ADMINISTRATION
| SUPERINTENDENT | Rick
Pool
|
| HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL | Joe Gramlich |
| MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL | Leslie Janis |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL | Joy Taylor |
BOARD
OF EDUCATION
| PRESIDENT | Billy Bays |
| VICE PRESIDENT | Dandy Risman
|
| CLERK | Jamie Sutton |
| MEMBER | Jenny Spielmann
|
| MEMBER | Jason Farrar |
Students are not
permitted to leave campus or a school activity unless accompanied by a
parent/guardian and then they must be checked out through the school
office. The office will write a tardy
slip if they are just arriving or dismiss the student early from class over the
intercom system. Students will not be
dismissed until a guardian arrives at the school: no phone dismissals will be
allowed. For upper grades, three tardies
or early dismissals equal one absence and if a student is gone more than half a
class period, they will receive an absence for that class. This will count as
one of the eight days mentioned in the attendance policy. Any student who is frequently late or
checking out early can be disciplined at the discretion of the principal.
Students on buses arriving late will not be counted tardy.
Make up work is
expected for all absences. The student
is also responsible for the daily work and the deadlines that coincide with the
make-up work. If a student is absent, it
is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to check with each teacher upon his/her return
regarding work missed. Assignments can
be gathered before an absence if a parent calls by 10:00 a.m. in order to give
the office time to collect work from the teacher(s). This work can be picked up at 2:00 or
later. If a parent calls after 10:00
a.m., they can pick the work up the next day.
A student will have one day to make up work missed for each day of
absence. In cases of suspensions, work
missed must be turned in upon returning to school. Any work turned in late will receive partial
credit and any work not made up by the end of a two-week period will receive a
zero.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
School closing due to
inclement weather or other reasons will be announced over the following T.V.
stations and the school’s “One Call Now” system will be activated to deliver
your automated phone message.
KJRH - Channel 2 KOTV
- Channel 6 KTUL
- Channel 8 Fox
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Parents
are urged to work out a standard procedure for their child to follow if school
closes early and to make sure they thoroughly understand the plan. It is nearly impossible for all children to
call their parent during such a time. Parents
are asked to give the school emergency instructions and phone numbers for this
type of situation.
The office telephone is
to be used for business or emergency calls only. Students and teachers will not be called to
the telephone during class period unless it is an emergency. Messages will be taken by the office and
delivered to students or teachers before they leave school. Students are not allowed to use any school
telephone without permission from a teacher or administrator. Parents are encouraged to call teachers
during their planning period, before school, or after school to visit about a
student.
OFFICE RECORDS
Items needed to enroll in
Ketchum Elementary School include a state registered birth certificate,
up-to-date immunization record, proof of residency (water bill, electric bill),
Social Security Number, Enrollment form; and if applicable, a Sooner Care card
and CDIB Indian card.
All
parents and/or visitors are required to report to the office when coming to school
for any purpose. Students are not permitted to have student
visitors in classes. If, for any reason,
you must pick up your student before scheduled dismissal time, you must check
the student out in the school office.
Parents should report immediately all changes in home telephone numbers,
home addresses, and names and telephone numbers of persons to be contacted if a
student is ill or hurt.
EMERGENCY
DRILLS
During
each semester, the school will conduct emergency procedure drills, which
include fire, tornado and building lockdowns.
The principal will file a written statement of date, time, and type of
drill conducted.
It is the policy of Ketchum Elementary School to
distribute medicine only when a physician or parent feels that it is necessary
during school hours, written permission must be given in order for the school
to distribute medication. Prescription
medicines need to be sent in the original container with the student’s name on
it, with directions stating when to give medicine and the dosage, along with
written permission. Ketchum Elementary
DOES NOT provide over-the-counter medicines such as Children’s Tylenol,
Ibuprofen, Tums, Topical Neosporin,
The parent or legal
guardian of any student shall be notified if a teacher or an administrator
becomes aware of a contagious health problem such as head lice, scabies,
smallpox, hepatitis A, etc. A child with
a contagious health problem will not be allowed to attend school until a health
official has determined that the child is no longer contagious. If efforts to resolve the problem through
consultation with the parents are not successful, the administrator will
consider referring the matter to the Department of Human Services or the
District Attorney’s Office.
