CLAYTON
ELEMENTARY
STUDENT-PARENT
HANDBOOK
2007-2008
Welcome
to the 2007-2008 school year. Your teachers,
staff and principals are looking forward to working cooperatively with you to
establish a positive motivational climate for learning.
Our handbook has been written to
help you understand the rules and regulations of our school. Please feel free to call the school if any
questions arise. Our goal is to
encourage school spirit and pride in belonging to Clayton Elementary
School. We intend to provide
opportunities to develop each child physically, socially, intellectually and
emotionally in a friendly and positive atmosphere.
Our enrollment at this time includes
approximately 515 students and 60 staff members. Our building facility contains 42 rooms, library, cafeteria and
gym. We have a very active PTO and we
encourage everyone to join our team.
We hope everyone has a “great” year!
Sincerely,
Stanley
J. Borowski
Principal
Michael
R. Dulin
Associate
Principal
Telephone: 653-8587
653-8922
653-3416
Nurse: 653-3147
Fax: 653-3421
The District
There are seven
(7) school buildings in the Smyrna School
District: Smyrna Kindergarten Center (K), Clayton Elementary (K-4),
Smyrna Elementary (K-4),
North Smyrna Elementary
(K-4), John Bassett Moore Intermediate
(5-6), Smyrna Middle School (7-8),
and Smyrna High
School (9-12), with an
approximate enrollment of
4,350. The district employs 400
staff members, 295 of which are teachers.
Smyrna has been very
successful in academics, the arts, and athletics. The district provides
educational opportunities for all
students covering an
extensive range of
curriculum-related experiences.
The Board
of Education, administration, faculty, and the community work cooperatively to provide
a comprehensive educational program for the community.
The Smyrna School
District is an equal opportunity employer and
does not discriminate or
deny services on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, handicap, and/or
age. Allegations of
non-compliance with Title V or Title IX are to be directed to Mrs.
Deborah D. Wicks, Superintendent,
Smyrna School District, 22 South Main
Street, Smyrna, Delaware 19977 or by telephone 653-8585.
ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL PHILOSOPHY
The Smyrna
School District exists for the development, improvement, and general welfare of
the children of the community.
Therefore, we
must endeavor to:
1. Establish a positive motivational climate
for learning and intellectual development.
2. Create a school environment that provides
for levels of success with respect to individual abilities.
3. Develop the child physically, socially,
intellectually, and emotionally.
4. Create opportunities to encourage
independence and cooperation through varied educational experiences.
WHAT
SHALL I DO IF I HAVE A PROBLEM CONCERNING MY CHILD?
Step 1 - Make an appointment to see the
teacher.
Step 2 - If the parent and the teacher cannot solve the
problem, make an appointment with the principal and a conference will be arranged.
Step 3 - If the parent and the principal cannot solve the
problem, make an appointment with the Superintendent and a conference will be
arranged.
ENTERING
AND LEAVING THE SCHOOL
ALL
PARENTS, VOLUNTEERS, AND OTHER VISITORS MUST REGISTER IN THE OFFICE UPON
ENTERING THE BUILDING AND RECEIVE A VISITOR’S PASS.
NO ONE IS
TO SMOKE ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Please note
designated parking on Main Street, remember to discharge students on the
sidewalk and have them use the crosswalk when crossing the street. The crossing guard is there for the safety
of your children. Please be careful and
observe his/her directions.
VISITING
THE SCHOOL AND OBSERVING CLASSES
a) Conferences
may not be held with the teacher during instructional hours. Please call the office to arrange a
conference with your child’s teacher.
b) Please
check in at the office upon arrival for your teacher conference.
c) Pre-school
children or infants may not visit the classroom with the parent, as younger
children often distract the attention of both the visitor and the
students.
d) When
requesting a classroom observation visit, please call the teacher in advance to
arrange a mutually agreeable time.
Parents may sit and observe quietly in a space designated by the classroom
teacher. Parents are expected to
observe #’s 1, 2, 3 as listed above.
Report
Card Dates Progress Report Dates
November 13,
2007 (K-6) October
4, 2007
January 29,
2008 (all grades) December 13, 2007
April 15, 2008
(all grades) February 28,2008
June 4, 2008
(grades K-8) May 14, 2007
EMERGENCY
SCHOOL CLOSING
If the
weather is bad, school may be delayed either one hour, two hours, or closed
all day for the safety of the children.
Please insure your child has an alternative after-school plan for
supervision.
Please
listen to any of the following TV and radio stations beginning at 6:30 a.m.:
TV - WBOC Channel 16
WDEL 1150 AM
WDOV 1410 AM
WDSD 94.7
FM
WILM 1450 AM
If you do not
hear delay or closing announcements, you may presume that the district is in
regular operation.
OR: check
our web site at: www.smyrna.k12.de.us
Please be
certain that arrangements are made for your child(ren) in the event of an
unscheduled early dismissal due to inclement weather conditions. Children will be dismissed as per normal
routine/or as per previously arranged parent request. Children will be released to legal guardian
only. Our goal is for your child to
return home safely.
2007 –
08 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS
Regular Meeting -
7:00 p.m.
Date Location
September 19 John Bassett Moore Intermediate
October 17 Smyrna Kindergarten Center
November
20 Clayton Elementary School
December 19 Smyrna Elementary School
January 17 North Elementary School
February 20 Smyrna High School
March 19 Smyrna Middle School
April 16 Clayton Elementary School
May 14 John Bassett Moore Intermediate
June
18 Smyrna Elementary
School
All
meetings except executive sessions are open to the public.
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS
Mrs. Lynne Newlin, President
Mr. Jeffrey Clark, Vice President
Mrs. Christine B. Malec, Member
Mr. Ronald B. Eby, Member
Mrs. Ginger Barkley, Member
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORS
Mrs. Deborah D. Wicks, Superintendent
Mr. Clarence Lloyd, Assistant
Superintendent
Mr. Fran Falatek, Business Manager
Dr. Alexander Shalk, Supervisor of
Curriculum & Instruction
Mr. Donald E. Bates, Supervisor of
Special Education
Mrs. Sharon Almondo, Supervisor of
Transportation
Mrs. Patricia P. Conley, Supervisor of
Child Nutrition Programs
Mr. Clinton Lasana, Supervisor of
Buildings & Grounds
DAILY
SCHEDULES
Grades 1- 4
8:15
a.m. Teacher Day Begins
8:15
a.m. Breakfast (walkers
& bus students)
8:20 a.m. Students Report
8:30 a.m. Instruction Time Begins
8:35
a.m. Tardy
Bell
3:25
p.m. Classes
End/Walkers Dismissed
3:30 p.m. Bus Dismissal (1st & 3rd
grade)
3:32 p.m. Bus Dismissal (2nd & 4th
grade)
On half days walkers will be
dismissed at 12:25 p.m
Bus students will be dismissed
at 12:30 p.m.
ARRIVAL
TIME
Students
should not be on the school grounds before 8:15 a.m. (unless they are enrolled in
the breakfast club). Potential problems
could develop when students are unsupervised.
TARDINESS
School starts
at 8:30 a.m. Children arriving after
this time should have a note written by parents explaining tardiness and should
report directly to the classroom.
Students reporting to school after 8:35 a.m. should report to the office
to be taken off the absentee rolls and receive a late pass. A child will not be counted late if the bus
is late.
EARLY
DISMISSAL
All early
dismissals will require a written request from the parent or guardian. Requests will not be granted over the
telephone. In an emergency, persons
having legal custody of the student may present themselves at the student’s
school office to sign an early dismissal.
RELEASES
Parents must
come to the office if they wish to pick up their child during the school
day. If you are sending someone to the
school office to pick up your child, please notify us by letter or telephone
before the time the child is to be taken from school. This way we will know that someone other than the parent is
authorized to pick up the child. Identification may be required before the
student is released.
GETTING
TO AND FROM SCHOOL
1. Walkers
are to use the sidewalks and crosswalk, and to walk in a safe manner.
2. Bus
students are expected to ride in a safe and orderly manner. When children misbehave on the school bus,
parents will be notified by the bus driver.
If the behavior problem persists, a conduct report will be turned into
the office, one copy sent home to the
parents, one copy is returned to the bus driver, and one copy is forwarded to
the District’s Transportation Supervisor.
It is desired that all children who ride buses will not do anything to
distract the driver. Failure to comply
with these regulations may result in the guilty person being denied permission
to ride the bus (see page 27 - 29).
3. If your
child rides his/her bicycle to school, certain rules are to be followed.
All bicycles are to be placed in the
racks provided. Bicycles are not to be
ridden on the school grounds. The child
should have a lock for the bicycle and students are required by law to wear
bicycle helmets.
4. If your
child is to return home by means other than the way he arrived at school, a
note is required. This note must be
approved by the school office.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE LAW
According to 14 Delaware C, 2729 and
2730, “Truancy” or “Truant” shall refer to a pupil enrolled in grades K through
12 inclusive who has been absent from school without a valid excuse for more
than three (3) days or the equivalent thereof, without a valid excuse during a
given school year.
COMPREHENSIVE
ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES
1. Each
school in the district will establish a “Student Attendance Review Board”. The
purpose of the Attendance Review Board will be to determine the cause of
the student’s excessive absence and
evaluate possible alternative
educational services. The Review Board will consist of a minimum
of three (3) persons: one building
administrator, one guidance counselor (if available), one staff person, and the
school nurse. Other staff may be added
at the discretion of the Review Board.
This board may meet when deemed necessary.
2. Each
school shall implement a positive program encouraging regular school attendance. An age appropriate system of reward and
merit should be a major component of such a program.
3. The
designated staff person will retain all notes from parent/guardian(s) for
student absences for the current school year.
4. The school
will make a reasonable attempt to contact parent/guardian(s) of students who
are absent from school. This will be
the responsibility of Clayton Elementary’s attendance person.
5. Students’
attendance will be recorded daily in compliance with state regulations. *(It is highly recommended that notes from
the doctor be submitted when applicable to accurately document absences.)
a.
Upon
accumulation of eight (8), twelve (12), sixteen (16), twenty (20), twenty-four
(24) absences (excused or unexcused), parents will be contacted by the
school. The school’s contact with the
parents will determine the cause of the student’s excessive absence and
possible evaluation of auxiliary educational services.
b.
Following
the 8th absence the student’s parents/guardians will be notified of
the attendance problem and its imminent consequences. Students in grades K-12 will be retained or receive no credit in
their courses/subjects (24 days per one year course, 12 days per semester
course).
c.
When a
student accumulates three (3) UNEXCUSED absences, he/she is
considered in violation of the district policy and Delaware state law on
attendance. The school will notify the
visiting teacher and a truancy letter will be sent. Upon continued truancy, the following actions will be taken by
the visiting teacher:
·
8 unexcused
days-certified letter sent to the home and home visit
·
11
unexcused days – letter sent home and charges filed in truancy court
·
24
unexcused days – The Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their
Families (DSCYF) will be notified.
d.
