Jackson Elementary School

JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2011/2012 Student-Parent Handbook

Our mission is for all students to acquire a strong foundation for lifelong learning and reach their maximum potential within a safe, nurturing, accepting, and challenging environment. Our goal is for each student to become a responsible and productive citizen.

HOME OF THE SAINTS

Safe, Achieving, Independent, Neighborly, Trustworthy

School Philosophy

As Students, Teachers, and Parents of Jackson School, we will do our best to:

Share the responsibility to achieve learning Be good team or group members Develop creative talents and leadership skills Meet the special and individual needs of our students

Ingrid Dillehay, Principal Judy Hartshorn, Assistant Principal 2002 25th Street, Greeley, CO 80631 970-348-1500 [email protected]

A B Accidents At School, 6 Behavior At School, 7 Attendance Requirements, 6 Bicycles, 7 Birthday Parties, 7 M Breakfast And Lunch Prices, 12 Medications At School, 13 C Mission, 1

Choir, 8 N

D Non-Jackson Students - Visitation Policy, 13 Dress Code, 8 Nuisance Items, 13

E P Excusing Students From School, 9 Parking - Student Drop Off & Pickup, 14 F Parties, 14 Field Trip Policy, 9 Personnel Complaints, 14 Playground Rules, 14 Preschool [Tuesday-Friday] Schedule, 6 H S Home-School Communication, 10 Homework, 10 School Closing Announcements, 16 School Hours, 6 I School Philosophy, 1 School Supplies, 15 Illness/Injury, 10 Scooters, Skateboards, 15 Inclement Weather, 11 In-Line Skates/Roller Skates, 15 T Intramurals, 11 Technology, 16 J Telephone Policy, 17

Jackson Elementary School Staff, 5 V Jackson Parent Group, 16 Jackson’s Office Hours, 6 Visitors, 17

W L Lost And Found, 12 Welcome!, 3 Lunchroom Information, 12 What Is A School?, 4 Who Should I Call If My Child Will Be Late Or Absent?, 6

Welcome!

Dear Families, On behalf of our staff at Jackson School, I would like to welcome you to this school year. Our goal is to make Jackson School a welcoming, respectful, stimulating, and challenging place for each child.

This elementary Parent/Student Handbook provides information about the policies and procedures that govern our school. Please read this handbook and discuss the appropriate information with your child.

Many individuals are responsible for planning and delivering our educational program. They include: Teachers (Preschool-5th Grade), Title One/Literacy/Math staff, English-as-Second Language staff, special education teachers, specialists and support staff (PE, Music, Art, Gifted-Talented), secretaries, tutors, nurses, instructional assistants, psychologist, custodians, maintenance workers, bus drivers, therapists, library media specialists, cafeteria personnel, Board of Education members, and principals. Our success is dependent on the cooperation and active involvement of our families. Working together, Jackson students receive an outstanding start in their elementary years.

Jackson’s entire staff desires that each student experience success every day of the school year. We will dedicate ourselves to offering an environment that fosters the well being of each child. In every way we want to make our programs, our policies, our procedures, and ourselves inviting. We encourage you to join with us in developing and implementing sound educational programs that will continue the process of building a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning.

Please know that I am always available to answer questions and discuss your concerns.

Sincerely,

Ingrid Dillehay,

Jackson Principal WHAT IS A SCHOOL? by Dan Valentine

A SCHOOL IS A BUILDING of four walls ... with tomorrow inside.

A school is a store ... with knowledge on its shelves.

A school is a building with a mind, a building that questions and explores ... and probes.

A school is many things.

It is a glow in a teacher's heart. It is a question in a young boy's eyes ...

It is the echo of children's laughter at recess time ... the sound of bells in busy hallways ... a choir of young voices raised in husky song ....

A school is filled with eagerness and energy. Its halls are choked with vitality and the electricity of learning.

It is the youngest building in town.

A school is never empty. All the great minds of the past live in its classrooms ... and all the great leaders of the future roam its halls.

There are old schools filled with ghosts of students grown old and with the memories of teachers long gone.

There are new schools, streamlined for the future, designed for new frontiers.

But young or old, large or small, a school is more than bricks and wood, steel and concrete, desks and blackboards and books ...

A school is more of a spirit than a physical structure.

It is a building erected on the strong foundation of knowledge, held together with the mortar of wisdom. It is built with the bricks of dreams, constructed with the timbers of history ... and roofed with the shingles of truth.

