Key Communicators

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Key Communicators
Monday, January 12th 2009
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Agenda Items

• Welcome Parents!!
• Committee Updates
• Student Council Updates
• New Board Policy Bullying
• Franklin Park Police Internet Safety
• Testing Updates
• Immunization Update
• Dates to Remember

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• SPLC
• Mrs. Puntil Mrs. Oestrich
• SAC
• Mrs. Hayson Mrs. Hilderbrand
• UBO
• Mrs. Tyler
• IMS Students to Watch
• Mrs. Cumbie
• Parent Volunteer Coordinators
• Mrs. Deitrick Mrs. Connelly

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Informational Items

• Student Council Updates
• Pajama Rama Success!! Over 1,200 Items Collected
• Tribune Review Covered Our Story on 12/25/08
• Story still available online with a picture.

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Informational Items

• Internet Safety
• Parents can use technology to their advantage by
  looking up chat lingo, text acronyms, and
  internet safety tips. You can also access sites
  that offer good internet rules for your family to
  adopt and offer internet violation reporting
  sites as well.
• Gain access to Facebook and MySpace to monitor
  your children. If you are unsure if they have a
  page of their own, use your history (open the
  internet and hit Control H) to check where your
  child has been visiting.
• Always check the task bar to see what your child
  is working on and be sure to keep your computer
  in a visible area. NO BEDROOM COMPUTERS!
• Know your childs screen name and the data in
  their profile. Be sure that they understand what
  types of profiles and conversation give away too
  much information about them, which could risk
  their safety.
• Show your child that someone could be portraying
  someone that theyre not on the internet.
• Cut and paste a picture of someone younger than
  they are to befriend your child, etc.
• Be aware of the capabilities of cell phones with
  internet and camera capabilities.
• Make up a code word for your child so that you
  can pick them up from a situation that might be
  potentially unsafe due to internet, camera
  phones, etc.
• Encourage them to be open and communicate with
  you!

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Informational Items

• Testing Updates
• ITBS Assessments Grades 6-8
• January 12th through January 16th
• CoGAT Assessments Grade 7
• February 9th through February 13th
• PSSA Writing Grade 8
• February 9th through February 20th
• PSSA Math and Reading Grades 6-8
• March 16th through March 27th
• PSSA Science Grade 8
• April 27th through May 8th

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Informational Items

• Testing Updates
• PDE changed calendar and testing windows
• October 2009
• 19-23 Retest for Grade 12
• April 2010
• 12-16 Reading and Math Testing
• 19-23 Writing Testing
• 26-30 Science Testing
• May 2010
• 3-7 Make Up Testing

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Informational Items

• Immunizations Update
• Lists provided to nurses in each building of
  students needing immunizations
• State requiring all immunizations be up-to-date
  by May 1st
• Students who are not properly immunized will be
  excluded from school
• Please help spread the word so that we can have
  all of our students attending school
• THANKS!

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Dates to Remember

• 1/15 Orchestra Concert _at_ 7pm
• 1/19 No School In-Service Day
• 1/21 IMS Spring Sports Meeting
• 1/23 2nd Semester Student Council Elections
• Winter Intramurals End
• Secondary Report Period Ends
• 1/26 No School In-Service Day
• 2/1 Secondary Report Cards Issued
• 2/9 IMS Key Communicators Meeting 930