“To ensure that every child receives outrageous love, and is college and career bound”

MMS MISSION

“To create a culturally responsive and equitable learning environment in which ALL

students are engaged”

MMS VISION

• Dr. Harriet Moore, Principal

• Mr. McHenry Lerebours, Assistant Principal

• Ms. Maureen Bassett, Assistant Principal

• Mr. David Schatz, School Counselor

• Ms. Lisa Hales, School Counselor

• Mrs. Deanne Panighetti, Testing Coordinator

• Mr. Matthew Davis, Behavior Interventionist

• Ms. Angela Bauer, ESOL Liaison

• Mrs. Noel Gilliland, ESE Liaison

• Mr. Robert Craig, Career Advisor/STEM A2 Program

• Officer Lima, SRO

• Mrs. Syreeta Oliver, Behavior Tech.

Administrative Team

ACADEMIC & ARTS ACCOLADES

STEM

• TSA competes each year

(State finalists).

• Agriculture program

provides unique research

opportunities.

Art & Performing Arts

• Band and Orchestra in MPA

and Allstate every year,

earning Excellent’s this

year.

• Winter/Spring Drama/Music

productions each year.

• Art award winners

throughout county and

state.

ACADEMIC & ARTS ACCOLADES

STEM STEM Fair Competition

• We had the MOST students to receive Science Awards at

the STEM Awards Ceremony.

• Ten (10) winners of primarily first or second place in the

Scientific Categories;

• Seven (7 )Special Awards recipients; and

• Two (2) of our MMS students will be representing Sarasota

County at the State Science and Engineering Fair of

Florida!!!

STUDENT SUCCESSHOW?

POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT

➢ Clear expectations➢ Teaching the behavior we expect students to

demonstrate ➢ Rewards and community service➢ Communication with Parents and Guardians

Five Points of PRIDESchool-Wide Expectations

Prepared to learn and succeed

Respectful to all adults and peers

Independent and in control of your actions

Dedicated to doing your best every day

Empathetic to the feelings of others

CHAMPS Classroom Expectations

• C Conversation

• H Help

• A Activity

• M Movement

• P Participation

• S Success/Signal

MMS School Safety Procedures• Please continue to follow School Board directive on

wearing face coverings, which MUST be worn while on campus, or using School Board transportation.

• Students and Employees who are sick should stay home.

• Non-essential visitors including volunteers for classroom activities are suspended.

• Custodians will clean and disinfect frequently-touched surfaces within schools and on school buses daily, and as needed.

• Parents are to remain in the vehicle when dropping off students at the parent loop or front office.

MMS School Safety Procedures

EARLY DISMISSAL PROCEDURES

• To minimize classroom disruption students will not be retrieved from class between 3:45 pm & 4:15 pm unless it is an emergency.

• Parent/Guardian will call the front office at (941) 361-6520 to alert the front office they are in the parking lot.

• The student will be retrieved from class to the front office and parent/guardian will be notified by phone.

• Parent/Guardian will come into the front office with identification for the front office receptionist, who will document that the parent/guardian has signed the student out for an appointment or for the day.

• NOTE: If the individual picking up the student is not the Parent/Guardian, they MUST be authorized to pick up the student per the Student Information System.

MMS School Safety Procedures

School Entry and Before School Expectations

• If a student is sick, they report to the school clinic, and their parent/guardian will be notified to pick the child up from school

• If a student displays any COVID-19 symptoms, they will be escorted to the secondary clinic building and the parent/guardian will be notified to pick the child up from school.

• MMS will work directly with the school district and the Department of Health (DOH) regarding any COVID-19 exposure and reporting.

• Students and staff who may need to be quarantined will continue operating remotely, providing they are not extremely ill.

School Entry and Before School Expectations • Students are not permitted on campus before 9:00 without arrangements with staff.

• Students who are car riders will be dropped off at the parent loop and parents will remain in the vehicle.

• Students who ride the bus will be released from the bus in a staggered format as to prevent congestion on the bus ramp (e.g., one bus at a time).

• Students will then report to either the gym or cafeteria until 9:15 am and adhere to social distancing guidelines, sitting in the marked locations and grade level sections.

• Lines will be visible on the sidewalks, and signs encouraging social distancing and directing students to “Stay to the Right” to avoid congestion and loitering.

• Students who are eating breakfast on campus will report to the cafeteria and follow the safety guidelines for social distancing posted in the cafeteria, (e.g., student will sit diagonally and seating will be limited to four seats per table; students will line up 6 feet apart).

