PERRYTON KINDER STUDENT-PARENT HANDBOOK
-Student Handbook Table of Contents-
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410 SOUTH ETON ST. PERRYTON, TX 79070
PHONE 435-2463 FAX 435-6093
Perryton
Kinder has a lot to offer your child. Our Waterford Early Learning Lab will
start our children on the path to successful reading, the key to successful
learning. Our Guided Reading
program, Sing Spell, Read and Write
and Saxon Math are a few of our
innovative programs we’ll be using this year.
Teachers and staff work well together to offer a balance between
developmentally appropriate play and academics.
I
know that when teachers, parents, and students work together, we can achieve
higher standards. Our school
extends a warm invitation to all families to visit our school.
Please make every effort to contact your child’s teacher often and feel
free to visit with me, the principal any time.
Get involved in the Parent Teacher Organization and volunteer to help in
your child’s classroom. Our staff
and you have a very important common bond – wanting the very best for our
children.
We’re
going to have a great year.
Noe Cano,
Principal
We believe that the early years set the
stage for student success. When home, school, and community bond together, our
children are better able to make good choices for successful futures.
We know that early childhood experiences shape the adult.
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to provide an environment that is loving, safe, and
instructionally strong so that all students can grow mentally and socially for a
successful academic future.
PERRYTON ISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability in providing educational services, activities and programs, including vocational programs, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
PERRYTON ISD will take steps to assure that
lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and
participation in all educational programs.
Perryton
I.S.D. is working hard to maintain compliance with federal and state regulations
concerning asbestos. Should you
desire to review the asbestos management plan for your child’s school, a copy
of the plan is available in the principal’s office as well as the school’s
central administration office. If
you have any questions about the plan or this federally mandated program, please
contact Bruce Cowan at 435-5478 ext. 228.
Regular and punctual school attendance is essential for the student to
make the most of his or her education – to benefit from teacher-led
activities, to build each day’s learning on that of the previous day’s, and
to grow as an individual. To
receive credit for the school year, a student must attend at least 90 percent of
the 178 instructional days. A
student who attends fewer that 161 days cannot receive credit for the year unless the attendance committee
finds that the absences are the result of extenuating circumstances.
*When a student is absent, a written note from the parent or guardian
must always be sent to school within 2 school days.
An absence automatically becomes unexcused if a note is not received.
An excused absence is based on personal sickness, or death in the family,
quarantine, weather, or road conditions making travel dangerous, and any other
unusual cause acceptable to Perryton ISD.
A nutritious breakfast is served from
7:30-8:00 a.m. Please pay for your
child’s lunch daily, weekly, or monthly with a check.
THERE WILL BE NO LUNCHROOM CHARGES THIS YEAR except for emergencies.
Schools are not required to serve children who receive reduce-price or
full-price meals but do not have money to pay.
CHARGING MEALS is for emergencies only.
If a child has 5 charges, it will be necessary for the child to bring
lunch from home, go home with a parent for lunch, or have an alternate meal
(peanut butter and jelly sandwich). The cafeteria staff will take
lunch money before school each day.
Breakfast
$1.00 Lunch
$1.25 Extra
Milk or Juice $.25
Perryton ISD offers free and reduced-price
breakfasts and lunches to eligible students.
Applications forms are available in the school office.
Students who were eligible last year must fill out a NEW application
within the first month of school. Questions
concerning eligibility should be directed to Cynthia Andreas at 435-5478 ext.
230.
Parents and family members are always
welcome to join us for lunch. Our
cafeteria is located in the Perryton Kinder building.
Parents and visitors will wait and have lunch with students in the
cafeteria. Visitor lunches are
$3.00. If a student is leaving campus for lunch, parents
must check the student out in the Perryton Kinder office before the child leaves
class for lunch.
RETURNED
CHECKS
Personal checks
will be accepted but a $15.00 fee will be charged for all returned checks.
COMMUNICABLE
DISEASES/CONDITIONS
To protect children from contagious illnesses, students infected with
certain diseases are not allowed to come to school while contagious.
Parents of a student with a communicable or contagious disease should
phone the school nurse or principal so that other students who have been exposed
to the disease can be alerted. Some
of the most common of these diseases are: chicken pox, head lice, impetigo,
pinkeye, and ringworm of the scalp.
COMMUNICATION
BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL
Good communication between home and school regarding a child’s
education is more that a “plus”: it’s essential for the student to make
the most of the opportunities provided. School
communication starts with information documents such as this handbook, report
cards, and student work for parents to review and sign.
