School Attendance
Attendance Students are expected to attend school everyday and arrive on time! Consistent attendance enables students to keep up with classroom learning expectations and enjoy fully the varied classroom activities. According to board policy, the principal must review each case involving students who are absent for more than 10 days a semester (whether excused or unexcused).
Absence When students are absent, they are required to bring a written excuse from parents explaining the reason for their absence. We ask that you schedule all out-of-school activities, such as dental and doctor appointments or music lessons, after school hours. If you need to take your child out of school for any reason during the school year, you are asked to submit a letter to the principal.
Tardiness Parents are strongly encouraged to see that their children arrive on time for school each day. If students come to school by car, parents should make provision for heavy traffic and road construction. Frequent tardiness is not acceptable and prevents students from starting the school day properly. If a student consistently arrives late, a letter is sent to the parents with a copy to the student’s file and additional consequences may be applied.
Authorization to Leave School For security reasons, if a student must leave school during the day, the parent is required to obtain an authorization form from the elementary office. After it is signed by the appropriate school personnel, the completed form must be presented to the gate guards when the student leaves campus.
Extended Leaves The school strongly encourages parents to plan all family vacations during regularly scheduled school breaks so that children do not miss school. When students are absent from school for an extended time, they miss important instruction and educational interactions with teachers and classmates. Teachers are not required to prepare additional supplemental materials for the students to make up except in the case of extended illness. Furthermore, students who leave early for vacations will not receive their report card until they return.
Temporary or Permanent Withdrawal Parents are asked to complete the Withdrawal Form from the Registrar’s Office when a student is temporarily or permanently withdrawing from Colegio Roosevelt. The elementary office will then prepare the necessary student documents and expedite the withdrawal process.
Procedures
for Handling Disciplinary Issues:
The
safety of students on our campus is a top priority. When a
situation involving physical or verbal aggression occurs, we deal
with it on several levels.
As
educators committed to our school's mission of educating young people
to lead lives of integrity, our response to inappropriate behaviors
includes the following:
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We speak directly with the students implicated in an incident
and when appropriate seek corroboration from witnesses.
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We speak with the adult responsible for supervision at the time
of the incident.
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We determine logical consequences for students involved, which are
related to the specific misbehavior and which take into consideration the age of the child, the nature of the aggression, motives leading to the inappropriate behavior, how to hlep the students learn and grow from the experience, and how the consequences can help students reflect on and improve their behaviors.
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We review strategies students can use to help them handle difficult
situations in the future.
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We involve parents in the process so they can provide additional
support for their children at home.
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We implement counseling sessions at school aimed at helping students
understand and prevent inappropriate behaviors and learn suitable,
responsible ways to respond to aggression.
Computer
Ethics and Security Computers are one of many tools that can greatly facilitate learning.
Students are instructed in the use of computers and encouraged to
utilize technology for daily assignments and projects. However, students
are expected to show respect for privacy
and decency when using computers. Specifically, students are required
to refrain from:
1. Using another person’s password to read private mail, restrict
that user’s access,
or access private information,
2. Misdirecting e-mails to disguise a source of criticism or publicly
embarrass a
person,
3. Making inappropriate public communications which could harm or
embarrass
others,
4. Changing the configurations of software or hardware so they do
not function
properly and become useless to others.
Students who misuse equipment, access to the Internet or e-mail may
lose their computer privileges.
Electronics We discourage students from bringing electronic devices to school (such as MP3 Players, hand-held games, etc.) If these items are brought to school, they must be kept inside the student’s backpack between 7:55 a.m. and 2:20 p.m. Otherwise, the electronic device may be confiscated for the day.
Cell Phones We suggest that students do not bring cell phones to school. However, if students do bring them to school, they may only use their cell phones before and after school, and during lunch-recess in the office only. At all other times, cell phones must be turned off.
Playground
Expectations Colegio Roosevelt has a wonderful playground and playing fields that
offer students numerous opportunities for sports and recreation. Students
are expected to use appropriate behavior on the playground, respecting
the rights of all students to
have fun in a safe environment.
Specifically students are asked to:
1. Take turns and share equipment with other students.
2. Refrain from throwing sand and fighting.
3. Return balls and other equipment to the appropriate storage
area when finished playing.
4. Behave respectfully toward other students.
5. Obey staff members supervising the playground.
Student
Safety Bikes, Skateboards, Roller Skates, and Roller Shoes - Students may not ride
bikes or skateboards, or wear roller skates or roller shoes on campus at any time during shool, after school,
or on weekends.
Dangerous Toys - Students are not allowed to bring items to
school that might be hazardous or interfere with instruction. Play
guns or knives and electronic devices (such as radios, tape players,
virtual pets) may be taken away if brought to school.