Parents of
students deemed truant will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the
law. Parents found guilty of violating
Delaware’s compulsory attendance requirements will be subject to fines and/or
imprisonment.
*School
Note
e.
Upon
accumulation of twelve (12) instances of tardiness per year, the visiting
teacher will be notified and a truancy notice will be sent home to the parents
or guardian, if applicable. The
Attendance Review Boards’ contact with the parents will determine the cause of
the student’s excessive tardiness and possibly offer solutions to the problem.
f.
A student
who is receiving homebound instruction in accordance with district procedures
will be regarded as present and will not be penalized under any provision of
this policy.
g.
A student
who is absent during regular school hours because of school-directed or
district-approved activities (class trips, field trips, early dismissals for
athletic participation, etc.) shall be marked as present for attendance
purposes.
h.
Exceptions
to the Smyrna School District Attendance Policy may be made in cases of severe
family hardship or student illness by an appeal to the Attendance Review Board
in each school within 10 days of written notice.
6. For the purpose of this policy, the state
guidelines governing excusable absences will be used. The following conditions are recognized by the Smyrna School
Board as being legal and necessary absences:
a.
Illness of the child, attested to by a physician, if necessary.
b.
The presence of contagious disease at the child’s home subject to regulations of the Department of Health
and Social Services.
c.
Death in the immediate family or in the home of grandparents. Excused time will not exceed one week. Excused time allowed for funeral of other
relatives will not exceed one day. Additional
time may be allowed when services are held at long distances from the student’s
home.
d.
Legal business
e. Suspensions or expulsion from school for
misconduct
f.
Remedial health treatment (includes student pregnancy)
g. Prearranged absences with documented
parental knowledge:
·
College
visit
·
Participation
in other educational experience
·
Absences of
one day for personal reasons
h. Emergency situations as determined by the
school principal
i.
Religious
holidays
*Note: No absence will be allowed during state
testing or semester exams unless approved in advance by the school principal.
DEFINITIONS
Absence:
A student
must attend school a minimum of five (5) hours to be credited for a full day of
attendance. A student must attend a
minimum of two and one-half hours to be credited for one-half of a day. Two half days will equal a whole.
Early
Dismissal:
All early
dismissals will require a written
request from the parent or
guardian. Requests will not be granted
over the telephone. In an emergency,
persons having legal custody of the student may present themselves at the
student’s school office to sign an early dismissal.
Excused
Absence:
An excused
absence is an absence covered under the nine (9) necessary and legal
absences. A signed note from the parent
or guardian stating the reason for the absence and the date will be required. The note must be submitted to the school
office no later than two days following the student’s return to the school or
the absence will be considered unexcused.
Students who are eighteen years of age or older and who are legally
independent may sign their own notes.
Parents, guardians and students must understand that writing a note does
not excuse a student for an absence unless it can be classified as a necessary
and legal absence.
Homebound:
Instruction
furnished by the school district at the student’s place of residence. Such instruction is normally furnished when
a student’s medical condition prevents her/him from attending regularly or for
an extended period of time, as deemed necessary by a physician in writing.
Make-Up
Work:
Any student who
has an excused absence from school can make up classwork and assignments
missed, if the request is made within a reasonable length of time of the
student’s return but not to exceed three (3) days. The time allowed to complete make-up work will equal the time
missed and will begin the day of the student’s request. It is the student’s responsibility to take
advantage of this opportunity. The
student’s grade should reflect a failure to comply.
School
Suspension:
In-school
suspension (ISS) is considered excused, but work must be made up in ISS that
day.
Out-of-school
suspension is considered excused, but students may not make up schoolwork
missed while on out-of-school suspension.
However, tests during suspensions must be made up within two school days
after the suspension is fulfilled, with the exception of academic
violations. Arrangements to complete
any make-up tests are the responsibility of the student.
Tardy:
A late
arrival after school’s official starting time.
Truancy:
Any unexcused
absence will be regarded as in incident of truancy.
Unexcused
Absence:
An absence
for a reason other than the nine valid reasons listed above, or an absence with
no note. Unexcused absences result in
no credit awarded for the missed schoolwork.
Three such unexcused absences could result in truancy charges being
placed against parent/guardian(s) as provided for in the Delaware Code.
HEALTH
We are always
concerned with the health of students.
For the protection of all school children, immunizations are required. A policy has also been established requiring
physical examinations. Children will
not be allowed to attend school if these are not completed.
Parent/guardian(s)
are encouraged to keep their children at home when illness warrants. No children are permitted in school with
contagious diseases. Children who have
chicken pox will not be allowed to re-enter school until all blisters are dried
completely.
If your
child is ill, contact the school.
In case of
illness or emergency in school, parent/guardian(s) will be notified by
telephone. If the parent/guardian(s)
cannot be reached, we will call the person(s) you listed on the registration
and/or emergency card. Please complete
and return the emergency card immediately.
If your child has been prescribed a medication to be taken during school
attendance, all medication must be in the bottle from the Doctor or pharmacy
from which it was dispensed.
TRANSFERS
If you are
going to move, please notify the school office to complete a withdrawal
form. Prompt attention will avoid delay
in forwarding records.
CHILD
CUSTODY INFORMATION
During the
past few years there has been an increase in single-parent families and numerous
child custody litigations have occurred.
This is a very serious matter and the school is concerned for the
welfare of the children involved; however, parent/guardian(s) are to be advised
that unless the school has received a legal document stating that custody has
been granted to an individual, the school may release the child to either
parent upon request.
GRADING
POLICY
Definition
Grading is a
process by which individual students are assessed to determine the extent to
which each has achieved the instructional objectives (i. e. predetermined
student learning outcomes) of a course or area of study.
Philosophy
1. The Smyrna
School District Board of Education expects that grades assigned to students,
based upon a professional evaluation of student performance in a particular
course or area of study, are to be based solely upon predetermined student
learning outcomes which are communicated in advance to students and
parent/guardian(s).
2. The Board of Education believes that a grade
should never be construed as an end in itself.
3. The Board of Education believes that
evaluation of student progress in the form of grades must be objective,
understandable to students and to parent/guardian(s), and communicate strengths
and weaknesses of student performance.
Implementation
Regulations
shall insure that grading is consistent with this policy.
General
Guidelines
1. The intent of
the reporting systems is to communicate academic achievement, effort and
behavior on a regular basis to students and parent/guardian(s).
2. Each teacher shall communicate their
grading system to students and parents/guardians at the beginning of each
school year or semester as appropriate.
Principals shall ensure that each grading system so distributed is
consistent with:
a. the district’s grading policy
and regulation
b. sound educational practice
c.
other teachers in the same grade or department or who are teaching the same
course/subject
3. Teachers shall
have the responsibility for determining student grades consistent with the
district’s policy and regulation.
4. For grades
1 through 12, student report cards shall be distributed every nine weeks to
students and parents/guardians.
5.
Mid-marking period progress reports will be issued to all students. This guideline does not discourage a teacher
from sending progress reports home with the student on a more frequent or as
needed basis.
6. Parent
conferences relating to student progress shall be scheduled as needed. The approved school calendar shall provide
for parent conferences on or about the end of the first and third
quarters. Whenever possible, such
conferences are to be arranged in order to accommodate parents’/guardians’
schedules.
7. All
teachers teaching the same subjects or grade level will establish a standard
grading policy. (Example: course biology - homework___%, tests___%
lab, etc.) and submit to the building
principal.
8. Attitudes
and work habits will be noted, when deficient, in a separate area of the report
card.
9. The
grading scale for all students shall be as follows:
A = 93-100 Excellent
B = 85-92 Above Average
C = 76-84 Average
D = 70-75 Unsatisfactory But Passing
F = 69 & below Failing
+ or - shall be used to
supplement the above
10. Negative
or positive classroom behavior should not affect a student’s grades.
11. A
student’s grades may not be changed by a school administrator without
permission of the teacher.
Kindergarten
Guidelines
1.
Kindergarten teachers send home a mid-semester progress report in November and
April.
2.
Conferences are held as needed throughout the year.
3. All
kindergarten students are evaluated through a comprehensive testing program for
the January and June report cards.
Grade
1 Guidelines
1. Reading
and math will receive letter grades and a clearly defined instructional level
for all four marking periods. Skills
listed under these subjects will receive S, N, or U grades.
2. Spelling
will receive a letter grade beginning the second marking period. Skills listed under this subject will
receive S, N, or U grades.
3. English will receive S, N, or U grades
beginning the second marking period.
4. Science, social studies, and handwriting will
receive S, N, or U grades for
all four marking periods.
Elementary
Guidelines
1. All
academic subjects will receive the letter grade earned with no instructional
level indicated except for reading, where the letter grade and an
instructional level will be clearly
defined. If a student is working below
grade level and receives an A, he/she should be moved to a higher level; and if
a student is working above grade level, he/she should not receive a C or D but
should be moved down a level. For
special education students working below grade and accelerated students working
above level, the grade box would be split.
2.
Distribution of grades on the elementary level - copy of report card is placed
in an envelope which has the student’s name, school name, grade, year, teacher,
and parent’s/guardian’s signature.
Parent/guardian(s) keep the pressure copy and return only the envelope
to school. This method will eliminate
reporting grades on cumulative cards and attendance sheets.
3. Reading -
letter grades and instructional level will be used for reading. The sub- headings of comprehension,
oral expression, and word attack skills shall be graded with S, U, N, I.
4. Art,
handwriting, library science, music, and physical education should be recorded
as S or U on the report card for all Grades 1 through 4.
The
basic criterion for promotion is the probability that the student will succeed at
the next higher-grade level. While
children are unique because each child grows at his/her own rate according to
individual ability, environment, and life experiences, high academic standards
have been established for all children.
However, flexibility to provide for individual differences must be
planned for within the boundaries of the promotion standards.
Retention:
Basic
guidelines for retention include:
1. K-8..................... The student must meet the performance level
requirements for both reading and mathematics.
2. K-8..................... Parents of students in danger of being
retained must be notified no earlier than the end of the second marking period
but no later than the end of the third marking period. Reasons for possible retention and suggestions
for increasing the child's achievement level(s) will be provided.
3. K-8..................... Poor work habits and/or poor attitude are
not grounds by themselves for retention, unless they are major contributors to
academic failure.
4. K-8..................... Retained students will be assigned to a new
classroom and teacher unless the teacher, student, and parents request
identical placement or unless no other placement is available.
5. K-8..................... For students with disabilities, including
students who participate in a functional life skills curriculum, the Individual
Education Plan (IEP) team will determine promotion and placement according to
the provisions of the student's IEP using all available data and in
consultation with the student's parent(s) or guardian(s).
6. K-8……... For
LEP students, during their first three years in Delaware schools, decisions for
promotion and placement shall be made by the school principal in consultation
with the ESOL teacher, the student's regular teacher(s) and parent(s) or
guardian. After three years, except in
extenuating circumstances, promotion decisions for LEP students shall be
determined as for other students.
