ALLONS  ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK
2009-2010

 

          Welcome to Allons Elementary School. The faculty and staff are excited about the upcoming school year. This handbook was prepared to bring about better communication  between school personnel, parents, and students. Your cooperation and support are welcomed in helping make the 2009-2010 school year as rewarding as possible for each and every student.

     There is a standing invitation for the parents to visit our school and to keep up to date with your child’s progress. We would also like to welcome and encourage, all parents to take an active part in the P.T.O. at  Allons Elementary School.

 

                                                                      Sincerely,

                                                                      Robert W. Sells, Principal

 

                                                                     

 

               MISSION OF ALLONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 

     The mission of Allons Elementary School is to provide our students with the opportunity to receive a good over-all education that will challenge their minds, inspire their hopes, and provide them with the opportunities needed to achieve their dream in a safe educational environment.

 

 

               PHILOSOPHY OF ALLONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 

 

     The faculty and staff at Allons Elementary will work to promote the intellectual, physical, and social development of each child by providing him/her with the best instructional program possible to instill within each student a lifelong quest for knowledge. As each child is challenged to achieve to the fullest of their ability, they will be treated fairly, respected as individuals, and valued as students at Allons Elementary School.

 

                              SCHOOL BELIEFS

1. The Allons Elementary faculty will promote the intellectual, physical, and social well being of each child as an individual. All students can learn and must be given the opportunity to do so.

                                                                                 

2. The Allons faculty will try to inspire a lifelong desire for wisdom and knowledge in each individual child.
3. Each student must maintain a strong sense of self-esteem in order to be successful.
4. The faculty, staff, family, and community are cooperatively responsible for providing each child with a quality education.
5.  Using all available resources, the faculty, staff and students will work cooperatively toward each child reaching their full potential.
6. All students can learn and must be given the opportunity to do so.

 

                         STUDENT EXPECTATIONS

1. The students will respect the authority of the principal, teachers and staff.
2. Students shall walk, in all areas of the building, keeping toward the right side of the hallway.
3. The students will enter the classroom in an orderly manner, give their full attention in class, and follow all classroom rules designated by the teacher.
4. Loud talk, rowdy behavior, and fighting are not permitted in the building, on the busses, or on school grounds.
5. Upon arrival at the school, students are not permitted to leave the school grounds unless signed out by a parent/guardian, or special permission is given by the principal.
6. Dangerous objects, such as knives, are not allowed on school grounds.
7. Cell phones, tv’s , radios, cd’s , cassettes, or dvd’s and any other electronic device should not be brought to school.
8. The possession, or use, of harmful drugs, alcoholic beverages, or tobacco is not allowed on school property or at any school event.

 

9.  Students are not permitted to loiter around parked cars, or around windows, when outside.
10. Students shall leave the building when dismissed unless directed to do otherwise by the teacher or the principal.
11. Any student, who plans on going home with another student during the day or after school, must bring a note signed by a parent or guardian granting permission to the student. Notes must be signed by the principal or their designee, and a copy kept on file. Notes are to be given to the bus driver, or the student will not be permitted to make the change in their ride schedule.
12. Students will show respect to all adults in the building.
13. Students are expected to follow all safety rules when riding the bus.
14. In the event of a bus breakdown, students shall follow the instructions given by the bus driver.
15. When students are on field trips, or at sporting events, they are expected to follow all school rules in such a manner as to be a good representative of the school.
16. Hugging, kissing, or any other extreme outward show of emotions is not allowed anywhere on school grounds.
17. Food and drinks are not allowed in the classrooms. Eating is not allowed on the busses.    
18. The fourth discipline slip a child receives will be the taking of the end of the year class trip.
19.  Fighting (in grades 6-8) will automatically be 10 days at the Alternative School.

Fighting  (in grades K-5) will be 10 days in ISS.

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

SCHOOL OPENING

     The teachers on bus duty will open the building at 7:00 a.m. for students to enter the building. All students are to be in their homerooms by 7:45 a.m.  Any student who arrives after 7:45 a.m. will be tardy, and they must report to the office for a tardy slip in order to enter class.

SCHOOL DISMISSAL

     Classes will end at 2:45 each day.
(Afternoon pick-ups)
Parents, that transport their children, need to be ready to start picking up children at 2:35.

