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Thursday October 13, 2011

6:30

IMS Library

Agenda

The Nuts and Bolts of the Office Attendance ASB Secretary Principal’s Secretary Vice Principal Principal Registrar Counselors Nurse

Agenda (cont’d)

Frequently Asked Questions The Scoop about lunch, the bus,

activities etc. Your Questions

Kevin West, Attendance Secretary

The Front Office Staff

Kevin West, attendance secretary, parents’ main contact in the front office Sick Tardy Early dismissal Forgotten items Message to your student

Absences

Call the school at 837-6800 and press 1. Leave the child’s first and last name, grade and the reason for the absence.

Send a note in with your child upon their return.

Pre-arranged Absences

Get form from office or download one from website

Form must be signed by ALL teachers Submit at least a week in advance Teachers are not contracted to provide

work for absences in advance

Early Dismissal

Send a note in with your student that morning.

Mr. West will give them a slip to show their teacher at the assigned time that excuses them from class.

You must come in and sign your student out.

Tardies

Every child needs to check in with the front office if they arrive late in the morning.

If you are bringing your child late to school, call ahead or if you are a few minutes late, come in with your child.

Forgotten Items

School encourages natural consequences for forgotten lunches, homework etc.

Items will be delivered by Kevin West Kids can use their cell phones after

school outside the front doors so you can leave them a message about a change of plans for pick up.

Julie Morgan, Bookkeeper

Bookkeeper

Julie Morgan Fines and fees Located in the office directly across the

counter on left hand side. Reminder: If a student loses a textbook,

it must be paid for before a new one will be given.

Registrar, Joni Apman

Registrar

Registrar: Joni Apman Change address, phone number or

emergency contact information (837-6818)

Withdraw student from IMS

Counselors, Anna Maria Austin & Amy Lorang

Anna Maria Austin Amy Lorang

Counselors

What We Do...

Individual Student Planning Help students with their academic, career and personal/social

development Registration and Scheduling 504 Caseload Managers Guidance Team Meeting Member/Facilitator

Responsive Services Crisis Counseling Small Group Intervention and Counseling Student Mediations Referrals to School and/or Community Resources (VOICE, Angel

Program...)

Scoop from the Counselors

Check your students planner every night. Make sure they have written down all

assignments. If not, check teacher’s website or call

homework hotline. If no homework, have them write down

what they learned in class. This helps them learn/remember what they

have to do and plan ahead. Student can check completed homework

and cross out homework turned in to teacher.

More counseling scoop

Each weekend monitor child organizing binder and backpack.

They need to learn to put all papers in correct place so they can find them.

Take out unneeded papers but keep all assignments for the year!

And more scoop from the Counselors

Encourage kids to be pro-active in communicating with their teachers on their own. Ask questions during class, after class or

through email. Encourage kids to speak up about

harassment. If they don’t feel safe confronting the bully or comforting the victim, report to an adult.

And finally…

Create and clearly communicate about boundaries that are non-negotiable around personal safety, education and respect for self and others.

Give your child several options/choices within each to support their growing need for autonomy.

Need to learn to make good decisions through practice.

Keep your sense of humor!

Anisa Hickey, School Nurse

School Nurse

If a student has asthma and self carries an inhaler the parents need to fill out two forms and have the doc sign and return to me.

2) If a student has a severe allergy and uses an epi-pen we need and allergy plan on file and an epi-pen in the office.

Moms of girls: send a “kit” to school with girls in case they need it. Always someone in nurses’s office.

Sandie Schertzl, Principal’s Secretary

Principal’s Secretary

Sandie Schertzl Contact Sandy if you would like to speak

to or meet with Seth or Corinne Handles building scheduling as well.

Vice-Principal, Seth Adams

Vice-Principal

Seth Adams Handles discipline Oversees clubs and sports

Scoop from the VP

Infractions Part of progressive discipline Receive infractions for anything from

running in the hall to talking on cell phone. Consequences build on one another 1-5 = lunch duty 6-10 = lunch detention 16-20 = two after school detentions 21+ = meeting with administrator

More scoop from the VP

Bullying and Harassment Zero tolerance for bullying and harassment How does he handle it? It depends. School encourages students and families to

report any incident. All will be investigated. Can parents learn the consequences for

other students? No, this is a privacy issue.

And even more scoop from the VP

Is attendance taken at clubs and sporting practices? Yes and it is expected by coaches that kids

attend. Are parents informed if kids are not at

practice/clubs but were at school. No! Be sure you are talking to your kids.

Clubs and Sports

Homework Club Brian DeBrouxCERT Club Patti BanashakGeography Club Kurt WielandFan Club Rita MallickNational Junior Honor Society

Rita Mallick, Traci Brewster

Math Club Bob Kirkham, Traci BrewsterRobotics* Michaela DonahoeGeneration Impact Diana TriplettJazz Band Brian CasperGreen Team Olga HaiderSports Club Ann SwiftneyScrapbook Club Amy AinsworthMath Help--All Grades* Bob KirkhamScience Help--All Grades*

Check With Science Teacher

Clubs

Sports Fall Sports Winter Sports Spring Sports

Cross Country Boy’s Basketball TrackSoftball Girl’s BasketballVolleyball Soccer

Principal, Corinne de Rosa

Principal

Corinne de Rosa Coffee with Corinne

First Thursday of the month at 10 a.m.

Principal’s Reminders…

No kids on campus before 7:20 No supervision. Kids are kept off campus

and standing in the rain.

More Reminders…

Please pick kids up promptly after school and events Kids not in clubs or sports must be off

campus immediately. Please be on time to pick up from events.

Staff are not paid to stay late. Community Center has an after school

program with a minimal charge if you need it.

More reminders from the Principal

Use the Sea-Tac model in the parking lot. Inside drive through lane Drive in circle until you see an opening. Pull in.

Finally….

Shorts, skirts and dresses must be below mid-thigh not to the fingertips of the student.

Student Recognition

Most Valuable Panther (MVP) One positive trait each month. Nominated

by a teacher or administrator Certificate, name in Panther Press and on

wall plus a sundae one day at lunch.

Student Recognition

Pawsitive Action Award Kid “caught in the act” of: kindness,

excellent effort, exceptional work, positive attitude, helping others.

“anti-infraction”: kids called down to the office for certificate and a paws pin.

More Scoop on IMS

Lunch Busses After school activities Library Cell Phones

Your Questions?

Q & A

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