In order to encourage our community connection, the Cedar Park PTC has been raffling off $25 Powell's gift cards every Monday to any CPMS staff member who sends in a picture and/or short update from quarantine. This effort has been supported by the Staff Appreciation line item.
Winners have included Ms. Parks, Mr. Murchison, Ms. Frisch, Ms. Hitsman, and Ms. Gladstone-Saucedo. Check out all 27 posts on our Cedar Park PTC facebook page.
Join us via Zoom on Monday, 6/8 at 6:30pm for the final PTC Community meeting of the year. Dr. Anderson and your Cedar Park Board will be on hand to give CPMS and PTC updates. Major agenda items include voting in next year's Board & approving the 2020-21 budget.
Email Bettina for Zoom meeting info.
These five beautiful outdoor picnic tables were one of the last 5K expenditures to be realized before this year’s school closure. Their cost of $3475 was taken out of the School-Wide Discretionary budget.
Sadly, they won’t be getting much traction this school year, but they will be ready and waiting to durably aid in any future outdoor lunchtimes. THANK YOU to every 5K donor who made this much-needed outdoor upgrade a reality.
The Cedar Park PTC held its first virtual community meeting on 5/11. Your PTC Board was on hand to give PTC news and Dr. Anderson, CPMS Principal, shared Cedar Park updates.
Topics included:
8th Grade Send-off/Honors Breakfast info
Locker Clean-out
2020-21 PTC Committee Lead Openings
2020-21 Budget Discussion
Read through the minutes right HERE.
Questions can be directed to Bettina Jeszenszky, PTC President.
Next virtual meeting will be Monday, June 8 @ 6:30pm.
Join us to vote on next year’s Board & budget.
Email Bettina Jeszenszky, PTC President, for Zoom meeting info.
This is a wild ride for all of us & the amount of info and emails have been daunting. Take a peek below to see if your remote learning question has been answered. There are several resources to learn more info as we all settle into this new normal.
Dr. Anderson answers quite a few questions in her weekly principal message. Here are just a few questions answered in this week’s edition.
Why aren't teachers doing "live" lessons?
Teachers have been directed by the district to make their lessons and classwork asynchronous to ensure the most equitable access for all students. Every family is navigating a different situation, and not all students can log on to a live session at the same time. Secondary teachers work with 100+ students, which makes it impossible to have all students attend a class at the same time. Finally, like you, are managing their own family needs and schedules and may need to do work at different times each day.
My student needs more work; I want her/him to be busy for more time.
Core teachers are required to plan for two lessons that each equal 45-60 minutes of time each week. Elective teachers plan for one lesson that equals 45-60 minutes of learning time. Many teachers are providing more than that, but we are finding that students are often skipping parts of the lessons/work, or even turning in blank pages. Ask to see your student's work before she/he submits it.
Also, there are many additional resources and learning opportunities available on our district website that you can assign your student. We are working to add more directly to our school website.
My student has questions and needs to talk to her/his teacher. What can she/he do?
Teachers have office hours every day and are available "live" during that time. Students can also call their teacher's classroom via the school main line and directory (503.356.2560). If the teacher does not answer, leave a message and the teacher will call back.
When can I pick up my student's belongings?
In the next few weeks you will receive dates and details on pick up procedures. Each school is developing a plan as needed depending on building and staff availability.
The Beaverton School District has created a Remote Learning FAQ page for more answers on the following topics:
Contacting Teachers
Access to Instructional Materials
Assignments/Curriculum
Calendars & Schedules
Enrollment
Grading
Tech- Chromebooks
Check out Beaverton School District’s expectations and guidelines for remote learning of middle schoolers. This page describes what and how much a middle school day should look like, including teacher-led activities, learning & supplemental activities, and nutrition & wellness. See below for visuals.
Still not seeing your answer? Head to the BSD Online Learning Guide to submit your question to the District.
