ELEMENTARY TEACHER HANDBOOK



Southern Reynolds Co.

R-II School District

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ELEMENTARY

STAFF HANDBOOK

2012-2013

*Staff will need to read and be familiar with the Student Handbook*

Southern Reynolds R-II

One School Street

Ellington, MO 63638

(573)663-3591

Board of Education

|Mr. Todd Brewer, President |Mr. Rodney Johnson |

|Mr. Benji Harper, Vice President |Mrs. Mildred Morrison |

|Mrs. Beth Buford, Treasurer |Mr. Phillip Roberts |

|Mr. Johnny Beardsley | |

Administration and Office Staff

Superintendent: Mike Redlich

Elementary Principal: Carolyn Bouma

High School Principal: Tim Hager

Assistant Principal: Paula King

Superintendent Secretary: Sandy Wakefield

Elementary Secretary: Brandi McClanahan

High School Secretary: Lisa Morgan

Missy Bass

Elem. Guidance Counselor: Ceclie Goodman

High School Guidance Counselor: Nancy Bland

Nurse: Tonya Sharp

School Information Hotline (573) 663-5050

Use this number to find out information on school cancellations, lunch menus, activities, etc.

Phone Numbers:

Superintendent (573) 663-3591

High School (573) 663-2291 or 2292

Elementary (573) 663-2293 or 2294

Southern R-II School Board Policy/Procedures are available on our School Web Site: ellington.k12.mo.us

ELEMENTARY FACULTY

PRESCHOOL: Kristie Chase

Tiffany Eddington

KINDERGARTEN: Diana Blakemore

Brittany Hime

FIRST GRADE: Katie Long

Amber Morrison

SECOND GRADE: Gina Loyd

Erin Tucker

THIRD GRADE: Tracy Loyd

Angie Whited

FOURTH GRADE : Melissa Barton

Olivia Bass

FIFTH GRADE: Julie Clark

Monica Francis

ART: Lindsey Eudaley

COMPUTERS: Holly Baysinger

GIFTED COORDINATOR: Krista Lee

INSTRUCTIONAL AIDES: Nakia DeMent

Phoebe Guinan

INTERVENTIONIST: Dana Albert

LIBRARIAN: Krista Lee

MUSIC: John Kerley

PAT COORDINATOR: Pam Roderman

PHYSICAL ED: Becky Richards

PRESCHOOL AIDES: Vicki Johnson

Vanessa Murray

READING RECOVERY: Linda Hill

Daryl Kelly

SPECIAL SERVICES : Diana Massey

SPECIAL SERVICES AIDE: Tracy Buckner

SPEECH: Holly Baysinger

PUBLIC NOTICE

All public schools are required to provide a free and appropriate public education to all students with disabilities, including those attending private/parochial schools, beginning on the child’s third birthday through age twenty, regardless of the child’s disability. The public school assures that to comply with the full educational opportunity goal, services for students three through twenty-one will be fully implemented by 1999. Disabilities include: learning disabilities, mental retardation, behavior disorder/emotional disturbance, speech disorders (voice, fluency, or articulation), language disorders, visually impaired, hearing impaired, physically/other health impaired, multiple disabilities, deaf/blind, autism, early childhood special education, and traumatic brain injury.

The public school assures that it will provide information and referral services necessary to assist the State in the implementation of early intervention services for infants and toddlers eligible for the Missouri’s First Steps Program.

All public schools are required to provide parents the right to inspect and review personally identifiable information collected and used or maintained by the district relating to their children. Parents have the right to request amendment of these records if they feel the information is inaccurate, misleading, or violates the privacy or other rights of their children. Parents have the right to file complaints with the U.S. Department of Education or the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education concerning alleged failures by the district to meet the requirements of the Family Educational Right and Privacy Act (FERPA). You may contact your local district, if you wish to review the requirements in FERPA.

The public school has developed a Local Compliance Plan for implementation of Special Education and this Plan is available for public review during regular school hours on days school is in session in the Office of the Superintendent of Schools. The local Compliance Plan is a written narrative, which describes the district’s plan for compliance with the requirements for identifying and serving all students with disabilities. Included in this plan are the policies and procedures that the district must follow regarding storage, disclosure to third parties, retention, and destruction of personally identifiable information. The plan also describes the assurances that services are provided in compliance with the requirement of 34 CFR 76.301 of the General Education Provision Act.

Public schools in the State of Missouri are required to conduct an annual census of all children with disabilities or suspected disabilities from birth through age twenty who reside in the district or whose parent/legal guardian resides in the district. This census is compiled as of May 1 each year. This information is treated as confidential and submitted to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Information to be collected includes name of each child, parent/legal guardian’s name/address; birth date and age of each child; and each child’s disability or suspected disability. Should the district fail to submit an annual census, the State Board of Education may withhold state aid until the census is submitted. If you have a child with a disability or know of a child with a disability that is not attending the public school, please contact your school district.

This notice can be provided in languages such as Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, and Vietnamese or any other language as may be necessary.

GENERAL REGULATIONS & EXPECTATIONS

1. Teachers should be acquainted with the rules, regulations and policies of the Board of Education and observe and enforce these in the course of their duties. See Website

2. Teachers should be in their classrooms by 7:45 a.m. each day and remain on school premises until 3:30 p.m. Teachers should notify the elementary office if they need to leave school premises prior to the end of the school day.

3. Teachers should begin and end their classes promptly at the times appointed. No child should be detained after school so as to miss the bus unless arrangements have been made with parents.

