Shout Out
Shout out to Adrian Ward-Jackson, Noraa Rickett, Alissa Ferro, Laurie Ciardi, Sara Silverstein, and Colin McDougall for being apart of the Middle School planning committee and giving their time this afternoon.
Due Dates
Black History Month Activities
Monica Johnson (mjohnson4@bostonpublicschools.org) is helping to organize many events to celebrate Black History Month. The performance has changed from Friday, February 13th at 9am to Thursday, February 27th, last period.
Monica Johnson (mjohnson4@bostonpublicschools.org) is helping to organize many events to celebrate Black History Month. The performance has changed from Friday, February 13th at 9am to Thursday, February 27th, last period.
Please reach out to her if you are interested in any of the following activities.
- Decorate your door to honor an African American in history. There would be a prize for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, to be determined. The door would need to be up by Feb. 14th and judging would be on Feb. 29th by a committee of people made up of administrators, parents, staff and other school partners.
- "I Have a Dream" Honoring Black History Essay, Rap and Poem Contest. Essay Requirements: 300 - 500 words, typed, 12 point font, double spaced. Connect your dreams to MLK, Jr.'s visions/goals or a submission that honors Black History Month. Rap Requirements: Submit a written and video recording of your rap to the Google Form provided. The length of rap must be no less or more than two minutes. Poem Requirements: The poem must have three stanzas, four max. Submissions are due February 19th by 5:00 PM. Winners will be notified on February 26th. It would be nice if the winners could read/perform their piece at the Black History Month Performance or over the PA system on the day of the performance or if over the PA on February 28th.
Please reach out to her if you are interested in any of the following activities.
- Decorate your door to honor an African American in history. There would be a prize for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, to be determined. The door would need to be up by Feb. 14th and judging would be on Feb. 29th by a committee of people made up of administrators, parents, staff and other school partners.
- "I Have a Dream" Honoring Black History Essay, Rap and Poem Contest. Essay Requirements: 300 - 500 words, typed, 12 point font, double spaced. Connect your dreams to MLK, Jr.'s visions/goals or a submission that honors Black History Month. Rap Requirements: Submit a written and video recording of your rap to the Google Form provided. The length of rap must be no less or more than two minutes. Poem Requirements: The poem must have three stanzas, four max. Submissions are due February 19th by 5:00 PM. Winners will be notified on February 26th. It would be nice if the winners could read/perform their piece at the Black History Month Performance or over the PA system on the day of the performance or if over the PA on February 28th.
Class Coverage
We are working on a new system for class coverage. Teachers and paras will be responsible for submitting coverage in this form and they will be paid out monthly. We can only pay out one month at a time, we cannot back pay if the time is not submitted and we cannot pay in advance for time. The time submitted will be crossed checked with the IEP meeting schedule as well as our staff absence list on ESS. There should be direct correlation between information sources before coverage is approved and entered to payroll. All forms are due by 5pm on the last day of the month. Also this form was co-created by the School Leadership Team in consultation with our BTU reps as well as the BTU elected officials centrally.
What can Teachers be paid for?
* Missed P&Ds
* Missed SEIMS blocks (max 90 min per week only for SPED teachers with a majority secondary 6-8 caseload)
What can't Teachers be paid for?
* Missed lunches
What are Paraprofessionals paid for?
* Covering when a teacher is absent, late or leaving early. (If there is more than one para in the room the paras need to divide the time up amongst themselves; they can not all be paid the full time and the total cannot exceed 6 hours in one day.)
* Covering their classroom during an IEP meeting. (1 to 1 Paraprofessionals can only receive payment for class coverage if their student is absent.)
What can't Paraprofessionals be paid for?
* Testing students as part of their IEP accommodations.
* Working through their lunch break.
* Coming in early or staying late.
* If a sub is assigned to the classroom.
If either Teachers or Paraprofessionals have questions or need support submitting this documentation they should speak to either Madeline or Kathy.
Curley Shares
Please join us for the February Curley Shares in the auditorium on Wednesday, February 12th.
See below for classes sharing at February Curley Cares assemblies:
What can Teachers be paid for?
* Missed P&Ds
* Missed SEIMS blocks (max 90 min per week only for SPED teachers with a majority secondary 6-8 caseload)
What can't Teachers be paid for?
* Missed lunches
What are Paraprofessionals paid for?
* Covering when a teacher is absent, late or leaving early. (If there is more than one para in the room the paras need to divide the time up amongst themselves; they can not all be paid the full time and the total cannot exceed 6 hours in one day.)
* Covering their classroom during an IEP meeting. (1 to 1 Paraprofessionals can only receive payment for class coverage if their student is absent.)
What can't Paraprofessionals be paid for?
* Testing students as part of their IEP accommodations.
* Working through their lunch break.
* Coming in early or staying late.
* If a sub is assigned to the classroom.
Curley Shares
Please join us for the February Curley Shares in the auditorium on Wednesday, February 12th.
See below for classes sharing at February Curley Cares assemblies:
Welcome
Welcome to Rebekah Bromley our new Occupational Therapist. She will be taking over for Christine Fry who recently retired. She is excited to meet you and her new students. Thank you!
ILT
Please join us for the ILT meeting Wednesday, February 12th from 3:45-5:00pm in room 108.