7. K-12................... The student must meet district attendance
policy guidelines (Smyrna School District Policy 5113: "Comprehensive Attendance
Procedures").
8. 3, 5, 8................. A student scoring a performance level of 2
on the grades 3, 5, or 8 reading and/or grade 8 math test is required to have
an Individual Improvement Plan (IIP) mutually agreed upon by school staff and
the student’s parent/guardian. The IIP
must specify appropriate interventions, including but not limited to special
courses of study, tutoring, summer school extended time instruction, mentoring,
or other academic improvement activities.
(Parents may appeal the contents of the plan to an Academic Review
Committee consisting of Smyrna School District educators.) If school staff and the parent/guardian are
unable to reach an agreement on the IIP, summer school is mandatory. STATE
REQUIREMENT
Once agreement is reached, the student will be
promoted to the next grade. The student
will be required, however, to retake the reading and/or math portion of the
DSTP (at the previous grade level) the following spring. If the score is a 3 or better, the student
is promoted. If a score of less than 3
is obtained, the student will be required to attend summer school and retest
unless the additional indicators are sufficient as determined by a Smyrna
Academic Review Committee. The Smyrna
Academic Review Committee will determine that the student has demonstrated
proficient performance relative to the state content standards using other
indicators including (but not limited to) end of course assessments, student
classroom work products, or classroom grades.
If the score is below a level 3 at the end of summer school, the student
is retained at the current grade level.
STATE REQUIREMENT
A student shall not be retained if he or she has
been previously retained for two years because of academic performance. Students who have already been retained in a
grade due to the DSTP may not be retained in that grade again. STATE
REQUIREMENT
For
students with disabilities, the Individual Education Plan (IEP) will constitute
the Individual Improvement Plan (IIP).
9. 3, 5, 8................. A student scoring a performance level of 1
(well below the standard) on the grade 3, 5, or 8 reading and/or grade 8 math
test shall be retained unless the student attends summer school and earns a
reading score of 3 during the summer administration of the DSTP. If the student does not demonstrate
proficiency on the reading assessment (score 3) after one retake, a Smyrna
Academic Review Committee will meet to determine if the student has
demonstrated sufficient performance using other indicators of achievement
including (but not limited to) end of course assessments, student classroom
products, or classroom grades. Students
who earn a PL 2 on the retake and whose indicators are not sufficient will
assume the same status as a PL 2 from the spring testing (see #8). STATE
REQUIREMENT
10. 3, 5, 8................. School staff must notify parents of students
whose performance falls Below the
Standard on the grade 3, 5, or 8 reading test, or on the Grade 8
mathematics test, and whose performance remains Below the Standard following an intervention of summer school. Parents must be notified prior to summer
school of the deficient area(s) and informed about the planned
interventions. A copy of the Individual
Improvement Plan (IIP) in the areas of deficiency shall be forwarded to the
parent(s) or legal guardian by
October
15. Parents must return a signed copy
of the IIP, indicating their agreement or disagreement, to the school
principal/designee by October 30.
Should the parent disagree with or wish to discuss the IIP, a conference
shall
be held with the parent and appropriate school staff
not later than the end of the first marking period. STATE REQUIREMENT
11. 3, 5, 8................. Based upon the promotion policy requirements
and appropriate consideration of input from the Case Study Team [parents, principal,
counselor, and teacher(s)], the teacher will make the final decision with
regard to retention. This policy
guideline does not supercede grades 3, 5, or 8 student accountability
requirements as listed in guidelines 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
12. Family
vacations do not qualify students for a special exemption from the DSTP. STATE REQUIREMENT
Retention, Grade K:
A
student will be considered for retention if it can be clearly demonstrated that
the student is not academically ready for a comprehensive first-grade
curriculum when he/she has not reached satisfactory levels of performance as
defined below:
Satisfactory
Reading Performance Levels:
·
obtain a score of 76% or better on the Harcourt
Brace K-1 test
·
name upper case and lower case letters (44 our of 52
presented in random order)
·
identify sight words (76%) (18 out of 25)
·
make letter/sound correspondence (17 out of 26)
Satisfactory Mathematics Performance Levels:
ź counts from 1-25, and
·
write
numerals to match sets of objects to 20 (15 out of 20)
Retention, Grades 1-4:
A
student will be considered for retention if it can be clearly demonstrated that
the student is not academically ready for the comprehensive curriculum at the
next higher level when he/she has not reached satisfactory levels of
performance as defined below:
Satisfactory
Reading Performance Levels
A student's year-end grade will be obtained by
averaging the four (4) marking periods.
A year-end average of 76% must be attained for promotion:
ź 1st Grade - Each
marking period grade will be averaged across two areas, each equally weighted:
1.
First
grade holistic tests/first grade skills tests
2.
First
grade independently completed reading classwork.
ź 2nd Grade - Each
marking period grade will be averaged across three areas, each equally weighted
1.
Second
grade holistic tests
2.
Second
grade skills tests
3.
Second
grade independently completed reading classwork.
ź 3rd Grade - Each
marking period grade will be averaged across three areas, each equally weighted
1.
Third
grade holistic tests
2.
Third
grade skills tests
3.
Third
grade independently completed reading classwork.
4.
Third
students must meet state test requirements as outlined in points 8 and 9 of the
Basic Guidelines for Retention. STATE REQUIREMENT
ź 4th Grade - Each
marking period grade will be averaged across three areas, each equally weighted
1.
Fourth
grade holistic tests
2.
Fourth
grade skills tests
3.
Fourth
grade independently completed reading classwork.
Satisfactory
Mathematics Performance Levels
A student's year-end grade will be obtained by
averaging the four (4) marking periods.
A year-end average of 76% must be attained for promotion:
ź 1st Grade - Each
marking period grade will be averaged across two areas, each equally weighted.
1.
Grade
One tests
2.
Grade
One independently completed mathematics classwork
ź 2nd Grade - Each
marking period grade will be averaged across two areas, each equally weighted.
1.
Grade
Two tests
2.
Grade
Two independently completed mathematics classwork
ź 3rd Grade - Each marking
period grade will be averaged across two areas, each equally weighted.
1.
Grade
Three tests
2.
Grade
Three independently completed mathematics classwork
ź 4th Grade - Each
marking period grade will be averaged across two areas, each equally weighted.
1.
Grade
Four tests
2.
Grade
Four independently completed mathematics classwork
Acceleration, Grades 1-4:
Acceleration
is the placement of a student in a higher grade level which is more
academically appropriate.
Basic
guidelines for acceleration include:
1.
Acceleration
will be beneficial to the student socially, emotionally, physically and
academically.
2. For children who appear to be performing above grade level in
reading and/or mathematics but do not meet the performance levels stated below,
the curriculum will be enriched with meaningful and challenging activities.
3. When acceleration is considered, the Case
Study Team will use the criteria stated below to make the final determination.
To
be considered for acceleration, the child must satisfy all of the
following criteria for both reading and mathematics:
Reading
·
In grades 2 and 4, score at the 90th percentile or better on
the SAT 10 on the DSTP. for grade 1,
achieve mastery level on the DIBELS.
Obtain teacher/principal
recommendations.
attained at least a 98%
average during the previous year, determined by averaging the child's
performance on the appropriate Skill(s) Tests, Holistic Test(s), and independently completed reading
classwork, and
test out of the appropriate
end-of-grade Skill(s) Tests and Holistic Test(s) for the next higher grade
level with a 98% average.
ź In Grade 3, scores at the Delaware Student Testing Program
Performance Level 5 which signifies "exceptional" and
"exemplary" performance,
attained at least a 98%
average during the previous year, to be determined by averaging the child's
performance on the appropriate Skills Test(s), Holistic Test(s), and independently completed reading
classwork, and test out of the appropriate end-of-grade Skill Test and Holistic
Test for the next higher grade level with a 98% average.
·
All
grades should obtain teacher/principal recommendations.
Mathematics
·
In grades 2 and 4 score at the 90th percentile or better on the math portion of the
SAT 10 on the DSTP, (for grade 1, use STAR math scores to assess readiness for
grade 2 work) attain at least a 98% average during the previous year,
(determined by averaging the child's performance on all end of chapter tests and independently completed classwork), and
test out of the appropriate end-of-book test for the
next higher grade level with a 98% average.
ź In Grade 3, score at the Delaware Student Testing Program
Performance Level 5 which signifies "exceptional" and
"exemplary" performance attained at least a 98% average during the
previous year, determined by averaging the child's performance on all the end
of chapter tests and independently
completed classwork, and test out of the appropriate end-of-book test for the
next higher grade level with a 98% average.
·
All
grades should obtain teacher/principal recommendations.
Retention, Grades 5-8:
A
student will be considered for retention if it can be clearly demonstrated that
the student is not academically ready for the comprehensive curriculum at the
next higher level when he/she has not reached satisfactory levels of
performance as defined below:
ź Students are expected to meet performance and achievement
standards before promotion to the next higher grade.
·
Fifth
and sixth grade students must pass four of the five major subject areas, three
of which must be reading, grammar/language arts, and mathematics. The fourth major subject must be science or
social studies.
·
Seventh
and eighth grade students must pass three major subjects, two of which must be
language arts (averaged with reading when applicable) and mathematics.
·
For
students grades 5 - 8 who fail a major subject, a score of 60 - 69% is required
for summer school attendance.
Acceleration (5-8)
Acceleration
is the placement of students in a grade level which is more academically
appropriate.
A
student will be considered for acceleration based upon the following factors:
1. Acceleration will
be beneficial to the student socially, emotionally, physically, and
academically.
2. Written
evaluations, observation scales and charts, and teacher judgment indicate that
the student's skills and performance are substantially above grade level.
3. Physical and
social development must be sufficiently accelerated to allow the student to
function comfortably at the grade level considered.
The
final decision regarding acceleration will be made by the Case Study Team
consisting of appropriate staff and parents.
Promotion/Graduation, Grades
9-12:
Credits
required for promotion:
1. From eighth to
ninth grade - A student must pass English and two of the three
other major subjects, which are math, science, and social studies.
2. From ninth to
tenth grade - A student must earn one credit in English and four additional
credits, and have a total of five credits.
3. From tenth to
eleventh grade - A student must have earned two credits in English and nine
additional credits, and have a total of eleven credits.
4. From eleventh to
twelfth grade - A student must have earned three credits in English and
thirteen additional credits, and have a total of sixteen credits.
5. Students must
accumulate a minimum of 22 credits in grades nine through 12 in order to
receive a diploma. Of these, the
following are required: English - 4;
Social Studies - 3, one of which must be American History; Mathematics - 3;
Science - 3; Physical Education - 1; Computer Literacy - 1; Health - .5 and
Career Pathways - 3. The additional 6.5
credits are to be selected from elective offerings. (Beginning with the class of 2011 students will be required to
take 4 math credits.)