4. No teacher in charge of students is to leave a classroom, duty station, or any area unattended. In cases of emergency, call Ext. 109 for immediate help.

5. Grade books, plan books, attendance records, and all other necessary record keeping should be done promptly and accurately. SIS grades must be updated weekly.

6. Teachers should attend all meetings called by the administration unless excused prior to the meeting.

7. Any teacher who must miss school should notify the elementary secretary as soon as possible but always before 7:00 a.m. of the day absent. Secretary: 924-2243. Please do not email or leave messages on voicemail because they may not be checked before the beginning of the school day.

8. Teachers may use the school phone for local use but will need prior approval for long distance calls. Cell phones are not to be used during instructional or supervisory time. If a cell phone is needed to make a call, please do so during planning time.

9. Good grooming and dress habits are considered to be a part of the teacher’s professional obligations while at school. Jeans may be worn on the last student contact day of the week or designated days by the principal. (Jeans will not be allowed on assembly days or days in which there are scheduled guests, such as conferences, grandparents’ day, etc.

10. Teachers must follow the school schedule throughout the day. This includes the lunch and recess schedule. For the safety of all students, only the classes scheduled should be on the playground during recess time.

Confidentiality:

Student records and information must be kept confidential. (see Board Policies) Information received in confidence from a fellow teacher, staff member, administrator, and/or student must be treated in the same confidential manner.

Visitors:

A teacher should not engage in conversation with any person that has not properly checked in at the office other than to notify that person of the procedures for checking in.

Discipline:

1. A list of classroom rules (PBS Matrix) should be posted in the classroom and discussed with the students.

2. A list of procedures and consequences should be posted in the classroom and discussed with the students.

3. All staff is responsible for carrying out the discipline in the school and at school activities within the abilities set forth in Board Policy. Teachers are not allowed to issue corporal punishment, suspension, or expulsion.

Parent Contacts:

Teachers should make every effort to keep parents informed of their child’s progress. Notification in addition to progress reports and grade reports are encouraged. A positive contact prior to any problem will help ward off negative situations.

According to Board Policy, a teacher is to notify parents when a student’s performance level drops 1 letter grade or more during the quarter or semester.

Progress Reports:

Progress reports will be issued to students in all grades every four and half weeks. Progress reports are also to be used as a means of promoting student achievement. Teachers should provide a progress report for all students.

Emergency Procedures:

Fire, Tornado, Earthquake, and Intruder Procedures must be displayed in plain view in the classroom. The teacher is to discuss the procedures with all students periodically. Drills will be completed throughout the school year. A list of dates for the drills will be given to the teachers. If the date changes for the drills, it will be posted in the daily announcements.

Each teacher is responsible for following the emergency procedures posted. Each teacher is to have his/her grade book and account for every student in his/her class. Students not accounted for must be reported to the principal or designee immediately.

Board Policies:

The Board Policies included in this handbook are some of the policies that may provide further information as to the expectations, goals, and procedures of the District. These policies are not the entire make-up of the Policy Manual. A copy of the Board Policy Manual may be found on our Website.

BELL SCHEDULE

7:45 – Breakfast begins 3:10 – Preschool load the bus

8:05 – Warning bell 3:15 – Parent pick-up/LEAP bell

8:10 – Tardy bell/classes begin 3:16 – 3rd through 5th grade load bus

3:17 – Kdg through 2nd grade load bus

REQUIRED SCHOOL RECORDKEEPING

Lesson Plan Book and Grade Book

Teachers are required to keep the following records throughout the school year. This is a transition year and the expectations outlined below are subject to change with new administration and the SIS computer based program.

Lesson Plan Book: Planning ahead is vital for successful teaching. Teachers are expected to have plan books in their rooms during the school day, and they are to leave detailed lesson plans when absent. Lesson plans are expected to be written and complete for the school week on or before the first day of the week. The principal may request copies of lesson plans.

Grade Book: The grade book shall be kept up to date with ample grades to document students’ efforts (at least 12 grades per subject per quarter). Symbols used in the grade book require explanation of what the symbols represent. The grade book will be collected at the end of the school year. Grades should be updated in SIS weekly.

Attendance and Meal Counts

Attendance: Student attendance should be recorded and reported daily by the classroom teacher. Attendance should be reported in SIS by 9:00 every morning. If a student comes in after attendance has been taken, make sure the student has checked into the office upon arrival. Any notes received pertaining to absences should be sent to the office.

Meal Counts: Meal counts should also be recorded and reported daily by the classroom teacher, and money should be turned in daily. The student lunch is 1.25 per day. The reduced-price lunch is .40 per day. The student breakfast charge is .40 per day; the reduced-price breakfast is .30 per day. Adult charges are as follows: Breakfast $.75 and Lunch $1.50.

Dropping a Student from Enrollment

A student should not be dropped from the enrollment nor should a teacher stop reporting a student as absent until an official notice is received from the office. After a student is dropped from enrollment, it is the teacher’s responsibility to complete a withdrawal form and record grades on the student’s permanent record folder in the elementary office.

Student Book Responsibility Sheet

A student book responsibility sheet must be kept on all students. The book responsibility sheet should include the title, textbook company, book number, and condition of each assigned book. The student book responsibility sheet is to remain in the classroom until books have been collected at the end of the school year. Turn in a copy of the textbook form to the office after the first two weeks of school.

