Covid Pre-K Parent Student Handbook 2020-2021
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ILLINI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT #189 PRE-K PROGRAM PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK 2020-2021 916 WEST CHESTNUT MASON CITY, ILLINOIS 62664 (217) 482-9846 HTTP://WWW.ILLINICENTRAL.ORG Teachers: Nicole Steel, Erica Braden, Phyllis Bliven Aides: Karen Leinweber, Diane Oney, Morgan Hellman Pre-K Parent Educator: Allisa List Administrator: Michelle Hellman 1 Illini Central School District # 189 Pre-K School Calendar 2019/2020 August 19 No School-Teacher In-Service Day 20 No School-Teacher In-Service Day 21 No School-Remote Learning Planning Day 24 No School-Remote Learning Planning Day 25 First Day of student attendance September 07 No School (Labor Day) 30 11:30 Dismissal-No Remote Learning October 09 No School 12 No School (Columbus Day) 21 End of First Quarter 30 11:30 Dismissal-No Remote Learning November 03 No School (Election) 18 11:30 Dismissal-No Remote Learning 26 No School (Thanksgiving) 27 No School December 22 End of Second Quarter 23-31 No School (Winter Break) January 01 No School (Winter Break) 04 No School Teacher In-Service Day 05 School Resumes for Students 18 No School (MLK Day) February 12 No School 15 No School (President’s Day) 24 11:30 Dismissal- No Remote Learning March 04-05 No School - Teacher Training 12 End of Third Quarter 17 11:30 Dismissal- No Remote Learning 29-31 No School (Spring Break) April 01-05 No School (Emergency Day if Needed) 28 11:30 Dismissal- No Remote Learning May 20 Last Day of Pre-K 21 No School (Emergency Day if Needed) 27 End of Fourth Quarter, Last Student Attendance Day 28 Teacher In-Service Day 31 No School (Memorial Day) June 01-04 Emergency Days (if needed) 2 MISSION “A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN” Illini Central School District #189 promotes a cooperative, positive, and safe learning environment which ensures that the education of each child is the heart of the school operation. Through partnerships with family and community, District #189 enables students to become responsible citizens who are productive members of the global community, committed to excellence and life-long learning. VISION For our students to achieve their potential, Illini Central will fulfill our mission through: 1) Providing instruction and experiences for all students that foster academic success, lifelong learning and career awareness. 2) Encouraging a positive school climate. 3) Recruiting and providing staff with support for professional growth. 4) Creating a mutually beneficial partnership with the Illini Central community. 5) Maintaining a position of fiscal strength so that we meet the needs of students, staff and community. Proudly Serving The Communities Of Easton, Mason City, And San Jose Since 1989 3 GENERAL INFORMATION ABSENCES All students are expected to be punctual and regular in attendance in order to gain the greatest value from the program. If a child is absent, the parent must call the school prior to 8:30 am for morning students. If no phone call is received, the school will call the parent to verify the absence. ATTENDANCE The pre-k program is five days a week every other week. If your child is not coming all five days or does not have regular attendance, then their spot may be offered to someone else. In order to get the best education from the program, we need your child here each day. Daily Schedule AM Class Monday - Friday 8:00-11:30am AM CLASS Arrival- Class begins at 8:00 am for students. Your child can be brought to the building after 7:45 am or ride the bus. Departure- Class will dismiss at 11:30 am you may pick your child up at that time if he/she is not riding the bus. PICK UP AND DROP OFF PROCEDURE ● When you arrive at the West Campus, you must enter the east driveway (by the baseball diamond) and park on the east side of the building. ● Please do not park in the front drive. THIS IS A BUS LANE. ● Stay in your car and a car aide will perform a health screening on your student before they exit the vehicle. ● To ensure your child’s safety, we cannot release your child to anyone but parents or someone designated by parents on the pick-up list. If someone else should need to pick up your child, please send a written notice or call our building. BEHAVIOR PLAN Verbal praise and positive reinforcement are used daily in the classroom. We understand that young children are learning and minor incidents occur. When minor 4 incidents occur we will use redirection or give an appropriate consequence. Significant incidents (positive or negative) will be communicated through DoJo. BUS POLICY If your child will not need bus services for the school day, please notify our building