PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK
LINCOLNVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLNVIEW LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
15945 MIDDLE POINT ROAD
VAN WERT, OHIO 45891
Telephone (419) 968-2351
SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016
Mr. Jeff Snyder, Superintendent
Ms. Nita McKinney, Elementary Principal
Miss. Brenda Eickholt, Program Services Coordinator
Our Mission: “The Lincolnview Local Schools are dedicated to the development of society's most valuable possession – its youth. We will accept them as they are today and work to produce citizens who will possess the basic skills, attitudes, and values in order to live a wholesome productive life in a democratic society as both leaders and followers.”
Adopted May 2015
Student/Parent Handbook
Lincolnview Elementary School
Parents and Students,
Welcome to Lincolnview Elementary. The staff and I are pleased to have you as a student and will do our best to help make your experience here as enjoyable and successful as you wish to make it. To help provide a safe learning environment for students, staff, parents, and visitors, the Board of Education publishes this updated Student/Parent Handbook annually to explain students’ rights, responsibilities and consequences for misbehavior.
Parents are encouraged to take a few minutes to review and discuss the information in this Handbook with their children. Teachers will also review this Handbook with students at the beginning of the school year.
Thank you for taking the time to become familiar with the important information in this Handbook. If you have any questions, please contact the principal.
Ms. Nita McKinney, Elementary Principal
Mrs. Tonia Verville, Guidance Counselor
Mrs. Sabrina Frey, Secretary
Miss Brenda Eickholt, Program Services Coordinator
Mrs. Cindy DuVall, Transportation
Lincolnview Local Schools
Board of Education
The Board of Education is the policy making body of the school district. The policies which it establishes are executed by the administration and staff of the district. Policy decisions of the Board are duplicated in the Board Policy Book, copies of which are available to each staff member of the district. Questions concerning “what is policy” are best answered by reading the appropriate manual.
For more information concerning the Lincolnview Local Schools Board of Education, visit our schools website: www.lincolnview.k12.oh.us
Board Members: Kirk Berryman, Eric Germann, Michelle Gorman, Scott Miller, and Lori Snyder
Board Appointed: Mr. Jeff Snyder, Superintendent (CEO) and Mr. Troy Bowersock, Treasurer (CFO)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Faculty ------4
School Calendar ------5
School Closing & Delay Information ------6
Report Cards and Interim Reports ------6
Building Policies ------7
Student Liability ------7
Transportation ------7
Excuses to Leave the Building ------7
Daily Schedule, School Events, Field Trips ------7
Halls & Lockers/Gymnasium/Cafeteria ------8
Media Center /Textbooks and Workbooks ------8
Absence & Tardy Procedures ------9
Attendance Policy ------9
Student Services ------10
Main Office ------10
Lost & Found ------10
Workbooks ------10
Student Phone Use ------10
Extra-Curricular Activities ------11
Counseling Services ------11
Promotion/ Retention Policy ------11
Acceleration Policy------12
Grading Scale ------12
Kindergarten Progress ------12
Achievement Assessments ------12
Student Conduct / Zero Tolerance------15
Disciplinary Proceedings ------15 Lincolnview Code of Student Conduct------16
Noon Detention ------21
Suspension/ Expulsion ------21
Bus Rules ------22
Suspension of Bus Riding Privileges ------22
Look-Alike Drugs ------23
Anti-Hazing Policy ------24
Aggressive Behavior towards Students------24
Nondiscrimination & Access to Equal Education ------25
Prohibition against Harassment /Bullying ------25
LINCOLNVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FACULTY/STAFF – 2015-2016 (Phone: 419-968-2351)
Principal Secretary
Ms. Nita McKinney - 3209 Mrs. Sabrina Frey-3216
Mrs. Cindy DuVall-3215
Program Services Coordinator (K-12)
Miss Brenda Eickholt – 3205 Curriculum Director
Becky Diglia-2135
Kindergarten Grade 4
Mrs. Kim Evans - 2109 Mrs. Christina Wendel - 2128
