Windsor Elementary

WINDSOR ELEMENTARY PreK-2 HANDBOOK

2014-2015

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District Mission Statement The mission of the Windsor C-1 School District, a focal point and guiding force within the community, is to inspire all students to develop the vision within themselves and become contributing members of society, by providing excellent education opportunities founded on the fundamentals of a caring family, school, and community.

IMPORTANT NUMBERS

Windsor Elementary……………………………………………………….636-464-4408

Windsor Intermediate Center…………………………………………636-464-4451

Transportation…………………………………………………………………636-464-5572

Latchkey ………………………………………………………………………….636-464-4406

Parents as Teachers (PAT) …………………………………………….636-464-4408

School’s Mailing Address: School’s Physical Address: 6208 Highway 61-67 6003 5th St. Imperial, MO 63052 Kimmswick, MO 63053

Website Address: http://www.windsor.k12.mo.us

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(Information is listed in alphabetical order for your convenience.)

Allergy Information The Windsor C-1 School District is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for students. The Student Allergy Prevention and Response Policy was designed to increase awareness and communication, to prevent possible exposure to identified allergens, and to create an emergency procedure for allergic reactions.

We ask that all parents and guardians adhere to the following:  All processed/prepackaged foods served to students must be labeled with a complete list of ingredients. For this reason, all food provided by parents/visitors for students (other than for own child, as with a lunch packed from home), must contain a label. Foods without labels will not be served. Please make sure that all food brought in meets these criteria. Contact Nurse Peggy Oberkirsch for any questions or more information at 636.464.4489.  Please be understanding and work with the classroom teacher and/or nurse in regards to classroom treats if your child is placed in a classroom with allergen concerns. The teacher/nurse can help you select foods that should be safe for all children in the classroom.  Please be cooperative with the classroom teacher during holiday parties in regards to party treats and food provided in treat bags. Please ensure that all food contains labels and that the food provided at the party is safe for all students.  Consider purchasing treats from Chartwell’s (school food service providers). Contact Windsor Elementary Food Service at 636.464.4458, or the school office for more information.  Select other items in lieu of food for birthday and holiday celebrations, such as pencils, erasers, stickers, etc.  Inform the school nurse as soon as possible if your child has been diagnosed with a food allergy.

Again, please contact Nurse Peggy Oberkirsch, or feel free to visit the district’s website at www.windsor.k12.mo.us .

Arrival- 8:20 A.M.

Buses will use the circle drive in front of the building for A.M. arrival. Adult supervision will be provided during the drop-off process. Parents bringing their children to school should park in the back of the building or use the parent drop-off location on Vine Street.

8:00 A.M. Latchkey students are released to class.

Students may be dropped off 7:50 A.M.- 8:20 A.M. Students should not arrive prior to 7:50 A.M. The drop-off location will be on Vine Street (Northeast door of Kdg. Wing). Students will be supervised during the A.M. Drop-off. Arrival after 8:20 A.M. requires your child to be walked into school and signed in through the office (park in the back parking lot and enter main doors at rear entrance).

The district will not be responsible for supervising students prior to 7:50 A.M. Parents should not drop off or leave children at the school during unsupervised times.

Parents who wish to walk their child into the building should park and walk their child in the building using the rear main entrance. ALL visitors to the building must ring the doorbell and be buzzed into the building by office staff. Parents wanting to walk their children to class may do so the first week of school provided that they sign in through the office. After that time they should say their good-byes at the building entrance so as to protect building security.

School staff members are available for those students who need an escort to their classroom.

8:20 A.M. School-wide morning welcome, birthdays, Principal's “The Windsor's Way” announcements, with classroom instruction beginning at 8:30 A.M.

Attendance

Parents should always encourage perfect attendance for their children. This includes arriving to school on time and remaining at school until the scheduled dismissal time. The parent should contact the school office each day that the student is absent. Please note that Early Out days are included in your child's attendance, and attendance in school is expected on these days. Instruction in the core subjects is delivered prior to the early dismissal, so absences on these days cause your child to miss instruction that all other students receive. Doctor and dentist excuses should be provided when applicable. Attendance awards will be given to students who are able to keep a record of perfect attendance quarterly and for the entire school year. Perfect attendance at Windsor Elementary is considered no absences, early dismissals, or tardies.

The classroom teacher will be informed about your child's absence and if requested by the parent, homework assignments may be picked up in the office after 2:00 P.M.

Attendance letters will be sent home on a regular basis to help parents monitor his/her child's school attendance. If necessary, parents should schedule a meeting with the classroom teacher, counselor, and/or principal to discuss reasons for absenteeism so that a plan can be established to improve school attendance. Continued absenteeism may result in a referral to proper authorities and will require a meeting with school personnel.

Audio and Visual Recording

The district has established limits on the use of recording equipment in order to minimize disruption and protect instructional time essential to improving student achievement. Any recording activity, even activity permitted under this policy, will be prohibited if the activity creates a disruption to the education process. The district prohibits the use of video or audio recording equipment on district property or at district activities by students except: 1. If required by a school-sponsored class or activity. 2. At performances or activities to which the general public is invited such as athletic competitions, concerts or plays. 3. At open meetings of the Board of Education or committees appointed by or at the direction of the Board. 4. As otherwise permitted by the building principal. If a student possesses electronic pictures or texts, the district will consider it the same as hard-copy possession. Windsor Elementary Handbook Updated June 2014 5

Board Policy Manual

A copy of the district’s school board policy manual is located in the principal’s office. Contact the school secretary if you would like to access the manual. Board policy is also available on the school website at http://www.windsor.k12.mo.us .

Box Tops for Education

W.E. participates in the Box Tops for Education Program. Watch for the Box Tops stamp on many products and send those you find in to your child’s teacher. General Mills will then send W.E. money for each Box Tops collected.

Bullying

Any kind of bullying is in NO WAY TOLERATED. If you suspect that your child is being bullied, please contact your child’s teacher, the school counselor, Mrs. Shannon Jansen, at 636.464.4412, or the principal, Mrs. Denise Funston, at 636.464.4410.

Cafeteria

A centralized cafeteria is provided for the use of our students. Breakfast and lunch are provided at a nominal charge (see below) for all students K-2. Parents should send lunch money to school in a marked envelope with your child’s name. Please keep your child’s account up-to-date. Letters with account information are sent home to help with this process. Children who wish may bring their lunch from home.

Free and reduced lunches are available for students whose families qualify according to government guidelines. The criteria for determining a student’s need and the procedures for securing free and reduced-cost lunches for the student will be outlined and published each year by the district. The students who participate in the free and reduced-cost meals program will not be overly identified, distinguished or served differently than other students and will have the same choice of meals or milk as other students. The district will charge all students for a’ la carte menu items. The names of students receiving free and reduced-cost meals will be kept confidential and will only be released to district personnel or persons administering the district’s program on a need-to-know basis, in accordance with law. Contact the school office for more information regarding the free and reduced lunch program.

2014-2015 School Lunch Prices Student Breakfast: $1.35 per meal Adult Breakfast: $1.85 per meal Student Lunch: $2.05 per meal Adult Lunch: $2.55 per meal Single Milk: $.35 Student Reduced Breakfast: $.30 Student Reduced Lunch: $.40

Parents are welcome to visit during lunch. Students are not allowed to drink soda in the cafeteria. Parent visits must end when lunch is over. Windsor Elementary does not allow guests on the playground during recess.

All children eat with their classroom under the supervision of cafeteria supervisors. The cafeteria expectations will be introduced to students prior to going to the cafeteria. Lunch detention may be enforced for those students who are not following expectations. This includes sitting by himself during lunch, or having a “working” lunch.

IMPORTANT Please inform your child’s teacher, the school nurse, and the cafeteria if your child has any specific food allergies (e.g. peanut, milk, etc.) or any special dietary needs.