Young hope walks its corridors .... young dreams climb its stairways ... young ambitions fill its classrooms ....

A school provides lessons in the past to help answer the questions of the future .... A school is a giant gymnasium where the very young can exercise the muscles of the mind.

It's a beacon of hope ... it's a lighthouse of knowledge ... it's the future of the world with bricks around it.

4 It's the youngest building in the world ... it's a school!

5 JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STAFF

Principal Nurse/Health Ingrid Dillehay Clerk Peggy Corliss Assistant Stella Torres Principal Judy Hartshorn School Secretary Jackie Collins Kindergarten Interventionist Desirae Fode Marcia D’Amato Office Manager Rebekah Glasgow Kim Reynolds Norma Flores Hadley Beth Walsh Griffenhagen Building Amanda Rockwell Physical Manager/Custodi Education ans First Grade Gym Street Eduardo Ramirez Micah Evans Ester Romo Mandie Lorge Music Sarah Ford Catherine Kris Pierce Peterson ESS/Instructional Lesley Spor Art Assistants Rosalie King Elizabeth Second Grade Burghart Amy Howe Gifted & Talented Jolynn Chacon Lindsay Jory Deanna Butherus Crissy Colbeth Heather Severt Tonia Gaiser School Laura Henry Third Grade Psychologist Jessica Puente Sandy Hermann Joan Novak Cody Smith Amy Huggins Ben Yeargan Beth Johnson Special Education Norine Green Fourth Grade Amy James Vanessa Boyer Hailey Uphaus Lori Cameron Christopher English as a Ferrell Second Language Megan Scalfani Kim Hoeft Christine Fifth Grade Sanchez Maria Casillas David Frawley Kitchen Manager LeAnne Kelly Ashley Prince

Jackson School Hours

6 Monday Schedule Tuesday through Friday Schedule School Day 8:30 AM – 2:00 PM School Day 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Accidents at School It is the policy of the Greeley schools in case of a serious accident to a child to have the school nurse, health clerk or other qualified person administer any first-aid that is absolutely necessary. Then every possible effort is made to contact parents to find out what their wishes are in the matter. If there is no response, the child will be taken to the North Colorado Medical Center via ambulance. Therefore, it is important that school information sheets are completed and returned to school as soon as possible. If information changes during the year, we urge your cooperation in keeping our office informed.

Attendance Requirements Success in school is strongly influenced by regular and punctual attendance in class. We believe that relationships forged between students and teachers in a high quality-learning environment are critical to the student's education and personal growth. Poor attendance, coupled with a failure to complete required make-up work, is a major cause of student frustration with school. Even make-up work does not adequately replace the experiences provided by hands-on opportunities within the classroom.

Who should I call if my child will be late or absent? Please contact the school office at 348-1500 if your child will be late for school or absent. If you call before or after school hours, leave your name, your child's name, his/her teacher's name, and the reason your child cannot be at school. If your child will come to school late, include what time he or she will arrive. When your child returns to school after an absence, please send a note explaining the reason for the absence.

Jackson’s Office hours are from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM

Students in District Six are required to attend school daily as established by the school district calendar. Unauthorized absences will be subject to disciplinary action.

Jackson Attendance Procedures 1. Parents/Guardians are expected to call Jackson School (348- 1500) if their child is going to be absent/late from school. If no call is received, the School Secretary will make a follow- up phone call. 2. After a child accrues four absences/tardies an attendance letter will be sent home. (Excused illness will be taken into

7 consideration.) School District Six Attendance Liaisons will make home visits as needed to ensure consistent school attendance 3. After more than ten absences or tardies, Jackson’s School- Community Facilitator/ Administrative staff will pursue a specific plan to work with the child and the family. A second attendance letter will be sent to parents. 4. Jackson’s School Community Facilitator/ Administrative staff will work with families in the development of an action plan to address attendance issues. 5. To resolve attendance issues the court system will be utilized.

Behavior at School School is a special place for children. It is our wish to make every child feel self-worth, develop good relationships with peers and staff members, experience success, and be self-controlled. Our primary objective is to create an environment where students can learn and teachers can teach. We believe that it is up to parents to send their child(ren) safe for school. With this in mind, we feel that all students arrive at Jackson Elementary School with a "ticket" to good behavior and all of the benefits and rewards for behaving appropriately.

