PTSC Update: iLearn, iRead, and Grade 10 ISTEP+

iLearn, iRead, and Grade 10 ISTEP+

Yes, I know, it’s still winter (even though so far winter has been lovely!).  Looking ahead to spring, standardized testing season arrives.  Here are some things you may want to know!

When does testing happen?  Here’s the schedule of dates for the 2020 spring testing season:

What are key things I need to know if my child is in grades 3-8 and will be taking iLearn?

How is iLearn Given?

From the Indiana Department of Education:  “ILEARN is a computer-adaptive assessment for Mathematics, English/Language Arts, Science, and Biology. Computer-adaptive assessments adjust the test questions that students see based on their performance. This adaptation allows each student to receive an individualized assessment that provides more precise data about student achievement. To learn more about computer-adaptive tests, visit our Assessment Literacy page.  The primary testing mode is online. Paper, large print, and braille materials will only be available for students as an accommodation.”  https://www.doe.in.gov/assessment/ilearn-families

What one thing would I recommend EVERY grade 3-8 parent do prior to the testing window?

Go dig into the items that the Indiana Department of Education has released that are sample test items.  Start in grade 3.  You will notice that for the writing portion students were asked to write AND PROVIDE CITATIONS to receive maximum points.  (I teach at the graduate level and have students who struggle with this!)  Dig into your student’s grade level.  Look at the format, the content, and the depth of knowledge that is expected of our child.  Our teachers have been adjusting their instructional depth of knowledge, but it is important for all parents to see and know what is expected.  See below for where to find this.

From the Indiana Department of Education:  “The Released Items Repository provides sample tests for all grade levels and content areas. Students can practice answering questions and using the different tools that are available.

• Released Items Repository Quick Start Guide
• Released Items Repository Training Module

For additional resources that describe the assessment (including our test blueprints and item specifications), visit our Test Design webpage.”  https://www.doe.in.gov/assessment/ilearn-families

iREAD-3

iREAD-3 is an assessment given to third graders delivered in an online format.  It is designed to assess foundational reading standards through grade 3.

From the Indiana Department of Education:

“The Department has provided several resources to help parents and students understand what the IREAD-3 assessment looks like.

• Visit AIR’s IREAD-3 Portal for resources from our test vendor, such as practice using the online test system.
• Look at the Item Sampler to practice questions similar to what you will see on IREAD-3.
• Explore the Test Blueprints to see what Indiana Academic Standards are being measured by this assessment.
  Want to know more about Test Blueprints? Check out this infographic.
• Find additional sample items and mastery statements for each Academic Standard in the Item Specifications.
  Want to know more about Item Specifications? Check out this infographic.”

doe.in.gov/assessment/iread-3-families

For High School Students:

“Students in Grade 10 must participate in the ISTEP+ Grade 10 Mathematics and English/Language Arts assessments. Students in cohorts 2019-2022 may participate in ISTEP+ Mathematics and English/Language Arts retest as needed in order to fulfill graduation requirements.”  https://www.doe.in.gov/assessment/istep-families

The state does have a request for proposals out for a new assessment at the high school level.  It is expected that this assessment will be either the ACT or SAT.

It is important for parents of high school students to be familiar with the graduation pathways as there are now many requirements that must be fulfilled for graduation, beginning with the class of 2023 (and for early adopters).

PTSC Standouts

Pictured above are the amazing BGMS National Junior Honor Society members.  They raised $300 at a bake sale and with that money were able to buy gifts for 3 children off of the Porter Township Angel Tree.  Students (and Mrs. Garcia!) donated their time on a Saturday to go and shop together for these gifts to make some children very happy.  We have amazing students, and amazing teachers.  Thank you, Mrs. Garcia, for putting this together!  Thank you to the students who donated and to the BGMS NJHS!

On Saturday, January 11th, the BGHS Varsity Boys Bowling team won the Quad County Sectional Championship.  The Boys 2020 team is Harry Tomasik, Blake Anderson, Hayden Neis, Clay Kraus, Alexander Kobus, Tyler Knight, and Cameron Creviston.  The boys advance to the regional meet to compete for the championship at Stardust in Merrillville on January 18th.  Outstanding work!

More great news!  On January 11th Tyler Knight won the individual boys Quad County Sectional Championship!  Clay Kraus placed 5th.  Both Ty and Clay will advance to the Regional Meet to compete in the Boys Individual Championship at Stardust in Merrillville on Saturday, January 18th!  Way to go, gentlemen!

