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WELCOME

Chesapeake Math and IT Academy – North A Public Charter CHOICE School

MISSION & VISION

Our Mission

In partnership with students, parents and the community, CMIT will attain educational excellence by providing a rigorous and technology-integrated education for middle and high school students with an emphasis on mathematics, science, and information technologies.

Our Vision

The vision of CMIT is to provide multiple opportunities for Prince George’s County youth to prepare for post-secondary education in a variety of Dields of study in order to pursue professional careers. CMIT will enable all students to achieve their maximum potential by equipping and empowering them with analytical thinking and quantitative reasoning skills.

Administrative Staff

▪ Principal – Mr. Gunes ▪ Assistant Principal – Mr. Brauer ▪ MS Program Coordinator – Ms. Westerfield ▪ HS Program Coordinator – Mrs. Colandrea ▪ MS Guidance Counselor – Mr. Johnson ▪ HS Guidance Counselor – Ms. Gaudette ▪ School Registrar – Mrs. Attick ▪ School Secretary – Ms. Adams

• CMIT is a PUBLIC CHARTER School
• CMIT is a public school within PGCPS

⚫ Standardized Tests ⚫ FARMS ⚫ IEP/504s ⚫ PGCPS regulations

• CMIT is a charter school

⚫ Academic program (curriculum, STEM fair, etc) ⚫ No transportation ⚫ Uniform policy ⚫ School policy on various items

• CMIT 2017-2018
• 6:30 am - 8:05 am - Morning Enrichment
• 8:05 am – 2:56 pm – Daily Instructional Schedule
• 3:00 pm - 4:00/4:30 pm – After School Clubs / Tutoring, etc.
• 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Enrichment Program
• 8 of 45-min periods/day, 40 periods/week)

MIDDLE SCHOOL ⚫ Mathematics – 7 Periods ⚫ Language Arts – 7 periods ⚫ Computer – 5 periods ⚫ Science – 5 periods ⚫ Social Studies – 3 periods ⚫ Spanish – 2/3 periods ⚫ Physical/Health Education - 2 periods ⚫ Character Education – 1 for 6th grade period ⚫ Art – 1 period ⚫ Enrichment – 2 periods HIGH SCHOOL ⚫ Mathematics – 5 Periods ⚫ English Language Arts – 5 periods ⚫ Science – 5 periods ⚫ Social Studies – 5 periods ⚫ Spanish – 5 periods ⚫ 2 Electives

2017 – 2018 Enrollment

• 6th Grade: 180 (8 sections)
• 7th Grade: 180 (8 sections)
• 8th Grade: 150 (7 sections)

Total: 510

CMIT Scholars Work Hard...

• Middle School Mathematics
• 6th Grade Math – Digits (Common Core)
• 7th Grade Math - Digits (Common Core)
• 8th Grade Math - Digits (Common Core)
• Algebra I
• Geometry
• Algebra II

• Liberal Arts –
• Common Core Adaptation
• Language Arts – 6 (regular/honors)
• Language Arts – 7 (regular/honors)
• Language Arts – 8 (regular/honors)

• Social Studies (Regular/Honors)
• Spanish
• Introduction to Spanish - 6th Grade
• Spanish I - 7th Grade
• Spanish II - 8th Grade
• Art
• Physical Ed
• Health

• Middle School Science
• Vernier Technology (Science Labs)
• Earth Science – Pearson’s Interactive Science
• Physical Science – Pearson’s Interactive Science
• Life Science – Pearson’s Interactive Science

Technology

Middle School:

• Microsoft IT Specialist Certifications
• Programming; Scratch by MIT, Java, Web

Design, etc.

• Robotics

High School:

• ITEC: PGCC IT coursework & programming

Currently, 50 - 9th, 10th, & 11th graders taking dual-enrollment college courses through PGCC.

What would your child’s pathway be?

Option 1

• Math 6 (6th Grade)
• Math 7 (7th Grade)
• Math 8 or Algebra I (8th Grade)

Option 2

• Accelerated Math 1 (6th Grade)
• Accelerated Math 2 (7th Grade)
• Algebra I (8th Grade)

Option 3

• Accelerated Math 1/2 (6th Grade)
• Algebra I (7th Grade)
• Geometry and Biology (8th Grade)

How are pathways determined? ✧ Placement test given each year (MAP-M) ✧ Scholastic Math Inventory (SMI) ✧ Reading Comprehension (MAP-R) ✧ Student Learning Objective Test (SLO Test) ✧ Teacher observations and feedback

• Work Ethic, Study Skills

✧ Transcripts

Customized Curriculum

• Conner is a 9th grader that followed Option 1:

○ Spanish I ○ Spanish II

• Kendall is a 9th grader that followed Option 2:

○ Spanish I ○ Spanish II ○ Algebra I

• Gabby is a 9th grader that followed Option 3:

○ Spanish I ○ Spanish II ○ Algebra I ○ Geometry ○ Biology I

Class Credit

9th Grade

• Algebra I / Geometry/ Algebra II
• Biology / Chemistry
• US History / AP US History
• English 9
• Foundations of Technology
• 3 Electives (programming,, PGCC courses,

Spanish III, Art, etc) ➢ 1 ➢ 1 ➢ 1 ➢ 1 ➢ 1 ➢ 3 YEAR 8 credits on year 1 10th Grade

• Geometry/Algebra II / PreCalc
• Chemistry / Physics
• Government / AP Government
• English 10
• 4 Electives (programming, ITEC, PGCC

courses, AP courses, Spanish III, IV, Art, etc) ➢ 1 ➢ 1 ➢ 1 ➢ 1 ➢ 4 YEAR 8 credits on year 2

