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| GOOD SHEPHERD CATHOLIC SCHOOL |
| Parent-Student Handbook and Family Directory 2008-2009 |
ATTENDANCE
Absences: When a student is absent from school, a note explaining the absence should be GIVEN TO THE TEACHER upon his or her return to school. A
child WILL NOT be admitted to class without this note. These notes must be kept on file for the year as part of our legal responsibilities. Therefore, a
phone call to the school office IS NOT sufficient. If a child is absent during the day, students may not come back for after school activities. If a pupil is
absent for fifteen or more days during a quarter, official grades may be withheld, unless the work is made up.
If a student is absent from school because of television or movie contracts, this is considered an ordinary absence and is marked as such. Parents
should arrange vacation plans to coincide with the school calendar. If it is necessary for a child to miss school for trips or family reasons, the parent
should discuss this with the classroom teacher. It is suggested that a record of teacher recommendations concerning the absence be kept on file.
School textbooks may not be taken on vacations.
Tardiness: It should be a rare occasion that a student is late for school. Parental cooperation is requested in order to keep tardiness to an absolute are
considered tardy. All students who are tardy must report to the school office for a tardy slip in order to enter class. Teachers are required to document
tardiness as part of their legal responsibilities. Special circumstances with regard to carpools and emergency situations will be handled by the
administration. Three unexcused tardies will merit a Student Report from the teacher. Habitual tardiness is a serious offense. E.C.E. 48620 advises that
any pupil tardy in excess of 30 minutes on each of more than 4 days in one school year is truant and shall be reported to the local truant conference in
order to carefully examine the situation.
Leaving School Early: If a student must leave before dismissal, he or she is required to present a note to the teacher in the morning. Students are to be
picked up at the office on the occasion of an early dismissal, NOT at the classroom. Parents must not interrupt the class for any reason while school is
in session. We appreciate your cooperation.
Doctor/Dental Appointments: All appointments should be scheduled outside of school hours if at all possible. If it is necessary for a student to be
excused for such an appointment, a note requesting early dismissal must be presented to the teacher. A medical/dental excuse from the doctor or
dentist should be returned to the school with the student. WITHOUT THIS NOTE, A STUDENT’S ABSENCE CANNOT BE CREDITED AS A MEDICALLY
EXCUSED ABSENCE.
* Parents are reminded that the teachers are responsible for supervision of students immediately after school until 3:15 p.m. and are not available for
conferences at that time. Teachers are available for conferences at other times as long as an appointment has been scheduled.
Supervision on Campus: Students should not be on campus before 7:30 AM. Supervision before school begins at 7:30 A.M. When students arrive in the
morning they must sit at their designated lunch table.
Car Pools: Pick-up and delivery of children should be on time. Students are encouraged to meet their own particular car pool schedules and to behave in
accordance with the driver’s rules. Children MUST wait in the assigned areas for their car pools.
Before and After-School Pick-Up: All students with the exception of Pre-K students will be picked up from the alley behind the school. Cars need to form a
MOVING line and continue down the alley toward Charleville.
Cars need to have the students’ last name and grade on a card provided by the school displayed on their right visor or dashboard. In the morning, students
are dropped off in front of the school gate where a teacher will assist them out of the car. After school, students will be called to their cars when the car
pulls in front of the school yard gates. If your child is not ready, then you will need to circle around the block and re-enter the line. Parents of Pre-K
students must park in front of the school and go to the classroom to sign out their children.
After school is NOT a time for a quick conference with a teacher or to arrange after school activities. If you wish a conference with a teacher, you must
schedule an appointment. If you need to stop at the office to take care of any other business, find a parking place on the street and walk into the school. If
everyone cooperates, drop off and dismissal time will run smoothly.
After school the teachers supervise students until 3:15 PM. If students are not picked up by 3:15 P.M., they will be escorted by their teacher to After School
Care and the parents will be charged appropriately for late pick-up. Parents should not tell their children to wait in the school yard or any other area or any
other area outside the school yard.
Security: The school maintains a closed campus. All gates and doors of the school remain closed and locked during the school day. When school is in
session, parents and visitors are reminded to go to the front door on Linden, ring the doorbell and proceed to the school office where they need to check in.
After-School Care/Homework Club: There will be an extra monthly fee for this program. Drop-ins will not be allowed. Any child still on the school grounds
at 3:15 PM will be escorted to O’Ryan Hall and parents will be charged for late pickup.
