Document, Document, Document!
These documents are legally binding, must be kept confidential, and include both testing and classroom accommodations.
What are IEPs and 504 Plans?
These should be posted and consistently followed in each classroom.
What are classroom rules/ procedures?
This should be updated, posted, and referred to every class, as it drives instructional activities.
What is the I Can Statement, Standard, and/or Essential Question.
This is where you should find homeroom teachers from 7:45-8:15 each morning.
What is Their Classroom Door?
This statement is quoted, "Nurturing students and staff, motivating them to succeed."
What is the NSMS Mission?
This is the name of the form that must be completed in order to request something with school funds.
What is a "Requisition to Purchase" form?
All staff members will have a group of students during this MTSS block.
What is the Intervention Block?
This is the academic word, also a NSMS expectation, often means challenging students, which also includes ensuring all students receive grade-level instruction.
What is Rigor?
You will find grade-level teams in this room on Wednesday's during planning.
What is the Conference Room? (For PLCs!)
Red and this blue are our official school colors.
What is Columbia blue?
Daily schedules, attendance rosters for each block, emergency procedures, and classroom routines are just some of the documents that should be included in this.
What is a Substitute Folder/ Sub Plans?
Staff should limit their use of this during instructional or supervisory time.
What is their Cell phone?
This instructional tool should be utilized every day in every class to ensure individual student needs are being met.
What is Differentiation?
This is where students should go to submit their own work orders for their school devices.
What is the Media Center?
NSMS was previously called what?
Kendall Valley School
This should be documented for every student in homeroom within the first 2 weeks of school.
What is a Positive Parent Contact?
These are the times staff are expected to be on campus during the school day.
What is 7:40-3:40?
This system is meant to offer support to students beginning with a strong Core instruction, regularly updated data, and documented interventions and supports as needed. (Academic, Behavioral, and Attendance)
What is MTSS?
This is where AED machines are located in the building. (2)
What is the office and the concession stand.
Who is Marlette Godwin?
This is where can staff go in Google Drive to find quick links to documents and information.
What is the NSMS Repository?
If a staff member requests to be absent within 24 hours of the needed time off, these are the TWO things they must do.
What is text Ms. Furr and enter the absence in Frontline?
This should be the biggest determining factor in every instructional decision.
What is DATA?
There are this many emergency exits in our school - none of which should ever be left propped open or unlocked.
What is 20?
This secret space locks from the outside, and thankfully now is just used for storage. (No students allowed!)
What is the Padded/ Punching Room?