Congratulations to Chandler Murray and Jake Mayersky on being named to the Indiana AP All-State Class 2A Football First Team for defense.   Brae’ton Vann (RB), Mark Holder (K) and Andrew Eriks (LB) were also recognized on the honorable mention list.  Another story of hard work paying off!

Congratulations to Lexi Darnell (1st team), Brook Burbridge (2nd team), Alivia Peters (honorable mention) and Kylie Tomasko (honorable mention) being named to the Post-Tribune Girls Soccer All-Area Team.

Congratulations to Coach Burbridge on being named the Post-Tribune Girls Soccer Coach of the Year!

Do you have a standout to include in this section?  Email PTSC standouts to Dr. Schmidt at stacey.schmidt@ptsc.k12.in.us to make sure the standout is included.  She counts on you to send her updates all can celebrate PTSC student accomplishments!

Important Dates:

• 2019-2020 Calendar
• January 22:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• February 14:  No School or Snow Day Make-Up Day
• February 17:  President’s Day, No School
• February 26:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• March 13:  End of Third Quarter
• March 18:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• March 23-March 26:  Spring Break, No School
• April 10:  No School or Snow Day Make-Up Day
• April 13:  No School or Snow Day Make-Up Day
• April 15:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• May 5:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day (Election Day)
• May 25:  Memorial Day, No School
• May 27:  Last Day of School for Students, End of Fourth Quarter
• May 28:  Teacher Record Day
• May 29:  BGHS Graduation

• Things to Know/Do:

  • Now hiring substitute teachers! Please contact Linda Dusek at the administration building if you are interested in substitute teaching and she will help you start the application process and discuss qualifications.
  • Do your friends and neighbors know how to find our weekly updates? Even if your neighbors don’t have kids in school tell them about our weekly updates so they can hear the great news of what happens at PTSC!
  • Every Wednesday is a 30-minute delayed start. If we have a 2-hour delay, students will arrive at school 2 hours after the regular start time for the building

 

PTSC Update

Caught Up in the Frenzy!

You’re feeling it, right?  You’ve heard about it, right?  It seems like everyone I meet is talking about the shortness of time this year between Thanksgiving and the fast approaching, gift-giving holiday!  For many it seems that this lack of days to prepare has folks feeling in a rush to make a list, and check it twice!

I have to confess I’m no different.  While I love lists and so mine was created some time ago, I always tend to leave the last few details until the end for the frantic rush to get everything I need.

This year our boys are old enough to better understand what is happening, get excited, but also get caught up in the idea of “wanting” and the quest for more.  We have been hard at work to help develop the mindset of gratitude and to counter this mindset of scarcity replacing it with gratitude and the joy of giving to others.  But that’s tough when they are three!

And in all honesty, it starts in our own hearts, right?  If I want my boys to live a lifestyle of gratitude, it will help if I model it.  Research tells us that gratitude actually has many positive benefits to our own lives (thanks Harvard Health, UC Berkeley, and Psychology Today!)  The linked articles are short and worth the read–and give some easy ways to get started.

One easy one is to write some letters to folks to express gratitude.  There’s nothing better than a handwritten letter–and not only does it feel good to receive one it also feels great to send it.  So for me this season, I’m going to work to slow down and write a few letters, and also have my boys do the same (although I will still have to help them with that!).  I hope you are able to find ways to incorporate a lifestyle of gratitude this season as well!

PTSC Standouts

Congratulations to Sydney Dixon (first team), Emma Hylek (honorable mention) and Delaney Starcevich (honorable mention) on being named to the Post-Tribune All-Area Volleyball Team!

Congratulations to Angel Castellanos (second team) and Brandon Root (honorable mention) on being named to the Post Tribune Boys All-Area Soccer Team!

Congratulations to Jake Mayersky and Chandler Murray on being named to the IFCA Class 2A All State Senior Defense Team!

Congratulations also to Mark Holder on being named to the Junior Offense Team!

Congrats to our Post-Tribune All Area football players!
Offense
First Team – Chandler Murray
Second Team – Brae’ton Vann

Defense
First Team – Jake Mayersky
Second Team – Andrew Eriks
Honorable Mention – Austin Lemar

Last week was a humbling night as I was honored with the award for District I Superintendent of the Year.  I had the privilege to stand with other superintendents from across Indiana, all working for the good of boys and girls.  I am thankful for all I continue to learn from my peers as we continue to advocate for public education and what each student needs.