Class Credit

11th Grade

• Algebra II/PreCalc/AP Calculus AB/BC
• Physics/AP Biology/AP Chemistry
• World History/AP US History/AP Government/

AP Human Geography

• English 11
• 4 Electives (programming, PGCC courses, AP

courses, Spanish III, Art, etc) ➢ 1 ➢ 1 ➢ 1 ➢ 1 ➢ 4 YEAR 8 credits on year 3 12th Grade

• PreCalc /AP Calculus AB/BC / AP Statistics /

AP Computer Science

• Physics / AP Bio / AP Chem
• English 12
• 5 Electives (programming, ITEC, PGCC

courses, AP courses, Spanish III, IV, Art, etc) ➢ 1 ➢ 1 ➢ 1 ➢ 5 YEAR 8 credits on year 4

AP Courses

• AP English Language
• AP English Literature
• AP US History
• AP Government
• AP Calculus AB/BC
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Human Geography
• AP Statistics
• AP Computer Science

SAT Scores

Technology at CMIT

• Chromebook /iPad

sets in each classroom

• LCD Projector with

interactive capability allows for interactive learning environment

• PC/Mac Computer

Labs

• Technology Lab

STEM Project/Fair

We provide ongoing support for students and parents on STEM projects through:

• STEM Fair student orientation
• STEM Information Sessions
• Online Exemplars at every

turn

• Weekly updates via

newsletter

• Content area support

• Clubs
• Chess, NJHS, Drama, Robotics, Web Design with HTML, Media,

Basketball, Math Counts, French, SGA, Math Tutoring Club, Soccer, Table Tennis, Cooking etc. (More than 30 clubs)

• After School (3 pm – 4/4:30 pm)
• Before/After School Enrichment
• Camps
• CLP (College Awareness and Leadership Program)
• Math Team
• FLL Robotics Team
• Saturday Academy
• Athletics
• Boys / Girls Soccer Team
• Boys / Girls Basketball Team
• Baseball / Softball

Parent Communication

• Home Visits
• Summer New Parent Info Sessions
• Weekly Newsletters
• Back to School Nights
• STEM Fair Parent Info Session
• Parent Breakfasts
• PRS System
• PTO
• Parent Workshops

CMIT NEWSLETTERS

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CMIT NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 130

Back to School Night After the flurry of our first-week activities are now behind us, it's time for our parents to come in for — Back-to-School Night. CMIT has back to school nights scheduled as follows: all will run from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm: September 2, 2014: 6 Grade September 3, 2014: 7 and 8th Grade September 4, 2014: 9 and 10th Grade This is your chance to visit some classrooms, meet your scholars teachers, and find out more about the

• curriculum. Student schedules will be available upon arrival. Please make sure to ask your scholar what

college they belong to. This will make the process mush quicker and easier to follow. Back to School Night is always a wonderful evening and I look forward to seeing all of you. We have a lot

• f information to share with you on this night. The Parent Task Force will have a table and information

about clubs and teams will also be available for parents and guardians. A lot of new and great things are available this year. Don't miss out. Natiqua Riley Assistant Principal

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CLF Portal

Our CLF Portal allows for constant home-school communication; parent collaboration; and student accountability.

SUMMARY OF UNIFORM POLICY

• Embroidered CMIT school logo is required for all top options: Regular School days: Middle School

students have royal blue and orange polo shirts, High School students have gold or purple polo shirts.

• Pants/shorts/skirts must be either medium dark khaki or solid navy blue in color. All pants and shorts

must have belt loops, and a black solid belt must be worn through all the loops and fastened

• appropriately. Shirts must be tucked in at all times.

Shorts may be worn ONLY during Summer dates: from the first day of school through October 31st and from April 1st through the last day of school.

• Shoes must be all black with no other color. On PE days, students may have any color tennis shoes.
• Socks: Plain navy blue, white, orange or black.
• PE days: Students have safari blue CMIT PE shirt and navy blue SOLID shorts/sweat pants
• Field trip/assembly days: CMIT’s white oxford shirts and tie
• Casual days: On the pre-announced casual days, eligible students may wear any clothing that is in

compliance with the PGCPS uniform code.

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

• PTO
• CMIT's mission statement starts with "In partnership with students, parents and the
• community" and CMIT values contribution and involvement of parents and community.
• CMIT parents and staff have established a PTO which will help sponsor and support different

activities or events.

• CMIT utilizes online tools for parents and community members to sign up for different tasks and

volunteering opportunities. Supporting CMIT by volunteering is just a click away...

Helping New Students Transition

CMIT

• CMIT Elementary 5th Grade Assembly
• Summer Bridge Program
• New Student Orientation 9/5/2017
• Teacher - Student Ratio 13-1

Parents

• Put/Keep them on a schedule
• Purchase a wrist watch
• Responsibility and accountability
• Keep them academically engaged

Is CMIT the “Right Choice” for my Child?

• My child is ready to spend average 3 hours on homework & review every

night, including weekends.

• My child knows there are high expectations in all classes and on all

assignments.

• My child will earn credit for assignments turned in on time. (Zero tolerance

for late work)

• My child will have internet access outside of school.
• My child will complete a mandatory STEM Fair project every year.
• My child will abide by CMIT’s uniform policy.
• My child knows misbehavior is not tolerated at CMIT.
• As a parent, I will volunteer to help CMIT.
• My child will have transportation to and from school provided by parents.

Questions?

• Q & A