Lee Academy Pilot School
25 Dunbar Avenue Boston, MA 02124
Alexandre Chery, Principal
Week of August 8, 2022
8/30 - 8/31 Summer Institute/PDs (@ 9:05)
“The program these young people participated in, the Educational Opportunity Program, normalized high academic achievement for students who were mainly African-American, all first-generation college students, some of whom before entering the program did not have the skills, behaviors, beliefs, or identities required for high academic achievement. [...] At these institutions, being working-class or poor, having parents who have not gone to college, being poorly prepared academically, being African-American—these variables are not impediments to academic achievement.”
Perry, Theresa; Steele, Claude. Young, Gifted and Black (p. 3). Beacon Press. Kindle Edition.
“African-American students will achieve in school environments that have a leveling culture, a culture of achievement that extends to all of its members, and a strong sense of group membership, where the expectation that everyone achieve is explicit and is regularly communicated in public and group settings. African-American students will achieve in these environments, irrespective of class background, the cultural responsiveness of the setting, or prior level of preparation.”
Perry, Theresa; Steele, Claude. Young, Gifted and Black (p. 107). Beacon Press. Kindle Edition.
How will WE affirm OUR students as achievers at Lee Academy this upcoming school year?
Greetings Team,
I hope all is well with you and that you are enjoying the remainder of your summer break. Wanted to take this opportunity and provide you all with some updates.
New Staff Members to the Hive
Ms. Maudeline Aubourg
LAPS Inclusion Specialist. Ms. Aubourg was at the Jackson-Mann last year as a Strand Specialist.
Ms. Amy Gebo
LAPS Grade 2 Inclusion Teacher. Ms. Gebo was at the Holmes Elementary School last year.
Ms. Sonia Hart
LAPS Physical Education Teacher. Ms. Hart was most recently at the Mission Hill Pilot School.
Nurse Marthe Jean-Jacques
LAPS Nurse. Ms. Jean-Jacques was most recently teaching at Madison Park.
Mr. Matthew Lee
LAPS Cluster Substitute. Mr. Lee was with us last year as a district-funded cluster substitute and also spent time at the Grew Elementary School.
LAPS Grade 2 Inclusion Teacher. Ms. Cassie was with us last year as a long-term substitute teacher in K2.
Instruction:
Literacy:
All of the decodable text from FlyLeaf and Geodes have arrived and will be set up in room 201 by late September.
The rest of the Fundations materials will be available next week for pick up according to the Early Childhood Department.
Focus materials will begin to be delivered on August 15.
AWESOME updates to MAPS fluency assessment. Take some time to explore! More information to come.
Operations
Classroom Setup
The building will be open moving starting this week. Just let me know ahead of time (857-308-8836) if you plan on coming by the school as your card will not work to access the building. The building will close at 2 pm or when I leave because I have to set the alarm. This week I will be in but next week I will be at the principal training/meeting most of the week. Mr. Bill will be returning on the 16th from vacation.
You will be able to begin setting up your classroom/office space but I want to manage expectations:
Please beware the hallways are currently being stripped down to expose the concrete in preparation for the floor to be polished and cleaned in a process called diamond cutting. Be careful when handling coffee or other dark-colored liquids that can permanently stain the hallway floors. Other than that, you may move about the hallway freely during this process.
The process will take about two more weeks to be completed. My office floor is also concrete. Therefore, all my office furniture and items were moved into rooms 104, 105, and the main office.
Furthermore, supplies and various items ordered have begun arriving at the school. These items are literally scattered throughout the building (first-floor classrooms, basement hallway, cafeteria, Mr. Bill’s office). Please do not touch or remove any items unless told to do so by Ms. Zoraida. Even if you are certain the items are the items you ordered. Ms. Zoraida needs to verify the delivery and receipt of the items and report to the Finance/Budget Department. Once the items are accounted for, they will either be delivered to your classroom or you will be asked to retrieve them from the main office. Also, movers should hopefully be coming in soon. If there are any large items that need to be removed or moved, please let me know.
Starting sometime this week (Wednesday/Thursday), repairs on the walls in nearly every classroom and office space due to the water damage will begin. About 2-3 rooms may have their ceiling repainted if there is significant chipping occurring. Due to time constraints, the current paint color in the given space will remain the same. Only affected areas will be painted, not the whole classroom. Although you will be able to start setting up your classroom, expect to see dust particles on the desks and throughout the room. When the crew is done with the plastering and painting, they are expected to clean the classroom before they leave but the focus will be on the floors and not so much on the other surfaces. Once the job has commenced at the school, they anticipate it will take about 10 calendar days to complete. They will also work through the weekend.
Pests/Mice
Pest control will be coming by to set up a significant amount of traps and bait throughout the school. Traps and bait will be removed and/or reduced before the start of the school year. There were several entry points found in the closets but difficult to get to due to the amount of stuff stored away. Reminder: Please throw out anything that is not being used. In particular, the room in the basement needs to be cleared out.
Electrical Outlets
We are slated for an upgrade possibly in October/November for the AC units. In the meantime, the Facilities Department says they will work to add more outlets in the classrooms, particularly in the front of classrooms underneath the whiteboards. I honestly
Interviews/Positions
Para:
Ms. G will no longer be with us. A 2nd-grade para position has been posted since last Tuesday. Interviews will be held on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. If you are interested in partaking, please let me know.
Kitchen:
We need a full-time SafeServ certified cook in the kitchen. There is a district wide-shortage of kitchen staff. Please reach out to your network. In order for us to bring back “My Way Cafe,” this position needs to be filled.
August PD/Summer Institute
All teachers and paraprofessionals will be expected to attend on Tuesday, Aug 30, 2022, and Wednesday, Aug 31, 2022. More information to come.
More information to come:
-Family Visit Guidelines and Reading
-Welcome back Session
-Classroom assignments/grade level teams for SY 23
-Teachers Pay Teachers Subscription
-Beehive installation in the science room
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