An
alternative program or courses may be available based upon student need and
case history.
6. Scores on reading,
writing, mathematics, science and social studies will be used to calculate a
graduation index. A graduation index
will determine if a student is eligible for a diploma noting distinguished
performance. Other Academic Indicators
may be substituted for specific content area DSTP scores for the calculation of
performance levels. Other indicators
include SAT scores in verbal, mathematics, or writing and AP scores in English,
Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
A Distinguished diploma will be awarded to students
who scored high on the DSTP and complete local requirements for graduation.
A standard diploma will be awarded to students who
complete local requirements for graduation.
7. Students at grade
11 will have multiple opportunities to take the DSTP before the conclusion of
their grade 12 year. STATE REQUIREMENT Extra time or summer school programs will be
available.
8. Extra-time
and/or summer programs will be offered for students who fall below required
performance standards.
9.
Students
will have multiple opportunities to retake the DSTP before the conclusion of
their grade 12 year.
Approved By Board of Education on 7/24/91
Revision
approved by the Board of Education on 3/16/94
Revision
approved by the Board of Education on 8/17/94
Revision
approved by the Board of Education 09/15/99
Revision
approved by the Board of Education 09/19/01
Revision
approved by the Board of Education 08/20/03
Revision
approved by the Board of Education 5/11/05
Revision
approved by the Board of Education 8/17/05
Revision
approved by the Board of Education 2/22/07
PARENT-TEACHER
CONFERENCES
To assist you
in meeting with your child’s teacher, parent conference days and evenings have
been scheduled for November 9, and 10, 2006.
You are welcome to request a conference at any time.
If you, as
the legal guardian, wish to have a conference with your child’s teacher(s)
and/or principal, please call the school or send in a note and we will arrange
a convenient time for the conference.
If a conference has been arranged and, for some reason you cannot come
or you may be a little late, please inform the school by phone or note.
HOMEWORK
Homework will
generally be given four nights a week, usually Monday through Thursday. Homework is not busy work but an extension of
the class work which was not completed during the day and/or remedial,
reinforcing, or enriching while testing the understanding of the student.
Parents
should see that their child has a homework assignment book, if needed in grades
1 and 2; provide a time and quiet place to do his/her homework each day; check
for correctness when assignment is completed; and help organize things for the
next school day. Students in grades 3
and 4 will be provided an agenda book to record homework and be used as a communication
device between home and school.
Parents
are asked to call the school office before 10:30 a.m. when requesting class
assignments for students who are absent due to illness. Teachers cannot interrupt class instruction
to prepare homework assignments as this is usually done during teacher
preparation time. If your child will
only be out one day, homework can be taken home upon the child’s return. Your cooperation is appreciated.
SPECIAL
SERVICES
The Smyrna
School District provides a variety of educational programs. Included are the following: Gifted/Talented, Speech, HHPD, ESOL,
Pre-School, Pre-K, Homebound, Home schooling and any student identified as
needing Special Education under IDEA. Special Services also handles all
requests to school psychologists, the visiting teacher, and any concerns with
Section 504 of IDEA.
TITLE 1
PROGRAM
Supplementary
instruction in reading and/or mathematics is provided for children in greatest
need. Title 1 is a federally funded
program that provides services in grades K-4.
BREAKFAST
CLUB
In order to
accommodate parent work schedules, the Smyrna School District is providing a
program, “The Breakfast Club.”
Beginning at 7:15 a.m. each school day for grades K-6, breakfast and
before school supervision will be available in the Clayton Elementary Cafeteria
for $2.00 a day.
SCHOOL-AGE
CHILD CARE PROGRAM
The
after-school care program is operated by the Boys & Girls Club of Delaware
located in Wilmington, Delaware. The
goal of the program is to provide a comprehensive childcare program after
school hours for children in grades K-6 to meet the needs of working
parents. The program is designed to
broaden the development of all involved.
Development through activities such as recreational games,
socialization, arts and crafts and homework assistance is provided.
The Boys
& Girls Club after-school care program will be held at some of the
elementary schools. The Boys &
Girls Club accepts purchase of care through the State of Delaware. Third child rates are also available. For more information call the After Care
Director, Marianne Olmstead at 302-658-1871.
PLAYGROUND
POLICY
The Clayton
Elementary School playground is for the sole use of Clayton Elementary School
students during school hours. No one
else should be on the playground between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
DISCIPLINE
CODE
Parents,
teachers and principals have created this program in order to maintain a safe,
educational environment for your child.
We are confident that this clearly stated and thorough school-wide
program and plan will teach children to be responsible for their actions and
make this school year a positive and motivating experience.
One of the
most important lessons education should teach is discipline. Discipline is the key to good conduct and
proper consideration of other people.
It is the training that develops self-control, character, orderliness,
and efficiency. Good discipline is
maintained by recognizing and praising good behavior and taking corrective
action when necessary. It is the shared
responsibility of the home and the school to accomplish this goal.
Students are
expected to put forth their best effort and to conduct themselves in a manner
that will promote a safe, orderly, learning environment. School and classroom rules and expected
behavior are explained to all students.
Any behavior or inappropriate language which causes the learning
atmosphere to deteriorate or be disruptive or which infringes upon the rights of
others in the school will not be tolerated and my subject the student to
corrective measures. On the other hand,
appropriate behavior will be rewarded through a number of positive measures by
the classroom teacher.
Discipline is
not a means of punishing children—controlling them, making them “obedient” but
rather it really means:
1.
Teaching
children to live and work with others
2.
Teaching
children self-controlled, responsible behavior
3.
Teaching
children to become independent, well-adjusted, young adults
The following
is a list of general school rules that reflect good manners. These rules are posted in prominent areas
throughout the building.
School
Rules
1.
Respect and
honor requests of all adults
2.
Walk in an
orderly fashion on right side
3.
Keep
foreign objects and gum out of mouth
4.
Keep hands,
feet and objects to yourself
5.
Use
restroom properly
6.
Use
appropriate language at all times
Playground
Rules
1.
Play in
designated areas
2.
Enter/leave
play area properly
3.
No pushing,
shoving or wrestling
4.
Obey person
in charge
5.
Use equipment
properly
6.
Safety
should be stressed at all times
7.
Do not
leave play area without permission
Bus Rules
1.
Stay seated
2.
Keep body
parts & objects inside bus
3.
Obey bus
driver
4.
No eating
on the bus
5.
No pushing,
shoving or fighting
6.
Keep hands,
feet, & objects to yourself
Cafeteria
Rules
1.
Students
are to be escorted to the cafeteria by their assigned teacher
2.
Students
must remain in their assigned line to purchase lunch.
3.
Students
are to get in a line – no cutting or allowing others to cut into the line by
saving a place for them
4.
Students
are to remain seated except to take up trays.
5.
Students
must remain in the cafeteria during their lunch period. They must obtain permission from adult
monitors to go elsewhere, including the restroom.
6.
Quiet
conversation is expected with no foul or unacceptable language and with no
calling from table to table or across the room. Continued unacceptable levels of sound will cause students to
lose social privileges during lunch.
Additional consequences for inappropriate behavior may be assigned to
students by cafeteria monitors.
7.
Students
may not tamper with, ask for, or take without permission food or money from
others.
8.
Proper
respect and courtesy towards one another and mutual respect with the cafeteria
monitors is expected. Students are
reminded that the cafeteria monitors are in charge of the cafeteria and should
be listened to at all times.
9.
When
leaving the cafeteria, students are reminded to keep their hands to themselves
and to walk quietly.
10.
Failure to
abide by cafeteria rules will result in appropriate disciplinary action. Students may receive warnings, be assigned
to specific seats, lose cafeteria privileges for a specified number of days or
be referred to the office.
Classroom Management Plans
Plans
are used by teachers to enhance, maintain, and reward students for good
behavior. Good behavior is rewarded by
allowing students the privilege of participating in designated activities
within the classroom and school.
Negative behavior can cause students to lose that privilege.
Below
is the listing of 3 levels of disciplinary actions that will be initiated to
maintain an orderly environment and a level of respect within the school. These consequences are not negotiable or
interchangeable. Each is on its own level
of seriousness.
|
Level 1 (Office)
Police Notification
Superintendent Hearing
Police Agency
Alternative Student Placement
ILC
Social Service Agency Out
of School Suspension |
Level II (Office) School Conduct Form Police Notification (Possible) Student/Teacher/Parent/
Administrator Conference Removal
from Class In School Suspension/Out of School
Suspension Parent Contact |
Level III
(Classroom/Cafeteria) Reprimand/Warning Loss of recess Time-out After school detention Repeated level III will result in ISS/OSS |
|
Infractions: Offensive Touching (Employee Victim) Terroristic Threat (Employee Victim) Possession of Weapon Unlawful Sexual Contact Infractions Cont’d. Prohibited Substance Violent Felony |
Infractions: Pornographic Possession Bomb
Threat Vandalism Felony
Theft Bullying Sexual
Harassment Infractions
Cont’d. Offensive
Touching (Student Victim) Terroristic
Threat (Student Victim) Fighting/Disorderly
Conduct |
Infractions: Inappropriate Behavior a) profanity b) name calling c)
classroom distraction d)
rough play e)
disobeying school Infractions Cont’d. rules in school areas Defiance
of School Authority Disruption
of Educational Process a) Fire Alarm b) Repeated inappropriate behavior Academic Cheating Minor Bus Violations Dress Code Violation |
Time Out
Students
may be assigned to the Intervention Room when behaviors become disruptive to
the educational process. Students will
be expected to complete classwork during this time. Time Out may be one to three hours in duration and may be
assigned for a morning or afternoon session.
An attempt to contact parents/guardians by phone will be made, and a
copy of the referral will be mailed home.
After School Detention for
Classroom and Cafeteria Behavior
This
should serve as a warning that the student’s behavior has become undesirable in the classroom. Teachers will involve parents at this time
to prevent more serious problems. If
the student will not stay on the date detention is assigned, he/she will be
referred to the administration for disciplinary action. Students absent on the day of detention will
have detention on the day of return or as directed by the teacher. Teacher detention will be 25 minutes in
length at the end of the regular school day, where they will sit and not be
allowed to talk. All discussions
concerning teacher detentions should be directed to the classroom teacher
involved. The parents will be given a two-day notice.
In School
Suspension/Alternative Classroom/Removal From the Classroom
Students
may be assigned an In-School Suspension for recurring or serious infractions
and indicates that the students’ behavior has reached an unacceptable
level. Students will be expected to
complete classwork during this time. Failure to comply with expectations may result
in additional time in In-School Suspension, After School Detention, or
Suspension. An attempt to contact
parents/guardians by phone will be made, and a copy of the referral will be
mailed home.
This
should serve as a definite indication that a student’s behavior has reached a crisis level. Therefore, a referral resulting in after school detention is
considered serious by the school personnel.
