2019-2020 Student/Parent Handbook 0 Table of Contents SECTION Page Number Important Contacts – Board of Education & Instructional Support 2 Building Personnel 3 - 4 District Mission and Belief Statements 5 Important Dates 6 Daily Routine 7 Morning Arrival 7 Dismissal 7 Bus Change Procedure 8 Parent and Visitor Procedure 8 School Volunteers 8 Parking for Parents 9 Emergency Closing 9 Delayed Openings 9 Conference Policy 9 Change of Address/Phone #/Employment/Caregiver 9 Attendance 10 Lunch Program 10 Internal Medicine Policy 10 First Aide and Illness 10 Communicable Diseases 11 Lost and Found 11 Dressing for Weather Conditions 11 Dress Code for the Elementary School 11 Items Brought from Home 12 Homework 12 Field Trip Guidelines 12 Fundraising Guidelines 12 Behavior Expectations 12 Family Educational Rights Act 13 Evacuation and Shelter Drills 13 Bus Safety 13 Code of Conduct Summary 14 Student Rights 14 Student Responsibilities 14 Student Dress Code 15 Prohibited Student Conduct 15 Penalties 16 Discipline of Students with Disabilities 17 Corporal Punishment 17 Student Searches 17 Visitors to the Schools 17 Public Conduct on School Property 17 Consent for Media Release 18 Network & Internet Acceptable Use Policy 18 Computer Lab and Library Computer Use Rules 19 1 Important Contacts Board Of Education Donald Johnson – President [email protected] 607-589-6744 Sean Vallely – Vice President [email protected] 607-739-3996 Karen Johnson [email protected] 607-738-7064 Matt Connor [email protected] 607-589-7546 Rick Rogers [email protected] 607-589-6820 Donna Mistler [email protected] 607-589-6958 Superintendent Diahann Hesler 607-589-7100 School Business Executive Jane Bradley 607-589-7100 Instructional Support Services Christina Lampila Instructional Support Director Susan Vargo Instructional Support Assistant Christine Bainbridge Speech/language Pathologist T. J. Anderson Psychologist Johanna Sparks Occupational Therapist Denise Price Physical Therapist Stefanie Smith Speech/Language Pathologist Tracy Palombizio Tioga County Mental Health Counselor Judy Cady Tioga County Mental Health Counselor Spencer-Van Etten Elementary School Phone Numbers Elementary School Main Office 589-7110 Elementary School Health Office 589-7118 Instructional Support Office 589-7111 District Office 589-7100 Bus Garage 589-7160 2 Spencer Van Etten Elementary Building Personnel Matt Stroup Elementary Principal Amy Bishop Secretary to the Principal Tammy VanDerpoel Building Secretary Krista Williams Pre-Kindergarten – 3 year old room Marcy Luffman Pre-Kindergarten- 3 & 4 year old room Barb Truesdail Pre-Kindergarten – 4 year old room Kim Zarach Pre-Kindergarten – 4 year old room Deidre Cornell Kindergarten Lindsay Craven Kindergarten Lynette Felt Kindergarten Melanie Karn Kindergarten Megan O’Rourke Kindergarten Lisa Abell First Grade Carrie Fitch First Grade Melanie Keenan First Grade Katie Park First Grade Julie Friedman Second Grade Marie Mack Second Grade Stephanie Panfel Second Grade Stefanie Dutra Third Grade Kimberly Flood Third Grade Kelsey St. Denis Third Grade Laura Weisse Third Grade Robin Gillette Fourth Grade Alicia Mills Fourth Grade Kyle Pierce Fourth Grade Nicole Ramos Fourth Grade Stacy Laubauch Dean of Students Shaina Carrigan Special Education Brooke Collins Special Education Gina Learch Special Education Jessica Sheridan Special Education Daura Driscoll Special Education Nicole Cronin Music Levi Howe Physical Education 3 Mikaela Suddaby Physical Education Tammy Martinez R.N Shelly Benjamin Learning Center/Library Jessika Mitchell Computer Lab Julie Lamb Teaching Assistant Mykayla Fanning Teaching Assistant Ann Horton Teaching Assistant Anne Hammond Teaching Assistant Barbara Mein Teaching Assistant Barbara Merrick Teaching Assistant Rachelle Pompa Teaching Assistant Melissa VanAtta Teaching Assistant Charlotte Rosvold Teaching Assistant Ginger Bailey Recess Monitor Alexis Bailey Recess Monitor Karyn Swanhart Recess Monitor Donna Cater Café Monitor Sarah Lewis Café Monitor Dawn Stiehl Café Monitor Hope Munson Cafeteria Manager John Russell Head Custodian – Days Randy Grobe Custodian – Evenings Debbie Strong Cleaner - Evenings 4 Together We Achieve! Our District Believes: IN A SAFE, RESPECTFUL AND TRUSTING ENVIRONMENT • In respecting social, racial, ethnic differences and diversity of opinion • Everyone is entitled to a safe, supportive and nurturing environment IN PURSUING EXCELLENCE • The pursuit of excellence is essential to success • Learning is the focus of the school • Effective teachers foster student success • Health and wellness are critical to learning THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS CAN LEARN • Each student has a unique set of needs that must be met as well as a unique set of talents/or abilities that must be championed in order for all students to access opportunities to reach their potential • There are multiple modes of learning and multiple measures of student success • In order to foster the lifelong love of learning, learning