This schedule will follow along with the online instructions teachers will offer via Google Classroom. If your scholar still requires assistance with logging on to Google classroom, please comment below.  Note – there will be no formalized instruction on Fridays.  Following is a message on behalf of Principal Valentine. Greetings BDS Junior High School Stakeholder, […]

This schedule will follow along with the online instructions teachers will offer via Google Classroom. If your scholar still requires assistance with logging on to Google classroom, please comment below.  Note – there will be no formalized instruction on Fridays.  Following is a message on behalf of Principal Valentine.

Greetings BDS Junior High School Stakeholder,

It has been a really difficult time as a principal prioritizing excellence, rigor, and equity, while simultaneously balancing it all as a woman, wife, and mother.  I choose to lead in humanity and self-care for the entire BDS community. As a result, our Continuity of Learning is going to be grounded in our collectively developed School Performance Plan Goals. I expect our staff and students to both operate in excellence, follow a routine, and hold ourselves accountable.   We will be checking in with families on a regular basis to assess your scholar’s progress and family well-being.

Following are the SPP goals that were identifyied at the beginning of the school year. We will continue to keep our scholars on track to meet these goals, and will require your help in doing so.  Please make sure you and your scholar are aware of the above schedule. They will need to set their alarm like a regular school day.  Keeping them engaged and grounded in routine will be key to success.

BDS School Performance Plan (SPP)
▪ By June 2020, 15% or more sixth through eighth-grade scholars will meet or exceed grade-level expectations in English Language Arts Common Core State Standards as measured by the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) improving from 11.9% in 2019 to 26.9% in 2020.

▪ By June 2020, 15% or more of sixth through eighth-grade scholars will meet or exceed grade-level expectations in Mathematics Common Core State Standards as measured by the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) improving from 7.2% in 2019 to 22.2% in 2020.

▪ By June 2020, 95% or more seniors will graduate and be accepted to a 2 or 4-year institution, employed in their CTE pathway, or join the US Military as measured by Naviance.

▪ By June 2020, 80% of scholars in grades 6th-11th, will create Individual Student Plans (ISPs) that are monitored quarterly as reported by Naviance.

▪    By June 2020, the overall percent of Tier II & Tier III chronically absent scholars will decrease by 50% as measured by Infinite Campus Early Warning Indicator (EWI) Report from 32.8% to 16.4%.