Hallway Transitions

• Students must follow the hallway pattern and take the most direct route to their class.

• Signage will be visible throughout campus and show what route patterns students should follow.

• Signage will be installed to divide the main hallways to ensure that students are walking on the right side of the hallway.

• Staff will be posted at each entry and exit point to ensure that students are wearing facial coverings and practicing social distancing as they transition in and out of the building.

Classrooms• Staff on duty will provide students with the ability to

sanitize their hands before entering the classroom and cafeteria.

• Students are teamed in each grade level to limit peer interactions.

• Students will utilize portable barriers at their desks or stations.

• Teachers will be provided face shields to wear in the classroom.

• Students will wipe down surfaces and sanitize portable barriers, computers, laptops, and other technology items as directed by the teacher when arriving or leaving class.

• Student school supplies and items are kept in backpacks and are not to be shared with others.

Physical Education

• Locker rooms will not be used by students this year.

• PE teachers will incorporate activities that do not require physical contact.

• Health and Wellness activities will be included as part of the PE curriculum.

• Students must wear appropriate shoes for P.E.

Cafetorium• Floor and seat markers to indicate safe

distancing in the lunch line and table seating.

• Face coverings will be worn until students are seated with their meal.

• Students will be seated four to a table, in the stage area, and in designated classrooms as needed.

• Hand sanitizer at each serving line and at check-out registers.

• Schedule 4 lunch periods to keep the number of students in the cafeteria at 50% capacity.

After School Dismissal

• Stagger dismissal of students by grade level at the end of the day.

• Walkers and bike riders will be dismissed first.

• Bus riders will be dismissed as their buses arrive.

• Bus riders will immediately get on their bus and no loitering will be allowed.

• Car riders will be dismissed last and report to the cafeteria until called for pick up.

• Students will practice social distancing while on the bus ramp and parent loop.

• Staff will supervise dismissal.

• Renaissance is a national honor program that serves to recognize students for their academic success and citizenship. Renaissance is based upon the following premise: "What you respect, recognize, reward & reinforce is what gets accomplished."

• Each quarter, students who earn Renaissance are honored at a school wide activity. Renaissance students are given a specially designed t-shirt that they wear each Friday to show their pride.

RENAISSANCE

Student behavior is greatly improved, leading to a more productive working environment, when students are dressed appropriately for school. MMS has established a Dress Code that gives families flexibility in the way their child dresses. Please use good judgment when dressing for school and all school-related events.

DRESS CODE

We believe that when students are dressed appropriately for school they will be very

successful.

Dress Code (Continued)

CONSEQUENCEDress code violators will be sent to the Dress Tank, which is located in the clinic, to receive appropriate attire. Students who use M.M.S. Dress Tank attire are responsible for returning them at the end of the day.

Please read the dress code expectations in the student planner.

We thank you for assisting us in keeping MMS an excellent learning environment.

TARDY POLICYPlease – make certain you are on time to class!

Consequences of persistent tardiness:

➢ Loss of valuable instructional time.

➢ Teacher must re-explain information.

➢ Interferes with the learning of others.

➢ Causes students to have a poor start to the instructional day.

➢ Student can be assigned Lunch Detention/ISR.

➢ Parent notification and possible conference if tardies persist.

ATTENDANCE POLICYExcused Absence

Bring note to attendance receptionist

Reasons for Excused Absence

• Sickness (Repeated sickness will require a doctor’s note, if more than 9 in a semester,18 within a year)

• Medical appointment

• Religious reasons

• Family Emergency

Note To McIntosh-Passport

Student must submit “Note to McIntosh” form signed by a parent to the attendance receptionist prior leaving school for an appointment

Unexcused Absence

No note submitted to Attendance Clerk within three-day period

Consequences for Excessive

Absences

• Parent/Student Conference

• Attendance Contract

• CINS/FINS Petition

• Case Staffing

• Court Order

Passports

Student must bring a “Note To McIntosh” filled out and signed by a parent to the Attendance Receptionist before leaving school for an appointment. They will be given a passport to allow them to exit from class.

SEE SAMPLE IN YOUR PACKETS

ATTENDANCE (Cont…)

MESSAGES TO STUDENTS

➢Emergencies only – Only emergency messages and deliveries will be made to classrooms.

➢ The front office staff has a phone available for student use before school, during lunch, and after school.

➢STUDENTS MUST GO TO THE CLINIC TO CALL HOME IF THEY ARE SICK.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Electronic devices must be turned off and kept in backpacks, out of sight, between the hours of 9 am and 4:15 pm.