at 217-482-9846 before 7:30 am for the morning class and before 10:30 am for the afternoon class. There is an answering machine for you to leave a message. This way we can notify bus drivers and avoid unnecessary trips. If the bus does stop, please just wave them on if you are not sending your child that day. Buses need to stay on a schedule to get students to school on time for class. Please have your child ready when the bus gets to your home. Bus Discipline is a progressive, which means that certain actions automatically bring certain consequences--the more serious the violation, the stiffer the penalty. The most serious violations result in immediate suspension from the bus. When a student violates a rule, the driver fills out a three-part form and sends it to the office. The principal receives the form, speaks to the student, checks the policy for required consequences, records the action on the form, and sends a copy back to the driver and one to the parent. Parents should discuss the policy with their students. The teachers will also do this during the first weeks of school. BEHAVIOR RULES FOR BUS RIDERS The Illini Central School District #189 is obligated to provide a safe, pleasant and efficient transportation system for all students. All students have a right to ride a school bus without fear of unsafe bus operation, intimidation, abuse, injury, harassment or insult from other students. To ensure that all of our students receive this treatment, the following rules will apply to all students who use the regular or extra-curricular buses. The complete cooperation of all students, parents and guardians is needed and expected. BEHAVIORAL EXPECTATIONS 1. Students will not use profanity, make obscene gestures or comments, make sexual advances, engage in sexual activity, or sexually harass other students or adults who are either on the bus or in the near proximity of a school bus. 5 2. Students will board or deboard the bus only at designated stops and will be on time for pickups. If the driver so directs, the students will take assigned seats without argument or resistance. They will remain seated at all times when the bus is moving. Students will not extend their arms or head out of the bus windows at any time. 3. While on a school bus, students will speak in conversational tones only. All talking must stop at railroad crossings or at other times the driver requests silence for safety reasons. Students may bring electronic devices on the bus. All electronic devices should only be heard by each individual student. Illini Central bears no responsibility for the electronic devices. When a student gets off the bus, the electronic devices must be turned off and put in each child’s book bag. Any electronic devices that are used at school will be confiscated. 4. Students will not throw objects on the bus or out of windows. They will not bring any glass objects, sharp objects, animals, or materials which could harm others if broken or misused or which block bus aisles or exits onto a bus. 5. Students will obey all school rules, including those which ban alcohol, drugs, drug paraphernalia, “look-a-likes”, tobacco products, and weapons from all school property. Students will not engage in fighting, intimidation or insult of others. 6. Students will not consume food or drink. 7. Students will respect the authority of drivers, teachers, or other adults at all times and will obey all driver directions, requests and instructions. 8. Students will follow driver and other school-staff instructions in all loading areas and will refrain from pushing or crowding in an area where a bus is to load or unload students. Students will not leave a bus or enter the school at a loading zone, exchange point or school, other than the school they attend. 9. Students will not walk behind or between parked buses in a loading zone, unless stop arms are out and flashing. Students will not engage in horseplay, pushing or other safety violations in a loading zone. 10. Students must obtain a pass from their school principal in order to ride a bus other than their normally assigned bus or to be permitted to board or de-board a bus at a location other than normal. Any student suspended from their assigned bus for violating this rule is not allowed to ride another route during the suspension. Attempts to do so will result in an extension of the suspension or other disciplinary action. 11. Students will not vandalize or deface school property. 12. Students will not use emergency exits, except in an authorized drill or actual emergency. 13. Students will be polite and considerate of other students at all times. Older students will assist younger students and will be expected to assist the driver when called upon to do so.