BBEA Spirit Week "Read Across America"

✅ Monday - Snuggle Up To Reading:  Wear your coziest pajamas to school and bring your favorite stuffed animal!

✅ Tuesday Thing 1 Thing 2:  Match with friends, dress like a twin.

✅ Wacky Wednesday:  Wear mismatched, inside out, backwards clothes.

✅ Thursday Green Eggs And Ham:  Wear Green.

✅ Friday Book Character:  Dress up like your favorite book character and bring the book to school or HOUSE Colors.

BBEA launched our Model: Building teamwork, leadership, and school spirit!

BB Houses:

Winfrey (Black-Responsible)

Zuckerberg (Light Blue-Mindful)

Jobs (Yellow-Integrity)

Alba (White-Respectful)

I’m R2 and Soaring: A positive approach to discipline.

Show Integrity

Be Mindful

Be Respectful

Be Responsible

Academic Excellence Plan: Focused support in ELA and Math to raise proficiency.

School Hours (MTThF): 8:45 AM–3:45 PM (W) 8:45 AM–1:45 PM <Early Release>

Uniform Policy:

Collared Top: Light Blue, Navy Blue, White, or Black

Bottoms: Navy Blue, Khaki, Black (No Jeans or Joggers)

Take Attendance: 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

District IDs must be worn at all times.

Contract Time: Certified Staff is expected to be on campus no later than 8:00 AM.

Parent Communication: As we promote parents and families to partner with us, please ensure that you respond to parent voicemails/emails within 24 hours.

Principal’s Kona Ice days take place every Wednesday at 1:45 PM.

Look to reward students with feathers for being mindful, responsible, respectful, and having integrity.

Please don't write on the feathers. They are recirculated after counting every Friday. Email House feather counts to Mrs. Sanchez.

Integrate random questioning with 3x5 cards, popsicle sticks, or digitally.

Establish Redirectional/Quiet Signal.

Actively teach from bell to bell.

Active supervision is a must.

Please do not release students until 3:45 PM on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and 1:45 PM on Wednesday.

Check your email at least twice a day and read the weekly BBEA News.

K-4th Students Restroom Sign-In/Out and Passes: Thank you to everyone who has your restroom sign-in/out sheet in a visible location for students, and thank you to those using restroom passes or passes to other areas on campus. If you are not currently using either system, please implement immediately.

5th-8th Students are allotted one restroom break prior to lunch and after lunch. Please call administration if there is an instance outside of these guidelines.

Dismissal: A quick reminder about dismissal procedures: Please make sure your students are lined up, calm, and using voices that are quiet enough to hear directions. Do not leave the building until your group is fully ready and remain with the students you are supervising until they have safely reached their final dismissal point and have all left that location. Please also ensure that no line is ever left unattended while students are moving through the building. Thank you for helping keep dismissal safe and organized.

Ashlock (K-5 Teachers): Continue to follow the Ashlock routines for the practice sets and priority plans.

Parent-Teacher Conferences: Remember to have parents sign in and return those to the office after you have completed all of your conferences. K-3 Teachers, you will also have MOWR letters to share during conferences and a separate sign in sheet.

Classroom Management Tip of the Week - Before Spring Break: Tighten routines and keep students actively engaged; short, structured tasks with clear time limits help prevent pre-break energy from turning into off-task behavior. Maintain consistent expectations and positively reinforce students who stay focused and follow procedures.

BBEA Staff Spotlight: Crossing Guard/Cafeteria Monitor Xochitl Rodriguez

At Bernard Black Entrepreneurial Academy (BBEA), excellence is not only demonstrated in classrooms — it is modeled in every corner of our campus. Today, we proudly shine the spotlight on Xochiti Rodriguez, our dedicated Crossing Guard and Cafeteria Monitor.

Ms. Rodriguez is often the first smiling face our scholars see in the morning and one of the last caring adults they encounter in the afternoon. Rain or shine, she ensures our students arrive and depart safely, setting the tone for a secure and welcoming school environment. Safety is not just a responsibility for her — it is a commitment.

Inside the cafeteria, she continues that same standard of care and consistency. She helps maintain structure, encourages respectful behavior, and builds positive relationships with our scholars. Her presence reinforces our BBEA expectations and supports our culture of order, joy, and accountability.

At BBEA, we believe every role matters. Every adult contributes to our mission of developing future entrepreneurs and leaders. Ms. Rodriguez exemplifies reliability, professionalism, and heart. She serves with quiet strength and steady dedication — and our school community is stronger because of her.

Please join me in celebrating Ms. Xochiti Rodriguez for her unwavering commitment to our scholars and to the BBEA family.