Any child afflicted with fleas or lice shall be prohibited
from attending school until a health official has determined that the child is
bug free. This includes fleas, brown
nits, white nits, and live bugs.
Absences from school will NOT be considered valid excuses and will count
against the student’s attendance record.
When a child is suspected of having bugs, school personnel
will check the child. If the child does
have bugs, the siblings of the child will also be checked. There may also be times that the entire class
or entire school may be checked. Upon
determination, the parent or guardian shall immediately be called to come and
get the child. The child WILL NOT be
readmitted to school without a Health Professional’s release form stating the
child IS COMPLETELY FREE AND CLEAR OF ALL FLEAS, LICE AND NITS. Also, the child
will not be allowed to attend an extracurricular activity such as basketball
games, cheerleading, dances, parties, field trips, etc…
In order to be readmitted to school, the parent must bring
the child to the office with the Heath Professional’s release form. The child MAY NOT RIDE THE BUS TO SCHOOL
until they have been readmitted. If a
student has recurring problems, the office personnel may contact the Department
of Human Services or The District Attorney’s Office.
Breakfast and lunch is
provided at the school cafeteria for the benefit of all students. The cafeteria
will begin serving breakfast at 8:05 and the lunches will be served on a staggered
schedule starting at 11:00. Pop is NOT
allowed in the cafeteria. Students are
encouraged to behave respectfully at the lunch table. We encourage proper table manners, inside
voices and responsibility in food choices and cleanliness.
Lunch prices will be
examined annually and our lunch records are balanced daily, weekly, and
monthly. Extra milk and juice cartons
may be purchased in the cafeteria.
Breakfast and lunch money can be pre-paid into a child’s meal account,
which is the preferred method. A monthly menu will be sent home showing the
amount that will need to be pre-paid for the month. Any student with an outstanding balance will
have a notice sent home. Please do not
allow your student’s charges to accumulate.
The charge limit for a student is $20.00. Accounts over the charge limit will result
in an alternative lunch. This lunch will
consist of milk and peanut butter crackers.
Lunches from home are permissible.
Students whose families
meet State Department guidelines may receive free or reduced school
lunches. For additional information
contact your building principal’s office.
Report cards are issued
following the end of each nine-week period. The semester grade is recorded on
the permanent record. Parents should not
hesitate to phone or visit the school in case of unsatisfactory work on the
part of any student.
Grades shall be recorded as follows: A, B, C, D, F, N, S, U, and I for grades 2 –
5. Any incomplete work not turned in
within 2 weeks after the close of the semester becomes an F. In addition, on the 9th absence
in any subject, the student will receive an F in that subject on their semester
grade.
A = 90% - 100% D = 60% - 69% S = Satisfactory M = Modified
B = 80% - 89% F = 59% and below U = Unsatisfactory N = Not at Grade Level
C = 70% - 79% I = Incomplete
Students
having straight A’s on their grade card for all four 9-week periods will be on
the Superintendent’s Honor Roll.
Students with A’s and B’s on their report card for all four 9-week
periods will be on the Principal’s Honor Roll.
Whenever a teacher or
teachers recommend that a student be retrained at the present grade level or
not passed in a course, the parent or guardian, if dissatisfied with the recommendation,
may appeal the decision by complying with the district’s appeal process. The decision of the board of education shall
be final. The parent may prepare a
written statement to be placed in and become a part of the permanent record of
the student stating the reason(s) for disagreeing with the decision of the
board. An option would be to allow
students failing a grade to attend summer school at their own expense and upon
satisfactory completion of the prescribed courses, be promoted.
The
state has mandated that students have the opportunity to be promoted or receive
credit for classes through taking proficiency tests. A student who can pass a proficiency tests
with 90% can be promoted or receive credit.