 

VISITORS

 

      Safety is the major nonacademic concern of schools today. The care of your children is a responsibility that we do not take lightly. To ensure the safety of our students, please do the following; check in at the office, sign in, and receive a visitors pass before going to any classroom.

 

EMERGENCY, ACCIDENT, OR ILLNESS

 

     It is vital that the school has an up-to-date emergency card for your child on file. If there are any changes, you should immediately update the card. Should an emergency arise, that involves your child, appropriate actions will be taken. Reference will be made to the emergency card should your child becomes ill or injured.
If your child becomes ill or in an accident, you will be notified so that you may pick up your child an take him/her home, to a doctor’s office for treatment, or to the hospital if you feel it to be necessary. Should your child be in a life-threatening situation, the Overton County EMS Service will be called.
All accidents must be reported to the office, and all accident forms completed by the teacher in charge of the student at the time of the accident.

 

MEDICATION

 

     All prescription and over-the-counter medication shall be delivered to the office by the parent. Medication must be in its original container. In the case of prescription medicine, there must be an accompanying form filled out by the doctor. These forms are available in the school office. Students are not permitted to have possession of either over-the-counter or prescription medication at any time on the school campus.

 

OVERTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TOBACCO POLICY

 

     Possession or use of tobacco by the student is prohibited on school grounds, on school busses, and at any school related event. If a student is found to be in violation of this policy, the student will be petitioned to appear before the Overton County juvenile court judge.

 

 

ATTENDANCE

   

     Allons Elementary will adhere strictly to the Overton County attendance policy, which follows the mandate described in the Tennessee Code Annotated 49-6-3001, 49-6-3007, 49-6-3009, and 49-6-3017 relating to school attendance and the penalties for nonattendance. If a student is absent, he/she will have 3 school days to present an excuse to the homeroom teacher. If the note is not presented within 3 days, the absence will automatically be unexcused. When a student has missed 5 days with no excuse, or has 5 days that are unexcused, their names will be referred to the Overton County Director of Attendance for further action. Tardies and sign-outs do accumulate toward absences.

 

     In the event of snow or inclement weather conditions, announcements relating to school closings, early dismissals, or late openings will be given on the local radio stations and on channels 2, 4, and 5 of the Nashville stations. Please do not call the school, director of schools, or school staff members.

     Discuss a plan with your child on what to do should school be dismissed early due to inclement weather. We do not have the telephone accommodations to permit approximately 300 students to make calls to find out what they should do.

      If the phone lines are tied up with parents, calling the school, or students trying to call parents, it will be impossible for the school to receive the call from the central office giving us the authorization to contact our bus drivers to prepare for early dismissal.

Your cooperation in devising an emergency plan with your child will be greatly appreciated.

 

SAFETY ISSUES:

DRIVER’S LICENSE LAW

Those with an intermediate license can have only one other passenger in the vehicle:
UNLESS:
One or more of the passengers is age 21 or older and has a valid, unrestricted license; or the passengers are bothers or sisters, step-brothers or step-sisters, adopted or foster children residing in the same house as the driver and going to and from school AND the Intermediate License holder has in their possession from their parents or guardian written permission to transport their siblings.

 

BUS SAFETY:

The policy in the Overton County School Board Policy under Scheduling and Routing (3.401), line 36, reads as follows: “No student shall be allowed to exit the bus at a stop other than the student’s regular bus stop unless the student provides the driver with a signed note from the parent/guardian informing the driver of the change in the student’s bus stop for the day. The driver shall turn the note over to the principal as soon as practical after the completion of the route.” The note should also be signed by the principal.

OVERTON COUNTY’S BOARD POLICY(Sexual, Racial, Ethnic, Religion).

Discrimination/Harassment

Students shall be provided a learning environment free from sexual, racial, ethnic, and religious discrimination/harassment. It shall be a violation of this policy for any employee or any student to discriminate or harass a student through disparaging conduct or communication that is sexual, racial, ethnic or religious in nature. The following guidelines are set forth to protect students from discrimination/harassment.

Student discrimination/harassment will not be tolerated. Discrimination/Harassment is defined as conduct, advances, gestures, or words either written or spoken of a sexual, racial, ethnic or religious which:

1. Unreasonably interfere with a student’s work or educational opportunities; or
2. Create an intimidating, hostile or offensive learning environment; or
3. Imply that submission to such conduct is made an explicit or implicit term of receiving grades or credits; or
4. Imply that submission to or rejection of such conduct will be used as a basis for determining the student’s grades and/or participation in a student activity.

