Team Meeting
EPMS Faculty & Staff Absence Analysis
Below are the absence analysis for the months of January and February. February includes any and all previous and upcoming absences. Please remember that this analysis includes sick and personal time for all staff members. We reduced our January absences by 5 from 18-19 to 19-20. During February of 18-19, we had a total of 40 sick and personal absences. Please continue to take care of yourself during this flu season!
I understand that life happens, but our attendance as a staff is extremely important to the success of our students.
January
February
Digital Learning Days
Several years ago, to combat "snow days", the district implemented Digital Learning Days. This provided students an opportunity to continue their learning over an unexpected, extended time off and allowed us to "make up" some of our missed days without losing any planned breaks.
To be prepared, our district is asking teachers to plan 3 days of digital assignments in advance of any potential weather, prepared and ready to be published within Canvas in the event of an unexpected school closure due to inclement weather. Most of you probably already have these prepared and within Canvas somewhere, you will just need to pull them in to your current year's Canvas.
If you do not have these lessons prepared, please move forward with that process and have 3 days of digital lessons planned. These lessons should be housed in Canvas, but not yet published. If you need support with this or if you have questions, please let a member of our admin team know.
Absence Reminders - 2nd Semester Update
Below are a couple of reminders regarding reporting absences and requesting time off.
Unplanned Sick Absence
1. As soon as you know that you need to be out, enter the absence into AESOP AND call Mr. Jacobs. His number is 678-779-9541.
2. If you are unable to enter the absence into AESOP, call Mr. Jacobs.
3. After 6am, you are no longer able to enter an absence in AESOP, please call Mr. Jacobs.
3. If a job fails to fill or if the sub cancels, there is a strong possibility that we will have to cover the absence from within that specific department or use other subs when they are on their planning.
Planned Sick Absences
1. As soon as you know that you need to be out, enter the absence into AESOP AND inform Mr. Jacobs and Mrs. Suttles of the upcoming absence.
2. If a job fails to fill or if the sub cancels, there is a strong possibility that we will have to cover the absence from within that specific department or use other subs when they are on their planning.
Personal Absences
1. All personal absences must be requested 5 days in advance. The request must be made to Mr. Alverson.
2. You can speak to Mr. Alverson in person or send him an email.
3. If you request an absence via email, please include Mrs. Suttles.
4. All personal absences will be entered by Mrs. Suttles.
5. If you have already arranged for one of our regular subs to work for you, please provide that information.
6. if a job fails to fill or if the sub cancels, there is a strong possibility that we will have to cover the absence from within that specific department or use other subs when they are on their planning.
It is important to remember that absences designated as sick days cannot be used for personal events or activities. If you have questions, please let me know.
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Contact Information for Tom Alverson
Email: talverson@paulding.k12.ga.us
Website: http://www.paulding.k12.ga.us/Domain/29
Phone: 678-350-8027