The Crawford Connection

Welcome Edition 2024-2025

Dear Crawford Families,

We hope you have enjoyed your summer. It's hard to believe we will be welcoming students back to the classrooms on August 14!

We have included a lot of information in this newsletter to hopefully answer some of those back to school questions you may have. They normally will not be this long. Team letters were mailed on July 23 to notify students of their grade level team. It also includes information about our Back to School Bash and the supply list. There will also be staff available at our back to school night on August 12th to look up your student's team if you haven't received the letter by then. Please make sure we have your most up to date address and phone numbers in Infinite Campus.

The admin team sends a monthly newsletter with school information and each of our grade level teams will begin sending their Friday team newsletter to families on August 9th.

We are looking forward to a great school year!

Sincerely,

Dr. Trimble, Mrs. Piatt, Ms. Shockey, and Mr. Castillo

Crawford Administration Team

Anne Trimble, Principal

Dr. Trimble is excited to begin her 2nd year as Principal at Crawford Middle School. Prior to joining CMS, she served as the associate principal at Bryan Station Middle School. She also worked as the PGES Coach at BSMS, a high school assistant principal in Clark County Public Schools, and a business education teacher in that same district. She earned a bachelors degree in business administration from Murray State University and masters degrees in teaching and instructional leadership from Morehead State University, where she also completed her doctorate in educational administration. She is married with one daughter.

Anne Piatt, Associate Principal

Mrs. Piatt starts her 24th year as a Crawford Cougar this year. She began her career in education at Crawford in 2001 as a 6th grade math teacher. She also taught 7th grade math and math intervention. She served as the school's Administrative Dean from 2016-2019 and was selected as Associate Principal in 2019. She is married with three children, a son and two daughters. Her son will be a junior this year, her oldest daughter will be an freshman, and her youngest is starting 7th grade.

Mrs. Piatt will be the 8th grade administrator this school year.

Evin Shockey, Assistant Principal

Ms. Shockey began her career in education at Crawford Middle School in 2009. She spent ten years in the classroom as both a math and social studies teacher and has experience teaching 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. In 2019, she moved into the position of MTSS Lead and Instructional Specialist. Last year she served as Administrative Dean and this year she is moving into the role of Assistant Principal. Ms. Shockey loves to spend time with her friends and family, especially her two nieces.

Ms. Shockey will be the 6th grade administrator this school year.

Francisco Castillo, Administrative Dean

Mr. Castillo is originally from Granada, a city in the Southeast of Spain. He started his career in education in 2005 at J-M Cristo de la Yedra in Granada, a high needs school, with a diverse population. In June 2014, Mr. Castillo and his family moved to Lexington, KY through the Exchange Visiting Teachers Program of the Embassy of Spain. He taught for eight years in the Dual Language Immersion program (DLI) at Bryan Station Middle School. Last school year, Mr. Castillo moved out of his comfort zone and taught Advanced World History and Spanish at STEAM Academy. Outside of work, Francisco enjoys listening to music, spending time with his wife and three children, reading books, or cheering on his favorite soccer team, Granada CF.

Mr. Castillo will be the 7th grade administrator this school year.

Important Dates

August 12: Back to School Night
August 14: First Day of School
August 15: SBDM Meeting @ 4:30 pm in Library
August 23: No School for Students
August 27: Math MAP Test
August 28: Reading MAP Test

Crawford's Back To School Bash - More Information!

English and Spanish versions included

Team Assignments and Student Schedules

Letters with students' team assignments were mailed on July 23. There will also be staff available at our back to school night on August 12th to look up your student's team if you haven't received the letter by then, or you have recently enrolled your child at Crawford.

Students will not receive their paper schedule until the first day of school. They will report to their team area on the first day of school and we will have adults aplaced throughout the hallway to help students get to the correct area.

Crawford Supply Lists

This year we have a school-wide supply list. All students have the same supply list no matter the grade level.

New Crawford Teammates

We are so excited to welcome our new staff for the 2024-2025 school year!

Wendy Berryman, 7th Science

Laura Cardenas, Spanish

Gladys Carnet Terrero, Custodian

Francisco Castillo, Administrative Dean

Autumn Conkright, Special Education

Shannon Cooper, Special Education

Paola Del Valle, EL

Stephanie Frantz, Band

Tony Hill, Social Worker

Tracy Hobbs, Attendance Specialist

Liz Irwin, Special Education

Jody McCray, 6th ELA

Amber Peacock, Permanent Sub

Richard Prince, RESET

Melissa Ratcliff, Health

Cleo Thompson-Coleman, JAG Instructor

Paul Vought, 6th Science

Nina Walden, Permanent Sub

Brittany Walker, Paraeducator

Faith Washington, District Mental Health Specialist

Tony Whited, Special Education

Jayden Williams, Paraeducator

Jennifer Williams, School Based Instructional Coach

Ruth Willis, 6th Reading

At Crawford, We Lead!

