“Excellence in Education”
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
GENE BELTZ,
ROGER BERGIA,
Principal Superintendent
PRINCIPAL’S
MESSAGE
Welcome to our new school year
at your
You can be assured that
through ongoing curriculum planning and refinement, and, individual guidance,
Our school is willing to provide whatever assistance may be needed during the school year. Please feel free to confer with us over class work, grades, assignments, or any concerns that may arise. We encourage and appreciate your active involvement and support. You are invited and encouraged to visit the school and to examine and discuss your child's educational program with the teachers and administration. Consult this handbook for information regarding classroom visits. We will work closely with you to best meet your student's needs. Mutual benefits increase when there is a meaningful exchange of information between the home and school. Cooperation between the home and school is essential to promote your child’s best interests.
The Board of Education has
established policies and employed highly trained professional educators to
enable our students at
Be an active student! Follow
school rules, and be considerate of and respectful to others in all that you
say and do. Set leadership examples for
others to follow! Take part in your new
Respectfully,
Gene Beltz, Roger Bergia
Principal Superintendent
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Staff Roster
School Calendar
Bell Schedule/School Day Times
Ten Student Behavior Goals
Parent Support and Assistance Goals
Helping Your Child to Better Grades
School Supplies Listing
Bus Rider Conduct Notice
School Medication Authorization Form
Student Information Form
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Please Note: Policies and/or procedures referenced in this
handbook may be added to, modified, refined for clarification, or deleted, at
any time, as deemed necessary and in the best interest of serving and
protecting the educational rights of all PHGS students, parents, and
employees. The most current handbook,
reflecting any such changes, will be in the possession of the building
principal. Copies distributed at the
beginning of each school year, reflect all handbook changes made to that date.
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THE PROCEDURES/TOPICS LISTED BELOW ARE ADDRESSED IN THIS BOOKLET IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Abandoned Child
Absence or Tardy
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) – Computer and Internet Use
Activity Bus Schedule
A La Carte Lunch Line (Grades 6-8)
Animals Brought to School
Arrival and Dismissal Times
Attendance Policy
Behavior and Discipline (Parental Responsibilities)
Behavior and Discipline (Teacher/Student Responsibilities)
Behavioral / Diagnostic Evaluation of a Student (Parent Requested) – Connors Rating Scale, etc.
Bicycles
Body Piercing
Breakfast Program at PHGS
Bright Futures
Bus Rider Behavior Rule
Bus Routes and Times
Cameras at School
Cars of Parents
Cell Phone Procedures
Change of Address
Child Abuse or Neglect
Classroom Placement of Student
Clubs at PHGS (Non-School Sponsored)
Communication
Computer Lab Use
Conduct (Student Rules of
Behavior for Playground / Play Supervision / General)
Conferences After School
Contacting Parents: Address and Phone Number Information
Contagious Disease
Controlled Substances
Corporal Punishment
Crosswalks on School Property
Dances (Junior High)
Deliveries to Students at School
Detentions Served at School (Grades K-4*, 5-8)
Diagnostic Assessment Scales (Physician requested for a student)
Discipline Policy (Grades 4-8)
Dress Code
Drills (Disaster)
Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Electronic Paging and Communication Devices
Elevator (Use Of)
End of Year Graduation “Special” Outings Eligibility – Grade 8
Entrance and Exit Security and Student Entry Locations
Excuse From Activity
Expelled Students
Extra-Curricular Eligibility
Extra-Curricular Events (Attending/Departing)
Field Trips
Food Items from Home (Brought to School)
Fundraisers
Gang Activity Prohibited
Grading Scale
Grievance Procedure or Due Process
Hazing
Head Lice Control
Health and Immunization Requirements
Health Issues & Habits (Should I send My Child to School?)
Highly Qualified Teachers
Homebound Instruction
Homeless Students
Homework
Honor Roll (Grades 5 and 6)
Illness at School
Immunization of Students (Physical and Dental Exams)
Internet use by Students
Insurance For Students
Invitations Distributed to Students
Leaving the
Library
/
Listening / Entertainment Devices at School
Lockers of Students
Lost and Found
Lunches
Lunchroom Conduct
Medicaid Notification (Required by law)
Medical Excuses
Medications for Students
Moving Away
Noon Hour
Nurse
Parent Involvement
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
Parties at School
Passes
Personal Property
Physical Contact with Others at School
Physical Education Requirements
Problems
With Students / Problem Resolution
Promotion Policy
Public Complaints About School Personnel
Recess
Report Cards
Residency Proof
Respect
Response to Intervention (RTI)
Safety Patrol
Safety Procedures on School Grounds
School Property (Care Of)
School Supplies
Searches and Seizures at School (Students
& Student Property)
Security
of the
Severe or Inclement Weather
Sexual Harassment of Students
Skateboards and Roller Skates
Smoking Policy
Snow Day Information (Canceling School)
Social Activities
Special Education
Special Education Student "Behavioral Intervention Plan"
Special Interest Materials
Student Records
Students Removed From Classrooms to the School Office
Student Success Classroom (Grade 7/8)
Study Hall or Study Time Given to Students
Suspension and/or Possible Expulsion
Telephone
Textbooks
Tobacco Products (Use of)
Truancy
Unauthorized Material
Unprepared for Class
Vacations (Family), During the School Year
Valuables at School
Vending Machine Use by Students
Vision and Hearing Screenings (Annual @ PHGS)
Visitation at the School
Volunteer Information, PHGS
Weapons on School Grounds
Written Excuse After Absence
Safety Patrol Permission Slip
Parent‑Student Handbook Sign Off Slip
2009 ‑ 2010
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Mr. Mike Casey President
Mr. Mike Hulse Vice‑President
Mr. Mark Gauf Secretary
Mr. Dan Cranford Board Member
Mr. Don Gorman Board Member
Mrs. Becky Kelton Board Member
Mrs. Stephanie McCumber Board Member
ADMINISTRATION
Mr.
Mr.
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
Ms. Jennifer Reichert Technology Director
Mrs.
Mrs. Shirley Wilkinson School Secretary
Mrs. Regina Passage Central Office Secretary
Ms. Kim Surber Central Office Bookkeeper
TEACHERS
Mrs.
Mrs. Patricia Hasenstein Kindergarten
Mrs. Becky Roling Kindergarten
Mrs.
Mrs. Nancy Bogner 1st Grade
Mrs. Sylvia Ropp 1st Grade
Mrs. Sandy Alwan 2nd Grade
Mrs.
Mrs. Kristy Harris 2nd Grade
Ms. Megan Stierman 3rd Grade
Mrs. Jennifer Hursey 3rd Grade
Mrs.
Kathy Ross 3rd
/ 4th
Mrs. Susan Hamann 4th Grade
Ms. Amanda Clarke 4th Grade
Mrs.
Cali
Miss Lisa Reinholtz 5th Grade
Mrs.
Becky Wilson 5th
/ 6th
Mr. Tom Atwell 6th Grade
Ms. Samantha Black 6th Grade
Mr. David Carroll 7th / 8th Language Arts
Mr.
Mrs. Amanda Lowry 7th / 8th Science & Health
Mr. Todd Hawkins 7th / 8th Social Studies
Mrs.
Mrs.
Jodi Ledeboer 7th/
8th
Mr.
Nicholas Witmer 7th/
8th
Ms. DeAnn Stone BF/ECE Blended Preschool (A.M. & P.M.)
Mrs. Susan Mayo BF Preschool (A.M.)
Mrs. Beth Youker‑Schwab Special Education, Grade K-2
Ms. Melanie Herring Special Education Aide, Grade K-2
Mrs. Mary Barnum Special Education Aide, Grade K-2
Ms. Sarah Coots Special Education, Grade 3 & 4
Ms. Rachel Higgins Special Education, Grade 3 & 4
Ms. Wendy Wylie Special Education Aide, Grade 3-4
Mrs. Marsha Miller Special Education Aide, Grade 3-4
Mrs. Polly Greenway Special Education, Grade 5
Ms. Stephanie Murray Special Education Aide, Grade 5
Mrs. Eileen Wikoff Special Education, Grade 6
Ms. Samantha Ten Brook Special Education Aide, Grade 6
Mrs. Elsa Ng Sharum Special Education, Grade 7-8
Mrs. Deb Okamura Special Education Aide, Grade 7-8
Ms. Angela Skrabek Special Education, ED Grade 5-8
Ms. Kathy Marsh Special Education Aide, ED, Grade 5-8
SPECIAL
TEACHERS
Mr.
Mr. David Eggert Vocal Music
Ms. Jennifer Reichert Technology Director/PHGS Librarian / Media
Mr.
Mrs. Marilyn Breitmeyer Physical Education Teach. Assist.
Mrs.
Cathy Phelan Title
I
Mrs.
Jenny Darrow Title
I
Mrs. Ellen Schroeder Speech Therapist
Ms. Suzanne Colthurst Speech Therapist
Mrs. Erin Knapp Reading Improvement
Mr.
Mrs. Victoria Griffin Reading Improvement
Mrs. Karen Strunk School Social Worker
Mr. Mike Vitalie School Psychologist
Mrs. Jennifer Cook School Nurse
Ms. Rachel Poole Librarian (PHGS & PHHS)
BRIGHT
FUTURES PROGRAM
Mrs. Jeanne Mentgen Program Administrator
Ms. DeAnn Stone Bright Futures Teacher (A.M.)
Ms. Natasha Harris ECE/Bright Futures Aide
Ms. Andrea Schoedel Central Office
Mrs. Shari Favorite Central Office
Ms. Aimee DeVries Central Office
Mrs. Linda Meyer Central Office
Mrs. Jo Ann Roedell Central Office
Mrs. Sandy Hartman Central Office
Mrs. Michele Grutter Central Office
Ms. Penny Smith Central Office
Ms. Erin Stout Central Office
SUPPORT STAFF
Mrs.
Suzanne Cranford Cafeteria
Manager
Mrs. Esther Gaa Cafeteria
Mrs. Pam Kerr Cafeteria
Mr. Ricky Davis Cafeteria
Mrs. Cindy Metz Cafeteria
Mr. Tom Cammack Cafeteria
Mrs. Betty Jenkins Cafeteria
Mr.
Jim Carter Facilities
Maintenance Director
Mr. Norman Gates Maintenance
Mr. Bob Hunt Maintenance
Mr. Paul Mitsules Maintenance
Mr. Tom Cammack Maintenance
Mr. Joe Passage Maintenance
Mr.
Ms. Becky Gilmore Transportation
Ms. Sue Smith Transportation
Ms. Brenda Reay Transportation
Ms. Shane Maxwell Transportation
Mrs. Julie King Transportation
Mr. Don Hodge Transportation
Mrs. Chris Cammack (Sub) Transportation
Mr.
2009 – 2010
School Calendar
August 17 -Teachers
Institute (NO SCHOOL)
August 18 -First
Day of Classes (8:00-10:15 a.m. H.S.)
(8:40-9:40 a.m. Elem.)
August 19 -First
Full Day of School (Hot Lunches served)
September 7 -Labor
Day (No School)
September 16 -School
Improvement Day-Early School Dismissal
PHHS dismissed @ 11:30 a.m. PHGS
dismissed @ 12:00 Noon
September 24 -Half-Day Parent/Teacher Conferences
PHHS dismissed @ 11:00 a.m. PHGS dismissed @ 11:45 a.m.
Afternoon and Evening Conferences
September 25 -Parent/Teacher Conferences (NO
SCHOOL)
October 12 -Columbus Day (NO
SCHOOL)
October 28 -School Improvement
Day-Early-School Dismissal
PHHS dismissed @ 11:30 a.m. PHGS dismissed @ 12:00 Noon
November 11 -Veterans Day (NO SCHOOL)
November 25 -Teachers Institute (NO
SCHOOL)
November 26- Nov. 29 -Thanksgiving Vacation (NO SCHOOL)
December 19 - Jan. 3 -Christmas Vacation (NO SCHOOL) Early
Dismissal Dec. 18th End
of Grading Period, Classes resume Monday,
Jan. 4th
January 18 -Martin Luther King’s
Birthday (NO SCHOOL)
February 3 -School Improvement
Day-Early-School Dismissal
PHHS dismissed @ 11:30 a.m. PHGS dismissed @ 12:00 Noon
February 11 -Parent/Teacher Conferences
(NO SCHOOL)
February 12 -
March 1 -Casimir Pulaski Day (SCHOOL IS IN
SESSION)
March 19 -Teachers Institute (NO SCHOOL)
April 2 - April 11 -Spring Break (School dismissed at
end of regular day
April
1st, Classes resume on Monday, April 12th)
April 23 -Half-Day
In-service Workshop
PHHS dismissed @ 11:00 a.m. PHGS dismissed @ 11:45 a.m.
May 12 -
PHHS dismissed @ 11:30 a.m. PHGS dismissed @ 12:00 Noon
May 31 -Memorial Day (No School)
*June 9 -Teachers Institute (No School)
*June 10 -Last
Day of School
*May be changed by Board Action (If no emergency days are used, the
last day of school will be May 26th)
*Grading
Period End Report
Cards Out
1st *October
16, 2009 October 23, 2009
2nd *December
18, 2009 January 8,
2010
3rd *March 5,
2010 March 12,
2010
4th June 10,
2010 June 10,
2010
*Denotes
end of grading period, EARLY STUDENT DISMISSAL, that school day
(P.H.H.S.
@ 2:00 p.m. and P.H.G.S. @ 2:10 p.m. & 2:20 p.m.)
