1. N e w P a re n t
O r ie n t a t io n
N o r m a n d y E le m e n t a r y
Au g u s t 7 , 2 0 0 8

3. W e lc o m
e !
• In t r o d u c t io n s
• W h o w e a r e : L iz C o s t e llo , P r in c ip a l
M a u r e e n K e lly , A s s is t a n t
P r in c ip a l
M a r y W e s t o n , P r in c ip a l ’ s
S e c re ta ry
J u d y F e ld h a k e , E n r o llm e n t
S e c re ta ry
E x p e r ie n c e d t e a c h e r s a n d
s u p p o rt s ta ff.

4. W e B E L IE V E …
• A ll c h ild r e n c a n le a r n .
• We , a s e d u c a to rs , c a n
c h a n g e t h e liv e s o f o u r
s tu d e n ts .
• O u r V is io n – H ig h
e x p e c t a t io n s + a v ia b le a n d
g u a r a n t e e d c u r r ic u lu m + a
d e d ic a t e d s t a f f = s t u d e n t
a c h e iv e m e n t .
•

5. W e B E L IE V E …
• W e a r e p r e p a r in g
A m e r ic a ’ s f u t u r e
le a d e r s .
• W e a r e p r e p a r in g
s tu d e n ts fo r th e tw e n ty-
f ir s t c e n t u r y .
• Th e y a r e ALL o u r
c h ild r e n r e g a r d le s s o f
ra c e , g e n d e r, o r

6. C h a lle n g e t h e L im it s
a n d B re a k Aw a y
De s ire d CORE
State KNOWLEDGE
CAP 2.0 VISION
Instruction *Strategies *RTI
*Technology *Assessment
*PBS *Motivation *Norms
* PLCs *Standards
* Non-negotiables
Curre nt
State STUDENTS
Staff
N o r m a n d y : It ’ s a ll a b o u t le a r n in g , w h a t e v e r it t a k e s !

7. C u r r ic u lu m
• C o r e K n o w le d g e –
s y s t e m ic a n d s e q u e n t ia l
c u r r ic u lu m b a s e d o n E . D .
H ir s c h ’ s C u lt u r a l L it e r a c y
• C A P 2 .0 – J e f f c o –
G u a r a n t e e d & V ia b le
• P h o n ic s b a s e d lit e r a c y
• T o o ls w e u s e : S a x o n M a t h ,
S h u r le y E n g lis h , S c o t t

8. P o s it iv e
B e h a v io r
• S c h o o Swu p pis c r t e
l - id e d o ip lin
mode l
• R e w a r d s p o s it iv e
b e h a v io r s
• T e a c h e s e x p e c t a t io n s
th ro u g h o u t th e ye a r
• M a t r ix
• C la s s r o o m m a n a g e m e n t
• B e h a v io r r e m in d e r s

9. N o rm s
• H o m e w o r k p o lic y
• P B S e x p e c t a t io n s
• A c c e le r a t e d r e a d in g a n d m a t h
• P r o t o c o ls
- p r o c e d u r e s f o r p r o b le m -
s o lv in g w it h te a c h e rs
- r e s p e c t in g in s t r u c t io n a l
t im e
• S e c u r it y c o n c e r n s - r e s p e c t f u lly
f o llo w s c h o o l p r o c e d u r e s

10. We ’ re p ro u d o f…
• C S AP s c o re s a b o v e th e
d is t r ic t a n d s t a t e
a v e ra g e s
• J o h n Ir w in S c h o o l o f
E x c e lle n c e A w a r d
• A Y P , S t a t e A c c o u n t a b ilit y
a n d A c c r e d it a t io n s t a t u s –
E x c e lle n t , Im p r o v in g
• P a r e n t p a r t ic ip a t io n
• S u c c e s s o f o u r s t u d e n t s in

11. N O R M AN D Y E LE M E N TAR Y
2 0 0 7 -2 0 0 8 C S A P
R e s u lt s
Third Grade:
Reading 97% Writing 82% Math 93%
Fourth Grade:
Reading 91% Writing 86% Math 92%
Fifth Grade:
Reading 92% Writing 86% Math 89%
Science 64%
Sixth Grade:
Reading 96% Writing 89% Math 88%

12. P a re n t
P a r t n e r s h ip s
• P T O – C la s s r o o m
c o o r d in a t o r s , S ile n t
A u c t io n , B o x t o p s f o r
E d u c a t io n , c la s s r o o m
h e lp e r s , P le d g e D r iv e
• A n n E s p o s it o , P r e s . ; R o b
F r a n k , V - P ; T o m T e lls c h o w ,
Tr e a s .; P e n n y B e h r , S e c y .
•