Character Education/Student of the Month

The district is committed to providing character education to the students of the district. Students are involved in activities based on the designated character words of the month. Students who demonstrate the character word of the month will be selected as the “Students of the Month” (1 student per class each month). These students will be honored at a monthly assembly. Students will receive a letter to notify parents of this honor a few days prior to the event. Parents are welcome to attend the assembly for which their child is honored.

Child Complaint Process

This complaint resolution procedure applies to all programs administered by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).

A complaint is a formal allegation that a specific federal or state law or regulation has been violated, misapplied, or misinterpreted by school district personnel or by Department of Education personnel.

Any parent or guardian, surrogate parent, teacher, administrator, school board member, or other person directly involved with an activity, program, or project operated under the general supervision of the Department may file a complaint. Such a complaint must be in writing and signed; it will provide specific details of the situation and indicate the law or regulation that is allegedly being violated, misapplied, or misinterpreted. The written, signed complaint must be filed and the resolution pursued in accordance to district policy.

If the issue cannot by resolved at the local level, the complainant may file a complaint with the Missouri Department of Education. If there is not evidence that the parties have attempted in good faith to resolve the complaint at the local level, the Department may require the parties to do so and may provide technical assistance to facilitate such resolution.

Any persons directly affected by the actions of the Department may file a similarly written complaint if they believe state or federal laws or regulations have been violated, misapplied, or misinterpreted by the Department itself.

Anyone wishing more information about this procedure or how complaints are resolved may contact local district of Department personnel.

Classroom Behavior Systems

Each classroom will use a “Clip System” for daily behavior management. Students will begin each day with their clip on the white area of the chart. The student may earn his or her way up to the brown or yellow area, or may fall back to the orange or red area. Clips may be moved up or down throughout the day; therefore, students constantly have an opportunity to turn their days around. Students begin each new day with their clip on the white area. The chart below explains the color and corresponding explanation of day. Each grade level will have age- appropriate consequences for students who fall to an “Orange” or “Red” day.

Color of Clip Area Explanation of Day Yellow Excellent Brown Great White Good Orange Needs Improvement Red Unsatisfactory

Communication

The school believes in the importance of strong communication between home and school. We are committed to providing channels in which to provide this communication. Monthly Family Focus packets, the school website, Parent Link, and a telephone broadcast system are forms of communication in addition to phone calls and notes to the teachers to get information to and from you to help with meeting the needs of your child.

Webpages: All teachers K-2 now have WebPages available for your access. Each webpage provides specific information about that particular class. Many of the pages include homework assignments, classroom newsletter information, and calendar information. Some even have links to appropriate websites for children and photos of special activities.

Social Media: See Social Media section in this handbook.

Parent Link: Parent Link offers parents the ability to access daily information about your child through the Windsor website. It includes attendance history, lunch balances, medical information, discipline notes and more. To obtain access to this account submit your email address to the office. Your email address will then be entered into our system and you will be sent a code that will allow you access to your child's school information. Be sure to keep the school updated with your current e-mail addresses in order to have access to Parent Link.

SIScall/SISemail System: This system enables school personnel to notify all households and parents by phone and email within minutes of an emergency or unplanned event that causes early dismissal, school cancellation, late start, and announcements or reminders.

Counseling

Windsor Elementary has the services of a certified counselor. The counselor can help provide assistance in the areas of student learning problems, social problems, or emotional problems. Parents should contact Mrs. Shannon Jansen at 636-464-4412, if their child is in need of assistance.

Curriculum

Curriculum development is an ongoing process in the Windsor School District to ensure that all students are exposed to up-to-date research based instruction that meets the needs of all students. Teachers meet together in grade level teams (called learning improvement teams-LIT at Windsor) to plan instruction on a regular basis. They seek ways to actively engage the students in learning. Curriculum is available for review for parents upon request. Windsor Elementary is fortunate to have the services of Mrs. Dawn Pluff, our curriculum coach for grades Kindergarten through grade 5. You may reach Mrs. Pluff at 636.464.4451, ext. 4929.

Discipline

Discipline is the actions parents and teachers take to increase student success. At Windsor Elementary we use School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) as our approach to creating a safe and productive learning environment where teachers can teach and all students can learn. Windsor Elementary implemented School-Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS) during the 2008-2009 school year and is now recognized by the state as a Missouri School-Wide Positive Behavior Support School.

Purpose of SWPBS at Windsor Elementary

The purpose of SWPBS at Windsor Elementary is to foster behaviors of respect, responsibility, and safety among staff and students. We will collaboratively look at targeted data to provide support and feedback to stakeholders to decrease student discipline referrals, increase student achievement and promote a positive learning environment for all.

SWPBS aims to prevent inappropriate behavior through teaching and reinforcing appropriate behaviors. Behavior expectations are established for all students, for all areas on the school campus. At Windsor Elementary we refer to our expectations as The Windsor Way.

THE WINDSOR WAY

Be respectful.

Be responsible.

Be safe.

These expectations are designed to help create a climate of cooperation, responsibility, academic excellence, respect and safety at Windsor Elementary. All students will hear the same expectations from all adults in the building. Detailed information about the expectations is included in this handbook. See The Windsor Way. Classroom rules will be related to the expectations.

Establishing an ongoing school-wide system for giving students performance feedback/ reinforcement is one of the key SWPBS essential features. At Windsor Elementary “Hoots” will be given to students to positively reinforce students’ use of the expectations. Classroom “Hoots” will be awarded for good behavior to a class in specials, the cafeteria, hallway, restrooms, at assemblies, or other times when we can positively reinforce The Windsor Way. “Hoots” earn the classes incentives. “Hoots” will also be awarded to individual students. These awards will be announced daily for student recognition. Other forms of encouragement include morning announcements, signs and banners around the building, verbal and non-verbal regular specific and positive feedback, classroom posters, pictures and signs, and expectation review. Providing children with positive feedback when they are being successful helps children know they are doing what we have asked them to do.

Staff members use evidence-based practices to increase student learning and decrease classroom disruptions. We do the following when teaching academics and behavior:

 Constantly teach and refer to our school-wide expectations.

 Provide students with more praise than correction.

 Talk to students with respect using positive voice tone and volume.

 Actively engage everyone in the class during instruction.

 Use pre-correcting, prompting, and redirecting as we teach.

 Look for the positive first and provide positive, immediate, frequent, and explicit feedback.

At Windsor Elementary our desire is for all students at all times to be focused learners. However, from time to time problem behaviors occur. We will re-teach the desired behavior as we would re- teach the math or reading concept that was lacking. Procedures for dealing with misbehavior may include the following:

 Prompt student to correct behavior by giving a positively stated “Start-up Request”. For example, “Kevin, I need you to give me your game and start writing your spelling words.” (Rather than, “Kevin, stop playing that game.”) Immediate positive feedback follows a student’s compliance with the “Start-up Request”.

 Informal re-teaching and practice. For example, if a child is running in the hall, he/she may need time to practice the expected behavior. . . to walk in the hall. Re-teaching may take place during recess, free time, etc.

 Natural Consequences- A negative consequence is given that is directly related to a specific negative behavior. For example, if a student continues to climb up the slide from the wrong direction after being prompted and re-taught to slide the correct way, he/she can no longer use the slide for a given period of time.

 Walking Tickets- Used during recess to help correct continual inappropriate behavior during recess. Students that receive Walking Tickets walk and reflect on the appropriate behavior that is shown on a slip of paper (walking ticket). An adult on recess duty talks with the student during the walk to re-teach the desired behavior. The student resumes play once he/she is able to demonstrate the desired behavior.

 Minor Incident Report- These will be used to report reoccurring behaviors or more serious behaviors. These reports can activate the use of the following: Safe Seat, Visit to Counselor’s Office, Informal Visit to Principal, Buddy Room, and/or Parent Contact. See below for more information.