Grades K-6
8:30 – 8:45 - Students enter building and report to classrooms
8:40 -Warning
8:45 -Tardy
11:20 - 11:55 - Lunch (Gr. 6-8)
12:00 - 12:35 - Lunch (K-1-2)
12:40 - 1:15 - Lunch (Gr. 3-5)
3:10 - Dismissal – ALL K-8 Bus Riders, ALL Grade K-4
3:20 - Dismissal Time – ALL remaining Grade 5-8
3:20 - 3:45 - 8th hour
7th and 8th Grade
8:40 - Warning
8:45 - Tardy
8:45 - 8:55 - Homeroom
8:55 - 9:40 - 1st. Period
9:40 - 10:25 - 2nd. Period
10:25 - 11:10 - 3rd. Period
11:10 - 11:15 - Homeroom
11:20 - 11:55 - Lunch
12:00 - 12:15 - Study Hall
12:15 - 1:00 - 4th. Period
1:00 - 1:45 - 5th. Period
1:45 - 2:30 - 6th. Period
2:30 - 3:15 - 7th. Period
3:15 - 3:20 - Homeroom
3:10 - Dismissal – ALL K-8 Bus Riders, ALL Grade K-4
3:20 - Dismissal Time – ALL remaining Grade 5-8
3:20 - 3:45 - 8th hour
3:20 - 4:15
- Detention (Tuesday & Thursday)
SCHOOL DAY TIMES
Bright Futures Pre‑School Program / Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Blended Classrooms – One morning and one afternoon session.
Morning Session Schedule ‑ 9:00 A.M. – 11:30 P.M.
Afternoon Session Schedule - 12:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
(Both sessions are held 5 days weekly)
Kindergarten Program (A.M., 1/2 day option)
Morning Session ‑ 8:45 A.M. ‑ 11:30 A.M.
Grades
K ‑ 8 Full Day Program
Full Day Schedule ‑ 8:45 A.M. ‑ 3:20 P.M.
Afternoon Schedule – 12:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
Ten Student Behavior Goals
1. I treat everyone with respect and deserve the same treatment in return.
2. I am honest
and treat all in a fair manner.
3. I listen
to and obey my parents and teachers,
and school staff without arguments.
4. I control my temper at all times, and am responsible for what I do. I
respect the right of others to never be touched.
5. I never
use physical violence in anger against others.
6. I am a
polite and courteous friend to everyone.
7. I never
use poor or inappropriate language.
8. I think
for myself before I act, to be a leader, not a follower.
9. I follow
school rules that protect me and my schoolmates.
10. I always
try my best to work hard to be the best student that I know I can be.
Be Proud of Your Actions and of Your School
Have Self-Respect and Show Others Respect
Understand and Accept Responsibility for Your Actions
Show Patience Toward and Caring for Others
You deserve your Best Effort!
want
to help you to grow and mature toward being
the best young person and student we know you can be!
Peoria Heights
Grade School
Parent Support and
Assistance Goals
1. I will support the efforts of my child's teachers both at school and in our family home that my children will see and respond to a unified parent/teacher effort to maximize student performance and achievement.
2. I will assume an active and participative role in the educational process of my children that will most benefit them.
3. I will ask questions of school administrators and teachers to address concerns I have about my student's education and achievement in school.
4. I will set and support high standards of performance at school for my children, knowing that the work efforts and performance patterns that they develop now, will forever impact their future success in life.
5. I will encourage at our home, more "reading"
to master comprehension skills, “creativity",
to promote and develop higher level thinking skills, and "inquiry" to instill within my
children a love of and desire for a lifetime of learning.
6. I will work to open more lines of communication with my child and with the school to help my student receive the best education possible, and to create a caring and concerned home environment that my child will be nurtured in and be responsive to.
7. I will recognize "education" as a family priority, requiring
time, dedication, patience, effort, and sacrifice. I will clearly demonstrate to my children in all that I say and do, that their
personal and educational welfare are of the utmost importance to me.
8. I will devote the time needed to assist my child with schooling and work to promote positive and beneficial behaviors from my child, by reviewing and assisting with homework completion each day, by discussing events that happen at school each day with my child, by knowing friends my child associates with, and by monitoring the manner in which my child spends free or unsupervised time.
9. I will volunteer my services as possible in my child's classroom to benefit my child and all children being educated in the school.
10. I
will promote my school and its
activities as an integral part of the Peoria Heights Community, to promote Village‑School cooperation in
educating
My Participation In
Schooling
Will Benefit My Child
Now and Forever in the
Future
HELP YOUR CHILD TO BETTER GRADES
You can increase your child’s motivation. The more
interest the child takes in his studies now, the more the child will learn.
Here are some practical suggestions:
1. Encourage
regular study habits and set a regular “study / homework time”. If your child
gets in the habit of studying every day from, say 4:30 to 5:30 P.M., he won't
be tempted to wander off to some other diversion until his homework is done.
2. Make learning fun. In the evening after the regular study period
is over, play word games with your youngster. Give the child words to spell to
improve spelling skills. Name geographical places and have the child repeat the
name, point the location out on a map or globe. Don't make the questions too
difficult or your child may become discouraged and lose enthusiasm.
3. Give your youngster the joy of
accomplishment. If his report card is outstanding, congratulate the student.
Your praise when deserved can be a tremendous motivating force. If you have a family word processor or computer,
encourage your child to use it under your supervision. Children will feel
important operating a "grown‑up” machine.
4. Teach your child to concentrate. There is a
time for study and then there is a time for television and/or video games. The
two do not mix. Make sure your child has a quiet place to study, free from
distractions. The sound of a ball game in the street, music, even the rattling
of pans when you are preparing dinner in the kitchen ‑‑ all
distract from your student’s study efforts.
Study more difficult subjects first while the mind is fresh. Take notes, including important phrases and
key words, as age level appropriate.
5. Show your child how to save time. Proper
preparation helps the child. Before sitting down with homework, your child
should have pencils sharpened, books readily accessible, and the light properly
adjusted if not near a window. The
dictionary, map, globe, computer, or other needed reference/study materials
should be right at hand. The child should do everything possible to avoid
having to get up in the midst of studies.
6. Do not
help your child too much. You do not really help by doing a student's homework.
The student needs the practice opportunity homework provides. Cooperate with
the teacher. Have a visit with the teacher a few weeks after school starts. By
that time the teacher will know more about your child's ability and attitudes,
and will be able to advise you on the amount and kind of help you should give.
If the teacher asks you not to help in certain subjects, by all means follow
that advice.
7. Never use aggressive behavior to force your
child to study. The child will not learn very much by you holding a book in
front of his nose, and force may set up a psychological block against study
that might hinder student progress for years.
Provide nurturing assistance as needed.
8. In penmanship lessons,
encourage writing with careful spacing and straight lines. Require neat
penmanship that is legible.
9. Teach concentration on words and sentences,
not on individual letters. Thinking in terms of words and sentences will be a
great aid toward correct spelling and good composition.
10. Above all,
impress on your child the fact that learning is important. Explain why it’s important, and what it will
mean in the years ahead. If the child wants to be an engineer or a businessman,
point out how vital math and science will be. In almost any field chosen,
reading will be essential. Let your
student know that learning is the student’s responsibility, not yours or
the teacher's. Keeping an “assignment notebook”
will help the student be more organized and productive. Children at school have a job to do, just as
adults do. Express you interest in
seeing how well that job is done.
If you follow these ten steps carefully, and if you give your child the
friendly help, patience, and understanding of a concerned parent,
you will be leading your child to better grade
NOTE: Students in grades K-4 have small cubby areas
available for use in classrooms. Please
do not send your child to school with a book-bag or backpack that is too large
to fit in the classroom cubby. Cubby
spaces are 12 inches deep and 7 inches
wide. Students in Grades 5-8 have
lockers available for use to place personal items under lock to discourage
items being taken by others. The lockers are 11 inches wide by 10.5 inches
deep, with a diagonal measurement of about 13.5 inches. Please do not
send your student to school with a book-bag or backpack that is too large to
fit in the locker.
KINDERGARTEN Last
Updated
09-01-09
5 #2 Pencils 2 Boxes Kleenex, large
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1 Pair Fiska Scissors 1
Pencil Box
2 Boxes Crayons ‑ 8 Colors 1 Large Elmer's Whit glue
1 Adult T‑Shirt, for painting 1 Change of Clothes, Sealed In Baggie
Gym Shoes, Non Marking Soles 1 Change of Clothes, Sealed In Baggie 1 Hand Wipes /
Sanitizer
1 2 Pocket folder 1 Book bag
FIRST GRADE
2 Large Elmer’s Glue (Orange Cap) 1
Pair Pointed Scissors
1 Boxes Crayons, 24 Count 1
Pencil Box (Cigar Size)
10 #2 Pencils, not Jumbo 1
Box Kleenex, Large Size
1 Gym Shoes, non-marking soles 2
Eraser, Pink Pearl or Similar
1 Adult T‑Shirt, for painting 1 Water Color
Paint Set
2 Pocketfolders, Plastic (No Trapper Keepers) 1 Hand Wipes
/ Sanitizer
SECOND GRADE
1 Large Box Crayons 1
Eraser. Pink
5 #2 Pencils 1
Box Kleenex, large size 2 2 Pocket
Folders
1 Large Elmer's Glue Gym
Shoes, non‑marking soles 1 3X5 File Box
1 Pair Pointed Scissors 1
Water Color Paint Set 1 Hand Wipes /
Sanitizer
THIRD GRADE
1 Box Crayons 1
Pair Gym Shoes (Non-marking sole) 2
Spiral Notebooks
4 #2 Pencils 2
Pkg. Notebook Paper 1
Box Water Colors
1 Large Elmer's Glue (wide‑ruled) 3 2 Pocket
Folders
1 Pair Pointed Scissors 2
Box Kleenex, large size Colored
Pencils
1 Ruler. Combination
metric/English
1Eraser Pink Pearl or Similar 1 Hand Wipes /
Sanitizer
FOURTH GRADE
1 Box Crayons (24 Count) 1 Small
Pencil Sharpener 1
Red Pen
4 #2 Pencils 3‑Hole
Notebook Paper, Wide‑ruled 1
Elmer's Glue, 8 oz.
2, 2‑Pocket Folders
1 Pair Scissors
1 Highlighter
1 Eraser. Pink Pearl or Similar 1
Box Kleenex Colored
Pencils
1 Ruler, Combination
Metric/English Markers
(Optional)
1 Hand Wipes / Sanitizer
3 Spiral Notebooks 1 Pair Gym Shoes, Non-Marking Sole
FIFTH GRADE
1 8 oz. Elmer Glue (Liquid, NOT
stick) Washable
Colored Markers 16 Crayons
1
Box Colored Pencils 1 Compass 1 Clear Plastic Protractor
1
Solar Powered Calculator 1 Ruler (Metric / English) 3 Red Pens
1
Eraser (pink
2
Red With NO Design, Pocket Folders 2 Pocket Folders – ANY Design or
Color 1-2 Packages #2 Pencils
1-2
Packages Loose Leaf, Wide Ruled, Notebook Paper 1-2 Packages Note cards 1 Highlighter
1
Qt. Size Box Ziplock Bags 1 Gallon Size Box Ziplock Bags 1 Hand Wipes / Sanitizer
IMPORTANT
Note - Book bags with rollers must be
less than 11 inches wide to fit in lockers!
SIXTH GRADE
1 8oz. Elmer's Glue (Liquid, not stick) Washable
Colored Markers (Non‑toxic) 5 #2 Pencils
1 Metric/English Compass and Clear Plastic
Protractor 1 Large Box Kleenex 16
Crayons
1 Black Extra Fine Tip Marker 1
Inexpensive Solar Powered Calculator 4,
2 Pocket Folders
1 Ruler, Combination Metric/English 1 Pkg.
loose-leaf notebook paper 2
Spiral Notebooks
1 3‑Ring Notebook (8 ½ x 11) (wide‑ruled) 1
Box Color Pencils
2 Ballpoint Pens
(Medium) 1
Eraser (Pink Pearl or Similar) 1 Pair
Scissors
1 Hand Wipes /
Sanitizer
SEVENTH
and EIGHTH GRADE
1 4 oz. Elmer’s Glue 1 Folder with pockets per subject 6 #2 Pencils
4 Ball Point Pens (Medium Black or Blue) 1 Eraser (Pink
1 Ruler
(Metric and English) 1 Protractor 1 Box Colored Pencils
7 Spiral
Notebooks (8 ½ x 11) 1 Box Kleenex, Large 1 3 Ring Binder
1 Box
Watercolor Markers 1 PE Uniform - REQUIRED (Purchase at
School) 1 Highlighter
1 Pair Gym
Shoes 1 Gym Bag (Optional) 1 Hand
Wipes / Sanitizer
1 3 Ring,
Loose Leaf Notebook and Paper (8 ½ x 11) 1 Calculator (Solar Powered)
Additional supplies for special class activities may
be requested during the school year. The special nature of these supplies makes
it impractical
to list them separately. LABEL ALL MATERIALS WITH
STUDENT’S NAME
BUS RIDER CONDUCT NOTICE
To the Parents of
_________________________________ Grade
_______ Date _____________
A copy of these rules is printed on the back of this
sheet for you to review with your son or daughter.
The incident report included with this letter has
been given to me by your child's bus driver. It indicates a serious
violation of the rules of conduct, which could have placed the welfare of the
children on the bus in jeopardy. Our procedure for punishing misconduct
on the bus is as follows.
___________First
Serious Offense: Punishment Suspension Dates (If any) _____________________________
The student will be called to the office to review
the incident. A loss of privilege, detention, or demerit punishment will be
assigned. The student will be told of the punishment for the next offense. A
copy of the reported offense will be mailed to the parent.