Have you been watching the daily tweets from @DrStaceySchmidt?  Each morning a standout is being tweeted highlighting the awesome things happening at PTSC!

Do you have a standout to include in this section?  Email PTSC standouts to Dr. Schmidt at stacey.schmidt@ptsc.k12.in.us to make sure your standout is included.  She counts on you to send her updates all can celebrate PTSC student accomplishments!

Important Dates:

• 2019-2020 Calendar

• December 20:  End of second grading period and the semester
• December 23-January 3:  Winter Break, No School
• January 6:  Back to school!
• January 22:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• February 14:  No School or Snow Day Make-Up Day
• February 17:  President’s Day, No School
• February 26:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• March 13:  End of Third Quarter
• March 18:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• March 23-March 26:  Spring Break, No School
• April 10:  No School or Snow Day Make-Up Day
• April 13:  No School or Snow Day Make-Up Day
• April 15:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• May 5:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day (Election Day)
• May 25:  Memorial Day, No School
• May 27:  Last Day of School for Students, End of Fourth Quarter
• May 28:  Teacher Record Day
• May 29:  BGHS Graduation

• Things to Know/Do:

  • Now hiring substitute teachers! Please contact Linda Dusek at the administration building if you are interested in substitute teaching and she will help you start the application process and discuss qualifications.
  • Do your friends and neighbors know how to find our weekly updates? Even if your neighbors don’t have kids in school tell them about our weekly updates so they can hear the great news of what happens at PTSC!
  • Every Wednesday is a 30-minute delayed start. If we have a 2-hour delay, students will arrive at school 2 hours after the regular start time for the building

PTSC Update: Porter County Career and Technical Center

Porter County Career and Technical Center

Now is the time to be checking out and enrolling in programs available for junior and senior students at Boone Grove High School through the Porter County Career and Technical Center.  These programs offer great opportunities to earn college credit, job certificates, hands-on job experience, networking, stackable credentials and job placement while in high school.  If you are interested in learning more about the many programs offered, or how to enroll, you can find more here.  Here’s a short video introduction of many of the programs:

PTSC Standouts

Congratulations to Athena Welbourne Swetalla for being named the Crossroads Chamber of Commerce Influential Teacher of the Year.  We’ve known this for years–and it is fantastic to see her be recognized for the amazing work she does with our PTSC students! Well deserved!

Have you been watching the daily tweets from @DrStaceySchmidt?  Each morning a standout is being tweeted highlighting the awesome things happening at PTSC!

Do you have a standout to include in this section?  Email PTSC standouts to Dr. Schmidt at stacey.schmidt@ptsc.k12.in.us to make sure your standout is included.  She counts on you to send her updates all can celebrate PTSC student accomplishments!

Important Dates:

• 2019-2020 Calendar
• November 27-29:  Thanksgiving Break, No School
• December 4:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• December 6-8:  Come see the BGHS Drama Department’s performance of Clue!

• December 20:  End of second grading period and the semester
• December 23-January 3:  Winter Break, No School
• January 6:  Back to school!
• January 22:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• February 14:  No School or Snow Day Make-Up Day
• February 17:  President’s Day, No School
• February 26:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• March 13:  End of Third Quarter
• March 18:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• March 23-March 26:  Spring Break, No School
• April 10:  No School or Snow Day Make-Up Day
• April 13:  No School or Snow Day Make-Up Day
• April 15:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• May 5:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day (Election Day)
• May 25:  Memorial Day, No School
• May 27:  Last Day of School for Students, End of Fourth Quarter
• May 28:  Teacher Record Day
• May 29:  BGHS Graduation

• Things to Know/Do:

  • Now hiring substitute teachers! Please contact Linda Dusek at the administration building if you are interested in substitute teaching and she will help you start the application process and discuss qualifications.
  • Do your friends and neighbors know how to find our weekly updates? Even if your neighbors don’t have kids in school tell them about our weekly updates so they can hear the great news of what happens at PTSC!
  • Every Wednesday is a 30-minute delayed start. If we have a 2-hour delay, students will arrive at school 2 hours after the regular start time for the building

PTSC Update: Virtual Inclement Weather Days–Things to Know!

Virtual Inclement Weather Days–Things to Know!

