“Volunteers are just ordinary people with extraordinary hearts”
Parent Coordinator: Lisa Pate
Mission Statement
Carroll County Schools develop globally competitive college and career graduates.
Beliefs
· Students must come first
· All students have value as human beings
· The total well being of all students must be considered
· All students are learners
· Students learn in different ways & at different rates
· All students can be successful
Goals
· Create a safe and orderly environment
· Build an atmosphere of trust and teamwork among the adults in the school system for the benefit of students
· Exercise sound fiscal management
· Recruit and retain the very best personnel we can
· Achieve academic improvement, as indicated by standardized test scores
The Carroll County School System will be valued as a premier learning environment, offering exceptional opportunities to ALL students.
Carroll County Expectations for High Student Performance
The faculty and staff of the Carroll County School District are committed to using effective instructional practices in every classroom in order for our students to be successful and achieve at the highest level.
To meet this goal:
We will teach the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards with fidelity by:
· Designing challenging lessons aligned to the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards
· Identifying key concepts in the language of the standards
· Using essential questions to connect instruction to the standard
· Asking students to explain the standards in their own words
We will use a collaborative, team-based improvement process to monitor student progress by:
· Developing formative assessments that are explicitly aligned to standards
· Collecting, charting, and analyzing student work on a regular basis
· Identifying students who are not meeting standards, meeting standards, or exceeding standards
· Using common and benchmark assessments to assess student progress
· Adjusting instruction based on assessment results
· Using a variety of instructional strategies to address student needs
All teaching and learning activities will reflect a shared understanding of what students should know, be able to do, and understand and will be built around a common learning focused/best practices/standards based framework for instruction that consists of: (S.E.A.T.S.)
· Standards: A common understanding of what students are expected to know, understand, be able to do
· Essential Question: Posted and relevant to the standard and lesson
· Activating strategies: Opening is focused on the standard, element(s), and essential question
· Teaching a mini-lesson: Modeling while referencing standards and key vocabulary
· Using exemplars (examples of student work that meet or exceed the standard)
o Engaging students using performance tasks during the work period
o Using higher-order thinking questions to probe student understanding
· Summarizing: Various strategies to assess student understanding throughout lesson and during closing
Our classroom environment will be built on:
· Strong student-teacher relationships based on the school district’s core values
· The social-emotional needs of our students
· Established rituals and routines
· Displayed Common Core Georgia Performance Standards, essential questions, and key vocabulary
· Evidence of the common framework for instruction
· Evidence of student work that reflects the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards
Our communication with parents will be:
· Frequent, clear, and consistent
· Focused on building a partnership with parents for improving student performance
We Expect Success
Mission
The mission of Whitesburg Elementary School is to encourage responsibility and success within a caring and challenging environment
Vision
To be valued as a premier learning environment, offering exceptional opportunities to ALL students.
Beliefs
Students must come first
All students have value as human beings
The total well being of all students must be considered
All students are learners
Students learn in different ways andat different rates
All students can be successful
Whitesburg Elementary School
Bell Schedule 2016-2017
7:00 Teachers Sign In
7:00-7:40 Homeroom
7:40 Tardy Bell
2:20 Student Dismissal Begins
2:25 Buses Depart
2:55 Teachers Sign Out
Administration Counselor Grade Level Chairs
Principal Betsy Jarrett Pre-K – Teresa Pate
Dr. Marissa Ogando Kindergarten – Sandy Durham
Assistant Principal First – Sharon Lee
Joseph Grainger Second – Craig Long
Third – Morgan Hulsey
Fourth – Beth Little
Fifth – Beth Childers
The Whitesburg Elementary School volunteer program is an integral part of our total instructional program.
Volunteers assist in many activities such as (but not limited to):
· Field trips
· Classroom projects and events
· Field day
· Media center – checking out/shelving books
· Front office
· Lunch room
· Making copies and preparing materials
Volunteer Policies:
1. Volunteers should follow the school dress code. (Please see attached form.)
2. Volunteers are not permitted to bring non school age children with them when volunteering.
3. Cell phone use is prohibited. Please have cell phones on vibrate while on campus. If a phone call must be taken please remove yourself from volunteering and out of earshot of staff and students.
4. Please refrain from inappropriate conversation while volunteering.
5. Be respectful of the learning zone and keep conversations at a whisper.
6. Learn the school emergency procedures and policies.
7. Volunteers should report suspected abuse. If a volunteer thinks that a child is or has been placed in danger, that information should be reported immediately to the teacher or school administrator.
8. Student confidentiality is MOST important. (Please see attached form)
9. Volunteering is supportive in nature. Volunteers are not to supervise students in place of the teacher. When working with individual students, volunteers are not allowed to “teach” but may assist in reinforcing what the student has already been taught.
10. All volunteers are required to sign in at the office and receive a volunteer pass before reporting to the classroom.
11. Please note: Parent volunteers are NOT to grade papers or have access to private student data. This is a FERPA violation. Do not allow parents to enter student grades into Infinite Campus.
Volunteer status should not be used as a means to circumvent school policies and procedures. Volunteers who do not follow school policies and procedures will be asked not to volunteer. Administration has final say on continued service. Thank you for making a difference in the lives of the children of Whitesburg Elementary School!
Student Confidentiality
Volunteers may come in contact with student information in the course of their duties. Volunteers shall be advised that they are required to maintain strict confidentiality with all school or classroom information with which they come into contact. A misplaced comment can be devastating to a student, the family and the volunteer program.
1. Student confidentiality must be respected. A student’s work achievement record or any other information of a personal nature should only be discussed with the child’s teacher, administrator or volunteer coordinator. Please do not discuss this information with other parents or staff.
2. Volunteers may not have access to the student information system or cumulative records.
3. Volunteers may not grade assignments that result in a grade for the student or are considered a formal assessment of the student’s achievement or ability.
4. Please refrain from interjecting yourself into a situation in which you may personally know the student/family. Personal relationship does not take the place of volunteer status.
5. Please remove yourself from the area if during the course of volunteering a confidential school/student conversation, amongst staff, arises.
6. A personal relationship/friendship with staff does not negate district volunteer policy.
Volunteer Dress Code
The school’s administration shall determine the appropriateness of dress and appearance and will make the decision whether a volunteer’s appearance meets school and community standards. The administration’s decision on the appropriateness of dress is final.
· Sexually explicit, see-through and tight spandex clothing are not appropriate for school.
· Clothing that is offensive may not be worn. It cannot contain derogatory/harassing remarks or have implicit pictures or language. Clothing cannot identify volunteers with antisocial groups, advertise tobacco, alcohol or drugs.
· All shorts and/or skirts must be no shorter then 4 inches above the knee.
· Tops must be long enough to clearly overlap the pant line or stay tucked in during the course of normal movement.
· Pants will be worn securely so that abdominal skin or underwear is not exposed.
· The neckline of a shirt cannot dip below a line formed between the right and left armpit.
· Muscle shirts, tank tops, spaghetti straps, bikini tops, strapless and/or halter tops are not permitted. Shirts must “cup” over the shoulder.
· Pajamas or other costume type attire may only be worn on designated dress-up days.
· Shoes must be worn for foot protection and hygienic reasons.
· Sunglasses may be worn outside or in common areas but must be put away in the classroom.
· Jewelry may be worn in a way that does not present a safety or health hazard and does not cause disruption to the educational process.