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STUDENT-PARENT HANDBOOK
ST. ROMUALD
INTERPAROCHIAL SCHOOL
STUDENT-TEACHER-PARENT
HANDBOOK
2008 – 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction …………………………………………………… 2
Statement of Non-Discrimination……………………………… 2
Philosophy and Mission………………………………………….3
Academic Programs……………………………………………...4
Supplementary Academic Programs…………………………. 4
Report of Academic Progress …………………………………. 5
Retention, Release of Student Records…………………………5
Grading Scale…………………………………………………….6
Standardized Student Assessment………………………………6
State Accreditation……………………………………………….6
School Attendance………………………………………………..7
Admission Policy…………………………………………………7
Sacraments and Liturgy…………………………………………8
Co-Curricular Activities…………………………………………8
School Closings…………………………………………………..8
Health Regulations………………………………………………9
Medications………………………………………………………9
Volunteers………………………………………………………..9
Visitors…………………………………………………………..10
Communications………………………………………………..10
Loading and Unloading Students……………………………...10
Student Code of Conduct…………………………………...11,12
Student Dress Code………………………………………….13,14
INTRODUCTION
The 2008 – 2009 edition of the SRIS Student-Teacher-Parent Handbook is crafted with the conviction that these three groups of individuals must work with total cooperation to achieve the overall goal of our school: to achieve academic excellence in a Christian environment. With this in mind, one single handbook is presented to highlight the responsibilities each of us has in maintaining a culture of respect for others and holding high expectations in all of our activities, every day.
This Handbook will logically focus mainly on our students – the only reason each of us is committed to SRIS. It will define behavioral expectations, the uniform dress code, activities and opportunities, and serve to define the culture of the environment SRIS seeks to maintain in its operation.
This Handbook will be presented annually upon enrollment in SRIS and will be amended as circumstances warrant, including during the school year if the need arises. Any changes to the Handbook will be communicated to the stakeholders in SRIS in a timely fashion.
STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION
SRIS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies or admissions policies. SRIS bears the responsibility of candidly communicating to parents seeking enrollment or continued enrollment the ability of our school to best meet the academic needs of students and shall always place the student’s academic needs first, while maintaining the SRIS learning culture, in making enrollment decisions.
PHILOSOPHY AND MISSION
Copy from Accreditation Folder
SRIS ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Every activity at SRIS focuses on the spiritual, moral, intellectual,
and academic growth of our students. Teachers are guided in their daily preparations and presentations to promote these central principles. Just as academic skills must be practiced daily, so too must moral standards be practiced daily in students’ school lives, from the classroom to the playground, in curricular and co-curricular activities alike. Academic activities focus on building the skills necessary to compete effectively and successfully with peers in each student’s future. SRIS classrooms are traditional in design and operation – the teacher is the leader of instruction with the textbook central to the curriculum scheme and appropriate state and national learning standards interwoven into the instructional fabric.
Activities for Spiritual and Moral Growth:
Mass each Friday at 9 am (12:05 pm on Holy Days)
Daily formal religion classes in all grades
Christian service activities
Daily prayer
Spirituality is discussed and practiced daily
Activities for Intellectual and Academic Growth:
Fundamental academic curriculum focused on appropriate state and national standards
Teachers are mindful daily of preparation for the future – each student is expected to possess the academic skills required at the subsequent grade level
Co-curricular Academic Activities:
SRIS encourages students to participate in local and state competitions that serve to enhance their academic growth
Academic Competitions including the Governor’s Cup, essay and poster contests, spelling bees, and educational field trips
All-State Chorus
School Musicals and Plays
Supplementary Academic Programs:
Pre-School and pre-Kindergarten
Library, Music, Art, Computer, and Physical Education classes
Title I instruction available in Reading and Math
Speech services
Testing for Learning Disabilities can be arranged through the Breckinridge County Board of Education – Special Education services, other than basic accommodations, are not offered by SRIS
Report of Academic Progress:
Report Cards are issued four times per year
First Quarter grade cards distributed at the Fall Parent-Teacher Conference
Second Quarter grade cards sent home with students following the Christmas break
Third Quarter grade cards distributed at the Spring Parent-Teach Conference
Fourth Quarter and End-of-the-Year Grade Cards may be picked up by parents following the closing day of school
Interim Progress Reports are sent home with students and require return with parent signature at the middle of each nine weeks grading period
Honor Rolls are reported to The Herald News for publication following each grading period
Retention and Promotion:
After conferencing with parents, if it is determined by SRIS that retaining a student in his current class for a second year, or in the initial weeks of a school year, returning a student to his previous class for a second year, that student will be required to enroll at the specified grade level if enrollment at SRIS is to be continued.
Release of Student Records:
Report cards and any school records will not be released until all tuition and fees have been paid to SRIS.
Grading Scale:
A Excellent Progress 93% - 100%
B Above Average 85% - 92%
C Average 77% - 84%
D Below Average 70% - 76%
F Failing Below 70%
S Satisfactory
I Improvement Needed
U Unsatisfactory
STANDARDIZED STUDENT ASSESSMENT
SRIS students participate each April in nationalized assessment of student academic progress and achievement by their performance on the CTBS and middle school students additionally complete the Assessment of Catholic Religious Education (ACRE) given in March. Analysis of these annual scores is included in five-year self study and evaluated each summer to weigh the teaching effectiveness of the SRIS program.