The weather post last week got me thinking about Virtual Inclement Weather Days (eLearning Days used when we cannot come to school due to terrible weather–snow, fog, ice, extreme cold–days we might otherwise cancel) and I want to talk about them BEFORE we might need to use them!

What are virtual inclement weather days?

These are days when the weather is too bad to come to school and students utilize technology (internet and a device) to access their learning online through our Learning Management System (LMS), Schoology.  Teachers design lessons and place their content on Schoology for students to access.  These could be videos, activities, articles, and assignments with which the students will interact and then demonstrate learning to their teachers.

When does this learning occur?

Anytime, anywhere!  eLearning is asynchronous learning, meaning that it is not dependent on everyone being in the same space at the same time.  This does mean that students can get up early and tackle all of their work and enjoy the rest of the day or sleep in and rush to finish in the evening hours.  However, there are some guidelines in place to help you know what to expect and also for students to know how and when to access the help of their teachers.  (That’s the problem with waiting until night, as access to the teachers will not be possible at that time!) Here are the expectations we have in place:

• Teachers will have lessons on Schoology by 9 AM of the virtual inclement weather day.
• The content covered on an eLearning day is to be the content covered in class for the day.  Students may learn new concepts, practice concepts already introduced, or complete a project to demonstrate mastery of a concept.  It depends where the class is in the learning sequence.
• Teachers will be available for student interaction online during the regular school hours for that building.
• Students may contact teachers through Schoology.
• Teachers will communicate through Schoology assignments for students, and when they are due.
• It should take students about the time of a typical school day to complete school work.  Each assignment or class may be different.  If you have a question or if something is taking a long time, please communicate with your child’s teacher.
• If a student does not turn in work for a period or for the day, it will be counted as a unexcused absence.
• If your child is unable to participate in the Virtual Inclement Weather day due to a reason in the handbook, please call the school office to report the absence so that we may mark it accordingly as we would do on any other day of school.
• If a student does not turn in work, they will also have consequences for incomplete work just as on a normal school day.
• If you have a technology issue, or experience any problems, please communicate immediately with your child’s teacher.  We cannot help you if we do not know there is an issue.  Contacting us directly is the way to tackle issues quickly, efficiently, and correctly.
• If the teacher does not have the answer to the issue, they will help connect you with the person who can help you to find the answer.
• If your child has a question, have them first try and reach out to the teacher themselves.  This is a valuable skill, similar to asking questions in class to get help.

Last year was an interesting year with the polar vortex.  Prior to last year, we had held to the idea of not using more than 2 virtual inclement weather days in a row.  When the polar vortex arrived, we decided to survey parents to receive input on our decision to cancel school or add additional virtual inclement days, even though we were on our second day.  The feedback was overwhelming that since everyone was confined to houses due to the cold, families would rather have kids do school work and enjoy the days off later.  We utilized that input as well as input from our staff and did use additional virtual inclement weather days.  We hope that this year we will not experience another polar vortex!

If you have further questions about Virtual Inclement Weather Days, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher or building level administrator!

PTSC Standouts

BGMS had an outstanding Veteran’s Day program this morning.  The band and choir both performed while the National Junior Honor Society ran the program.  Judy Dragon presented a flag honoring her late husband Jim Dragon which will be flown over the school.  Special guest speaker, Mr. Peters, gave a wonderful presentation to the students.  What a great morning honoring the men and women who have served our country in the military!

Do you have a standout to include in this section?  Email PTSC standouts to Dr. Schmidt at stacey.schmidt@ptsc.k12.in.us to make sure your standout is included.  She counts on you to send her updates all can celebrate PTSC student accomplishments!

Important Dates:

• 2019-2020 Calendar
• November 13:  Early Learning Time at Porter Lakes Elementary is on Wednesday, November 13^th  from 5:15-6:30pm!  This month’s theme is: “The Five Senses”Please enter through the front “F” doors at the south end of the building.
• November 27-29:  Thanksgiving Break, No School
• December 4:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• December 20:  End of second grading period and the semester
• December 23-January 3:  Winter Break, No School
• January 6:  Back to school!

• Things to Know/Do:

  • Now hiring substitute teachers! Please contact Linda Dusek at the administration building if you are interested in substitute teaching and she will help you start the application process and discuss qualifications.
  • Do your friends and neighbors know how to find our weekly updates? Even if your neighbors don’t have kids in school tell them about our weekly updates so they can hear the great news of what happens at PTSC!
  • Every Wednesday is a 30-minute delayed start. If we have a 2-hour delay, students will arrive at school 2 hours after the regular start time for the building

Are You Ready for Changing Weather and My Yearly Post About It?

