BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION PACKET HOME OF THE BEARS!

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1 BACK TO SCHOOL INFORMATION PACKET HOME OF THE BEARS!

2 BROOKSIDE CHARTER SCHOOL 1815 East 63rd Street, Kansas City MO PHONE: FAX: Welcome Back! Brookside Charter families and friends, the start of a new and exciting school year is just around the corner, August 13, 2015, and I want to welcome you and your child to Brookside Charter School. Our faculty and staff have been extremely busy getting everything put together for an exciting year. Enclosed in the Back to School packet is important information that will help you prepare for the start of the school year. Please read everything carefully, several times and expectations have changed for the new school year. If you have questions, please feel free to contact the school at This packet contains: Practices and Procedures Dress Code Requirements Supply List Calendar Daily Schedule (Elementary and Middle School) I look forward to seeing each and every one of you at our Meet the Teacher and Family Picnic on, August 11, 2015 (Please see the flyer enclosed). Thank you, Roger Offield Superintendent Brookside Charter School

3 DAILY PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES PLEASE REVIEW, SEVERAL TIMES AND EXPECTATIONS HAVE CHANGED School Day Start/End Times The building and parking lot wilt open at 7:30 am. No students will be allowed in the building or dropped off until 7:30 am. Drop off times are 7:30 am to 8:15 am. After the 8:15 am bell all students must be escorted into the school by their parent/guardian. Students will not be allowed to sign in after 8:15 without an adult present. Elementary Hours: Start 8:15 am Middle School Hours: Start 8:15 am End 3:30 pm End 3:40 pm Office Hours: Open 7:30 am Extended Care Hours: Start 3:30/3:40 pm Closed 4:30 pm End 6:00 pm Drop-Off Please use caution and patience when driving in the parking lot to help maintain safety for all students. Staff members are in charge of the parking lots, please follow their directions. Students can be dropped off between the 7:30 am to 8:15 am. After 8:15 am students need to be escorted into the building by an adult. Pick-Up Students must be picked up in their Homeroom at 3:30pm for the Elementary School and Middle School students can be picked up in the gym with Homeroom Teacher s at 3:40pm. Parents/guardians will not be allowed to have students called down to the office; you must go to the student s Homeroom or the Gym to pick them up. Failure to pick your student(s) up by 4:00 pm will result in a fee: Between 4:00pm and 4:15 pm you will be charged a $5 fee. If the child is not picked up by 4:15pm, then he or she will be automatically enrolled in Extend Care for the week at a rate of $25. Late Drop-Off Any child dropped off after 8:15, is considered tardy to school, and will need to be escorted in the building by an adult. The adult will be required to sign the student in at the Front Office. Excessive Late Drop-Off (Tardies to School) will result in the following: 3 Tardies to School = Written Notification The Attendance Secretary will send written notification through, Registered Mail. 5 Tardies to School= Parent Meeting- The Assistant Principal of Discipline will arrange for a parent meeting to discuss attendance concerns. 7 Tardies to School= Residency Check Administration will conduct a random home visit to verify residency, and Parent/guardian will be required to provide updated utility statement. 10 Tardies to School = Referral to the Department of Social Services. Late Pick-up Any child not enrolled in Extended Care, and picked up between 4:00 pm and 4:15 pm, will be charged a $5 fee. If the child is not picked up by 4:15pm, then he or she will be automatically enrolled in Extend Care for the week at a rate of $25.

4 Excessive Late Pick-ups will result in the following: 3 Late Pick-ups = Parent Meeting- Our Assistant Principal of Discipline will arrange for a parent meeting to discuss attendance concerns. 5 Late Pick-ups = Residency Check Administration will conduct a random home visit to verify residency, and Parent/guardian will be required to provide updated utility statement. 7 Late Pick-ups = Referral to the Department of Social Services. Breakfast and Lunch Brookside Charter School is a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school, and provides FREE breakfast and lunch for all of our students. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 am to 8:05 am. Lunch and Recess Schedule: Grade Lunch Recess Grade Lunch Recess Kindergarten 10:30-11:00 12:55 1:25 Fifth 11:56 12:21 PE Everyday First 10:55 11:25 12:55 1:25 Middle School A 11:56 12:21 No Recess Second 11:15 11:45 1:50 2:20 Middle School B 12:25 12:50 No Recess Third 11:05 11:35 1:20 1:50 Fourth 11:25 11:55 1:20 1:50 Classroom Assignments The administration determines teacher/student class assignment. Assignments are made based on academic and behavioral data, with the best interest of the individual student considered first. The goal of developing positive communities, other criteria may include balancing the classes by ethnicity, gender, returning students, new students, and academic diversity. Attendance Requirements Students are required to maintain at least 90% attendance for each class period. Brookside Charter School expects that all students will be regular in attendance. Attendance is defined as the student s presence in the school from the start time of school through the dismissal time. Students who are tardy, truant, and/or leave school early lose attendance time. There is a direct relationship between school attendance and grades, leadership, and success in school. Parents/guardians should call the school if the student must be absent. Excessive absences may result in loss of academic credit, promotion or advancement to the next grade, and students may be required to attend summer school. In the event of a period of absence of three or more consecutive days, students returning to school shall provide a written explanation from a health care provider. Parent/guardians should follow these guidelines with regard to attendance:

