West Staff News
September 30, 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 1 - flu shots 8:30-10:30
October 2 - health screenings grades 6 & 8
October 3 - Intruder Drill - run
October 4 - Homecoming, pink out, end of H1
October 7 - start H2 classes, faculty meeting in library at 2:50pm
October 8 - mid-T1 for grading purposes
October 9 -
October 10 -
October 11 - Be Awesome Day, Student Council social 3-5pm
Grading
Staffing Updates
Andrea Heydt - LS teacher
Coming soon:
Therese Kerr - LS teacher - LTS
Beth Hussar - ES para
Angela Andrews - AS para
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.
Be Awesome Days - Monthly Be Awesome days are being held again this year. Dates are posted on the Outlook calendar. The next one is October 11. They will normally not be on a Friday in order to have a bonus dress down day. However, we will be selling Be Awesome shirts for students this month and hope to have students wear them for the Student Council social on October 11.
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?
September 30 - Steph at Title I interviews at Ed Center in PM
October 9 - Steph and Dave at Ed Center
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