It continues into interaction: messages and phone calls from teachers and
school open houses or back-to-school nights.
Communication might also include requests for conferences-initiated by
the school or the parent-to discuss student progress, to find out more about the
curriculum and how the parent can support learning, to head off or resolve a
problems, etc. A parent who wants to schedule a phone or in-person
conference with a teacher, counselor, or principal should call the school office
at 435-2463 for an appointment. PARENTS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL TEACHERS AFTER 3:00 P.M.
The school counselor’s role is to help our children feel happy,
healthy, and safe at school and home. When
this is accomplished, our students can function better in the classroom, both
academically and socially. Individual
or group counseling and classroom guidance are provided for our students.
Students may be referred for counseling by parents/guardians, family
members, school personnel, or by self-referrals. Mrs. Copeland is at Perryton Kinder on Wednesdays.
You are welcome to call for an appointment.
Please see the PISD Discipline Management Plan and Student Code of
Conduct Handbook.
If a student should have a medical emergency at school or a
school-related activity when the parent cannot be reached, the school will need
to have written parental consent to obtain emergency medical treatment.
Therefore, parents are asked each year to complete an emergency care
consent form. PARENTS
SHOULD KEEP EMERGENCY CARE INFORMATION UP-TO-DATE (name of doctor, emergency
phone numbers, allergies to medications, etc.)
Having current information will be of critical importance should an
accident or injury occur that requires medical attention.
Please contact the school secretary to update any information.
A school nurse is assigned to our school and is always available in case
of emergency during that time. If
your child becomes ill at school, we will notify you to come and get your child.
BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN WE HAVE A
WORKING NUMBER AT WHICH WE CAN CONTACT YOU AT ALL TIMES.
The school nurse or office staff will provide temporary care, but it
is extremely important that the child be picked up as soon as possible.
For the protection of all students, the following rules have been
established and will be followed at all times.
A student will be sent home if any of these conditions exist:
Fever of 100.4 or above
Suspected Contagious Disease
Injury Which Requires
Doctor’s Attention
Feels Too Ill To Remain At
School
Diarrhea
Vomiting
Pink Eye
Head Lice
Parents or guardians who have questions or
would like to challenge Perryton Kinder’s Illness and Contagious Policy are
welcome to contact the principal.
1.
Medications need to be sent in original
containers. Parents
often send medicines in plastic baggies, unlabeled
bottles, etc.
2.
Parents need to keep enough medicine at home in case the student forgets
to bring the medicine home. It is
the child’s or parent’s responsibility
to pick up the medicine in the
afternoon. (Two small bottles of the medication might be a
solution. This way the child could leave the medication at
school for the duration of the treatment period.)
3.
Notes
with date(s) the medicine is to be given, the dosage,
and the time of day must be sent with the medication.
The
note must have a parental signature. (Form notes are given
during enrollment and are available in the office.)
This is a
state law, and no medication will be given without written
parental permission. PLEAE READ THE SEPARATE
NOTE GIVEN DURING ENROLLMENT STATING OUR
MEDICATION POLICY.
There
will be four (4) parties per class during the school year.
These will include Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, and Playday in
May. Holidays and other special
occasions will be acknowledged through the children’s curriculum.
Birthday parties should be celebrated in the home.
This
school occasionally applies pesticides. Information concerning these
applications may be obtained from Bruce Cowan (435-5478).
A copy of the law can be obtained upon request in the Perryton Kinder
office. (Information provided as
requirement mandated by Texas Pest Control Act 135b-6.
This program went into effect September 1, 1995.)
Students in Pre-K and Kindergarten will receive report cards
every
nine weeks.
BUSES
AND OTHER SCHOOL VEHICLES
The district makes buses available to all students living two or more
miles from the school. Buses are
also made available to students living in areas of the city that require the use
of or the crossing of major roadways (Hwy. 15, Main Street, and the Loop Road).
Information concerning bus routes and behavioral rules for this school
year is provided upon registration. Further
information may be obtained by calling Tommy Cowan at 435-5478.
The District encourages parental and student support in its efforts to
address and prevent sexual harassment and sexual abuse in the public schools.
Students and/or parents are encouraged to discuss their questions or
concerns about the expectations in this area with a teacher, counselor,
principal or Mike Horton, who serves as the District Title IX coordinator for
students.