The amount of time for detentions will be determined by administrators
following the regularly scheduled student day, where they will sit and not be
allowed to talk. Following the
detention, students must report to the front office for end-of-the-day
checkout. Clearly defined plans for
pick up must be arranged before the day of the detention. It is not the responsibility of the
teachers or the administration to provide transportation. Arrangements will be made between the
administrators and parents.
This
should serve as a warning that the student’s behavior has become undesirable on the school bus. These disciplinary steps are for actions
that do not endanger the bus transportation of the students or the driver. The
District Transportation Supervisor will handle actions that endanger the
students and driver on the school bus.
·
First
offense – A warning by the principal and a note to the parents
·
Second
offense – 25 minute detention after school *
·
Third
offense – 50 minute detention after school *
·
Fourth
offense - disciplinary action taken by
the District Transportation Supervisor.
·
*
Therefore, a referral resulting in after school detention is considered serious
by the school personnel. Following the
detention, students must report to the front office for end-of-the-day
checkout. Clearly defined plans for
pick up must be arranged before the day of the detention. It is not the responsibility of the teachers
or the administration to provide transportation. The parents will be given a
two-day notice.
Out-of-School Suspension
This
means that a student’s behavior is intolerable. When a student has been suspended by the
Principal or Associate Principal, the parent will receive a referral and/or
phone call stating the dates and reasons for the suspension. While on suspension, the pupil is not to be
on school property and may not participate in any school related functions such
as practices, athletics, rehearsals, concerts, field trips, etc. The pupil may not be able to return to
school until a conference has been held with parents, teachers, or
administrators.
Expulsion
State
regulations define expulsion as “…The exclusion of a pupil from school on a
permanent basis or for an indefinite period of time”. This is the most serious disciplinary measure that can be applied
as it deprives a student of his/her educational opportunities. The principal, following an investigation of
the violation, will recommend expulsion of the student to the superintendent,
if appropriate. The superintendent, if
supportive, will schedule a hearing before the school board. A decision on expulsion or alternative
educational placement will be made at the hearing.
Mandatory Reports to Police
and Superintendent
The
Principal by law, via the passage of House Bill No. 85/student code of conduct
report, must report to the local police and the District’s Superintendent “any instance
where a pupil or parent or guardian of any pupil is found to have committed an assault or an extortion against a pupil or found to have committed an assault, offensive touching, terrorist
threatening or an extortion against a school employee…”and “any instance
where a pupil is found to have on his person, or concealed among his
possessions, or placed elsewhere on the school premises, any controlled substance (unlawful drugs)
or any dangerous instrument or deadly weapon.” The law also states that
the student shall be suspended and that a parent conference will be held. The subsequent passage of House Bill No. 322
directs the principal to report to the local police a situation where a student
or school volunteer or school employee has been the victim of a violent felony
or an unlawful sexual contact III.
Again the law states that the student will be suspended and a parent
conference will be held to review the student’s educational placement. The parent conference could take the form of
an expulsion hearing.
Use and/or Possession of
Alcohol, Illegal Drugs or Drug Paraphernalia
The
Clayton Elementary School will follow the disciplinary actions as set forth in
the Smyrna School District’s “Student Drug and Alcohol Policy”, #5145, approved
March 20, 1991, by the Board of Education.
A part of that policy indicates that a student found guilty of use or
possession can be suspended for a maximum of 10 days, can be referred to the
police, and can be recommended for expulsion from school on the first offense. (See pages 19-23 for the entire “Student
Drug and Alcohol Policy”)
Major
School Infractions
Fighting
Student fighting will not be tolerated and will
result in an In-School Suspension or Out-of-School Suspension at the discretion
of the Administration. An attempt to
contact parents/guardians by phone will be made, and a copy of the referral
will be mailed home.
Disrespect/Defiance to Staff
Members
Being
disrespectful to any faculty or staff member will not be tolerated for any
reason and will result in school suspension.
Weapons
Any student caught bringing weapons, such as but not limited to knives, razor blades, linoleum cutters, scissors, fire crackers, laser pointers, sharp objects capable of causing puncture wounds such as needles, compass points, lancets, etc. to school or having them on his/her person will be subject to suspension, police notification, parent contact and possible expulsion. Students will not be permitted to carry such items as hair spray, breath spray, aerosol products, modeling glue, or white out on their person during the school day.
Further Major School
Infractions
Following
is a list of major infractions: Defiance of school authority, assault,
stealing, vandalism, offensive touching; skipping class; smoking or possession
of tobacco products on school grounds; extortion; harassment & terrorist
threatening. Disciplinary actions for major infractions will be determined in
each case by the Clayton School Administration.
Other
Notable Infractions and Definitions of Terms
Sexual Harassment
Sexual
harassment is defined as inappropriate language or touching directed at a
member of the opposite sex intended in such a way as to belittle, demean,
label, or seek favor from that person.
Such behavior will result in appropriate disciplinary action.
Chronic Name Calling and
Bullying
Chronic
name-calling is a form of harassment and will not be tolerated. Students must treat fellow students with
respect. Instances of this nature will
result in appropriate disciplinary and/or corrective measures.
Throwing Snowballs
This
is very dangerous and is not permitted.
This will result in appropriate disciplinary action.
Borrowing or lending money
Borrowing
or lending money between students is not permitted and will result in
appropriate disciplinary action.
Cheating
at Clayton Elementary School will result in appropriate disciplinary action.
School Field Trip Policy: The Smyrna School District
considers field trips to be a privilege for students to extend their knowledge
beyond the classroom. Students who
abuse rules and policies may be denied the right to participate in these
events. All school rules apply when
students are on field trips. There
will be times when parents and community volunteers are needed as chaperones,
but the principal must approve them. No
student will be permitted to go on any trip without the written permission of
his/her parent/guardian.
Recess
Recess
is an integral part of an elementary school day. Recess is an earned
privilege, and rules have been established to guide recess behaviors. Students need to be mindful at all times of
these rules, which are posted throughout the building.
(Compliance
Violation Grievance Procedure)
Any
student or employee of the Smyrna School District shall have the right to file
a formal complaint alleging noncompliance with regulations outlined in Title I
of the Education Amendments of 1972 or in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1974.
Level
One –
Principal or immediate supervisor (informal)
A
student with a complaint of sex discrimination shall discuss it with the
teacher, counselor or principal.
Level
Two-
Title IX Compliance Officer
If
the grievance is not resolved at level one and the student wishes to pursue the
grievance, the student may formalize the grievance by filing a complaint in
writing on a Compliance Violation Form, which can be obtained from the Title IX
compliance officer . The complaint
shall state the nature of the grievance and the remedy requested. The filing of the formal written complaint
at Level Two must be within 21 days from the date of the event giving rise to
the grievance, or from the date the grievant could reasonably become aware of
such occurrence. The grievant may
request that a meeting about eh complaint be held with the Title IX compliance
officer. A minor student may be
accompanied at that meeting by a parent or guardian. The Title IX compliance officer shall investigate the complaint
and attempt to resolve it. A written
report from the compliance officer about action taken will be sent to the
grievant with 21 days after receipt of the complaint.
Level
Three –
Superintendent
If
the complaint is not resolved at Level Two, the grievant may proceed to Level
Three by presenting a written appeal to the Superintendent within 15 days after
the grievant received the report from the compliance officer. A decision will be rendered and conveyed to
the grievant by the Superintendent or his/her designee within 15 days after
receipt of written appeal.
Level
Four –
Other agencies
The
grievant may file formal complaints with the Delaware Civil Rights Commission or
other agencies available for mediation or rectification of affirmative action
grievances, or may seek private counsel for complaints alleging
discrimination. Note: The District
appoints compliance coordinators for Title IX, Title VII and for Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as required by law. These compliance coordinators serve as grievance officers and are
responsible for the District’s efforts to comply with nondiscrimination
requirements under Title IX, Title VII, and Section 504.
TITLE
VII, TITLE IX, and Section 504 Compliance Notification
The
Smyrna School District does not discriminate in employment or educational
programs, services or activities based on race, color, religion, national
origin, sex, age or disability in accordance with state and federal laws, as
required by Title VI and VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Title IX of the 1972
Education Amendments, and the Federal Occupational Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Inquiries should be directed to the Smyrna
School District Superintendent, Administrative Office, 22 South Main Street,
Smyrna, DE 19977. Phone: (302) 653-8585.
El
distrito escolar Smyrna no discrimina en empleo o programas educationales,
servicios o actividades, basados en raza, color, religion, nacionalidad, sexo,
edad o disabilidad en conformidad con las leyes estatales y federales
It
is also the policy of the this District to ensure that curriculum content and
instructional materials used by our school reflect the cultural and racial
diversity found in our country, and to create an awareness or the rights,
duties, and responsibilities of each individual as a member of the multi
cultural, nonsexist society.
Inquiries
about compliance with Title IX, Title VI, or VII may be directed to the
compliance coordinators appointed in the district.
Te
following individuals have been appointed to serve as the District’s compliance
coordinators. These coordinators can be
contacted at the following locations.
(Nondiscrimination in employment practices)
TITLE IX: CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1972
(Nondiscrimination
on the basis of sex, educational programs)
Compliance Coordinator
Clarence
Lloyd, Assistant Superintendent
22
South Main Street
Smyrna,
DE 19977
(302)653-8585
SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973
Compliance Coordinator
Don
Bates, Supervisor of Special Services
Thomas
D. Clayton School
80
Monrovia Avenue
Smyrna,
DE 19977
(303)653-3135
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) OF 1982
Compliance Coordinator
Clint
Lasana, Supervisor of Buildings and Grounds
Thomas
D. Clayton School
80
Monrovia Avenue
Smyrna,
DE 19977
(302)653-3132
The
major purpose of the teachers and staff of Clayton Elementary School is to
educate students. To accomplish this,
students must be cooperative, well mannered, and demonstrate respect for school
property. Students must exercise
self-control at all times and honor the rights and properties of other
students. Failure to honor these
requests will require disciplinary action from the teachers and/or
administration, which may vary according to the nature of the offense and to
prior actions of the student(s) involved.
To make Clayton Elementary a positive environment for learning, a total
commitment from our student body is required.
Students
should use computers in a manner that they:
Students
must:
School
computers are only to be used for school work, personal use is only allowed
when supervised by your teacher and it does not:
Smyrna
School District and the Delaware Center for Educational Technology has
purchased anti-virus software for all schools.
All electronic media, such as software, diskettes, CD-ROMs and files are
automatically checked for viruses when accessed.
Students
should NEVER download or install software on any school machine.
If
students find a virus, they must not use the computer until it is fixed. They should report the matter to their
teacher right away. Teachers should
immediately post a TechFix request.
Students
will only use software that is installed on district systems. They will not bring in programs/games from
outside, nor will they ever install software.
State communications and computers may be monitored
by the State to ensure the integrity of the technology, protect against fraud
and abuse, detect unauthorized access or use, and other purposes. Although the State does not randomly monitor
message or network transactions, it may without notification or approval,
monitor, access and review any and all communications originating from the
State of Delaware or delivered to the State of Delaware – students should have
no expectation of privacy.
