Student and Family Handbook
2012 / 2013
(Supplement to the Warren County Board of Education District Student Handbook)
Vision Statement
Beginning with the end in mind, growing tomorrow’s leaders!
Mission Statement
The mission of Natcher Elementary School
is to provide a safe, caring environment
for life long learners to succeed.
School Phone: 842-1364
School Fax: 842-1563
1434 Cave Mill Road
Bowling Green, KY 42104
www.warren.kyschools.us/~natcher
Table of Contents
Important Facts 4
School Personnel 5
School Hours 7
School Calendar 8
School Based Decision Making Council (SBDM) 10
Council Policies
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) 18
Family Volunteers 19
Frequently Asked Questions 20
Ways to help our school 22
Safe School 23
Safety Procedures for Car Riders 23-26
Bus Regulations 27
Student Dismissal Policy 29
Attendance 30
Classroom Visitation Policy 31
School Discipline Plan 32
Goals Procedure for Positive PAWS Slips 34
Interventions 37
School Wide Common Area Procedures 45
1
School Wide Voice Levels
Hallway Procedures
Cafeteria Procedures
Morning Meeting
Bathroom Procedures
Playground Procedure
1
Bullly Prevention Plan 51
Student Information 53
Services 55
Academic Information 58
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Homework Policy Permanent Records
Agenda Books Reporting to Parents
Supplemental Time Primary School Program
Gifted and Talented Program Honor Roll
Preschool Program Title 1 Services
Natcher Elementary Mascot 63
Important Facts!
J Check out: A picture I.D. MUST be presented when checking a child out during the school day if our staff does not recognize the person as someone on the emergency card. The picture I.D. needs to match one of the names on the emergency card.
J Visitors: Anyone wishing to visit during the school day will be asked to provide a picture I.D. if the office staff does not recognize the visitor as someone listed on the emergency card. If the visitor is not on the emergency card, the student’s parent will be phoned to request permission. It is important to keep the emergency card information updated throughout the year with correct phone numbers.
J Written permission is required from the parent for any student to ride a bus other than his/her regular one.
J Notify the school office by 9:00 a.m. if your child is absent and send in a note when the child returns to school. Once a student has been absent using parent notes for 6 days, a doctor’s excuse is required in order for any further absences to be documented as excused.
J Money brought to school should be in an envelope with the student’s full name and teacher name on it please to ensure it is returned if lost.
J Breakfast prices: $1.15 students $2.00 adult visitors
Lunch prices: $2.00 students $3.25 adult visitors
Milk: $ .50
J When possible, please send a written note with the child’s full name and teacher or phone the office by 2:00 pm for any change in transportation. Please do not email. If the email system were down, we would miss the change in transportation.
J Please check your child’s backpacks DAILY.
J Students must have a medication form filled out in order for a child to receive medication at school (includes both prescription and over the counter drugs). Any medication, which a child is to take, must be brought to the office by the parent or guardian in the original container. Students may not transport medicine to or from school. A parent or guardian will have to pick the medicine up as well as students may not transport medicines.
J Please put your child’s name on all personal items such as jackets, coats, backpacks, and lunchboxes so we can try to return lost items.
Natcher Elementary Team
Administration
Matt Thornhill – Principal
Neesa Richardson– Curriculum Coordinator
Loraine Lacey - Guidance Counselor
Homeroom Teachers
Kindergarten: Kendall Blue
Kelly Creasey
Ashley Rich
1st Grade: Johnna Cline
Lisa Flynn
Kenda Gatewood
2nd Grade: Joanifer Caldwell
Morgan Sheridan
2nd / 3rd Patty Jaggers
3rd grade: Kyle Brooks
Ellen Buselmeier
Ashley Christopher
4th Grade: Sheree Green
Harmony Hendrick
Karen Scott
5th Grade: Letitia Butler
Jim Hudson
Emily Shell
6th Grade: Carissa Hartis-Miller
Kathy Hatler
Michelle Oliver
Natcher Elementary E-Mail List
(All end with @warren.kyschools.us)
Example:
Support Faculty
Hayley Brown – Resource Teacher
Lodema Burgess – Preschool Teacher
Chris Cecil / Brian Morrison– 6th Grade Band Instructors
Amanda Degenhart – Occupational Therapist
Laura Dinning – District Psychologist
Violet Fairweather – Library Media Specialist
Amanda Haynes – Art Teacher
Amy Hunley – Reading Intervention Teacher
Marty King - Speech Pathologist
Leslie Lloyd – Music Teacher
DeAnn McElroy – Physical Therapist
Jennifer Murphy – Teacher of the Visually Impaired
Deb Noffsinger – Resource Teacher
Carol Ran – English as a Second Language Teachers
Neesa Richardson – Gifted/Talented Teacher
Janis Ruth – Math Intervention Teacher
