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Ritenour School District

2017-2018

Parent-Student Handbook



Dear Ritenour Families,

Welcome to the Ritenour School District - a district rich in tradition and dedicated to educational excellence. This handbook provides an overview of the policies and procedures for Ritenour schools. It is designed for parents and families as a means of assuring each student has a rewarding school experience. I encourage you to read all the items carefully and keep the handbook as a reference.

Our goal is for all students to be happy, safe and successful at school. In Ritenour, we believe you-- as parents and family--play a key role in your child's success. That role is to continually support your child and take an active role in his or her education. A child who knows his or her family is interested in and supports the school program almost always has fewer problems in school and enjoys greater academic success.

Ritenour schools boast academic programs that meet both Missouri and national standards. While challenging, we believe our rigorous curriculum and high expectations help students acquire the knowledge, skills and behaviors for continued success.

We believe in fair and consistent expectations that encourage students to be responsible for their actions while keeping a focus on learning. We create a safe environment where differences in customs and cultures are validated and affirmed, and respect is the norm.

Please share with your child's teacher any information regarding his or her learning needs as we support the educational growth and development of your child. We believe communication among parents, students and teachers is critical in assuring student success.

Ritenour employees strive to bring students the very best educational experiences possible. However, we understand there are times when questions or concerns may arise during the school year. Parents and students should always contact a teacher, principal or other school personnel to resolve any concern to minimize the loss of instructional time. We are committed to working together to improve student learning.

Sincerely,

Dr. Chris Kilbride Superintendent of Schools

Educational Excellence Since 1867

Mission

The mission of Ritenour School District is to ensure learning occurs in a supportive environment that enables every student to think critically, solve problems and develop the knowledge and skills necessary for success in our diverse, global society.

Vision

Ritenour School District, in partnership with parents and community, will develop leaders recognized for academic excellence and produce graduates who will become productive

citizens and lead lives of personal integrity and fulfillment.

Ritenour School District

2420 Woodson Road ? St. Louis, MO 63114-5499 (314) 493-6010/Phone ? (314) 426-7144/Fax

TABLE OF CONTENTS Parent - Student Handbook

A+ Schools Program ........................................................12 Absences .........................................................................16 Academic Screening.........................................................12 Accessibility .....................................................................21 Admission/Enrollment .....................................................12 After-School Activities.....................................................14 Arrivals/Dismissals ..........................................................15 Attendance/Absences .......................................................16 Attendance Numbers for Reporting Absences .................16 Bicycles/Skateboards/In-Line Skates/Scooters ................17 Books/Other Materials .....................................................32 Breakfast ..........................................................................17 Bus Transportation/Conduct.............................................17 Cafeteria/Lunch/Breakfast ...............................................17 Calendar, District ............................................................8-9 Candy/Soda ......................................................................18 Celebrations and Treats at School ....................................18 Cell Phones.......................................................................19 Child Care ........................................................................20 Clinic ................................................................................28 Community Service Projects ...........................................23 Computers/Technology/Internet ......................................20 Conferences......................................................................20 Counseling........................................................................24 DARE ...............................................................................30 Dental ...............................................................................26 Directory Information ......................................................27 Discipline .........................................................................20 Dress Code .......................................................................20 Early Childhood Education ..............................................21 Early Dismissal ................................................................21 Early Release from School...............................................15 Electronic Devices............................................................21 Electronic Newsletter, District .........................................24 Elevator/Accessibility ......................................................21 Email ................................................................................21 Emergency Closings.........................................................21 Emergency Preparedness / Safeline .................................22 End-of-Course Exams ......................................................32 English as a Second Language (ESL) ..............................22 English Language Learners (ELL)...................................22 Enrollment........................................................................12 Every Student Succeds Act (ESSA) .................................23 Extra-Curricular Activities ...............................................14