Mrs. Karla Bowersock - 2104 Miss Kristen Harden - 2130
Mrs. Lianne Pohlman - 2121 Mr. Matt Alessandrini - 2102
Grade 1 Grade 5
Miss Amy Overholt - 2119 Mr. Brian Niemeyer- 2108
Mrs. Kristina Tow - 2126 Mrs. Hilary Arn - 2127
Mrs. Elizabeth Gerdeman - 2110 Mr. Jon Crusie - 2111
Grade 2 Grade 6
Mr. Dan Williamson - 2129 Mr. Matt Langdon - 2114
Mrs. Tonja Debell - 2115 Mr. Chad Kraner - 2112
Mr. Brett Hammons - 2120 Miss Lindsey Grilliot-2118
Grade 3 Art
Mrs. Jessica Wischmeyer-2136 Mrs. Melissa Stork - 2116
Mrs. Liz Utz - 2131
Mrs. Stephanie Kriegel - 2106 Music
Mrs. Jennifer Slusher (K-4) - 2124
Guidance Mrs. Stacie Korte (5-6) - 2212
Mrs. Tonia Verville - 3203 Mrs. Anna Baker (band)-2201
Speech Intervention Specialist
Mrs. Cathy Bonifas - 2122 Mrs. Jill Cockerell (K-2) - 2101
Mr. Brock Homier (3-4) - 2105
Reading Specialist Mrs. MaKaine Quatman (5-6) - 2125
Mrs. Nicole Early - 2107 Miss Kirstie Schroeder (Elem. & H.S.)-2222
Physical Education School Psychologist
Mr. Eric Fishpaw - 2207 Mrs. Cindy Lamb - 3219
Librarian Gifted Education
Mrs. Michele McCleery - 2123 Mrs. Sandra Freeman – Supervisor
Mrs. Brenda Recker - 2122
Special Education Supervisor
Mrs. Maria Clawson - 2240 School Nurse (K-12)
Ms. Candice Elliott – 3206
Contact Information: Listed above are the 4 number extensions for each staff member. You may also reach staff through email. Each staff member’s email address is the first letter of their first name + their last name followed by @lincolnview.k12.oh.us (ex: ).
LINCOLNVIEW LOCAL SCHOOLS
2015-2016 CALENDAR
Monday August 17 Faculty Work Day
Tuesday August 18 Faculty - In-Service-Full day
Wednesday August 19 First Day for Students
Tuesday September 1 Faculty In-Service – 2 hours
(2-hour Late Arrival for Students)
Thursday & Friday September 3 & 4 Fair Days – (No School)
Monday September 7 Labor Day – (No School)
Tuesday September 8 Fair Day – (No School)
Friday September 25 Faculty In-Service Day –2 hours
(2-Hour Late Arrival for Students)
Friday October 23 Faculty In-Service – Full Day (No School)
Monday November 23 Parent-Teacher Conferences – (After School)
(Conferences from 4:30 to 8:30 P.M.)
Tuesday November 24 Parent-Teacher Conferences – (No School)
(Conferences from 12:00 to 8:00 P.M.)
Wednesday thru Friday November 25-27 Thanksgiving Vacation – (No School)
Wednesday thru Friday Dec. 23 thru Jan. 1 Christmas Vacation – (No School)
Monday January 4 Classes Resume
Monday January 18 Martin Luther King Day – (No School)
Friday February 12 Faculty In-Service –Full Day (No School)
Monday February 15 Presidents’ Day – (No School)
Friday March 25 Good Friday – (No School)
Monday March 28 Spring Break - (No School)
Friday May 20 Last Day for Students
Monday May 23 Faculty Work Day
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Make-up Days will occur after 5 calamity days and/or 57 hours of missed instruction. This includes 2-hour delays, 3-hour delays & cancellations.
Make-Up Days (If Needed) February 15, March 28, May 23, May 24, May 25
(any additional make-up days would be added on at the end of the year)
*Nine Weeks & Interim Report Dates-See Page 7
Lincolnview Elementary Delay Schedule
We will be going to 3 hours for weather delays again this year, if necessary. If we do announce a 3-hour delay it is important that you remember that the school day will be extended until 4:08 for elementary and high school students. In addition the elementary lunch schedule will be delayed exactly one hour as well.
SCHOOL CLOSING and DELAYS
In the event that the school system must be closed or delayed due to snow, fog, ice, or calamity an announcement will be made on the following radio and television stations whenever possible.
RADIO:
WOWO 1190
WIMALIMA 1150
WERT 1220
WDOH FM 107
TELEVISION STATIONS:
Channels 15, 21, 33, 55 in Ft. Wayne
Channels 35, 25 in Lima
In the case of fog or inclement weather we may use a "Delay” in starting school. A delay can be one, two or three hours in duration. In the case of a one or two hour delay, school will begin exactly one or two hours after the regularly scheduled school day and ends at the regularly scheduled time. During a three hour delay school starts 3 hours after the regularly scheduled start time but the school day is extended one hour after the regularly scheduled ending time.
