EAST PAULDING MIDDLE SCHOOL
September 14, 2018
PARENT NEWSLETTER
Important Upcoming Dates
September 15 - Homecoming Dance
September 24-28 - Fall Break
October 2 - Fall Pictures
October 15-19 - Parent Teacher Conference Week
October 18-19 - 8th Grade Savannah Field Trip
October 19 - 1st 9-Week Grade Reports Issued
What is This Homecoming Dance?
Because this is not a middle school sponsored event, we will not have any administrators or teachers present as chaperones. All chaperones will be provided by East Paulding High School and the East Paulding HIgh School Touchdown Club.
Strength ~ Honor ~ Courage
Our main focus with Strength, Honor, and Courage will connect to our mission to end bullying in our school. If you want to help us spread the message, you can purchase a stop bullying t-shirt by logging on to RevTrak and placing your order. All t-shirts are $12.
Conference Week
Conference Week is just around the corner (October 15-19), and we are already preparing to schedule conferences. Conference Week is a great opportunity for you to meet with your child's teachers to discuss their academic goals, their progress towards those goals, student behavior concerns, or other important information regarding your child's 1st 9 weeks.
In the meantime, you can keep up with your child's progress through Parent Portal. You can find more information about Parent Portal by clicking the link below.
When we return from break, you should receive an invitation (via letter) to schedule a conference with your child's teachers. All invitation letters should be sent home by October 3. If you do not receive an invitation, please let us know.
Canvas Access for Parents
EPMS School Improvement Plan
Below are the key pieces of our School Improvement Plan. We have several areas of focus, and I will do my best to explain them in parent-friendly terms.
Goal #1 - We will increase the number of students who read at a proficient or advanced level. We will utilize lexile scores from the Reading inventory (RI) assessment to monitor this goal. The Reading Inventory will be given to students four times throughout the year. We will provide specific support to help students during our NBI period each day from 8:43-9:38 as well as during traditional instructional period through all contents on a weekly basis. This Needs Based Instruction plan will begin in September.
Goal #2 - We will increase the number of students who score a Level 3 (proficient) or Level 4 (distinguished) on the Language Arts EOG Assessment. We are hopeful that our focus on literacy will have a natural, positive impact on our overall ELA scores on the annual Milestones assessments.
Goal #3 - We will increase the number of students who score at a proficient or advanced level on the Math Inventory assessment. We will utilize quantile scores from the Math inventory (MI) assessment to monitor this goal. The Math Inventory will be given to students two times during the year. We will provide specific support to help students during our NBI period each day from 8:43-9:38 as well as during their traditional math class on a daily basis. This Needs Based Instruction plan will begin in September.
Goal #4 - We will increase the number of students who score a Level 3 (proficient) or Level 4 (distinguished) on the Math EOG Assessment. We are hopeful that the support we provide students during NBi and their traditional math course will have a natural, positive impact on our overall Math scores on the annual Milestones assessments.
Goal #5 - We will provide professional learning and training to our staff to help us reduce the amount of perceived bullying occurrences in our school. We will utilize PBIS, character education, bullying prevention, and diversity and inclusion strategies to grow a positive climate and culture at East Paulding Middle School.
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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: 770-443-7000
Facebook: facebook.com/eastpauldingmiddleschool
Twitter: @epmsraiders