The tests are comprehensive and extremely difficult. Individual tests may only be taken once per
testing period.
Ketchum Elementary 3rd,
4th & 5th grade students are allowed to try out for
academic bowl team and attend track meets. 5th grade students are
also able to enroll in a basketball class.
To be eligible to participate in an activity, the student must be in
attendance at school at least half a day on the day of the activity, he/she
must maintain passing grades, and he/she cannot have exceeded the allowed
semester absences. Grades will be turned
in weekly and a record kept in the office.
The first time a student receives an F in any subject, he/she will be
put on probation for one week and be allowed to participate while working to
bring up the grade. However, if a
student is turned in to the office with a failing grade a second consecutive
week, he/she will not be allowed to participate in the ballgame(s) that
week. It does not matter whether the
failing grade is in the same subject.
Also, any student that receives two failing grades in any two core
subjects on a semester grade, will be ineligible for the first six weeks of the
following semester. At the end of this six-week period, the student cannot have
an F in any subject in order to be deemed eligible to participate. Once all grades are passing, the student will
again be allowed to participate. This policy will follow the OSSAA guidelines
used at the middle school & high school.
AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING
Beginning
in September and ending in April, tutoring will be offered Monday through
Thursday of each week from 3:30 – 4:30.
Teacher recommended middle school & high school students will tutor
elementary students and will be supervised by certified teachers. Parents will
be responsible for transportation of their student. If a parent is repeatedly late in picking up
a student from tutoring, the student can be removed from the program.
Elementary class parties
will be up to the teacher’s discretion and all arrangements should be made
through each classroom teacher. Celebrations may be held for events such
as: Monthly Birthday Parties, Fall
Parties, Thanksgiving Parties, Christmas Parties, Valentine's Day Parties,
Easter Parties, and End of Year Parties.
Any
financial obligations incurred during the school year must be satisfied before
enrolling for the following school year or before school records will be
forwarded to another district. These
would include: lunch charges, overdue
library fines, lost or damaged textbook fines, lost school uniform, or
equipment damage.
CELL PHONES AND OTHER
WIRELESS COMMUNICTION DEVICES
A student may possess a wireless communications
device. It will be the responsibility of
the student to insure that the cell phone or pager is turned off, not on
silent or vibrate during the school hours, which are defined as a.m. bus
pick-up until p.m. bus drop off.
Students who do not follow the policy will be subject to disciplinary
action and will be required to leave their cell phone at home.
Students
of
Each teacher will
provide students with a copy of classroom rules at the beginning of each school
year. These rules will list the sequence
of consequences the teacher intends to follow.
Parents will also receive a copy of these classroom standards. Some forms of discipline the teacher might
impose, depending on age appropriateness, include: missing snack, missing
playtime or recess, missing PE, time out, detention, missing a school activity
such as assemblies, parties, or field trips, or being sent to the principal’s
office for in-school suspension, out of school suspension, or corporal
punishment.
In case of severe
misbehavior, the class hierarchy or discipline procedure levels no longer apply
and no warning is required. The student
will immediately be sent to the principal.
The student can receive detention, in-school suspension, out of school
suspension, corporal punishment, or referral to other social agencies. The principal will only give corporal
punishment with verbal or written permission from the parent or guardian.
The general office
procedure will apply to all infractions, unless the principal’s judgment
determines the situation requires more or less discipline. The principal is allowed to make adjustments
in the discipline policy to fit individual student/school needs. The discipline
points are accumulative throughout the school year and parents/guardians will
be notified of office visits.
When a student
receives detention, it becomes the responsibility of the student and
parent/guardian to provide transportation to and from home. Detention will be held every day at noon, or
before or after school in the elementary office. Students must report to detention on time and
have pencil, paper, and work. Students
must serve detention on the assigned day.
If a student is absent from school on the assigned day, they will make
it up on the day they return. If a
student is not absent from school and misses detention or is late for
detention, the missed detention time will be doubled.