Student Permanent Records

Teachers are to sign and date the sign-out sheet when taking student permanent records from the elementary office. All records shall be returned to the office by 4:00 p.m. daily. It is the teacher’s responsibility to keep these records up to date.

Room Inventory

Inventory will be taken in the spring of each year. The room inventory must reflect an accurate account of all items in the classroom.

CARE OF ROOMS

Teachers must assume responsibility for seeing that equipment assigned to them is kept in as good a condition as possible. Destruction of any property should be reported to the principal’s office as soon as possible. The names of students known or believed to be responsible for such damage should also be reported. Lights should be turned off when leaving the classrooms.

Teachers should report needed cleaning or repairs by using the work order forms available in the office. Place these forms in the Principal’s box to be signed. Maintenance staff or custodians will be notified.

REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS

Teachers should leave the following items on their desks when they anticipate being absent from school.

a. Lesson Plans. Plans should be detailed enough to be clearly understood and executed.

b. Seating Chart.

c. Other information or materials (worksheets, lesson, etc.) that will be needed in order to carry out planned lessons in an effective manner.

d. Daily schedule.

In the event of an unplanned or unanticipated absence, the teacher will need to make arrangements to have the necessary items/materials delivered to school. In case you are unable to come to school to write out a plan for that day, keep a daily lesson plan as a backup. Tell a fellow teacher where the daily plan can be found.

PURCHASE ORDERING SYSTEM

All materials, supplies, equipment, or services which require payment by the School MUST be purchased with a purchase order.

The School District’s system of ordering and paying for goods and services is a standard practice. The Board of Education pay bills once per month. To know when orders are complete and, consequently, eligible for payment, items received must be checked against purchase orders themselves in the central office for correct quantity and price. Orders are then routed to the individuals who placed the orders.

School employees are NOT AUTHORIZED to purchase any item or have any service performed without an approved purchase order. The proper way to obtain one is as follows:

1. Request a requisition from the building principal.

2. Fill out the requisition listing the items needed to purchase as well as costs, complete address, and shipping costs of the company to which the order is made.

3. Return the requisition to the principal for approval.

Upon approval by the principal, the requisition will be submitted to the centeral office for administrative approval, processing, and mailing. NO PERSONNEL will be allowed to call in orders by telephone, fax them, or order from salesmen who call in person. Any matter requiring action of this nature MUST be done through the elementary office.

If a requisition is approved the purchase order will be sent to the employee making the request. If not approved the requisition will be returned marked “NOT APPROVED.”

When placing an order to preview materials on a TRIAL BASIS, the order must be submitted exactly as described above. In this way, the central office will know where the materials are to be sent. If such materials are to actually be purchased, they must be properly approved. Remember that materials ordered on a “Free Trial Basis” are not really free. If materials are returned, the postage is charged against the appropriate account.

Anyone RETURNING materials or supplies should do so through the office. The materials should be packaged, wrapped, addressed for mailing, and returned to the elementary office. The central office must be made aware of all returns so that payments will not be made for items returned.

NO STUDENT should be allowed to write requisitions or be in any way involved with the purchasing or returning of materials.

NO PAYMENTS will be made by the School on purchases made without purchase orders. Should any order be sent/received without a purchase order, it will be returned promptly to the company and postage for the return charged to the appropriate account. Until the Superintendent has signed a purchase order, materials are NOT AUTHORIZED to be purchased.

Any questions regarding the District’s purchase ordering system can be answered and clarified by contacting the elementary office.

SPONSORS OF CLASSES OR ORGANIZATIONS

Missouri State School Accounting Practices and Missouri State Laws dictate that all money collected by the school must be routed through the school’s accounting system. This is standard practice in most schools. The only exceptions that are to be made are collections for gifts, flowers, etc., for individuals or their families.

School sponsors/teachers MUST handle all monies and purchases connected with the particular clubs or classes they are sponsoring. Adherence to the following guidelines is required.

1. ALL PURCHASES by school clubs, organizations, and classes must be made using the District’s purchase ordering system.

2. No organization or class may set up an account with the bank for any reason. All payments must be made by check by the school bookkeeper.

3. Sponsors/teachers may not use money collected to make direct purchases. All money collected must be turned in to the school clerk.

4. When payment is needed, for anything, the requisition must be turned in two weeks before needing payment.

MONEY COLLECTION

Any money collected by teachers must not be left overnight in desks in the building. The money must be turned in to the elementary office promptly every day.

STUDENT ILLNESS OR INJURY

The administration of medicine to elementary students should be done only by the school nurse, the principal, or any other designated person(s). Teachers may not dispense any type of medication. This includes Aspirin and Tylenol. Prescription medicines sent to school by parents should be sent to the nurse’s office.

In the event of student injury, escort or send the child to the nurse’s office unless it is considered dangerous for the child to be moved. In that event, notify the principal as soon as possible.

Use discretion and adult judgement in sending children who complain of not feeling well to the nurse’s office. Students who demonstrate a history of illness/complaints may only be seeking attention or be looking for opportunities to be out of the classroom.

Suspected cases of head lice should be reported immediately.

PARTICIPATION IN ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECESS

Concerns on the part of parents have required the clarification of the District’s policy regarding participation in its prescribed curriculum of physical education and the formal or informal procedures by which a student might be excused temporarily from participation in such activities.

At the elementary level, a note from parents requesting that the child not participate in P.E. activities will be accepted for short-term periods (up to 3 days) provided the reason given is related to some physical-related illness.