Inappropriate use of e-mail can cause many
problems. Here are some tips:
Inappropriate use of the Internet includes, but is not
limited to, accessing, sending or forwarding information about, or downloading
(from):
Student Dress Code
Studies have shown a positive relationship between
students concern for their appearance and their concern for their education. The same is true in regard to good
appearance and manners. Therefore, it
is imperative that a student be clean, appropriately and modestly dressed, and
not cause attention to be centered on his/her appearance. In June 1995, Delaware Governor Carper
signed House Bill 76 that allows school districts to enforce dress codes. Our general philosophy is as follows:
Disregard of the Smyrna School District policy will
result in the following disciplinary actions, in order:
1st
Offense Warning and required
to change clothes.* Parents will be
notified by phone.
2nd Offense After-school detention (one hour).*
Parents will be notified by phone.
3rd Offense One-half day in-school
suspension.* Parents will be notified
by phone.
4th Offense One day in-school suspension.* Parents will be notified by phone.
5th Offense One day out-of-school
suspension.* Parent phone call and
written notification.
*A student may call home for
a change of clothes, or a student will be loaned clean,
useable
shirt from the nurse’s office, or turn the shirt inside out where applicable.
The
following clothing attire are unacceptable:
Flip-flops
and slippers are not permitted in school.
Headgear,
such as hats, bandanas, scarves, and sweatbands are not to be worn in school
with the exception of documented religious reasons. Hoods attached to tops may not be worn on one’s head. Mohawks are not permitted.
Coats,
jackets, windbreakers, and any garment designed for outside use will be kept in
the student’s locker during school hours.
Hair
must be of a natural hair color only.
Visual body piercing of any kind, except for earrings on ears, is
prohibited.
Long,
dangling/loop earrings and spiked jewelry are discouraged for safety reasons.
(Groups
of students who bully or intimidate others)
Students
are prohibited from wearing logos, emblems or other items that identify them as
a part of a gang.
Approved
by the Board of Education, March 17, 2004.
Personal Items
The school is not
responsible for personal items that are lost, stolen or damaged at school or in
travel on the bus. This includes band
instruments, articles of clothing, and jewelry. Radios, tape recorders, tapes, CD players, Nintendo games, toys,
water guns, animals, baseball card collections, etc. are not allowed in school
without permission of the main office. We suggest pupils leave
items such as expensive jewelry at home. Avoid bringing a large sum of money to school - bring only what is
needed.
Students are not to bring
items for sale to school.
No
outside fundraising items may be sold during the school day without permission
of an administrator. Students may not
to sell any goods or merchandise, including candy and sodas.
Replacement Charges for Lost
or Damaged Books - Board Policy 5135
All
textbooks and library materials are provided by the Smyrna School District and
students are expected to give them reasonable care, including the use of
textbook covers.
Teachers
will be responsible for assessing the condition of all books and other
equipment that is loaned to students for their use during the school year. This assessment shall be made prior to the
items being loaned to the students.
Textbooks and library materials that are lost or damaged beyond
continued usability must be replaced; consequently, students will be charged
the replacement costs of those items.
Payments for damaged but still usable books and materials will be
determined based upon the extent of those damages and will not exceed 50% of
the replacement costs. All funds
received as a result of fines and assessments shall be forwarded to the Smyrna
School District Central Office for deposit.
In addition, appropriate disciplinary actions may occur when
disciplinary codes have been broken.
All
student obligations` must be met before report cards are issued.
BUS
DISCIPLINE PROCEDURE
The following
is an attempt to clarify certain items of State and Smyrna School District
policies concerned with school bus discipline and especially the suspension of
riding privileges.
The position
of the Board of Education is that all students should remain seated, be
reasonably quiet, and be obedient to the driver while being transported to and
from school. Any student who deviates
from this desired behavior is creating a safety hazard for themselves and the
other students and should be disciplined.
The bus
driver has the same authority over the student as the classroom teacher. This means that the driver may use
reasonable forms of disciplinary action.
School bus
rules of conduct are clearly displayed in the driver’s compartment of each bus
contracted for pupil transportation in the district.
The following
procedure is recommended for dealing with discipline problems and should be
initiated as soon as a student displays signs of misbehavior:
1. Take the student aside and explain that
his/her misbehavior, in addition to imposing on the other students, is creating
a safety hazard by distracting the driver’s attention.
2. If the problem continues, either call or
write the parents of the offending student and explain to them, courteously,
the nature of the problem and ask their assistance in correcting it. Drivers should have specific information
about what the student is doing wrong, times that the misbehavior has been
observed, and reaction of the student to any disciplinary measures when
contacting any parent(s).
3. If, after using the above techniques, the
problem still persists it should be brought to the attention of the
particular school administrator of that
student by bringing a Bus Conduct report to his/her office and discussing the
situation.
At this
level, children may be suspended from riding the bus if parents have been
notified, yet the problem persists. Bus
Conduct forms shall be used by the driver each time a child is reported. These will be kept on file in both the Transportation
Supervisor’s Office and the school’s office.
Such
suspensions shall be:
a. Minor Violations - 1st written report - Warning
Minor Violations - 2nd written report - 1 day
Minor Violations - 3rd written report - 2 days
Minor Violations - additional reports -
suspension of riding privileges until parent/driver/Transportation
Supervisor/student conference is held.
Student
may lose bus riding privileges for the remainder of the school year for
multiple minor violations.
b. Major Violations - 1st written report - 1-3
days
Major Violations - 2nd written report - 2-5 days
Major Violations - 3rd written report - suspension of riding
privileges until parent/driver/Transportation Supervisor/student conference is
held.
The conference may result in a
five day suspension, a ten day suspension, or suspension for the remainder of
the school year of bus riding privileges. This last action needs
approval of the Superintendent with appeal rights to the Board of Education.
Minor/Major
Violations are, but are not limited to:
Minor
Violations Major Violations
1. Shouting
in or out of the bus 1. Fighting
2. Not
staying in seat 2. Physical actions resulting
3. Throwing
objects injury to self or others
4. Talking
back to driver 3. Carrying weapons
5. Littering 4. Smoking, lighting of
6. Horseplay,
annoying other student matches
or cigarette lighter
7. Putting
arms or head out windows 5.
Possession of alcoholic
8. Disobeying
driver’s instructions beverages or drugs
9. Boarding
or debarking from bus in 6.
Property destruction
unsafe manner. 7. Threatening or abusive
behavior
towards bus driver
8. Endangering students on bus
No pupil
may be
excluded from the bus for disciplinary reasons except at the home or
school. The principal shall be
notified of such action at the earliest possible moment after such
exclusion, and any change to the action taken by the driver, or any
further disciplinary action to be taken, is the responsibility of the designated school official.
In the event a
student becomes so unruly as to be a hazard to the other students, the driver,
or the further progress of the bus run,
the driver should pull to the
side of the road and stop. If the
student cannot be brought under control the driver should send someone for
help. This should only be an older
high school student or a passer-by.
Under no circumstances should the driver leave the students.
Basic
Policy
1. Driver to work with student and parent(s)
and make principal aware of the problem.
2. If problem persists, driver shall report
student to school principal using district forms.
3. If parent has been informed and incident
investigated, the school principal can
suspend student’s bus riding privilege.
4. If problems continue, student can be suspended
until a conference is held or put off for a longer period of time.
SCHOOL
FIELD TRIP POLICY
The Smyrna
School District considers field trips to be a privilege as well as a right of
students. Field trips are for
Clayton Elementary students only. Only
staff approved chaperones may attend, siblings may not attend. Students are to obey all rules and policies
of the school district while on field trips.
Students who abuse the rules and policies will be denied the right to
participate in field trips.
1. Field trips will be classified in four
categories:
Curricular
(required) Reward (voluntary)
Instructionally
Related (required) Recreational
(voluntary)
Funding sources for each of the
classifications are designated as district, school, club/activity, school
organization (PTO), and parent/student.
(See Administrative Guidelines.)
2. Field trips which are required (curricular or instructionally related)
must be budgeted in the school and/or
district budget. The original
submission of the budget must include the cost of curricular/instructionally
related field trips.
3. No student will be denied participation in
field trips except for disciplinary actions resulting from problems in school
or previous field trips.
4. There shall be an appropriate ratio of
adults per students based upon the characteristics of the field trip. Parents and community volunteers are
encouraged as chaperones in order that teachers may continue teaching in
classrooms. Chaperones must be approved
by the principal.
5. Students will not be permitted to go on any
school trips without a permission slip signed by a parent/guardian. Students
not participating in a field trip shall be provided with an educationally sound
alternative planned by their teachers.
6. Field trip request forms must be submitted
to the building principal for approval/ denial approximately one month before
the planned trip or as soon as possible.
Once approved by the principal,
the request is forwarded to the
Superintendent or designee for approval.
Arrangements for buses and the trip are to be made at the building.
7. The intent
of this policy is to fund curricular field trips through the district or school
budgets but not to limit alternative funding sources or the number of field trips.
8. Any request which deviates from this policy
requires approval by the Board of Education.
9. Due to safety issues, each class attending a
field trip must have their regular teacher or a staff member in attendance who
can identify the students, otherwise the class will not be able to participate.
10. Students must ride the bus to the field trip
and must return on the same bus or they will not be able to participate.
SMOKING
POLICY
Tobacco
Regulation 877 prohibits the use and distribution of tobacco products by all
staff, students, visitors, and parents in school buildings, on school grounds,
in school-leased or owned vehicles and property and all school affiliated
functions on and off school grounds. Tobacco
regulation 877 means a healthier, safer school environment for everyone.
STUDENT
DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICY
INTRODUCTION:
The Smyrna
School District is interested in helping those students who may have a drug
and/or alcohol problem. The end result
of this program is not to expel students but, also, not to allow this problem
to destroy the schools. It is deemed
necessary by the School Board, for the protection of all, to support the staff
in the implementation of this Drug and Alcohol Policy.
POLICY:
STUDENT
DRUG USE
The Smyrna
Board of Education believes that the school environment should promote
learning, physical and emotional growth, socialization, and individual
development.
It also
believes that alcohol and/or drugs adversely affect such objectives. Therefore, possession, use, and/or
distribution of alcohol and/or unauthorized drugs, drug paraphernalia or
look-alike substances shall be prohibited within the school environment.
Regulations,
procedures, and programs will be developed:
1. To prevent
drug and alcohol use in the Smyrna school environment.
2. To encourage students with drug and alcohol
use problems to seek voluntary assistance, counseling, and rehabilitation.
3. To meet problems of alcohol and drug use in the
Smyrna school environment in a forthright and positive manner through
progressive and corrective disciplinary actions.
4. To provide
the school staff with the necessary
training so that they can effectively administer and
enforce this policy.