Parents are encouraged to listen to the radio or television for updates on delays and if necessary cancellations. In general the district starts with a 2- hour delay, and then goes to a 3- hour delay if conditions have not improved. If conditions have still not improved, a cancellation will be announced. On very rare occasions the district may cancel without delaying.
Text Messaging is also available, go to the Lincolnview Local Schools website to enroll. Click on “Delays – Closings – Updates” for sign up instructions.
ACTIVITIES SCHEDULED ON DAYS SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED
When the schools are closed due to weather, public calamity, etc., ALL student activities and meetings scheduled for that day or night SHALL BE CANCELLED. If schools are closed due to fog, and later the fog clears, some limited activities may be held at the discretion of the administration.
REPORT CARDS AND INTERIM REPORTS
Report cards are issued following the completion of each nine-week grading period. Lincolnview Elementary will send interim reports to parents near the middle of each nine weeks. Both the report cards and the interim reports will inform the student and the parents of the student academic progress. Parents should carefully review their child’s progress and contact the school if they have questions regarding the grades.
Report cards may be withheld for any obligations that the student has to the school at the end of the grading period. These include library fines, workbook fees, lunchroom fees, etc.
Report cards will be sent home within a week of the last day of that nine weeks. The last nine weeks (final) report card will be mailed within one week from the last day of school. The last day of each nine-week grading period is listed on the Lincolnview School Calendar sent home at the beginning of the year.
First Nine Weeks Aug. 17 – Oct. 22
Interim Reports – Due Sept. 22 Send Home Sept. 24
Second Nine Weeks Oct. 26 – Jan. 8
Interim Reports- Due Nov. 20 Send Home Nov. 23 & 24 (Parent Teacher Conferences)
Third Nine Weeks Jan. 11 – March 18
Interim Reports- Due Feb. 16 Send Home Feb. 18
Fourth Nine Weeks March 21– May 23
Interim Reports- Due April 20 Send Home April 22
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BUILDING POLICIES
Student Liability:
Each student is responsible for damages to school property during school time, or school sponsored activities. Student and/or parents will be held financially responsible for any and all damages.
Transportation
Lincolnview Local Schools will no longer accept phone calls and/or notes for daily changes in transportation (bus, car or Latchkey); any change will be the parent’s responsibility. The reason for this particular change is placing a higher accountability of how your child is transported home and focusing on the least number of daily changes of student drop-offs and pick-ups, which will improve safety for all children overall. We are now placing the changes on the responsibility of the parents, which I know will cause more challenges for parents. However, due to the heightened awareness for safety of students we are making this change.
We understand there may be long term changes during the course of the school year regarding transportation and a form is on the Lincolnview web site (www.lincolnview.k12.oh.us) (see -Transportation Link) to make the necessary changes regarding pick-ups and drop-offs. This form should be filled out and submitted to the Lincolnview transportation office. This form will require two days to process and again it focuses on a long term change (at least multiple months).
If you pick your child/children up from school, you will be required to park in the designated parking areas, come into the school and sign your child/children out. All children will be in the cafeteria and must be signed out before they are permitted to leave the school. Again, our focus is the safety of your child(ren).
Excuses To Leave The Building:
Medical and Dental appointments are sometimes scheduled during school hours. Other situations may require a student to leave the building during school hours. The student should bring a note from home in advance and shall be signed out in the Principal’s office. If the student returns to school during the same school day he shall report to the Principal’s office upon his return.
Daily Schedule:
Each student is assigned a full day of classes. The student shall report to the class area and the staff member in charge. Students are to report to each class with the necessary books, materials, etc. needed for the class. If the student leaves the class, he is to do so only with the permission of the teacher in charge. Students are required to have hall passes if they are not with a teacher or their class.
School Events:
School events are not to be scheduled on Sunday or after 6:00 on Wednesdays, and holidays, unless board approved. After school programs/activities involving elementary students should not extend beyond 9:00 p.m.
Field Trips:
Signed field trip permission forms are to be on file prior to departure. Students are required to remain on school premises if completed form is not on file. Students will be transported by bus only to and from the field trip.
Hall Passes:
After a student has arrived at his assigned class area and reported to the teacher-in-charge the student is to remain in that classroom until the end of the period. If the student leaves the area with the teachers permission, he/she is to have in their possession a signed student agenda book or hall pass (k-2) identifying their destination, the time of departure and bearing the signature of the teacher granting permission.
Halls and Lockers:
Students shall walk in the halls in an orderly manner when changing classes during the school day. Ample time is provided for movement from one class to another. Students are not permitted to be in the halls during class time without a pass signed by the teacher-in-charge of their assigned class or area.