I don’t know why this time of year always catches me by surprise, but the first frigid day and certainly the first snow are not happy fall arrivals for me!  This year the snow arrived a bit too early, if you ask me.  But, we live in Northwest Indiana and this is part of life, so here we go!  It’s that time of year–time to get out the warmer clothing, and time for this Superintendent to trade in 5:00 am runs for her Keurig and some treacherous driving.  Let’s all hope for a warm, snow-free winter!  Last year sure didn’t work out so well!

Our procedures will be similar to what we have done in past years, but it is always great to review.  As we plan ahead for the rest of the school year, I hope these things will be helpful to you:

1. Dress your child appropriately (warm enough clothing or cool enough clothing) for school each day.  Even if it is too cold in winter for outdoor recess, one can never plan when an emergency might take place and a school has to be evacuated or a school bus breaks down.  Wearing shorts and a t-shirt in the middle of winter is going to be challenging–even if the evacuation takes less than a minute.
2. Don’t know if there will be recess?  Send the snow pants, hats, gloves, boots, coats, and scarves just in case (and all labeled with your child’s name).
3. Want to make sure you receive delay/closing calls?  We use a system called School Messenger.  It pulls your contact information (phone and email) directly from our student information system (Harmony). In order to receive the calls and emails, you must keep your information current with the school office.  You can also always find the information on our website, on our PTSC Facebook page, or on Dr. Schmidt’s Twitter feed.
4. PTSC works with the Meteorology Department at Valparaiso University to get weather reports the night before school and the morning of school.  This information is utilized in addition to weather.com, weather bug, weather underground, and other weather websites that report Boone Grove data.  It does seem that often times there will be a wide range of expected weather predictions depending on which website is consulted.  This is also why it is good to have access to the VU Department of Meteorology to help us sort through the data.  On top of that, the superintendents in the area are in constant communication sharing the information they have learned.
5. Do you wonder how school delay and closing decisions are made?  There is no formula for this.  On any given day I wake up between 4-4:30 am and check on the weather.  Most days there are not concerns and I head out for my morning run or to the YMCA.  On days where I am seeing reduced visibility being reported through the weather websites we use, I’m out the door and driving the roads by 4:30 am.  If it is an issue of snow, I talk to my parking lot plow crew between 4-4:30 am to get my first look at conditions.  Sometimes they tell me not to go out on the roads, that we need a delay.  Most of the time I set out driving the roads myself.  I’m considering bus traffic, how much the county has already plowed (if it is snow), blowing and drifting, ice, and snow that continues to fall.  *It is important to note that I expect roads in NWI to be snow-packed and slippery–this is just part of where we live.  I’m looking for roads with large drifts that a car or bus could not drive through safely covering the entire road. There will be times that it is foggy.    For fog, I’m looking at the level of light outside when the buses will run and I’m looking at the amount of visibility throughout the district.  There may be patches where fog is much more dense–but I’m looking at conditions across the district as a whole and the amount of visibility across the district as a whole.  If there is a delay, I am then back out on the roads driving to see if conditions have improved so that we can open school.  I usually go back first to the areas that were particularly bad on my drive earlier in the morning.
6. In addition to this, we receive reports from Porter County and the road crews which are out.  This lets us know when plows are out, how many plows are out, and what they are seeing.  They give us recommendations as well.  It is important to remember they do not clear all of the roads in Porter Township.  It is also important to remember that the are reporting for all of Porter County–not just Porter Township.  While it might be terrible in Chesterton, we might not even see a flake of snow.
7. Do you wonder how wind chill delays and closing decisions are made?  If you haven’t–give it a few months!  There is also no formula for this.  It is a combination of many things.  How hard is the wind blowing?  How cold is the air temperature?  What are the expected wind chills?  Are my buses starting and staying running?  Additionally we have to look to see if the cold will break making a two-hour delay effective.  It is not a black and white decision–there are many factors which play into every decision.  A change in just a couple of degrees can be the difference between a regular day of school and a closing.  This is where we also consult the Valparaiso University Meteorology Department for accurate current temperatures and wind-chills along with a variety of online temperatures.  We do live in Northwest Indiana, and we will go to school in cold weather.  The decision looks at the extreme conditions of cold that are highly dangerous.
8. I try to make a call for a delay or closing by 5:30 am.  Our buses are already getting ready for routes at that time.  Our first routes will start soon after that.  While it is nice to know the night before, that is not always the best decision.  If I think there is a chance that we will be able to open on time or not have to close school I will always wait.  My goal is to keep students safe, but also to keep students on the regular school calendar with school in session if at all possible.  That will mean many times that the decision must be made in the morning.
9. If this happens on a Wednesday when we typically have a 30 minute delayed start–there will be no 30 minute delayed start.  The two-hour delay trumps this and school will begin 2 hours later than a regular school start time.
10. Emergency Closing Plans:  We try to never cancel school in the middle of the school day or send students home early, but there are occasions when we must make a decision such as this.  Please make sure to construct a plan with your child for what to do if this were to occur.
11. Virtual Inclement Weather Days:  For those new to PTSC, this is when the weather is too dangerous (cold or snowy) for students to attend school in their school buildings, so we hold school online.  Teachers publish their lessons online through Schoology (our Learning Management System) by 9 am and students work on their lessons digitally while at home.  Students may contact their teachers and interact with them online all throughout the school day hours.  If the roads have cleared enough for passage, we typically try to open at least one building in case you need to accompany your child to the school to use a computer lab together to complete work.  Typically we have opened BGHS as it is centrally located.  As winter approaches, your child’s teacher will communicate more details.  These days are designed to take the time a student would typically spend in school to complete work.  We also learned that these are great for very snowy days when often times everything is shut down.  We will not use virtual online days as scheduled make-up days.
12. Scheduled Make-Up Days:  So why do we still have make-up days on our calendar if we can do these all virtually?  Great question!  There may be days when it is not the best decision to have a virtual inclement weather day.  Let’s say our area is hit with an ice storm and power is out all across the district.  This would make it challenging to access our online content for the students and challenging for our staff members to post their online lessons.  As you might remember from last year, we may experience several days out.  Last year we surveyed parents for input on what to do, and in the end we had more elearning days.  But the other option was to use our snow day makeup days.  For this reason, we have left them in our calendar.  If we do not need to use them, they will be a day off for students.  But if it is the best option for us to cancel school and have students in session on a schedule make-up day rather than a virtual day on the actual day of the inclement weather–then we will use that option.