13. T r a f f ic a n d
S a fe ty
• O n e - h a lf o f t e a c h e r s a r e
o n d u t y t o s u p e r v is e
s t u d e n t s in a . m . / p . m .
• P le a s e h a v e a d e s ig n a t e d
s p o t t o m e e t / p ic k u p y o u r
c h ild r e n . A lt e r n a t e p la n .
S w im m in g p o o l is n o t
s u p e r v is e d .
• P le a s e r e m e m b e r t h a t
p a r e n t s w o r k in g t r a f f ic a r e
volunte e rs .

14. T r a f f ic & S a f e t y
• Kevin Haley, Chairperson

17. C a f e t e r ia
P ro c e d u re s
• N e w p ro c e d u re – re c e s s
b e f o r e lu n c h
• A id e s s u p e r v is e s t u d e n t s a t
re c e s s , th e n e s c o rt th e m
t h r o u g h t h e c a f e t e r ia lin e .
• 2 0 m in . f o r r e c e s s , 2 0 m in . f o r
lu n c h .
• S t u d e n t s a r e t a u g h t b e h a v io r
e x p e c t a t io n s f o r c a f e t e r ia ,
lig h t s a r e t u r n e d o u t w h e n it
g e t s t o o n o is y .

18. S e c u r it y / S a f e t y
• S t u d e n t s a r e t o lin e u p
o u t s id e w it h t h e ir
c la s s e s b e f o r e s c h o o l .
• Te a c h e r s e s c o r t
s t u d e n t s o u t s id e a t
d is m is s a l .
• P a re n ts a re a s k e d to
m e e t s t u d e n t s o u t s id e
o r in c a r lin e .

19. S e c u r it y / S a f e t y
• P a r e n t s w h o v is it t h e
s c h o o l a re a s k e d to
c h e c k in a t t h e o f f ic e t o
r e c e iv e a n a m e b a d g e .
• A d u lt s in t h e b u ild in g
w ill b e a p p r o a c h e d b y
s ta ff, c h e c k e d fo r n a m e
b a d g e , a n d a s k e d to
r e t u r n t o o f f ic e .

20. In s id e D a y s
• F la g s w ill b e p o s t e d o n
t h e f la g p o le a n d in t h e
c a r lin e w h e n it is a n
in s id e d a y ( c o ld e r t h a n
2 8 d e g r e e s , r a in in g )
• T e a c h e r s w ill b e in t h e ir
c la s s r o o m s t o
s u p e r v is e s t u d e n t s o n
in s id e d a y a f t e r 8 :2 5

21. O f f ic e
• P sreo cca e td e r e s
P le a ll h u
a t t e n d a n c e lin e b y 9
a . m . – s e c r e t a r ie s n e e d
t o c a ll p a r e n t s o f
a b s e n t s tu d e n ts w h o
a re n o t a c c o u n te d fo r.
• P le a s e m a k e p la n s w it h
y o u r c h ild r e n f o r p ic k
u p a rra n g e m e n ts , a n d

22. Atte n d a n c e
• We e x p e c t s tu d e n ts to
b e p r e s e n t f o r 1 7 0 /1 7 6
s c ho o l d a ys .
• T a r d ie s d is r u p t t h e
c la s s r o o m a n d d is a b le
yo u r s tu d e n t’ s
le a r n in g .
• P re a rra n g e d a b s e n c e
f o r m o n lin e a n d in

23. E m e r g e n c ie s
• P le a s e k e e p c o n t a c t
in f o r m a t io n u p d a t e d in t h e
o f f ic e .
• S c h o o l c lo s u r e s w ill b e
p o s te d o n th e s c h o o l w e b
s it e a n d lo c a l r a d io a n d
t e le v is io n s t a t io n s .
• C h a n g e in r e le a s e o p t io n s
w ill b e s e n t b y o u r
e m e r g e n c y c a ll s y s t e m .

24. J o in t h e t e a m
• A t t e n d P T O m e e t in g s
• V o lu n t e e r f o r t r a f f ic
d u ty
• B e c o m e a c la s s r o o m
h e lp e r
• In t r o d u c e y o u r s e lf t o
o th e r p a re n ts

25. To g e t h e r …
• We e n s u re
s tu d e n t
a c h ie v e m e n t a n d
m a k e N o rm a n d y a
p o s it iv e le a r n in g
e n v ir o n m e n t !