 

BULLYING/INTIMIDATION

Students shall be provided a safe learning environment. It shall be a violation of this policy to bully, intimate, or create a hostile educational environment for another student. Bully and intimidation are defined as either physically harming a student or damaging his/her property, or knowingly placing the student in reasonable fear of such, or creating a hostile educational environment. The policy addresses conduct taking place on school grounds, at any school-sponsored activity, on school-provided transportation, or at any official school bus stop immediately before boarding and immediately deboarding.

Alleged victims of the above-referenced offenses shall report these incidents immediately to a teacher, counselor or building administrator. Any allegations shall be fully  investigated by a complaint manager(as set forth in Student Concerns, Complaints and Grievances 6.305).
Contacts:
Shelia Pemberton      Phone  (931)823-1287
Matt Eldridge             Phone  (931) 823-1287

The privacy and anonymity of all parties and witnesses to complaints will be respected. However, because and individual’s needs for confidentiality must be balanced with obligations to cooperate with police investigations or legal proceedings, to provide due process to the accused, to conduct a thorough investigation or to take necessary action to resolve a complaint, the identify of parties and witnesses may be disclosed in appropriate circumstances to individuals with a need to know.

A substantiated charge against an employee shall result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. A substantiated charge against a student may result in corrective or disciplinary action up to and including suspension.

There will be no retaliation against any person who reports harassment or participates in an investigation. However, any employee who refuses to cooperate or gives false information during the course of an investigation may be subject to disciplinary action. The willful filing of a false report will itself be considered harassment and will be treated as such.

An employee disciplined for violation of this policy may appeal the decision by contacting the Federal Rights Coordinator or the director of schools. Any student disciplined for violation of this policy may appeal the decision in accordance with disciplinary policies and procedures.

 

 

PARENT AND TEACHER CONFERENCES

 

      It is important to your child that you be involved in your child’s education. School wide parent teacher conferences will be scheduled during the fall and spring. It is important to your child that you come to these meetings.
A parent may also request a conference with a teacher any time that is agreeable to both parties.
A teacher and/or school may also request a conference with the parent(s). Should the need arise, it is anticipated that the parent(s) would cooperate with this request.

 

TEXTBOOKS

 

     All textbooks and library books are the property of the Overton County Board of  Education. They are provided as a tool for educating your child.

     Each student bears the responsibility of caring for his/her own books. As indicated by the Overton County textbook agreement, signed by parents, lost or damaged textbooks must be paid for prior to their replacement. Grades and school records will not be released until there has been payment for lost or damaged books. Proper care of textbooks and library books is essential.

 

FIELD TRIPS

 

     Educational field trips are scheduled by the classroom teacher. Each field trip must be approved by the school administration. All school rules are in effect while the students are on each trip.

 

 

DRESS CODE

 

     Students are expected to display good taste in matters of dress and grooming. Attire and grooming should in no way disturb or distract other students from their normal scholastic pursuits. Halter tops and spaghetti straps for girls and tank tops or cut off shirts for boys will not be allowed. Although it is not required that students tuck in their shirts, all shirts and blouses must be long enough to tuck into the pants. Students’ clothing must be worn so that no stomach, back, and/or undergarments are visible during normal activities such as standing, sitting, walking, etc. All shorts, skirts, and dresses must be at or below the knee. Clothing with offensive messages, including advertisements for drugs, alcohol, tobacco, sexual connotations or double meanings is unacceptable. Items worn in facial piercing are not allowed, Abnormally colored hair will not be allowed.

 

DISCIPLINE HEARING

 

A student may be referred to the county discipline board for:

1. The use, possession, or distribution of harmful prescription or nonprescription drugs.
2. The use or possession of alcoholic beverages.
3. Defiance or disobedience of the principal, teacher, or staff.
4. Repeated dress code violations.
5. Repeated violation of school rules.
6. Repeated failure to complete required school assignments.
7. Repeated disruptive behavior in the classroom.
8. Attendance problems.

 

The discipline board will determine the appropriate penalty for the misbehavior.

 

NO NIT POLICY

 

     If it is found that a student is infested with head lice, we are required to send the student home for treatment. Before a student can reenter school, they must present a form from the Overton County Health Department or one of the Overton County nurses indicating that the student is lice and nit free.

