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

• As we navigate this concurrent instructional environment, we must think about ways to appropriately engage our students who have special learning needs. Take a look at this article to learn more about how we can support our students with disabilities while they learn digitally.

• https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_teachers_can_help_students_with_special_needs_navigate_distance_learning

PRIOR WEEK'S REMINDERS:

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.

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.

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!