___________Second Serious
Offense: Suspension Dates (If any)
____________________________________
Should a student be involved in bus rider misconduct
a second time during the school year, the same procedure above will be
followed. A 5 school day suspension of
bus riding privileges may be issued as a punishment.
___________Third Serious
Offense: Suspension Dates (If any) ______________________________________
Should a student be involved in bus rider misconduct
a third time during the school year, the same procedure above will be
followed. A 15 day suspension of bus
riding privileges may be issued as a punishment.
___________Fourth Serious
Offense: Suspension Dates (if any)
_____________________________________
A fourth violation within the same year may
result in permanent suspension of bus riding privileges for the remainder of
the school year.
Bus riding privileges may at any time be suspended
either temporarily or permanently, as the result of any serious or flagrant
violation of the rules. All punishments will be assigned by school district
administration.
Please discuss the importance of proper behavior on the
bus with your child, and impress upon the child the importance of immediately
obeying the bus driver. Our mutual efforts will hopefully take care of the
behavior problem now that more serious punishment will not have to be
administered later. Please call our school office if you have any questions
about the assigned punishment.
Gene Beltz, Principal
District #325 Prescription Medication Authorization Form
Family Physician Note: This completed form may be FAX sent to PHGS @
309-686-7272
Student's Name
_________________________________________
Birth date ________________
Address
_______________________________________________ Home Phone
________________
School ________________________ Grade
_______ Teacher ______________________________
Parent / Guardian Emergency Phone No.
(WK)____________________(Cell)_____________________
To be completed by the student's physician or parent
/ guardian:
Name of Medication ___________________________________
Dosage _______________________
Frequency ___________
Time To Be Given In School ___________Prescription Date_____________
Prescription
#_____________ Pharmacy Phone
#____________Physician Name__________________
Diagnosis Requiring
Medication
_________________________________________________________
Intended Effect of This
Medication
_______________________________________________________
Must this medication be administered during the school day
in order to allow the child to attend school or to address the student's
medication condition?
_____YES
_____NO
Must this child be allowed to carry this medication
on his or her person for immediate access to and use in the case of a medical
emergency? (Physician certification required)
_____YES _____ NO
Expected side effects, if any:
____________________________________________________________
Time Interval for Re‑Evaluation _________________________________________________________
Other Medications Student is
receiving
____________________________________________________
_______________________________________
_____________________________________
(Physician's Name -
Print) (Physician's Signature or Valid Prescription #)
__________________________________________ ___________________________________
(Physician’s Phone ‑ Office) (Physician’s
Phone ‑ Emergency)
Further Instruction Remarks:
_____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
(Use back of sheet as needed)
Date _______________________ (OVER PLEASE)
PARENT PERMISSION FORM FOR
STUDENT PRESCRIBED MEDICATION SELF ADMINISTERED BY STUDENTS AT SCHOOL
I hereby
confirm that I understand that I, as the parent / guardian of this child, am
responsible for administering any medication to my child. However, in the event
that I am unable to do so or in the event of a medical emergency, I hereby
authorize the Peoria Heights C.U.D. #325 and Its employees and agents, in my
behalf and stead, to administer or to attempt to administer to my child (or to
allow my child to self‑administer, while under the supervision of the
employees and agents of the School District), lawfully prescribed medication in
the manner described above. I
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATIONS TO
MY CHILD TO BE PERFORMED BY AN INDIVIDUAL OTHER THAN A SCHOOL NURSE, AND I
SPECIFICALLY CONSENT TO SUCH PRACTICES. I further acknowledge and agree that,
when the lawfully prescribed medication is so administered or attempted to be
administered, I waive any claims I might have against the school District, its
employees and agents arising out of the administration of said prescribed
medication. In addition, I agree to hold
harmless and severally, from and against any and all claims, damages, causes of
action or injuries incurred or resulting from the administration or attempts at
administration of said prescribed medication.
_______________________________________ ______________________________
(Parent's Signature) (Date)
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For Office
EMERGENCY Use Only – Emergency Phone Contact Information
____________________________________ _______________________________________
(Employee Obtaining Treatment Permission) (Person Granting Treatment Permission)
by Phone During a Medical Emergency by phone During a Medical Emergency*
(*Must
be listed in PHGS school office as parent or guardian as an Emergency Contact)
Relationship to Student
________________________________________
_____________________ __________________ (OVER PLEASE)
(Time)
(Date)
Student/Parent/Guardian Information Form
(All Information Requested Is Important For School Records
Needs. Please complete ALL
Applicable Lines)
Child Last Name ______________________ First Name
___________________ Middle _____________
Child Social Security
Number _________________________ Gender
______ Date of Birth ___________
Home Phone ______________ Is there a current, valid IEP YES
NO Bus rider? YES
NO
Current Grade Level __________
Teacher(s)
________________________,
________________________
Before/After School Care
Before and/or After
Child Care Name __________________Care Address ____________________Care Phone ____________
Parent/Guardian Information Form
Child Resides With (Last Name(s)) ________________________ (First Name(s))_____________________
Siblings @PHGS: Name ____________________ Grade___, Name ____________________ Grade___
Name
____________________ Grade___, Name
____________________ Grade___
Relationship of the above to
the student
_______________________________________________________
Is
there a legal custody/guardianship court order in force? YES
NO (if “Yes”, school needs
copy)
Father Last Name ____________________ First Name
____________Father Address
_______________
Home Phone ____________ Cell Phone ____________City
email ______________________ Employer Name ___________________ Work Phone
_______________
Mother Last Name ___________________ First Name ____________Mother Address _______________
Home Phone ____________ Cell Phone ____________City
email ______________________ Employer Name ___________________ Work Phone
_______________
Emergency Contact Information (If Parent/Guardian Cannot Be Reached)
Emergency Person _____________________ Home Phone
______________ Cell Phone ____________
Emergency Person _____________________ Home Phone
______________ Cell Phone ____________
Doctor Name _________________Doctor
Special Health
Conditions
________________________________________________(use back as Needed)
In the event that I cannot
be reached, I authorize the above named, emergency persons, or the school to
act in my behalf.
Signature of
Parent/Guardian
________________________________________
Date ________________
Abandoned
Child
An abandoned child in one who is too young to be left uncared for by an adult, with no after-school care or pick-up supervision for the child provided by the adult parent or guardian. A small child who is bussed home by our school and meets a locked door with no adult present is an abandoned child. Such children are returned to our school by bus drivers to safeguard the child’s welfare. A small child who is waiting to be but is not picked up by an adult at the end of our school day is an abandoned child. We understand that emergency situations happen that may interfere with you being present to supervise a child. If you contact us in such situations we will work with you in good faith to monitor the child at our school up until 4:00 P.M. when our offices close. It is the parent / guardian responsibility to provide supervision for their children at the end of our school day after 3:20 P.M. If we do not hear from you, we will call you or emergency contact adults whose telephone numbers you have provided to us. If you have not called us and we can’t reach anyone, the child is abandoned. In such cases, with the school not knowing what has happened or who is to take responsibility for caring for the child, we will turn the child over to the Peoria Heights Police Department for later adult pick-up there. If we are required to do this, question of child neglect and endangerment may be reported by the police to appropriate social welfare agencies for their investigation. To ensure that this does not happen, please do the following:
Be at home in time or make arrangements for an adult to meet your bussed child.
Be at the school on time or make arrangements for an adult to pick up your child if you are providing a ride home.
In an emergency where you are delayed, contact the school (CALL PHGS so we will know how to help)
Make sure the school has home, cell, and work telephone numbers to reach you and to reach emergency contacts you have identified for us to call
If at all possible, avoid changes in daily pick-up & drop-off routines (Children get confused with too much change to routines)
Absence
or Tardy
To help us ensure that all
children sent to school arrive here safely each day, parents are asked to call
the
1. Name of student
2. Date of absence or tardiness
3. Reason for absence or tardiness
4. Signature of parent of guardian
An attendance log in the school office must be completed by the student, or parent for the student, each time a student arrives at or departs from school outside of normal school arrival and departure times. Try to schedule doctor and dentist appointments, trips, etc. on days that school is not in session or after 3:3O P.M. The law requires that a child be in school every day unless ill. Illinois Law states that students must attend school when it is in session during the regular school term. The responsibility for attendance on a regular and continuous basis rests with the student and parents.
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) – Computer and
Internet Use
Acceptable Use Policy
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: STUDENTS
The
following Acceptable Use Policy should be read by both the student and the
parent(s)/guardian(s).
Acceptable Use
All
use of the District's connection to the network, computers and Internet must be
in support of education and/or research, and be in furtherance of the
Privileges
The
use of the District's computer network and Internet is established as a
privilege, not a right, and inappropriate use will result in a cancellation of those
privileges. District personnel
responsible for providing networking services and school certificated employees
have the right to make all decisions regarding whether or not a student has
violated applicable rules and may deny, revoke, or suspend student access at
any time.
Authorization for Computer/Internet Access
Each
student and his or her parent(s)/guardian(s) must sign the Acceptable Use
Policy Permission Form before being granted use of the District’s
computers, network and/or Internet connection.
The
failure of any student to follow the terms of the Acceptable Use Policy will
result in the loss of privileges, disciplinary action, and/or appropriate legal
action.
Privacy:
Investigating
or reading another user’s file is considered a violation of privacy. Reading unprotected files is intrusive,
reading protected files, by whatever mechanism, is considered the same as
"breaking and entering."
Violations include, but not limited to:
- Attempting to access another
user’s files without permission.
- Furnishing false or misleading
information or identification in order to access another user’s accounts.
- Attempts
to access District computers, computer facilities, networks, systems,
programs or data without authorization.
- Unauthorized manipulation of the District’s computer systems, programs or data.
Theft:
Attempted
or detected alteration of software, data or other files as well as disruption
or destruction of equipment or resources is considered theft. Violations include, but not limited to:
- Abusing specific resources such
as the Internet.
- Removing
computer or other technology equipment and resources without
authorization.
- Copying
or attempting to copy data or software without authorization. Users should assume that any software
they did not create is copyrighted.
Vandalism:
Violations
include, but not limited to:
- Sending mail or a program that
will replicate itself (such as a computer virus) or do damage to another
user's account.
- Tampering with or obstructing
the operation of the District’s computer systems.
- Inspecting, modifying or
distributing data or software (or attempting to do so) without
authorization.
- Damaging computer hardware or
software.
- Manipulation, altering or
changing of screen desktop setting or computer configurations on
individual computers via accessing the control panel or by any other means
that changes the original setting of a computer.
Harassment
Sending
unwanted messages or files to other users may be considered harassment. Violations include, but not limited to:
- Interfering with legitimate
work of another user.
- Sending abusive or obscene
messages via computers.
·
Using
computer resources to engage in abuse of computing center personnel or other
users.
Access to the Internet
The
"Internet"
includes all information accessed by Internet sites, E-Mail, on-line services,
and bulletin board systems via any protocols or medium.
Unacceptable Use
A user is personally responsible for his or her actions and activities involving school computers, the District’s networks, and/or the Internet. Some examples of unacceptable uses of school computers, the District’s networks, or the Internet are:
·
·
Any
illegal activity.
·
·
Violation
of copyright, intellectual property rights, or unauthorized use of others'
property.
·
·
Downloading
of a file without authorization, regardless of whether the file is software or
data or whether it is copyrighted or de-virused.
·
·
Using
or downloading a file for a purpose other than that authorized.
·
·
Use
for private financial or commercial gain.
·
·
Wastefully
using resources, such as file space, processor time, or network time, including
any use that hinders, delays, or obstructs others in their use of computers,
networks, or the Internet.
·
·
Gaining
or attempting to gain unauthorized access to resources, including but not
limited to computers, networks, databases, and files, or information contained
therein.
·
·
Invading
the privacy of others.
·
·
Using
or attempting to use another's account or password or other identification.
·
·
Posting
material authored or created by another without his or her consent.
·
·
Use
for commercial or private advertising.
·
·
Submitting,
posting, publishing, or displaying any material which is defamatory,
intentionally inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, sexually oriented,
threatening, racially offensive, or harassing, or accessing material which is
obscene, profane, or sexually oriented.
·
·
Impersonation
of another user, anonymity, and pseudonyms.
·
·
Use or
attempted use while access privileges are suspended or revoked.
·
·
Failure
to follow network security rules.
·
·
Attempted
or actual use, possession, or creation of any computer virus or other software
or physical or electronic device intended to or capable of causing damage to
any computer, network, or file.
·
·
Computer
and network vandalism is prohibited.
Vandalism is defined as any act of a user, which intentionally or
recklessly causes damage or attempts to cause damage to any person, entity,
computer, computer component, file, or network.
·
·
Use of
computing facilities knowingly to disrupt the work of another student, faculty
member, or staff.
·
·
Use of
computing facilities knowingly to disrupt normal operation of the District’s
network.
These
rules may be supplemented at any time at the discretion of the school, District
and/or Board of Education. Any
supplemental rules will immediately be binding upon students.
Security
System security is protected though the use of user
ID and password. Failure to adequately
protect your password could result in unauthorized access to personal or
district files. To protect the integrity
of the system, the following guidelines should be followed:
·
·
Students
shall not reveal their passwords to another individual.
·
·
Users
are not to use a computer that has been logged in as another student’s,
teacher’s, or staff’s name without first logging off their account.
*
Always log off the computer network before leaving the
workstation.
·
·
Any
user identified as a security risk or having a history of problems with other
computer systems may be denied access to the network.
Miscellaneous:
Other
acts considered unethical and abusive include, but not limited to:
- Unauthorized and time-consuming
recreational game playing.
- Deliberately slowing down the
network.
- Non-productive or idle
"chatting."