 Safe Seat- This is an area set aside within the classroom that gives the students an opportunity to reflect on the particular expectation(s) and change their behavior to exhibit appropriate behavior and then rejoin the classroom activity. It is not used as a punishment, rather a spot where a student can “refocus”. Refocusing is a learning process, not a punishing process.

 Visit to Counselor’s Office- Re-teaching desired behavior with adult (counselor) support.

 Informal Principal Visit- Re-teaching desired behavior with adult (principal or other office staff person) support.

 Buddy Room Safe Seat- The student is moved to the Safe Seat in another teacher’s classroom.

 Re-teaching during Intervention time—Teachers may use the Intervention and Enrichment period for re-teaching students the expected behavior.

* A daily calendar will be used to communicate behavior concerns that require parent support.

Unacceptable behavior that is not corrected, or involves a more serious infraction (See K-2 Discipline Policy) may result in a discipline referral to the principal. These are referred to as “Majors”. When a student is sent to the principal with a Major, he/she will discuss the concern and again be re-taught the proper behavior for the particular expectation. Often the student will finish his/her work in the office or an alternative location. In addition the student may receive a consequence for his/her actions (See K-2 Discipline Policy). When a student is sent to the principal for discipline, he/she will be given a form for his/her parent(s)/guardian(s) to sign. It is the student’s responsibility to see that the form is signed by his/her parent(s) or guardian(s) and returned to the principal the following day. Parents who follow-up at home with discussion and additional re-teaching of the desired behavior positively impact the student’s future behavior. We encourage parents to do additional re-teaching of the desired behavior at home using the language of The Windsor Way. It is very important that the focus be on what the student should do rather than what the student did do.

Please note that the following are consequences that are available to the teachers and administrators. Not all consequences/actions under each offense will always be used.

K-2 Discipline Policy

CATEGORY OFFENSE FIRST SECOND THIRD OFFENSE OFFENSE OFFENSE

Check Board Student is in possession (on the Policy. Drugs and person or in personal belongings) Conference with Alcohol or using any controlled substance student or paraphernalia. Contact Parent and SRO. OSS (3-10 days)

Hitting, striking, and/or Conference with Recommend attempting to cause injury to student. expulsion. self or another person; placing Parent contact. Assault on self or another person in Contact SRO. Juvenile School Personnel reasonable apprehension of OSS (3-10 days) authorities imminent physical injury; notified. physically injuring self or another person.

Conference with Bomb Threat/ Student delivers a message of student False Fire possible explosive materials Parent contact Ten (10) days Alarm/False 911 being on campus. Triggers false Contact SRO OSS. Emergency alarm or makes false 911 call. Up to 3 days OSS

High level Repeated Behavior demonstrative of behavior causing interruption in a class or activity. Sustained loud talk, Conference with yelling, screaming, noise with student. Up to five (5) Up to ten (10) Disruption materials, horseplay, rough Parent contact. days OSS. days OSS. housing and/or sustained out-of- Loss of privilege seat behavior. Or if student is ASD unsafe and/or destructive ISS (kicking furniture, knocking over chairs, etc.). If someone is injured see also Physical Contact.

A firearm as defined in 18 W.S.C. 921; A blackjack, concealable firearm, firearm, firearm silencer, explosive weapon, gas gun, knife, knuckles, Weapon machine gun, projectile weapon, confiscated. Unsafe/ rifle, shotgun, switchblade knife; Depending on Inappropriate a dangerous weapon as defined in circumstances, Object/Weapon 18 U.S.C. 930 (g) (2); all knives suspension or and any other instrument or expulsion may be device used or designed to be given. Juvenile used to threaten or assault, authorities whether for attack or defense; notified. any object designed to look like or imitate a device as described above.

Smoking or possession of Smoking tobacco products on school Three (3) days Five (5) days Ten (10) days grounds, school transportation, OSS. OSS. OSS. or at any school activity.

One (1) day bus suspension. Based on reports turned in by Warning ISS Any further Bus Problems bus drivers. Depending on the Conference with offenses will offense, steps may be skipped. student. result in five (5) additional days for each offense.

Referral would occur with Conference with repeated behavior deliberately student and Property impairing the usefulness of parent. Damage/ property, or activity that results Financial ISS ISS or OSS Vandalism in destruction or disfigurement restitution. of property. Contact SRO.

Physical Student engages in serious Conference with Contact, physical contact where injury student. Physical may occur (hitting, punching, ISS or OSS OSS Parent contact. Aggression hitting with an object, kicking, ISS hair pulling, scratching).

Repeated and systematic intimidation, harassment, and attacks on a student or multiple students, perpetuated by individuals or groups. Bullying Conference with Bullying/ includes, but is not limited to: student. ISS or OSS OSS Harassment physical violence, verbal taunts, Parent contact. name-calling and putdowns, ISS threats, extortion, theft, damaging property, and exclusion from a peer group.

Threats Verbal, written, or pictorial Three (3) days OSS OSS or language or gestures that create ISS or OSS. expulsion reasonable fear of physical injury or property damage.

Stealing or misappropriation of Conference with personal or school property student. Theft (regardless of intent to return). Parent contact. ISS ISS or OSS This category includes forgery Return or as well. restitution to the victim. Conference with student and Inappropriately touching the counselor. Inappropriate body of another individual in a Parent contact. Touching, sensitive, private place, making ISS (Depending ISS or OSS OSS Inappropriate them feel uncomfortable. on Display of Continued/repeated verbal circumstances, Affection remarks, suggestive objects, suspension or physical gestures, or pictures. expulsion may occur).

Office referral would occur Conference with Defiance/ when there is sustained high student. Disrespect/Non- level inappropriate behavior Parent contact. ISS or OSS ISS or OSS compliance refusal to follow directions, Loss of talking back, and/or socially rude privilege. interactions or student is unsafe ASD and/or destructive. ISS

Repeated Behavior causing Conference with serious repercussions, or student. Dishonesty or repeated lying to avoid Parent contact. ISS ISS or OSS Cheating consequences. Or, repeatedly Loss of privilege cheating on academic work. ASD ISS Student engages in serious Confiscation. Technology and/or repeated use of cell Conference with ISS or OSS Violation phone, pager, music/video student. ISS or OSS players, camera, and/or Parent contact. computers. ISS

The list of offenses in the Discipline Policy is not exhaustive, and the district can discipline a student for any action that is disruptive to the school environment, whether it occurs on or off school property. Consequences may be increased or decreased depending on the circumstances. The district works cooperatively with the police and will notify police when a crime occurs on school property. No person employed by or volunteering on behalf of the Windsor C-1 School District shall administer or cause to be administered corporal punishment upon a student.

Discipline (Additional Info. as Stated in Board Policy)

In compliance with state law, the Board of Education establishes explicit channels of communication between teachers, administrators, law enforcement officials and other schools concerning acts of school violence and other behaviors that endanger the welfare or safety of students, staff or patrons of the district. The purpose of this policy is to designate specific actions committed by students that must be reported to teachers, administrators and/or law enforcement officials as well as those actions that must be documented in a student’s discipline record. The following definitions and terms apply to this policy:

Act of School Violence/Violent Behavior- The exertion of physical force by a student with the intent to do serious physical injury to another person while on school property, including while on school transportation in service on behalf of the district or while involved in school activities.

Serious Physical Injury- Physical injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes serious disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of any part of the body.

Serious Violation of District’s Discipline Policy- One (1) or more of the following acts if committed by a student enrolled in the district:

1. Any act of school violence/violent behavior.

2. Any offense that occurs on school property, on school transportation or at any school activity and that is required by law to be reported to law enforcement officials.

