Etna Elementary School Parent/Student Handbook 2018
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Etna Elementary School Parent/Student Handbook 2018 - 2019 Garren Hanon, Principal 220 Collier Way Etna, California 96027 (530) 467-3320 www.svusd.us Welcome to Etna Elementary School Our Vision: It is the vision of Etna Elementary School parents and staff to offer quality experiential learning opportunities through grant and categorical program funding and to extend standards based learning objectives to natural learning environments such as outdoor learning centers and educational field trips. Office Hours and Contact Information 8:00am to 3:30pm Monday – Friday Phone: (530) 467-3320 Fax: (530) 467-3465 www.svusd.us Principal Garren Hanon School Secretary Jenna Ruggles School Colors and Mascot Our school colors are red, white, and black. Our school mascot is the Mustang. Each Monday is Mustang Monday, and all students and staff are encouraged to wear school colors. Scott Valley Unified School District Mission: “To ensure high levels of learning for all students” Superintendent Marie Caldwell Scott Valley Unified Board of Trustees Jennifer Thackeray, President Tammi Bennett, Clerk Gary Black Conrad Croy Charnna Gilmore 2 Etna Elementary Staff District office and school information for the Teachers Grade Level and Email Scott Valley Unified School District Heidi Pennington TK [email protected] District Office Taylor Dowling TK 11918 Main Street, PO Box 687 [email protected] Fort Jones, CA 96032 Raylene Lang K Superintendent: Marie Caldwell [email protected] Phone: (530) 468-2727 Susan Callaghan 1 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Julie Sutter 1 Etna Elementary School [email protected] 220 Collier Way Kerry Wessell 2 Etna, CA 96027 [email protected] Principal: Garren Hanon Hayley Moyles 3 Phone: (530) 467-3320 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Lisa Theofanides 4 [email protected] Etna High School Kylie Leutzinger 5 400 Howell Avenue [email protected] Etna, CA 96027 Principal: Regina Hanna Phone: (530) 467-3244 Specialists Title Email: [email protected] Michele Murphy Resource Specialist/Title I [email protected] Fort Jones Elementary School Kathryn Young Theater Arts 11501 Mathews Street [email protected] Fort Jones, CA 96032 Susan Houg Title VI Principal: Joy Isbell [email protected] Phone: (530) 468-2412 Alexis McDonald Science/Outdoor Ed. Email: [email protected] [email protected] Scott Valley Junior High School Classified Staff Title 237 Butte Street TBD SAFE Coordinator Fort Jones, CA 96032 Pat Lytken Cook Principal: Tana Piersall Kristy Sweezey Food Service Worker Phone: (530) 468-5565 Justin Allen Maintenance Email: [email protected] Melanie Mendenhall Site Coordinator/Teacher Bridgette Gomes Preschool Teacher Scott River High School Keely Pindell Title I Paraprofessional 450 Campus Way Emi Loogman RSP Paraprofessional Etna, CA 96027 Laurie Sweezey Paraprofessional Principal: Regina Hanna Deena Hahn Paraprofessional Phone: (530) 467-5279 Aileen Hildebrand SAFE Assistant Email: [email protected] Nicole Stacher Paraprofessional Irene Martin Librarian Christine Hullquist Maintenance/Custodian Kevin Trout Custodian Alisa Perry SAFE Assistant 3 County Office Staff Title ● Attending a funeral Diana Barden School Nurse Annie Kramer, PhD School Psychologist Attendance for Extra Curricular Activities Debbie Pindell Speech Pathologist In order to participate in an after-school or during-school Mary Goss Special Day Teacher extra-curricular activity, students must do the following. ● Be in school all day until dismissed to attend the activity. School Expectations ● Be in school all day on Friday if the activity is on Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Responsible a Saturday. ● Be in school all day the day prior to the activity if School Schedule the student will be leaving for the activity before 7:30-8:15 Morning Recess school starts the next day. 8:20 Instruction Time ● Not be tardy for school on the event day. 9:55-10:15 Recess (K-5) 11:45-12:25 K-3 Lunch and Recess 11:55-12:35 4-5 Lunch and Recess 2:30 Primary Dismissal 2:50 Intermediate Dismissal *Friday Dismissal is 1:30 Arrival at School Upon arriving at school in the mornings students are to set Bus Transportation Safety Plan their bags outside their classroom and go out to morning recess. Supervision begins on the yard at 7:30am with Sec. 22112 of the Vehicle Code, effective October 5, breakfast being served at 7:50am and instruction starting 1999: Not all designated bus stops are red-light stops. at 8:20am. However, whenever a bus displays flashing red lights, all traffic in both directions of the bus must stop until the red Attendance and Tardies lights are turned off. Violators will be reported to the California Highway Patrol. Consistent attendance is essential to your child’s educational progress. Frequent absences and habitual Loading and Unloading Students tardiness disrupt not only your