Jackson Elementary is a Positive Behavior Support school. We will enhance the capacity of our school to educate all students, especially students with challenging social behaviors by establishing clearly defined outcomes that relate to academic and social behavior, systems that support staff efforts practices that support student success, and data utilization that guide decision making. We are the SAINTS. We believe in being Safe, Achieving, Independent, Neighborly, and Trustworthy. If students are exhibiting these behaviors, they may receive a saint slip. When a student receives a saint slip, they will be sent to the office where they will put their slip on the 200 board and call their parents letting them know the good behavior they are showing at school. When we have a row of 10 filled, there will be a saint slip party. Those ten students will participate in the party and the board will be cleared and we will start over again.

Bicycles Jackson School strongly recommends that students in 3rd through 5th grade only ride their bicycles to school due to limited number of bicycle racks available at Jackson. All bicycles ridden to school should be locked in the bicycle racks. A tamper-proof lock is strongly encouraged and helmets should be worn! The school does not assume liability for bicycles. Bicycles must be parked in the designated bicycle racks promptly upon arrival at school. Each

8 student should individually lock his/her bike. For safety, bicycles need to be walked on and off the school grounds.

Birthday Parties Birthdays will be celebrated for all children who have a birthday during that month during the first Friday of every month from 3-3:20. Please make arrangements with your child’s teacher about the monthly birthday party.

We request that private birthday invitations not be passed out at school.

Choir All fourth and fifth grade students are eligible to participate in Jackson’s Choir. Information and expectations/requirements will be sent home with students at the beginning of the school year.

Dress Code

Jackson Elementary will begin to wear uniforms August 2011. All students are to wear white, yellow or gray collared shirts and navy blue, black or khaki pants. Female students can also wear skirts or jumpers but should not be more than one inch above the knee. Shoes should be white, brown or black dress shoes or tennis shoes. The shoelaces must either match the color of the shoes or be white. Sweatshirts or sweaters should be white, yellow or gray (no stripes, logos or emblems). The only logo that is permitted is the Jackson Elementary logo.

Weld County School District 6 has adopted the following dress code:

Greeley-Evans School District 6 Non-Negotiable Universal Student Dress Code Expectations

 Any clothing item or accessory that causes a disruption to school safety, personal safety and/or the learning environment may result in discretionary intervention by school administrators

9  Tattoos, clothing or accessories that display drugs, sexual innuendos, inappropriate language, alcohol, tobacco products or gang connotations are not permitted. Tattoos displaying any of these must be covered at all times

 No hats permitted inside of the school building during the school day. If “hoodies” are worn, the hood may not be worn inside of the school. (Religious headwear exceptions)

 Sunglasses or dark glasses, absent a verified medical condition, are not to be worn or displayed inside of the school building

 Trench coats are not permitted anywhere on school property

 Soled shoes or sandals must be worn at all times (For example, no “bedroom” slippers or similar footwear)

 No exposed undergarments

 Inappropriately sheer, tight or low cut clothing that bare or expose traditionally private parts of the body including, but not limited to, the stomach, buttocks, back, breasts or cleavage is not permitted

 No shaved or notched eyebrows (Absent a verified medical condition)

 No red or blue belts or shoelaces

 No team jerseys or belt buckles that display the numbers 13, 14, 18, 31, 41 or 81

 No solid red or solid blue shirts (Other than designated school uniforms)

 No red or blue “Dickies” or “Southpole” brand pants, shorts or shirts

 No red or blue bandana or any color bandana that is draped on clothing or hanging out of a pocket

Be sure your child dresses warmly for winter playground activities. Please mark clothing so misplaced items can be returned to your child.

10 In an instance where unsuitable clothes are worn to school, the principal or his designee will inform the child that a change of clothes is necessary before he/she can return to class.

Excusing Students From School Students will not be excused from school for any purpose before regular closing hours except upon request from the parents and upon the approval of the principal. If a child has a note from home requesting that he should leave the building during the school day, the note will be given to the office immediately. The release of students from classes, during school hours, is not granted unless the parent/guardian comes to the school office for the child. Students may not be dismissed from the classroom. If you have a need to take your child out of school or a number of days, a prearranged absent form must be completed and approved by the teacher and principal. You can obtain the form in the office.

Only adults whose names appear on the information sheet may take a child out of school.

Field Trip Policy Most classes are involved in one or more field trips during the year. Students are able to walk to some locations. Often transportation is provided by school or city buses. Field trips provide valuable learning experiences for children.

