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Kodak Park School #41 Parent Handbook 2014-2015 Marion Whitfield, Principal Cynthia Ragus, Assistant Principal Tiffany Lee, Assistant Principal 279 West Ridge Rd. Rochester, NY 14615 (585) 254-4472 Fax- (585) 935-7441 Parent Handbook 2014-2015 Page 1 “Achieving Academic Excellence Through Rigorous Instruction” Table of Contents TOPIC Page number Staff Roster 3, 4 School Calendar 5 Test Dates, School Hours 6 Address change, Administration, Arrival, Attendance 7 Breakfast, Blackboard Connect, Cell Phones, Code of Conduct, Conferences, 8 Dial-a-teacher, Disciplinary Issues, Dismissal, Drop off 9 Emergency forms, Emergency School Closing, Expanded Learning, Field trips 10 Fire Drills, Baked goods 10 Homework, Injury or Illness, Internet usage, Library, Lunch 11 Medication, Nurse, Office of Parent Engagement 12 Parent Connectxp, Parent Liaison, Parent University, Parking 13 PBS, Phone calls, Photo Release form, Physical Education Attire, Playground, PTA 14 Registration, Report Cards, Safety Tips for Walkers, School Based Planning Team 15 School Bus Safety 15 Stolen Property, Student Records, Tardiness ` 16 Toys, Transportation, Uniform Policy, Verification of Attendance 17 Visitors, Voicemail, Volunteers 17 Weapons 18 Additional Parent Resources 18, 19, 20 Parent Handbook 2014-2015 Page 2 Kodak Park School #41 Staff Roster NAME POSITION ROOM Arieno, Cindy 6th Grade Teacher 307 Benati-Rist, Trish 6th Grade Teacher 305SC Bence, Deborah Clerk Main Office Betancourt, Frankie Secretary Main Office Brady-Scott, Glennis Custodian 111 Cafeteria 117 Chamberlain, Michael Physical Ed. Teacher 220 Coates, Patti Nurse 114 Conf. Room 1st Floor Conference Room 1st Fl. 113 Copy Room Copy Room 309 Crawford, Louis TA Grade 1 207 Curatalo, JoAnne 1st Grade Teacher 204B/AU Deats, Linda Speech Teacher 208 DeHollander, Dawn 2nd grade 214 Disanto, Mindy 1st grade Teacher 107/AU Eccles, Joanne Band Teacher Behind stage Epps, Paul Vocal Music TBA Fazio, Ann 4th Grade Teacher 321 Fazio, Irene Kindergarten Teacher 102 Fenner, Amy Kindergarten Teacher 105 Fiorica, Holly Speech Teacher T2 Fortunato, Jenise 3rd Grade Teacher 323 Frye, Michelle 2nd Grade Teacher 221 Gee, Kevin 5th Grade Teacher 308 Gibble, Katherine 4th Grade Teacher 315 Graham, Amy Art Teacher 123 Haugh Home and Careers Hayes, Mary Music Portable Kaulder, Yolanda Kindergarten Teacher 103 Kilinski, Lisa 1st Grade Teacher 203 Knauf, Sally 2nd Grade Teacher 204A/AU Landy, Elizabeth 2nd Grade Teacher 212 Lee, Tiffany Assistant Principal 129A Lewis, Teron 3rd Grade Teacher 314 Loria, Jennifer 5th Grade Teacher 304 MacDonald-Rock, Sue 2nd Grade TA 215/AU McCaffery, Jason Technology Teacher 223 Parent Handbook 2014-2015 Page 3 Michael, Margaret Nurse’s Assistant 114 Moe, Jean Preschool Teacher Portable Oldenburg, Debbie 6th Grade TA 305/SC Pardi, Jennifer 2nd Grade Teacher 213 Paris, Lynn Librarian 129 Parker, Gloria 5th Grade Teacher 306 Computer Lab 223 Ragus, Cynthia Assistant Principal 113A Riexinger, Paula 3rd Grade Teacher 312 Rumph, Simia 5th Grade Teacher 322 Sandy, Mary Jo Kindergarten Teacher 104 Scarpulla, Christina 1st Grade Teacher 202 Schmidt, Donna 2nd Grade Teacher 222 Schultz, Margaret 6th Grade Teacher 307/ICOT Scott-Premo, Gail Primary Project 320A Shellman, Cedric Center for Youth 216B Small, Manoucheka 6th Grade Teacher 303 Smith, Glenna Parent Liaison 113B Staff Lounge 205 Stein, Jodi 2nd Grade Teacher 215/AU Suman, Elizabeth ESOL Teacher Portable Talarico, Amy 1st Grade Teacher 207 Tata, Amy Resource Teacher 318 Tisa, Carly Clerk III Main Office Turek, David Physical Ed. Teacher 220 Vick, Joe 6th Grade Teacher 302 Weisensel, Janet Social Worker 121B White, Stephanie Kindergarten Teacher 103 Whitfield, Marion Principal Main Office Williams, Nicole Speech Teacher 320 105 Conference Room 105A Parent Handbook 2014-2015 Page 4 School Calendar 2014-2015 September 1, 2014 Labor Day Holiday September 2, 2014 Superintendent’s Conference Day (Superintendent’s Initiatives) September 2, 2014 Teachers Report/ Teacher Preparation September 3, 2014 School Opens (Full day for K-12 students) October 13, 2014 Columbus Day Holiday October 14, 2014 Parent Teacher Conferences/Elementary November 10, 2014 Veterans Day Holiday November 11, 2014 Holiday Recess November 26, 2014 Superintendents Conference Day (No school for students) November 27-28, 2014 Thanksgiving Recess (All Facilities Closed) December 22-31, 2014 Winter Recess (24th and 25th Facilities Closed) January 1, 2014 New Year’s Day Holiday January 2, 2015 Winter Recess Continues January 5, 2015 School Resumes January 19, 2015 Martin Luther King Holiday January 26-30, 2015 Regents Exams February 16, 2015 Presidents Day Holiday February 17-20, 2015 Mid-Winter Recess March 3, 2015 Parent -Teacher Conferences/Elementary March 30-April 2, 2015 Spring Recess April 3, 2015 Good Friday (All Facilities Closed) April 27, 2015 Superintendents Conference Day (No school for students) May 22, 2015 Holiday Recess May 25, 2015 