Requests that elementary students not participate in physical education activities for longer periods of time (one week) must be accompanied by a doctor’s statement verifying a physical illness, the results of which cause it to be inadvisable that the child participate in strenuous physical activities. The doctor’s recommendations as to the period of time to cease physical education activities will be followed.

Notes from parents requesting that children be kept inside during recess periods due to temporary physical ailments will also be accepted and followed on a short term basis. For notes requesting more than three days, the parent must have a doctor’s statement or discuss the reason with the school nurse and/or principal.

CLASS PLACEMENT

As the Southern Reynolds County R-II Elementary School is of a size to require two or more classes/teachers per grade, it becomes necessary to consider class assignments for students promoted at the end of each school year to the next higher grade level. Initially, the attempt is made to match the developmental/instructional needs and behavioral traits of each student to the particular teaching style and capabilities of the teacher. Of course, in many instances it may be determined that the student will perform equally well no matter what the class assignment.

Toward the close of each school year, the principal will handout Student Placement Information forms to every classroom teacher. Teachers will complete a form for every student in his/her class and return the forms to the principal. A committee will be formed (administration, counselor, nurse, etc.) to determine class assignments for the following year. The following criteria are used in determining student-class assignments.

1. Developmental/instructional needs and behavioral traits of individual students.

2. A range of ability levels equalized as much as possible between the classes.

3. An equal distribution of boys and girls in each class.

4. An equal number of students in each class.

5. An equal distribution of perceived behavioral problems between classes.

6. An equal number of students receiving services in each class.

7. Separation (by class) of students

a) Who are closely related (e.g. brothers, sisters, cousins).

b) Who have noticeable or perceived personality conflicts.

c) Who have together exhibited higher tendencies toward misbehavior.

d) Who exhibit potentially unhealthy social behavior in the form of cliques.

Note: As a rule parent or student preferences for a particular teacher are not sought. All too often it is evident that such preferences are based on biased and unfounded misrepresentations and rumors of a particular teacher’s character, classroom discipline, grading system, and/or homework assignments. Parents will only be asked to contact the principal in writing with information that might be pertinent for student placement and for their input for what learning environment would best suit their child. These requests will only be honored when a reason, considered to be valid by the administration, is given. However, given the above-stated criteria, reasons for such requests should be scrutinized carefully.

STUDENT RETENTION

When a student is being considered for retention it is the promoting teacher’s responsibility to contact the parents. The student’s name will be turned in to the Student Study Team and discussed with the team. After meeting with the team and a final decision is made, the principal will write the final letter of retention. It is the teacher’s responsibility to maintain contact with the parents concerning the student’s progress until the final decision is made.

ELEMENTARY HOMEWORK POLICY

Homework assignments for elementary students can be beneficial if teachers give proper consideration to what it is they want students to accomplish and how long it should take for the average student to complete.

Homework assignments should best be viewed as independent practice for students. In other words, the assigned task is simply providing the student a chance to practice or “polish” a newly-learned skill. Homework activities should be preceded by classroom activities which provide guided practice – i.e. the teacher is available during class time to coach or instruct the student if he/she should have a problem. Teachers should be fairly sure that students know how to do an activity before giving it as a homework assignment. Concepts should be understood to the point that the student can sit down and complete the assignment without undue confusion and reliance upon parents for help. Parents should not be put in the difficult position of nightly having to help their child on assignments that they themselves do not fully understand.

It should also be remembered that elementary students because of their age and level of maturity can handle only so much in the way of study/formal learning activities in a day’s time. For many, the six-hour school day alone may be pressing the limits of their endurance and interest. In order that homework not come to be viewed as punishment to students and parents alike, careful consideration must be given by the teacher insofar as the amount of homework assigned. What is reasonable and what is excessive may be subject to opinion, but teachers should be sensitive to demands placed upon students and how such demands are viewed. By way of a general guideline, homework assignments should be given that will take no more than ten minutes per grade level; ex. second grade students should be limited to about 20 minutes of homework. Remember, homework should have purpose.

Each teacher should make a homework policy for their class, have it approved by the principal, and send home for parents to sign and return.

Quarterly grades in each subject area are to be averaged to derive first and second semester grades. Both first and second semester grade averages are to be placed on permanent record folders by the classroom teachers.

Grades assigned to students with Individual Education Programs by special education teachers or computed by the teacher as a result of modified grading scales should be identified with asterisks and explained in footnotes both on report cards and on permanent records.

SPECIAL SERVICES

SPECIAL EDUCATION: Classroom teachers should make a formal referral to the elementary counselor, resource teacher, or elementary principal of any student suspected of having a possible handicapping condition. This is a necessary first step in the process of identifying, evaluating, and placing students in special education programs. The following special education services are currently available in the Southern Reynolds County R-II School District.

• Intellectually Delayed. The program is available to provide instruction to students diagnosed with mild-to-moderate delays. Generally, these students perform on formal tests of intelligence and adaptive behavior at a level of one-half to three-fourths that of their normal peers.

• Learning Disabilities. The program is designed for students demonstrating a severe discrepancy between achievement and intellectual ability in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language spoken or written. These students possess average to above-average intelligence.

• Speech/Language Disorders. Speech therapy classes are provided for students whose speech or language deviates so far from other individuals or a peer group that it calls attention to itself, interferes with communication, or adversely affects the self-image of the student.

TITLE I ESEA: Title I guidelines mandate that programs be offered to students on a “worst served first” basis. Multi-selection criteria are utilized in determining students’ eligibility for service. However, teachers may recommend that particular students either be placed in one of the remedial programs or taken out simply by notifying appropriate Title I personnel. The following Title I programs are currently available.