- Using computer accounts for
work not authorized for that account.
- Sending chain letters or
unauthorized mass mailings.
- Using the computer for personal
profit or other illegal purposes.
- Personal and political
advertisement.
- Display, viewing or sending of
offensive material and graphics.
- Playing
of “games”, either via installed programs, CD ROMs or Internet, unless in
conjunction with educational enrichment, at appropriate times or with
authorized permission.
Users
must have a valid, authorized account and may only use those computer resources
for which they are specifically authorized.
Users may only use their account in accordance with its authorized
purpose. Users are responsible for safeguarding their own account. Users should not allow another user to use
their account unless authorized by the system administrator for a specific
purpose.
Users
should promptly report misuse of computing resources, or potential loopholes in
the computer/network system security to the network administrator, and
cooperate with the systems administrator in their investigation of the abuse.
Penalties for Computer/Internet Abuse:
Abuse
or misuse of the District’s computing facilities and services may not only be a
violation of network policy and user responsibility, but it may also violate
the criminal code. Action may include,
but is not necessarily limited to:
- Suspension or revocation of
network, computer and/or Internet privileges.
- Reimbursement to the District
or the appropriate institution for resources consumed.
- Other legal action including
action to recover damages.
- Referral to law enforcement
authorities.
- Referral of offending faculty,
staff, and/or students to District authorities for disciplinary action.
Supplemental Materials that correlate with this Policy
* Acceptable Use Policy – General Overview of Network Policy
* Acceptable Use Policy – Netiquette
* Acceptable Use Policy – Permission Form
* Acceptable Use Policy – Internet Filtering
Activity Bus
Schedule
An activity bus may be provided for those
students who normally ride the bus, who are involved in school activities or
school business that keeps them from riding their regular 3:20 p.m. bus. Occasionally, under special circumstances,
another bus will be provided if and when there is a need.
A
La Carte Lunch Line (Grades 5-8)
Our school cafeteria provides students in grades 5-8 with the opportunity to purchase individual food items in an a la carte lunch line. There will be 3-5 food items available daily for purchase by grades 5-8 students only. Teachers will accept no money for a la carte food purchases. A la Carte food is paid for by students as they file through the a la carte line. Students who receive free or reduced lunches may not receive free or reduced items in the a la carte food line, but may purchase these items in addition to the free or reduced lunch they receive from the school. A student who owes the cafeteria money for unpaid for lunches, may not purchase a la carte food until the cafeteria debt has been paid. Parents who send a weekly payment to school for lunch will have that amount credited toward regular, hot school lunches first. Remaining lunch money may be used for a la carte food purchases. No cash refunds are made to students who purchase a la carte food items, with any cash balance remaining available for future purchases. Parents, who do not want their student to be allowed to purchase a la carte food items, must make a written request of this spending limit to the school office. If you have questions regarding the a la carte food line at PHGS, please contact the school cafeteria manager.
Animals Brought to School
To provide for and to protect the safety and welfare of children from being accidentally injured by an animal, to ensure sanitary conditions conducive to student health, and to keep children from being exposed to any illness which an animal may unknowingly be carrying, pets/animals may not be brought into student classrooms or student common gathering areas at Peoria Heights Grade School.
Arrival and Dismissal
Times
A bell will ring at 8:40 A.M. to indicate that the school day will begin in five minutes. Students may enter the building at their designated entry, between 8:30 A.M. and 8:45 A.M. Upon entering the school, all students must immediately proceed to their classroom where they will be supervised by their teacher prior to the school day beginning. Students should not be on school grounds before 8:30 A.M. The tardy bell rings at 8:45 A.M. Students should be in their seats at that time, ready for lunch count. The dismissal bell rings at 3:10 P.M. for all Grade K-4 students, and ALL Grade K-8 bus riders. The school day is not officially over until the last bell at 3:45 P.M. The 3:20 P.M. bell dismisses all remaining Grade 5-8 students, except those who have to finish schoolwork or stay for disciplinary reasons. If a teacher requests a student to stay for make‑up or discipline, he may not be excused for any other activity. When a student leaves a classroom to stay after school for some activity, he must take his books and coat with him. He may not return to the classroom later. Parents are responsible for supervision of their children before 8:30 A.M. and after 3:20 P.M. each school day, unless the child is a school bus rider. Parents of bus riders are responsible for their children until the school bus is boarded by the child, and after the school bus drops the student off at the school bus stop.
It is important for parents to
assist us at school by making sure that students do not arrive on school
grounds too early, or be on school grounds too late after school is dismissed,
without adult supervision. We have no adult, outside supervision of students
before 8:30 A.M. at school. Students
outside our school prior to that time are more prone to injury from accidents,
fighting, play near or on the street, etc. Traffic on
It is also very important to
make sure that someone is home to assume responsibility for small children who
are dropped off by the school bus and require immediate adult supervision. Not meeting this supervision responsibility
could be interpreted by the police department and juvenile officials as a form
of "child neglect", resulting in possible intervention by child
welfare agencies. If no adult is
present to assume responsibility for the child from the bus driver, for the
student's own protection and safety, the driver may return the child to
If an emergency arises that prevents you from meeting these
responsibilities, please remember to contact our school office immediately to
inform us of the alternate arrangements you have made for the pick‑up,
care, and supervision of your student.
Attendance
Policy (Elementary School)
According to Illinois Law, students must attend school when it is in session during the regular school term. The responsibility for attendance on a regular and continuous basis, for notifying the school by phone the day of any absence, and for providing a written note stating the reason for the absence, upon the return of the student to school after each absence, rests with the parents. Two categories of absences are recognized: excused and unexcused. An absence will be considered unexcused unless evidence of the following is shown: illness, death in the immediate family, family emergency, or such other situations deemed from time to time by the Superintendent and his designate to be a valid excuse for absence. An absence for family vacations that may fall during school time, which is not the fault of the student, may be considered excused only if a note from the parent and/or guardian is received by the school administration no less than 30 days in advance of the said vacation. Makeup will be the responsibility of the student.
Evidence necessary to establish an excused absence includes a note signed by a parent or guardian specifying the reason for the absence, or a note signed by a licensed physician. However, an absence of five or more school days out of ten successive school days due to illness will be considered an excused absence only if, upon return to school from the absence, a note from a licensed physician is provided attesting to said illness, or the student absence is approved by the Building Principal.
A student unexcused will be considered absent from school for one day upon his failure to attend all classes thereon or any portion thereof.
Upon the occurrence of an unexcused absence or following a period thereof, notice of such unexcused absence shall be given by phone and/or in writing to the parent or guardian of the student and may be provided to the Peoria Heights Police Department or the County Truant Officer. The student shall be referred for counseling with appropriate Dean, Principal, or Counseling Staff Member. Subsequent unexcused absences may be dealt with in the same manner except that notice and referral, along with consultation with the parent or guardian, shall be made upon the tenth day of unexcused absence. Said consultation shall be conducted by the Superintendent or his designate.
If a student has fifteen or more unexcused absences out of ninety consecutive school days, the Superintendent or his designate may exercise the authority granted herein for the suspension of pupils or he may refer the matter to the School Board which shall conduct a hearing in the manner set forth herein for the expulsion or suspension of pupils.
Behavior
and Discipline (Parental Responsibilities)
The parent is expected to cooperate with the school and support its corrective measures, and to notify the school of any unusual behavior pattern on the part of the child that might lead to serious difficulties.
Behavior
and Discipline (Teacher/Student/Principal Responsibilities and Rights)
The professional staff of the school is expected
to ensure student conduct conducive to an orderly educational program, to
maintain an effective learning atmosphere both in and outside of the classroom,
and to help students achieve the self-discipline necessary for responsible use
of freedom.
The teacher has a right to obedience and failing
to get it, the responsibility to take corrective measures including, but not
limited to: imposing detention, removing
students from the classroom for disruptive behavior, revoking privileges,
enlisting parents assistance, and referring student to administrators for
additional assistance.
The teacher's responsibilities include: conducting a well-planned and effective program, establishing and enforcing regulations within the school's educational environment that will facilitate learning, and maintaining written records of the conduct of students who may later be referred to others for help and/or disciplinary action.
In maintaining proper discipline, all persons
connected with the school have a double obligation: To promote the legitimate objectives of the
school in ways appropriate to the individual's respective roles, and to
recognize and defend the rights of others.
All students and teachers are expected to respect the rights and property of others. Students are responsible for their actions to school personnel at all times. Any staff member has the right to report and the responsibility to correct misbehavior. Serious misbehavior at school will result in notification of the parents and/or a conference between the parents, teacher, and building principal.
The principal has an obligation to impose
necessary disciplinary measures, including, but not limited to: imposing detention, revoking privileges,
removing a student from class, suspending a student from school for up to 10
days, enlisting parental support, and recommending expulsion from school to the
Board of Education.
The principal is responsible for: supporting teachers and insisting that they meet their obligations to maintain discipline, being alert to and correcting situations likely to promote poor citizenship, notifying parent of serious student offenses, creating an atmosphere conducive to student self-direction and self-regulation, and for defending every individual within the school against arbitrary and unfair treatment.
Chapter 122 Article 24‑24
School Code of the State of Illinois: Teachers and other certified educational
employees shall maintain discipline in the schools, including school grounds
which are owned or leased by the Board and used for school Purposes and
activities. In all matters relating to the discipline in and conduct of the
school children, they stand in the relation of parents and guardians of the
Pupils. This relationship shall extend to all activities connected with the
school program and may be released at
any time for the safety and
supervision of the pupils in the absence of their parents or
guardians.
All employees shall be specifically responsible for the maintenance of good order and discipline in the school buildings and on school grounds. Teachers and principals are specifically charged with the responsibility of punishment for offenses committed. Other employees shall report acts of disobedience and unsatisfactory behavior to the teacher or principal.
Students may be suspended by the principal or superintendent for the following reasons at the discretion of the superintendent or principal:
Gross disobedience and/or insubordination
Gross misconduct and/or disrespect toward an adult or
fellow student
Fighting, intimidation, or threatening physical harm
to another person
Defacing or destroying school property
Smoking
Stealing
The use of intoxicants or drugs
Any other offense, which jeopardizes the safety or
welfare of students
or teachers
Each of the above cases will be judged on its own merit.
Homework that is missed while a student is suspended may be completed by the student for partial credit only, during the time the student is suspended. Students will not serve in-school suspensions. Teachers may, as the situation allows, meet with a student prior to the student leaving the school for the suspension to give the student their assignments so the student may make up their work for 80% credit. During an out of school suspension, it is the parent's responsibility to obtain the assignments missed.
Behavioral / Diagnostic Evaluation of a Student (Parent
Requested) – Connors Rating Scale, etc.
Classroom teachers will complete diagnostic assessment instruments (Connors Scale, Vanderbilt Rating Scale, etc.) that are requested from the school by a physician to use in treating a child. Parents are to give to the school the form to be completed by the teacher, and a pre-addressed envelope to mail the completed form to the physician. How that information is then used or shared with the parent is later determined by the physician. The school will not return completed forms directly to parents.
Bicycles
Please remind your child that riding a bicycle is a privilege, which requires responsible behavior, and the practice of rules of safety. Discuss acceptable bike riding habits with your child at the beginning of the school year. It is against the law to ride bicycles on the sidewalks in Peoria Heights. We also do not permit riding on school property. Every bike should have some sort of lock so that the possibility of theft is reduced. We also suggest that all bicycles, for identification purposes, be registered with the Peoria Heights Police Department.
Body Piercing:
Body
piercing jewelry of any kind is discouraged to be worn by students at
PHGS. Any item worn that poses a health
or safety risk to students, or that creates a classroom distraction in the
educational environment, will be required to be removed and/or covered and not
worn back to school.
Breakfast
Program at PHGS
Beginning May 2, 2005,
Bright
Futures
Bus Rider Behavior Rules
Parents bear the responsibility for transporting a child to and from school. Being allowed to ride a school district provided bus is a student privilege earned by following all bus rider rules. Riding a bus is not an automatic student right. A student, who cannot obey rules and whose behavior or actions pose a safety threat to all other bus riders, may be removed from the bus temporarily, or barred from bus use for the school year.
1. Be on time, only at your assigned, designated school bus stop ‑ help keep the bus on schedule.
2. Stay off the road at all times while waiting for the bus. Behave properly at the bus stop.
3. Be careful in approaching the place where the bus stops. Do not move toward the bus until the bus has been brought to a complete stop.
4. Do not leave your seat while the bus is in motion.
5. Be alert to a danger signal from the driver.
6. Remain in the bus in the event of a road emergency until instructions are given by the driver.
7. Keep hands and head inside the bus at all times after entering and until leaving the bus. Do not throw anything out the bus windows.
8. Remember that loud talking and laughing or unnecessary confusion diverts the driver's attention and could result in a serious accident.
9. Be absolutely quiet when approaching a railroad-crossing stop.
10. Treat bus equipment as you would valuable furniture in your own home. Never tamper with the bus or any of its equipment.
11. Assist in keeping the bus safe and sanitary at all times. No eating or drinking is allowed on the bus. No snacks, can, or bottle drinks may be taken onto the school bus. Items in violation will be taken and disposed of.
12. Carry no animals on the bus.
13. Keep books, packages, coats, and all other objects out of the aisles.
14. Leave no books, lunches or other articles on the bus.
15. Be courteous to fellow pupils, and the bus driver at all times at the bus stop and on the bus.
16. Help look after the safety and comfort of smaller children.
17. Do not ask the driver to stop at places other than the regular bus stop. He is not permitted to do this except by proper authorization from a school official.