 

FLORISTS DELIVERIES

 

     All flower shops in the Livingston area have been asked to make no deliveries to the school prior to 1:00. It has also been requested that no balloon deliveries be made to the school. Balloons are a safety hazard, and they are not permitted on the busses. The Overton County schools have enacted this policy as an effort to avoid distractions causing the loss of valuable instruction time.

 

OFFICE TELEPHONE USAGE

 

     Any student using a telephone in the office must have written permission from their teacher. It is the responsibility of the teacher to determine if the call is necessary.

 

 

CELL PHONE USAGE

     Policy will be sent home when approved by the board.

 

INTERNET USAGE

 

     Internet usage is essential for portions of the curriculum at Allons Elementary School. Students will be directed to acceptable sites for research projects and as a part of developing their computer skills. There is a state filtering system that is supposed to block inappropriate sites, and an additional filter has been installed locally for the same purpose. However, sometimes the filter will not block sites that should be blocked for students, and we feel that parents should be aware of this flaw in the system. Any student found to be using the school computers to transmit obscene, threatening, or harassing material will be disciplined appropriately.

 

 

 

 

ATHLETICS

 

        Allons Elementary will follow the guidelines of the T.S.S.A.A., the Overton County Board of Education, Principal of Allons Elementary School, and coach(s) of Allons Elementary. All athletes and cheerleaders are expected to exhibit good sportsmanship when representing Allons Elementary  at athletic functions.

 

PARTIES

 

     Students in grades K-4 may have parties on special holidays (such as Halloween, Easter, and Valentine’s Day) if so desired by the classroom teacher. Parties are to be limited to the last hour of the day. Parents are welcomed to assist with preparations and supervision of students for these activities. Students in all grades may exchange gifts at Christmas if they so desire.

 

 

PROMOTION POLICY

 

     The policy of the school is to promote  students in kindergarten through the eighth grades who have maintained an average of 70 in the academic subjects of reading, English, spelling, social studies, math, and science. The student must demonstrate mastery of the material at his/her grade level to be promoted. Attendance and Terra Nova Achievement Test scores will also be taken into consideration.

 

GRADING SCALE

 

93------100=A

85------92=B

75-------84=C

70--------74=D

0----------69=F
REPORT CARDS

 

     Mid-term reports will be sent home on the 23rd day of each nine weeks.
These reports are sent to keep parents up to date on the ongoing progress of their child (children). Report cards will be sent home one school week following the last day of the nine- week grading period. These reports are to be signed by the parent and promptly returned to the student’s teacher. There is a section on each of the reports for parent comments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INVOLVEMENT

 

     All parents and teachers are invited, and encouraged, to attend the annual school meetings in the fall. These meetings are conducted, distribute and explain the policy, its legal requirements, and parental involvement rights.
Parent involvement meetings may be conducted in the mornings, afternoons, or evenings. Teachers who work on extended contract will conduct the meetings. Title I funds may be used to provide transportation, childcare, or other services to promote parental involvement.  A survey of parents will be conducted to obtain input relating to school programs and policies. Parents will be involved in the organization, development, review and improvement of the Title I program, school involvement policies, and the joint development of the school wide program. Parents will be kept up-to-date on the Title I program through parent-teacher conferences, mid-nine weeks reports, report cards, teacher notes, personal contact with parents, and the student-parent handbook. Information related to the Terra Nova scores will be made available to the parents. Concerns and suggestions of parents will be responded to in an appropriate manner. Terra Nova scores will be discussed at parent-teacher conferences with parents on an individual basis. Comments by parents concerning satisfaction, or dissatisfaction, will be included with the school-wide plan when presented to the LEA.

 

SHARED RESPONSIBILITY OF HIGH STUDENT PERFORMANCE

 

1. The school will collaborate with parents to develop a school compact that complies with the Title I law. Parents will be given the opportunity to provide input through surveys and meetings with the Title I committee to develop the school compact. Parents will be given a copy of the agreement to be reviewed and updated each year.
2. The school will provide quality instruction through the use of student motivation techniques, making educational experiences interesting, and challenging the students to think creatively throughout the learning process.
3. The parents will monitor the student’s attendance, classroom work, and the study habits of the student.
4. In addition to the annual parent meeting, there will be two parent-teacher conferences during the school year.
5. Grade reports to parents will consist of a mid-nine weeks report, nine week report cards, work folders for individual student, and individual parent contact by the teacher should the need arise.
6. Parents are welcome to participate in volunteer programs, school activities, and take part in individual classroom events.

