Thank you to the 30 parents who attended our first ever MS Principal Forum this morning. A recording of the Principal Forum is being created into a podcast, which will be published in next week’s MS eNews. Various questions, concerns, and issues were discussed by, MS Principal Tom Burgess, Vice-Principal Moe Baron-Toaldo, Counselor Cynthia Nordmeyer, Librarian Alegria Barclay, MS Tech Coordinator Miguel Zambrano, and ISB IT Director Chad Bates. These topics included:
- Report Card Holds due to overdue library books
- Laptop Use/Amount of Screen Time
- New school year – orientation & student schedules for new and returning students
- Parent/Student-Conferences format
- Homework policies & guidelines
- Health/Wellness program
- School calendar conflicts for students
- Dissection in Science classes
- Standards-based grading system – click here for more information
We look forward to seeing parents again next Thursday at 11:30am for our regular MS PTA meeting, at which time we will discuss our World Language and Student Ambassadors program.