SITE-BASED
DECISION MAKING COMMITTEE
Texas State House Bill 2885 requires all school districts to have a
district and campus site-based decision making committee.
The Perryton Kinder Committee makes decisions concerning campus goals,
budget, the evaluation of student performance as it relates to instructional
decisions, the selection of staff, curriculum revisions, and instructional
methods.
The District provides special
programs for gifted and talented students, bilingual students, migrant students,
students with limited English proficiency, dyslexic students and students with
disabilities. The coordinator of
each program can answer questions about eligibility requirements, as well as
programs and services offered in the District or by other organizations.
A student or parent with questions about these programs should contact
the principal, Noah Cano or Mike Horton, Director of Special Programs for
ISD.
SPEECH/LANGUAGE
INTERVENTION PROGRAM
The Speech/Language program provides therapy for those children
identified as having a communication disorder.
Communication disorders include articulation, language, fluency, voice,
or any other concern which interferes with a child’s ability to communicate.
Children are referred by their classroom teacher or parent to the
Speech/Language Pathologist for evaluation.
If they meet placement criteria, a child can only be placed in this
program with the parent’s knowledge and consent.
Students will receive Speech/Language services during P.E. or Music.
A student’s school records are
confidential and are protected from
unauthorized inspection or use. A
cumulative record is maintained for each student from the time the student
enters the Perryton ISD until the student withdraws or graduates.
This record moves with the student from school to school.
Parents have access to the records of their child.
By law, both parents, whether married,
separated, or divorced, have access to the records of a student who is under 18
or a dependent for tax purposes. A
parent whose rights have been legally terminated will be denied access to the
records if the school is given a copy of the court order terminating these
rights. Special Education records
will be destroyed seven (7) years after cessation of services.
Summer school will be provided for students who qualify.
Students who speak English as their second language and/or need extra
help with reading skills necessary for 1st grade will be eligible.
The program will run for 6 consecutive weeks beginning one week after the
spring semester is over.
Tutorials will be offered during the school day for students needing
extra help in reading as shown by the TPRI.
Kindergarten students will be required to take the Texas Primary Reading
Inventory in January and May. The
Iowa Test of Basic Skills is given in April.
Students in Pre-K will be expected to be familiar with at least 10
letters of the alphabet as assessed through a teacher check-list.
Perryton Kinder has a School-wide Title I Reading and Math Program, which
is funded by the Federal Government. The
funding we receive is used to employee teachers and paraprofessionals to
accelerate student learning. The
School-wide Title I program provides a greater flexibility and creativity in
serving all children who need extra educational opportunities to achieve grade
level success. All students have
the same goal – to reach the Texas standards established by the Texas
Education Agency.
Toys should not be brought to
school. Exceptions to this rule
occur only if a teacher should request such items in connection with a special
unit of study.
Parents and other interested citizens are invited to the school to
observe instructional programs and/or other school related activities.
Additionally, parents are encouraged to confer with the principal and
teachers concerning their children’s progress in school.
School age boys and girls from other schools are not permitted to attend
the school or visit the classrooms during the school day without specific
clearance by the building principal.
For the safety of those within the
school, all visitors must first report to the principal’s office for a
visitor’s pass. Visits to
individual classrooms during the instructional time are permitted only with
approval of the principal and teacher as long as the duration or frequency does
not interfere with the delivery of instruction or disrupts the normal school
environment.
District
resources have been invested in computer technology to broaden instruction and
to prepare students for an increasingly computerized society.
Use of these resources is restricted to students working under a
teacher’s supervision and to approved instructional purposes only.
(SECTION
504 REHABLITATION ACT OF 1973)
Each
year the Perryton ISD will undertake to identify every qualified disabled
student within the school district who is not receiving appropriate education
and benefits due to him or her under Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act.
The following procedures are instituted to implement Section 504 of the
1973 Rehabilitation Act and benefits compatible to those provided to
non-disabled students. The
procedures are applicable only to Section 504.
Parents and students seeking services under the IDEA, the procedures for
implementing the disabled student’s educational program shall be followed
under the IDEA. At any point in the
504 evaluation process, the 504 committee may refer a child to the Special
Education Department if warranted.
The PISD will provide each eligible student with an educational need, as
determined by the PISD, with a free appropriate public education regardless of
the nature of the handicap.
A free appropriate public education is defined under 504 guidelines as
special instruction, related services and/or reasonable modifications to the
academic, non-academic, and extracurricular portions of the educational program
appropriate for a particular child.