 

PARENTAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCE CENTERS

 

     Parents and parent organizations will be informed of the existence and function of an resource center, training, or information as it becomes available. The following is a list of the local agencies currently available that could be beneficial with various parental involvement activities and issues.

     AGRICULTURE EXTENSION OFFICE      823-2735
(Youth at Risk)

     OVERTON COUNTY ADULT EDUCATION       823-7761
(Adult Education)    (Jobs)

     THE STEPHENS CENTER                                      823-6432
(Parent Connection)
(Healthy Start)
(Friends for Families)

      THE FAMILY CENTER                                       823-7499
(Family Counseling)
(Resource Material)
(Parenting Classes)

      TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH       823-6260

 

OVERTON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SYSTEM LEVEL TITLE I PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT POLICY.

 

     The Overton County Board of Education is committed to providing a quality education for every child in the district. The board also endorses  the concept supports that families and school personnel must work together to improve the quality of education for all students. When schools and families form strong partnerships, the academic success of all children improves. The major benefits of parent involvement for students include: higher achievement scores, better grades, more consistent attendance at school, more positive attitudes and better behavior, and more effective school wide programs and activities (Macfarlane, 1995).

 

A system-level advisory committee consisting of parents, administrators, and members of the community will be organized to develop the school district’s “Parental Involvement Plan”. The committee members will be volunteers representing parents from individual schools as well as LEA representatives and the community at large. The Overton County Parent Advisory Council will meet at least annually to evaluate the effectiveness of the district’s Parental Involvement Plan. The evaluation procedures will consist of surveys distributed to all parents of Title I schools as well as discussion and review by OCPAC. Based upon survey data and discussion, revision of the plan will occur if warranted with negative comments being forwarded to state Title I Consultants. Parents will also be surveyed to identify barriers that might limit parental involvement such as lack of childcare during events, lack of transportation to events, handicapped accessibility, and language barriers including “English as a Second Language” concerns. Other barriers may emerge and will be addressed as well.

The LEA will provide coordination, technical assistance and other support necessary to assist schools in planning and implementing effective parent involvement. Information pertaining to parent involvement requirements/activities will be distributed at principal’s meetings and published in local newspapers, opportunities for staff development pertain to “parent involvement” will be provided to teachers and/or counselors, district level personnel will meet with school level committee (school personnel and/or parent groups) regarding the effects of parental involvement upon student progress, and the LEA will assist with the school level “annual parent meeting” as needed/requested.

The  LEA will build schools’ and parents’ capacity for strong parental involvement by providing materials such as “The Parent Corner” or “Home School Connections” on a regular basis; each year, at least one system-wide parent involvement activity pertaining to achievement, attendance, or  discipline will be held; and additional time will be provided for school level counselors to address to parental involvement concerns/activities (funded through “Safe/Drug Free and Extended-Contract” monies).

Through  the use of extended time, counselors will hold parent sessions pertaining to improvement strategies for homework, attendance, and appropriate forms of discipline. Topics such as curriculum/courses of study and state standards for achievement will be addressed by the counselors as well as shared at grade level meetings, PTO meetings, and at parent-teacher conferences. Information concerning the state’s website will also be shared at meetings, in the newspaper, and through newsletters. School level websites (i.e. Teacher.Web) will be utilized to keep parents informed of their child’s assignments and classroom achievement. Information about homework, attendance, and discipline will be shared through the use of  pamphlets, newsletters and newspaper articles.

The Overton county parental Involvement Program will coordinate with other programs such as Head Start, The Stephens Child Abuse Center, Adult Basic Education Services, and the Overton County Health Department. Information from these agencies concerning program opportunities will be distributed annually to each school. Representatives from these groups will be invited to present information at each school’s “annual parent meetings. In addition, the Title I Director will serve on the Overton County Health Council and the Head Start Advisory Board.

 

The system level “Parental Involvement Plan” will be included in the calendar given to each student at the beginning of the school year. Parental notices, as required by NCLB, will be included in school-level handbooks, in the newspapers, and on the county’s website. Overton County’s Parental Involvement Policy will also be available on the county website.

Currently, Overton County receives more than $500,000 in Title I funds. The law stipulates that LEA’s receiving more than this amount will allocate at least 1% of the total allocation to parental involvement activities; moreover, not less than 95% of the 1% must be allocated to individual Title I schools.

