Peoria Heights

Grade School

Parent-Student Handbook

2013-2014

Peoria Heights Grade School

500 EAST GLEN AVENUE PHONE (309) 6868809

PEORIA HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 61616 FAX (309) 6867272

“Excellence in Education”

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Gene Beltz Dave Carroll Eric Heath

Principal Assistant Principal Superintendent

FAMILY WELCOME MESSAGE

Welcome to our new school year at your Peoria Heights Grade School! The 20132014 school year begins with new hopes, challenges, and goals as we begin a new era in community education here at Peoria Heights Grade School. We anxiously anticipate the many challenges and quality educational improvements this school year will bring! Teachers, administrators, and building staff personnel are here to help each student achieve to their fullest potential. Our curriculum will empower each student to gain the basic fundamentals of education, to succeed and excel in the future as they progress through school.

You can be assured that through ongoing curriculum planning and refinement, and, individual guidance, Peoria Heights Grade School will provide the best possible elementary educational opportunities commensurate with each Peoria Heights student's abilities and needs. We are dedicated to assisting and meeting the needs of each child. Please read the information contained in this booklet, discuss important sections with your student, then sign, detach, and return to school the receipt on the last page of this handbook. A hard copy of this booklet is available in the PHGS office if you need one. This book is also available for reference at our school website at www.phcusd325.net. Call the school office for any needed clarification of handbook information.

Our school is willing to provide whatever assistance may be needed during the school year. Please feel free to confer with us over class work, grades, assignments, or any concerns that may arise. We encourage and appreciate your active involvement and support. You are invited and encouraged to visit the school and to examine and discuss your child's educational program with the teachers and administration. Consult this handbook for information regarding classroom visits. We will work closely with you to best meet your student's needs. Mutual benefits increase when there is a meaningful exchange of information between the home and school. Cooperation between the home and school is essential to promote your child’s best interests.

The Board of Education has established policies and employed highly trained professional educators to enable our students at Peoria Heights Grade School to achieve to their fullest academic potential. We will encourage each child to work with parents and teachers to both learn and grow.

Be an active student! Follow school rules, and be considerate of and respectful to others in all that you say and do. Set leadership examples for others to follow! Take part in your new Peoria Heights Grade School activities! Take pride in your school! The years that you spend at Peoria Heights Grade School will forever stand out in your memory as some of the best years of your life.

Respectfully,

Gene Beltz Dave Carroll Eric Heath

Gene Beltz, Dave Carroll, Eric Heath

Principal Assistant Principal Superintendent

Peoria Heights Grade School “Patriot Pride”

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Staff Roster

School Calendar

Fees Schedule (Breakfast / Lunch / Textbooks / Locker Locks) 2013-2014

Bell Schedule/School Day Times

Ten Student Behavior Goals

Parent Support and Assistance Goals

Helping Your Child to Better Grades

School Supplies Listing

Bus Rider Conduct Notice

School Medication Authorization Form

Student Parent/Guardian Information Form

Student Data Entry Form

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Please Note: Policies and/or procedures referenced in this handbook may be added to, modified, refined for clarification, or deleted, at any time, as deemed necessary and in the best interest of serving and protecting the educational rights of all PHGS students, parents, and employees. The most current handbook, reflecting any such changes, will be in the possession of the building principal. Copies distributed at the beginning of each school year, reflect all handbook changes made to that date.

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THE PROCEDURES/TOPICS LISTED BELOW ARE ADDRESSED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Abandoned Child

Absence or Tardy

Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) – Computer and Internet Use

Activity Bus Schedule

Administration of Student Medications at School – Maximizing Benefit

Animals Brought to School

Arrival and Dismissal Times

Athletic Schedules (Current School Year)

Attendance Policy

Behavior and Discipline (Parental Responsibilities)

Behavior and Discipline (Teacher/Student Responsibilities)

Behavioral / Diagnostic Evaluation of a Student (Parent Requested) – Connors Rating Scale, etc.

