Principal's Weekly Report

Stone Middle Weekly Update – Week 20

Hello Parents, Students, and Staff,

Welcome to Week 20! Here are a few important reminders and upcoming events:

• Semester 1 Report Cards
  Report cards are now available on FOCUS. Please take a moment to review your student’s progress.

• Tutoring Available Daily
  Don’t forget – tutoring is offered every day to support academic success. Encourage students to take advantage of this resource!

• Track Tryouts Begin Today
  If you’re interested in joining the track team, tryouts start today. Physicals must be completed before participating.

• Skate Night – Thursday at Galaxy Skateway
  Join us for a fun evening at Galaxy Skateway this Thursday. Bring your friends and family for a great time!

• No School Monday
  Enjoy the long weekend! We’ll see everyone back on campus Tuesday.

Thank you for your continued support in making Stone Middle a safe and engaging learning environment. Let’s make this week a great one!

Go Gophers

Lauren Feronti Williams

Principal

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Starting the 2025-2026 school year, all K-8 schools are personal electronics free per state statue. Personal electronics include cellphones, headphones, tablets, etc. As Principal of Stone Middle School an electronic free campus is important to me. Cellphone and other electronics may be silenced in backpacks to not distract the learning. Students must secure all electronic devices in backpacks before coming on campus and may use their phones after the dismissal bell. This past summer, I read "The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt and would like to share information from this book regarding teen use of electronics.

"Smartphones are a second kind of experience blocker. once they enter a child's life, they push out or reduce all other forms of non-phone-based experience, which is the kind that their experience-expectant brains most need." p 109

Starting this year, two automated calls will be scheduled to families regarding students' attendance. A morning call between 11:00 am and 11:15 am will take place to alert families of an absence in the morning to help verify a student arrived to school. An additional call will be generated between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm to share with families a student's overall attendance for the day. Please remember attendance is crucial for a student's academic success.

Stone Magnet Middle School will adhere to the School Board Rules of Brevard County as cited in the Secondary Student Parent Handbook.

These are the portions most frequently referred to by parents, students, and school personnel.

The educational program offered by this District is predicated upon the presence of the student and requires continuity of instruction and classroom participation. Attendance shall be required of all students enrolled in the school during the days and hours that the school is in session.

School attendance is the responsibility of parents/legal guardians and students.

• A student who is absent from class with an unexcused absence may need to complete supplemental learning opportunities.
• Excused absences may include medical appointment of the student, pregnancy related issues, court dates, religious holidays, illness with medical documentation and chronic and extended illness, insurmountable conditions, death in immediate family, and appointments for a therapy service provided by a licensed health professional.
• For excused absences, the student shall have a reasonable amount of time, up to ten (10) school days, to complete make-up work. Principals or designee may grant extensions to the make-up time limit for extenuating circumstances.

Principal: Lauren Feronti Williams

Feronti.Lauren@brevardschools.org

Assistant Principal of Curriculum: Shannon Sejeck

Sejeck.Shannon@brevardschools.org

Assistant Principal of Disciplines: Kelly Borck

Borck.Kelly@brevardschools.org