 

 

BUILDING CAPACITY FOR INVOLVEMENT

 

      Parents are invited and encouraged to participate in annual meetings, Title I planning sessions, serve as volunteers, and take part in the school advisory council. Training for parents will be made available through parenting classes, workshops, and classes through Adult Education. The school will make parent involvement training available for interested parents. It is the responsibility of the Advisory Council members to strengthen ties between school, home, and community.
The school will involve the local Head Start program by providing K-Day for preschool children to visit the school. This will take place on kindergarten pre-registration day. A list will be obtained from Head Start of students who will be attending Allons Elementary School. School personnel will ensure a timely transfer of student records between the two institutions.
The school will involve parents in planning sessions on Title I program planning through the use of members on the School Advisory Council. The school will provide to the parents any information the school receives that is felt would be beneficial to the parents.
The Ameri-Corps program, which consists of college students aiding schools, will be scheduled for Allons Elementary School. Individuals, within our school system, will primarily provide any other activities appropriate as a parent resource.
The school will keep parents informed through letters and notes printed in English, the language spoken in homes of our students.
The school may use Title I and other funds to pay for reasonable expenses associated with parental involvement activities. The school will provide home visits if necessary.
All parent requests must be submitted to the school principal or the Local Education Title I director for consideration by the school planning committee and the Local Education Association Title I director. The school and Local Education Association shall provide reasonable support for parental involvement activities requested by parents.
Information pertaining to parent involvement about school wide programs such as Adopt-A-School, Accelerated Reader, and other programs that may be implemented will be forwarded to parents. The Adopt-A-School program operates on a two-year cycle. The Accelerated Reading Program involves students reading books over which they may take a computer test for points, which are used as a supplement to their grade in reading.

 

ACCESSIBILITY

 

                Parents, with disabilities or limited English proficiency, will have an equal opportunity to participate in all Title I activities.

 

 

ALLONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT PLAN

 

Meeting will be held annually. These meetings will be held at different times of  the day in order to accommodate working schedules of parents. Legal requirements and information about the title I program will be discussed. Minutes, agendas, and sign-in sheets of any meeting will be kept on file within the school.

 

Annually, parents will be surveyed to get information that will be used in the development of specific programs and policies. Parents will be offered the opportunity to participate in the ongoing development of the Title I program, the parental involvement policies, and the schoolwide program. Parents will also be surveyed to determine the effectiveness of Allons Parental Involvement program. Negative comments will be forwarded to the Title I Director.

Parents of participating children will receive timely information about TitleI/NCLB through the Title I coordinator, parent teacher conferences, teacher notes, and report cards. Parent notice information will be in school handbooks as well as on the school website.

The school and parents jointly will develop an acceptable school compact that meets the requirements of Title I/NCLB. This compact will be updates with parental input and distributed  on an annual basis. The compact will describe the responsibilities of the school, the parents, and the students. Moreover, the compact will address the importance of communication among the stakeholders as well as ways to enhance student achievement and the importance of regular school attendance.

Two parent-teacher conferences will be held each year. fall and spring. Grade level meetings will also be held at the beginning of each school year. In addition to providing parents information about their child’s progress, Parent School Compacts will be distributed at this time, Reports to parents will also consist of report cards, mid-nine weeks reports, weekly folders, classroom websites, documented phone calls, and individual notes to  parents.

Parents are encouraged to participate in school volunteer programs. Parent volunteer programs will be maintained. Appropriate ways to contact Allons Elementary staff are stated in the school handbook.
The  school level parental involvement plan will be included in the school handbook. The school’s handbook is distributed annually to each child with documentation from the parent that the handbook has been reviewed.

Parents will be given the opportunity to request regular meetings. They will also be provided materials as well as training opportunities geared to improving their child’s achievement. Materials and training opportunities  will be provided at the time of parent involvement sessions, PTO meetings, annual parent meetings, grade level meeting, and upon parent request.

Parental involvement will be strengthened by helping parents understand state curriculum standards and assessments. Terra Nova scores will be distributed, and explanations will be provided through parent involvement sessions with emphasis upon academic achievement, state standards, state curriculum, and state assessment. In addition, information pertaining to the above at local levels will also be provided including how to improve their child’s achievement level.