Memorial Day Holiday (25-All Facilities Closed) June 2, 2015 Regents Exams June 16-25, 2015 Regents Exams June 25, 2015 Last Day of School for prek-12 Students/Teachers June 26, 2015 Make-up day for Emergency Closings Parent Handbook 2014-2015 Page 5 New York State Testing Dates Grade Test Date Grades 3-6 English Language Arts Tuesday, April 14 through (ELA) Thursday, April 16 Grades 3-6 Math Wednesday, April 22 through Friday, April 24 Grade 4 Science (Performance) Wednesday, May 20 through Friday, May 29 Grade 4 Science (Written) Monday, June 1 All grade levels NYSESLAT (speaking) Tuesday, April 14-Friday May 15 All grade levels NYSESLAT (Listening, reading Monday, May 4 through and Writing) Friday, May 15 School Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: Students Report at: 7:50 am Students Dismiss at: 2:20 pm Expanded Learning Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: 2:10-4:00 pm Parent Handbook 2014-2015 Page 6 A Address Change- It is important that the school always has your current address and phone number for each student. If you move during the year, be sure to notify the office of the change. Your child is eligible for transportation if your address is more than 1.5 miles from school. Be sure to bring in a valid proof of address, dated within the last month for address changes. The following forms will be accepted as proof. There are no exceptions. Telephone bill Landlord lease RG & E bill Rent Statement A notarized form Administration- There are three administrators at Kodak Park School #41 this school year. They are: Mrs. Marion Whitfield, Principal, Ms. Cynthia Ragus, Assistant Principal and Ms. Tiffany Lee, Assistant Principal. If you wish to see an administrator, please call the school and set up an appointment. The phone number is 254-4472. Arrival- The school day begins at 7:50 am. The school building will not be open until that time. Students who walk should arrive at school as close to 7:50 as possible, unless they eat breakfast at school. Breakfast begins at 7:35 am for walkers. All walkers should enter through EXIT 8. If your child is observed being dropped off earlier than these times, we will send home a warning letter and call home. It is not safe to leave children unsupervised outside of the school. Attendance- Kodak Park School #41 and the RCSD will focus on maximizing student attendance by clarifying responsibilities of staff, students, parents, and community, identifying appropriate resources, and ensuring that students are successful academically, economically, and socially. The expectation is that all schools will continually strive toward 100% attendance. Parents and guardians have primary responsibility for ensuring that students arrive to school daily and on time. They are obligated to inform the school that their child will be absent from school or classes, and responsible for encouraging students to stay in school. In the event a student is absent, the parent is to provide a written excuse within five days of the absence. This results in an excused absence. If a parent does not send a written excuse into school with their child, the absence will be recorded as an illegal absence. Parents should call the school when their child is going to be absent and follow up with written notification to the school. An automated call will be sent out each time your child is absent. A letter will be sent when your child has missed 10 days of school and CPS will be contacted if your child is absent 20 or more days. Parent Handbook 2014-2015 Page 7 B Blackboard Connect- The district’s automated calling system that is used to provide families with important information related to district wide and school based issues, such as school closings and school wide events. Breakfast: Depending on family income, students will pay full or reduced prices for school meals, or receive meals at no cost. In order for your child to be eligible for free or reduced priced meals, an approved lunch application must be completed, signed and on file each school year. Applications will be sent home at the beginning of the school year or at time of registration. Please complete these in a timely manner. (Reduced price for breakfast is $.25 and non-reduced price is $.50) C Cell Phones- Cell phones are not allowed in school. If a cell phone is brought to school, it must be held by the classroom teacher or administrator until the end of the school day. If a child is found using the cell phone in school, the phone will be confiscated and the parent will have to pick it up at school. All cell phones will be discarded at the end of the year if they are not picked up. Code of Conduct- The Rochester City School District has established a set of expectations for conduct on school grounds that apply to all District personnel, students, parents and guardians and visitors. Each classroom establishes their expectations based on district expectations so that all children who attend our school will be provided a safe and secure learning environment.