The goal of the CMS School-wide Behavior System is to teach expectations and character education focusing on Leadership. Please talk to your students about how they will Listen, Engage, Achieve, and Develop, in and out of school this year.

First Three Days of School

Our goal is to set our students and staff up for success this upcoming school year by focusing on procedures and routines during the first week of school. Before we can get to the academic component, we plan on using the first three days to focus on teaching behavior expectations, establishing relationships, and building our school climate and culture. Our hope is that by building a positive culture and climate, practicing school routines, and clearly teaching the behavior expectations, we will have a successful year, where students can focus on learning.

Device Free Learning Environment

Crawford is a device free learning environment. This includes but is not limited to cell phones, airpods, and gaming devices. Our goal is to improve the climate and culture in our classrooms and on campus by eliminating distractions during the school day. If your student brings any of these items to school, they will need to place it in their locker upon arrival, and keep it there through dismissal. Students in possession of these items after homeroom will have to turn them in to an administrator for the remainder of the school day. If a student needs to contact home, they may use a classroom or front office phone. If you need to get a message to or speak with your student, you can call the school's front office number at 859-422-0035. We appreciate our families' support in this.

Backpacks and Lockers

We will be using lockers this year and our expectation is that phones and non-clear backpacks are secured in them all day. We require students to keep their backpacks, large bags, and purses in their lockers, unless they are clear. Clear backpacks/bags/purses help ensure that students are not bringing things they are not supposed to into their classes (such as snacks, drinks, and other contraband). Doing this provides an environment for students to focus on instruction rather than external distractions.

Since each FCPS student is assigned a chromebook, this eliminates multiple textbooks needing to be carried. Students will be permitted to use their lockers upon arrival, at lunch (if necessary), and at dismissal. Any other times, students will need to have permission from an adult.

Crawford Daily Schedule

Students are welcomed into the building starting at 8:35 a.m. Please note that students dropped off prior to 8:35 a.m. may sit on the front or back porch, however, there is no adult supervision. Upon entering the building, they will have the option to pick up their grab and go breakfast to eat in their homeroom class. First period begins at 9:05 a.m at which time students will be considered tardy to school.

Crawford Daily Schedule

The lunch period is highlighted in green on the schedule and is 75 minutes with 25 of it allotted for lunch. Your child’s teacher will communicate specific lunch times with students. We also will have a 30 minute class called Leader in Me this year.

Morning Arrival and Afternoon Dismissal

Car riders and walkers will be welcomed into the building at 8:35 a.m. each day.

Car riders must be dropped off on the front side of our building (the football field side). Please follow all staff directing traffic and have your student exit from the right side of the vehicle.
Walkers may enter through the front or back entrance, whichever is closest on their route.
When driving on campus, please drive slowly and follow directions of the staff.

Our dismissal process will begin at 3:55 p.m. Please be patient as we release smaller groups of students to the buses, cars, and to walk home to limit the number of students in the hallways.

Car riders must be picked up on the front side of our building (the football field side). Please pull all the way around the loop, drive forward to the stop sign, and have your student enter through the right side of the vehicle.
Walkers may exit through the front or back entrance, whichever is closest on their route.
When driving on campus, please drive slowly and follow directions of the staff.

Read our full transportation procedures by clicking the green button below.

Transportation Procedures

Please review the information in this document so that we can keep our students, families, and staff safe on campus.

Bus Route Finder

Families can enter in their home address to see their children's bus stops, bus numbers, and pickup times. Note: Routes are subject to change anytime, especially during the first few months of school.

Title I Family Engagement

Our Title I program is excited to connect with our students’ families for a new school year! Please be on the lookout for our Parent and Family Engagement Policy and Home & School Learning Compact to be sent home during the first week of school. Until then, the documents are linked for your convenience and are available in other languages in the Title I section of the Families tab on our school website. The “Title I Program Overview” slideshow is also a good resource from the district and will be on display at our Back to School Bash on August 12th. During that event, there will be opportunities to meet staff and tour our building, as well as a scavenger hunt for a prize! We hope to see you there as you begin to “Connect with Crawford”!

Library

FCPS Student Code of Conduct

This year the FCPS Student Code of Conduct is available electronically. We have provided the English and Spanish versions. To access, click the green buttons below. If you would like to request a printed copy from the district, you will need to click here to access the request form.

Other languages of the Student Code of Conduct are available at https://www.fcps.net/conduct.

FCPS Student Code of Conduct

FCPS Guia del Codigo de Conducta