NEW SECURITY SYSTEM The Tri-County School building has a new security system. This system is located at the main entrance of the school. Anyone coming into the school must push the button on the outside of the main doors. One of the secretaries will allow entrance into the vestibule area. Upon entering the vestibule area, visitors must walk to the EC-6 office on the left or the 7-12 office to the right. At that door, parents/visitors must push another button to gain entrance into the office of choice. Once in the office, if you need to go down to a classroom, you must sign-in. This allows us to monitor who is in the building if an emergency should arise. *Visitors must sign-in, at the office, for entrance into the school building. If you leave the building and return at a later time, you must sign-in again. *Please DO NOT sign-in another visitor, only sign yourself in. *Please DO NOT pre-sign your name and go back out to the vestibule area to wait for the bell to ring. Only sign-in upon entering the building. If you need to pick-up your child early, please come into the office and ask the secretary to call the child’s classroom, and have the child come down to the office. If you need to speak to a teacher during the regular school day 7:45-3:00, please call ahead and set-up a meeting by calling your child’s teacher. Teachers are extremely busy first thing in the morning and at the end of the school day, therefore, they may not be able to give you the attention and answers you need. Mission Statement “Committed to cultivating a trusting environment where each student is inspired for life today and tomorrow”. SCHOOL OPENS AT 7:35 a.m. (TSB Policy #448) It is the policy of the Tri-County Area School District that students are not to enter the school building before 7:35 a.m. on school days or remain in the building after regular school hours unless under the direct supervision of school authorized personnel. Students who are here after school hours are required to be in a designated area under the supervision of school authorized personnel. Students participating in sports may NOT have their siblings staying with them during practice sessions before or after school. DISMISSAL: *When students are dismissed from school they will: 1. Walk on the sidewalks. 2. Not run, push, fight, etc… 3. Get on the bus immediately or walk directly home. 4. Follow the general rules of conduct as stated in this handbook. ENROLLING STUDENTS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL When enrolling your child in the Elementary and/or Middle School after the regular school year has begun; please understand there will be a ONE DAY delay prior to your child starting classes. This will allow the office and the teachers’ time to make the appropriate arrangements for your child. Enrollment must now be completed on-line. BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FEES Milk $0.20 per carton (Milk Break and Extra Milk with Breakfast/Lunch) Breakfast $1.35 per day Adult Breakfast $2.00 per day Lunch (EC-4)$2.10 per day Adult Lunch $3.30 per day Lunch (6-12) $2.60 per day Reduced lunch $ .40 per day Reduced breakfast $ .00 per day EXTRA MILKS, will be charged @ $.20 each, even if you qualify for free or reduced breakfast and lunch. *Parents are always welcome to join their child for lunch. Please let the office know prior to coming to school to eat. (Ann Labucki: 335-6366 ext. 2920). Prices are listed above. *If you have any questions regarding our breakfast and lunch programs, please feel free to call Ann Labucki (715)335-6366 ext. 2920 or Tammie Wies (715)335-6366 ext. 5200. LUNCH ROOM CONDUCT The supervisors and servers will enforce the following lunchroom expectations and stop any undesirable activities. Students violating these rules may be disciplined and/or sent to their teacher or principal for consequences. During the lunch periods students will: 1. Obey the lunchroom supervisors and/or servers. 2. Try to eat all the food on their trays—children will be encouraged to do this. 3. Eat all the second helpings that are taken. 4. Talk quietly—No yelling. 5. Stay in their seats until dismissed, except to go for seconds. 6. Not throw food or paper. 7. Keep their areas clean and pick up any food or paper they drop. 8. No pushing or cutting in front of others in the lunch line. HALLWAYS: *Early Childhood through 4 th grade students do not use hall passes. Students in EC-4 are not allowed in other parts of the building unless written permission is given by the teacher, or the students are attending a permitted activity or program. *5th and 6th grade students will use their agenda as their hall pass. Teachers will initial and provide a specific time in the agenda. Students in 5th and 6th grade are not allowed in other parts of the building unless written permission is given in the agenda by the teacher or the students are attending a permitted activity or program. Students are expected to go directly to the area the pass is written for. To ensure hallway safety for students and staff, the following rules must be followed: 1. No running, fast walking, jumping, and skipping, etc… 2. Quiet voices must be used when other classes are in session. 3. No playing at the sinks, water fountains, or bathrooms. 4. No writing or damaging the walls anywhere in the school. 5. Do not play with objects attached to the walls. 6. All halls must be clear of trash, books, clothing, musical instruments, etc. 7. No loitering in the halls. *Violation of these rules is discussed under the behavior section of this handbook. SPECIAL PROGRAMS: *Tri-County Area School District offers several excellent programs to meet the needs of our students. (Special Education, Title I Reading and Math, Gifted and Talented, Remedial Reading, English Language Support (ELL), etc…) We may contact parents/guardians to ask permission to evaluate their child when we believe special needs are present. These evaluations will enable us to determine the best and most appropriate program to meet a child’s needs. Parents/guardians may also initiate the evaluation process by contacting the school office. VENDING MACHINES: *Elementary and middle school students may NOT use the vending machines until 3:00 p.m. unless permission is given by a teacher. Students riding the bus are not allowed to go to the vending machines prior to getting on the bus to go home. ABSENCES PHONE: 335-6366 ext. 2910 before 8:30 a.m. Please! *If a student is absent, his/her parent or guardian must call the school office before 8:30 a.m. If you can not call, please send a written excuse with your child, for the office, when he/she returns to school. If no phone call or written excuse is provided, the absence will be considered unexcused. *If the student is absent for 3 or more days or is in violation of the State of Wisconsin Truancy Laws, the school may request a medical excuse from the medical provider. *Absences are counted as whole days or half days. No absence will be counted if a student has a doctor’s or dentist’s appointment and is gone less than two hours from school. TRUANCY –PLEASE Know the Law! COMPULSORY STUDENT ATTENDANCE (Administrative Rule) Student Attendance Procedures Code #431 Rule It is recognized that attendance in the Tri-County Area School District is a condition of learning as well as training for job skills. As is essential with any job/career, regular attendance is essential if one is to be successful in school. By consistently making the choice to just be here, students greatly improve their chances at realizing success in school. In general, excused absences include: ● Illness or injury. ● Medical or dental appointments. ● Family vacations. ● Religious holidays. ● Court appearances or other legal procedures. ● School-sponsored activities. ● Emergencies or extenuating circumstances as approved by administration. State law allows a parent or guardian to excuse a child for all or part of 10 days in a school year for any reason. The law requires that the parent must excuse the child in writing before the absence. When a parent has excused a student from school for all or part of 10 days during a given school year, the principal or school resource officer will notify the parent/guardian of this, and may choose to require that any further absences be validated with a signed note from a physician or other medical professional, police officer, social worker, probation officer, lawyer, or judge in order to be considered excused. Absences which are planned in advance (such as family vacation trips) should be excused by a written note from the parent/guardian at least one week prior to leaving. An excuse form must be filled out by the office. This form must be taken by the student to each of his/her teachers to give them notification of the absence and to make arrangements for getting class assignments in advance and for turning in make-up work after the absence. It is highly important that the student take the time to meet with each of his/her teachers to make these arrangements for the work that is to be missed during the period of absence. It is also expected that all work issued to the student prior to the vacation be completed when the student returns to school and that any additional work – including missing quizzes or tests – be completed within three days after the student’s return to school (unless other arrangements are approved by his/her individual teacher).