Erin Smith – Resource Teacher
Miranda Stewart- Teachers for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Keith Stokes – Physical Education Teachers
Support Staff
Heather Baker – Instructional Assistant
Alecia Baldwin – Instructional Assistant
Betty Brown – Instructional Assistant
Shelley Burgess – Instructional Assistant
Zac Childers / Candaaes Williams – Interpreters for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Jamie Collier – Instructional Assistant
Connie Derr – Instructional Assistant
Denise Frazier – Instructional Assistant
Michelle Hull – Library Assistant / Instructional Assistant
Mary Jaynes / Carolyn Jordan / Grace Bockhouse – English as a Second Language Assistant
Shannon Kanan – Instructional Assistant
Connie McNeil – Secretary / Bookkeeper
Teresa McSween – Instructional Assistant
Jenna Nance – Instructional Assistant
Shirley Oliver – Instructional Assistant
Linda Palmer – Instructional Assistant
Mindy Sunderlin – Making Better Choices (MBC) Room Assistant
Susan Tabor- Family Resource Coordinator
Kathy Taylor – Instructional Assistant
Julie Waldvogel – Preschool Assistant
Jan Wall – Instructional Assistant
Tammy Younglove – Student Technology Coordinator
Beverly York – Receptionist/Attendance Clerk
Cafeteria Staff
Paula Hale – Cafeteria Manager
Tina Baumgarten
Sally Burd
Teresa Crowder
Connie Derr
Patty Humphrey
Zeljka Mechic
Betty Natcher
Christine Roberts
Custodial Staff
Jeff Mansfield
Lori Roberts
Agatha Reeves
SCHOOL HOURS
School begins at 8:15 A.M. The school doors open at 7:45 A.M. School dismissal for car riders and all buses begins at 3:15 P.M.
EVERY INSTRUCTIONAL MINUTE IS PRECIOUS! Children who arrive late or picked up early are counted as tardy. Parents who would like to speak to a child’s teacher should do so by making an appointment with the teacher please.
Parents who transport their children are asked to bring them between 7:45-8:15 A.M. and pick them up at 3:15 P.M. Please use the “cars only” parking lot when bringing or picking up children. Prompt pick up is expected and necessary as supervising faculty is not able to provide after-school care. If after-school care is needed, please contact the Community Education Center at 842-4281.
2012-2013
J Every Friday is Natcher Spirit Day. Students are encouraged to wear Natcher colors and/or Natcher T-Shirts.
August
7th Open house, 5:00-6:30
9th First day of school K – 6th
PTO Coffee & Kleenex 8:00 in the library
Smart Card sales begin through the 24th
13th Bully Beware School Day Program
13th PTO Meeting
16th Parent Volunteer Training 6:00 PM
20th First day of preschool M/W
20th SBDM council meeting 5:30
21st First day of preschool T/R
22nd Parent Volunteer Training 8:30 AM
23rd Parent Volunteer Training 6:00 PM
28th Stakz Spirit Day
September
3rd School Closed (Labor Day)
7th Family Movie Night-In 6:30
10th PTO meeting 6:30
11th Family Night Title I Reading and Math Intro 6:30
12th Individual Fall School Pictures (and M/W preschool)
14th-21st Fall Book Fair
17th SBDM council meeting 5:30
21st Fall Festival (games, food, silent auction) 5:00-8:00
25th Leadership Night 6:30
October
1st-5th School Closed (Fall Break)
8th PTO meeting 6:30
11th Natcher vs. Jody Richards in Kickball at Natcher 6:00
12th Kick-off for Great American Opportunities
12th Annual Walk to School Day
15th Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night
15th SBDM council meeting 5:30
17th-18th Fire Safety Days (Preschool-2nd)
22nd-26th Red Ribbon Week
23rd Individual Fall School Picture Retakes (and T/R preschool)
31st Fall Classroom Parties 2:15
TBA Red Cross Blood Drive
TBA Family Reading Night
TBA Children’s Author Visit during school day
November
6th School Closed (Election Day)
9th Daddy and Me Drive-In 6:30
12th Veteran’s Program
12th PTO meeting 6:30
15th Leadership Day
17th Holiday Craft Fair
19th SBDM council meeting 5:30
21st-23rd School Closed (Thanksgiving Break)
30th Fazoli’s Spirit Night
December
4th Band, Choir, and Strings concert 6:30
10th PTO meeting 6:30
11th Primary Musical 6:30
18th Winter Classroom Parties 2:15
19th-31st School Closed (Winter Break)
January
1st School Closed
14th PTO meeting 6:30
15th Club Picture Day
15th Family Math Night 6:30
21st School Closed (Martin Luther King Day)
25th Family Movie Night 6:30
28th SBDM council meeting 5:30
31st Family Fitness Night 6:30-8:00
February
11th PTO meeting 6:30
14th Valentine Parties 2:15
18th School Closed (Presidents’ Day)
25th – Mar. 1st Spring Book Fair
25th SBDM council meeting 5:30
TBA Suicide Prevention Awareness Parent Program 6:30
March
1st PTO Spring Fling (games, food, special classroom created items auction) 5:00-8:00
7th-8th School Closed (Professional Development Days)
11th Spring Pictures/Class Pictures (and M/W preschool)
11th PTO meeting 6:30
12th Spring Pictures (T/R preschool)
18th SBDM council meeting 5:30
22nd International Night 6:30
29th No School
TBA Career Fair
TBA Jump Rope for Heart (School Day activity)