Bicycles

Birth Certificate (Certified Copy Required within 40 days of School Registration)

Body Piercing

Breakfast Program at PHGS

Bright Futures

Bus Rider Behavior Rule

Bus Routes and Times

Bus (Yielding to on School Property)

Cameras at School

Cars of Parents

Cell Phone Procedures

Change of Address

Charity Collections at School

Child Abduction – Safety Tips

Child Abuse or Neglect - Recognizing, Preventing, and Reporting Child Abuse

Classroom Placement of Student

Clubs at PHGS (Non-School Sponsored)

Communication

Computer Lab & Library Computer Use Rules

Conduct (Student Rules of Behavior for Playground / Play Supervision / General)

Conferences After School

Contacting Parents: Address and Phone Number Information

Contagious Disease

Controlled Substances

Corporal Punishment

Crosswalks on School Property

Cyber Bullying

Dances (Junior High)

Deliveries to Students at School

Detentions Served at School-Grades K-3 and Conferences Served After School, Grades K-3)

Detentions Served at School-Grades 4-8 and Conferences Served After School, Grades 4-8)

Diagnostic Assessment Scales (Physician requested for a student)

Discipline Policy (Grades K-3)

Discipline Policy (Grades 4-8)

Dress Code

Drills (Disaster)

Early Childhood Education (ECE)

Early Walker Release – Grades 5-8

Earthquake Drill

Electronic Paging and Communication Devices

Elevator (Use Of)

End of Year Graduation “Special” Outings Eligibility – Grade 8

Entrance and Exit Security and Student Entry Locations

Entry at Peoria Heights Grade School

Excuse From Activity

Expelled Students

Extra-Curricular Eligibility

Extra-Curricular Events (Attending/Departing)

Facebook / Internet Chat Rooms / Electronic Messaging Device Postings

Field Trips

Food Items from Home (Brought to School)

Fundraisers

Gang Activity Prohibited

Glen Avenue Intersection @ School Entry

Grading Scale

Grievance Procedure or Due Process

Hazing

Head Lice Control

Health and Immunization Requirements

Health Issues & Habits (Should I send My Child to School?)

Highly Qualified Teachers

Homebound Instruction

Homeless Students

Homework

Honor Roll (Grades 5 and 6)

Illness at School

Immunization of Students (Physical and Dental Exams)

Internet use by Students

Insurance For Students

Invitations Distributed to Students

ISAT Testing (Grades 3 – 8)

Leaving the School Building (Between 8:45 and 3:20)

Library / Media Center

Listening / Entertainment Devices at School

Lockers of Students

Lost and Found

Lunches

Lunchroom Conduct

Lunchroom Account – Negative Account Balance

Mandated Reporter

Medicaid Notification (Required by law)

Medical Excuses

Medications for Students

Moving Away

Noon Hour

Nurse

Parent Involvement

Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

Parties at School

Passes

Personal Property

Physical Contact with Others at School

Physical Education Requirements

Practices (Athletic and Extracurricular Activity)

Problems with Students / Problem Resolution

Promotion Policy

Public Complaints About School Personnel

Recess

Report Cards

Residency Proof

Respect

Response to Intervention (RTI)

Safety Patrol

Safety Procedures on School Grounds

School Property (Care Of)

School Supplies

Searches and Seizures at School (Students & Student Property)

Security of the School Building and Classrooms

Severe or Inclement Weather

Sex Education (Grades 6-8) Information

Sexual Harassment of Students

Skateboards and Roller Skates

Smoking Policy

Snow Day Information (Canceling School)

Social Activities

Special Education

Special Education Student "Behavioral Intervention Plan"

Special Interest Materials

Student Records

Students Picked-Up at School During the School Day by Parents

Students Removed From Classrooms to the School Office

Study Hall or Study Time Given to Students

Suspension and/or Possible Expulsion

Teleparent (Parent Emergency Notification System)

Telephone

Textbooks

Tobacco Products (Use of)

Truancy

Unauthorized Material

Unprepared for Class

Vacations (Family), During the School Year

Valuables at School

Vending Machine Use by Students

Vision and Hearing Screenings (Annual @ PHGS)

Visitation of Classrooms

Volunteer Information, PHGS

Weapons on School Grounds

Written Excuse After Absence

Safety Patrol Permission Slip

ParentStudent Handbook Sign Off Slip

PEORIA HEIGHTS GRADE SCHOOL FACULTY and STAFF

2013 2014

BOARD OF EDUCATION

Mr. Don Gorman President

Mrs. Stefanie McCumber VicePresident

Mrs. Becky Kelton Secretary

Mr. Chris Ahart Board Member

Mr. Mike Casey Board Member

Mr. Mike Hulse Board Member

Mr. Robbie Mathisen Board Member

ADMINISTRATION

Mr. Eric Heath Superintendent

Mr. Gene Beltz Principal

Mr. Dave Carroll Assistant Principal

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Ms. Jennifer Reichert Technology Director