3. Any offense that results in an out-of-school suspension for more than ten (10) school days.

4. All students who are suspended or expelled are prohibited from being on school property for any reason unless permission is granted by the superintendent or designee. Windsor Elementary Handbook Updated June 2014 15

Any student who is suspended for any offenses listed in 160.261, RSMo., or any act of violence or drug-related activity defined by Board Policy JGF (see above) as a serious violation of school discipline shall not be allowed to be within 1,000 feet of any public school in the district unless one (1) of the following conditions exist:

1. The student is under the direct supervision of the student’s parent, legal guardian or custodian.

2. The student is under the direct supervision of another adult designated by the student’s parent, legal guardian or custodian. The designation must be made in advance and in writing to the principal of the school that suspended the student.

3. The student is in an alternative school that is located within 1,000 feet of a public school in the district and is on the property of his or her residence.

If a student violates this prohibition he or she may be suspended or expelled.

Dismissal

3:10 P.M. - Begin release to Parent-Pick-Up/Latchkey. Early dismissal interrupts learning. Students should not be picked up prior to 3:10 P.M.

3:20 ish - Dismissal for students riding buses.

The district will not be responsible for supervising students after bus dismissal (3:30 P.M.).

There is a Latchkey program available in the W.E. building to help meet your needs for before and after school childcare. The Windsor School Latch Key Program is administered by the district, and can be reached by dialing Mrs. Heather Dohack at 636-464-4406.

Pick-Up Procedures

All parents, without exception, who pick up children during school hours, must check in at the office. Please refrain from signing your child out before scheduled pick up time. Early dismissal interrupts classroom instruction. If you need to pick up your child before dismissal time, please send a note to school stating the time and reason for this pick up. Early pick-ups must be for a VALID reason ONLY, ex. - doctor, dentist. You will need to sign your child out in the office while the student is being called to the office. If someone is picking up your child other than yourself, please send a signed and dated note to school stating the name of the person to whom the child is to be released. ID will be requested. District staff may refuse to release a student and will notify the principal if they have concerns regarding the students’ safety or whether a person is authorized to transport the student. The district will release a student to either parent unless the district has a valid court order directing otherwise or unless the parent requesting release is only entitled to supervised visitation. If district staff have concerns about releasing the student to a parent, the student may be held while additional precautions are taken, including, but not limited to, verifying custody orders, contacting the other parent or contacting appropriate authorities. All parents that pick their child/children up on a REGULAR or SEMI-REGULAR basis will need to fill out a registration form to get in the Parent Pick-Up System in lieu of signing them out daily in the office. You will need to have your Parent Pick-Up card displayed upon picking up your child. Please stop by the office to enroll in the program. Windsor Elementary Handbook Updated June 2014 16

Students will be supervised during the dismissal process. Students will be brought to the appropriate vehicles. Parent Pick-Up signs must be on display.

Students that live within walking distance to school may participate in the Walk-Up Program. Contact the school office to make arrangements for participation. An adult must accompany your child on the walk to and from school.

District Report Card

District accountability report cards are accessible through the district website at www.windsor.k12.mo.us .

Dress Code

Students are to dress appropriately for school and for the weather. Clothing should cover the midriff and shorts should be an appropriate length. Students should not wear clothing that advertises cigarettes, alcohol, drug paraphernalia, or that has inappropriate language that is disruptive to the educational process. Girls will not be allowed to wear tank tops with spaghetti straps, halters, or tube tops. No undergarments are to show on either boys or girls. Clothing which is viewed as a safety hazard should not be worn to school (ex- extremely baggy pants, flip-flops, high heels). We highly recommend that students wear tennis shoes only, except on days for special events such as “School Photo Day”. Caps/hats/scarves should not be worn inside the building except on special days. No skate shoes (Ex. Heely’s Skate Shoes). Teachers will use “good teacher judgment” to determine if coats are needed for play outdoors. Students without coats/jackets on days that coats are needed outdoors will need to remain indoors.

Early Out School Hours

12:00 P.M.: Begin release to Parent-Pick-Up/Latchkey

12:25 P.M.: Dismissal for students riding buses

Please send a note if dismissal plans are different for early out days.

Earthquake Awareness

In accordance with law, the superintendent or designee, cooperating with building principals, shall develop and implement a district-wide school building disaster plan, in order to protect students and staff before, during and after an earthquake. The plan will be designed specifically to minimize the danger to students, staff and district property as a result of an earthquake and will be ready for im- plementation at any time. The superintendent or designee will request assistance with developing and establishing the earthquake emergency procedure system from the State Emergency Manage- ment Agency (SEMA) and any local emergency management agency located within district boundaries.

An emergency exercise will be held at least twice each school year that will require students and staff to simulate earthquake emergency conditions and practice the procedures that are to be implemented under such conditions.

The superintendent shall develop a program that ensures that all students and staff of the district are aware of and properly trained in the earthquake emergency procedure system. This emergency procedure system shall be available for public inspection at the district office during normal business hours.

At the beginning of each school year, the district shall distribute to all students information from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), SEMA and other sources in order to help students understand the causes and effects of earthquakes and the best and latest safety measures available to them in an earthquake situation.

Electronics/Cell Phones/Toys

Students should NOT bring electronics (Game Boys, I-Pods, etc.), or toys to school without a note home from the teacher or principal giving permission. This also includes collector/trading cards such as Pokemon Cards. In addition students should not bring cell phones to school. (NO phone calls or text messages are allowed during school hours.) Any videotaping or photographs taken by students during school hours is prohibited. If found the item(s) will be confiscated and held in the office until a parent picks it up. No toy weapons will be allowed in school at any time. All toy weapons will be confiscated and must be picked up by the parent or guardian within one week.

Electronic Communications between Staff and Students

Per Windsor School District Policy GBH, staff members are expected to maintain courteous and professional relationships with students. All staff members have a responsibility to provide an atmosphere conducive to learning through consistently and fairly applied discipline and the maintenance of physical and emotional boundaries with students. These boundaries must be maintained regardless of the student's age, the location of the activity, whether the student allegedly consents to the relationship or whether the staff member directly supervises the student. Maintaining these boundaries is an essential requirement for employment in the district.

Although this policy applies to the relationships between staff members and district students, staff members who inappropriately interact with any child may be disciplined or terminated when the district determines such action is necessary to protect students.

Emergency Medications

All student-occupied buildings in this district are equipped with prefilled epinephrine auto syringes and asthma-related rescue medications. The school nurse or another employee trained and supervised by the school nurse may administer these medications when they believe, based on training, that a student is having a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction or life-threatening asthma episode. In accordance with law, qualified employees will be held harmless and immune from civil liability for administering epinephrine in good faith and according to standard medical practice.

Epinephrine and asthma-related rescue medications will only be administered in accordance with written protocols provided by an authorized prescriber. The Board will purchase an adequate number of prefilled epinephrine auto syringes and asthma-related rescue medications based on the recom- mendation of the school nurse, who will be responsible for maintaining adequate supplies. The

Windsor Elementary Handbook Updated June 2014 18 school principal will maintain a list of students who cannot, according to their parents/guardians, receive epinephrine. A current copy of the list will be kept with the devices at all times.

Emergency Procedures

Listed below are procedures that will be followed by all staff and students in the Windsor C-1 School District.

 Disaster: In the event of a disaster situation, the Windsor C-1 School District has developed a master plan to provide for the evacuation and care of all children. During such time official statements will be made public to help parents locate and pick up their students.  Earthquake: In the event of an earthquake, students will remain in their classroom and take a safe position underneath a sturdy object (desk, etc.). Once the shaking has stopped, students will evacuate the building following our evacuation procedures.  Evacuation: In the case of an event that requires evacuation (fire, bomb threat, etc.) all students will evacuate the building and each classroom will report to a designated area. Each room, located near the door, has evacuation procedures.  Lock-Down: In the event that lock-down is necessary, students will remain in their classroom with each door shut and locked and the lights off. If an intruder is present, all students will stay clear of windows and doors until the all clear is given.  Tornado: In the event of a tornado, each classroom will report to their designated relocation point and take cover. These procedures are posted in each room.