18. Observe safety precautions at discharge point.
19. Students riding buses will be kept after school only if their parents are notified by a teacher prior to the regular dismissal time. If parent contact cannot be made, arrangements to stay after school should be scheduled by the teacher and the bus-riding student for the following clay.
20. The "bus environment" is an extension of the "school environment". Applicable behavior rules enforced at the school will also be enforced on the school bus.
21. See the "Bus Rider Conduct Notice" sheet.
Student misbehavior on a school bus or near the point of the bus stops may result in a student not being allowed to continue riding the school bus. Only designated bus riders may ride their assigned bus. Students violating bus riding rules will be contacted via the bus rider conduct notice slip. (See copy in the front of this booklet.)
Note: Our school district may randomly videotape students on school buses. These tapes may be made available to parents of students who misbehave on the bus, for parents to view.
Bus
Routes and Times
Bus Rider Eligibility and
Children Eligible to Ride The School Bus Include:
Children living “above the hill” in Peoria Heights, south of the south side of Lake Street, East of Prospect Road, and south of Grandview Drive east of Prospect Road, will be bussed to Peoria Heights Grade School.
and…
Children living “below the hill” in
and…
All ECE students living anywhere in
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It will take a week of school before an approximate time for the pick-up of children at bus stops is known by parents. Until the route is established and you have a better idea of the exact pick-up time, please have children ready at the bus stop at 8:00 AM.
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Bus stops are made at:
Above the Hill:
Boulevard and Division, and Cox
Cox and
Division and Atlantic,
and
Monroe and Cox, and Hines
Hines and
Glen and
Columbus and Duryea, Seiberling, and Kelly
Below the Hill:
Galena Road and Poplar Lane, Longshore, Koch, Sankoty Drive, Terrace Ct., Terrace View Lane, St. Jude Ct., Riverview Ct., Roosevelt Hill, and the Old Gas Station
Bus rider behavior rules that all students are required to follow are listed in the Parent–Student Handbook. Please review these rules with your student, explain to the child your expectation that all these rules are to be followed, and emphasize the inconvenience that would be created if the student lost the bus riding privilege by breaking rules.
NOTE: All
students must board busses only at their assigned bus stop. The privilege of riding the school bus
may be revoked if the student refuses to follow bus rider rules, or exhibits
conduct that places the safety and welfare of others present on the bus in
jeopardy.
School Day and Bus Rider Dismissal Times
All students in Grades K-4 will be released at the same time @ 3:10 P.M. Bus riders will exit the front of the school to board busses. The remaining K-4 students will exit the rear of the school as usual. All other parking and pick-up rules in place to promote student safety remain in place. The only change is that students in Grades K-4 who are picked up by parents will be released 10 minutes earlier at 3:10 P.M.
Bus riders in grades 5-8 will be released at 3:10 P.M. All other 5-8 students* will be released at 3:20. Staggering the release time should reduce traffic in the rear of the school as parents are picking up Grade K-4 students. Parents may exit the parking lot earlier and leave more space for parents picking up students in Grades 5-8 ten minutes later.
A Grades 5-8 student MUST HAVE supervision responsibilities with a Grade K-4 student to be released at 3:10 P.M.
*NOTE: If you are here picking up students in Grades K – 4 at 3:10 and also need to pick up a Grade 5-8 student at the same time, we need you to complete the form below giving the name, grade, and homeroom teacher of ALL students you are picking up. The additional student(s) you list will be released from Grades 5-8 at 3:10 to enable you to pick up all your children at once. Complete the form below as needed and return it to your grade 5-8 homeroom/classroom teacher by the first full day of school.
RETURN THIS FORM TO YOUR
CLASSROOM/HOMEROOM TEACHER
THE FIRST FULL DAY OF SCHOOL AS
NEEDED
To: The Grade 5-8 Classroom / Homeroom teacher of (student name) ____________________
Homeroom Teacher: ______________________ Grade ______ Date______________
I am a parent who needs to pick up students from Grades K-4 and Grade 5-8 both at 3:10 P.M.
The Grade 5-8 student(s) listed below is being picked up by me at 3:10 P.M. or is assisting in getting a child in Grades K-4 home from school at the 3:10 dismissal:
Name: _________________________ Grade ______ HR/Classroom Teacher______________
Name: _________________________ Grade ______ HR/Classroom Teacher______________
Name: _________________________ Grade ______ HR/Classroom Teacher______________
Name: _________________________ Grade ______ HR/Classroom Teacher______________
Name: __________________________ Grade ______ HR/Classroom Teacher______________
Parent Name / Signature ______________________________________Phone _____________
If you have questions please call Mr. Beltz @ PHGS @ 686-8809. Thanks for you help!
Cameras
at School
Students, school employees, and parents at
PHGS have a right to privacy with regard to a person’s photo being taken and
used without their permission. Cameras
today are miniature and may be easily concealed. Pictures may be taken without the person
being photographed being aware of it. Most
cell phones now have camera or filming capabilities. A photo or film taken as a “prank” in a rest
room or locker room for example could be very embarrassing. Technology available today permits such
photos to be posted at web sites on-line for any to see. It is our duty at PHGS to protect students,
school employees, and parents against immature and inappropriate photography
that may emotionally hurt or embarrass them or others. With this in mind, the following rules
regarding taking pictures or film at school of students, by students or
parents, are to be followed:
- Cameras
are not allowed at school during the school day unless prior permission to
bring the camera to school for an acceptable educational purpose has been
granted by a teacher or school administrator. Cameras in violation of this rule at
school will be confiscated and returned only to parents.
- Any
other device capable of taking pictures (cell phone) is not to be taken
out or used at any time during the school day unless prior permission to
use the device is granted by a teacher or school administrator. Such devices are subject to rules
outlined in the section entitled “Electronic Paging and Communication
Devices” in this booklet.
- Parents,
school employees, and students are warned that when a camera is used to
take pictures at public events (athletic contests, extracurricular
activities, classroom performances, concerts, awards programs, etc.) the
photographer should respect right to privacy and the desire of any
individual not to have their picture taken. The school recommends, to protect
a photographer from any legal action that may be taken related to individual
rights or privacy being violated by someone taking an unwanted picture, that
no picture ever be taken, and that no picture or film ever be posted at a
public web site with out prior permission granted by all photographed.
- The
school may, on occasion, to honor an individual student or classroom for
an achievement, for a specific educational purpose, or at the request of
local news media to recognize a school activity or to use pictures or film
for a news item, allow students to be filmed in a positive, role-model
manner here at school. No
information identifying a student will be provided to anyone without prior
parent permission being secured. If
you object to such film or pictures of your child being taken, please
notify the school in writing and we will honor your request.
Disciplinary
Action
The violation of any of the camera use regulations will result in the following disciplinary action(s) being taken:
1. The first violation will result in the confiscation of the camera, a review of pictures by school administration of images stored in the camera memory, and a warning issued to the student. A more severe punishment will be issued if the camera displays inappropriate images. The confiscated camera will only be returned to a parent or guardian at which time a conference and review of the policy will occur.
2. The second violation will result in the confiscation of the camera, a review of pictures by school administration of images stored in the camera memory, and a Saturday detention issued to the student. A more severe punishment will be issued if the camera displays inappropriate images. The confiscated camera will only be returned to the student at the end of the current school year.
3. The third violation will result in the confiscation of the camera, a review of pictures by school administration of images stored in the camera memory, and a one day, out of school suspension. A more severe punishment will be issued if the camera displays inappropriate images. The confiscated camera will only be returned to the student at the end of the current school year.
4. Any further violations will result in the confiscation of the camera, a review of pictures by school administration of images stored in the camera memory, and the student will be suspended out-of-school pending an expulsion hearing before the Board of Education. The disposition of the confiscated camera will be determined by the Board of Education.
Cars of Parents/Visitors
No cars or people, except school staff, are to be in the rear school parking lot by the gymnasium between 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., unless dropping off or picking up a child who is transported home by a parent. Adults driving vehicles on school property must exercise EXTREME CAUTION AND PATIENCE AT ALL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF CHILDREN, and must always yield to pedestrians.
A parent dropping off child at
school in the morning should pull momentarily to the curb at the south school
entry by the gym, allow your children to exit the vehicle safely, and then pull
away from the curb in a safe and orderly manner to allow a smooth flow of
traffic and not to obstruct the
A parent picking a child up after school should park in a lined parking space in the lot at the south end of the school, off the gymnasium. Students who walk home or who are being picked up by an adult at school will enter and exit at the gym hallway door. Parents are to park in a lined, parking lot space, and exit their vehicle to meet your child exiting the school. Escorting your child to your vehicle will help protect the child in our heavy parking lot traffic before and after school. If you have small children in your car that require you to stay in your vehicle, you may wait in a lined parking space until you see your child exit the building, then pull momentarily to the curb OUTSIDE THE CONED-OFF, NO PARKING AREA, and allow your child to enter the vehicle at curbside. Parents are not to park and sit at the curb waiting for students to exit the building. Students may not cross or step into the parking lot traffic to go to a vehicle.
Parents are not to park and sit in or leave vehicles unattended in the yellow painted FIRE LANES at any time on school property. Parking citations may be issued to illegally parked vehicles
Parents picking up or dropping
off students during the school day, after classes have started and students are
in the building, are to use visitor parking near the main school entry near
school office. Parents are to park in a
lined “Visitor” space and then escort children into the school to sign the
child in as a late arrival. PLEASE
OBSERVE ALL THE "NO PARKING AREA” YELLOW MARKING ON THE CURB IN FRONT OF
OUR SCHOOL FOR OUR HANDICAP OR BUS PARKING!
Illegally parked vehicles may be ticketed and/or towed by the Peoria
Heights Police Department
Cell Phone Procedures
It is permissible for faculty/staff members to carry cell phones for emergency use as needed on school property.
The current student cell phone use policy is provided to you in this handbook. (Electronic Communication Devices). This policy was established by the Policy Committee of the Board of Education.
Students are responsible for their own cell phones at all times. Phones should not be loaned to other students. By doing this a student encourages other students to violate school rules established for cell phone use. Loaning a phone to another student is punishable by a 20-50 demerit punishment.
Students are responsible for being familiar with and abiding by the cell phone use policy of the school “during the school day” (8:45 A.M. to their dismissal at either 3:10 or 3:20 P.M.), “while classes are in session.”
Teachers have the right to ask a student to give them a cell phone to see if it is powered off or powered on.
A teacher will issue a student a discipline slip for a cell phone violation, including cell phone use during school hours or having the phone powered on. The teacher will confiscate the phone from the student and turn it over to Mr. Beltz with a discipline write up slip. Teachers will not look at messages, pictures, etc., that may be on the phone. A building administrator(s) will determine if there is “reasonable cause” to examine a cell phone that is confiscated for the violation of a specific cell phone use policy offense. There will be no “inventory search” of a telephone that is confiscated.
If the phone a teacher examines is powered off it will be returned to the student with a reminder that the school policy requires the phone to be kept powered off and out of sight at all times during the school day while classes are in session.
If the student refuses to surrender a phone after asked to, the student will be brought to the principal in the school office. The student will be written up for insubordination and the parent will be called about the student’s refusal to surrender the phone to school administration.
Generally, the messages, pictures, etc., on a cell phone are private and will not be viewed by administration without probable cause that indicates a violation of the cell phone use policy. Permission to look at messages or photos may be requested of the adult parent or guardian of a student. If this permission is requested of the parent and is denied, the student will be forbidden to carry a cell phone on them in the future during the school day. The student may bring a cell phone to and from school, but it will be required to be kept in the student’s locker during school day hours.
If a teacher has reason to believe that the cell phone may have been used in some way to violate the rights or privacy of another student, the teacher will bring both the phone and the student to Mr. Beltz.
Change of Address
If you change address during the school year,
report the new address and telephone number to the office.
Child Abuse or Neglect
School personnel are obligated by law to report any suspicious / suspected case of child abuse or neglect to the proper authorities.
Classroom
Placement of Students
Student placement in each
Clubs at PHGS
(Non-School Sponsored)
“Clubs” of any kind at school that are not sponsored by PHGS
are not allowed.
Communications
In our attempt to inform you of the events, programs, and happenings occurring in our school, we will send home school flyers and events notes home with the students as needed. A monthly lunch menu will be sent home separately each month. In addition, we will attempt to include, in the local newspaper, items of community interest. We will use these two publications to keep you informed during the school year.
Computer Lab Rules (Student)
1. No students are to be left in the computer lab unsupervised by an adult.
2. No food or drink is ever allowed in the lab.
3. Leave the room with chairs under tables, and all materials brought into the lab removed from floors and tables.
4. Aides or teachers "boot" or start the computer unless students are instructed to do so.
5. Never touch power system buttons on any piece of computer equipment.
6. Use the computer only as instructed by the teacher in charge.
7. Immediately notify the teacher of any problem you are experiencing with a computer unit.
8. Listen to your computer teacher carefully, and follow instructions as they are given to you. Never work ahead on your own unless told to do so by your teacher.
9. Ask questions as needed to help you solve the problems you experience in using the computer.
10. Be patient, concentrate, and fully use your available computer time. You may be required to wait in turn to use a computer unit. Being quiet and cooperative will help your turn come that much faster.
*Always remember that the
computer is a delicate piece of sensitive and expensive equipment. Always treat
it with care, and it will give you and the other students here at
Conduct (Student
Rules of Behavior for Playground / Play Supervision / General)
Drinks and restroom privileges should be taken by
students at the start of a recess period and not after the bell rings for
return to the classroom at the end of recess.
1. Report all serious accidents and injuries to
the school office immediately.
2. Play
only in assigned areas of the building, assigned areas on the blacktop
and on designated areas in the grass when the weather permits.