Mrs. Shirley Wilkinson School Secretary

Mrs. Pam Kerr School Secretary

Mrs. Regina Passage Central Office Secretary

Ms. Kim Surber Central Office Bookkeeper

TEACHERS

Mrs. Rhonda Haslett Kindergarten

Mrs. Patricia Hasenstein Kindergarten

Mrs. Becky Roling Kindergarten

Mrs. Leslie Hymbaugh 1st Grade

Mrs. Nancy Bogner 1st Grade

Mrs. Traci Whalen 1st Grade

Mrs. Sandy Alwan 2nd Grade

Mrs. Cindy Lee 2nd Grade

Mrs. Amanda Rogers 2nd Grade

Mrs. Jodi Ledeboer 3rd Grade

Mrs. Samantha Alvarado 3rd Grade

Mrs. Kathy Ross 3rd / 4th Split Grade

Mr. Corey Sharp 4th Grade

Mrs. Amanda Morrow 4th Grade

Mrs. Cali Moreno 5th Grade

Ms. Lisa Reinholtz 5th Grade

Mrs. Becky Wilson 5th / 6th Split Grade

Mrs. Rachel Biller 6th Grade

Ms. Kristy Harris 6th Grade

Ms. Brett Allen 7th / 8th Language Arts

Mrs. Annie Wyman 7th/8th Literature

Mr. David Lewis 7th / 8th Mathematics

Mrs. Amanda Lowry 7th / 8th Science & Health

Mr. Todd Hawkins 7th / 8th Social Studies

Mrs. Deb Okamura 7th/ 8th Aide

Mrs. DeAnn Ingersoll BF/ECE Blended Preschool (A.M. & P.M.)

Mrs. Sandy Hartman BF Preschool (A.M. & P.M.)

Mrs. Beth YoukerSchwab Special Education, Grade K-2

Ms. Tammy Turner-Tucker Special Education Aide, Grade K-2

Mrs. Sarah Stokes Special Education, Grade 3 & 4

Mrs. Judy Conger Special Education Aide, Gr. 3-4

Mrs. Shelly Babcock Special Education Student Aide, Grade 6

Mr. Josef Taylor Special Education Student Aide, Grade 8

Mrs. Polly Greenway Special Education, Grade 5

Mrs. Samantha Clayton Special Education, Grade 6

Mr. Phillip Mott Special Education, Grade 7

Mrs. Elsa Ng Sharum Special Education, Grade 8

SPECIAL TEACHERS

Mr. Chris Piper Vocal Music / Band

Mr. David Eggert Vocal Music

Mr. Ross Pesch Physical Education

Mrs. Marilyn Breitmeyer Physical Education Teach. Assist.

Mrs.Jenny Hursey Title I Reading – Grades 1-4

Mrs. Jenny Darrow Title I Reading – Grades 5-9

Mrs. Rachel Biller Grade 6 Teacher Aide

Ms. Katie Hanyzewski Speech Therapist

Ms. Jodi Atchison Speech Therapist

Ms. Becky Lee Reading Improvement

Mr. Mike Zogg Reading Improvement

Mrs. Victoria Griffin Reading Improvement

Mrs. Karen Strunk School Social Worker

Mr. Mike Vitale School Psychologist

Mrs. Patty Kohorst School Counselor

Mrs. Jennifer Cook School Nurse

Mrs. Rachel Poole Librarian & Tech. Support (PHGS & PHHS)