5 Notify the school between 7:30am and 9:00 a.m. the morning of the absence by calling the Elementary or Middle School Office, not the Front Office. Provide a written note giving the student s name, date, and reason for absence when the student returns, if the parent has not notified the school; and Please schedule doctor, dental, and other appointments after school hours to ensure your child s regular attendance. Office Numbers: Elementary School: Ext. 2 Middle School: Ext. 3 Brookside Charter will adhere to the following steps with regards to excessive student absences: 3 Absences = Written Notification The Attendance Secretary will send written notification through, Registered Mail. If letter is returned, process will move to next step. 5 Absences = Parent Meeting- The Assistant Principal of Discipline will arrange for a parent meeting to discuss attendance concerns. After the third attempt to schedule a meeting, process will move to next step. 7 Absences = Citation Notification Letter Superintendent will send written notification, Registered Mail. Arrangements will be made to write a citation ordering parent/guardians to appear on the Truancy Docket at 10 am in B Court. 10 Absences = Referral to the Department of Social Services. (Does not apply for medically documented extended absences). Students missing ten (10) or more days in a semester are eligible to be immediately withdrawn. Examined on a case-by-case basis; 5 consecutive days of absence will result in immediate withdrawal from school and student placed on waiting list. All Absences and Tardies are calculated within a semester, examination of Absences and Tardies occurs on a case-by-case basis. Dress Code Children are not required to wear uniforms, please dress children in play clothes during summer months and in warm boots, mittens and slacks during winter months. Children may also wear sweaters or sweatshirts in the classrooms, but they may not wear clothing that they bring for outside activities. Brookside Charter School reserves the right to deem alcohol or tobacco advertising, profane language, or gestures depicting violence as inappropriate on clothing at school. The Board of Directors has adopted a dress code for the students of Brookside Charter School. The dress code for Brookside Charter School is designed to provide an optimum learning environment. Therefore, the following clothing is not permitted at Brookside Charter School: Unsafe Shoes any shoe that does not adequately cover the foot from toe to heel such as Flip-flops, open toed sandals, and other footwear that can allow possible injury. Bare midriffs, halter tops, low-cut necklines (Brookside Charter School s guideline is the straps must be 3 fingers wide; necklines must not allow any exposure)

6 Low-riding pants with skin/underwear showing, tagging or sagging pants, short skirts, short shorts (Brookside Charter School s guideline is the length of skirts or shorts must be below fingertips when arms are at the sides) Jeans with holes allowing inappropriate exposure Shirts allowing for the exposure of undergarments Hats, head scarves, visors, hoods, sweatbands in the school Suggestive wording on clothing including wording pertaining to drugs Students wearing leggings or other tight fitting pants must be wearing a shirt or top that provides sufficient coverage of their backside. Leggings cannot be see through. Children who do not adhere to the Brookside Charter School dress code will be sent to the Support Room until appropriate clothing is brought for them to wear, and repeat offenses will result in disciplinary action. Parents/guardians will be called to bring a belt, another pair of shoes, pants, or shirt, or pick up the child. If you are unsure regarding the appropriateness of the clothing, please make another choice.

7 Student Supply List Elementary School 5 boxes of tissues 2 packages of disinfectant wipes 1 package of baby wipes 2 bottles of hand sanitizer 1 box of Ziplock gallon bags 1 box of Ziplock quart bags 48 #2 Pencils 5 boxes of tissues 2 packages of disinfectant wipes 1 package of baby wipes 2 bottles of hand sanitizer 72 #2 pencils 2 large erasers (not pencil toppers) 2 pkg. of 4 dry erase markers Kindergarten 2 large erasers (not pencil toppers) 1 package of 4 dry erase markers 1 package of 24 crayons 1 package of 10 markers 1 bottle of Elmer s Glue 2 packages of Elmer s Glue Sticks Backpack First Grade 2 package of 24 crayons 1 package of 10 markers 2 packages of Elmer s Glue Sticks 1 bottle of Elmer s Glue 4 folders with brads Backpack 5 boxes of tissues 1 package of baby wipes 1 bottle of hand sanitizer 1 box of Ziplock sandwich bags 72 #2 pencils (Ticonderogoa World s Best pencils preferred) 2 large erasers (not pencil toppers) 5 boxes of tissues 2 packages of disinfectant wipes 1 bottle of hand sanitizer 100 #2 pencils 2 large erasers (not pencil toppers) 1 package of 4 dry erase markers 5 heavy duty plain pocket folders 1 wide-lined spiral notebook Second Grade Third and Fourth Grade 1 package of 4 dry erase markers 2 Elmer s glue sticks 1 black composition notebook 1 pack of wide-lined notebook paper 1 package of 3x5 index cards Backpack 1 composition notebook 2 pkgs. wide lined notebook paper (300+ sheets) 1 package of 3x5 index cards 1 package of 24 crayons 1 package of 10 markers Backpack

8 Student Supply List Middle School Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grade Group Supplies (to be distributed): 2 boxes of tissues 1 bottle of hand sanitizer Individual Supplies (for locker): #2 pencils 5 pocket folders 5 pocket folders with tabs for holding paper 8 wide lined spiral notebooks Wide-lined notebook paper (300+ sheets) 1 package 3x5 blank index cards 2 packages of Post-Its (3x3) 2 Highlighters 20 Black or Blue pens