Open House

Our Open House is scheduled for Wednesday, September 6 at 6:00 p.m.
Details to come.

Fire Drills

Please make sure to review your evacuation routes on a routine basis. For preparation purposes, we have two fire drills in August and at least one drill every month thereafter.

In the event of a Hurricane

In the event of a Hurricane, please feel free to use this site as one source of information as to our work status.

Language Arts Pacing Guides

Please click on the The Language Arts Pacing Guides that support the K-12 Comprehensive Reading plan that will be used this school year. The link will be available on the side bar and contact Ms. Scott if you have any questions.

Science Guides

Please click on the The Curriculum Pacing Guides that support the K-12 Comprehensive Science plan that will be used this school year. The link will be available on the side bar and contact Ms. Scott if you have any questions.

E-Mail Access for Part-Time Staff

E-mail accounts are now available for part-time and hourly staff. Please see Mr. Dumont for assistance.

Hourly Paraprofessional Position

Colleagues,

Similar to Ms. Bradshaw's position at our school, we are offering another hourly paraprofessional position for someone who would be interested in working with "one" female first grade student with special needs. The person's tentative hours would be from 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., which is five hours a day (excluding lunch). If you know of anyone who may be interested and meets the eligibility requirements, please have the individual contact Ms. Bradley-Williams in the main office. The school phone number is (305) 653-0066.

Thank You

Back To School Took Kit

Please click on the yellow bar to get an abbreviated view of the various items which relate to the school district.

Opening of Schools Manual (District)

Many of our procedures are driven by the directions we receive from our district's School Operations Division. Please click the Opening of Schools Manual for information pertaining to the Opening of Schools from the district. This link is also available on the side bar of this blog.

PD Password Change

In most instances, when you log on to the district's PD site, they will ask for a new password. In the past, you were using your six-digit employee number. This time, the website seeks an eight digit code. One recommendation is to use your birthdate. (XXXX19xx).

For example, if your birthday is September 8, 1961, you can choose to make your password, (09081961). Another suggestion is to use the same code you use to access your district e-mail.

Choose as you wish

Switch your Paycheck to 12 months

If you are a 10 month employee who would like to have your paycheck spread out over 12 months, please click the title bar or the rainbow above to get more information about the process and impact.

2007-2008 Early Pay Schedule

Pay Period: 07/27/07 – 08/09/07 (Pay Date: 08/17/07)

New Teachers – 1 day; 10-month clerical/AP’s – 1 day

Pay Period: 08/10/07 – 08/23/07 (Pay Date: 08/31/07)
New Teachers – 10 days; Former Teachers – 6 days; 10-month clerical/AP’s – 10 days

Pay Period: 08/24/07 – 09/06/07 (Pay Date: 09/14/07 )

All – 10 days (1st regular deduction and defer pymt. deducted)

New Teacher Orientation

All Parkway Elementary Teachers that are new teachers to M-DCPS or in a 3100 position MUST participate in New Teacher Orientation. Please see the schedule below and report to the following locations as directed.

Thursday, August 9 (7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
- All - Sheraton Miami Mart Hotel, 711 N.W. 72nd Avenue, Miami, 33126. The cost for self parking is $5.

Friday, August 10 (7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
- Teachers that majored in education or with previous teaching experience - Hialeah Sr. High School, 251 East 47 Street, Hialeah, 33013,
- Teachers that did not major in education and have no previous teaching experience - Miami Senior High School, 2450 S. W. 1st Street, Miami, 33135.

Monday, August 13 (7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
- Elementary classroom teachers (except pre-K) - Miami Senior High School.
- Special area teachers - Hialeah Senior High School.

Please click on the registration link or title bar above to register for this manadatory training.

If you need additional information, please contact Ms. Gloria Kotrady at gkotrady@dadeschools.net or 305-995-7434.

School Board Agenda

Please click on the Agenda to see what items will be reviewed this month by our school board.