Emergency Verification Form

At the beginning of the school year you will be asked to fill out an Emergency Verification Form for each of your children. This form should always be kept up-to-date. It contains spaces for your current home and work telephone numbers and also provides space for individuals that you designate who can be contacted in case of an emergency. No one else will be allowed to pick up your child. A hospital will not treat a minor without a parent or guardian to sign a release form. If you cannot be located the only option is to obtain court permission to proceed. Therefore, please advise the office of all changes to your home or work phone numbers.

Valuable time can be lost in the event of an emergency if the phone numbers on file are not current. The telephone numbers of relatives or neighbors who might be able to locate you in an emergency would also be helpful. We also ask that you list the names of your Middle School or High School students. They are often very helpful in an emergency. eScrip Community Card (Schnucks)

Schnucks contributes a percentage of your purchase to our school each time you present your card to the cashier every time you shop. To acquire your card please contact the office.

Field Trips

Field Trips are scheduled for each grade level. Field Trips require a signed parent permission slip. Field trips meet educational guidelines set by the school district. Students without permission slips will visit another classroom for the duration of the field trip until the classroom teacher returns. Please note that space is very limited on the buses. Only school staff

Windsor Elementary Handbook Updated June 2014 19 members are allowed to ride the bus with the students. Parent(s) attending field trips should provide their own transportation. Please note that students are expected to ride the bus to and from the Field Trip. Pre-arrangements with the principal must be made and approved for any students to leave from the Field Trip with their parents. This would affect the student’s attendance record for the time after being signed out by the parent.

The school nurse will prepare a first aid kit and all medications that students routinely take during their school day. The classroom teachers will dispense the meds at the scheduled times. Do not send medicine with your child on the Field Trip. Contact the school nurse to assist you with medicine concerns.

Food (Shared Food)

In the interest of providing a safe and healthy environment, the Windsor C-1 School District has adopted a policy effective for all schools, K-12, on food consumption during the school day. Some medical conditions and allergic reactions to food ingredients pose a serious risk to student safety. This risk is typically where food ingredients are unknown or where appropriate food preparation conditions cannot be controlled. Consequently, only prepackaged foods with nutritional labeling may be brought to school for student consumption. Home-prepared foods are not permitted or sold to students during the school day. This policy does not pertain to students’ individual lunches and/or snacks brought home for personal consumption.

Gifted Education

The Windsor C-1 Gifted Education Program, Outstanding Windsor Learners (O.W.L.S.), is an academic pullout program for qualifying students from 1st to 12th grade. This differentiated educational program provides a student-centered environment that challenges the student to fully develop his/her abilities. Creative thinking skills, along with a variety of other thinking skills, are explored and applied to all areas of study. Each grade level is exposed to a unit on being gifted to aid in the student's self-awareness. Enrichment activities in the academic areas of Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Computer Technology are appropriate to each grade level and are often applied to other areas of study.

Students may be nominated to the Windsor C-1 School District’s Gifted Program each winter during the first 2 weeks of the 3rd quarter. No nominations or referrals will be accepted after this date, unless the student is transferring from a state funded gifted program to the Windsor C-1 School District. (If a child has already begun the testing process at the school they are transferring in from, the testing for qualification into the gifted program will continue.)

Parents of an elementary student, who wish to nominate their child, should consult with the child’s teacher to determine if the child is a candidate for the screening process. The teacher will make the final decision for student nominations. The most recent test scores will be used for screening and placement in the gifted education program.

Grades

Report cards are issued at the end of each quarter. The report card should serve to keep you informed of your child's progress. Mid-quarter reports are also sent when needed to inform you

Windsor Elementary Handbook Updated June 2014 20 of any concerns prior to the end of the quarter. Report cards will not be given to parents prior to the designated time.

Students will be evaluated in the specific areas of Reading, Written Communication, and Math, as appropriate for each grade level. Progress toward meeting expectations in each area will be reported in lieu of letter grades. Special Classes (Physical Education, Art, and Music) will include evaluation in the skill area for each as well as for behavior. Students will also be evaluated on their progress toward meeting “The Windsor Way” (Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe).

Grievance Policy

In accordance with Board policy JFH, Alleged acts of unfairness or any decision made by school personnel, except as otherwise provided for under student suspension and expulsion, which students and/or parents/guardians believe to be unjust or in violation of pertinent policies of the Board or individual school rules, may be appealed to the school principal or a designated representative.

The following guidelines are established for the presentation of student complaints and grievances:

► The principals shall schedule a conference with the student and any staff members involved to attempt to resolve the problem. Parents/Guardians may be involved in the conference, or a later conference for parents/guardians may be scheduled at the discretion of the principal.

► If the problem is not resolved to the satisfaction of the student and/or parents/guardians, a request may be submitted for a conference with the superintendent of schools. The superintendent shall arrange a conference to consider the problem, and to inform participants of the action that will be taken.

► If the student and/or parents/guardians are not satisfied with the action of the superintendent, they may submit a written request to appear before the Board of Education. Unless required by law, a hearing will be at the discretion of the Board. The decision of the Board shall be final.

All persons are assured that they may utilize this procedure without reprisal.

Health Policies

See information in the back of this handbook for 2014-2015 health information provided by the Windsor C-1 School Nurses.

Homeless Services

The Windsor C-1 School District Board of Education recognizes that homelessness alone should not be sufficient reason to separate students from the mainstream school environment. Therefore, the district, in accordance with state and federal law and the Missouri state plan for education of the homeless, will give special attention to ensure that homeless students in the school district have access to a free and appropriate public education.

Homeless students are individuals who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence.

Each homeless student shall be provided services comparable to services offered to other students in the district including, but not limited to, transportation services; educational services for which the student meets the eligibility criteria, such as educational programs for disadvantaged students, students with disabilities and gifted students; vocational programs and technical education; school meals programs; preschool programs; before- and after-school care programs; and programs for students with limited English proficiency. Homeless students will not be segregated in a separate school or in a separate program within a school based on the students' status as homeless.

Homework Policy

For every day absent, the same amount of days will be allowed to make up work missed. Teachers should be informed of extraordinary circumstances and arrangements will be made to make up work. Please note though that in K-2 much of the work is done through “hands-on” learning, which can't be sent home.

Inclement Weather

In the event that Windsor School must be closed because of bad weather, an announcement will be made on KMOX, WIL, Y-98 FM, KJCF, KTJJ Radio Stations and TV Channels 2, 4 and 5. These announcements will always state: “Windsor C-1 School District, Imperial, Missouri.” The school’s automated call system will also be used to contact families with information such as school closings.

Internet Usage

Internet access is available to students and teachers in the Windsor C-1 School District. We have taken precautions to restrict access to controversial materials by teaching students about responsible use and by using a software package to block student access to inappropriate materials. A student and parent signed Internet Agreement is required for students to have access to the Internet. This is sent home on the first day of school.

Invitations

Invitations such as for birthday parties given out to other students should include all students in the classroom, or all of the members of the same sex, if distributed at school.

LEP (Limited English Proficiency) Identification and Services

The Windsor C-1 School District will identify and assess the needs of students whose native or home language is other than English and will provide appropriate programs to address their unique needs.

 Identification: All students will be screened upon enrollment to determine if a Language minority (LM) situation exists. Interviewing parents to get a history of the student’s language skills will accomplish this. In addition, all students in the district will have in their permanent file a completed Student Home Language Survey.  Assessment: Any student who is identified as LM will be informally screened by a building counselor to determine if further assessment is needed. Informal screening will consist of observation of the student’s functional use of language and reading

skills. If further assessment is required, the student will be referred to the District Director of Special Services.  Services: If the results of the Woodcock-Munoz indicate a student is LEP (Limited English Proficient), a multidisciplinary team will convene to determine services. Services may include pull-out services, tutoring, Title I programs, etc.