Days missed for in-school
suspension are not counted toward total absences and work should be completed
and turned in to the teacher that afternoon.
Days missed for out of school suspension are counted toward total
absences, but work should still be completed and turned in to the teacher upon
return. Length of suspension will be
determined by the administration.
In disciplining
handicapped children, the disciplinarian will determine if the behavioral
infraction is caused by the handicap and will take disciplinary action
appropriate in consideration of the specific handicap(s). If the behavior is unrelated to the child's
handicap he/she will be treated the same as any other student subject to the
same rules and requirements.
Students are
instructed to bring to school only those articles, which they need to use in
school. Pupils are not to bring articles
to school, however harmless, that might distract them or others from their
schoolwork. Some examples include:
Headphones, c.d. players, pagers, cell phones, toy weapons, water guns,
fireworks, cap pistols, lighters,
ammunition, etc. Exceptions can be made
for students who can show documentation of a medical necessity for any
electronic devices.
No dangerous weapons will
be permitted on school grounds or any school sponsored function. This includes guns, knives, ammunition, laser
lights or other lethal instruments or any item, which might be used as a lethal
weapon. No one may use any article as a
weapon to threaten or injure another person.
Ketchum Schools will define weapon or firearm according to the laws of
Any student in this
school district who uses or possess a weapon/firearm at school, at any
school-sponsored event, or on school property including school transportation
or school-sponsored transportation will be removed from school for not less
than one full calendar year.
PHYSICAL
THREATS, EXTORTION, OR VIOLENCE TO PERSONS IN SCHOOL
OR
AT SCHOOL SPONSORED FUNCTIONS
There is a basic right to
attend school without being subjected to threat of injury or being intimidated
in any fashion. Incidents of assault,
battery, extortion, or severe verbal intimidation are not acceptable at school
or school-sponsored functions. Any student,
who interferes with, intimidates, harasses, or injures an employee or student
of the Ketchum Public Schools, may be expelled from the school for the
remainder of the semester (and possibly the following semester). A conference will be held with the employee,
student, parents, and administrator when the student asks for re-admission to
school. At this time, the administration
will make the decision as to whether the student will be re-admitted.
These consequences will
be imposed independently of court action.
In the event a student is suspended from school for chemical problems,
the administration may require evidence that he/she has completed or is
currently undergoing acceptable rehabilitation treatment before allowing the
student to return to school.
Pupils shall not have any
reasonable expectations of privacy toward school administrators or teachers in
the contents of a school locker, desk, or other school property. School administrators may search student’s
personal belongings, such as purses, gym bags, and etc when there is reasonable
cause. School personnel shall have
access to school lockers, desks, and other school property in order to properly
supervise the welfare of pupils. School
lockers, desks, and other areas of school facilities may be opened and examined
by school officials at any time and no reason shall be necessary for such
search.
1)
Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
2)
Ladies & Gentlemen should remove hats
when inside the school building.
3)
Gum, sunflower seeds, and tobacco products
are not allowed at school or on buses or field trips.
4)
Toys, trading cards and electronics are not
allowed at school or on buses or field trips.
5)
No trading or selling of items between
students is allowed.
6)
Students should bring only the money they
need to school. Extra money could be
lost or stolen.
7)
Bicycles ridden to school must be parked
upon arrival and must stay parked until the buses leave.
8)
Students should use good manners by using
words like, "Please", "Thank-you", "Excuse Me",
etc.
9)
Students should practice honesty. No lying or cheating.
10)
Students should treat others, as they would
like to be treated.
11)
Students should play fair and abstain from
name-calling.
12)
Students must maintain a clean work area in
the classroom.
13)
Students should bring a note from parents to be excused from P.E. or
recess due to an illness or injury.
14)
Observe library rules and be quiet while in
the library.
15)
Take care of school property and
equipment. Do not mark on walls,
furniture or books.
16)
Always stay with your group or class and in
your assigned school area.
