CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENT / STUDENT HANDBOOK 2017-2018 Daniel McCaw, Principal Khrista Simmons, Assistant Principal Northampton County Schools Dr. Monica Smith-Woofter, Superintendent ****Please sign, date and return the last three pages.**** 1 Central Elementary School Mission/Vision Statement Central Elementary is committed to cultivating a nurturing learning environment for all students by providing engaging practices to ensure student success. Our vision at Central Elementary is to produce students who are proficient in all academic areas and who will reap success as future graduates prepared for the 21st century. Leadership The leadership of Northampton County Schools: Dr. Monica Smith-Woofter, Superintendent Northampton County School Board of Education Members: “To provide effective and continuous management that will produce excellence in education by developing policies and supporting the Superintendent in implementing, monitoring, and reviewing the district’s progress toward excellence in education.” Clinton Williams- Chair Lucy Edwards- Vice Chair Kelvin M. Edwards, Sr. Lloyd Pitman Rhonda Taylor Keedra Whitaker Ritchie Hardy 2 Central Elementary School Family Administrative Team The highly skilled and experienced leadership team is eager to serve you and your child by providing the best instructional practices. Please feel free to contact any member of the Central Elementary School administrative team with questions or concerns that you may have concerning your child’s education. Daniel McCaw Principal [email protected] Khrista R. Simmons Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction Testing Coordinator [email protected] Kashek Vaughan Guidance Counselor [email protected] Marsha Beasley Administrative Assistant [email protected] Gloria Bryant Intervention Specialist Victor Jones Behavioral Specialist Symone Simmons Special Education Teacher 3 Central Elementary School Pledge I Am Somebody! I May Not Look Like Everybody, But I Am Somebody. I Feel Like I Am Somebody. I Look Like I Am Somebody. I Act Like I Am Somebody. Everybody is Somebody to Somebody. Nobody but Nobody Can Make Me Feel Like a Nobody. I Am Somebody! You Are Somebody! And Do Not Ever Forget It! Practice Self Control Always Do Your Best Work Together Show Respect Accountability Agreement 4 Each student will leave Central Elementary School with the ability to: ❖ Read on a fourth grade level or higher. ❖ Solve math problems appropriate to fourth grade level or higher. ❖ Develop and write a well-organized paper on a stated topic. ❖ Interact with peers and adults in a respectful and productive manner. For each student to reach these goals, students, parents/guardians, and teachers must work together. Each group must assume its responsibility for meeting these goals. Each group must meet certain expectations. As a student, I pledge to... ❖ Respect self, respect the rights of others and respect property; ❖ Attend school regularly ❖ Follow the Code of Student Conduct ❖ Come to school dressed appropriately with necessary materials and prepared to work ❖ Ask questions when I don’t understand ❖ Complete all of my assignments on time and ❖ Meet my required accountability standards in order to be promoted to the next grade level. As a parent/guardian, I pledge to… ❖ Satisfy the physical needs of my child (adequate rest, food, appropriate clothing) ❖ Inform the school immediately of any changes in phone number or address ❖ Read to my child each day ❖ Provide an adequate place to study ❖ Encourage appropriate behavior ALL times ❖ Make sure my child arrives at school on time with the necessary supplies ❖ Attend parent/teacher/student conference as requested ❖ Read, sign and return my child’s progress reports, report cards and other paperwork required by the teacher and school ❖ Support the school and staff in its efforts to promote appropriate behaviors ❖ Support my child’s efforts to meet the required accountability standards in order to be promoted to the next grade level. As a classroom teacher, I pledge to…. ❖ Provide consistent,coherent,engaging delivery of standards in all classrooms for all students ❖ Explain my expectations, instructional goals and grading system to the students and parents/guardians ❖ Provide a climate in my classroom that is conducive to learning ❖ Employ various evidence based teaching methods which work best for all students ❖ Provide enrichment and remediation opportunities for students ❖ Respect the cultural differences of all my students ❖ Observe and document each students’ progress toward the school’s learning goals and discuss the information with the student and parent ❖ Keep all of my parents/guardians informed and meet with the parents/guardians to discuss academic progress ❖ Maintain discipline within the classroom. As the principal, I pledge to… ❖ Provide a safe, orderly and nurturing learning environment in which teachers can teach and all children can learn ❖ Promote continuous academic growth for all students through quality instruction and high expectations of all staff, students and parents/guardians ❖ Promote quality, professionalism and growth among all teachers, staff and faculty members ❖ Assure the curriculum overview and expectations have been provided and explained to students and parents/guardians ❖ Serve families from the foundational mindset of “What is in the best interest of students?” 