Family Handbook 2018-2019

Health and Safety
If your child needs medication during the school day,
please send in the appropriate medication to the
front office, then email permission and instructions
to office@ohds.org. We may need to call you during
the day to clarify instructions. On occasion, the
front office may call parents to seek permission to
administer pain medication for minor aches and pains.
Parents will then be asked to email in permission
and instructions (including the child’s weight) for
administering the pain medication.
MINOR HEALTH COMPLAINTS
If a child experiences minor discomfort, every effort
will be made to tend to his/her needs. Whenever
necessary, the child’s temperature will be taken and
the parent(s) will be notified of a fever. Students with
a fever of 100 degrees or more, or who exhibit other
viral symptoms such as severe cough or vomiting, will
be sent home. Scrapes and abrasions will be treated
with soap and water and a Band-Aid. The school
maintains a first-aid kit. Please make sure that you or
someone listed as your child’s emergency contact is
available to pick up your child when needed.
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
At OHDS, we aim to maintain a community of learners
in which students, parents, and teachers work
together to increase their knowledge and passion for
learning.
Students are best supported when parents and
educators are well-aligned in their approach to
working with children. While parents and educators
may sometimes disagree, it is important that
parents generally agree with and support the overall
philosophy, methods, policies and priorities of the
school.
Parents may discuss specific situations related to their
child’s learning, to particular assignments or particular
disciplinary actions with the teacher or administrator
who is most directly involved. These discussions are
most effective when they focus on specific situations
and not on larger questions of school philosophy or
approach.
The school leadership, faculty and staff are
responsible for implementing the vision of the school
through the school’s strategic plan. Parents have the
opportunity to share their perceptions of the school’s
successful implementation of this vision through the
annual parent survey, at which point parents may
share any additional priorities that they would like the
school to consider. The school will share a summary
of the results of the parent survey with the parent
body each spring and any resultant action steps on
the part of the school.
Parent Involvement
If at any time a parent wishes to speak with the
head of school about the school’s current vision,
philosophy, methods or policies, we ask them to
please make an appointment with the head of school
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