TBA Children’s Author Visit during school day
April
1st-5th School Closed (Spring Break)
8th PTO meeting 6:30
11th Leadership Night 6:30
15th-26th PTO and SBDM nominations
18th-21st Drama Club Performances
20th Mommy and Me Tea 9:30
22nd SBDM council meeting 5:30
30th Leadership Day
May
1st PTO and SBDM Elections
6th-17th KPREP Testing Grades 3-6 (tentative)
13th PTO meeting 6:30
15th Last day of preschool M/W (tentative)
16th Last day of preschool T/R (tentative)
20th SBDM council meeting 5:30
21st Sixth Grade Graduation 6:00 (tentative)
22nd Last day for students (tentative)
27th School Closed (Primary Election)
Please regularly check the website and read the Natcher Notes newsletter for any changes or additions to our school calendar.
SCHOOL BASED DECISION MAKING (SBDM)
The SBDM Council is a form of school management in which teachers, parents, and administrators collaborate for educational change and improvement. The school council is made up of two parents, three teachers, and the principal. Elections are held in the spring of each year.
Everyone is invited to attend SBDM meetings. The public may address the council during the discussion phase of any motion and may ask to have a relevant item placed on the agenda by making a request to the principal or SBDM member at least five school days before the meeting. The monthly minutes are posted on the Natcher News bulletin board and on the website. Special called meetings may take place during the school year as needed. Dates for special called meetings will be communicated in the Natcher Notes. SBDM council meetings start at 5:30 on the 3rd Monday of the month except in December when the council will not have a regular meeting. It will meet on the 4th Monday of any month that school is not in session on the 3rd Monday.
The SBDM Council needs concerned family members to actively serve on Consolidated School Improvement Plan Committees. If you would like to serve on a committee, please contact the principal.
SBDM MEMBERS
Matt Thornhill – Principal / Chairperson
Amy Hunley – Teacher Representative
Carol Ran – Teacher Representative
3rd teacher will be announced – Teacher Representative
Jane Hamlet – Parent Representative
Nicole Guthrie – Parent Representative
NATCHER ELEMENTARY SBDM POLICIES
1. CURRICULUM
The school council shall adopt the curriculum of the Warren County Board of Education as the curriculum that shall be implemented at the school. It is our opinion that this curriculum is aligned with the state standards and is appropriate for our instructional needs. This school council policy shall also be consistent with applicable indicators from the Standards and Indicators for School Improvement. All issues related to the curriculum of the school shall be referred to the school principal for discussion that leads to a recommendation on the issue to the school council for consideration and possible adoption.
2. STUDENT ASSIGNMENT
It is the policy of Natcher Elementary School to assign students to classes heterogeneously. All regular classes are to be as evenly balanced as possible based on the following:
Number of boys and girls
Minority or non-minority students
Students having I. E. P.s. (Individual Education Plan)
Students for whom English is a second language
Students who require remediating or other special assistance
Students who are high, average, or low achieving
Teachers input regarding assignment of students is provided at the end of each school year. The rosters are based on the variables listed above and other pertinent information.
Students who enroll during the summer will be assigned to classes based on class size with consideration to variables listed above.
3. SCHOOL SPACE USE
By May 1, the principal shall prepare a school space use plan and present the plan to the school council for approval. The school council may amend the plan prior to approval. The principal shall implement the plan subsequent to the approval of the school council. The principal can alter the plan if a need arises due to enrollment and hiring of teachers.
4. DISCIPLINE AND CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT
A school wide discipline plan will be developed, implemented, reviewed and modified as needed subject to school council approval.
· Classroom procedures, along with rewards and consequences, should be posted in each classroom.
· Discipline and classroom management procedures will address the following areas: Student behavior in classroom, on playground, in halls, lunchroom, restrooms, gym, assemblies, and any other areas outside the classroom.
· Students will be encouraged to develop self-discipline.
· Staff will enforce procedures with consistency and fairness.
· Classroom teachers will discuss with their students the reasons for each of the procedures.
5. ALIGNMENT WITH STATE STANDARDS, TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION AND PROGRAM APPRAISAL