Library

Windsor Elementary has a library containing a good collection of books, periodicals, and audio visual aids and equipment. The library is managed by a professionally certified librarian. All Windsor students receive regular library periods each week. Please help your child be responsible with his/her library book by keeping it in good condition and returning it to the library by the due date.

Students in 1st and 2nd grade participate in a computerized reading program called Reading Counts, which is recognized as a successful tool for promoting reading success. Students and teachers together set individual reading goals. Incentives are used to promote students’ participation in this program. Parents, please encourage your child to work toward meeting his/her reading goal.

Lost and Found

Articles found on campus will be placed in the Lost and Found box in the foyer of the elementary office. Items found on the bus will be held on the bus for a short time, and then turned into the office. Money or other valuable items should be turned into the principal. At the end of each quarter, unclaimed items will be donated to Goodwill.

Marital or Guardianship Changes

Please keep the school aware of any changes in guardianship or parental rights. This is especially necessary in cases of divorce. Your child can be released to either parent or a listed guardian unless we are notified otherwise and have legal papers to support your requests. Divorced parents should provide a copy of the Decree of Dissolution, which states custody rights.

Medication

Sending Medication to School

All medication must be brought to school by the student’s parent or parent designee (e.g., babysit- ter, neighbor, etc.). If the parent is unable to do this, the medication may be sent with the student providing the following conditions are met:

1. All prescription and over-the-counter medication is sent in the labeled bottle in a sealed envelope and*

2. The parent must call the nurse/office and report the medication sent and the number of pills that were sent from home.

*This does not apply to liquid medications.

Prescription Medications

A. All prescription medication must be sent to the school in the original pharmacy labeled bottle with a current date. An extra bottle can be obtained from the pharmacist.

B. Written consent from the parent or guardian must accompany the medication.

C. Except for the emergency use of a prefilled epinephrine auto syringe, the first dose of any new medication will not be dispensed at school.

Over-the-Counter Medications

May be either:

► Stock medication (supplied by the district) or

► Non-stock medication (supplied by the parent)

A. Stock Medication

1. Standing Orders

a. The district will secure the services of a physician to write standing orders to cover the administration of each nonprescription stock medication.

b. The standing orders will specify:

► Product name and age-specific dose

► Indication(s) for giving medication

c. The standing orders will be reviewed and signed on a yearly basis.

2. Stock medication will be administered by the school nurse or principal's designee after assessment of the child's problem.

3. Parental Consent

In addition to the standing order, written parental consent must be obtained before acetaminophen (Tylenol) or an antacid is given. This consent must be updated on a yearly basis and may be withdrawn by the parent at any time.

B. Non-Stock Medication

1. If a parent so chooses, he/she may request their personal physician to write an order on their child for a specific over-the-counter medication. A faxed order or phone order followed by a written order is also acceptable. The physician's order must specify:

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b. Medication, dose and time interval

c. Diagnosis or reason for treatment

d. Possible side effects

e. Physician's signature and date

A physician's consent form is available from the school nurse.

2. The parent or guardian will supply the medication in a manufacturer's labeled bottle.

3. Written consent from the parent or guardian must accompany the medication.

Documentation

School personnel will document on the student's medication record by initialing each time a dose is given. In addition, a one-time signature is required at the bottom of each medication record.

Migrant Students

The Board of Education of the Windsor C-1 School District directs the administration to identify mi - gratory children in the district, as required by law, and to develop written administrative procedures for ensuring that migrant students receive services for which they are eligible. In developing and im- plementing a program to address the needs of migratory children the district will:

1. Identify migratory students and assess the educational and related health and social needs of each identified student.

2. Provide a full range of services to migrant students including applicable Title I programs, special education, gifted education, vocational education, language programs, counseling programs, elective classes, fine arts classes, etc.

3. Provide migratory children with the opportunity to meet the same statewide assessment standards that all children are expected to meet.

4. To the extent feasible, provide advocacy and outreach programs to migratory children and their families and professional development for district staff.

5. Provide parents an opportunity for meaningful participation in the program.

If a migrant student is identified by the district, the superintendent or designee will notify the State Director and request assistance if needed.

Nondiscrimination Policy

The Windsor C-1 School District Board of Education is committed to maintaining a workplace and educational environment that is free from discrimination and harassment in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs, services, activities and facilities. In accordance with law, the District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, disability, age, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities. In addition, the District provides equal access to the Boy Scouts of America and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated as the District’s Compliance Coordinator to handle inquiries or complaints regarding the District’s non-discrimination policies:

Sherri Strauser Assistant Superintendent 6208 Hwy 61-67 Imperial, MO 63052 #636-464-4457 [email protected]

For further information about anti-discrimination laws and regulations, or to contact the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education (OCR) regarding the District’s compliance with anti-discrimination laws and regulations, please contact OCR at One Petticoat Lane, 1010 Walnut Street, Kansas City, Suite 320, Missouri 64106, (816) 268-0550 (voice), or (877) 521-2172 (telecommunications device for the deaf), or [email protected] .

Notification of Rights under FERPA for Elementary and Secondary Schools

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords parents and students who are 18 years of age or older ("eligible students") certain rights with respect to the student's education records. These rights are:

1. The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days after the day Windsor Elementary receives a request for access.

Parents or eligible students should submit to the school principal, Denise Funston, a written request that identifies the records they wish to inspect. The school official will make arrangements for access and notify the parent or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected.

2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parent or eligible student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA.

Parents or eligible students who wish to ask Windsor Elementary to amend a record should write the school principal, clearly identify the part of the record they want changed, and specify why it should be changed. If the school decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligible student, the school will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and of their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment. Additional information regarding

the hearing procedures will be provided to the parent or eligible student when notified of the right to a hearing.

3. The right to provide written consent before the school discloses personally identi- fiable information (PII) from the student's education records, except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent.

One exception, which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests. A school official is a person employed by the school as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel) or a person serving on the school board. A school official also may include a volunteer or contractor outside of the school who performs an institutional service of function for which the school would otherwise use its own employees and who is under the direct control of the school with respect to the use and maintenance of PII from education records, such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist; a parent or student volunteering to serve on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee; or a parent, student, or other volunteer assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility.

Upon request, the school discloses education records without consent to officials of another school district in which a student seeks or intends to enroll, or is already enrolled if the disclosure is for purposes of the student’s enrollment or transfer.

4. The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Windsor Elementary to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA are:

Family Policy Compliance Office U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20202

Parent Conferences

Good communication between parents and teachers is essential to a good working relationship. Parents should feel free to contact teachers to arrange for a conference time. Teachers will arrange for conferences outside of class time. Teachers are not to take time during class time to meet with parents. Please call the office to set up a conference time to talk with your child’s teacher. We also have scheduled Parent-Teacher Conference times for October. Please watch your child’s folder at the beginning of October for more information regarding this.

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We have two parties each school year (Fall and Valentine’s Day). This year, the Fall Party will begin at 2:00 and last until 3:00. Weather permitting, the students will have a Costume Parade through Kimmswick at 1:30. Students are encouraged to WEAR their costumes that day. We ask that no small parts, weapons, or any other item that may get lost be brought that day. All costumes should be appropriate for school. All students may participate in the parade whether they choose to wear a costume or not.

The Valentine’s Day party will begin at 10:00 and last until 10:45.

More information on school parties will be sent home closer to the actual party date.

Pathways to Reading (PTR)

PTR is the reading program for K-2 that provides a balance of skills and application. Vowel Town is a major component of PTR. It is used to help students become successful decoders.

Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA)

PPRA affords parents certain rights regarding our conduct of surveys, collection and use of information for marketing purposes, and certain physical exams. These include the right to:

Consent before students are required to submit to a survey that concerns one or more of the following protected areas ("protected information survey") if the survey is funded in whole or in part by a program of the U.S. Department of Education (ED)-

1. Political affiliations or beliefs of the student or student's parent; 2. Mental or psychological problems of the student or student's family; 3. Sex behavior or attitudes; 4. Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, or demeaning behavior; 5. Critical appraisals of others with whom respondents have close family relationships; 6. Legally recognized privileged relationships, such as with lawyers, doctors, or ministers; 7. Religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or parents; or 8. Income, other than as required by law to determine program eligibility.

Receive notice and an opportunity to opt a student out of -

1. Any other protected information survey, regardless of funding; 2. Any non-emergency, invasive physical exam or screening required as a condition of attendance, administered by the school or its agent, and not necessary to protect the immediate health and safety of a student, except for hearing, vision, or scoliosis screenings, or any physical exam or screening permitted or required under State law; and 3. Activities involving collection, disclosure, or use of personal information obtained from students for marketing or to sell or otherwise distribute the information to others.

Inspect, upon request and before administration or use –

1. Protected information surveys of students; 2. Instruments used to collect personal information from students for any of the above marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes; and 3. Instructional material used as part of the educational curriculum.

These rights transfer to from the parents to a student who is 18 years old or an emancipated minor under State law.

The Windsor C-1 School district has adopted policies, in consultation with parents, regarding these rights, as well as arrangements to protect student privacy in the administration of protected information surveys and the collection, disclosure, or use of personal information for marketing, sales, or other distribution purposes. The Windsor C-1 School District will directly notify parents of these policies at least annually at the start of each school year and after any substantive changes. The Windsor C-1 School District will also directly notify, such as through U.S. Mail or email, parents of students who are scheduled to participate in the specific activities or surveys noted below and will provide an opportunity for the parent to opt his or her child out of participation of the specific activity or survey. The Windsor C-1 School District will make this notification to parents at the beginning of the school year if the District has identified the specific or approximate dates of the activities or surveys at that time. For surveys and activities scheduled after the school year starts, parents will be provided reasonable notification of the planned activities and surveys listed below and be provided an opportunity to opt their child out of such activities and surveys. Parents will also be provided an opportunity to review any pertinent surveys. Following is a list of the specific activities and surveys cov- ered under this requirement:

 Collection, disclosure, or use of personal information for marketing, sales or other distribution.  Administration of any protected information survey not funded in whole or in part by ED.  Any non-emergency, invasive physical examination or screening as described above.

Parents who believe their rights have been violated may file a complaint with:

Family Policy Compliance Office U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20202-5901

Recess

Recess periods are provided for each student during the school day. Our recess time allotment conforms to state regulations. All students are to remain within the boundaries of the playground during recess. All students are expected to follow the recess procedures that are taught and reviewed on a regular basis. Outside recess is held daily when weather permits (see guidelines below). Please send your child with the appropriate clothing for the day’s weather. Recess is a privilege that may be revoked due to inappropriate behavior.

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(As based on Children’s Hospital Guidelines)

Temperature of 32 and above/Wind-chill above 25- Students may remain outdoors for the scheduled recess time

Temperature of 20-32/Wind-chill not less than 15- Students may be outdoors 10 min.

Temperature of 10-20/Wind-chill less than 15- Students may be outdoors 5 min.

Temperature of 95 or above/Heat Index is above 100- Students remain indoors

Red Air Quality Day- Students remain indoors

Orange Air Quality Day- Asthmatics must remain indoors

Recycling Program

Our school participates in recycling programs to help our environment and to teach students environmental awareness. Parents are invited to place all used, unneeded paper (no cardboard boxes please) in the recycle bins located on our school parking lot. Some of our recycling efforts earn our school money. Please help us recycle by bringing in the following items: empty printer cartridges, used cell phone, empty Frito-Lay chip bags, Capri Sun, Kool Aid, Honest Kids foil drink pouches, and Nabisco cookie wrappers. Some parents collect these items at their workplace for us. We appreciate your help with recycling!

Security

Safety is a top priority in the Windsor School District. All buildings including W.E. have security systems that require all guests to be viewed on the security camera. Please help keep our students safe and “protect” our learning time by doing the following:

 All visitors to the building must ring the doorbell and be buzzed into the building by office staff. They should then sign-in at the office and obtain a visitor badge.

 Utilize our supervised morning drop-off and/or afternoon parent-pick-up program. Those who wish to walk their child into the building should say their good-byes at the building entrance.

 Visitors to the classroom should be pre-arranged with the teacher, so as not to interrupt the supervision and/or instruction. This includes “surprise” birthday treats, balloon deliveries, (students are unable to take balloons on the bus), etc.

 Students that arrive after school begins should be checked in through the office. Please come into the office with your child to sign him in; do not just drop your child at the door.

 Items that are dropped off for your child such as forgotten lunchboxes, jackets, or library books should be left with the office staff and they will deliver the item(s) at an appropriate time, which does not interrupt instruction.

 If you are picking your child up early, come to the office and wait for your child to be called to the office. Windsor Elementary Handbook Updated June 2014 30

 School staff members are available for those students that need an escort to the classroom from the office and to the office from the classroom.

Selling Items In School

Selling in school should be limited only to school activities and for school organizations. Groups must get permission from the Superintendent in order to initiate their moneymaking projects.

Singapore Mathematics

Singapore Mathematics is the math program implemented by Windsor Elementary, Freer Elementary, and Windsor Intermediate. The program builds mathematical understanding through 3 stages of development: Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract. Contact your child’s teacher for more information about Singapore Math.

Smoking on Campus

To promote the health and safety of all students and staff, and to promote the cleanliness of all facilities, the Windsor C-1 School District bans the use of all tobacco products in all school facilities, buildings, buses or any school grounds at all times. This includes the school parking lots.

Social Media

Windsor Elementary is now on Facebook and Twitter! Updates and reminders will be posted on both of these sites. You may “friend” us at www.facebook.com/WindsorElementaryOwls and follow us on Twitter at WindsorElemOwls. The link for Twitter is on the Windsor Elementary home page at www.windsor.k12.mo.us/we/ .

Special Class Schedule

Windsor Elementary follows a Day 1 – Day 5 schedule in lieu of a Monday – Friday schedule. A Day 1 – Day 5 schedule prevents students from missing special classes on days like early outs, holidays, or snow days. For example, if your child has Art on Mondays and school is not in session for Labor Day your child would not have Art that week. This over time could add up to a lot of instruction missed in a particular special class. With a Day 1 – Day 5 schedule this is eliminated as we continue to follow the special class rotation despite the day of the week that it may be. Your child's teacher will be providing you with more details about your child's special class schedule.

Special Services

It is the district’s obligation to provide a free and appropriate education for children ages (3) to twenty-one (21) with disabilities, including those who are in need of special education and related services. Windsor Elementary houses Early Childhood Special Education and additional special education services for K-2 students.

Students may also qualify for special services based on disabilities for a section 504 accommodation plan. Contact your child's school counselor if you have questions.

Students who qualify for migrant or homeless services may also contact the Director of Special Services at 636.464.4463, ext. 4640.

Statewide Assessments Windsor Elementary students do not take part in statewide assessments.

Student Searches

School lockers, desks and other district property are provided for the convenience of students and, as such, are subject to periodic inspection without notice.

Student property may be searched based on reasonable suspicion of a violation of district rules, policy or law. Reasonable suspicion must be based on facts known to the administration, credible information or reasonable inference drawn from such facts or information. Searches of student property shall be limited in scope based on the original justification of the search. The privacy and dignity of students shall be respected. Searches shall be carried out in the presence of adult witnesses and not in front of other students, unless exigent circumstances exist.

The administration will contact law enforcement officials to perform a search if the administration reasonably suspects that a student is concealing controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, weapons, stolen goods or evidence of a crime beneath his or her clothing and the student refuses to surrender such items. Law enforcement officials may be contacted for assistance in performing a search in any case in which a student refuses to allow a search or in which the search cannot safely be conducted.