SRIS STATE ACCREDITATION
SRIS is accredited by the Kentucky Non-Public Schools Commission, Inc (KyNPSC) and the Kentucky Department of Education. Renewal of this certification was completed in April, 2008 and SRIS will next have a site visit in 2013. As an accredited school, SRIS students are recognized for their academic achievement in all certified public and non-public schools.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Regular and daily attendance at school is both a matter of state law and critically important to success in school. SRIS has traditionally enjoyed an extremely high rate of daily student attendance and it must continue to do so. Students shall be allowed to make up in a timely fashion at the discretion of the teacher academic work missed during an excused absence. SRIS will collect homework and in-class assignments for students who miss school. However, it is imperative that the absent student make every effort to retrieve this work on the date of the absence so that make-up efforts can begin immediately. If the missed work is not submitted in the time designated by the teacher, the student may be awarded a 0% on the delinquent work.
SRIS ADMISSION POLICY
State law requires a birth certificate and a Social Security Number of any student enrolling for the first time in a Kentucky school. Additionally, a baptismal certificate is required from every Catholic student.
SRIS is philosophically committed to students enrolling in our school who are the “appropriate age” when enrolled in kindergarten. Students should be seven years of age as soon as possible after August 1st of the fall of their kindergarten year. Parents should be aware this important consideration in planning for their child’s enrollment in both pre-school and pre-kindergarten.
Maintaining the Christian atmosphere of the SRIS culture is a daily consideration as students are admitted to our school. Every enrollment, especially new enrollees, shall be deemed a provisional placement in our school.
If a student seeking enrollment in our school is under disciplinary sanctions from a previous school, that student shall not be enrolled. New enrollees will not be accepted from any other school after the 1st academic quarter unless it is due to the family’s relocation in our area from another school district.
CATHOLIC SACRAMENTS AND LITURGY
All students, both Catholic and non-Catholic, shall attend the Eucharist Liturgies (Mass) each Friday and participate with total reverence to the extent to which they are eligible. Students will also have the opportunity to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the spring and fall of the school year. The sacramental program begins for Catholic students in the second grade. During daily religion classes, the second grade teacher prepares Catholic students for their First Communion and First Reconciliation. Parents must assist children in learning the required prayers, as well as reviewing basic Catholic doctrine. These sacraments will be celebrated in the individual parishes.
PARTICIPATION IN CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Co-curricular activities, including sports, are an important facet of the total SRIS program. Co-curricular activities are a privilege that must be earned with high expectations of school and community citizenship and leadership. Maintaining acceptable grades is also an important responsibility.
Any student receiving two D’s or one F on any interim progress report or quarterly grade report shall be ineligible to participate in any co-curricular activities until these deficiencies have been eliminated at the next report of grades (either an interim progress report or a quarterly grade report.
Co-curricular activities include, but may not be limited to, all interscholastic sports – basketball, volleyball, football (at BCMS) cross-country, Beta Club, and academic team.
SCHOOL CLOSINGS
SRIS follows the basic calendar of the Breckinridge County School District. Announcements regarding school closings or early dismissals will be made over WXBC (104.3)
HEALTH REGULATIONS
A physical is required of each student entering a Kentucky school for the first time. Breckinridge County also requires a dental exam. SRIS must have an up-to-date immunization statement for each student.
Students entering the sixth grade are required to have their tetanus booster and an updated physical examination before the school term begins. Parents shall be expected to provide the school with all necessary documentation at registration.
Students with any sign of head lice are not permitted to be in school attendance in Breckinridge County. Any infected student must be cleared by the Breckinridge County Health Department in order to return to school.
MEDICATIONS
It is the policy of the Diocese of Owensboro that prescription drugs and over-the-counter medication can be dispensed only with the written permission of the parent/guardian. The note must include the child’s name, type of medication, dosage and when it should be administered. Any over-the-counter medication with a “blanket” note authorizes the school to administer the medicine will be accepted, but the school must communicate with the parent before giving the medicine to a student. Parents must supply the school with the medicine and SRIS will NOT administer aspirin or anything that contains aspirin to students.
PARENT AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS
Only through the unselfish dedication of time, energy and abilities by a wide variety of parent and community volunteers is SRIS able to serve our students so well. We are grateful for this. Diocesan policy requires all volunteers to have had background checks and “safe environment” certification (updates are required periodically) before working in any capacity with our students. Please contact the SRIS main office to begin this process.
VISITORS
Visitors should check in with the main office before visiting a classroom. Parents and teachers should arrange for conferences to occur outside of the regular instructional time.
COMMUNICATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS
Critical to the on-going success of the SRIS program is an open channel of communication with all stakeholders. Parents are invited and encouraged to get involved in the Parent-Teacher Organization, which meets monthly during school (check Parent Lines) for the times and dates. Each Thursday SRIS sends home a newsletter, Parent Lines, which will highlight important upcoming events and activities.
SRIS also attempts to communicate activities through church bulletins, classroom memos, open houses, fall and spring parent-teacher conferences and the local news media. Additionally, the public is encouraged to frequently visit the school’s website at HYPERLINK "http://www.srischool.org" www.srischool.org for more information.
AGENDA BOOKS
A daily and weekly planner is provided at the beginning of the school year to all middle school students. Students are expected to keep their daily assignments listed in a current fashion and parents are encouraged to review the information and sign weekly. “Failing to plan is planning to fail.”
LOADING AND UNLOADING STUDENTS
Please exercise the greatest of caution when driving on the SRIS campus at all times. One moment of distraction or carelessness by any of us could cause a tragedy.
Students may be dropped off at the gym after 7 am each morning. Be certain the student is in the building before leaving.
In the afternoon, parents picking up children may begin lining up behind the St. Rose bus and begin picking up children after the departure of the first three buses.
All students must be picked up by 3 pm.
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