Our school is preparing for Spring 2021 state assessments. Per state statue 1008.22 “(3) STATEWIDE, STANDARDIZED ASSESSMENT PROGRAM.—…… Participation in the assessment program is mandatory for all school districts and all students attending public schools,….”. Per the Florida Department of Education, state assessments may not be administered remotely.
Assessment results assist with planning an educational path for your child(ren) and provide information regarding the appropriate courses for enrichment or remediation options in a student’s schedule. A lack of state performance data may impact your student with:
- A missed opportunity to meet the graduation requirements necessary for a high school diploma (Algebra 1 EOC)
- A lower overall grade on an EOC course, because all EOC exams count for 30% of the overall EOC course grade (Algebra 1, Civics, Geometry)
When your child reports to campus for testing, they will follow the COVID-19 safety protocols we have in place for our campus learners, including temperature checks, the wearing of face-coverings, and hand-washing/sanitation. Additionally, they will need to adhere to all district policies, including but not limited to, the dress code and code of conduct. We will be in contact with your child’s specific testing details: dates, times, and drop-off/pick-up procedures.
We appreciate your dedication to supporting your child’s learning during this unusual year.
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Upcoming testing information for Bartow Middle School
Click the following link to download a PDF Version of the Assessment calendar for Bartow Middle School:
BMS Spring Testing Dates
Parent Letter for eLearning Students – Elearning Parent Letter Revised
Parent Letter for Face-to-Face Students – Face to Face Parent Letter Revised
Click on this link on How To Help Your Child Succeed on Tests
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Congratulations to the following students making the All County Band!!!!
Daniel Martinez
Campbell McCroskey
Noah Mednick
Luis Aguirre
Jarnum Williams
Amanda Rico-Toro
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Virtual Science Night – February 11
To View the Presentation Click this link Science Night – BMS 2021
Science Night Flyer BMS 2021
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Parents/guardians please make sure that we have current up-to-date phone numbers and contact information. You can log into parent portal and make the changes or you may contact the office and we will send home paperwork for you to make corrections and you can send it back to the school with your child. It is critical that we have up-to-date information on our students.
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ICAP Mini Grant (2020-2021)
The Industry and Community Advisory Panel (ICAP) for Polk County awarded a grant of $1,000 to Bartow Middle School. The school used the money from the grant to purchase science materials, which will enable students to investigate the chemical properties of natural & synthetic materials in their surrounding environment.
The businesses that support these grants include A-C-T Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.; Arkema; Ineos.; Clark Environmental Inc.; Duke Energy; Mosaic; Tampa Electric Company, and Trans-Phos.
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New PCPS App Lets Users Monitor Student Grades, Assignments on Mobile Devices
Staying in touch with your school? Now there’s an app for that!
The free Polk County Public Schools app is available for download from both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Users can download the app by searching for “Polk County Public Schools” in their app store and following their device’s prompts for installation.
After downloading the app, users will be prompted to log into their Parent Portal account. Instructions for setting up a Parent Portal account can be found here.
Once users log in, they will be able to access their students’ grades, attendance, upcoming assignments, test scores, school messages, the district calendar and more. Users may also agree to receive push notifications as their students’ information is updated.
PCPS worked with Focus School Software to develop the app.
“Communication is crucial to student success. This app makes it easier for parents to monitor their students’ grades and assignments — and provide whatever support their child may need,” said Assistant Superintendent for Information Systems & Technology Tina Barrios.
“So much of our lives are now lived on mobile devices. We do our banking, social networking and shopping on mobile devices. Now, PCPS is making it just as easy to also stay in touch with your child’s school. We’re very excited to offer this app to our community.”
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Students who are interested in finding out more about
Harrison School for the Arts
750 Hollingsworth Road
Lakeland, 33801
Phone: 863-499-2855
www.harrisonarts.com
Due to the current restrictions regarding COVID and having assemblies, we will not be traveling to schools to meet with students who are interested in finding out more about Harrison. We will also not be able to have our annual informational night meeting for interested students and parents. In place of these activities, we have created a short video giving more information about the school.
Here is the direct link to the video: https://youtu.be/ptzwuYEY_QA
The video also goes over the application process. The video is embedded on our website at harrisonarts.com/apply.
We are planning to hold a “Virtual Q&A” session for students and parents in December. Students and parents can submit questions now for that virtual session on our website http://www.harrisonarts.com (it is under the video and links to the application).
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Suspicious Activity Reporting App
FortifyFL is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.
https://getfortifyfl.com
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Orientation Video = https://wp.me/a6WL3q-Uw5
Information for eLearning students:
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Parents: This is just a reminder that all students are required to wear their student id badge every day. Their id badge must be worn so it is visible at all times. Students without an id can get a new id before entering the school for a $5 replacement fee. If students go to their first period without their id, there will be a replacement id made for a $5 fee. After their third classroom replacement id, students will receive a work detail.
Please help your child to remember to wear their student id at all times.
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An Important Reminder About Student Use of Cell Phones
https://polkschoolsfl.com/newsrelease/an-important-reminder-about-student-use-of-cell-phones/
