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General Information (continued) Written reports are sent home at the end of the second quarter, third quarter, and at the end of the year. When parents are divorced or separated both parents/legal guardians have the right to receive information about their child’s school progress, unless the court has ruled otherwise. Please stop at the school office to confirm if duplicate information is needed. It is vital that parents/legal guardians and teachers be in communication with each other frequently so that the child understands that everyone is working together. If you have any questions about your child’s progress or educational program, do not hesitate to call your child’s teacher or the school principal. Gompers Elementary School Safe Kind Honest Responsible Respectful of others and property ABOVE THE LINE Positive behaviors that are conducive to a sense of community in a classroom and a school Re t u r n f r o m Discipline There are two forms of student discipline that involve an interruption of a student’s attendance at school; the first being an out-of-school suspension and the second being an expulsion. The District’s procedure for a student to return to school for each of those disciplinary interruptions includes a meeting involving the Principal, parent/guardian, and student. During the meeting those attending discuss strategies to enable the student to successfully re-engage with the school community. The specific procedures regarding out-of-school suspensions can be found in Board of Education Policy 4043 and for Expulsion, in Board of Education Policy 4045. Positive Behavior Support Plans All MMSD elementary schools aim to be positive places where students, staff, and families feel good about school and where important learning occurs. Each school has been working on developing a school-wide system that helps children understand behavioral expectations, teaches social skills and creates a sense of belonging or community, and provides positive recognitions and celebrations. The Positive Behavior Support Plans also provide more consistent responses to misbehaviors and processes that aim to help students grow in responsibility for their actions. A critical aspect of this response is the communication with the home and the home’s support of the school’s behavioral expectations. For this reason we have built home communication into our plan of procedures that the school staff will follow. Through our plan staff aim to communicate clear boundaries for behaviors and work in a coordinated way to help students make good decisions. Please take a moment and review the ideas of “above the line” behaviors (positive behaviors) as well as “below the line” and “bottom line” behaviors with your child. This will be the common language used across all elementary schools in the district. You will often see this common language posted in charts around the school. Each classroom may further clarify these ideas and provide examples for students. Working together, staff and families can partner to help all students experience school positively by creating safe environments while supporting growth in responsibility. If you have further questions about our school’s plan, please contact your child’s classroom teacher, principal, or other staff. BELOW THE LINE Misbehaviors that detract from a sense of community in a classroom and a school BOTTOM LINE Serious misbehaviors that make a school unsafe Our school will work to help all of our students stay “above the line” through specific programs, engaging learning experiences, and the relationships we foster each day. When students “fall below the line” staff and/or the principal will work together with the student to address issues through consequences or a “fix-it” plan. Depending on the severity, frequency, and other factors, parent/guardians may be contacted. When students fall to “bottom line” the principal will determine consequences according to the district’s Code of Conduct. At this level of behavior, parent/guardians will be contacted. Easy to remember guidelines include: 1. Is it safe 2. Is it kind 3. Is it honest 4. Does it show respect for others 5. Does it show respect for property St u d e n t Se r v i c e s Health Services Each elementary school has a nurse and nurse’s assistant on staff who are available to perform a number of health-related services including: administration of medication during the school day, hearing and vision screening, reviewing immunization records, caring for sick or injured students, help with chronic illness management and assistance in finding health care. Feel free to contact the school nurse about any health concerns you may have about your child. 18
Gompers Elementary School • 1502 Wyoming Way, Madison, WI 53704 • 608-204-4520 MAY 2009 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gompers Kindergarten Visitation 2:00-2:45 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Gompers PTO Mtg- 6:30 PM—AP Room 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NO SCHOOL Memorial Day 26 27 28 29 30 31 19
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