ALAN SHAWN FEINSTEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL OF COVENTRY A HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL!

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ALAN SHAWN FEINSTEIN MIDDLE SCHOOL OF COVENTRYA
HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL!
WELCOME
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AGENDA

• 600 - Gathering / Introduction
• 615 - Brief Presentation
• 630 Parent Questions
• 700 School Tour
• 730 - Departure

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"WALKING THE TALK TOGETHER"
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Administrative Team / Staff

• Administrators
• Dr. Almeida Principal
• Mrs. Whitehead Assistant Principal
• Mr. Gomes Assistant Principal
• Support Staff
• Ms. Fram - Guidance
• Mrs. Dorchies Guidance
• Mrs. Cronin Guidance
• Mrs. Darcy School Nurse
• Officer Burlingame School Resource Officer
• Mrs. Sturdahl - Behavior Specialist

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Mission Statement

• Educational excellencedeveloping
• reliable, responsible, respectful life
• long learners, one student at a time.

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Student Expectations

• Be Responsible
• Bringing all your materials to class.
• Having your homework done.
• Be Reliable
• Being on time to class.
• Always being honest.
• Be Respectful
• Treat others the way you would like to be
  treated.
• Keep hands and feet to yourself.

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TEACHER EXPECTATIONS

• Have Fun!
• Differentiate Instruction
• Continue to Learn Grow
• Establish Positive Relationships
• Continuously Communicate w/ Parents
• Develop a Student-Centered Classroom
• Maintain Instructional / Academic Focus
• Support and Collaborate with Colleagues
• Engage Students in Higher Level Thinking
• Integrate Literacy Strategies Across Curriculum
• Implement School Improvement Plan Initiatives
• Personalize the Learning Environment for Students
• Actively Participate in the Professional Learning
  Community
• Be Responsible, Reliable Respectful

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ADMINISTRATIVE EXPECTATIONS

• Create and Maintain a Positive Culture
• Shared Decision Making
• Establish Open Lines of Communication
• Be Visible
• Review and Evaluate Policies, Practices,
  Programs
• Be Consistent Follow-Up w/ Student Discipline
• Support Teachers
• Have An Open Door Policy
• Be Approachable
• Support Facilitate Successful Co-teaching
  Relationships
• Have A Sense of Humor
• Provide Feedback
• Be Professional
• Establish Clear/High Expectations for ALL
• Build Capacity by Effectively Delegating
  Responsibilities

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Parent Expectations

• Get involved with PTSA
• Communicate with teachers administrators
• Check your son/daughters agenda nightly
• Ensure your son/daughter reads at home
• Provide him/her with a quiet workspace
• Ask your son/daughter about his/her day
• Encourage your son/daughter to get involved in
  extracurricular activities

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General Information

• STUDENT ENROLLMENT
• 1285 students
• STAFFING
• 3 administrators
• 100 teachers
• 40 support staff

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General Information (cont)

• School Hours
• 755 AM 225 PM
• Classes
• English, Math, Science, Social Studies
• Literacy, PE, and/or Exploratory
• Advisory Program
• Lunch
• 30 minute lunches

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6TH GRADE

• 6th Grade Teams are in the back of the building
• 4 Teams
• Each team has
• Approximately 100 students
• Team Teachers English, math, science, and social
  studies teacher (sometimes a resource teacher)
• Students will also have a literacy class taught
  by a team teacher
• Advisory Program

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BREAKFAST PROGRAM

• 735 755 AM
• Multipurpose C

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LUNCH PROGRAM

• All free / reduced lunch
• applications are due by
• September 30th.

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ADVISORY PROGRAM

• What? A program in which a group of
• students and an advisor
  (teacher)
• get together
• Goal? To establish relationships for
• learning between students and
• teachers
• When? Once a week (mainly on Tuesday)
• 50 minutes

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ULSS

• A SHIFT IN THINKING
• In the past, services were provided to students
  once it was determined that they needed academic
  and/or behavioral support.
• Now, services should be provided to students
  immediately if achievement begins to lag.

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RTI

• An approach that requires educators to match
  instruction
• to the academic needs of students (differentiated
  instruction).
• Responsibility for student achievement is a team
  effort (student, family, regular and special
  educators, other service providers)
• Intervention is most effective within the context
  of the regular classroom.
• Most modifications are considered good teaching
  practices for ALL students.

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WHY THIS MAKES SENSE

• Everyone has a unique learning style. If we
  appropriately differentiate instruction to meet
  the needs of diverse learners, achievement will
  likely improve.
• Sometimes, we need help learning something new.
  We may need extra one-on-one support or a model
  in order to accomplish a task that doesnt make
  us special education adults, it makes us human.

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Extracurricular Activities

• Sports
• Fall Coed Soccer
• Winter Wrestling Basketball (Boys Girls)
• Spring Softball Baseball
• Cheerleading
• Student Council
• Yearbook
• Robotics Club
• Showcase (Cabaret)
• Band
• Chorus
• S.A.V.E.

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SUMMER READING We read to know we are not alone
. C.S. Lewis

• Requirements
• Read two books totaling at least 250 pages.
• OR
• Read three or more books totaling at least 250
  pages.
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• Select and complete one response per book
• Responses are due by the first Friday (Aug. 29th
  ) following the opening of school.

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AVENUES OF COMMUNICATION

• Telephone [phone]
• Team mailbox
• School website - Asfms.net
• Parent Listserv
• Student agenda
• Parent conferences
• PTA meetings
• Email

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SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS

• Cameras are in the
• school in the hallways
• and outside the building monitoring all activity.

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HEALTH ISSUESMrs. Linda Darcy(School Nurse)
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• Student Assistance Counselor
• Ms. Sue Davis

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PTSA

• Contributions to the School
• Membership Drive
• Fundraiser

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Transition Plan

• Meet Greet August 20, 2008
• 900 - 1030 AM
• Activities
• Meet Team Teachers
• Tour the Building
• Locker Night August 27, 2008
• 600 PM
• Students can practice opening their locker
• Students can decorate the inside of their locker

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"WALKING THE TALK TOGETHER"