CMS Weekly Express
Monday, February 3, 2020 (Week #34)
Staff:
I hope you are all watching the Super Bowl right now and not reading this e-mail until tomorrow. This week coming up, I will be meeting with all Non-PTS teachers for their mid-year evaluations. Please be sure to secure an appointment by clicking below. I have already sent out the sign up sheet, but I will include it with this e-mail as well. I'm looking forward to some great conversations.
All PTS teachers will be meeting with me next week. Please be watching for the scheduling e-mail, which will be out this week.
Finally, please see a Button below to add your Student Handbook feedback/revisions. All potential changes will be brought to our school council for review and consideration. Thanks in advance for your efforts. The Student Handbook can be accessed by clicking on the link in the Resource Section below.
Enjoy the game and have a great week with your students!
Go Grizzlies!
Dean
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Upcoming Events
Monday, February 3rd
- Business as usual
- Team Leader Meeting 2:30-3:30 p.m. (Conference Room A)
Tuesday, February 4th
- CMS Admin Meeting 8:00-8:45 a.m. (Conference Room MO)
- Intramurals 2:30-3:30 p.m. (Gym)
- B&G Basketball Away at Melican MS 3:30 p.m. (Girls First)
Wednesday, February 5th
- Ski Club Mount Wachusett 2:30 p.m.
- Dean Has Ad Council District Office 10:00 a.m.
- PTO Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 6th
- SOS (Signs of Suicide) & SBIRT Screening (Grade 7 only)
Friday, February 7th
- Postural Screening Begins Grade 5-8
- SOS (Signs of Suicide) & SBIRT Screening (Grade 7 only) ***If Needed***
School News:
1. MCAS Testing Preparation
The MCAS prep process will continue this week. By now, everyone should have logged into their PearsonAccessNext account. It is good to become familiar with the platform long before it becomes necessary for testing. Our formal training schedule will be out soon. See final testing dates below.
Over the next few weeks, I will be providing you with important testing preparation materials and resources. I will be adding links to the Teacher Resource Section below. Please be sure to follow through on resources provided. As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns - THANKS.
2. STAR Benchmark Testing
Remember to schedule your time to do your second round of STAR testing. Also, Team Leaders, please let me know if there are are concerns with getting this completed.
3. Non-PTS Personnel Formative Evaluations
I will be adding your mid-cycle Formative Evaluation Form to your TeachPoint account this week. In addition, I will be sending you a Form for our one to one meeting to review your progress. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns once you receive the self-reflective form.
4. All Staff Mid-Year Meetings
Coming into the first week of February, I will be scheduling individual meetings with all employees. These meetings will give you a chance to review work-related items. I will work through Team Leaders for this process. I will set up a schedule for everyone else. All meetings will be approximately 10 minutes (there will always be additional time available if more time is needed).
TEACHER RESOURCES
MCAS Testing Schedule Spring 2020
ELA Grade 5: April 14th & 15th (Tuesday & Wednesday)
ELA Grade 7: April 2nd & 3rd (Thursday & Friday)
ELA Grade 6: April 8th & 9th (Wednesday & Thursday)
ELA Grade 8: April April 6th & 7th (Monday & Tuesday)
ELA Make Up Sessions: April 22nd - April 29th
STE Grade 8: April 28th & April 29th
STE Grade 5: April 30th & May 1st
Math Grade 6: May 5th & May 6th
Math Grade 7: May 7th & May 8th
Math Grade 5: May 12th & May 13th
Math Grade 8: May 14th & May 15th
Math & STE Make Up Sessions: May 18th - May 22nd
District Field Trip Form
In State & Out of State Field Trip Form
District's Strategic Action Plan & School Improvement Plan
District's Strategic Action Plan 2018-2021
MCAS Resources For Teachers
New Test Design This Year (Reduced)
Best Practice For CBT Testing Set Up & Troubleshooting
Pearson Access Next Accounts (Please check your account)
CMS' Building Forms
Frontline Absence Management Information
Evaluation Tools
Classroom Teacher Evaluation Rubric
Counselor, Nurse & School Psychologist Evaluation Rubric MASCA
Speech & Language Pathologist Evaluation Rubric
Administrators Evaluation Rubric
Lesson Planning Templates
English Language Arts Lesson Planning Template 2019-2020
Math Lesson Planning Template 2019-2020
Science Lesson Planning Template 2019-2020
Social Studies Lesson Planning Template 2019-2020
Unified Arts Lesson Planning Template 2019-2020
Spanish Lesson Planning Template 2019-2020
IXL Curriculum Information (Click link below to access information)