child’s daily program, but it can interrupt the learning of others. Please plan The driver of a school bus shall operate warning lights and vacations during school breaks. Each student is only signs at all school bus stops and at all times when the excused for three illness days; all other absences are school bus is stopped for the purpose of loading or considered unexcused. unloading students. This is done regardless of whether the students must cross the highway or a private road. The beginning of the school day is an important part of your child’s day and sets the educational stage for the rest In addition, the driver shall escort students in kindergarten of the day. Being on time to school develops an important and grades 1-8 who must cross a highway, roadway or habit and builds responsibility. private road. If the bus travels in both directions on the same road, the child shall remain on the bus so that he/she California State Education Code requires parents of can depart on the correct side of the road. children from ages six to eighteen to send their children to school. The only valid reasons that students may be The driver shall stop to load/unload students only at a excused from school attendance include the following: school bus stop designated for students by the school ● Personal illness district. A student may not depart the bus at any stop other ● Observing a religious holiday than his/her own unless he/she has a note that has been ● Court appearance authorized by the school office. 4 ● Students may eat and drink on the bus with driver’s permission only. Food and litter shall not be allowed to become loose on the bus. ● Drivers may assign any or all students to designated seats. ● Students shall keep hands to themselves. ● Students shall keep bus clean and neat and refrain from damaging it. Students will be liable for any damage or defacing done. ● No animals (including insects, reptiles, etc.) shall be permitted on school bus except for a guide dog Bus Rules and Procedures (properly muzzled) for a blind person, as per CAC Title 5, Sec 14252. Students are expected to be Safe, Respectful, and ● Lighting of matches at any time is prohibited. Responsible. ● Any object or material capable of producing injury to students or damage to the bus is ● Students being transported in a school bus shall be prohibited. under the authority of and responsible directly to ● Students who do not promptly obey the directions the driver of the bus (CAC Title 5, Sec. 14263). of the driver or who do not obey these regulations ● It is the student’s responsibility to be on time for shall lose his/her privilege of being transported by the bus both morning and afternoon and any other bus and/or subject to whatever other corrective scheduled bus runs. action deemed appropriate by driver and/or school ● If the bus is approaching a stop, a student shall administrator. never cross the street, but rather wait for the driver to escort him/her across the street. *Note 1: Cell phones are on the buses to permit contact ● Students shall wait for the bus to come to a with the school office or parents when an emergency complete stop, red lights have been activated, and exists. the door has opened. ● Students shall keep all parts of their bodies inside *Note 2: Be aware that surveillance cameras are used the bus at all times. to identify and address discipline problems. They are ● Students shall refrain from boisterous conduct, located in the front of each bus. They record video and unnecessary noises, or loud conversation. audio data. ● Nothing may be thrown in or from the bus. ● All profanity or vulgar talk is strictly prohibited. Bus Violations ● Students shall remain seated at all times while bus is in motion. When a bus rider is guilty of misconduct, they will be ● Drivers will carry only regularly assigned reported to the school principal. The consequences for bus students; they will be discharged only at school, violations are as follows. their assigned stops or place of pick-up. st ● 1 citation: Warning or possible bus riding ● Students must have written permission or parents present to be discharged anywhere else and that suspension nd must be a designated stop. ● 2 citation: 3-day bus riding suspension r d ● Students will not board bus until driver is present ● 3 citation: 2-week bus riding suspension t h ● 4 citation: Balance of year bus riding suspension and ready to make his/her run. Students will form in an orderly line at least fourteen feet back from the edge of the roadway and six feet from the bus *Immediate suspension for threatened or actual bodily door if possible. harm. ● Students shall unload in an orderly manner, *Incidents of a serious nature may result in immediate without crowding, shoving, or pushing. suspension from bus privileges. 5 *Students who have lost bus riding privileges are not district are responsible for lost or stolen items allowed to ride on field trips, athletic events or band from home.