3. Do not
play in the parking lot or around parked cars.
Students should never be in the
parking lot. (Wait for rides on
the sidewalk)
4.
Students should never climb trees, garbage tanks, cement platforms,
chains or
fences on the playground.
5. No
snowball throwing, rock throwing, food throwing, or throwing of any other
object.
6. Body
contact sports, (tackle football, boxing, wrestling, and gang playing) are
prohibited. Never grab or hold on
to another student or student’s clothing.
7. Physical contact with others, grabbing,
pushing, shoving, kicking, slapping, hitting, and fighting is not
permitted. It is just cause for being
suspended from school. It is the duty of
every person to avoid quarreling, and to never touch another person in anger.
8. No hard
baseballs or wood or metal bats are to be used.
9.
Tripping and teasing are prohibited.
Be respectful and courteous to others at all times.
10.
Skateboards and roller skates are not allowed on the school grounds.
11. Use the play equipment as it is meant to be used, in a shared, orderly and safe manner.
12. Keep
off all grass areas unless they have been designated for play, and when they
are wet or
muddy, to keep clothing and students clean and to protect the appearance
of the play area.
13. No playing is allowed on any athletic field when it is wet or muddy.
11. Play
safely on and observe safety rules on the playground equipment.
12. No
child should interfere with a game in progress or in anyway be deliberately annoying to others.
13. Pupils
are not permitted in the street, roadway, or parking lot areas.
14. To
re-enter the building during recess, permission is needed from a teacher.
Students may enter immediately to secure help in case of an emergency or
accident.
15. During
inclement weather, children must remain out of water and mud.
16. Do not
do anything in play that might be dangerous to yourself or others.
17. The only time a student should be inside at
recess and noon in nice weather is if
you have a reasonable and justifiable note from home, approved by your teacher, or written permission from a
teacher. Students should be in
possession of this note when
staying in. Homeroom / classroom
teachers are responsible for supervision of these students.
18. Please
remember to put the proper clothing on the weather calls for before going
outside.
19. No re-enter to the building will be allowed
once a student has exited for recess.
The restroom should be used before going outside at recess.
20. A
student leaving the playground for any reason must get permission from an adult
to do so.
General Rules for All Students for Inside
Classroom Noon Hour:
1.
Follow the instructions of cafeteria monitors who return students to the
classrooms
2. Drinks and restroom privileges should be taken care of on the way to the gym or classroom.
Once
in these areas, students may not leave to get drinks or use the restroom.
3. Remain seated in your classroom during Noon
inside time.
4. Follow instructions that have been given to
you by your classroom teacher for indoor, free time.
5. Older students can be selected to help with
control of students in grades 1-4.
6. Students’
cooperation is expected to ensure enjoyable and safe noon hours.
7. Students
may bring games or books to the school, with approval and permission of their
classroom teacher only, for Noon shared play, but the student is solely
responsible for the item.
GENERAL CONDUCT IN THE BUILDING
1. Avoid scuffling and rowdiness inside the
building and in the doorways. Keep your
hands off others.
2. Do not run inside the building or on the
stairs for your own safety.
3. Gum chewing by students is not be allowed
inside the building.
4. Chase may not be played inside or
outside the building.
5. Restrooms are not areas to play or congregate
in.
6. Keep your voice low and normal at recess
times and keep quiet while passing at
other times.
7. Be patient, mannerly, and show consideration
for others and courtesy.
8. Always be considerate of guests in our
building. Offer your aid courteously if
they need direction.
9. Be courteous and respectful to each
other. Avoid boasting and never make fun of others.
10. Report
all cases of vandalism, cheating, or dishonesty that may come to your
attention.
Continued disregard for these rules may result in
a student being barred from using the playground area by the playground
supervisor or building principal.
Conferences Held After School Between Students and Teachers
All after school conferences with teachers must be honored. Conferences may be assigned for a student to complete make‑up work, to discuss classroom performance with the student, or for disciplinary reasons. Students must not skip assigned conferences, and nothing, including athletic practices, Scouts, band, chorus, etc., takes precedence over a scheduled conference. If an emergency arises, contact the teacher with whom the conference is scheduled, before the conference time. Teachers will call parents to notify them of conferences scheduled with students. Parents of bus riding students must arrange to pick‑up their students after assigned conferences or detentions. If this presents a problem, the detention may be postponed one evening, to allow parents to make pick up arrangements for the next school day afternoon. Students in grades 4-8 who fail to attend scheduled conference with a teacher will receive 25 demerits and a resulting detention.
Contacting Parents: Address and Telephone Number Information
It is important for our school to be able to contact parents or a parent designee at all times during the school day in case of an emergency. If you move or change your telephone number during the school year, please notify the school office with new information immediately. Especially important to us are home and work telephone numbers, or cellular phone numbers where you or an adult, such as a grandparent who may act in your behalf, may be reached. Please make every effort to keep all emergency information you supply to the school current and accurate! If you expect to move to a different school district, please notify our school office at least two days prior to the anticipated move.
Contagious
Disease
If a child contracts or we suspect a child has a contagious illness, the pupil may need to be examined by a physician and certified as being able to return to school. The following diseases are contagious: Chicken Pox, Head Lice, Diphtheria, German Measles, Impetigo, Influenza, Measles, Meningitis, Mumps, Pink Eye, Pneumonia, Ringworm, Poliomyelitis, Scarlet Fever, and Whopping Cough. By School Code, if we suspect a child might have a contagious disease we must send that child home immediately. The School Nurse and/or Principal will determine if a child needs a doctor note to be allowed to remain in school. We are not doctors and at all times act in good faith to protect the health and welfare interests of all children and adults at PHGS. We would rather be safe than expose others to contagious diseases. It is then the responsibility of the parent to have the child seen by a physician and to secure a note, signed by the doctor, stating when the child may return to school.
Controlled Substances
Any student who, while either on school property
or while engaged in any school-suspension activity, shall have in his/her
possession any of the following shall be suspended immediately and the
principal shall forward notice of suspension along with the principal's
recommendation regarding expulsion to the Board of Education at their next
meeting:
A. Any substance described in the
"Cannabis Control Act" as amended (Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 56 1/2, S701 and
following), which substances include by way of example but are not limited to
marijuana, hashish, and any parts of the plant cannabis sativa;
B. Any
substance described in the "Controlled Substances Act " as amended
(Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 56 1/2, S1100 and following), which and
stimulant include by way of example but are not limited to depressant and
stimulant substances, narcotic drugs, and hallucinogenic substances;
C. Any
item described in the "Drug Paraphernalia Control Act" as amended
(Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 56
1/2 S2101 and following), which items include by way of example but are not limited to
miniature cocaine spoons and bongs;
If a student is suspended or expelled for having
in his/her possession such substance or item, a referral and request for
prosecution will be forwarded immediately to the appropriate law enforcement
authority.
Corporal Punishment
As of January 1, 1994,
Crosswalks on School
Property
Pedestrians have the right of way at all times in crosswalks on school property. Crosswalks are posted with YIELD signs. Drivers at all times must yield to pedestrians and wait patiently to proceed. Those driving vehicles on school property are also reminded that the large numbers of small children in a small, confined area require extra caution and patience on your part to insure the safety of all children. As adults, we are responsible first and foremost for their safety. Children, by their nature, will act irresponsibly at times. The hundreds of students we release in a short time create heavy pedestrian traffic. Stay in your vehicle and wait until this walking traffic clears before you try to exit school property.
Dances
(Junior High)
During the school year there may be various
dances for the Junior High students.
Rules in place governing dances will be strictly adhered to. Dances are sponsored by the Parent Club. These dances are held immediately after
school, and are supervised by district staff.
Eligible students may attend who have demonstrated acceptable behavior
at school. Snacks and refreshments are
provided or available for purchase.
Once a student has entered the dance he/she must stay until the dance is
over. Anyone leaving the dance early
will not be allowed to re-enter, and must leave the school grounds. Anyone having been suspended or having 50 or
more demerits at the time of a dance will not be permitted to attend that
dance.
Deliveries
to Students at School
A delivery to a student in a teacher’s
classroom during the school day causes a major disruption to the daily educational
routine that may be difficult to quickly recover from. It takes valuable class instructional time
away from students that teachers are very protective of. In short, teachers prefer their classes not
be interrupted. If you have a school birthday
delivery of balloons or some other item, please bring it to the school office
where we will call the student to the office for you to present the item
there. To ensure that the item is not
damaged, we will then hold the item in the office for release to the student at
the end of the school day. Also keep in mind that some items, such as balloons,
that you deliver to school in your family vehicle are likely to not make it
home on the bus without being damaged.
If you anticipate this, please make arrangements to pick the student and
the item up after school.
Detentions
Served at School-Grades 4-8 and Conferences Served After School*, Grades K-8)
1. Student punishments are most effective when issued and/or served immediately. A detention, monitored by the individual classroom teacher in that teacher’s classroom, may be assigned at any time mutually agreed upon by the parent and teacher, or a date may be assigned by the teacher, provided the parent is given 24 hours notice of the conference date and time. Detentions assigned through the school office are served the first Tuesday or Thursday afternoon after they are assigned between 3:20 P.M. and 4:20 P.M. in the assigned classroom or detention area. Detentions may also be assigned for more serious offenses on Saturday morning, between 8:00 A.M. and 12:00 Noon. A student, whose poor behavior has earned three scheduled, yet not served Saturday detentions, will be suspended from school for three days to remove all detentions. The teacher in charge of detention will monitor student behavior and attendance. Students must be on time for detention, or another detention may be assigned for the student being late. Attendance at an assigned detention is required and is the student’s responsibility.
2. Students will contact parents the day a detention is issued, to notify them of the reason for the detention, the day it is to be served, and to arrange any needed student pick up at school at 4:20 P.M. Students must be picked up by that time please. Bus riding students may be picked up by parents at school, or may ride home on the school activity bus. If parents cannot be reached by phone for detention notification, a written notice of the detention will be sent home with the student that day for parents, and the detention will be served the next regular detention day. Parents are asked to emphasize to students any transportation difficulties that may arise if a detention is assigned, and make clear to the student your expectation for the student's proper behavior at school that detentions will not need to be issued.
3. Students are to bring schoolwork, library books, etc. to detention to keep busy. Students without study or work materials may be assigned work or written lines by the detention monitor. Any such assigned work must be completed. Students who do not follow these rules will be assigned additional detentions for being uncooperative or for disrupting those other students in detention who are complying with punishment for poor behavior, and are attempting to use the time productively to do school work.
4. To promote the safety and welfare of all students serving detention, we encourage parents of students who do not ride the school bus to make arrangements for students to be picked up at school at 4:20 P.M. after detention is dismissed. A student who is absent from and does not have an excused reason not to attend an assigned detention must serve that detention the next school day afternoon a detention is scheduled, plus an additional detention for being absent from the originally assigned detention. A student with an excused absence on the day a detention is to be served must serve that detention after school on the next day of student attendance that a detention is held.
5. A student who accumulates five detentions still to be served will be suspended out of school, for one school day, with the parent supervising the student at home. This will allow the parent time to conference with the student to reinforce parent expectations and to avoid the need for the parent to be contacted for such a student pickup again in the future.
*6. Students in Grades K-8 may be assigned an after-school conference at any time by their classroom teacher for poor conduct, failing to complete homework, etc. Such conferences will be served in the child’s classroom, with the student monitored by the teacher. Teachers will contact parents personally to inform them of the dates of and reasons for any student detentions assigned and to let the parent know the time the child needs to be picked up at school.
7. A student who fails to attend a conference assigned by a teacher will receive 25 demerits and an after school detention will be assigned. A student who has an unexcused absence from an assigned, after-school detention will be assigned a Saturday detention. A student who has an unexcused absence from a Saturday detention will be suspended one day from school.
We are limited in the ways we
may discourage students from misbehaving at school and need parent support for
our days to be productive ones for all students at school. The misbehavior we
commonly see from students that warrant detentions takes teacher time away from
teaching all students, and is a disruption to the education environment that
harms everyone. This is the primary reason why
Diagnostic Assessment Scales (Physician requested for
a student)
Classroom teachers will complete diagnostic assessment instruments (Connors Scale, Vanderbilt Rating Scale, etc.) that may be requested from the school by a physician to use in treating a child. Parents are to give to the school the form to be completed by the teacher, and a pre-addressed envelope to mail the completed form to the physician. How that information is then used or shared with the parent is later determined by the physician. The school will not return completed forms directly to parents.
Disaster Drills (Fire, Tornado, Lock-Down)
The fire and tornado drill evacuation route for each classroom is posted in each individual classroom. Teachers will familiarize their students and themselves with the evacuation routes followed in rooms they and their students frequently use.
Disaster fire, tornado, or lock-down drills will
be held on occasion to familiarize the student with the procedures to follow
during these drills. There is an important need to hold
these drills. The procedures students
learn will assist them in providing for their own safety and welfare during an
emergency or disaster situation. Parents
who have more specific questions about emergency preparedness measures taken by
Peoria Heights Grade School, may discuss precautions taken with their child’s
classroom teacher or with the building principal.
Discipline
Policy (Grades 4-8)
Peoria Heights
Grade School
Student discipline and control problems will be dealt with through a system of teacher discipline, teacher conferences, detentions, demerits, and when necessary, suspensions, and expulsions.
The utilization of the demerit system shall be an extension of the teachers’ own classroom rules, discipline, and procedures. Students are encouraged to become familiar with the demerit system that will be used through their schooling in Grades 4-8. The system is fair and equally applied to all students, without prejudice or favoritism, to maintain a high standard of discipline at PHGS that is conducive to creating a positive learning environment for everyone. Students may check with the building principal to see a summary of their discipline record for the year, and to track demerits and resulting detentions that may be assigned to them.
