The <strong>Calendar</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> for 2011–2012 60 key Contacts School Phone Numbers Teachers Administrators Sports Coaches Other Staff Conference appointment notes October March noTeS Space for Your notes PTa and Volunteer info emergency Preparedness Are You and Your Family Prepared for Emergencies? <strong>Frederick</strong> <strong>County</strong>’s emergency-preparedness partners encourage you to take the steps outlined below to ensure that you, your family and workplace are ready to prevent and respond to an emergency. Get Informed: n Monitor changing weather and road conditions, and know when travel is unsafe. n Read local newspapers and tune in to regional TV and radio news. n Watch for official emergency messages communicated through the Emergency Alert System on WFMD 930 AM, WFRE 99.9 FM, WAFY KEY 103.1 FM, <strong>Frederick</strong> <strong>County</strong> Government Cable Channel 19 and <strong>Frederick</strong> City Cable Channel 99. Make a Plan: n Develop an emergency plan and discuss it with your family. n Decide how you will find out if family members are safe and let them know you are okay. n Plan alternative ways to communicate with family members and others in the event that routine communications are disrupted. n Plan for the possibility that you may need to leave your home: Know what you will need to take with you, steps to secure your home before you leave and where you might go. Build a Kit: n Prepare a supply kit that will sustain you and your family for three days. n Include the essentials: water, food, important documents and personal identification, warm clothing, blankets, flashlight and radio with batteries, and medications. n As you plan for your family, develop a plan and kit for your pet(s) as well. Get Involved: n Remember: Emergencies don’t seem as devastating when you have a support system. n Get to know your residential and business neighbors, the people in your school and community groups, faith-based congregation members and the parents of your child’s friends. n Volunteer your time and services to organizations in <strong>Frederick</strong> <strong>County</strong> — at schools, with fire/rescue units, at the hospital, through the Red Cross, organized blood drives and more. The <strong>Frederick</strong> <strong>County</strong> Department of Emergency Preparedness has developed a strong partnership with <strong>Frederick</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> to build a stronger, safer <strong>Frederick</strong> <strong>County</strong>. For more information, contact the Department of Emergency Preparedness: 301-600-1746.
5, 38, 39 Absences from School 35 ACT 59 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) 22, 23 Admission 1, 36, 59 Advanced Placement (AP) 30 Advanced Placement Diploma Academy 30 Advanced Placement Experience Academy (APEX) 5 After-School Activities 39, 45-46 Alcohol 25 Allergies 42 Animals, Use of in Instruction 47 Arson 30 Arts & Communications Academy 30, 54 Arts, Visual and Performing 44 Assault 42 Athletic Fields, Use of after Hours 23, 36, 45-46 Athletics 22 Attendance Areas 30 Ausherman Planetarium 59 Block Schedule 2, 58 Board of Education 46 Bomb Threat 4, 25 Breakfast 39, 44 Bullying 8 <strong>Calendar</strong> at a Glance 9-21 <strong>Calendar</strong> Month Pages 37 <strong>Calendar</strong>, Seniors 5, 27, 59 Career and Technology Center 27 Career and Technology Education 29 Challenges Program 30 Character Counts! 30 Charter School 38, 45 Cheating and Plagiarism 38 Child Abuse and Neglect 28, 58 Child Find Services 35, 59 College Entrance Exams 54 Communication Services 32 Community Agency School Services (CASS) 6-7, 29 Community Involvement 5 Complaints, Concerns 1, 41,48, 55 Computer Usage 7, 8 Conferences 38 Corporal Punishment 32, 52 Counseling 35, 59 Criterion-Referenced Evaluation System (CRES) 26-37 Curriculum 44 Cyberbullying 28 Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing 5, 8 Delayed Opening Schedule 1 Demographics 54-55 Directory, Central Office 58 Directory, Other Useful Numbers 56-57 Directory, <strong>Schools</strong> 40, 43-48 Discipline 25, 39-42, 45 Discrimination (See Equity) 47-53 Disruptive Behavior 38, 50 Distributing Materials in <strong>Schools</strong> 38, 39, 47, 51 Dress Codes 22, 24, 40, 48 Driving 31, 39-40, 45-46 Drugs 22 Early Childhood Education 5 Early Dismissal 30 Earth and Space Science Laboratory 4, 22, 26 Elementary School 36, 43-47, 52 Eligibility for Extracurricular Activities 2, 54, 58 E-mail Addresses (see also FindOutFirst) 4, 5, 7, 58, 60 Emergencies 54-55 English/Language Arts 30 English Language Learning 22 Enrolling a Student 1 Enrollment Data 38 Environmental Concerns 30 Environmental Academy 31, 