Ketchum Elementary Faculty and Staff
Leslie Janis, Principal
Loretta Lancaster,
Secretary
Lori Moss, Counselor
PRE-K
JoAnne Smoke, Teacher
KINDERGARTEN
Brenda Beisley, Teacher
Brenda Fink, Teacher
Jennifer Pool, Teacber
FIRST GRADE
Rebeka Vaughn, Teacher
Shalon Sharpe, Teacher
Brooke Smith, Teacher
SECOND GRADE
June Breedlove, Teacher
Elizabeth Gann, Teacher
Jennifer Merritt, Teacher
THIRD GRADE
Kim Byrd, Teacher
Andrea Frost, Teacher
Marlo Lee, Teacher
FOURTH GRADE And FIFTH GRADE
Teresa Clifton, Teacher
Terry Reed, Teacher
Melanie Sanders, Teacher
Robin Steed, Teacher
Susie Weeks, Teacher
Tawnya Cornish, Teacher
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Summer Falling, Teacher
MUSIC & ART
Bonny Taylor, Teacher
SPECIAL SERVICES
JoAnne Curry, Title
Amy Weaver, Librarian
Trish Willyard, Speech
Bridget Patrick, Special Ed Teacher
AIDES
Pamela Hunt, Title I
Robyn Porter, Special Ed
Tina Squirrel, Special Ed
Karen Swartz, Pre-K
CUSTODIANS
Robin Dodge
Tonya Farmer
CAFETERIA
Carol Kearns, Child Nutrition Coordinator
Camilla Gregory, Head Cook
Diane Owens, Cafeteria Staff
Brenda Grafenstein, Cafeteria Staff

School Calendar 2007 – 2008
August 13 Teachers Report/Prof. Day
August 14 Parent/Teacher Conference (12:00-7:00)
August 15 First Day of Classes
August 22 Professional Day (No School)
September 3 Labor Day Holiday (No School)
October 12 First Quarter Ends
October 16 Parent/Teacher Conference 4:00 to 7:00 pm
October 17 Parent/Teacher Conferences 9:00am to Noon
October 18 Professional Day (No School)
October 19 Fall Break
November 21, 22, and 23 Thanksgiving Holiday
December 20 Second Quarter Ends/First Semester Ends
December 21 - January 1 Christmas Break
January 2 Snow Day (No School)
January 3 Second Semester Begins
January 21 MLK Holiday No School (Snow Day)
February 18 Presidents Day/Professional Day No School
March 7 Third Quarter Ends
March 10 Beginning of 4th Quarter
March 11 Parent/Teacher Conference (4:00-7:00 pm)
March 13 Parent/Teacher Conferences (9:00 to Noon)
March 14 Professional Day No School
March 15-23 Spring Break
April 25 Good Friday No School (Snow Day)
May 20 Last Day of Classes
May 21 Parent/Teacher Conference (9:00-3:00)
May 22 Teacher Check out
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ELEMENTARY HANDBOOK
2007-2008
Wilson Jones – President Mark Alexander – Superintendent
Geoff Monical – Vice President Leslie Janis – Elementary Principal
Mark Evans – Clerk Rick Pool – Middle School Principal
Jenny Spielmann – Member Rick Pool – High School Principal
Dandy Risman – Member
Students are not permitted to leave campus unless accompanied by a parent/guardian and then they must be checked out through the school office. The office will then excuse the student from class over the intercom system or write a tardy slip if they are just arriving. Three tardies or early dismissals equal one absence. 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.
Breakfast: 8:05 – 8:25
1st Hour: 8:30 – 9:20
2nd Hour: 9:25 – 10:15
3rd Hour: 10:20 – 11:10
4th Hour: 11:15 – 12:05 OR 11:45 – 12:35 (Staggered Lunches)
5th Hour: 12:40 – 1:30
6th Hour: 1:35 – 2:25
7th Hour: 2:30 – 3:20
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 will be announced over the following radio and T.V. stations:
Radio KITO – Vinita T.V. Channel 2 - Tulsa
KGND – Ketchum Channel 6 - Tulsa
KGVE – Grove Channel 8 - Tulsa
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.
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, Eye Wash, Cough Drops, etc. It is the responsibility of the parent to provide any over the counter medicines and medical pre-filled device such as inhalers, epi-pens, etc. to the school office for a student to use during school hours.