Parent permission is required for student participation on field trips. We must have a signed permission slip on file before any trip (unless it is a schoolwide activity). It is extremely disappointing to the child and his/her classmates if he/she cannot join the group.

Student misbehavior may be just cause to disallow children from attending field trips.

Homework Homework is an on-going progressive process that develops necessary study skills and responsibility. Homework is not used as a form of punishment. Occasionally, a child may need extra practice in a particular subject or need to finish work started during the school day. At these times, homework may be assigned at the discretion of the teacher in consideration of the child's needs. In addition, students sometimes have special projects to do that may require work at home. Homework is given to extend and reinforce what is taught in the classroom. We suggest that you:

11 l. Take an interest in what your child is doing in school.

2. Provide a quiet atmosphere and suitable time in which your child can do the assignment.

3. Encourage your child to do the homework, but do not assume the responsibility of completing the assignment yourself.

4. Accept your child's own best work.

5. Supply necessary materials.

Home-School Communication Parent/Teacher communication is encouraged and can be made through personal contact, phone calls, or notes. Parent-Teacher Conference days are designated in the school calendar. It is very important that parent(s) attend school conferences so the teacher may discuss your child's progress. Please note the conference dates on your calendar and make every effort to attend.

While your need to visit with your child’s teacher is important, and we welcome your involvement, there are times when dialogue cannot occur productively. Example: Prior to or just after the start and/or dismissal bell.

Your child is important to all of us. We want to spend our time together productively with the outcome being what is best for your child.

Please call the office (348-1500) to set up an appointment or leave a voice mail message for the teacher. The classroom teacher will contact parents/guardians and set up a mutual time to meet. In this manner, we will be able to ensure that those affected by the resolution of the situation are involved in the discussion. If further meetings are needed and/or additional staff members need to be included to resolve the issue, appointments will be scheduled.

Illness/Injury When minor injuries occur at school, trained school personnel give first aid treatment. Parents will be called if there is a serious injury. Parents will also be called to pick up children who have a temperature above 100 degrees or diarrhea, vomiting, or a contagious disease. Please be sure we have your daytime phone number and at least one backup emergency number.

12 An "emergency medical plan" form should be on file for any child with an existing medical problem and/or allergy (such as asthma, seizures, allergy to bee stings, etc.). If the school is unable to contact parents in an emergency situation, an ambulance may be called to transport the child to the North Colorado Medical Center’s emergency room.

Should I Keep My Child Home From School Today?

YES, if s/he has: * Diarrhea

* Severe cough

* Severe cold

* Undetermined rash

* Temperature of 100 degrees or higher

* Sore throat - difficulty swallowing

* Red, watery, burning, itching eyes

* Vomiting during past 24 hours

* Nits in hair The above symptoms/conditions may mean the start of a communicable disease or nuisance condition that could affect many of the other children in your child's classroom. Also, your child may be too sick to learn in school that day. In fairness to ALL children, please keep your child home until you can determine what else may be developing. Please contact the school nurse if you have any questions.

Inclement Weather On extremely cold or wet mornings, at the direction of the teachers on duty, students may enter the gym at 8:30 AM. The signal for students to come in to the gym will be 3 large orange cones placed, on the playground blacktop, by the teachers on duty. Children will go outside for recess when the temperature is 15 degrees F or above (or at the discretion of the principal).

Intramurals All fourth and fifth grade students are eligible to participate in Jackson’s intramural program. Information

13 and expectations/ requirements will be sent home with students at the beginning of the school year.

Lost and Found A large box is kept outside the health office for lost clothing (smaller, or more valuable items, are kept in the office). Parents and students should label possessions, especially books, lunch boxes, coats, sweaters and backpacks.

Lunchroom Information

Lunchroom rules are few, very clear and enforced. They are posted in the cafeteria and reviewed with students. Inappropriate behavior may result in a student being removed to a separate area of the cafeteria, removed from the cafeteria or having to eat with his/her parent or guardian.

Students should: 1. Talk quietly and use good manners at all times. 2. Be quiet - when the monitor's hand goes up. 3. Throw away trash in containers and stack trays neatly. 4. Stay seated until the monitor dismisses you. 5. Exit the lunchroom in an orderly manner.

Every day that the weather is at least 15 degrees and it is not raining or snowing hard, the children go outdoors at recess time. Your child should dress appropriately for the weather. When your child is not well enough to participate in the entire school program, please have him/her remain at home.

