Chicago Academy

Middle School Team

Meeting

Next Meeting: Thursday, Sept. 3, Time

TBD

Agenda

Ice Breaker: MS Pot Dream Pot Luck. What

are you bringing and who is making it?
Whos Who?
Approve Norms for 2015-2016
Principal-directed Prep (Wednesdays?)
Schedules
Learning Standards
Movement in the Middle School
Discipline in the Middle School
Study Hall/Absent/Late Work Policy
Website
Homeroom Plans
Team Events
Supply Drop-off Day
Week 1 Plans
Town Hall Meeting

Whos Who?
6th
6th
7th
7th
8th
8th

Grade
Grade
Grade
Grade
Grade
Grade

Room
Room
Room
Room
Room
Room

209
206
205
201
207
205

??? 6th Math and Science

Haneen Arman 6th ELA, Writing, Soc. Studies
John Wischnewsky 7th-8th Grade Math, Algebra
Maltita Klauba 7th-8th Math
Oscar Newman 7th-8th Science
Angela Sidell 7th-8th Grade ELA

Special Education/Diverse Learners Teachers:

Nick Esposito
Nicole Serle Jessica Siegel
Rebecca Kaufenberger Counselor/Case Manager

What changes, if any, do

we want to make to our
norms?
Respect the time

Stay on task
Be respectful of each other (constructive
criticism)
Try to make sure everyone has a voice,
especially with big decisions.
Be open to new ideas (entertain ideas
rather than closing off)
Focus on solutions
Professionalism (professional use of cell
phones, no grading, no side conversations)

Principal-Directed
Prep
Wednesdays

ANET Focused

No team/school business
No meeting about specific
students (behavior)
No parent communications

What Does a Typical Day

in Middle School Look
Like?

Entrance Procedures
Middle

School students will enter through

the door to Multipurpose Room in the
parking lot on the Roscoe St. side EVERY
day whether its indoor or outdoor morning
line up!

Rules

are already in place for behavior in

this room.

Level

0 must begin immediately after they

leave the Multipurpose Room.

Locker Contract

Middle school students must have an approved cell phone

application on file for this school year to be able to store their cell
phones in their lockers for the entire school day. This includes
during after school activities. Cell phones must be turned off while
stored in the locker.
The lockers may be searched at any time.
Students are accountable for all items placed in their lockers. At no
time should students share combinations with their classmates. It is
important to remember that locks and lockers are an individual
student responsibility.
Students are responsible for keeping their lockers clean and clear of
food, drinks, or trash. Both the inside and outside of the lockers are
to be kept clear of writing and personal stickers.
Students must not slam locker doors or bang on lockers as they pass
them. Extreme caution must be used to keep locker noise to a
minimum out of respect for classes in session.
The assigned times students are allowed to access their lockers is
for storage and retrieval of items NOT FOR SOCIALIZATION. Level 0
silence is expected and must be maintained at all times in the middle
school hallway.
IF A COMBINATION IS FORGOTTEN, THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE OFFICE!

Movement in the Middle

Level 0!
School
Traveling in lines from destination to destination.

No lockers during a passing period.

No bathroom during a passing period.
Keep the hallway clean.

*We are working on a

pass for the
Counselor/Social Work,
too!

Discipline in the Middle

School
Behavior

Management Cycle

Warning
Notation in discipline folder

Teacher Intervention
Notation in discipline folder
Phone call (Use Phone Contact Log in GoogleDrive)
Recess detention
1:1 conference

Detention
Record in GoogleDrive

Office Intervention
Removal from room
Phone call from principal
Misconduct

Frequent Middle School Infractions

Electronic

Devices EVEN AFTER SCHOOL IN

THE BUILDING

No cell phones, Ipods, mp3s, or handheld

games

Must have approved cell phone application on file!

Clothing/Make-Up

Black hoodies
Leggings
Inappropriate shirts
Earrings
Skirt/short lengths
Lip balm ONLY!
Flip flops/socks with sandals

Talking

Zero Noise in hallways

Too much in classrooms

Expectations for Behavior in Common

Spaces

Our principals are working on

standards of behavior for all areas of
the school that are common:

Lunchroom
Recess (gym, field, playground, lot inside
fence)
Hallways

*EVEN IF JAY DOESNT FORMALLY PRACTICE

WITH THE STUDENTS, WE SHOULD!

Discipline in the Middle

School

Detention Expectations
No

food or drink
Maintain Level 0 at all times
Stay seated at all times
Work silently with the materials at hand
You must remain in the detention room
for the full hour
Bathroom breaks are provided when
picked up
Make arrangements with teachers and
siblings prior to detention
*Violation of these rules will result in an additional consequence

A Note About Dolphin

Diamonds
Middle

School Homerooms will accumulate

Dolphin Diamonds throughout the year to
earn full kickball practice time.
A minimum of 9?? are required to earn all 6
practices at the end of the year!
They can be given by administrators,
Specials teachers, and lunchroom/recess
supervisors!
Email administrators if they forget!