Parents will be provided opportunities to participate in and information regarding the following programs: Head Start, parenting classes/workshops, Adult Basic Education, Overton County Health Department initiatives, and The Stephen Center. This information will be distributed at the annual parent meetings, PTO meetings, newsletters, and other parent meetings as appropriate.

 

PARENTAL NOTIFICATION  UNDER NCLBA

 

1. Report cards on statewide academic assessment. No later than the beginning of the 2002-2003 school year, school districts that receive Title 1 funds must prepare and distribute to parents an annual district report card showing the number and percentage of schools identified for school improvement, how long the schools have been so identified, and how students achieved on a statewide academic assessment compared to students in the state as a whole. For each school in the district, the report card must show whether the school has been identified for school improvement and how the achievement of the school’s students on the statewide assessment and other indicators of adequate yearly progress compare to those in the district and the state as a whole. For each school served under Title 1, the district must determine and publicize annually whether the school is making adequate yearly progress. In Tennessee, these requirements are met through our State’s report card.

2. Teacher qualification. At the beginning of each school year, a district that receives Title 1 funds must notify parents that they may request information about the professional qualifications of their children’s classroom teacher or teachers. If a parent request the information, it must include at least whether the teacher has met state qualifications and licensing criteria for the grade level and subject areas taught; whether the teacher is teaching emergency or other provisional status; the baccalaureate degree major or the teacher and other graduate certification. The information must also disclose whether the child is provide services by a paraprofessionals, and if so, their qualifications. A Title 1 school must also give timely notice that the parent’s child has been assigned or has been taught for four or more consecutive weeks by a teacher who is not highly qualified.

 

3. Individual achievement on state assessment. A school that receives Title 1 funds must provide each parent information on the achievement level of their child on each of the state academic assessments as soon as is practicably possible after the test is taken.

 

4. Limited English proficiency programs. A school district that uses federal funds to provide a language instruction program for children with limited English proficiency must no later than 30 days after the beginning of the school year give the parent(s) of each child identified for participation or participating in such a program the following information: why the child is placed in the program;  the child’s level of English proficiency, how the level was determined and the status of the child’s academic achievement; methods of instruction in the program in which their child is placed and those of other available programs; how the program will meet the educational needs of their child; how the program will help their child learn English and meet the educational needs of academic achievement standards for grade promotion and graduation; the specific exit requirements for the program; in the case of a child with disabilities, how the program meets the child’s IEP objectives; and information about parental rights. For a child not identified as limited English proficient prior to  the beginning of the school year, the district must notify parents within the first two weeks of the child being placed in such a program

5. Schools identified for improvement, corrective action or restructuring. A school district receiving Title 1 funds must promptly notify parents of each student enrolled in an elementary or secondary school identified for improvement, corrective action or restructuring that the school has been identified, an explanation of what the identification means, how the school compares in terms of academic achievement with other schools in the district and in the state, the reason for the identification, what the school is doing to address low achievement, what the district and state will do to help the school, how the parents can become more involved in addressing the school’s academic issues, and an explanation of the parents’ option to transfer their child to another public school or to obtain supplemental educational services for their child.  If a school is subject to restructuring, the district must promptly notify the teachers and parents and provide them an opportunity to comment before an action is taken an to participate in developing any restructuring plan.

 

6. Supplemental educational services. If a school fails to make adequate yearly progress according to certain statutory timetables, the district must make supplement al educational services available to eligible children in the school. The system must provide annual notice to parents of the availability of these services, the identity of approved providers of these services, and a brief description of the services, qualifications and demonstrated effectiveness of each provider.

       

7. Parental involvement policy. A district receiving Title 1 funds an each school served under Title 1 must develop jointly and distribute to parents of children participating in Title 1 programs a written parental involvement policy. If a school or district has a parental involvement policy that applies to all parents, it may amend the policy to meet the requirements under NCLB. Schools must hold at least one annual meeting for Title 1 parents; offer a flexible number of meetings; involve parents in the ongoing manner in the planning, review and improvement of Title 1 programs; provide parents with information about the programs, a description and explanation of the curriculum, forms of academic assessment, and if requested opportunities for regular meetings to discuss the education of their children; and develop a school-parent compact that outlines the responsibilities of each party for improved academic achievement.

8. Safe and drug-free schools programs. A district receiving safe and drug-free school program funds must inform and involve parents in violence and drug prevention efforts. The district must make reasonable efforts to inform parents of the content of safe and drug-free school programs and activities other than classroom instruction. If  a parent objects in writing, the district must withdraw the student from the program or activity.