DRILLS-FIRE,
TORNADO, AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
From time to time, students, teachers, and other district employees will
participate in drills of emergency procedures.
When the alarm is sounded, students should follow the direction of
teachers or others in charge quickly, quietly, and in an orderly manner.
Your child will participate in tornado and fire drills for maximum
safety. Many times weather such as
blizzard conditions arrive suddenly. Parents
are asked to stay informed on suspect days by listening to our local radio
station, KEYE 1400 AM. KEYE will be
informed as soon as a decision to dismiss early has been made.
Please stay turned to the local media coverage when abrupt weather occurs
for quick and complete information.
Field trips are taken by the classes during the school year.
Students are required to have signed parental permission in order to
participate. This form is usually
signed by the parent at registration. As
necessary, the teachers will request chaperons to accompany classes for field
trips. Because of the
responsibility of watching the class, it is requested that preschoolers not
accompany the chaperon.
When a student is registering in the Perryton ISD for the first
time, it will be necessary to have an original birth certificate,
immunization records, report cards from the previous school,
and proof of address. Students
will also need to bring their
social security card.
Immunizations required are DPT, Polio, Rubella (German Measles), Rubeola
(Red Measles) for ages 5-10 and TB Skin
Test
for grades 1-7. Parents will have to verify that their child has had chicken
pox. If the child has not, then he
or she will need to get the shot that is now available.
Unless otherwise notified, your child will be dismissed promptly at
dismissal times. We ask that
parents of PPCD, Headstart, Pre-k, and Kindergarten students to not make their
children wait after school. Children
who do not leave the campus promptly will be brought to the office so we may
call their parents to come for them. Students arriving at school in the morning should go directly
to their rooms and sit quietly in the hall outside the classroom door.
Running and playing in the halls are absolutely prohibited.
If you bring your child to school, please say good-bye at the front door.
The children can go to the classroom by themselves.
The halls will be monitored.
If, in the event of an emergency, it is necessary for your child to leave
school early, come by the office and sign your child out on our check-out sheet.
If your child arrives at school during the school day or returns to the
school after signing out (for doctor’s appointments, etc.), he or she must
sign into school in the office.
We must have your cooperation for your child’s safety and accurate
record keeping.
Children are expected to provide their own expendable
supplies such as paper, pencils, crayons, etc.
Each teacher will tell the students the supplies needed.
Local merchants (Gibson’s, Alco, United, etc.) have the official list
for supply needs at Perryton Kinder.
When a student is going to withdraw, please notify the office at least
one day in advance or sooner, if possible.
This is necessary so that the proper records can be processed.
Parents will receive a withdrawal form to present to the next school the
student is to attend. Official
records will be sent by mail.
Official records cannot be carried to the next school by parents or
guardians.
It is absolutely necessary that we have your correct address and
telephone number at all times. We
also need to know your current place of employment.
If your address or place of employment changes during the year, please
send the information to the office.
Physical activity is essential to the child’s complete development.
Physical fitness goes hand in hand with mental fitness.
Students are required and encouraged to participate in P.E.
We need a signed written statement from the parent to excuse a pupil from
physical exercises. If it is necessary to have a child excused for more than
three successive P.E. periods or permanently, we need a signed statement from
your physician.
PROTECTION
OF STUDENT RIGHTS UNDER 20 U.S.C. 1232h
Parents have the right to inspect all instructional materials, including
teacher’s manuals, films, tapes, or other supplementary material, that will be
used in connection with any survey, analysis, or evaluation as part of any
program funded in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Education.
Please contact your child’s principal if you desire an appointment to
review such materials.
If your children are under the age of 18, they will not be required to
participate in a survey, analysis, or evaluation as part of any program funded
in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Education that reveals information
concerning the following topics without your prior written consent.
1.
Political affiliations.
2.
Mental and psychological problems potentially embarrassing to the student
or his or her family.
3.
Sexual behavior and attitudes.
4.
Illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, and demeaning behavior.
5.
Critical appraisals of other individuals with whom students
have close family relationships.
6.
Legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships,
such as those of lawyers, physicians, and ministers.
7.
Income (other that that required to determine a child’s
eligibility for participation in a program or for
receiving
financial assistance under such a program.).
If your children are 18 or older or are emancipated minors, they will
have the opportunity to give or withhold consent to participate in the survey,
analysis, or evaluation.
KINDER