Recess/Lunch Transition
Students

are taken to recess by homeroom

teachers

Outdoor recess drop off at main entrance

Indoor recess gym or multipurpose room or
homeroom classrooms
We must hold them until those spaces open!

Walked

to lunch by support staff

Picked up from lunch by homeroom or next
academic subject teacher
*This is subject to change!

Exiting at the End of Day

Procedures
All

students will be walked out at the end of

the day by their last period teacher (usually
homeroom teacher).
If you are in any sport or club (except
Student Council or NJHS or _____), you must
exit with your class and then re-enter
through the main entrance. All students
should change on the first floor bathrooms at
the bottom of the middle school stairs. *This
will help clear the halls.
If you have study hall, detention, or need to
see a teacher for any reason, you are to go to

Holding Room Rules

Go

directly to the holding room

Sign in right away using the sign-in form
Sit in chairs and tables immediately to
the right of the door only
You may talk quietly until a middle school
teacher arrives
Wait for teacher before making phone call
No food or drink
No using computers (until designated by
a teacher)
No cell phones/electronic devices
*If you need to leave and come back, you must work that out
with the teacher that you are waiting for ahead of time, obtain
a pass, go out with your class, and re-enter through the main
entrance!

Study Hall Forms

Log it in Study Hall GoogleDoc

Study Hall Expectations

Maintain

Level 1 or 2 at all times.

Bring all required materials prior to entering
the library
Make arrangements with teachers and
siblings prior to study hall.
Computers may not be available each day.
When using technology it should be schoolrelated only.
No food or drink.
*Violations can result in a consequence.

Sports Study Hall

Not

happening this yearfor now!

Late Work Policy

To

be regarded on time, all work

must be handed in on the day it is
due and when it is asked for.
Classwork is due the day it is
given.
Homework is due within three days
of the original due date. However,
you may only receive full credit if
turned in on the original due date.
Thereafter, you may still turn in
work late, but the grade will be

Absent/Late Work Policy

Late Work Policy
Class work
Homework
Long Term Projects

End of Quarter Clause

All work at the end of a
grades are due.
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v

Prioritize keeping Gradebook up-to-date

Communicate with parents about
late/missing work and log communication
(Office of Civil Rights and Office of the
Inspector General complaints)

quarter is due on the Wednesday before

Absent Work
Students must complete their absence work within two days of an
absence, with the exception of long term projects which are due once a
student returns.
It is the responsibility of absent students to copy down assignments
from the board or from another student.
It is the responsibility of absent students to obtain work handed out
from the teacher and complete it within two days.
It is important to note that extended absences may require alternate
assignments, so students should really see their teacher for work.
The end of quarter clause applies to absent students as well!

Detention and Study Hall

Schedule + Location
Day of the Week
Detention
Study Hall
ALWAYS IN LIBRARY?!?

Monday

Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

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Being Proactive About

Discipline and Academics
203

Homeroom time in writing with

Cordero
206 - Homeroom time in writing with
Cordero
205

- Homeroom time in writing with Sidell

201 Homeroom time in writing with Sidell
*Additional homeroom time can be organized into the
schedule!
208

Homeroom time with Brennan

207 Homeroom time with Scala

Topics

Link to video!

Pillars of NJHS
(Adopted by TCA Middle
School)

CHARACTER

LEADERSHIP

SERVICE

CITIZENSHIP

SCHOLARSHIP

Team Events
Town

Hall Meetings (First week, quarterly, as

needed for speakers)
Team Building (First week)
Richardson Farm Field Trip (October)
LP Zoo (October)
Student Council
Dunes 6th
Springfield 7th
Graduation Trip 8th

Supply Drop Off

FRIDAY, Day
Sept. 4, 2015

From 12:00-1:00P.M.
Checklist for students, so we
know what they brought!

Week One Plans

Monday
9/7/14

Tuesday
9/8/14

Wednesday
9/9/14

Thursday
9/10/14

No School!
Labor Day!

M.S.
Principal
Meeting
Time?

Regular Day

Regular Day

Homeroom
all day!

Friday
9/11/14
M.S. Town
Hall
Meeting
9:15A.M.
Team
Building
Day
12:00P.M.

Town Hall Meeting Agenda

Welcome!
Important

School Rules for Review

Late Homework Policy
Website
Exiting + Holding Room
Detention and Study Hall
National Junior Honor Society
Middle School Student Council
Math Club
Zoology/Green Dolphins
Science Fair/History Fair Help
After School Clubs?????

Middle School Team

Building

A Note About Co-Teaching

Next Steps
Finalize Schedule
Specials Schedule
Algebra
Enrichment period?
Clubs, tutoring, extracurricular activities