The Principal or the Principal’s designee will issue all demerits and will have the final decision concerning the issuing of all demerits and discipline procedures. All offenses that may warrant demerits will be handled through the Principal’s Office.
This demerit system is not designed to take the place of a classroom discipline policy. Demerits may be issued at any time for more serious offenses or after behavior warnings have been ignored by students. Demerits may be assigned for less serious offenses after the classroom policy has failed to improve behavior and a three-step process has been followed in an attempt to correct unacceptable behavior.
STEP 1: Teacher conference with student about unacceptable behavior.
STEP 2: Teacher phone call or written note to parents/guardians.
STEP 3: Teacher completes discipline slip – referral to principal for possible issue of demerits.
The following demerits will be issued after the above steps have been completed.
- Tardiness - Definition: Any unexcused tardiness is being late without authorization. The students must be in the classroom before the by the time the tardy bell rings. A telephone conference with the parents or a visit to the home by the school liaison officer after the student has been tardy three (3) or more times per week. The classroom teacher will then begin the demerit procedure after the initial parent contact. 10 demerits
- Creating a Continual Classroom Disturbance - Conferences have failed to change behavior. - 20 demerits
- Being in an unauthorized area without proper permission (note/pass) - 10 demerits
- Minor misuse or minor misbehavior in the cafeteria (NOT throwing food) - 10 demerits
- Minor misbehavior anywhere on the school grounds - 10 demerits
DO NOT TOUCH
OTHER STUDENTS.
DOING THIS
VIOLATES PERSONAL SPACE AND PRIVACY AND MAY CAUSE INJURY OR FIGHTS. MOST SERIOUS OFFENSES STUDENTS GET IN TROUBLE
FOR VIOLATE THIS SIMPLE RULE.
DON’T TOUCH OTHER STUDENTS!
Demerits can be given immediately for the following misbehaviors*.
- Inappropriate
public display of affection / physical contact, or emotional outburst on
school grounds (15 demerits)
- Instructing,
encouraging, or promoting others to commit acts that are in violation of
school or classroom rules that maintain order and protect student welfare.
(20-50 demerits depending upon the result of the inappropriate action)
- Inappropriate
material, contraband, brought to or in possession of on school property
(punishment ranging from 20 demerits to suspension or referral to the
Board of Education for an expulsion hearing, depending on the specific
incident)
- Gum,
candy, food or drink taken into any area outside the cafeteria, without
prior permission – (Item is confiscated - 20 demerits.)
- Misuse
of electronic communication device on school grounds – punishments may
include Saturday detention, suspension from school, expulsion hearing
before the Board of Education – cell phone confiscated and returned only
to parents or kept by the school.
- Sullen,
uncooperative, indifferent, inappropriate attitude displayed to adult
supervisor. (20 demerits)
- Horseplay,
spitting, actions with the potential for injury or health risk, or damage
to school property (25 demerits)
- Writing,
passing, possessing “notes” written by or to other students. (Item is
confiscated and thrown away or sent to parents - 15 demerits)
- Disagreements
between students (verbal or physical but not fist fight) – (20 demerits)
- Aggressive
action by a student (Physical, but not fighting), with the potential for
injury to another person – 25 to 50 demerits – To be determined at the
principal’s discretion based on the incident
- Throwing
objects that could cause injury - 50 demerits
- Forging
a name on a pass or any other school note or paper: having someone forge a
name on a note or school paper. – Parent is notified by the classroom
teacher to report the incident.
- Cheating
/ Dishonesty / Lie to a teacher: At
any time using or copying the work created by another student and claiming
credit for it yourself, or intentionally providing another student access
to your work, thus enabling them to copy it to claim credit for work they
copied from you; using someone else’s work; lying to a teacher; dishonest
behavior – Students involved receives a “0” grade for the assignment/test. First incident is a 25 demerit
offense. Second incident is a 50
demerit offense. Parent is notified
by the classroom teacher to report the incident. (1st offense =
25 demerits and warning, 2nd
offense = 50 demerits – effective 11-30-07)
- Obscene
language and or gestures -
Automatic Saturday detention (could result in automatic suspension
and possible referral to the Board of Education at the discretion of the Principal)
- Gross
classroom disturbance or student removal to the school office - As
determined by the principal- 25 demerits (this offense could result in an
automatic suspension depending on the act committed)
- Argumentative
with an adult after warned to stop and follow directions or instructions
the student has been given (20 demerits)
- Insubordinate
in refusing to following directions given by an adult – (25 demerits or
more, depending upon the nature of the individual offense and the
student’s past discipline record – this offense could result in an
automatic suspension depending on the specific offense, Principal’s
decision).
- Failure
to honor a conference given by a teacher: i.e. staying after school or
staying in at noon recess. (25 demerits)
- Failure
to attend an office assigned detention –
Saturday detention assigned
- Failure
to attend a Saturday detention – 1 day Out-of-School suspension
- Failure
to return a parent-signed note or demerit slip from a teacher or the
principal - not returning the signed slip the next school day: Teacher
contacts parents (provide contact date on write up form) before issuing
demerits for this offense to inform them of the school note. - (20 demerits)
- Leaving
school grounds without permission – (25 demerits - this offense could
result in an automatic suspension depending on the act committed)
- Disrespect
to staff or fellow students, lie to teacher - (25 demerits - this offense
could result in an automatic suspension for gross disrespect, depending on
the act committed)
- Wasting
time in class, refusing to do school work after having been told to do so
– (15 demerits
- Failure
to attend a class - 20 demerits for each class missed
- Cutting
school unexcused - Saturday detention
- Second offense three day out of school suspension
- Defacing
school property i.e. books, desks,
building: 25 demerits (this offense could result in a suspension depending
on act committed)
- Stealing
from school or other students – (50 demerits - this offense could result
in an automatic suspension depending on the act committed
- Threatening
or spreading rumors about another student - Saturday detention - (this
offense could result in an automatic suspension depending on the type of
threat issued or rumor spread, Principal’s decision).
- Walking
out of class without permission – (25 demerits - unless there is a
satisfactory explanation)
- Misconduct
in detention area – (25 demerits and assign another detention)
- Bullying
and /or harassment of other students - ( Saturday detention - this offense
could result in an automatic suspension depending on the type of threat
issued or rumor spread, Principal’s decision).
- Intentionally
accessing or attempting to access inappropriate, vulgar, or sexually
explicit material via computers or the Internet. - First offense is a Saturday detention,
with the student assigned another Saturday detention. With the second
offense, the student is banned from computer use at PHGS the remainder of
the school year. This offense could
result in suspension from school and/or an expulsion hearing before the
Board of Education.
- Inappropriate behavior off school grounds
while representing our school as a visiting student, who chose to treat
the host in a discourteous or disrespectful manner. – (25 demerits or
more, depending upon the offense.)
- Possession (but not use) of cigarettes, matches, lighters or smoking paraphernalia on school property: Item is confiscated – (First Offense - Saturday Detention, Each Subsequent Offense - 1 day, out of school suspension.)
- Smoking
in school or on school grounds – (3 day, out of school suspension.)
- Intervening/Interfering
in a disruptive, confrontational, or disrespectful manner with an event or
action involving others that you are not a part of and that do not concern
you. – (First offense is a verbal warning, each additional offense is 20
demerits first offense, 40 demerits each subsequent offense.)
- Intentional
throwing of food, food containers, utensils, napkins, etc., or placing,
wiping, etc., food on another person. – (1st offense is a
four-hour Saturday detention, and the 2nd and each subsequent
offensive is a one day out of school suspension)
- Immature,
inappropriate, or offensive action, comments, or behaviors – (20 demerits
- A more severe punishment may be issued based upon the individual
offense)
- Unprepared for class (Missing textbook,
supplies needed, homework to participate) – 15 demerits
- Assigned homework not completed and/or in class for use – Two warnings issued by teacher - teacher documents all offenses – Parents are contacted by teacher with third offense – documented offense #5 of no homework draws a grade 4-8 student 50 demerits.
- Destruction of private property of another
individual (via horseplay = 25 demerits, intentional = 50 demerits) Students will exchange telephone numbers
for parent contact to request item repair or replacement. Depending upon item value, the parent may
pursue incident through filing legal complaint with the PHPD.
- Unruly student conduct with a substitute
classroom teacher that requires student removal from the classroom, or
intervention by another teacher to bring the student under control and
restore order to the classroom environment. (50 demerits )
Efforts, including the use of early intervention and progressive discipline, shall be made to deter students, while at school or a school related event, from engaging in aggressive behavior that may reasonably produce physical or psychological harm to someone else. The Superintendent or his designee shall insure that the parent(s) or guardian(s) of a student who engages in aggressive behavior are notified of the incident. The failure to provide such notification does not limit the Board’s authority to impose discipline, including suspension or expulsion, for such behavior.
Using any form or type of aggressive behavior that does physical or psychological harm to someone else and/or urging other students to engage in such conduct is strictly prohibited. Prohibited behaviors include without limitation, the use of violence, force, noise, coercion, threats, intimidation, fear, harassing, bullying, or other comparable conduct.
Teachers should make contact with parents to discuss any continued unacceptable behavior.
Parents will be notified each time a student receives demerits in the form of a demerit slip. It will be the responsibility of the student to take the yellow demerit slip copy to his/her parent or guardian, and to have the pink copy signed and returned to the teacher or Principal on the following day.
Explanation of the procedure to be followed when a student receives a discipline notice:
- The teacher fills out a demerit slip in triplicate (parent copy, teacher copy, and office copy), discusses the inappropriate behavior with the student and then sends the student to the office with the demerit slip.
- The Principal or his designate discusses the inappropriate behavior with the student and determines the demerits and discipline. The Principal retains the office copy of the discipline notice.
- The student takes home two copies of the discipline notice (parent’s yellow copy and teacher’s pink copy).
- The parent’s retain the yellow copy and return the signed teacher’s pink copy to the school with the student the next day. This will assure that the parents are aware of any discipline notices received by their children. The demerit slip will indicate the total number of demerits the student has accumulated.
DETENTIONS: Any student having acquired 25 demerits shall serve an after school detention hour (3:25-4:15 p.m.) on the next designated detention day. Detention will be given at intervals of 25, 50, and 75 demerits. When a student reaches 100 demerits a Saturday Detention will be assigned. A student, whose poor behavior has earned five scheduled, yet not served detentions, will be assigned a Saturday detention to remove the five accumulated detentions. A student, whose poor behavior has earned three scheduled, yet not served Saturday detentions, will be suspended from school for three days to remove the three Saturday detentions. Regular detentions will be served on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. Students that are bus riders will be bused home after the detention. The detention room will be supervised by the teaching staff on a rotation basis.
SATURDAY DETENTIONS - There will be detentions held on Saturdays twice a month for those students who accumulate 100 or more demerits or receive discipline requiring a Saturday detention. Saturday detentions will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 12:00 noon. If the student skips a Saturday detention that student will receive a one (1) day out of school suspension. All demerits are dropped after serving a Saturday detention.
SUSPENSIONS: All suspensions will be served out of school. Most suspensions will be three (3) days, however, they could be longer at the discretion of the Principal. During the suspension the student may make up work but will receive only 80% credit for work completed during the suspension. Upon a student’s third suspension a School Board Hearing may be required before that student may return to school. Students that are suspended are not allowed on school grounds or at school sponsored activities while they are serving their suspension.
Suspensions could result from any of the previously listed demerits at the discretion of the Principal. However, immediate suspension could result from action or behavior that could result in personal injury or damage to the school facilities.
Immediate suspension and possible referral to the Board of Education for possible expulsion will result from the following types of behavior:
A. Gross disobedience B. Gross disrespect to staff or other students
C. Defacing the school building or facilities D. Fighting
E. Stealing from school, staff, or other students F. Intentionally setting off the fire alarm
G. Any other student act deemed worthy of
Board of Education review by district administration.
These suspensions will be 1-10 school days and served out of school.
Immediate suspension and referral to the Board of Education for possible expulsion for the following offenses:
A. Having and/or using alcoholic beverages on school property or at any school sponsored activity.
Expelled students may not be on school property or attend school activities for the duration of the expulsion.
Merits: As an incentive toward the improvement of the students self-discipline and more mature
behavior, 10 demerits will be deducted from the student’s record for each calendar week, that he/she does not accumulate demerits. Merits are only for those who have accumulated demerits. They cannot be banked for future use.
Dress Code:
In order to assure an
educational atmosphere that is conducive to learning and to establish a uniform
policy that protects fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the
All students and their parents are responsible for presenting an appearance that is conducive to the learning process. The following guidelines shall be observed:
1. Dress attire must not interfere with the educational process or with the rights of others. Attire which is likely to interfere, and which is therefore prohibited, includes, but is not limited to, the following: hats of any kind (indoors); bare midriffs; see‑through garments; pajama tops or bottoms; muscle shirts (tank tops); white undergarment T‑shirts; clothing which displays inappropriate words or pictures; i.e. sexual or vulgar insinuation; drug or alcohol lettering; bare-backs; skin tight clothing, halter tops; low‑cut blouses and pants; hair rollers; clothing or jewelry that display obscene profane language or provocative pictures. Student must wear clothing that covers them from shoulder to at least mid‑thigh.
2. Dress attire must always be neat and clean and must not be destructive of school property. Unless otherwise prohibited, clothing shall be worn in the manner in which it was designed, i.e., only tops designed to be worn outside of pants or skirts may be worn in that manner.
3. Dress attire must always comply with existing State health safety codes. For example, footwear must be worn at all times, must not be loose or floppy, and must afford protection to the feet. Sunglasses may be worn, but only when so prescribed by a licensed physician.