Breakfast and Lunch Prices

Breakfast: 8:00-8:20 AM, Monday - Friday Students: $1.30, Milk $.60 Adults: $1.80

Lunch: Students: $2.05, Milk $.60 Adult Lunch: $3.10

14 Breakfast and Lunch should be purchased on Mondays in the lunchroom before school. Parents wanting to eat school lunch should speak with the Kitchen Manager at least three (3) days prior to the meal being served. We encourage students and parents to check the menus published by District Six Nutrition Services to determine whether she or he wants to eat lunch on a particular day. Students who are allergic to particular food or milk products should have a statement on file in their records.

Lunch Schedule During the school year, students will have 20 minutes of recess and 20 minutes to eat their lunch. A schedule will be provided at the beginning of the year.

Monday Schedule Tuesday through Friday Grade Lunch Recess Grade Lunch Recess K 11:55 – 12:15 12:15 – 12:35 K 11:45 – 12:05 12:05 – 12:25 1 11:15 – 11:35 10:55 – 11:15 1 11:25 – 11:45 11:05 – 11:25 2 10:55 – 11:15 10:35 – 10:55 2 11:05 – 11:25 11:25 – 11:45 3 11:35 – 11:55 11:15 – 11:35 3 12:05 – 12:25 11:45 – 12:05 4 11:25 – 11:45 11:05 – 11:25 4 12:35 – 12:55 12:15 – 12:35 5 11:05 – 11:25 11:25 – 11:45 5 12:15 – 12:35 12:35 – 12:55

Medications at School Parents have the primary responsibility for the health of their children. This includes the administration of medicine. School district six personnel encourages medicines be taken at home if at all possible. Many medicines may be taken before school hours and/or after school hours. However, if school personnel are asked to take some of the responsibility, the following policy/procedures apply:

1. A written note from a parent or a guardian must state the exact dates the medicine is to be available to the child. 2. The container must be labeled with the original prescription. This includes the child's name (not another member of the family), date, name of physician, name of pharmacy, name of drug, the dosage, when and how to take the medicine. 3. Medicine will be made available only as the prescription states. 4. It is the responsibility of the child to request the medicine from the school nurse/health clerk or other delegated person in the school. 5. When the nurse/health clerk is not in the building, it is the responsibility of the principal or designated office staff member to make the medicine available to the student.

15 6. The written note will be given to the nurse so that it may be kept on file in the health office.

Non-Jackson Students - Visitation Policy Children who are not enrolled at Jackson should not be sent to visit. Ordinarily it is the policy of the school to discourage child visitors due to liability reasons.

Nuisance Items No nuisance items are to be in the possession of students on school premises. This includes any item that disrupts the educational environment. This may include but is not limited to the following examples: balloons, radios/electronic games, noisemakers, puzzle cubes, trucks or any other items unless authorized by the teacher. Items deemed a nuisance by the classroom teacher or staff member will be confiscated and returned to the parents only. Such items have a way of disappearing or getting lost and we do not have the time or resources to protect them. This rule is for the protection of your child’s personal property.

Parking - Student Drop Off & Pickup

Traffic is heavy both before and after school. To ease crowding on 19th and 21st Avenues parents are asked to consider dropping off/ picking up children on 26th Street (directly south of Jackson School).

Reminder: Do not block our neighbor’s driveways. U-turns during high traffic times are not encouraged. Please park ONLY in designated areas. Walk your children across busy streets. Do not stop in the middle of the street to pick up/drop off passengers. Please do not park in the bus zone!

Parties School parties are planned by room parents and teachers for Halloween, Winter, and Valentine's Day. Teachers and parent helpers for parties should meet and set up clear expectations for individual classrooms for the amount of sweets and healthy foods to be served. Fifty percent of food served at parties must be healthy foods. Parties will not be standardized throughout the building. After teachers and parent helpers have set up clear expectations for parties, these

16 expectations will be communicated to individual parents within the classroom.

Information regarding specific times for parties will be sent home in advance. Room parents are selected from volunteers the first part of the year. A $3.00 cash only fee is assessed at the beginning of each year to offset the cost of refreshments.

Personnel Complaints Most problems and disagreements are the result of inadequate communication between the parties involved. For this reason, please address any concerns you may have directly with the person first. If a solution is not reached in the first meeting, please contact the principal for another meeting with all parties present, and bring a copy of the complaint in writing.