BRIGHT FUTURES PROGRAM

Mrs. Erin Stout Program Administrator

Mrs. DeAnn Ingersoll Bright Futures Teacher (A.M. / P.M.) – Classroom 1

Mrs. Sandy Hartman Bright Futures Teacher (A.M. / P.M.) – Classroom 2

Ms. Natasha Harris ECE/Bright Futures Aide

Mr. Jimmy Ulrich ECE/Bright Futures Aide

Mrs. Shari Favorite Central Office

Ms. Kelly Lenz Central Office

Mrs. Jo Ann Roedell Central Office

Mrs. Linda Meyer Central Office

Ms. Polly Tyler Central Office

Ms. Jill Couri-Young Central Office

SUPPORT STAFF

Mrs. Suzanne Cranford Cafeteria Manager

Ms. Kat Giden Cafeteria

Mr. Ricky Davis Cafeteria

Mrs. Cindy Metz Cafeteria

Mrs. Amanda Mathisen Cafeteria

Mr. Tom Cammack Cafeteria

Ms. Chris Guth Cafeteria

Ms. Sarah Wiese Cafeteria

Mr. Jim Carter Facilities Maintenance Director

Mr. Norman Gates Maintenance

Mr. Bob Hunt Maintenance

Mr. Tom Cammack Maintenance

Mr. Joe Passage Maintenance

Mrs. Teresa Beoletto Maintenance

Mr. Joe Stoner Director of Transportation

Mrs. Becky Gilmore Transportation

Mrs. Sue Smith Transportation

Mrs. Brenda Yaunk Transportation

Mrs. Shane Smith Transportation

Mrs. Julie King Transportation

Mr. Don Hodge Transportation

Mrs. Trish Wilson Transportation

Mrs. Chris Cammack Transportation

Mr. Mike Zogg (Sub) Transportation

EllaMae Renken (Sub) Transportation

Ann Markovich (Sub) Transportation

PEORIA HEIGHTS COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT #325

2013-2014 CALENDAR

August 14 / Teachers Institute / No School
August 15 / Teachers Institute / No School
August 16 / First Day of School-Hot Lunches served / HS dismissed @ 2.00 p.m.
GS dismissed @ 2:20 p.m.
September 2 / Labor Day / No School
September 18 / Half-Day School Improvement / HS dismissed @ 11:30 a.m.
GS dismissed @ 12:00 noon
September 26 / Half-Day Parent/Teacher Conferences / HS dismissed @ 11:30 a.m.
GS dismissed @ 12:00 noon
September 27 / Full-Day Parent/Teacher Conferences / No School
October 14 / Columbus Day / No School
October 18 / 1st Grading Period Ends – Early Dismissal / HS dismissed @ 2:00 p.m.
GS dismissed @ 2:20 p.m.
October 25 / Report Cards mailed
October 30 / Half-Day School Improvement / HS dismissed @ 11:30 a.m.
GS dismissed @ 12:00 noon
November 11 / Veterans Day / No School
November 27-29 / Thanksgiving Break / No School-Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
December 20 / 2nd Grading Period Ends – Early Dismissal / HS dismissed @ 2:00 p.m.
GS dismissed @ 2:20 p.m.
December 23-Jan. 5 / Winter/Christmas Break / No School
January 10 / Report Cards mailed
January 20 / Martin Luther King’s Birthday / No School
January 29 / Half-Day School Improvement / HS dismissed @ 11:30 a.m.
GS dismissed @ 12:00 noon
February 14 / Full-Day Parent/Teacher Conferences / No School
February 17 / President’s Day / No School
February 26 / Half-Day School Improvement / HS dismissed @ 11:30 a.m.
GS dismissed @ 12:00 noon
March 7 / 3rd Grading Period Ends – Early Dismissal / HS dismissed @ 2:00 p.m.
GS dismissed @ 2:20 p.m.
March 14 / Report Cards mailed
March 21 / Peoria County Teacher Institute No School
March 26 / Half-Day School Improvement / HS dismissed @ 11:30 a.m.
GS dismissed @ 12:00 noon
March 31-April 4 / Spring Break / No School – Classes resume April 7
April 18-21 / Spring/Easter Break / No School – Friday and Monday
May 7 / Half-Day School Improvement / HS dismissed @ 11:30 a.m.
GS dismissed @ 12:00 noon
May 26 / Memorial Day / No School
May 27 / Last Day of School for Students
*if any emergency days are used, the last day of school will be moved / HS dismissed @ 2:00 p.m.
GS dismissed @ 2:20 p.m.
May 28 / Teachers Institute – Last Day for Teachers / *if emergency days are not used, the day for Teachers Institute will be held on May 28

May 26 Memorial Day (NO SCHOOL)