CONSEQUENCES:

➢ *1st offense – Phone is confiscated and returned at the end of the day by administration.

➢ *2nd Offense- Phone is confiscated and must be retrieved by the parent.

Bring Your Own Device• Students are permitted to bring and

use personal technology on campus.

• Students must return a signed “Bring Your own Device Technology Release Form” to school BEFORE being allowed to use personal technology on campus.

• The parents/guardians release all liability and indemnify McIntosh Middle School, its employees, and designees, from responsibility for this equipment.

The Program of Studies for Middle School students includes the following required courses:

➢ Language Arts

➢ Science:

• Grade 6 - Earth/Space Science

• Grade 7 - Life Science

• Grade 8 - Physical Science

➢ Social Studies:

• Grade 6 - World History

• Grade 7 - US History

• Grade 8 - Civics

➢ Mathematics/Science

• High-achieving math students may have the opportunity to take advanced level courses as well as Algebra I Honors, Geometry, and Physical Science Honors for high school credit.

* Students who need assistance in reading and/or mathematics may be assigned an Intensive Language Arts or be assigned Instructional Lab before/after school.

PROGRAM OF STUDY- CORE

Pathways to Learning- STEM A2

Our school also offers the following STEM & Encore opportunities:

➢ Science Technology Engineering and Math Program (STEM)➢ (Automation and Robotics, Design and Modeling, Green

Architecture, Flight and Space, Magic of Electrons, Computer Applications for Business, & Computer Programming)

➢ SSTRIDE Medical Program

➢ Agriscience

➢ Communications (TV Production/Yearbook/School Newspaper)

➢ Fine Arts

➢ Performing Arts

➢ Drama, Chorus, Band, Orchestra

➢ Physical Education

➢ Spanish-(8th grade students have the opportunity to take Spanish I for high school credit)

MMS School CounselorsCOMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE-DESTINED FOR GREATNESS!

• Mr. David Schatz- 7th Grade and the Hawks Academy for Gifted & Advanced Studies

• Mrs. Lisa Hales – 6th and 8th Grades

Let us help you with…..

• Counseling concerns (individual & group)

• Referrals to community agencies

• Academic achievement

• Peer/Friendship issues

• Bullying issues

• Behavioral concerns

MMS School Counselors(Continued)

Let us help you with…..

• 504 Plan/Medical issues

• Grief/Loss

• Anger Management/Coping & Social Emotional Skills

• Student Recognition(Renaissance)

• Scheduling concerns

• Homeless Youth/Schoolhouse Link

• Sarasota Virtual Academy

• Backpack for Kids/All Faiths Food Bank Program

• First Step Agency

• Challenge to Change Program– JFCS

PARENT PICK-UP/DROP-OFF & TRANSPORTATION

➢ The Parent Pick-Up Loop is located on the south side of the school campus. *Use this area for both drop-off and pick-up ONLY.

➢ Do not drop off or pick up students along our entry road as it is a safety hazard for students and causes traffic issues. Come all the way on campus and utilize the parent pick-up/drop-off loop.

➢ Do not drop off or pick up students in our bus overflow area (the dirt area in-between our campus and the STC farm) or at the STC Campus.

➢ Bus schedules can be found at the Sarasota County Schools’ website:

http://sarasotacountyschools.net/departments/transportation/default.aspx?id=650&terms=bus+schedules

NEED ASSISTANCE?

MMS has excellent people on campus to serve you:

➢ Teachers

➢ School Counselors

➢ ESOL Liaison or Aide

➢ ESE Liaison

➢ Office Staff

➢ Clinic Aide

➢ Behavior Specialist

➢ Administrators

➢ SRO

* Student & Family Handbook available on the District Website

We need YOU…

MMS has an active Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO)

➢ Research demonstrates that students with involved parents:

➢ Earn higher grades and test scores and enroll in higher level programs.

➢ Are promoted and pass their classes.

➢ Attend school regularly.

➢ Have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school.

➢ Graduate and go on to post-secondary education.

(Center for Public Education, 2016)

WHY?

• The ideal tool for monitoring student growth

• Shows mastery of curriculum standards

• Filling in the gaps of learning through online instruction

• Standards Mastery post-tests will be a grade!

• How to help from home?

Encourage your child to work with fidelity and monitor the completion of 45 minutes per week at 70% pass rate or above.

OPEN HOUSE (Tentative)

Mark your calendars!

Parents and students, come see all the excellence and meet the MMS Team.

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

5:30 to 7:30 p.m.