 

9. National Assessment of Education Progress. Districts, schools and students may voluntarily participate in the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Parents of children selected to participate in any NAEP assessment must be informed before the assessment is administered that their child may be excused from participating for any reason, is not required to finish any assessment and is not required to answer any test question. A district must make reasonable efforts to inform parents and the public about their right to access to all assessment data(except personally, identifiable information), questions and current assessment instruments.

10. Military recruiter access to student information. Districts receiving federal education funds must notify parents of secondary school students that they have a right to request their child’s name, address and telephone number not be released to a military recruiter without their prior written consent. Districts must comply with any such requests.

 

11. Homeless children. To be eligible for federal funds for programs assisting the education of homeless children, a district must provide written notice to each child enrolled in a separate school for homeless children of the choice of schools that homeless schools, and that homeless children must be provided transportation services, educational services, and meals through school meal programs comparable to those offered to other children in the school attended. The notice must also include contact information for the local liaison for homeless children and the state coordinator for education of homeless children. If a district sends a homeless child to a school other that the school of origin or the school requested by the parent, the district must proved the parents a written explanation for, including notice of the right to appeal, the decision. The information must be provided whenever a dispute arises over school selection.

12. Student privacy. A district must develop and adopt policies regarding the rights of parents to inspect third party surveys before they are distributed to students; measures to protect student privacy when surveys ask for certain sensitive information; parental rights to inspect any instructional materials, administration of physical examinations or screening of students; collection, disclosure or sue of personal information from students for the purpose of marketing or selling that information; and the parental right to inspect any instrument used to collect personal information before it is distributed to students. Districts must give parents annual notice of an adoption or continued use of such policies and within a reasonable period of time after any substantive change in such policies. Districts must give parents annual notice at the beginning of the school year of the specific or approximate dates during the school year when the following activities are scheduled or expected to be scheduled:  activities involving the collection, disclosure or use of personal student information for the purpose of marketing or selling that information: administration of surveys containing request for certain types of sensitive information; any non-emergency, invasive physical examination that is required as a condition of attendance, administered by the school, scheduled in advance and not necessary to protect the health and safety of students.
13. Waiver request. If a school district requests the U.S. Secretary of Education to waive any provision or regulation of the NCLB, it must provide notice and information about the waiver to the public in the manner which is customarily provides public notice.
14. 21st Century Community Learning Centers. A program or activity funded as part of a 21st Century Community Learning Center providing before and after school activities to advance student academic achievement must undergo periodic evaluation to assess its progress toward providing high quality opportunities for academic enrichment. If a district provides such programs or activities, it must notify the public that the results of any such evaluation are available upon request.
15. Schoolwide programs. A district must inform eligible schools and parents of schoolwide program authority under which such schools may consolidate funds from federal, state and local sources to upgrade the entire educational program of the school. The school must serve an eligible attendance area in which 40% of the children in the area or enrolled in the school are from low-income families.

 

 

 

 

 

STAFF AND FACULTY AT ALLONS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 

 

ROBERT W. SELLS,         PRINCIPAL
MARGARET LEACH        TITLE I COORDINATOR AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
RHONDA WRIGHT                                                                                                   BEN OAKLEY                                    
JENNY SMITH                                       
ANNA BROWN                                                                   
ALLISON GOOLSBY
VALERIE THOMAS
PAM SMITH
KIM COLSON
CARMEL MAYNORD
GAIL MARTIN
JENNIFER DILLON
CASEY CRAVINS
AMELLIA MELTON
ELISABETH DELK
STEFANIE WALKER
DUSTY WATTS
KAREN PEEK
KERRI ALDRIDGE
PEGGY DANIELS
LISA LANGFORD
GAIL LIEBREICH
PAIGE SMITH
REBECCA JENKINS

TRICIA HIX
LIBBY ALLEN
MARY ALLEN
DONNA MAYNORD
MILDRED MELTON
JUNIOR BEECHBOARD
SUSAN CURTIS
KENNY MELTON
BETH SMITH
PATRICIA GORE
PATRICIA REAGAN
BARBARA STEWART
LESSA SMITH
RITA MCDONALD
DAVID ANDERSON

DELORES  YORK
JUAINTA DIAL
GEORGIA GRAY
MALANA PHILLIPS                                                                     1
KIM LEDBETTER
CONNIE POSTON