• Pre-Kindergarten (Preschool). The program is available to a limited number of children who become four years of age before August 1st for the upcoming school year. The program runs concurrent with the normal school year.

• Reading Recovery. The Reading Recovery Program is a nationally recognized early intervention reading program for first grade students. To qualify for the program a student must score in the lowest twenty percent of his/her class on an observation survey. The student will begin an intensive fifteen to twenty week program with the reading recovery teacher in a one-on-one setting. At the end of this time the student will be tested. Students will be discontinued from the program if they reach the middle reading level of the regular classroom.

• Early Literacy. The Early Literacy Program gives students in the primary grades, kindergarten through grade two, additional support in the development of reading and writing skills. Children qualify for eligibility according to their scores on an observation assessment. The lowest twenty percent of each grade are chosen to participate in small groups of five students or less meeting daily. Kindergarten and second grade students meet in booster groups while first grade students comprise the actual literacy groups. Students are instructed to use various strategies in developing reading and writing skills. These strategies are based heavily on reading recovery theories and techniques. After ten to twelve weeks of instruction, students are again evaluated. Those who have shown adequate mastery of skills are released (discontinued) to return to the regular classroom. The others remain in the group for additional instruction. The goal of the program is to eliminate low reading groups in grades where reading skills are a main focus of the children’s education.

PARENT VOLUNTEERS AND STUDENT TUTORS

Utilization of the parent volunteer or student tutor will be on a “first come – first served” basis. Teachers desiring to have a tutor should see the elementary principal prior to the first day of classes. Every effort will be made to place tutors in the classrooms that request to have them.

Parent volunteers are not to work in classrooms/grades where they currently have children. Tutors should be asked to work no more than a maximum of five hours per week.

Tutors used for instructional purposes will be assigned to a teacher, upon availability, by the elementary principal. The teacher will assign students for the tutor to work with. These students may have either been retained, considered for retention, at-risk, students who are frequently absent, students who need help with a specific skill, and/or students that are behind in their assignments. Suggestions for student tutors are listed below. They should not be used to grade student papers, to enter scores/grades into gradebooks, photo copy, run errands, etc.

Tutors in the classroom should be as inconspicuous as possible in order that distractions to students may be minimized. Tutors should not be used in any supervisory capacities and therefore should never be left alone with the students.

SUGGESTIONS FOR TUTORS

1. Check with the teacher first to see what work is needed from the student and how assignments are to be directed.

2. Listen to the student read directions on assignments and be sure the student really understands what he is to do.

3. Explain as needed the process/procedure to follow in a given task; demonstrate with examples other than problems the student is to do for a grade.

4. As long as the student appears to understand the process, do not alert the student to mechanical mistakes. In other words, do not tell the student whether each completed item is correct or incorrect.

5. When a student is to glean information from textbook material, refer the child to subheadings, pages, or even paragraphs. Have the student read aloud.

6. Be gentle but persistent in seeing that the student stays on task till the work is completed.

7. Remember to keep confidential the student’s problems, lack of progress, etc.

EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

Fire, tornado, and earthquake procedures must be displayed in plain view in the classroom. The teacher is to discuss the procedures with all students on the first day and periodically afterward. Each teacher is responsible for following the emergency procedures posted. Each teacher is to have their grade book and to account for every student in his or her class. Students not accounted for must be reported to the principal or designee immediately.

EMERGENCY DRILL SCHEDULE

|DATE |TIME |DRILL |

|August 29, Wednesday |9:45 a.m. |Tornado |

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|September 18, Tuesday |10:45 a.m. |Earthquake |

|September 27, Thursday |2:30 p.m. |Intruder |

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|October 16, Tuesday |9:45 a.m. |Fire |

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|November 8, Thursday |1:00 p.m. |Earthquake |

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|December 13, Thursday |10:45 a.m. |Intruder |

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|January 7, Monday |2:30 p.m. |Tornado |

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|February 12, Tuesday |10:45 p.m. |Fire |

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|March 4, Monday |9:15 a.m. |Intruder |

|March 19, Tuesday |12:30 p.m. |Tornado |

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|April 8, Monday |1:00 p.m. |Fire |

|April 17, Wednesday |2:30 p.m. |Earthquake |

FIRE DRILL BUILDING EVACUATION

As a safety precaution and in accordance with Missouri State Law, fire drills will be held periodically throughout the school year. The signal for a fire drill will be an “intermittent” ringing of bells.

When the signal sounds, teachers should instruct students to leave by the appropriate exits. (See map in room.) Make sure all windows are closed, and take the grade book to check the roll of students once outside of the building. Be calm, walk in line to the building exit, and move a good distance away from the building.

When attendance has been checked hold up the green side of gradebook, if all students are in attendance. If a student is missing hold up the red side of the gradebook and someone on the administrative team will find the student.

Re-enter the building at the sound of the bell and return to classrooms.

TORNADO DRILL BUILDING EVACUATION

As a safety precaution, tornado disaster drills will be held periodically throughout the school year. The signal will be a “continuous ringing” of the bell.

When the signal sounds, teachers should instruct students to move to the long corridor outside the classroom. When children are assembled in the building’s long corridor, they should be instructed to respond to a specific command to assume protective postures while facing the interior walls. Such a command might be: “Everybody down! Crouch on elbows and knees! Hands over the back of your head!” It is essential that this command be instantly understood and obeyed. Students are not to be positioned in front of doorways or windows. Be sure that all windows and doors are closed.