Middle School Dance
Please announce in the blog that there will be a middle school dance in the gym on Friday, February 14, 2020 from 1:30 pm to 2:50 pm. The cost of the wrist band is $4.00. Other goodies will be sold at the dance. Pretty soon the middle school teachers will receive a link for their homeroom students to use and write the titles of the songs they would like to listen/dance at this event. Those students that are interested in helping out must come to my room this Wednesday, January 29, 2020 after school (3:10-3:30 pm) in room 210.SAVE THE DATE – Lexia Training
Back by popular demand, one-hour Lexia trainings will be held Tuesday, February 11th. PowerUp training will take place from 7:00-8:00 AM and Core5 training will take place from 3:45-4:45 PM. All training will be held in Room 109 in the upper school. Register for the trainings here:
Lexia Training 2/11/20
The Lexia training consultant will also be available to work with you in your classroom during the school day or meet with you one-on-one during a prep or lunch period. Please contact Eileen Cronin with any questions or to schedule a time to meet with the Lexia consultant.
BPS 24/7 Respect Program
BPS will be implementing the 24/7 respect program in all 6th-grade classrooms during the week of March 9 through 13 of 2020. In an effort to address bias-based conduct and sexual misconduct at school and beyond, the Office of Equity has created a curriculum to help you discuss this topic with your students. Attached you will find the following items for the 24/7 Respect program.
- The 24/7 Respect Lesson Plan and Supplementary Materials
- Guidance for English Learners produced by the Office of English Learners and the Office of Opportunity Gaps
Please note, all 6th grade classrooms are required to do the lesson plan and show the video. For more information regarding the history, access to the video, and resources please check out the 24/7 Respect web page here.
- Guidance for working with diverse learners from the Office of Special Education
SST
In order to submit a referral, please complete the google form. All materials can be found in the drive. Once a referral form is submitted, you will hear from a member of the SST team regarding next steps.Middle School Detention
Middle School Detention is every Tuesday from 3:15 - 4:15. Please use this link to record students assigned to detention. Students will earn detention for the following reasons:
· Refusal to turn in their cellphone
· Being in the hallways without a pass
· Arriving late to class without a pass
If there are any questions, please email awardjackson@bostonpublicshools.org
Middle School Detention is every Tuesday from 3:15 - 4:15. Please use this link to record students assigned to detention. Students will earn detention for the following reasons:
· Refusal to turn in their cellphone
· Being in the hallways without a pass
· Arriving late to class without a pass
If there are any questions, please email awardjackson@bostonpublicshools.org
CPT this Week
Please review the Work Plan Calendar weekly for CPT topics and information to cover.
Please review the Work Plan Calendar weekly for CPT topics and information to cover.
SY 19-20 Interim Calendar
Below is a list of ELA and Math interim assessment dates for your planning purposes:
AssessmentELAMathInterim 1Week of Oct 21Week of Nov 4Interim 2Week of Dec 9Week of Jan 27Interim 3 Week of March 2 Week of March 23 Interim 4 (EOY Assessment) Week of June 8 Week of June 15
Below is a list of ELA and Math interim assessment dates for your planning purposes:
| Interim 3 | Week of March 2 | Week of March 23 |
| Interim 4 (EOY Assessment) | Week of June 8 | Week of June 15 |
PD Dates for SY 2019-2020
Next year we will hold 30 hours of professional development for teachers and 6 hours for para professionals. Below are the dates and times for the year. You can also find info on next years Draft Work Plan Calendar. The PD are not a draft but other information will be added throughout the summer and school year.
Teacher PD Dates
- Thursday, 3/12 3:45pm-5:45pm
- Thursday, 4/2 3:45pm-5:45pm* make up date in case of school cancellation & (6-8 Math)
Next year we will hold 30 hours of professional development for teachers and 6 hours for para professionals. Below are the dates and times for the year. You can also find info on next years Draft Work Plan Calendar. The PD are not a draft but other information will be added throughout the summer and school year.
Teacher PD Dates
- Thursday, 3/12 3:45pm-5:45pm
- Thursday, 4/2 3:45pm-5:45pm* make up date in case of school cancellation & (6-8 Math)
Field Trip Request Procedure
All field trips requests should be submitted in the following way, check out this powerpoint for additional information on the steps.
- Fill out electronic form at least 2 weeks in advance. This link will be available in the blog daily. Field Trip Request Form
- Print your form submission.
- Email list of students attending to nurses.
- Get nurse and cafeteria signature at least 2 weeks in advance. They can sign anywhere at the bottom of your page.
- Turn in to either main office.
- Pass out permission slips and have students return. (English p.12, Other Languages)
- The SPC has allotted each grade level $500 to put towards field trips; any questions should be send to treasurer@curleyk8.com.
All field trips requests should be submitted in the following way, check out this powerpoint for additional information on the steps.
- Fill out electronic form at least 2 weeks in advance. This link will be available in the blog daily. Field Trip Request Form
- Print your form submission.
- Email list of students attending to nurses.
- Get nurse and cafeteria signature at least 2 weeks in advance. They can sign anywhere at the bottom of your page.
- Turn in to either main office.
- Pass out permission slips and have students return. (English p.12, Other Languages)
- The SPC has allotted each grade level $500 to put towards field trips; any questions should be send to treasurer@curleyk8.com.
Sick Day Procedure (teachers and paraprofessionals)
- Call/text Katie Grassa at 857-265-4954 immediately, no matter how late/early Enter the absence in SubCentral (teachers only). Link: https://bostonps.eschoolsolutions.com/logOnInitAction.do
- Enter absence on Boston Employees Self Service
- If it is after 6:30am, also send an email to Katie Grassa, David Diaz and the secretary.
- Call/text Katie Grassa at 857-265-4954 immediately, no matter how late/early Enter the absence in SubCentral (teachers only). Link: https://bostonps.eschoolsolutions.com/logOnInitAction.do
- Enter absence on Boston Employees Self Service
- If it is after 6:30am, also send an email to Katie Grassa, David Diaz and the secretary.