Student Handbook 2021-2022 C E R E S Committed to Excellence, Responsive to Every Student Our students will achieve mastery of academic standards in a safe and supportive environment. We will provide a quality, balanced education that results in academic excellence, and career preparation with attitudes and skills necessary to produce self-directed, productive citizens. 2611 Garrison Avenue Ceres, California 95307 (209) 556-1640 (209) 538-7822 fax http://cf.ceres.k12.ca.us/ Arti Narayan, Principal Rosio Valenzuela, Assistant Principal [email protected] [email protected] Rachelle Garrett, Administrative Assistant Carolina Delgado, Secretary [email protected] [email protected] Amanda Roe, Office Manager [email protected] THIS HANDBOOK BELONGS TO: Name_______________________________________________ Address ____________________________ Phone ____________________________ Number____________________ City/ Town Grade _____________________ ____________________________ Teacher____________________ State_______ Zip Code_________ 2 Grade: Teacher: Email Address: Transition Kinder Leslie Bynum [email protected] Kindergarten Blinda Azevedo [email protected] Kindergarten Amanda Pervaiz [email protected] Kindergarten Loran Davis [email protected] 1st Grade Elizabeth Hernandez [email protected] 1st Grade Griselda Jáuregui-Medina [email protected] 1st Grade Patricia Fareria [email protected] 2nd Grade Carol Goehring [email protected] 2nd Grade Vicki Robinson [email protected] 2nd Grade Brad Brink [email protected] 2nd Grade Kris Meece [email protected] 3rd Grade Jennifer Mattos [email protected] 3rd Grade Lukhwinder Liv [email protected] 3rd Grade Tammy Ratajczak/Liz [email protected] Rossini [email protected] 4th Grade Toni Walker-Rose [email protected] 4th Grade Nicolette Garcia [email protected] 4th Grade Gurpreet Kaur [email protected] 5th Grade Tianna Cisneros [email protected] 5th Grade Andres Ruiz [email protected] 5th Grade Anthony Preciado [email protected] 6th Grade Ranjoth Sandhu [email protected] 6th Grade Isaac Hussain [email protected] 6th Grade Trinidad Gonzalez [email protected] Physical Education Bryan Turner [email protected] ELA Intervention Teacher Gabriela Fulgencio [email protected] Math Intervention Teacher Ashlie Freeberg [email protected] SH Preschool Kaylyn Stromberg [email protected] SH Preschool Chanelle Kangas [email protected] 3 School Support Staff 2021-2022 Staff Name Title Email Address Arti Narayan Principal [email protected] Rosio Valenzuela Assistant Principal [email protected] Rachelle Garrett Administrative Asst. [email protected] Amanda Roe Office Manager [email protected] Carolina Delgado Attendance Secretary [email protected] Rosa Ixta Nurse [email protected] Genevieve Gonzalez Office Clerk [email protected] Irma Magaña Health Clerk [email protected] Elizabeth Farias Psychologist [email protected] Jessica Humphrey Psychologist [email protected] Samantha Paynter Resource Specialist [email protected] Leesa Browning Resource Para [email protected] Amy Sherqill Speech Pathologist [email protected] Meliesa Stiles Library Media Clerk [email protected] Monica F. Silva Music Teacher [email protected] Yolanda Guzman EL Testing Asst. [email protected] Alissa Martin Literacy Coach [email protected] Lisa Burnett Cafeteria Manager [email protected] Penny Segars Head Custodian [email protected] Helen Sublaban Night Custodian [email protected] Louie Gonzales Night Custodian [email protected] Sheila Walbert Yard Supervisor/ Crossing [email protected] Irene Sigala Student Support Specialis [email protected] Maribel Torres Crossing/Yard Supervisor [email protected] Pam Preciado Crossing/Yard Supervisor [email protected] 4 SCHOOL HOURS Grades 1-6 8:30 AM - 2:45 PM All Day Kindergarten 8:30 AM - 2:35 PM Breakfast begins at 7:50 a.m. and ends at 8:20 a.m. Students not eating breakfast may arrive at school no earlier than 8:15am Supervision will not be provided on the playground until 8:15a.m. The buses leave Carroll Fowler School at 3:45 p.m. Bus riders will go to ASES from 2:45 to 3:45. All other students, not involved in school activities, are to leave campus at 2:45 PM. MINIMUM DAYS Please be sure to note the minimum days throughout the school year. 1st – Sixth Grade students will be dismissed at 12:45 on minimum days. Kindergarten will be dismissed at 12:35 on minimum days. Any student not picked up after 1:00pm will be directed to the ASES program. Early Release days -once a month Kinder will dismiss @ 1:40pm and 1st-6th will dismiss @ 1:50pm August 