must be enjoyable and meaningful IN BUILDING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS • Instilling a healthy competitive nature in our children is part of the educational process • Healthy family, community and school relationships enable success for all • Our school community will provide a social, emotional, and supportive structure IN POSITIVE INVOLVEMENT • Family, community and school involvement is an integral part of a successful educational process • Students and teachers will actively engage in the educational process IN HUMAN DIGNITY • Every individual has value • Every individual has something to contribute • Every individual needs to be treated with dignity IN COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY • Effective communication is essential for success • Effective communication promotes engagement IN RESPONSIBILITY • We all play a role in fiscal responsibility in our community, schools and homes • All students should leave our system with a sense of civic and environmental responsibility, moral courage, integrity and self-respect as well as a set of critical thinking skills 5 Important Dates 2018 -2019 September 5 First day of school – September 9 First full day with all EPK & UPK October 3 Open House – Elementary School October 3 Individual student pictures Elementary School October 9 PTO Meeting – 6:00pm – child care provided October 14 SCHOOL CLOSESD ~ Columbus day October 15 – November 9 PTO Gertrude Hawk Chocolate Sales Pre-k - 4 November 11 SCHOOL CLOSED ~ VETERANS DAY November 21 11:30 AM Dismissal ~ Parent / Teacher Conference November 19 Make up photos- Elementary School November 27-29 SCHOOL CLOSED ~ THANKSGIVING RECESS December 19 Pre-K – 1 Holiday Concert 9:00 Am & 1:45 PM December 23 - 31 SCHOOL CLOSED ~ HOLIDAY RECESS January 1 SCHOOL CLOSED ~ HOLIDAY RECESS January 15 2-4 grade concert 9:00 am & 1:45 pm January 20 SCHOOL CLOSED – Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 27 SCHOOL CLOSESD ~ Conference day for staff February 3 Pre-k registration February 17 – 21 SCHOOL CLOSED – MID WINTER RECESS March 12 11:45 AM Dismissal ~ Parent / Teacher Conference March 16 Kindergarten Registration begins March 20 SCHOOL CLOSED – Mid March recess March 25-26 NYS ELA testing for grade 3-8 April 6-10 SCHOOL CLOSED – Spring recess April 21-22 NYS MATH testing for grades 3 - 8 April 29 PTO Meeting @ VE Café 6:00 pm May 18 NYS Science Performance test 4 & 8 grade May 20 & 21 NYS Science test grade 4 & 8 May 22 & 25 SCHOOL CLOSED – MEMORIAL DAY June 1 NYS Science Written Test 4 & 8 grade June 2 Pre- k – 1 Concert 9:00am & 1:45 June 16 Grade 2 – 4 Concert 9:00 am & 1:45 June 24 Last day of elementary school 6 Daily Routine All doors in to the building will be locked while school is in session. If you arrive to pick up your child at a time other than regular arrival and dismissal times you will need to use the buzzer on the right side of the front door. You will be “buzzed” in. When you enter the building, please report to the office where you can either sign yourself in or sign your child out. Please do not be offended by this procedure. This system allows us to closely monitor who is in the building at all times. Morning Arrival There is no supervision available until 7:45 am. No students should arrive before that time. The main doors by the office will be the only doors unlocked to enter the building in the morning. ▪ 7:45 - 8:00 A.M. - Students should report directly to the cafeteria. Students should eat breakfast at this time if they wish to eat at school. ▪ 8:00 A.M. - Elementary school starts- Announcements will begin at 8:05 A.M. ▪ Students arriving after 8:05 A.M. will be considered tardy and should be signed in by an adult in the Elementary Office. Dismissal If you plan to meet your child at the end of the day, please meet your child in the gym. ▪ 2:45 P.M. - Dismissal for walkers – Students must be signed out ▪ 2:45 P.M. - Students dismissed for buses ▪ 2:45 P.M. – Buses depart from school Student’s who walk to and from the S-VE Elementary, must be accompanied by an adult. If you pick your child up before the scheduled dismissal time, you must sign them out in the office. If at any time your child should leave early or not go home in his/her regular way, please do not go directly to the classroom. We ask that the adult taking the child come to the office to sign the student out. The student will then be called to the office to meet the adult. A similar process will be followed whenever a student is late. He/she must be brought to the office and signed in. Additionally, whenever a child is not following his/her normal dismissal routine a note must be sent to his/her teacher. Students will not be allowed to ride a bus other than their own without written permission. Please send in a note with each child in the family indicating a change in the go home plan. Bus Change Procedure • If for any reason your child’s transportation plan needs to be changed or modified, please send in written notification.