EARTHQUAKE SAFETY PLAN

Elementary School

Procedures should be initiated at the first sign of the earth shaking. School-wide simulation drills will commence at prescribed times and with the teachers’ first commands. There will be no warning bells.

STAY CALM AND STAY PUT.

IF YOU ARE INDOORS, STAY INSIDE. Immediately instruct students to “TAKE COVER” under tables or desks or in doorways. (Anticipate that doors may slam shut during an earthquake.) In halls, stairways, or other areas where no cover is available, move to an interior wall. In the old gym, take immediate cover at the base of the stage. Instruct students to “TURN AWAY” from windows, kneel alongside the wall, bend head close to knees, cover sides of head with elbows, and clasp hands firmly behind the neck. If notebooks or jackets are handy, have students hold these over their heads for added protection from flying glass and ceiling debris. Keep students and yourselves away from windows, bookshelves, display cases, and cabinets. In the library, move immediately from where books and bookshelves may fall.

IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, STAY OUTSIDE. Move your students immediately to an open space away from buildings, trees, and overhead power lines. Instruct students to “LIE DOWN!” or “CROUCH LOW TO THE GROUND!” (Legs will not be steady). Keep looking around to be aware of dangers that may demand movement. If on the playground, move students to an open space and have them lie down or crouch low to the ground.

After an earthquake, see that students remain in sheltered positions for at least one minute. Remind students to remain quiet and attentive to directions. Talk calmly to students.

• Check first for injuries. Stop any bleeding injuries by applying direct pressure to the wound. (First aid kits should be located in a visible area, preferably near the door of each room.) Cover injured persons with coats or whatever is available.

• Do not attempt to use the intercom unless there is severe injury.

• Check to see if your co-teacher needs assistance and together evacuate your students from the building. Check for any downed power lines before moving children as rapidly as possible in groups to the parking lot in front of the elementary building. Art, Music, Library, and P.E. rooms should be returned to the regular classroom teachers asap and moved to the area designated outside the building.

• Once outside, use grade books or class rosters to account for all students. Locate any missing students. Keep students in a group and seek to calm and reassure frightened students.

• In the event of inclement weather, be prepared to move students to areas designated by the principal where they can be boarded and held temporarily on buses.

• Assist the principal and secretary in dismissing students to parents and approved relatives and friends through the “Student Checkout Station” immediately in front of building.

• Listen for any further steps to be carried out. (Be prepared for aftershocks.)

LOCKDOWN SAFETY PLAN

Elementary School

CODE ONE (Lock Down):

The purpose of a code one is to lock down the school building in instances of emergencies such as the drug dog is on school grounds, a locker sweep is taking place, an injured person is being treated by medical personnel, etc. When a code one takes place the administrator or secretary will state on the intercom “This is a CODE ONE, repeat this is a code one. Please follow procedure until farther notice!” Teachers will lock their doors immediately but will continue to instruct students. Students are not allowed to go into the hallway for ANY reason until an announcement is made by the office that the lock down has ended.

CODE TWO (Unauthorized Intruder):

The purpose of an internal mass emergency plan is to prevent members of the school district from being placed in danger as a result of an unauthorized intruder. If you see an armed intruder in the building – CONTACT THE OFFICE AT ONCE!!!!! A code two will take place when you hear “CODE TWO, REPEAT CODE TWO!”

Teachers will:

A. Secure and lock classroom doors and windows

B. Shut off lights

C. Close blinds/shades

D. Have students sit on the floor away from view of doors and windows

E. Keep students with you – NO ONE leaves the room

F. Restroom breaks are not allowed (in the case of an emergency contact the principal’s office for an escort).

G. Retake attendance to ensure that all students are accounted for

H. If you have students in the bathroom check hallway and if not there call office for assistance (do not leave or send anyone to get them).

I. Maintain order and await further directions – DO NOT leave secured areas until an Administrator or Law Enforcement Official indicates it is safe to move.

If an intruder alert is given during the lunch hour, the teachers should make sure all students are moved to the nearest rooms and doors are locked and windows secured.

If an intruder alert is given while students are outside during recess or p.e., or outside for any other event, students should be instructed to lie down on the ground so as to not be a standing target.

TEACHER SUPERVISION PROCEDURES

General Student Control:

Close supervision is one of the keys to successful teaching. It is the responsibility of every teacher. Teachers are expected to discipline their students when and where that discipline is needed. Any teacher on supervisory duty may and should discipline any student as needed. Teachers should not ignore any student action requiring corrective measures. Nor should student activities that are positive in nature be ignored by the teacher. The teacher should provide a level of leadership and guidance which permits as much freedom by pupils as they demonstrate they can use wisely. When necessary, the principal should be consulted for help.

Before School:

Supervision of students commences at 7:45 a.m. School staff members will be assigned to patrol hallways and restrooms from 7:45 to 8:10 a.m., while other staff members will be assigned to the cafeteria to supervise students eating breakfast between 7:45 and 8:05 a.m. Teachers should be in their rooms by 7:45 a.m. to prepare for and ensure an orderly entrance by students. Students not eating school breakfast should be supervised in their classrooms and not be found wandering aimlessly throughout the building. The principal will aid in the supervision of students in the hallways during the breakfast period. Classes will commence promptly at 8:10 a.m.