This is just a glimpse to the thinking that goes into the weather scenario each day.  Hours are spent each day working to make the best decision possible at the time consulting a team of folks.  Sometimes we nail it.  Sometimes 10 minutes after a decision is made conditions shift.  The point is no decision is made lightly or without what amounts to on many days as hours of early morning work.  We want our students to be safe, and we also want our students at school learning.

And without a doubt, I look forward to warm, spring days returning!  I don’t think I will love snow or winter until many years from now when I retire (and probably not even then!).

PTSC Standouts

Shoutout to Ms. Mikulich!  She was at school working with a student at 6:45 am!  That’s dedication, and that student was better for it!  Thanks, Ms. Mikulich!

Shoutout to Mrs. Buehrer!  She works with students at BGHS and she goes above and beyond for them.  Her heart is huge for our special education program!  Thank you, Mrs. Buehrer, for all you do!

Shoutout to all of our fall athletes!  We had great individual and team performances on and off the field.  You make us proud!

Do you have a standout to include in this section?  Email PTSC standouts to Dr. Schmidt at stacey.schmidt@ptsc.k12.in.us to make sure your standout is included.  She counts on you to send her updates all can celebrate PTSC student accomplishments!

Important Dates:

• • 2019-2020 Calendar

 

• November 5:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day (Not a Wednesday–this is election day)
• November 27-29:  Thanksgiving Break, No School
• December 4:  BGMS/BGHS Online Day
• December 20:  End of second grading period and the semester
• December 23-January 3:  Winter Break, No School
• January 6:  Back to school!

• Things to Know/Do:

  • Now hiring substitute teachers! Please contact Linda Dusek at the administration building if you are interested in substitute teaching and she will help you start the application process and discuss qualifications.
  • Do your friends and neighbors know how to find our weekly updates? Even if your neighbors don’t have kids in school tell them about our weekly updates so they can hear the great news of what happens at PTSC!
  • Every Wednesday is a 30-minute delayed start. If we have a 2-hour delay, students will arrive at school 2 hours after the regular start time for the building.