Absences: When a student is absent from school, a note explaining the absence should be GIVEN TO THE TEACHER upon his or her return to school. A
child WILL NOT be admitted to class without this note. These notes must be kept on file for the year as part of our legal responsibilities. Therefore, a
phone call to the school office IS NOT sufficient. If a child is absent during the day, students may not come back for after school activities. If a pupil is
absent for fifteen or more days during a quarter, official grades may be withheld, unless the work is made up.
If a student is absent from school because of television or movie contracts, this is considered an ordinary absence and is marked as such. Parents
should arrange vacation plans to coincide with the school calendar. If it is necessary for a child to miss school for trips or family reasons, the parent
should discuss this with the classroom teacher. It is suggested that a record of teacher recommendations concerning the absence be kept on file.
School textbooks may not be taken on vacations.
Tardiness: It should be a rare occasion that a student is late for school. Parental cooperation is requested in order to keep tardiness to an absolute are
considered tardy. All students who are tardy must report to the school office for a tardy slip in order to enter class. Teachers are required to document
tardiness as part of their legal responsibilities. Special circumstances with regard to carpools and emergency situations will be handled by the
administration. Three unexcused tardies will merit a Student Report from the teacher. Habitual tardiness is a serious offense. E.C.E. 48620 advises that
any pupil tardy in excess of 30 minutes on each of more than 4 days in one school year is truant and shall be reported to the local truant conference in
order to carefully examine the situation.
Leaving School Early: If a student must leave before dismissal, he or she is required to present a note to the teacher in the morning. Students are to be
picked up at the office on the occasion of an early dismissal, NOT at the classroom. Parents must not interrupt the class for any reason while school is
in session. We appreciate your cooperation.
Doctor/Dental Appointments: All appointments should be scheduled outside of school hours if at all possible. If it is necessary for a student to be
excused for such an appointment, a note requesting early dismissal must be presented to the teacher. A medical/dental excuse from the doctor or
dentist should be returned to the school with the student. WITHOUT THIS NOTE, A STUDENT’S ABSENCE CANNOT BE CREDITED AS A MEDICALLY
EXCUSED ABSENCE.
* Parents are reminded that the teachers are responsible for supervision of students immediately after school until 3:15 p.m. and are not available for
conferences at that time. Teachers are available for conferences at other times as long as an appointment has been scheduled.
Supervision on Campus: Students should not be on campus before 7:30 AM. Supervision before school begins at 7:30 A.M. When students arrive in the
morning they must sit at their designated lunch table.
Car Pools: Pick-up and delivery of children should be on time. Students are encouraged to meet their own particular car pool schedules and to behave in
accordance with the driver’s rules. Children MUST wait in the assigned areas for their car pools.
Before and After-School Pick-Up: All students with the exception of Pre-K students will be picked up from the alley behind the school. Cars need to form a
MOVING line and continue down the alley toward Charleville.
Cars need to have the students’ last name and grade on a card provided by the school displayed on their right visor or dashboard. In the morning, students
are dropped off in front of the school gate where a teacher will assist them out of the car. After school, students will be called to their cars when the car
pulls in front of the school yard gates. If your child is not ready, then you will need to circle around the block and re-enter the line. Parents of Pre-K
students must park in front of the school and go to the classroom to sign out their children.
After school is NOT a time for a quick conference with a teacher or to arrange after school activities. If you wish a conference with a teacher, you must
schedule an appointment. If you need to stop at the office to take care of any other business, find a parking place on the street and walk into the school. If
everyone cooperates, drop off and dismissal time will run smoothly.
After school the teachers supervise students until 3:15 PM. If students are not picked up by 3:15 P.M., they will be escorted by their teacher to After School
Care and the parents will be charged appropriately for late pick-up. Parents should not tell their children to wait in the school yard or any other area or any
other area outside the school yard.
Security: The school maintains a closed campus. All gates and doors of the school remain closed and locked during the school day. When school is in
session, parents and visitors are reminded to go to the front door on Linden, ring the doorbell and proceed to the school office where they need to check in.
After-School Care/Homework Club: There will be an extra monthly fee for this program. Drop-ins will not be allowed. Any child still on the school grounds
at 3:15 PM will be escorted to O’Ryan Hall and parents will be charged for late pickup.
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