Recess:

“Playground Rules and Regulations” are to be enforced by the recess duty teachers. Students that have a loss of recess time MUST be walking during recess. Students may not miss more than 20 minutes a week for making up work. Students are to be lined up by class in the playground area when the scheduled time for recess is over. Duty teachers are to see that students file through the hallways quietly both as they leave and return to the classrooms. Each duty teacher is directly responsible for the behavior and safety of all students. Teachers must follow the recess schedule. For the students’ safety, only the classes that are scheduled should be out on the playground at a time. Please notify the office if you are taking a class outside for class project, an extra recess, etc.

Lunch:

Teachers shall escort their classes to the lunchroom at the designated time and in an orderly manner remembering that other classes are still in session. Each lunchroom duty teacher shall be responsible for the behavior of all students. Student conduct shall be monitored in the serving line, at the table, and as trays are returned. Duty teachers are to eat with the grades they are supervising situating themselves in such a position as to be able to observe all the students. Please feel free to use this time to take care of miscellaneous needs if you do not have lunch duty. Grade level teachers will set their own schedule for lunch duty, but at least one teacher from each grade level must be on duty during lunch.

Art, Music, P.E., Computers, and Library:

Teachers shall escort their students to these classes in a prompt, orderly, and quiet manner. Teachers shall also be on hand to pick up students at the end of such classes.

After School:

At the dismissal bell, teachers are to escort their classes in an orderly manner to the buses. The order in which classes exit the building should be according to sequential grade level with fifth grade classes leaving the building first. Teachers are relieved of their supervisory duties as soon as they have seen that each of their children has entered a bus but must stay on school grounds until at least 3:30 in case of phone calls, questions about students, etc. An assigned teacher will be on duty at the front entrance of the elementary to supervise those elementary students who do not ride buses. They will be held in the entry way until picked up by family member or designated individual or until the buses have departed if he/she walks home.

ELEMENTARY PLAYGROUND RULES

Playground Boundaries: The boundaries of the playground are designated by the fencing. Students should not go beyond the volleyball/basketball court and the open field behind the school. Before retrieving toys, balls, etc. that have gone beyond the boundaries of the playground, students are first to get permission from one of the duty teachers.

Use of Playground Equipment: The following descriptions of appropriate play activities should be enforced. Any other potentially unsafe activities should be prohibited.

Slide: Walk up the ladder one step at a time and slide down facing forward in a sitting position. Get off immediately upon reaching the bottom. Students should wait for previous student to get off slide before going down the slide. Students should not sit on top rails of slide, jump off slide, or walk up slide panel.

Swings: Only one person should be in a swing at one time. Students should sit in swings and come to a complete stop before leaving a swing. Pushing students in swings is not permissible nor should children twist chains on swings. Students not actually playing on the swings should not be in and around them while others are swinging.

Jungle Gym: Students should climb up bars using both hands. Students should not sit on top bars, jump off bars, play tag on bars, or hang upside down on bars.

Monkey Bars (Ladder Bars): One person at a time should start up the ladder at one end, go across the bars using both hands, and climb down immediately. Students should not sit on top of bars or hang by their legs.

Fort: Students should go down fire pole one person at a time checking to see if anyone is below before going down. Students should not jump off fort or play tag on fort.

New Play Equipment Behind Fort: Students should follow the same rules for the slide and should not jump off or kick equipment. Students should also not sit on or jump off rails.

Basketball Court: Students should play fairly on the court and share balls. Students are not allowed to push, grab clothing, or hang on basketball hoops.

General Playground Rules:

1. Duty teachers are in complete charge of students on the playground. Students are to obey them promptly and without question or comment.

2. Students are to remain within the fenced boundaries of the playground area unless otherwise instructed by a duty teacher.

3. Unless they are required to be inside the school building, students are to remain on the playground throughout the recess. They are not to enter the building without a teacher’s permission.

4. Fighting and rough playing is not permitted at any time.

5. Climbing trees, throwing rocks, wood chips, or snowballs is not allowed.

6. Smoking or chewing tobacco is not tolerated any place on school premises.

7. Kick balls are to be the only balls used for kicking.

8. When recess is over and the whistle is blown, all activity and noise is to cease, and students are to line up in their designated areas before entering the school building.

9. Students should walk in line and in an orderly fashion into the school building using sidewalks where available rather than walking in mud or on the grass.

10. Caps should be taken off when entering the building.

11. Students should wear shoes on playground at all times.

12. ALL recess equipment must be brought in at the end of recess and returned to the ball locker. NO equipment should be left on the playground.

BUS REGULATIONS

The following rules apply to students who ride buses:

1. The bus driver is in complete charge of the students on his/her bus. Students are expected to obey promptly and without question or comment.

2. Students must not be late to ride the bus. The bus cannot delay its regular schedule to wait for those who are tardy.

3. Students should never stand in the roadway while waiting for the bus.

4. Students are to remain in their seats while the bus is moving.

5. Unnecessary conversation with the bus driver is prohibited.

6. Except for normal conversation, conduct appropriate for the classroom is to be observed by students while riding the bus. Loud yelling and “horseplay” is not permitted.

7. Students must not at any time extend arms or heads out of bus windows. Students should never throw anything out of bus windows.

8. Students are not permitted to smoke or chew tobacco on the bus.

9. Students must observe instructions from the driver when leaving the bus.

10. The driver will not discharge students from the bus at places other than their regular bus stop at school without proper authorization by parents, school principals, or the director of transportation.