25, September 29, October 27, November 17, December 15, January 26, February 23, March 30, April 27, May 18 Mark Your Calendars With The Minimum Day Dates Below: September 15, October 13, October 4-8, January 27-28, May 19, June 3 School Calendar First Day of School – August 12, 2021 Last Day of School – June 3, 2022 GRADING PERIODS END: November 5, 2021 March 4, 2022 June 3, 2022 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Nondiscrimination In District Programs And Activities The Governing Board is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District program and activities shall be free from discrimination based on gender, sex, race, religion, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or the perception of one or more such characteristics. The Board shall promote programs which ensure that discriminatory practices are eliminated in all district activities. The officer responsible for equity and compliance with Title IX is the Coordinator of Child Welfare and Attendance, 2503 Lawrence Street, Ceres, CA, 95307, (209) 556-1500. Parents Are Very Important People Your attitude toward the school is an important ingredient to your child’s school success. Children will adjust quickly and happily if they are prepared to enter school with an attitude of preparation and pleasure. Be interested in your child’s reaction to school and encourage him/her to share new experiences with the family. You can help your child by: • Asking about your child’s school work and classroom activities • Monitoring homework assignments • Scheduling a regular time for your child to read or to be read to each day • Looking for notices and newsletters coming home from school • Making every effort to have your child to school on time • Notifying the school of changes in your address and telephone number • Volunteering in your child’s classroom, and/or chaperoning field trips • Becoming a member of the School Site Council and our Parent Teacher Club. GETTING TO SCHOOL Parents need to use the parking lot when dropping off and picking up children, and for all school visits. Traffic runs smoothly when we work together and all follow the same procedures. Students are not to be dropped off in the bus lane. Patience and respect for fellow drivers are the major keys for safety. Our goal is to keep students safe, which means following traffic laws. Obey the speed limit, do not park on the left lane or leave your vehicle unattended on the right lane, and do not make U-turns in the middle of the street. If we work cooperatively, everyone will remain safe and students will go to and from school in a timely manner. Handicapped parking will be enforced. Children who walk to school must use the crosswalk at Moffet Rd and Garrison Ave. It is very important that families and children obey our crossing guard when walking to and from school. 12 BUS ROUTES If you have any questions or concerns regarding the buses or transportation, please call the Transportation Office at 556-1595. If you want to have your child depart from the bus at a location other than their regular bus stop, your child must have a Bus Pass. In order to obtain a pass, parents must write a note to the school indicating their desire, the location for the child to depart, and the date(s) for this change. Based on this information, a Bus Pass will be issued. Without the pass, the driver will not change your child’s bus stop location. If your child misses the bus in the afternoon, he/she will need to go to the office and call home. *Bus route information for “K” through “12th” grade students will be published in the Ceres Courier, and posted at the school sites on August 12th, 2021 for all schools. If this information does not answer all your questions, please call the school or the Transportation office at 556- 1595. FOGGY DAY BUS PROCEDURES If foggy conditions exist, the transportation department may decide to delay the bus schedule. 1. Announcements will be made on radio stations: KATM - (Kat Country – 103.3), KHJK – (The Hawk – 104.1), KJSN – (Sunny – 102.3), KBYN – (Spanish – 95.9), KWIN – (K-Win - 98.3), KHOP 95.1 (The Planet), ESPN (E-Spn) 1420 AM, KJOY 99.3 FM, beginning at approximately 6:00 A.M. or you may contact the Transportation Fog Line at: 538-0266 and listen to the message. 2. If the buses are late, the initial delay will be for one or two hour(s). This means your child will be picked up one or two hour(s) later than normal. 3. If conditions require a further delay, announcements will be made by the radio stations.