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.
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 a 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.
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.
Ketchum Public School has established a Pre-Kindergarten program for in-district children. Students must be 4 years old by Sept. 1 to enroll in the program. There are two half-day classes. Before enrolling in the pre-school program, children must meet the current immunization regulations and parents must provide copies of a birth certificate and social security card. There can be no more than 20 students per class due to state mandates. Any additional enrollees will be placed on a waiting list. To insure that the district’s Pre-Kindergarten program is available for students within the Ketchum School District, transfers from outside the district will be placed on a waiting list. Rather than grade cards, the teacher will hand out progress reports indicating whether the child is meeting the State’s suggested standards. Pre-Kindergarten students will follow the same attendance policy as the older elementary students. Excessive absenteeism will result in dismissal from the program. Parents will be notified in writing when a child is nearing excessive absences. A child who cannot comply with the classroom rules, which are developmentally appropriate, will also be removed from the program. It is the recommendation of the Ketchum District that parents of Pre-Kindergarten students make transportation plans for their students. Most of the buses routes are long and crowded and do not best serve the needs of pre-school age children.
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: Birthday Parties, Fall 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 Ketchum Elementary School are expected to dress appropriately and neatly and to conduct themselves in a manner that will reflect favorably on themselves, their family, and their school. Students will not be allowed to wear shorts to school after the fall break, but may begin wearing them to school following Spring Break. If biker shorts are worn, a second pair of shorts must be worn over them. Pants, shorts, and skirts must fit around the waist. Shoes with cleats or skates are not allowed. Shirts must extend below the waist and expose no skin. Hats/visors for boys or girls are not acceptable in the building. Flip flop shoes will not be permitted on the playground area. Clothes having suggestive or unpatriotic words or symbols, or drug, alcohol, or tobacco advertising are not to be worn to school. Hair color & styles and body piercing determined to be distractive to the educational process are not permitted. Students in the 4th & 5th grade must wear a shirt over or under tank, halter, or spaghetti strap tops and when arms are to their sides, a dress, skirt, or shorts must extend below their fingertips. Student’s names should be placed in all coats, sweaters, hats, gloves, and other items for identification purposes. Items not picked up by the last of school will be donated to a local shelter.
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, 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, 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 Oklahoma.
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.
Sale, distribution, use, or possession of non-intoxicating or alcoholic beverages, controlled substances, illegal drugs, marijuana, or other materials expressly prohibited by federal, state, or local laws is not permitted by students in school buildings, on school property, or at school functions. The sale, distribution, or abusive use of prescription, patent, or imitation drugs is not permitted. Further "drug paraphernalia” defined by laws of Oklahoma, is unlawful to use, possess, or distribute. Violation of this policy will result in notifying parent Superintendent, AND law enforcement agencies immediately. School officials will cooperate fully and student will be suspended for up to two (2) semesters.
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.
-Respect trees and shrubbery.
-Do not ride on the back of another student.
-Kicking, grabbing, tackling, wrestling, biting, scratching, and spitting are absolutely forbidden. Even if you think you are playing!
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, 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.
19) Notify the bus driver of any additional friends riding the bus on a given day.
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 # 1 Phylets Johnson Hwy 28, Reasor’s, Sonic, Lake Sport, Sportsman Shores, Otterbein
782-7206
Bus # 2 Robin Dodge Small Creations Daycare, Whiskey Road, Grand Lake Towne, Grand Auto, Willow Park, Grand
937-0034 Point, Dam Parking Lot, Fox Trail Apt., Hwy 82 South
Bus # 3 Stacy Herndon Grand Central Station Day Care, Ketchum Apts., Grand Lake Learning Center, Fisher’s Day Care,
782-7113 Metro Waste, East Langley
Bus # 4 Bonny Taylor Annie’s Day Care, Kahoots, Thunder Bay, Arrowhead, Arrowhead S, Coves, Pine Lodge, North &
937-0049 East of School
Bus # 7 Tonya Farmer Carselowry, Callison’s Corner, Hwy 82 North, N. & W. of School
937-0046
Bus # 11 Bill Sanders Spavinaw
944-9434
Bus # 12 John Taylor Maple Brooke, West Langley
782-7295