School employees and volunteers, other than commissioned law enforcement officers, shall not strip search students, as defined in state law, except in situations where an employee reasonably believes that the student possesses a weapon, explosive or substance that poses an imminent threat of physical harm to the student or others and a commissioned law enforcement officer is not immediately available. If a student is strip searched, as defined in state law, by a school employee or a commissioned law enforcement officer, the district will attempt to notify the student's parents/guardians as soon as possible.

During an examination, and if reasonable under the circumstances, school employees may require students to empty pockets or remove jackets, coats, shoes and other articles of exterior clothing that when removed do not expose underwear. Employees may also remove student clothing to inves- tigate the potential abuse or neglect of a student, give medical attention to a student, provide health services to a student or screen a student for medical conditions.

Student Support Team

A team of teachers make up the Student Support Team (SST). Together they analyze assessment data and discuss how to best help children that are struggling in a particular area(s). Parents will be contacted when his/her child has been referred to the SST.

Student Transfers

Please contact the school upon moving out of the Windsor School District in order to stay in compliance with school and residency laws. Windsor Elementary will transfer student records, including discipline records, to the new school district upon receiving the school's request with your (parent/guardian) written permission.

Tardiness

Any child who arrives at school after 8:20 A.M. should be accompanied to the office by a parent. We hope all parents will encourage their children to be prompt. We believe this is a value that all children should learn. Parents should always make every effort to get their child to school if he or she is tardy or has missed the bus. Every lesson is important to your child's academic development.

Any student frequently tardy to school will be contacted by school personnel. If necessary, parents should schedule a meeting with the classroom teacher, counselor, and/or principal to discuss reasons for tardiness. Continued tardiness will require a meeting with school personnel and may result in a referral to proper authorities.

Target “Take Charge For Education” Program

We've discovered a terrific way to raise funds for our school. It's super-easy, and all you have to do is use your Target® Visa® or Target® Card. We will receive a percentage of the amount of each purchase in the form of a cash donation from Target through the Take Charge of Education® program. It's easy. Just visit target.com/tcoe, or call 1-800-316-6142 to designate our school. So if you're going to Target anyway, please consider using your Target® Visa® or Target® Card. Big thanks to those who are already doing their part to make a great school even better.

Transportation

Transportation is provided to and from school to all students within the Windsor Elementary attendance area that meet the bus expectations. For the safety of all students it is very important that bus riders know and follow the expectations. Parent support is needed in this area. Please talk with your child about the importance of his/her school bus behavior. Bus tapes are routinely viewed with follow-up as needed.

Students that are respectful, responsible and safe on the bus will have the opportunity to be selected by the bus driver as “Bus Riders of the Month”. These students will be honored at Student of the Month assemblies.

Windsor Elementary students are assigned to ride a specific bus. Under no circumstances will children be allowed to ride another bus without a note from their parents and then only for a valid reason. The office will issue a dated bus pass to any student who is granted permission to ride a bus other than his own. Contact the school office by 2:00 P.M. if dismissal plans change unexpectedly. Failure to obey bus rules and regulations could result in a bus suspension.

Please contact the Director of Transportation at 636.464.5572 for more information about transportation concerns or questions.

Kindergartners must be met at the bus by a parent or their designee unless arrangements have been made with the Transportation Dept. and the principal. If someone is not there, the student will be returned to school. If this becomes a re-occurring problem transportation privileges will be revoked.

Missouri Transportation Laws, Regulations & Standards

(Provided by the Transportation Department)

1.The driver is in charge of students and the bus. Students must follow the directions of the driver promptly and cheerfully. 2.Students must be on time; the bus cannot wait beyond its regular schedule for those who are tardy. 3.Students should never stand in the roadway while waiting for the bus. 4.Unnecessary conversation with the driver is prohibited. Profane language is strictly forbidden. 5.Classroom conduct is to be observed by students while riding the bus. 6.The use of tobacco is not permitted on the bus. 7.Students must not throw waste paper or other rubbish on the floor of the bus. 8.Students must not at any time extend arms and heads out of the bus windows. 9.Students are not to leave the bus for any reason without permission, except when they reach their destination. 10.Students must not try to get off the bus or move about within the bus while it is in motion. 11.Students should not deface, scribble or mark the interior or exterior of the bus. Any damage to the bus should be reported to the driver at once; students and their parents may be held financially responsible for damage. 12.No Animals (including insects) shall be permitted on school buses. 13.The driver shall assume control of all children while they are being transported and should require from them respectable and orderly behavior. Any continued disorderly conduct should be reported to the proper school authority. 14.A seating chart is in place for all bus riders with the K-2 students being placed closest to the driver. 15.No food or drinks on the bus at any time. 16. All students are to remain seated until the bus has stopped. 17. No electronic devices such as a cell phone or Gameboy.

Volunteers

Parent volunteers may be used as needed by the faculty and staff. Volunteers who will be working in the school MUST have a background check. The background check will be paid by the district. Volunteers are to work under the direction of a staff member. They should demonstrate professionalism and confidentiality. Volunteers will be given a specific handbook to guide them through the process.

Watch D.O.G.S

Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) is an innovative program focusing on safety and education in schools by using the positive influence of fathers and father-figures for a two-fold purpose: (1) to provide an unobtrusive fathering presence, and (2) to provide a positive and active role-model for students at the school. Fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers, or uncles are asked to spend at least one day at their student’s school volunteering. They will be support for the school through monitoring the school property, working one-on-one or in small groups, reading, flashcards, homework, listening ears, or for whatever needs to be done to plant seeds of success in the lives of the students.

Father figures who wish to be part of this will be required to submit to a basic background check before participating.

Wellness Policy

A wellness policy was established as a result of a federal mandate requiring all schools to have a policy in place by the 2006/2007 school year. The primary goal of the Windsor C-1 School District Wellness Policy is to promote student health, reduce student overweight/obesity and facilitate student learning of lifelong healthy habits.

A wellness committee was established to help write the program. The committee consisted of administrators, teachers, parents, students, nurses and the food service director. The program and plan were submitted to the Board of Education and approved, and were both implemented during the 2008-2009 school year. The committee continues to meet and revise the plan as needed.

The wellness program addresses, the nutritional guidelines, nutrition education, physical fitness education, family involvement, outdoor air quality and staff wellness. The program can be viewed on the school website under the board policy segment with the letters ADF-AP.

On the subject of classroom parties, celebrations, fund raisers, rewards and celebrations, the program states the following:

It is recommended that food and beverages offered through rewards, celebrations, parties, fund raisers and after school programs will have at least 25% of the items meeting the Snack Parameter Guidelines.

Nutrient Parameter Source Calories 200 Healthier US School Challenge Fat 35% of calories US Dietary Guidelines Saturated Fat 10% of calories US Dietary Guidelines Sodium 480 mg FDA Sugar 35% of weight US Dietary Guidelines

The Windsor Freer Parent-Teacher Organization is available for parent participation. This parent group helps to provide activities and resources for our students. Contact the school office for membership information.

Windsor Choristers

The Windsor Choristers is a singing group directed by Mrs. Gioia, Windsor Elementary music teacher. The group consists of second grade students. The group rehearses once a week and performs two concerts a year. Weekly rehearsals will focus on building peer relationships, developing proper vocal technique, enhancing musicianship, and polishing performance skills. Admittance to the group is by audition only. Watch for more information about participation in The Windsor Choristers.

HANDBOOK REVIEW FORM

2014-2015

Please review this handbook with your child then complete and return the form below to your child’s teacher. If you have any questions regarding policy and procedures, please contact Windsor Elementary at 636-464-4408. Thank you very much for your help.

I have read and reviewed this handbook with my child.

Child's Name: Teacher's Name:

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Parent/Guardian Signature: ______

Date: ______

Windsor Elementary Handbook Updated June 2014