OUR VISION

• Lilburn Middle School will become a Professional Learning Community committed to working collaboratively to engage students in learning in order to actualize student potential.

OUR MISSION

• Lilburn Middle School is committed to engaging all students in learning the Academic Knowledge and Skills through research-based best practices with mastery being measured by local, state, national, and world-class standards and re-teaching/reassessing students as needed to actualize their potential.

OUR VALUES

• We use research-based best practices to engage students in learning.

• We build healthy relationships with our students, parents, and community members.

• We provide appropriate interventions to support students in actualizing their potential.

• We collaborate with our colleagues toward building a Professional Learning Community.

Quality Plus Teaching Strategy: TECHNOLOGY

• This week’s QPTS Gone Digital models how to formatively assess with focused individualized feedback. Check out how journal writing is an essential social emotional consideration that encourages students to express themselves through the written word.

• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EfeGwEPk-W9EEZkWH2bZKHP8PeLNW6b0/view?usp=sharing

NEW:

Check out this article that focuses on the best practices for getting students to have their cameras on during class

• https://teachlikeachampion.com/blog/a-how-to-guide-to-cameras-on/

GaDOE Milestones EOC Input Survey

The Georgia Department of Education is seeking public input regarding this year's 2020-2021 statewide passing score for Milestone's EOC assessments for high school courses.

The survey may be shared with staff, students, parents, and community members. The deadline to complete the survey is Monday, November 16th.

· GaDOE GMAS Input Survey.

Schoolnet Accommodations Update

· All locked/final IEPs, all 504s entered in Synergy, and all finalized ELPPs as of November 12th will be loaded in Schoolnet to give read aloud or extended time.

· Any Special Education, 504, or EL students who receive an updated plan that includes the read aloud or extended time accommodation will need to be manually added November 13th through February 18th.

· Accommodations for 504, Special Education, and EL students will be updated in Schoolnet according to the chart below moving forward.

United Way Donation

• Currently, we have raised $1080.00 for the United Way Campaign. Thank you to those who have donated. Our school's goal is $10, 0000. Please consider helping to support this cause. Any amount that you can give is more than welcome. You can donate through the Portal.

Safety Protocol for Conducting IDEA Evaluations

All special education staff who conduct IDEA evaluations are asked to complete PD&E Course #26079, “Safety Protocol for Conducting IDEA Evaluations.” This includes psychologists, SLPs, teachers conducting achievement evaluations, OT/PTs, etc., These safety protocols provide guidance to ensure the safety of all staff and students during evaluations.

ISS

Please be aware that ISS will be closed. MR. Gilmore will send out additional instructions regarding students who require isolation.

Technology

Please check for an email from Dr. Maresh regarding the technological resources that students are using and how we can best maintain them at our school.

PRIOR WEEK'S REMINDERS:

Early Release Conferences

Thank you for your professionalism and collaboration with parents during our recent Early Release conferences. We were able to make many connections with parents and develop a plan to help some of our struggling students.

The Synergy Parent mobile app, ParentVUE, is now available for use.

• • The app is available in the Apple App Store, as well as the Google Play Store. It will allow parents, who have a parent portal account, to view schedules, grades, see when assignments are due, view graduation requirements, find missing assignments, and view other important student information. An active parent portal account is required to log in to ParentVUE.

Seating Charts

• In Synergy, teachers have the ability to create a seating chart for each class. The seating chart can be printed by the teacher in Synergy TeacherVUE or by administrative staff in Synergy SIS using report STU419. Instructions are included in the TeacherVUE or SIS – Printing Seating Charts attachment.

Gallup Survey

• • Today is the last day to complete your Gallup Q12 Employee Participation Survey. Please take care of this quick survey today

Students Returning

• We have identified over 300 students who would benefit the most from returning to the building. About 50% of our students elected to remain at home. As of 10/23/20, we have had 117 students to return to the building because of their Q1 performance. Several of you are still making requests for additional students to return, which is understandable given the performance of many students. We are currently working with grade level admin on a case-by case basis for inviting any additional students back to the building. If a student is struggling and will remain digital, please continue to work with them on a plan for mastery from home.

Mustang Mastery Intervention Program:

• • Lilburn Middle School is excited to have the opportunity to provide interventions for students who have excessive NTI’s, gifted learners, and students who struggle to demonstrate mastery. Students with different learning needs require different intervention approaches, so this intervention program will be targeted to support the needs of learners at Lilburn Middle School. There will be three different options offered as follows:

  • Mustang Mastery Math/ELA Remediation: Students who require skill development in the areas of ELA and MA require direct instruction in the areas of their skill deficit.

  • Mustang Mastery Gifted Learner Skill Development: Gifted learners need explicit instruction in the skills needed to tackle more rigorous tasks and apply their learning in new and different ways.

  • Mustang Mastery Academic Assistance/Study Skills: Learners who have excessive NTIs on major assignments that result in a negatively impacted grade. These students have demonstrated standard proficiency, but struggle with work completion. They can use this opportunity to obtain assistance in completing those outstanding assignments.

Please begin to identify students who could benefit from the program. Make your recommendations to your administrators by indicating this recommendation on your failure report. As discussed in CLT last Tuesday, completed failure reports are due to your grade level admin by October 7th.

• • If you are interested in teaching a section of the Mustang Mastery Program, please complete an application. Teacher selection will begin soon. Applications are due on October 9, 2020. Notification of selection will be made as soon as possible. The application can be found at the link below.

  • https://forms.gle/YRNGjzZZk1k3MHEJA

Dress Code

• Please remind student of our school dress code that is in place. If students are out of dress code, please remind them of the appropriate dress code and follow through the disciplinary process.

• Now that students are back in the building, we return to our professional dress. All LMS staff should adhere to the school dress code policy that is outlined in the Staff Handbook. This includes making sure that clothing are the appropriate length, transparency, and fit and that professional attire is worn each day. Spirit wear may be worn with jeans on Fridays. This includes "LMS" or "Mustang" specific clothing, not just clothing that is within school colors.

Morning arrival

• To ensure that we have adequate supervision, teachers should plan to be at their door greeting students. This can be done safely by reminding students to use the directional traffic flow and by keeping a safe distance as students arrive.

HR Compliance

• If you have not completed your HR Compliance videos, LMS Sign-Off, and Safety Awareness Training, please complete these required tasks ASAP.

Tutoring

• • The return of students to the building means that we will need to resume our tutoring. We will continue to offer tutoring at 8:10AM. The following days are still assigned for each content:

Tuesday: Connections

Wednesday: MA/SS

Thursday: LA/SC

Have a MIGHTY MUSTANG Week!