EVERETT AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 165 East First Avenue Everett, PA 15537-1399 TO: Dr. Danny R. Webb, Superintendent FROM: Justin E. Hillegas, Elementary Principal DATE: June 29, 2021 RE: Changes in Teachers’ Manual, 2021-22 Following is a listing of the changes/additions in the 2021-22 Teachers’ Manual: PAGE CHANGE 5-10 Revised personnel section 10 Revised PTA/PTO Officers list 11 Added 2021-22 School Calendar 12 Updated Faculty Meeting Dates 13 Updated End-of-Marking Periods 14 Updated School Board Meeting dates 15 Updated Elementary Site-Based Meetings 17 Updated Breakfast Program 19 Changed dates and Principal on Public Notice of Directory Information 20 Changed dates and Principal under Disclosure of Name 21 Updated Technology and Computer Monitoring Hardware/Software 25 Updated PSSA Testing Dates 42 Updated Homework and Textbooks 48 Updated Teacher Schedules 105-118 Updated Policies and added Administrative Regulation 235 1 INDEX Make-up Work ..................................................... 35 Absences, Student ........................................... 24-27 Meetings, Building ............................................... 12 Absences, Teacher ............................................... 48 Meetings, School Board ....................................... 14 Acceptable Use of Internet, Computers & Network Mileage Chart ....................................................... 46 Policies ........................................................ 101-105 Monthly Reports ................................................... 46 Adaptive Physical Education ............................... 27 Office Personnel Directory ..................................... 6 Administration Directory ....................................... 5 Opening Exercises ................................................ 23 AIDS, Guidelines ................................................. 28 Parental Information Directory ....................... 38-39 Area Personnel Directory ....................................... 9 Personnel Files ............................................... 96-97 Attendance Procedures .................................... 24-27 Personnel, Administration ...................................... 5 Audio Visual ................................................... 43-44 Personnel, Area ...................................................... 9 Breakfast .............................................................. 17 Personnel, Breezewood .......................................... 7 Breezewood Directory ........................................... 7 Personnel, Everett Elementary ........................... 8-9 Building Evacuation ............................................. 44 Personnel, Learning Support ................................ 10 Bus Supervision ................................................... 31 Personnel, Office .................................................... 6 Cafeteria Supervision ...................................... 30-31 Personnel, Secretaries ............................................. 6 Calendar ............................................................... 11 Personnel, Teacher Assistants ............................ 6-7 Casual Dress ........................................................ 48 Planbooks ............................................................. 43 Certificates ........................................................... 47 Playground Supervision ................................. 29-30 Certification ......................................................... 47 Progress Reports ................................................... 39 Child Abuse .................................................. 97-101 Projects, Homework ....................................... 41-42 Classroom Care .................................................... 22 Promotion ............................................................. 41 Conference Guidelines ......................................... 49 PTA/PTO Directory ............................................. 10 Conferences, Teacher ........................................... 49 Publicity Resources .............................................. 16 Contracts .............................................................. 47 Punishment Comments ......................................... 31 Curriculum ...................................................... 53-54 Purchasing ............................................................ 46 Directory, Administration ...................................... 5 Records, Student ................................................... 40 Directory, Area Personnel ...................................... 9 Report Card Comments .................................. 37-38 Directory, Breezewood Teachers ........................... 7 Reports, End-of-Month ........................................ 46 Directory, Everett Elementary ............................ 8-9 Retention .............................................................. 41 Directory, Learning Support Pers......................... 10 Schedule, Changes for 2-Hr. Delay Days ............. 13 Directory, School Board ........................................ 5 Schedule, Testing ................................................. 33 Directory, Secretaries & Bus. Mgr. ........................ 6 Schedules, Teacher ............................................... 48 Directory, Teacher Asst. ..................................... 6-7 School Board Meetings ........................................ 14 Discipline, Golden Rules of ................................. 32 School Board Members .......................................... 5 District Council Members .................................... 39 School Board Policies .................................. 54-105 Dress Code, Teachers ........................................... 47 School Calendar ................................................... 11 Drug Awareness ................................................... 36 Sexual Harassment ............................................... 50 Educational Trips ................................................. 24 Site-Based Meetings Schedule ............................. 15 Elem. Site-Based Mtgs. Schedule ........................ 15 Staff Meetings ...................................................... 12 Emergency Closing .............................................. 44 Student Rights and Responsibilities ............... 86-87 End-of-the Marking Periods ................................. 13 Student Wellness ............................................ 87-93 End-of-Month Reports ......................................... 46 Substitute Teachers............................................... 44 Equipment, A-V .............................................. 43-44 Suggestions To Teachers of Children with Hearing Evacuation, Building ............................................ 44 Loss ................................................................ 51-52 Everett Elementary Directory ............................. 8-9 Supervision, Bus................................................... 31 Excessive Absences ............................................. 26 Supervision, Cafeteria .................................... 30-31 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act ... 18-19 Supervision, Playground ................................ 29-30 Field Trips ............................................................ 47 Survival Tips .................................................. 52-53 Fire Drills ............................................................... 4 Tardiness .............................................................. 27 Fund Raising Policy ........................................ 50-51 Teacher Absences ................................................. 48 Golden Rules for Discipline ................................. 32 Teacher Certification ............................................ 47 Grade Level Meetings .......................................... 12 Teacher Dress Code.............................................. 47 Grading ........................................................... 33-35 Teacher’s Playground Duties ......................... 29-30 Hazing Policy ....................................................... 36 Teacher, Substitute ............................................... 44 Hearing Loss ................................................... 51-52 Technology ..................................................... 21-22 Homework ........................................................... 41 Telephone Usage .................................................. 48 Honor Roll ........................................................... 40 Testing Schedule .................................................. 33 Illegal Absences ................................................... 26 Textbooks ............................................................. 42 Laws of Learning ................................................. 20 Tobacco Control ................................................... 37 Learning Support Directory ................................. 10 Unlawful Absences............................................... 26 Lesson Plans ................................................... 42-43 Ways To Praise..................................................... 32 Lunch ................................................................... 17 Withdrawals ......................................................... 27 2 FORWARD The purpose of this Teacher Handbook is to provide the faculty with rules and regulations pertaining