38-39 Equity 34-36 Evaluation 35, 37 Exams 30 Excel <strong>Schools</strong> 46 Explosive Devices 43-53 Expulsion 30, 59 Extended Learning Opportunities (ELO) 44 Extortion 36, 46,48 Extracurricular Activities 42, 54 Facilities Services 31 Family Life Advisory Committee 2, 5-7, 33-34 Family Involvement 30 Fast Forward 5, 59 Feeder Areas 40 Fees for Supplies and Activities 40-41 FERPA 40 Field Trips 39, 44 Fighting 35, 37 Final Examinations 4-7, 25, FindOutFirst E-mail, Text back cover Messages 46 Fire Alarm, Extinguishers 40, 46 Firearms 46 Fireworks 54 Fiscal Services 27, 37 Flexible Evening High 4, 25 Food Service 47 Forgery 1 Funding 45 Gambling 44 Gang Activity 31, 55, 59 Gifted and Talented, Enrichment 7 Gifts for Education 59 Glossary inside cover Goals index 34 Grades Online 37 Graduation Dates 36 Graduation Honors 37 Graduation Requirements 46 Guns (including BB and Pellet) 44 Hazing 4 Health and Emergency Form 31, 34 Health Education 23 Health Records 32 Health Services 30 Heather Ridge School 4, 26-37 High School 30 High School Academies 8, 35, 37, 59 High School Assessments (HSA) 40-41 Holidays 32 Home Instruction 32 Home/Hospital Teaching Services 33 Homework 36 Honor Roll 36 Honors, at Graduation 58 Hotlines 4 Hours, Typical School Day 55 Human Resources 30, 59 Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) 28 Infants and Toddlers Program 41 Instructional Materials 23 Insurance 34 Interim Reports 59 Intermediate Grade Levels 30, 59 International Baccalaureate (IB) 1, 5, 27, 31, 34, 41, 44, 48 Internet Use 27 Internships 23 Interscholastic Sports 30, 59 JROTC Program 30 Judy Center 22 Kindergarten 31, 54-55 Language Arts 39, 47 Laser Pointers 29 Learning for Life 31 Learning/Language Support 31, 55 Library Media Services 7 License Plates for Technology 5 Lockdown 4, 25 Lunch 26-31, 59 Magnet Programs/<strong>Schools</strong> 57 Map 36 Maryland Scholars 8, 35 Maryland School Assessments (MSA) 59 Master Plan 54, 55 Mathematics 1, 4, 25 Meals 4 Media in <strong>Schools</strong> 31, 55 Media Services/Library 4 Medications/Treatments 4, 26, 28-33 Middle School 4, 40 Military Recruiters 30 Montessori 31 Multicultural Education 36 National Honor Society 59 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) 22 Non-Resident Students 59 Norm-Referenced Test 31 Online Resources 31 Outdoor School 6, 58 Parent Teacher Association (PTA, PTSA) 31 Parent/Child Family Literacy 2, 6-7, 42, back cover Parent/Family Involvement 7, 8 Parent-Teacher Conferences 48 Parking 29 Partners for Success 6 Partnerships 51 Patriotic Exercises 34, 36 Performance Measures 38 Pesticides 39, 47 Phones (cellular) 54-55 Physical Education 34 Pinnacle (See Grades Online) 36 Placement 38, 45 Plagiarism 30 Planetarium 59 Policies 39, 47 Portable Pagers, Communication Devices 41 PPRA 30 Pre-Engineering Academy 5, 22, 56-57 Pre-Kindergarten 59 Primary Grade Levels 43-48 Probation 45 Profanity 36 Promotion 44-45, 50 Property Damage 8, 35 PSAT 32 Psychological Services 29 Pyramid Program 40-41 Records (Confidentiality) 59 Regulations 38-40 Religious Expression 34 Report Cards 29, 37 Rock Creek School 30, 59 ROTC, Junior 54, 58 Safe <strong>Schools</strong> and Students 39 Saturday School 1, 35 SAT 34 School Health Council 6, 59 School (or Site) Improvement Team (SIT) 54-55 Science 40, 43, 47, 51 Searches 39 Section 504 7 Senior Citizens 37 Seniors’ End-of-Year Schedule 37 Service Learning 44 Sexting 44 Sexual Assault 40-41, 45 Sexual Harassment 5 Shelter in Place 28, 55 Sign Language Interpreting 5 Snow Closing Policy 54-55 Social Studies back cover Spanish Translations 1, 28-29, 41, 43-48, 57 Special Education 28, 43 Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee 23 Sports 35, 59 Stanford Achievement Test, 10th Edition (SAT-10) 46, 49-53 Student Activities/Involvement 4 Student Information Card 49-53 Student Rights and Responsibilities 32 Student Support Services 29 SUCCESS Program 31 Summer Programs 2 Superintendent 41 Surveys 43-53 Suspension 42 Teacher Qualifications 30 Teaching Academy 55 Technology Services 8, 35, 59 Testing 44 Theft 32 Title I 42 Title IX: Gender Discrimination 39, 46 Tobacco 22 Transfers 37 Transcript Grades 1, 4, 22, 24, 47, 55 Transportation 47 Trespassing 38-39, 47 Truancy 32, 58 Tutoring 5, 7 TV 42 Use of <strong>Schools</strong> and Fields after Hours 44 Verbal Abuse 27 Virtual School inside cover Vision Statement 5, 6, 42 Visiting <strong>Schools</strong> 1 Voice Mail 6 Volunteer 45 Vulgarity 40, 46 Weapons 5 Weather-Related Schedule Changes 5-6, back cover Web site 5 Weekend Activities 36-37 Weighted Grades 42 Withdrawal Process 27 Work-Study Opportunities 54 World Languages FindOutFirst e-mail – sign up at www.fcps.org 61
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