Jon Kleiman, M.A., is a School and District Partnership Manager. Jon’s chief mission is helping organizations and individuals challenge the status quo. In his role as a School & District Partnership Manager with Challenge Success, Jon’s worked with dozens of schools over the past several years in reimagining how schools might better support the needs and growth of its students. Previously, Jon worked at a university helping students to engage in “vocational wayfinding.” Jon lives in Portland, Maine with his wife and three kids.
3) [REMINDER] Chess Club Opportunity #1
Afterschool Chess Club is for players (grades 6-8) looking for an informal opportunity to play chess with their friends and peers. The program will be supervised by Mrs. Burstein, and equipment will be provided. Beginner chess players are encouraged to attend and instruction will be given by peers on the game. This program is for all levels. Thursdays 2:30-3:30pm, January 11th to March 7th (8 weeks, no class on 2/23) at JGMS in Mrs. Burstein's room, B219.
Sign up through the Bedford Recreation Department.
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[REMINDER] Women of Science Co-chairs Lisa Morrison & Heather Kurzman
Each spring Bedford High School hosts the Women of Science Scholarship Competition. This year we are looking to develop new community partnerships with local science and technology companies. Corporate sponsors can help us create opportunities for students to gain access to role models they may not otherwise have through providing financial support and/or female volunteers.
If you work in a technology-/science-related field and feel that your company would be a good fit as a corporate sponsor please reach out to us at: Lisa_Morrison@bedfordps.org or Heather_Kurzman@bedfordps.org
[REMINDER] Important Information for JGMS Caregivers from the MSPA (Middle School Parents Association)
Welcome to the 2023-24 school year. We are excited to announce that the MSPA will be using Membership Tool Kit (MTK) this year. The BEST/PTO successfully launched use of MTK last year, so families with younger students may already be familiar with the name.
The Middle School Parents Association (MSPA) and the Bedford High School Parents Association (BHSPA) are coming together to provide a one-stop information center for caregivers of both John Glenn Middle School (JGMS) and Bedford High School (BHS) students. Caregivers will be able to stay in-the-know with school-specific communications, a combined JGMS & BHS Student Directory (later in the fall), and much more, please register at our new site.
We invite you to visit us at: https://www.bedfordpco.org/, where you will be prompted to login and then create an account. If you already have a Membership Toolkit account login with another organization, you can use the same log-in on our site.
Register Today!
- Go to: https://www.bedfordpco.org/
- Click the Register/Login button.
- If you already have an account with another organization that uses Membership Toolkit you can use the same email and password to login. Then proceed to steps 7 & 8 below. If not,
- If you do not have an account with another organization that uses Membership Toolkit, select "Create Account" and fill in the name, email, and password information.
- Click "verify my email" and then check your email for a link to complete the process. The link expires in 2 hours. If you do not receive the email, check your spam or junk folders.
- Once you have verified your email address, log back in and finish the registration process.
- Complete the Parent/Family and Student Information.; once done, click the "Save" button.
- Complete the Directory/Publish Preferences; once done, click the "Save" button.
Once the Primary Account is set up, the Primary User can add other email addresses to their account, which will allow a Secondary User to have their own login information, with access to the family account.
Please note that our site is active, but under construction. While under construction, both parent associations' websites will continue to be up and running separately.
Questions? - Please don't hesitate to contact us at jgmsparents@gmail.com.