The Board
believes that the above programs will also have a significant and positive
impact on student drug and alcohol use in the non-school environment. However, the Board also believes that drug
and alcohol use is society’s problem and, therefore, it cannot be responsible
for students’ actions in the non-school environment.
STUDENT
DRUG ABUSE
In accordance
with the Smyrna School District policy on drug use by students, the principal
of each school (or his/her designee) shall comply with the intent of the policy
through the following:
A. DEFINITIONS - The following definitions shall apply
to this policy and will be used in all district policies:
1.
‘Alcohol’ shall mean alcohol or any alcoholic liquor capable of being consumed by a
human being, as
defined in Section 101 of Title 4 of the Delaware
Code, including alcohol, spirits, wine and beer.
2.
‘Drug’ shall mean any controlled substance or counterfeit
substance as defined in Chapter 47 of Title 16 of the Delaware Code,
including, for example, narcotic drugs
such as heroin, cocaine, amphetamines, anabolic steroids, marijuana, and shall
include any prescription substance which has been given to or prescribed for a
person other than the student in whose possession it is found.
3.
‘Drug Paraphernalia’ shall mean all equipment, products and
materials as defined in Section
4701 of Title 16 of the Delaware Code, including, for example, roach clips, miniature
cocaine spoons and containers for packaging drugs.
4.
‘Prescription Drugs’ shall mean any substance obtained directly
from or pursuant to a valid
prescription or order of a practitioner, as defined in 16 Delaware Code,
Section 4701 (24), while
acting in the
course of his or her professional practice, and which is specifically intended
for the student in whose possession it is found.
5.
‘Drug-Like Substance’ hall mean any noncontrolled and/or
nonprescription substance capable of producing a change in behavior or altering
state of mind or feeling, including,
for example, some
over-the-counter cough medicines, certain types of glue, and
caffeine pills.
6.
‘Nonprescription Medication’ shall mean any over-the-counter
medication; some of these medications may be drug-like substance.
7. ‘Look-Alike
Substance’ shall mean any non-controlled substance that is packaged so as
to appear to be, or about which a student makes an express or implied
representation that the substance is, a drug or a non-controlled substance
capable of producing a change in behavior or altering a state of mind or
feeling. See 16 Delaware Code, Section
4752A.
8. ‘Possess’,
‘Possessing’, or ‘Possession’ shall mean that a student has on the
student’s person, in the student’s belongings, or under the student’s
reasonable control by placement of and knowledge of the whereabouts of,
alcohol, a drug, a look-alike substance, a drug-like substance or drug
paraphernalia.
9.
‘Use’ shall mean that a student is reasonably known to have
ingested, smoked or otherwise assimilated
alcohol, a drug or a drug-like substance, or is reasonably found to be
under the influence of such a substance.
10.
‘Distribute’, ‘Distributing’, or ‘Distribution’ shall mean the
transfer or attempted transfer of alcohol, a drug, a look-alike substance, a
drug-like substance, or drug paraphernalia to any other person with or without
the exchange of money or other valuable consideration.
11.
‘School Environment’ shall mean within or on school property,
and/or at school sanctioned or supervised activities, including, for example,
on school grounds, on school buses, at functions held on school grounds, at
extracurricular activities held on and
off school grounds, on field trips and at functions held at the school in the
evening.
12.
‘Expulsion’ state regulations define expulsion as ‘...The
exclusion of a pupil from school on a permanent basis or for an indefinite
period of time.’
13.
‘Communications Devices’ such as, but not limited to, mobile
phones and electronic beepers,
ordinarily have no place in the school environment. The unauthorized possession of such communication devices is
prohibited.
14.
‘Zero Tolerance’ It is against the law for anyone to possess
illegal substances. All cases must be
reported to the police.
B. PREVENTION
Programs and curriculum in each
school shall address the issue of drug abuse through established instruction,
counseling resources, printed materials, community resources, police services,
etc. Included in the curriculum should
be opportunities for students to clarify their values, cope with their
feelings, make sound decisions, and develop a positive self-image.
C.
PRESCRIPTION AND NON-PRESCRIPTON DRUGS
1. All prescription and non-prescription drugs
must be stored in the nurse’s office and will be dispensed by a state licensed
nurse.
2. All medication must be kept in its original
container (Chapter 47, Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Subchapter 4, Section
4758).
3. All medication must be accompanied by a
written note from the parents or guardian.
4. Any medication not stored in the nurse’s
office may be considered an illegal substance unless prior permission is given.
5. Long
term use of O.T.C. (over the
counter) medications must
be accompanied by an
approval note from
the child’s doctor
or clinic if this differs from the directions on the package.
6. At the end of the year, parents or a
responsible adult of their choosing, are requested to pick up leftover
prescriptions and O.T.C. medications that were used during the school year and
kept at school.
D. SYSTEM OF NOTIFICATION OF EACH STUDENT AND
PARENT
Each student and
parent at the beginning of each school year, and when a student enters or
re-enters the school during the school year, will be given copies of the State
and the Smyrna School District policies and procedures on drug and alcohol use,
possession and distribution.
E. HANDICAPPED STUDENTS
It is
anticipated that the State and the Smyrna School District’s policies shall
apply to all students, except with respect to handicapped students. The federal law will be
followed and a determination as to whether the
violation of the alcohol and drug
policy was due to the student’s handicap will be made prior to any disciplinary
action or change of placement in connection with the policy.
F. PROCEDURE FOR STORAGE AND DOCUMENTATION OF
EVIDENCE
State policy
will be followed: ‘All alcohol, drugs,
drug-like substances, look-alike substances and/or drug paraphernalia found in
a student’s possession shall be turned over to the principal or designee, and
be made available, in the case of a medical emergency, for identification. All substances shall be sealed and
documented, and, in the case of substances covered by 16 Delaware Code, Chapter
47, turned over to police as potential evidence. A request for analysis shall be made where appropriate. All unauthorized communication devices shall
be confiscated and turned over to the principal or designee who will bag, seal
and document the device as potential evidence for the police. If the police do not want to keep it as
evidence, the principal shall either donate the device to the State or local
police or destroy the device within 45 days.
In rare instances, donation or destruction may not be warranted; in such
cases, the Superintendent of the district shall notify the State Board of
Education in writing of the circumstances of the disposition of the
device.’ (Passed by the State Board of
Education on July 19, 1990.)
G. PROCEDURE FOR SEARCH AND SEIZURE
State policy
will be followed: ‘Student lockers are
the property of the school and may be subjected to search with or without
reasonable suspicion of a student’s use,
possession or distribution of alcohol, a drug, a drug-like substance, a
look-alike substance of drug
paraphernalia, or of a student’s possession of an unauthorized electronic
beeper or other mechanism of communication in the school environment may result
in the student’s locker being opened to look for such items.’ (Passed by the
State Board of Education on July 19, 1990.)
‘Student
motor vehicle use to and in the school environment is a privilege which may be
extended by the school district to students in exchange for their cooperation
in the maintenance of a safe school atmosphere. Reasonable suspicion of a student’s use, possession or
distribution of alcohol, a drug, a drug-like substance, a look-alike substance
or drug paraphernalia, or of a student’s possession of an unauthorized
electronic beeper or other communication device in the school environment, may
result in the student being asked to open an automobile in the school
environment to permit school authorities to look for such items. Failure to open any part of the motor
vehicle on the request of school authorities may result in the police being
called to conduct a search, and will result in loss of the privilege to bring
the vehicle on campus.’ (Passed by the
State Board of Education on July 19, 1990.)
H. INTERVENTION AND ASSISTANCE FOR STUDENTS AND
PARENTS
1. Each school shall have at least one
designated person to whom staff can refer students to receive initial
counseling and to obtain information on counseling/treatment services available
to the student, on student rights, if any, to those services, and on the
confidentiality which the student can expect.
2. A resource list of what is available in the
school district and the community for counseling and for drug and/or alcohol
treatment will be distributed to the students and their parents.
3. Drug and alcohol counseling cost will be at
the student’s and parents’ expense.
I. STUDENTS OF MAJORITY AGE, I.E. AGE 18 OR
OLDER
Students of
majority age, i.e. age 18 or older, are responsible for their own actions. All such students will be treated as adults
for purposes of reporting violations of this policy and of the law to the
police. Such students shall also be on
notice that their parents and/or guardians will be notified (if their address
and/or telephone number is known to the school) of the student’s actions in
accordance with this policy.
J. PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING INCIDENTS
Each
principal shall designate the person to whom suspected students will be
referred for observation or school action and shall insure that such referral
procedure does not openly incriminate the student and is effected with the
greatest discretion and confidentiality possible.
If a student
is suspected of being under the influence of drugs, but evidence is not
sufficient to warrant disciplinary action, the student shall immediately be
remanded to his/her parent or guardian for observation and counseling. If reasonable suspicion exists, the
administrator (or designee) shall take disciplinary action.
K. DISCIPLINE
Disciplinary
actions are listed below:
Grades K-5
1. Possession and/or use of drug paraphernalia,
alcohol, a drug-like substance and/or a look-alike substance
First Offense:
a.
Reprimand
and/or suspension from three to five school days.
b. Written notification sent to parent/guardian by mail.
c. Parent conference required.
d. Referral to Social Services and/or police.
e. Mandatory student conference with guidance
counselor. Additional counseling may be
provided by referral to other public agencies offering such services
at the parent/legal guardian’s expense.
Second Offense:
a. Suspension from five to ten school days.
b. Written notification sent to parent/guardian by mail.
c. Referral to police and/or court.
d. Parent conference with Superintendent
required before returning to
school. Also, before the student is
re-admitted to school, evidence must be
shown that the student is attending an approved counseling program or service
and is drug free. Failure to show
evidence will result in notification of appropriate agencies
and/or recommendation for expulsion.
Third Offense:
a.
Recommendation
for expulsion.
b.
Suspension pending expulsion hearing.
c. Written notification sent to parent/guardian
by mail.
d. Referral to police and/or court.
e. Parent conference with School Board required
before returning to school. Also, before
the student is readmitted to school, evidence must be shown that the student is
attending an approved counseling program or service and is drug free.
2. Distribution or Sale of Drugs
First Offense:
a. Suspension for five to ten school days and/or
possible recommendation for expulsion.
b. Written notification sent to parent/guardian by mail.
c. Referral to police and/or court.
d. Parent conference with Superintendent
required before returning to school.
Also, before the student is readmitted to school, evidence must be shown
that the student is attending an approved counseling program or service and is
drug free.
Subsequent Offenses:
a. Recommendation for expulsion.
b. Suspension pending expulsion hearing.
c. Written notification sent to parent/guardian by mail.
d. Referral to police and/or court.
e. Parent conference with School Board required
before returning to school. Also,
before student is readmitted to school, evidence must be shown that
the student
is attending an
approved counseling program or
services and is drug free.