New Science Materials

With the exception of Ms. McLennon, all grade chairs (Ms Smith for Ms. Bowles) have their group's assigned science materials. In grade 2, Ms. McLennon has all of her group's materials, except for the kits which are now in the possession of the classroom teachers. Excess materials were placed back into the book room.

In order to preserve our inventory, we decided to hold some of the textbooks, until we ascertained the number of official students we will have at the opening of school.

Ms. Scott is in the process of reviewing the software we received and we are still inquiring as to when certain items, such as the grade 3 science kits will arrive at our school.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Scott or myself.

Free UTD Course for New Teachers

New Teachers can earn up to 45 MPP for participating in this free UTD course.

Please click on the application to register and get more information.

Thrive and Survive

National Board Certified Teachers of Miami-Dade and the United Teachers of Dade join forces to bring their members a series of workshops and professional development experiences for teachers who are in the early stages of their teaching career.

Click Thrive and Survive for more information.

MySpace could cost teachers their jobs

One Broward teacher could lose his job over profanity and crass photographs he allowed his students to view on his MySpace page. Scott Davis, 31, was band director at Pompano Beach High this year. But his MySpace page, which included a headline that read, I am pissed b----!, with a photo of Davis raising his middle finger, drew complaints, said chief investigator Joe Melita.

The site also included content related to sex, drugs and depression, and although Davis eventually made his page private, some of his students still had access to the site because they were connected as his friends, a district investigation shows.

Source: Miami Herald

Primary Math Study Update

Teachers in Grades 1 and 2, Ms. Sanders, Ms. Rice and Ms. Scott;

The Saxon Pre-Training will take place as follows:

Date: 8/09/07 (NOT 8/10/07)

Time: 8:00-2:30

Location: Coral Park Elementary

1225 SW 97th Ave.
Miami, FL 33174
305.221.5632

Mathematica will provide a snack breakfast and lunch and all participants will be compensated for the day. Follow-up training is tentatively scheduled for mid October

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms Scott or Dr. K.

UTD Steward Special Election

Since the designated, UTD Steward of Parkway Elementary is no longer at our school, a special election will be held for her position at the beginning of the school year. Similar with normal procedures, all UTD members are eligible to seek the position, and only members of this bargaining unit may vote in the election.

Since Ms. Samuels was serving as the alternate steward at the end of last school year, she assumes the lead position until the special election and will have the opportunity to run for the office as well.

School Board Agenda

Please click the link above to view this month's school board agenda.

FCAT School Grade and AYP

Good afternoon everyone. I hope that you are enjoying your summer thus far. I am so excited to announce that we were able to maintain our school grade. We achieved a letter grade of “B”. In addition to that, we met AYP standards. Not meeting those standards would have had huge implications for our school. I want to thank all of you for your hard work and dedication to our students. We did well in spite of our challenges and changes this year and I expect nothing less next school year.

Ms. Abner

Crist Vetoes ESOL Bill

Reading teachers who instruct ESOL students will continue to have to complete 300 hours of professional development after Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed a bill Thursday that would have lowered the requirements.

The bill would have mandated just 60 hours of training.

Source: Miami Herald

Primary Math Study PD

Participants in the Primary Math Study,
(Teachers in Grades 1 and 2, Inclusion Teachers and Ms. Scott)

You have the choice of attending the one-day, professional development activity for the Primary Math Study on Thursday, August 9th or Friday, August 10th at Coral Park Elementary School. (1225 SW 97th Ave., 305-221-5632). For your active participation, you will receive breakfast, lunch and a stipend. If you have any questions, please contact me.

The Effect of Property Tax Cuts

Below are the budgetary issues that Broward County School Board is reviewing as they adjust to the expected decreased revenue due to the property tax cuts.

• Replacing school resource officers with security specialists: $7.4 million

• Paying for crossing guards: $7.8 million

• Paying for school nurses: $4 million

• Fire inspections: $800,000

• Paying for counselors: $490,000

• Doing its own health inspections of cafeterias and kitchens: $150,000

Source: Broward school district.