Playground Rules Jackson's playground needs to be a safe place for children. In order for students to be able to enjoy the playground and play area, the following expectations need to be observed:

Students should not be on the playground before 8:15 AM. Walk on the sidewalks, or in sand and equipment areas. Stay off retaining walls and fences. Bicycle racks are off limits unless you are locking/unlocking your bicycle. Students are not to leave playground without permission, including ball retrieval. No "war/martial arts" type of games. For example: Pretend kickboxing. Only playground balls (soft) should be thrown on the grass field. If there is a question about which balls can be used on the grass field, please see the physical education teacher. Balls should be used away from the building, not bounced against it. Ropes are for jumping only. Students will not have or chew gum or candy on school grounds. Walkmans, radios, electronic equipment and remote control cars, etc. are to be left at home.

School Supplies

Please provide your child with the materials needed to do his/her work. Buy materials on the school supply list and refresh the materials as needed by your child. A rule of thumb: when no request is made by the teacher for a certain item, your child doesn't need it at

17 school. In other words, “If it’s not on the supply list or requested in writing by the teacher it shouldn’t be brought to school.”

Skateboards Skateboards are not to be ridden on school grounds. Consequence: After a warning to remind students of this rule, students may be asked to leave their skateboard at home for a given length of time. Students who continue to violate this rule will have their skateboard confiscated. A parent/guardian will need to come to school to pick up the skateboard.

In-Line Skates/Roller skates Students are asked to remove these items when on school property. Consequence: After a warning to remind students of this rule, students may be asked to leave the in-line skates/roller skates at home for a given length of time. Students who continue to violate this rule will have their in-line skates/roller skates confiscated. A parent/guardian will need to come to school to pick up these items.

Scooters Scooters are not to be ridden on school grounds. Scooters that fold up should be folded up and carried. Consequence: After a warning to remind students of this rule, students may be asked to leave their scooter at home for a given length of time. Students who continue to violate this rule will have their scooter confiscated. A parent/guardian will need to come to school to pick up the scooter.

School Closing Announcements

Announcements of school closings, delayed opening or early closing of Weld County School District Six - Greeley/Evans Schools due to sleet, snow, or hazardous weather conditions are made on the following radio stations: KUAD 99.1 FM; KUNC 91.5 FM; KATR 1450 AM; KYOU 92.5 FM; KVVS 1170 AM; KISF 96.1 FM. If snow or bad weather begins after school is in session, school may be closed early to permit riding students to be driven home before the roads become dangerous. Again please tune to local radio

18 stations for closing announcements so that phones at the schools, the superintendent's office, and the bus supervisor's office can remain open to confer with the local police and the highway patrol.

Jackson Parent Group (JPG)

JPG serves as a means to increase communication between school and community. Parents/guardians are elected as Board Members and work with parents/guardians, teachers, and building administration to discuss school management and the instructional program. This is one of our most vital communication systems for good public relations and support for our total program. The parents/guardians or lay citizens of the community serve as a liaison for the community to voice any concerns, recommendations, or ask questions regarding operation of the school or any part of the instructional program. The JPG is an advisory council and should not be viewed as a decision-making body.

Technology

Students are responsible for good behavior on school computer networks just as they are in a classroom or a school hallway. Communications on the network are often public in nature. General school rules for behavior and communication apply.

The network is provided for students to conduct research and communicate with others. Access to network services is given to students who agree to act in a considerate and responsible manner. Access is a privilege - not a right. Access entails responsibility.

Individual users of the district computer networks are responsible for their behavior and communications over those networks. It is presumed that users will comply with district standards.

Network storage areas may be treated like school lockers. Network administrators may review files and communications to maintain system integrity and insure that users are using the system responsibly.

Telephone Policy School telephones are to be used by students only in cases of emergencies, i.e., illness or accident. Other telephone use, such as calling a parent to obtain

19 permission to visit a friend after school, should be taken care of prior to coming to school.

Visitors

Parents and guardians are encouraged to visit the building and observe classes. From time to time, however, it may be inappropriate for you to visit, for example, when students are involved in testing. On such occasions we would ask that you reschedule your visit. In order to avoid a disappointment we ask that you contact the school office and teacher to arrange your visit. When you arrive at school for your visit we ask that you first stop in the office to say hello, sign in, and receive a Visitor's Badge.