Troy Knoderer, Principal [email protected] Bonita
Neal, 7 th Grade Counselor [email protected] Slide 2 Troy
Knoderer 20 years in LT Teacher/AP at FCV ESC Administrator Craig
Principal Belzer Principal LT resident with 2 children in LT
schools 8 th grader at Belzer 4 th grader at Mary Castle Slide 3
2013-14 Belzer Admin./Counseling Staff Bonita Neal, 7 th Grade
Counselor/Coordinator of Counseling [email protected]
Chauntee Smith, 7 th grade Assistant Principal
[email protected] Chaq McCreary, Principals Assistant
[email protected] Debbie Benjamin, Special Ed. Dept. Chair
[email protected] Mike Connors, Athletic Director
[email protected] Slide 4 Belzer Middle School an A
School A to F grade based on percentage of students passing ISTEP
Points are gained or lost based on the growth of students compared
to the previous year Belzers score is 4.25 out of 4.0 Belzer is one
of only 4 Marion County Middle Schools to earn an A. Slide 5 Belzer
Middle School: Beyond the A. 100% of Algebra students pass the
state-required end- of-course assessment 63% of Algebra students
score pass+ on the ECA Increasing percentage of students scoring
pass + on both the math and language arts ISTEP test Award-winning
performing arts program band, orchestra, choir Commitment to
elective offerings and athletics to develop well-rounded students
High expectations and academic accountability Slide 6 Parents as
Partners Commitment to Communication Sunday Evening Phone calls
Weekly counselor listserve (group) e-mails Bi-weekly school
newsletter Teachers send Skyward grade reports every 2 weeks
Website consistently updated Regular teacher listserve e-mails
Monthly Principal Reports during PFO meetings Slide 7 Number #1
Predictor for Future Academic Success: Reading School-Wide
Expectations Summer Reading Project: Read 3 books of your choice;
Complete a project over one of the books; Reading log and project
are due the first day of school; Belzer open on Fridays for book
check-out. Reading Logs due every Tuesday of the school year 120
minutes of reading outside of the school day; Parent signature
required Slide 8 Class Schedule 4 required classes: Math, Language
Arts, Science and Social Studies 3 electives: Music, Art,
Technology, Reading/math electives Each day begins with College
Prep. Lunch is scheduled during 3 rd period for 7 th graders. Slide
9 Math all students are placed in an advanced math class In May,
all 6 th graders will take a pre-algebra test. Based on that
assessment, students will be placed into the appropriate level of
math for 7 th grade: Algebra Pre-Algebra (8 th grade math) over 1
year Pre-Algebra over 2 years Slide 10 Language Arts All language
arts is accelerated and organized into units of study.
Readers/Writers Workshop Reading Logs 2 hours of outside reading
each week Parent signature required Slide 11 How do we support
students who need additional help in language arts and math?
Co-teaching Additional language arts and math classes based on
ISTEP/Star scores Slide 12 XL Science Inquiry-based approach
Discovery Education: interactive, technology-based content to
coordinate with inquiry units Achieve 3000: technology- based,
science articles differentiated to a students reading level. Slide
13 Social Studies Students study Asia, Africa and Middle East
through primary sources, projects and literature. Each classroom is
equipped with White Boards, electronic responders and each student
has a laptop computer. Achieve 3000: technology- based, social
studies articles differentiated to a students reading level. Slide
14 Electives Facts: Students may select a combination of semester
and yearlong courses. Students need to select enough classes to
fill three periods. No class can be selected more than once, unless
the student intends to select two different band or orchestra
instruments. Slide 15 Semester Courses Art Project Lead the Way
Technology Communication BTV (Belzer TV) Wellness
Newspaper/Publications World Cultures/College Bound Drama/Dance
Gospel Choir/History of Rock Piano Keyboarding Yearlong Classes
Band Orchestra Choir Wellness Elective Choices: Slide 16 Art Slide
17 PLTWProject Lead the Way Slide 18 Technology Communication Slide
19 Piano Keyboarding Slide 20 World Cultures Slide 21 Wellness
Slide 22 Extra-Curricular Clubs/Athletics Athletics: volleyball,
cross country, football, tennis, cheerleading, wrestling,
basketball, track, baseball, softball Clubs: National Junior Honor
Society, Academic Pursuit, Intramurals (basketball, soccer),
Scrabble Club, Cooking Club, Service Club, Student Council,
Homework Club, Lacrosse, Best Buddies Slide 23 Core 4 Expectations
School-Wide Behavior Support System Be Respectful Be Responsible Be
Safe Be Involved Behavior Expectations are taught for areas such as
the cafeteria, hallways, and restrooms. Slide 24 Important Dates
Mrs. Neal and Mr. Knoderer will visit each elementary the week
before Spring Break Parents may schedule a visitation day through
Mrs. Neal or attend one of our regular visitation days on April 19
or May 10. Registration Dates: July 30 31, 9 am to 7 pm First Day
of School: Weds, August 7th
