This document provides an agenda and information for a Back-to-School Night event. It includes: a schedule for the evening with a general assembly and classroom visitations; introductions from administrators and an overview of the school's core values; details about the student instructional day and safety procedures during arrival/dismissal; an overview of the school's focus for the upcoming year on differentiation, technology, and standards-based grading; and information about visiting classrooms and providing feedback through a survey.

1. Welcome to
Back-to-School Night
Plans for the Evening…
6:30 - 7:00 General Assembly
7:00 – 8:00 Team and Classroom Visitation
8:00 – 8:20 Instrumental Music, Grades 4
and 5, Media Center

2. STARRING…

3. ADMIN TEAM

4. A WELCOME BACK MESSAGE FROM
MR. KAUFFMAN & DR. STARR
http://news.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/tag/dr-starr/

5. CORE VALUES THAT DRIVE OUR
WORK
• RESPECT
• RESPONSIBILITY
• COLLABORATION
• COMMITMENT
• HAVE FUN
• MAKE SOMEONE’S
DAY
• BE THERE
• CHOOSE YOUR
ATTITUDE

6. VALUES THAT DRIVE THE SYSTEM’S
WORK

7. STUDENT INSTRUCTIONAL DAY
• The student day is from 8:50-3:05
• Students will be invited into classrooms at 8:45
• Students will be considered tardy at 8:50 and need a late pass to enter--morning
announcements will begin promptly at 8:55
• Instruction will continue until 2:55
• Afternoon announcements will begin at 3:00
• Students will be called for dismissal following the afternoon announcements

8. SAFETY DURING ARRIVAL
• STUDENTS SHOULD NOT ARRIVE TO SCHOOL BEFORE 8:30 a.m.
School doors will remain locked until this time.
• Students should line up at the designated areas where teachers will
be on duty.
• Kindergarten, grades one, two and LFI will line up in the all purpose
room.
• Students in grades 3-5 will line up in designated hallways outside of the
third and fourth grade clusters and the media center.

9. DROP OFF CIRCLE/BUS LANE
• Please be reminded that the front of the school is a PICK-UP/DROP-OFF
LOOP ONLY. Parked cars in this area only serve to disrupt the
normal flow of traffic and potentially cause unnecessary accidents.
Please, NO PARKING IN THE PICK-UP/DROP-OFF LOOP! When
picking up students from dismissal, please do not loiter. For safety
reasons, the front area should be cleared promptly.
• Drop-off and pick up should not occur in the bus lane.

10. CORRESPONDENCE
• Bi-monthly newsletter
• Grade–level information
• PTA information
• Counseling information
• Resources
• Twitter updates
• Pictures from school events

12. Parent
Involvement

13. 2014-2015 SCHOOL FOCUS
 Differentiate small group instruction with a special
emphasis on differentiated centers and independent
work
 Technology
 Social-Emotional Learning
 Successfully implement Curriculum 2.0 (K-5) and online
standards-based grading

14. PTA MESSAGE
President: Mollie Weikert
VP of Operations and Administration: Jennifer Willis
VP of Education and Programs: Melissa Labriola
Treasurer: Chris Morris
Membership: Elizabeth Joseloff
Recording Secretary: Danielle Sodani
Corresponding Secretary: Mary Ross Southworth
MCCPTA Representatives: Kendra Harris and Joanna Dwin

16. OUR PURPOSE:
DEVELOP 21ST CENTURY
LEARNERS

17. VISITATION
HAVE A GREAT NIGHT!
LOCATIONS:
GRADE 3: MEDIA CENTER
GRADE 4: INDIVIDUAL CLASSROOMS
GRADE 5: ALL PURPOSE ROOM
PLEASE TAKE TIME TO COMPLETE THE BTSN SURVEY AT THE END
OF YOUR VISIT! YOUR FEEDBACK IS IMPORTANT!