5 GENERAL INFORMATION SCHOOL HOURS School hours are from 7:35 am to 3:20 pm. Students should report directly to the cafeteria upon arrival to school. To help Central Elementary follow its School Safety Plan, please do not leave your child on campus before 7:35 am or after 3:20 pm. No adult supervision is provided before 7:35 am or after 3:20 pm. MORNING CAR RIDERS Morning car riders may not be dropped off before 7:35am. The front driveway of Central Elementary School is a one-way drive. Cars will turn right and enter the driveway in front of the main building. Cars must stop at the main entrance walkway to unload students. Students must enter the building through the main office doors. Cars will turn right and park in the faculty parking lot. Students and parents/guardians/guardians must enter the building through the main office doors. No students and parents/guardians/guardians will be allowed to enter the main building through the side or back doors. Parking in front of the school is reserved for Pre-K so that they may follow the mandatory drop off procedures. Pre-K parents/guardians must walk their children to the Pre-K classrooms and sign them in with their teachers. Thank you for helping keep our open campus a “safe school” by following these safety procedures. AFTERNOON CAR RIDERS All afternoon car riders will be dismissed from their classrooms at 3:20 pm. Faculty members will escort afternoon car riders to the front of the building. Faculty members will assist with afternoon line up and dismissal of cars from campus. The names of parents/guardians/guardians who do not follow the procedures of the faculty member on duty will be turned over to the Northampton County School Transportation Department. Parents/guardians who would like to visit their child’s classroom after school, should park in the faculty parking lot. Parents/guardians must enter the building through the main office doors. Teachers will escort their classes to the bus parking lot and will not return to their classrooms after buses have departed the campus due to faculty meetings. Please make appointments with your child’s teacher. Car riders who have not been picked up by 3:20 pm will return to their teachers’ classrooms. Parents/guardians will be required to come into the building to pick their children up after 3:30 pm. Parking in front of the school is reserved for Pre-K so that they may follow the mandatory pick up procedures of Pre-K students. Pre-K parents must go to the Pre-K classrooms to sign their child out from their teachers. Thank you for helping keep our open campus a “safe school” by following these procedures. 6 AFTERNOON BUS RIDERS Bus riders will be dismissed at 3:20 pm. Buses will leave campus at approximately 3:30 pm. Bus riders will load buses in the bus parking lot. Students will not ride other buses without proper authorization from the parent/guardian and the administration. In lieu of phone call changes, please make arrangements to have someone intercept your child at his/ her scheduled bus stop. The best solution is for parents/guardians to know exactly which bus their child needs to ride each afternoon and send a note to the teacher when changes are necessary. For safety reasons, Central Elementary School must have a written note with a parent/guardian signature as documentation each time a bus change is requested. Also, the office is a very busy part of our school and many situations are occurring as it gets close to 3:00 pm that may interfere with communications. Therefore the school cannot be held liable when a child is not permitted to ride a different bus because proper documentation was not sent to school. SCHOOL MEALS All students in Northampton County Schools will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 2017-2018 school year. Central Elementary School will continue participating in “Grab and Go Breakfast” during the 2017-2018 school year. When students enter the building in the morning they will find a Grab and Go station located in the cafeteria. Students will walk to the Grab and Go station, pick up their breakfast, and eat in the cafeteria. Morning work will end and classroom instruction will begin at 8:00 am. Students arriving to school after 8:00 am will not be allowed to eat breakfast. ATTENDANCE Regular attendance is a must for Central Elementary Cubs to perform well academically every day. Students who miss more than 18 days a school year may not be promoted to the next grade according to Northampton County Board Policy.