West Staff News
October 14, 2019
Core Values and Goals
Action Plan Goals:
- English/Language Arts Students will learn the fundamental reading and writing skills to be successful across content areas.
- Math Students will learn the fundamental math skills to be successful across content areas.
- Every individual at West knows that they are valued and recognizes that they have a place in our community.
West Calendar
October 15 -
October 16 -
October 17 - Winter Sports Meeting - 10th period
October 18 - Hide drill - 8am
October 21 -
October 22 - Picture Retake Day, West hosts school board meeting - 7pm
October 23 - Early Dismissal - Staff Development
October 24 -
October 25 - Intruder drill - 10am, PAYS survey grades 6 & 8 - 1st period
Staffing Updates
Angela Andrews - AS para (start date 10/15)
Coming soon:
Therese Kerr - LS teacher - LTS
Beth Hussar - ES para
PAYS Survey
West Hosts School Board Meeting
Important Updates
Security Drills - Please review the Run, Hide, Fight brochure that was included in the Week in Review. This is the same one we have had from BCIU for several years. The only change this year is that we are blockading our doors during the "hide" drills in addition to pulling locked doors shut.
Guidance Pass - Just a reminder that there are students who have a permanent pass to guidance for various reasons. Please call the guidance office first before sending a student down. If the counselors are not available and the student needs to be seen, call the main office and they will send Steph or Dave to come pick the student up and escort them to the office to wait.
Complete IEP input forms - Please complete IEP input forms when requested. It is very important that we have this input to include in not only the academic section, but also the functional performance section of IEPs. Thank you!
Important Info from HR
On Early Dismissal days, a FULL DAY of Personal time must be used (for Professional Employees), even though students have half a day, and their Sub will only be need here for the AM (usually).
The only 2 days this does not apply to are: 11/27 and 12/20, and employees can only take them as .5 Personal Days is if they have attended their school’s conferences. If they did not do conferences, then they need to use full days on these 2 days also.
Professional staff still may use a half a day (.5) on an Early Dismissal day if they are coming back in for the afternoon (or vice versa). Please just make sure that is noted on the leave form so that it is not changed to full day leave when processing the form.
Where in the world are Steph and Dave?
October 16 - Dave out of the building all day, Steph at mtg at BASH from 8:30-9:30am
October 21 - Steph and Dave in infinite Campus training on scheduling in PM
October 23 - Dave at BCIU in AM
October 24 - Steph at BCIU in AM
Boyertown Middle School West
Email: sllandis@boyertownasd.org
Website: www.boyertownasd.org
Location: 380 South Madison Street, Boyertown, PA 19512
Phone: 610-369-7471
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BoyertownWest/
Twitter: @WhatsUp_West