HOUSE
BILL 322 –
Student Code of Conduct
The
Principal, by law via the passage of House Bill No. 322, must report to the local police and the
District’s Superintendent ‘any instance where a pupil or parent or guardian of
any pupil is found to have committed an assault or an extortion against a pupil
or found to have committed an assault, offensive touching, terroristic
threatening or an extortion against a school employee...’ and ‘any instance
where a pupil is found to have on his person, or concealed among his
possessions, or placed elsewhere on the school premises, any controlled
substance (unlawful drugs) or any dangerous instrument or deadly weapon’. The law further states that the student
shall be suspended and that a parent conference shall be held.
BOOKS
AND SUPPLIES
Books are
provided by the School District without charge. They remain the property of the school and pupils are expected to
give them reasonable care. Payment must
be made for any school property that is lost, damaged, or destroyed.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Individual
pictures of pupils will be taken on Friday, September 21, 2007 and distributed
before Christmas. Information will be
sent home prior to the photographer’s arrival at school. You are not obligated to purchase
pictures. Please be advised that
payment must be made before or on the day photos are taken. Make-up pictures will be taken on October 19th.
NEWSLETTERS
AND NOTICES
From time to
time, notices and bulletins will be sent home with your child. Please show your child that you are
interested by reviewing this information with him/her.
TELEPHONE
Students may
use the telephone for emergency purposes only after receiving permission from
their teacher and the office staff.
CAFETERIA
CREDIT POLICY 5146
Students may
charge lunch one time. They will not be
allowed to charge again until the first charge is paid. Any student requesting a charge beyond the
first charge will be served a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or cheese with
white milk. At the end of each week the
student’s parents will be notified as to the amount of the charge. There will be no charges for 9th
through 12th grades or adults.
Clayton Elementary School
Calendar 2007-2008
27
School
opens for students
31
School
closed
3
School
closed - Labor Day
4
School
reopens
7
Clayton
Elementary Student Grade Level Orientation
Grades KN, 1-2 9:00
a.m.
Grades 3-4 10:00
a.m.
10
Clayton
P.T.O. meeting 6:00 p.m. in the Library
DIBELS Testing KN and special education K-4
17 DIBELS data entered
19
Smyrna
School District Board meeting @ John Bassett Moore Intermediate 7:00 p.m.
20
Kick-Off
Assembly for P.T.O. initial fundraiser
Grades KN, 1-2 2:00
p.m.
Grades 3-4 2:45
p.m.
21
P.T.O.
fundraiser begins: Lavender’s from September 21st – October 5th.
School picture day starting at 9:00 a.m. in the
gym. A variety of packages will be
available.
Please make checks payable to Lifetouch.
24 Open House (Monday) 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
27 Mid-Marking Point
2 Super Fun Show assembly KN-4th grades @ 2:00
p.m.
4 Progress
Reports issued
12 State Wide Inservice Day – No School for Students
15
Clayton
P.T.O. meeting 6:00 p.m. in the Library
15-16
DSTP
Science test – 4th grade only
17 Smyrna School District Board meeting @ Smyrna
Kindergarten Center 7:00 p.m.
18-19
DSTP
Social Studies test – 4th grade only
19 Picture
Make-up date 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
29 Assessment
Masters and DIBELS testing week
30
End
of Marking Period
9 p.m., report cards issued
during elementary conferences)
31
Annual
Halloween Parade through Clayton 1:30 p.m.
2
P.B.S.
Fall Festival
Inservice Day – No School for students (Assessment
Masters and DIBELS data entry plus building or district initiatives).
November
Cont’d.
8
Inservice
(K-8) – Parent conferences – ˝ day for students.
Walkers dismissed at 12:25 p.m. and bus students
will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. Teachers will schedule parent conferences.
Parents must attend to receive their child’s report card.
9
Full
day Inservice (K-8). Parent
conferences – students do not attend school.
12 Clayton
P.T.O. meeting 6:00 p.m. in the Library
16-26
P.T.O.
fundraiser begins: Home Interior Candles & Mary Kay
20 Smyrna School District Board meeting @ Clayton Elementary
7:00 p.m.
21-23
Thanksgiving
Vacation – No School
6 Mid-Marking point
10
Clayton
P.T.O. meeting 6:00 p.m. in the Library
P.T.O. Cookies with Santa & Secret Santa
Workshop – Parent Night
10-14
Santa’s
Secret Workshop
13 Progress
Reports issued
18 Christmas Program – 3rd & 4th
grades 7:00 p.m. parents and friends invited
19 Smyrna School District Board meeting @ Smyrna Elementary
7:00 p.m.
21 Christmas sing-a-long – KN, 1st & 2nd
grades 1:30 p.m. parents and friends invited
24-1/1 Winter vacation – No School
2
School
Opens
7-10 Assessment Masters &
DIBELS test week
11 Inservice Day – No school for students (Assessment
Masters and DIBELS data entry plus building or district initiatives).
14
Clayton
P.T.O. meeting 6:00 p.m. in the Library
17 Smyrna School District Board meeting @ North Smyrna
Elementary 7:00 p.m.
18 End
of Marking Period
21 Martin Luther King Day – No School
29 Report Cards issued
11 Clayton P.T.O. meeting 6:00 p.m. in the Library
18 Presidents Day – No School
20 Smyrna School District Board meeting @ Smyrna High School
7:00 p.m.
21 Mid-Marking Point
February
Cont’d.
22 Inservice Day – No school for students. (Staff: building
or district initiatives and prepare for
I Love Smyrna School District Day)
23 I
Love Smyrna School District Day
25-29 Writing
Audit K-4, Sp. Ed.
28 Progress
Reports issued
5-6
DSTP
Mathematics – Grade 2-10
10 Clayton
P.T.O. meeting 6:00 p.m. in the Library
10-11
DSTP
Reading – Grades 2-10
13-14
DSTP
Writing – Grades 3-10
17 P.T.O.
fundraiser Home Interior
19 Smyrna School District Board meeting @ Smyrna Middle
School 7:00 p.m.
21-28
Spring
Vacation – No School
31 School
Reopens
2
End
of Marking Period
14 Clayton
P.T.O. meeting 6:00 p.m. in the Library
15 Report
cards issued
16 Smyrna School District Board meeting @ Clayton Elementary
7:00 p.m.
28-5/2 Assessment
Master & DIBELS test week
2 Inservice Day – No school for students (Assessment
Masters and DIBELS data entry plus building or district initiatives).
5
Mid-Marking
point
10 May
Fair
12 Clayton
P.T.O. meeting 6:00 p.m. in the Library
14 Progress
reports issued
Smyrna School District Board meeting @ John Bassett
Moore Intermediate 7:00 p.m.
16 P.T.O.
Yearbook Singing
22 Spring
Concert
23 End
of Marking Period
Clayton
Elementary Field Day
26
Memorial
Day – No School
27
Rain-out
date for Field Day
30
˝
day Inservice – Walkers dismissed at 12:25 p.m. & bus students at 12:30
p.m.
2-3
˝
day Inservice – Walkers dismissed at 12:25 p.m. & bus students at 12:30
p.m.
2
Kindergarten
awards 9:00 a.m.
Clayton P.T.O. meeting 6:00 p.m. in the Library
June
Cont’d.
3
1st
& 2nd grade awards 9:00 a.m.
4
3rd
& 4th grade awards 8:45 a.m.
Last student day – report cards issued 10:30 a.m.
dismissal
5
Last
teacher day
18 Smyrna School District Board meeting @ Smyrna Elementary
7:00 p.m.
21-22 DSTP Reading test for summer school students grades 3, 5, 8
CLAYTON
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STAFF 2007-2008
Mr.
Stanley J. Borowski Principal
Mr. Michael R. Dulin Associate Principal
Mrs. Robin Hamburg Financial Secretary
Mrs. Brenda Darrell Secretary
Ms. Melissa Vorbau Nurse
Mr. Ron Girton Guidance
Counselor
Mrs. Chauntel Hayward Kindergarten, Section 1
Mrs. Brenda Fabian Kindergarten, Section 2
Ms. Laura Vodvarka Kindergarten, Section 3
Ms. Amy Rigby Kindergarten,
Section 4
Mrs. Jane Moor Grade
1, Section 1
Mrs. Irene Hrycushko Grade 1, Section 2
Mrs. Jennifer Fortney Grade 1, Section 3
Mrs. Joan Johnson Grade 1, Section 4
Mrs. Carol Russell Grade 1, Section 5
Mr. Justin Malin Grade
2, Section 1
Ms. Sheila Downs Grade
2, Section 2
Mrs. Lisa Sheehan Grade 2, Section 3
Mrs. Sarah Sharp Grade
2, Section 4
Mrs. Kate Kleinot Grade 2, Section 5
Mrs. Lauren Kassner Grade 3, Section 1
Mrs. Kerry Lowe Grade
3, Section 2
Ms. Sarah Mills Grade
3, Section 3
Mrs. Paula Daniels Grade 3, Section 4
Mrs. Alice Karr Grade
4, Section 1
Mrs. Crystal Reynolds Grade 4, Section 2
Mrs. Susan Gilmore Grade 4, Section 3
Mrs. Jennifer Daniels Grade 4, Section 4
SPECIAL
EDUCATION TEACHERS: RELATED
ARTS TEACHERS:
Mrs. Brooke Williams Grade 1 Mrs. Lauren Shanklin Physical Education
Mrs. Andrea Cooper Grade
2 Mrs. Elaine Minear Music
Ms. Lisa Martin Grade 3 Mrs. Monica DeHart Art
Mrs. Veronica Becton Grade 4 Mrs. Susan Zolper Librarian
Mrs. April Murray CLP Mrs. Anita Bullock Library Para
Mrs. Rose Daisey CLP Para Mrs. Cathy Price Library
Para P/T
Ms. Dianna Ferris
One-on-One Para
Mrs. Jean Lemma
One-on-One Para
TITLE
I: SPECIAL SERVICES:
Mrs. Kim Dulin Reading
Specialist Mrs. Rachael
Rudinoff School Psychologist
Mrs. Carol Murry Para Mrs.
Risa Malone Speech Therapist
Mrs. Denise Trier Para Mrs. Leslie Hume S.T.E.P.
Mrs. Esther Downes Math Specialist Mrs.
Eileen Reynolds Teacher Hearing
Impaired
Mrs.
Eileen De Gregorris ESOL Teacher
INTERVENTION
SUPPORT PARA: Mrs.
Tanya Ferrindino Occupational Therapist
Mrs. Christine Lowry
CUSTODIAL
STAFF:
CAFETERIA
STAFF: Mr. Charles Chase Chief
Mrs. Darlene Massie Manager Mr. Michael Wurzel
Fireman/Custodian
Mrs. Linda Oberholtzer Cook Mrs.
Shirley Ennis Custodian
Mrs. Lisa Outten General
Worker Mr. Steve Kulhanek
Custodian
Mrs. Pamela Messick General Worker Mr. Dave Leager Custodian
Mrs. Diane Severson General Worker
Mrs. Patricia Savin General Worker