A Parent Guide to the Hillsdale Public Schools 2018 — 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS A Letter from the Superintendent..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Our Board of Education ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Phone Numbers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 School Hours ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Early Dismissals .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Arrival and Departure Times of Students ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Absence and Tardiness ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Emergency School Dismissal Procedure ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 School Closing - Inclement Weather ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Delayed School Opening ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Parent Teacher and Family Faculty Associations ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 A.B. Smith School Parent Teacher Association Officers - 2018-2019 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Meadowbrook School Family Faculty Association Officers – 2018-2019 ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 George G. White School Family Faculty Association Officers - 2018-2019 .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Admission to Kindergarten............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Registration of Children ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Transfers from Other Schools .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Report Cards ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 District Testing Program .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Student Immunization Rules .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Exemptions .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Dispensing Medication................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Communicable Diseases ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Physical Examination..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Scoliosis Screening ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Tuberculosis Screening ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 State and Federal Programs/Basic Skills ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Special Education .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Home Instruction............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Our Schools and Enrollments ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Our Teachers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Non-Teaching Personnel ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Our Medical Staff ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................