One Team. All Winners. 💛🖤

By May 2026, BB students will increase ELA Proficiency by 20% as measured by AASA to achieve a school-wide proficiency of 40%.

By May 2025, BB students will increase Math Proficiency by 21% as measured by AASA to achieve a school-wide proficiency of 34%.

By May 2026, ESS students will attain 15% Proficiency in ELA and Math as measured by AASA.

“I pledge to be mindful in my learning, to live with integrity in all I do, to be respectful to myself and others, and to stay responsible for my choices and success. I am proud to be a Bernard Black scholar!”

School Hours (MTThF): 8:45 AM–3:45 PM (W) 8:45 AM–1:45 PM <Early Release>

Student Zero Tolerance – BBEA Expectations

Absolutely no bullying of any kind

No use of profanity toward peers

No use of profanity toward staff

No fighting or physical aggression

To maximize educational instruction time, students will only be called from class when a parent, guardian, or designee is present at BB.

Open Door Policy: Dr. Crudder will always make himself available to our BB Community in person or via cell phone at (623) 264-9137.

To get connected to Thrillshare, parents need to download the RSD66 app and log in with their email. Once logged in, they should automatically be connected to your classroom—no magic code needed

January 26-March 6:  AZELLA Reassessment

March 1: Lesson Plans Due to Dr. Crudder

March 3:  PLTs

March 3:  Governing Board Meeting (5:30 PM)

March 4-6:  Early Release-Parent Teacher Conferences (1:45 PM Daily except March 5th until 6:45 PM) Trimester 2 Report cards are issued during Parent Teacher Conferences.

March 4:  Principal's Kona Ice

March 5:  Principal Meeting (8:00 AM-4:00 PM)

March 5: BBEA Staff Pot Luck (4:00 PM-5:00 PM)

March 6:  BBEA Houses Assembly (9:00 AM)

March 6: BBEA 2nd Trimester Houses Competition Winner Pop-Party (DeeJay by MixMaster Crudder 12:45 PM-1:30 PM)

March 8: Lesson Plans Due to Dr. Crudder

March 15: Lesson Plans Due to Dr. Crudder

March 16:  Star Math Progress Monitoring

March 16: AzSci Testing Begins

March 9-13:  Spring Break - School Closed

March 20:  BBEA Student Awards Assembly (K-3rd 9:00 AM / 4th-8th 9:45 AM)

March 22: Lesson Plans Due to Dr. Crudder

March 24:  Star ELA Progress Monitoring

March 29: Lesson Plans Due to Dr. Crudder

March 30:  Cesar Chavez Day (No School)

March 31: Oral Reading Fluency (ORF 3rd Grade Only)

BBEA is participating in a school-wide academic initiative, “Give Me 30”, designed to strengthen student skills in Math and English Language Arts as we prepare for upcoming state testing. This principal-led, student-driven effort uses IXL Learning to promote consistent practice, academic growth, and mastery of essential standards. Students are encouraged to spend 30 minutes a day engaging with IXL learning to build confidence and sharpen the skills they need to succeed. We ask our parents and guardians to partner with us by:

Encouraging your child to use IXL Learning regularly at home.

Celebrating their progress and growth.

Reinforcing the importance of effort, persistence, and practice.

Together, when school and family work as one, we can accelerate learning and help every student reach their full potential. Thank you for your continued support and partnership as we work to ensure success for all BBEA students. All students have been provided with program login credentials. If you have any questions or experience any login issues, please contact BBEA’s Front Office for assistance.

BBEA students reached proficiency in 418 Science skills for the week.

BBEA students reached proficiency in 1,044 Math skills for the week.

BBEA students reached proficiency in 1,582 ELA skills for the week.

WORK IT OUT

Stuck on a skill? Try working on these building block skills to help you tackle your trouble spots.

KEEP AT IT

These are skills you're making progress in, but haven't yet reached excellence (SmartScore of 90).

GO FOR GOLD

You've already demonstrated excellence in these skills-now it's time to reach for mastery.

NEXT UP

Extend your knowledge! Build upon the skills you've just learned by trying these natural next steps.

TRY SOMETHING NEW

Explore new skills or topics you haven't practiced yet.

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BBAE Houses Assemblies take place every 1st and 3rd Friday of each month. When there is no assembly, a Leadership Day will take place instead. Staff and students who wear their BBAE Houses colors may dress down on every 1st and 3rd Friday. This trimester’s top feather gathering house wins an Ice Cream Party. In addition, deejay Dr. Crudder will be taking song selections and playing music every Friday during all student lunches.

This is a friendly reminder that uniforms are required each day. Please ensure that students arrive at school wearing the proper BBEA uniform. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.

Navy

Light Blue

White

Black

Navy

Khaki

Black