11. In accordance with Missouri Law, any damage to a bus by a student must be paid for by that student.

STUDENTS WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THESE REGULATIONS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE BULDING PRINCIPAL FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. FREQUENT AND REPEATED MISBEHAVIOR MAY RESULT IN SUSPENSION FROM RIDING THE BUS.

PERFORMANCE BASED TEACHER EVALUATION POLICIES

Probationary teachers will be evaluated at least twice during the year. Tenure teachers will be evaluated at least once during the year. A summative evaluation report will be completed toward the end of the year for all teachers.

STEPS IN THE TEACHING ACT

Two forms in the Formative Evaluation Phase, the Preobservation Worksheet and the Formative Observation Form, contain sections relating to “steps in the teaching act” or “characteristics of the instructional process.” These eight teaching actions have been identified in recent research as an organized, common-sense approach to what should happen in the classroom. Most good teachers will recognize that these ideas are quite similar to the process they currently use in organizing classroom instruction. These steps are provided as guidelines for principals and teachers during the formative observation process.

The Teacher…

Develops Anticipatory Set (Establishes Set): This involves getting students mentally prepared for the lesson. This involves clarifying what will be accomplished in class, how the lesson relates to what previously has been learned, how it ties to what will be learned, and developing motivation for learning.

States the Objectives: This step involves informing the students about what they will be able to do by the end of the instruction. Teachers are more likely to do an effective job if they have identified what they wish students to learn. By the same token, students are more likely to achieve the objective if they know and understand the desired outcomes.

Provides (Instructional) Input: The teacher must supply the information necessary for students to accomplish the present objective. This also involves selecting the appropriate means (book, film, demonstration, etc.) for delivering information to students.

Models Ideal Behavior: This is the demonstration of the skill or behavior that the teacher desires from the student. Learning is facilitated if students see examples of an acceptable finished product or process.

Checks for Comprehension: It is necessary to assess whether students understand what is being taught. The teacher needs to check for possession of essential information as well as observe students’ performance to make sure they exhibit the skills necessary to achieve instructional objectives. Comprehension may be monitored as the lesson is presented and evaluated for mastery at the culmination of a unit of instruction.

Provides Guided Practice: Most learning requires repetition and practice to properly develop a skill or understand a concept. The student’s initial attempts in new learning situations should be carefully observed and guided so they are accurate and successful. The student needs to perform enough of a particular task so that the teacher may provide immediate clarification as needed.

Provides Independent Practice: Once students can perform without major errors or confusion, they are ready to develop further by practicing without the assistance of the teacher. Independent practice may be desk work or homework.

Achieves Closure: This is the culminating activity of a lesson. At the close of a lesson, the teacher should briefly review what has been accomplished, reinforce key concepts, and establish a frame of reference for the next lesson.

It should be noted that all these steps will not be present in every lesson; however, many lessons include most of these teaching acts. Educators generally agree that in directed-teaching methodology, establishing set, stating objectives, checking for comprehension, and achieving closure are essential ingredients.

FOOD SERVICE RECORDS

Effective August 22, 2000

Teachers are to collect daily the money brought by students for breakfast and lunch. A list of students and the actual amount submitted is to be sent to the elementary office along with the daily absentee report. An updated form will be provided by the office.

All students will be issued a barcode card, which will be used as a meal card as well as a library card. Elementary students are to carry their meal cards to the food service attendant in the cafeteria for scanning. The attendant will return the cards to classroom teachers later.

AHERA Annual Asbestos Re-inspection Report

The school was reinspected in accordance to the AHERA Regulations on June 18, 2004 by Mark S. Bonney of the MEAD Environmental Associates, Inc. The inspection report and management plan are located in the superintendent’s office and is available for review between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. during regular scheduled school days. Mr. Donnie Hill is the designated person who oversees the operation of the management plan.

During the re-inspection of the facilities, the inspector has added carpet adhesive and ceramic tile grout located in the superintendent’s office to the report as containing asbestos.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the school or call 663-3591.

Mike Redlich, Superintendent

|After School Detention (ASD) Schedule |

|2012-2013 |

| | | | | |

|Week of: |Duty Teacher: | |Week of: |Duty Teacher: |

|August 15-17 |Chase | |January 3-4 |Chase |

|August 20-24 |Eddington | |January7-11 |Eddington |

|August 27-30 |Blakemore | |January 14-18 |Blakemore |

|September 4-7 |Hime | |January 22-25 |Hime |

|September 10-14 |Long | |January 28-Feb.1 |Morrison |

|September 17-21 |Morrison | |February 4-8 |G. Loyd |

|September 25-28 |G. Loyd | |February 11-14 |Tucker |

|October 1-5 |Tucker | |February 19-22 |T. Loyd |

|October 8-11 |T. Loyd | |February 25-Mar. 1 |Whited |

|October 15-17 |Whited | |March 4-7 |Barton |

|October 22-26 |Barton | |March 11-14 |Bass |

|October 29-Nov. 2 |Bass | |March 18-22 |Clark |

|November 5-9 |Clark | |March 25-27 |Francis |

|November 14-16 |Francis | |April 2-5 |Long |

|November 19-20 |Lee | |April 8-12 |Massey |

|November 26-30 |Massey | |April 15-18 |Albert |

|December 3-7 |Albert | |April 22-26 |Kelly |

|December 10-14 |Baysinger | |April 29-May 3 |Lee |

|December 17-19 |Goodman | |May 6-10 |Baysinger |

| | | |May 13-17 |Goodman |

* If you are unable to fulfill this duty on a specific date, find another teacher to take your duty.

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