Parent & Student Handbook - Independence Charter School

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Bathroom Use School safety for students includes planning how and when bathrooms may be used by students. Lower School (K-4) • Each K-4 th grade teacher will schedule a classroom bathroom time. This is a time where the teacher and/or assistant will escort the class in groups or as a whole to the basement bathrooms. • Kindergarten students will use the in-class bathrooms whenever possible. • Students on the 1 st floor (K-2) will be sent with a same gender partner to the floor bathrooms between 9:00 – 2:00. Students may use the floor bathrooms twice per day. Students will be reminded that they must use the basement bathroom before they come to class in the morning and during lunch (not recess). • Students on the 2 nd floor (3-5) will be sent to the bathroom individually. No more than one student will be sent to the floor bathrooms at a time. Students may use the floor bathrooms once per day. (Staff will provide for emergency situations.) • Between 2:00 and 3:00, students needing to use the bathroom will be sent in pairs (no more than two) to the basement bathroom: no more than one boy pair and one girl pair at a time. • ALL STUDENTS may use (and should be encouraged to use) the basement bathrooms during arrival, during their lunch (not recess) and between 2:00 – 3:00. • Students should not use the bathroom at dismissal. ALL bathrooms will be locked during dismissal. Middle School (5 – 8) • 5 th – 8 th grade students may use the floor bathrooms twice per day. Every time a child uses the bathroom, s/he must use a bathroom pass issued by their teacher and must sign the bathroom log located in their classroom. • No more than one student may be sent to the floor bathrooms at a time. • ALL STUDENTS may use (and should be reminded to use) the basement bathrooms during arrival and during their lunch (not recess). • Students may not use the bathroom at dismissal time. ALL bathrooms will be locked during dismissal. ***Some students may have a note from their physician stating that they be allowed to use the bathroom whenever necessary. This note must be delivered by parents to the nurse. These students will be allowed to use the bathroom as necessary. If this becomes an issue, parents should speak to the nurse about their concerns.*** 24
Homework Guidelines The Curriculum Committee of the Independence Charter School Board of Trustees, working with teachers and parents of ICS, has developed Homework Guidelines in order to: * provide specific guidelines on homework for teachers, parents, and students * promote continuity and consistency with homework practices throughout the school * foster positive attitudes about and experiences with homework * help new teachers, parents, and students adjust to homework practices at this school * facilitate communication between home and school ICS teachers assign homework to promote good study habits. The amount of homework given, as well as the responsibility given to students to complete the homework, increases as students move up in grade level and prepare for high school. Homework also provides parents an opportunity to see what their children are working on in class. Homework is not intended to be a burden on families. ICS recognizes that becoming a good reader is a key to success. Reading enrichment at home is a major ingredient to this success. Therefore, ICS expects that students are reading at home with a family member or independently for at least 20 minutes each night. In addition, the following total maximum minutes per school night (Monday - Thursday) should be spent on homework. Teachers are not obligated to assign this much homework every night; rather, they will strive to assign meaningful work for students to do at home as a complement to the learning that is taking place in the classroom. At times, more time may be needed to study for tests or prepare for special projects. Times below do not include reading for enrichment noted above. Kindergarten: 15 minutes maximum (does not include reading for enrichment with a family member) (Kindergarten homework may begin later in the fall.) Grade 1: 15 minutes maximum Grade 2: 20 minutes maximum Grade 3: 20 minutes maximum Grade 4: 30 minutes maximum Grade 5: 40 minutes maximum Grade 6: 40 minutes maximum Grade 7: 70 minutes maximum Grade 8: 80 minutes maximum The time limits established are in agreement with the amounts of homework recommended by the National PTA and the National Education Association (NEA). Parents and teachers should work together to meet the individual needs of each student through homework. For example, students who need or want more homework should have other projects to choose from. Some students may be assigned more or less "drill" homework depending on their mastery of the topic. Teachers at ICS also realize the uniqueness of each child in the school and his/her needs. Whereas these guidelines are based on the "average" child, individual differences among children must be taken into consideration by parents and teachers. Exceptions to these guidelines, therefore, must be expected with children with special needs. The importance of clear and concise communication between home and school cannot be over-emphasized, especially in these situations. 25
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