17)
Students must get permission for a restroom
break during class time.
18)
Restrooms are not a place to play. Students must help keep restrooms safe and
clean.
19)
Students may not leave the playground
without the teacher’s permission.
20)
If a student is unsure of a rule, it is
his\her responsibility to ask a teacher or a staff member.
SPECIFIC
PLAYGROUND RULES
-Take
turns on equipment.
-Never
throw objects such as sticks, rocks, dirt, etc.
-Do
not go backwards, walk up & down the slide, or jump off of the slide.
-Do
not play tackle or play contact sports of any kind.
-Do
not climb on fences or go outside of fences.
-Do
not play tag on the playground equipment.
-Do
not jump out of the swings.
-No
standing or walking across the top of the monkey bars.
-No cheerleader stunting.
-No pushing or grabbing other
students.
-Respect
trees and shrubbery.
-Do
not ride on the back of another student.
-Kicking,
grabbing, tackling, pushing, wrestling, biting, scratching, and spitting are
absolutely forbidden. Even if you think you are playing!
CONDUCT AT SCHOOL
ACTIVITIES
Students are
not allowed to attend football, basketball, baseball, or softball games without
adult supervision. Students who are dropped off at the front gate or doors will
not be allowed to enter unattended. Students should remain seated in the gym
and will not be allowed in the commons area unless they are in line at the
concessions stand or using the restroom.
BUS
AND TRANSPORTATION RULES
1)
Board the bus in an orderly manner.
2)
Remain seated at all times.
3)
Keep arms, hands, head, and all other body parts inside the bus.
4)
Do not throw anything out of the bus windows.
5)
Do not throw anything inside the bus.
6)
Do not block the bus aisle.
7)
Do not curse or use provocative words or gestures.
8)
Do not shout or make loud noises.
9)
Do not bring objects that are prohibited at school onto the bus. Items include:
aerosol cans, umbrellas, balloons, lighters, lasers,
cameras, cell phones, bullets, knives,
guns….
10)
Keep hands, feet, & all objects to self.
11)
No pushing, tripping or fighting on the bus.
12)
No eating, drinking, smoking, or littering on the bus.
13)
If the driver uses assigned seating, students must occupy that seat.
14)
Students should be on time at their designated bus stop.
15)
Classroom conduct must be observed while on the bus.
16)
Cell phone use is not permitted on the bus.
17)
Do not destroy any part of the school bus.
18)
Remember the driver is the authority on the bus; he/she should be obeyed at all
times.
Unfortunately, because of
high number of routine riders on our buses, additional riders will not be
allowed.
1st Step: Bus driver handles the problem. (warning)
2nd
Step: Discipline form to the office to be
sent home for parent signature.
3rd
Step: Student will be removed from the
bus for 1 week.
4th
Step: Student will be removed from the
bus for 1 month.
5th
Step: Student will be removed from the
bus for remainder of year.
BUS
ROUTES AND DRIVERS
(Subject
to Change)
Bus # 1 Bill Sanders Spavinaw (drop off at Cemetery)
937-0043
Bus # 2 Chris N
& W of School, Callison’s Corner, Carselowry, Hwy 82
North,
541-5012
Bus # 3 Stacy Herndon Reasor’s,
353-2272 Motel, Grand Auto
Bus # 8 Crystal
Goforth Kahoots ( pu 7:30-35 / drop 4:05-15),
937-0045
E.
of School
Bus # 9 Bonny
782-7296
Bus # 4 John Taylor Small Creations Day Care, East
Langley, Fisher’s Day Care,
782-7295 Ketchum Apartments
Bus # 10 Phylets
Johnson Maple Brooke, Langley Library
782-8730
2nd Hour: 9:25
– 10:15
3rd Hour: 10:20
– 11:10
4th Hour/Lunch: 11:15 – 12:05 or 11:45 – 12:35 Staggered
Lunches
5th Hour: 12:35
– 1:25
7th Hour: 2:25
– 3:20
