Testing Accountability

 As a reminder, we will meet today at 2:45 PM in the cafe to go over some pre-test release info. documents that might help you better understand results are below.

1. Overview 

2. Indicator Metrics This shows the weights for each indicator

3. Cut Scores 2023 AND Sample SRC & reports  

Testing Accountability Chart

With the pending release of test scores and school report cards at 10 PM on 10/31/23, I would like to go over the very confusing accountability model so you understand our results. 

Anyone interested in seeing it, we will meet after school Monday, October 30, at 2:45 PM. Location to be determined. :) 

In the meantime, please feel free to reference this handout, which we will review at that meeting.

See Something, Say Something

As part of our See Something, Say Something program, sponsored by FRC, we have installed mailboxes in third, fourth, and fifth grade pods. Please make students aware that they are there and they can put any notes in the boxes, whether they are on official forms or not. 

Thanks for all you do! Here's to a great Friday!

Fall Picture Day Schedule

Fall Picture Schedule is here.

 

 

Forces and Motion - Nov. 2

Our Forces and Motion assembly will be on November 2nd during the school day. Each grade will have their own time for attendance. Times are close the related arts schedule for each grade. Schedule is as follows. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CKsCsaE52hqeGD13RvW39EcyPIdEpuiaEjzcMeOPIq8/edit 

Please reach out with questions,

Thanks,

Mr. Best and Related Arts team

Important Info. for Quarter Two

 

Greetings! I hope you have had a GREAT and restful fall break!

As we prepare to roll into the second quarter, I wanted to share some important information with you.

1. Please make sure you take time on Monday, October 16, to review routines and procedures. This would include for your classroom, the lunchroom, end of day dismissal, etc. Please note: It is the expectation that every teacher walks her or his class to their related arts classroom door. The clipboard with student info. on it should be handed from classroom teacher to related arts teacher. At the end of the class, the related arts teacher will hand the clipboard back to the classroom teacher when s/he picks up students.
2. Fall festival baskets are due Wednesday. Please email PTO if you think you need help putting it together or if you need something to put items in. (bpsbespto@gmail.com)
3. Report cards need to be completed by Friday, 10/20 at 4 PM. We will print them in the office and get them to each homeroom teacher for distribution by end of day on 10/25.
4. Our next Second Thursday Social is on 10.19.2023 at 3 PM. (This is the third Thursday due to fall break.)
5. There is a comic/gaming dress down day for School Lunch Week on Friday, 10/20.
6. Students may wear their Halloween costume to school on Friday, 10/27.
7. Ms. Land and Ms. Martin will have a Halloween concert for us in the gym on 10/27 from approximately 12:30-2 PM. More details on that will be forthcoming. We will NOT do a Tiger Ticket drawing that day due to the concert and fall classroom festivities.
8. You received an email from human resources to let you know that you now sign into Frontline Aesop Absence Management with your Microsoft Login. If you are having trouble getting in, please let me know.
9. Aida Diaz has been promoted and will be taking on a new role in our district! She will be our English Language Program Assistant. She will be working out of BES while Eva Diaz works on the secondary campus. Aida will still be working with Ms. Harris until a new instructional assistant can be found to fill her shoes there. We anticipate Aida taking her new role around 11/1. Please tell her CONGRATULATIONS!
10. We have STEAM night on November 2 from 4-7 PM. Our math ILT and science leads have done a PHENOMENAL job. Michelle Spalding sent an email out about this event previously. Please make sure to publicize this event with students and families. It is a Title I Family Night. 
11. On November 6, we have a GOLD DAY. Everyone is expected to work that day, including ALL assistants. A schedule for certified staff will be posted on the BES Tiger News blog soon! We will take our staff photo at 9 AM that day. Assistants: Please check with your classroom teachers for work they need you to do that day. 
12. We will have a Veteran’s Day Performance Thursday, November 9, 2023 from 9 AM - 10 AM. Ms. Martin will share more details as we get closer.
13. As we plan for NEXT school year, please note that the ENTIRE district will have a professional learning day around behavior. It will be presented by renowned researcher and speaker Horacio Snachez. It will be in the BHS auditorium on July 24, 2024. Please plan to be at that event, scheduling summer plans around the date as necessary.
14. LASTLY: If you have not submitted your BES shirt size yet, please do so ASAP at https://forms.gle/hVzjwRTr9gLB5MEv5

 
 
As we approach a season of gratefulness, just know I am very grateful to work with you. I know our second quarter together this year will be amazing! Thank you fro all the time, love, money, and effort you put into our students. You are all UNICORNS!  -- Josh