4. Any extremes in dress that cause distractions in the school will cause the professional staff to request that this distraction be corrected immediately. Students will be sent home to get proper clothing.
5. Hair must be kept clean, and should be natural in color. Students may style their hair as they please, providing style does not jeopardize student safety.
6. Athletic equipment issued to a student athlete or cheerleading equipment issued to a cheerleader may not be worn in or out of school for other than the activities they were designed for except by the direction and approval of the Principal or Athletic Director.
7. Baggy
or oversized trousers and/or shirts or other oversized clothing are not
allowed. They create a classroom disruption and can create a safety hazard that may lead to student injury.
8. Hats may not be worn by students at any time
in the school.
The
above rules applies while school is in session.
Exceptions to the foregoing rules may be made by the Superintendent or
appropriate building principal.
Junior High Physical Education Dress Code--
A school PE uniform is required of all
students and is available for purchase at school
1 Pair gym shoes
(non-marking sole)
1 Pair white socks
1 Gym bag (optional)
1 Gym locker lock
(Optional,…Available in school office for $3.50)
Physical Education shorts and tops are to be worn
only for Physical Education classes.
Weather permitting; students may wear shorts to school. Shorts worn should fit appropriately and should be mid‑thigh in length, the bottom of the short cuff, minimally, even with or below the extended fingertips of the student’s arm at rest at the student’s side.
Early Childhood Education
(E.C.E.)
Electronic
Paging and Communication Devices
To ensure that cellular telephones do not disrupt the school environment the following
rules are to be implemented. These rules pertain to all students in the district.
1. A student in possession of a cellular telephone must keep it turned off and
out of sight (in an inconspicuous place such as a car, backpack, pocket, purse,
or locker) during the school day while classes are in session.
2. Students must obtain permission from the coach or sponsor to use a cellular
telephone on the school bus when traveling to or from an extra-curricular
event.
3. Exceptions to these rules may occur with the permission of the building
Principal/Designate, or a life-threatening emergency where no other telephone
is available and no adult is present.
Disciplinary
Action
The violation of any of the cellular telephone regulations will result in the
following disciplinary action(s):
1. The first violation will result in the confiscation of the cellular telephone
and a Saturday detention. The telephone will only be returned to a parent
or guardian at which time a conference and review of the policy will occur.
2. The second violation will result in a one-day suspension, confiscation of the
cellular telephone for the remainder of the school year, and the student will
not be able to possess any cellular telephone on school property for the
remainder of the school year.
3. Further violation of the cellular telephone policy will result in confiscation,
not returned, and the student will be suspended out-of-school pending an
expulsion hearing.
Electronic study aids may be used during the school day if:
1. Use of device is provided in the student’s IEP.
2. Permission is received from the Principal/Designate.
Examples of electronic devices that are used as study aids include tape recorders, palm pilots,
and lap top computers.
Examples of electronic devices that are not used as study aids and are not permitted at school
Include: hand-held electronic games (e.g. Game Boys), CD players, MP3 players, AM/FM radios, pagers, and all communication devices other than cell phones (usage described above).
The
Elevator (Student / Adult Use)
An elevator is available for students or adults to use with proper medical certification on file for their medically related, needed use. The medical certification must be current and signed by a physician. A key will be distributed to the student or adult for use after a $10 key deposit fee is paid. The deposit fee will be returned when the key is returned to the school office, when the doctor certifies that elevator use is no longer required by the student. The deposit is surrendered if the key is lost. It is the students’ or adults’ responsibility to bring the key each day. Keys will only leave the office with a paid deposit. They cannot be borrowed from the school office for use at any time. A student who forgets a key may call home to have the key brought to school. If a key is lost, a new $10 deposit is required for another key to be issued. Students are required to be responsible in monitoring the location and use of their elevator key.
End of
Year Graduation “Special” Outings Eligibility – Grade 8 (Adopted
8/15/09)
Student participation in graduation, and end of year Grade 8 “Special Event” celebration activities is a privilege earned daily by each Grade 8 student, not a right students have automatically just because they are in Eighth Grade. The privilege of participating in any of the special activities, including the graduation ceremony, may be lost by a student. To be allowed to participate in these special events and activities we insist on the student earning passing grades and displaying acceptable conduct throughout the school year.
Teachers cannot be expected to supervise students at “Special Events” who have demonstrated, by exhibiting prior serious or repeated misbehaviors that they cannot be trusted to behave in a manner that ensures safety and positively reflects upon PHGS. “Special Events” include the Great America Trip, the River Plex Activity Day, the Eighth Grade Buffet Luncheon, and the Graduation Dance. All students are told at the beginning of the school year the behavioral requirements they must meet to be allowed to participate in these events. This information is shared here with parents to allow you to impress upon your future graduate your awareness of the conduct rules and your expectation for them to be followed. The standard set is as follows:
Grade 8 students will NOT be allowed to attend end of
year Grade 8 “Special Events” if they have been:
- Before
the Board of Education for an expulsion hearing discipline offense this
school year
- Have
been suspended from school two or more times this school year
- Have
served three or more Saturday detentions this school year
Students who are not eligible to attend “Special Events” will be spending those school attendance days in a supervised study hall if they attend school. Parents may arrange supervision at home if they suspect student attendance at school on those days may lead to student behavioral problems that may result in additional student punishments.
We are confident that our students will work together to make their last few weeks at PHGS a memorable and happy experience, and a suitable climax to their proud achievement as Eighth Grade graduates.
Entrance And Exit Security and Student
Entry Locations
School security is important to protect everyone at
PHGS. Our desire is to control building
access to everyone so we never have unauthorized people in the school that may
pose a threat. Remote controlled cameras
and electronic locks are on school doors at the main building entry and at the
school rear, gym entry, where visitors may seek school entry. All doors are locked at all times, except the
main school entry door at the front of PHGS, which will be unlocked on
schooldays until 9:00 A.M. only.
At all other times, anyone entering the building without a key, must
request entry and report to the school office to sign in immediately upon
entering the building.
Student
daily point of school entry assignments will be explained to the students by
the classroom teachers. With a building housing almost 700 people daily, and congested hallways
leading to confusion as teachers try to move students in and out of the school,
we ask that visitors please not enter the school to wait for students outside
classrooms in school hallways. Parents
picking up children should park in lined parking places in the parking lot,
exit your vehicle to wait for children to exit the rear, south entry of the
school by the gym at normal school dismissal time, and escort the child back to
your parked vehicle.
Excuse from PE Activity
Participation in PE is state law
in
Expelled
Students
Expelled
students may not attend any school functions, or be on school district property
for the balance of the school year, or the length of time he/she is expelled
from school.
Extra-Curricular Eligibility
Every student who trys-out and participates on
a school athletic team must have on file (each year) with the coach, a
certificate of physical fitness issued by a competent physician (prior to
practice), and a signed athletic/activities code permission slip.
Insurance is strongly recommended for each
student participating or trying out for a school team. (School insurance or private policy through
parents.)
All students participating in any
extra-curricular activities, under the guidelines set forth by the I.E.S.A.
(Illinois Elementary School Association) By-Laws, the Two Rivers Conference
Administrative Board, and
- All contestants shall be in grades five through eight and shall
not have passed eighth
grade standing. (grade participation is left up to the individual
schools.)
- A student shall be doing passing work (D- or above) in all school
subjects and the school shall certify compliance with this By-Law. Use of player, contestant, or participant shall be deemed
certification.
- For all IESA activities, athletic as well as non-athletic, passing
work shall be checked weekly
to govern eligibility for the following Monday through Saturday. For fall sports, the first eligibility check will be made during
the first full week of attendance at
the beginning of the school year.
During the succeeding weeks of the school year, the eligibility
check shall begin the week prior to the first contest in an activity.
- The eligibility check shall be the same day each week (Friday) unless school is not in session; then it must be taken on the last day of student attendance that week. Grades shall be accumulative for the school’s grading period.
- Three weeks of ineligibility (consecutive or otherwise) will
result in dismissal from
the team. Four unexcused absences
(determined by the coach) from practices or games will result in dismissal
from the team.
- A contestant must sit out one
week for each week he/she is ineligible
F's are monitored. The teachers should cooperate with the students as far as the Friday weekly monitoring is concerned. Eligibility is for the following Monday through Saturday.
The above rules pertain to these activities:
Boys and Girls
Basketball Boys
and Girls Track
Pompon Squad Cheerleaders
Fine Arts Participants Scholastic Bowl
Boys Baseball Girls Volleyball
5th & 6th
Grade Boys and Girls Basketball
Further
references; I.E.S.A. Handbook
(Scholastic Standing)
Extra-Curricular Events
(Attending/Departing)
Field Trips
Throughout the school year, opportunities are presented for student enrichment excursions away from school grounds. Students do not have the option of not attending educational trips. Permission forms are sent home early in the year requesting approval for participation in such trips. Please feel free to contact your child's teacher if you have questions about the specific details of a trip. Parental cooperation in the return of these permission slips is requested. Attending fieldtrips is a privilege earned by students through good behavior at school. Students, who are uncooperative or exhibit behavior that could jeopardize the safety of themselves or other students while on a fieldtrip, will not be allowed to attend fieldtrips away from our school.
Food Items from Home
(Brought to School)
Our first responsibility at school is to make every effort to safeguard the physical welfare and safety of children entrusted to us. We appreciate the efforts of parents at home to assist us in protecting students at school, and for taking the time to provide treats for other students to enjoy and share. Even though you make every effort not to, a danger may unknowingly be posed to children at school if tainted food is mistakenly sent from home with a child to be shared with other students. The result of such food consumed at school could pose a health danger to children. With these thoughts and concerns in mind that we all share, we appreciate parent support of the following rules being enacted effective 9-5-02, regarding food brought in from outside PHGS being served to students:
- No food of any type, including prepackaged food items, will be served to anyone if the food is suspected by a teacher or administrator of being tainted in any way.
- We have students at PHGS who will have severe, even
life-threatening, allergic reaction to any peanuts product, oil, powder,
or peanut, cooked or mixed into any food item. To protect all children, please check
ingredients labels on any item you purchase to bring to PHGS. Do
not purchase any food item that contains peanuts or a peanut by-product. Never give a food item to a child
without first asking the teacher’s permission, and always ask the teacher,
before distributing any food item, if there are students with food
allergies present in the room.
- The final determination on whether or not a food item is served in a classroom to students rests with the school classroom teacher, subject to approval as may be needed or requested by the school administration.
- Only prepackaged snack food items, prepared commercially under controlled, sanitary conditions, which are unopened and have no outward sign of tampering, may be brought to the school by parents wishing to provide a treat for students to eat. Sorry, but no “home-made” treats may be served at school.
- Recognizing that ALL foods, even commercially prepared and sold, prepackaged foods may be tampered with, parents may elect to NOT ALLOW their child to be given any food at school that has been brought in from the outside. This request shall be put in writing by the parent, and given to the teacher for placement in the student file.
- Questions regarding the enforcement of these rules should be addressed to the school administrator.
Parents are a major asset to our school in supporting teacher efforts and promoting enjoyable leisure activities such as parties where students enjoy parent-provided treats. Thanks for supporting our rules to provide treats that students will enjoy, while addressing the concerns we all share. Thanks for helping us keep all PHGS students healthy at home and at school.
Fundraisers
Our school conducts fundraisers
yearly to secure funds to supplement our educational programs and purchase
needed supplies or equipment. This is a common practice in all schools. Our
fundraisers are generated through the Parent–School Organization. Our
fundraisers can only be as successful as the parents and students who
participate in them want them to be. Students are not required to participate
in fundraisers. We try to provide some small prize reward to students to
recognize their participation efforts.
Gang
Activity Prohibited
Gang activity is prohibited on or about school
grounds, on school buses, or off school grounds at any school activity. A "gang" is any group of 2 or more
persons whose purpose includes the commission of illegal acts.
No student on or about school grounds, on school
buses, or off school grounds at a school activity shall engage in any gang
activity, including, but not limited to:
- Wearing, using, distributing, displaying, or
selling any clothing, jewelry, emblem, badge, symbol, sign, or other thing
that are evidence of membership or affiliation in any gang.
- Committing any act or omission, or using any
speech, either verbal or non-verbal (such as gestures or hand-shakes)
showing membership or affiliation in a gang, and
- Using any speech or committing any act or
omission in furtherance of the interests of any gang or gang activity,
including, but not limited to: (a)
soliciting others for membership in any gangs, (b) requesting any person
to pay protection or otherwise intimidating or threatening any person, (c)
committing any other illegal act or other violation of school district
policies, (d) inciting other students to act with physical violence upon
any other person.
Students engaging in any gang-related activity
will be subject to one or more of the following disciplinary actions:
Conference with parent(s)/guardian(s)
Referral to appropriate law enforcement agency
Suspension for up to 10 days
Expulsion for the remainder of the school term ------Adopted
by Board on 10-27-93
An adult crossing guard, employed by the Village of Peoria Heights, and a lighted signal provide additional safety at our school entry during hours when there is student pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Students walking, as well as riders, and drivers, are asked to be extremely cautious at this intersection.
It is very important that students obey the directions of all patrol people and crossing guards at all times. The patrol people are interested in the safety of all students. Students who disobey safety patrol members may be referred to the principal's office for discipline.
Grading Scale (Adopted
09-10)
A = 100 – 92 S = Satisfactory
B = 91 – 83 U = Unsatisfactory
C = 82 – 74
D = 73 – 65
F = 64 and lower
Grievance Procedure or Due Process
1. The student or the parents should discuss the matter with the person(s) directly