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) .....23 Field Trips .......................................................................23 Forwarding Records ........................................................33 Fundraising/Community Service Projects........................23 Gifted Program.................................................................23 Grade Cards......................................................................29 Graduation Requirements.................................................24 Guidance and Counseling Services..................................24 Health Services.................................................................26 Hearing Screening............................................................26 Hearings ...........................................................................24 Home - School Communication.......................................24 Homework ........................................................................25 Hours ................................................................................15 Identification Cards ..........................................................25 Illness ...............................................................................25 Immunizations/Physical Exams/

Dental/Vision/Hearing..................................................26 Insurance ..........................................................................26 Internet Access .................................................................20 Interscholastic Athletics ...................................................14 Leaving School Early .......................................................15 Libraries/Media Centers...................................................26 Lockers .............................................................................26 Lunch................................................................................17 Map, District ......................................................................6 MAP (Missouri Assessment Program).............................32 Media Centers ..................................................................26 Media Releases.................................................................27 Medicine at School...........................................................27 Menus ...............................................................................18 Money/Valuables ..............................................................29 Newsletter (Inside Ritenour) ............................................24 Nurse ................................................................................28 Parent-Teacher Organizations ..........................................28 Parking .............................................................................28 Parent Portal .....................................................................24 Personal Property/Money/Valuables ................................29 Physical Examinations .....................................................26 Photographs......................................................................29 Privacy Rights Regarding Student Records .....................31 Problem-Solving ..............................................................29 Progress Reports...............................................................30 Reading Tutor Program ....................................................30

TABLE OF CONTENTS Parent - Student Handbook--Continued

Report Cards.....................................................................29 Rights of Students/Parents/Guardians (PPRA) ................31 Safeline.............................................................................22 Scholarships .....................................................................30 School Hours....................................................................15 School Resource Officers/DARE .....................................30 Smoke-Free/Tobacco-Free Campus .................................30 Snow Days........................................................................21 Social Workers .................................................................24 Special Education Services ..............................................31 Student ID Cards ..............................................................25 Student/Parent Rights (PPRA) .........................................31 Student Records ..............................................................31 Student Support Teams.....................................................31 Tardiness...........................................................................16

Technology .......................................................................20 Telephone Notification System ........................................25 Telephones........................................................................31 Testing ..............................................................................32 Textbooks/Other Materials ...............................................32 Treats at School ................................................................18 Vision Screening ..............................................................26 Visitors .............................................................................32 Voicemail..........................................................................21 Volunteers.........................................................................33 Website, District ...............................................................24 Wellness ...........................................................................18 Withdrawals from School.................................................33 YMCA Childcare .............................................................20

Discipline, Notices and Policies

SECTION I--Discipline Policies

Student Conduct ..........................................................................................................................................36 Student Conduct Consequences ..................................................................................................................38 Offenses / Consequences .............................................................................................................................39 Corporal Punishment, Physical Restraint, Seclusion and Isolation.............................................................40 Communication of Policy............................................................................................................................41 Bullying .......................................................................................................................................................42 Hazing..........................................................................................................................................................45 Disciplinary Procedures...............................................................................................................................46 Student Complaints and Grievances............................................................................................................46 Offenses / Unacceptable Behavior...............................................................................................................47 Glossary of Disciplinary Actions.................................................................................................................50

SECTION II--Notices and Policies

Non-Discrimination .....................................................................................................................................52 Annual Notification Regarding Student Records (FERPA) ........................................................................53 Asbestos Notice ...........................................................................................................................................55 Homeless Students.......................................................................................................................................55 Rights Under the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) .............................................................56 Parents "Right to Know" Per Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) ..............................................57 Services and Rights for Students with Disabilities......................................................................................58 Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) Complaint Procedures.........................................................59

Ritenour School District

Map and Addresses

Ritenour Website:

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1. Buder Elementary School 10350 Baltimore Avenue St. Louis, MO 63074-3837 (314) 493-6300/Phone (314) 429-6734/Fax

2. Iveland Elementary School 1836 Dyer Avenue St. Louis, MO 63114-2499 (314) 493-6330/Phone (314) 429-6721/Fax

3. Kratz Elementary School 4301 Edmundson Road St. Louis, MO 63134-3909 (314) 493-6360/Phone (314) 429-6735/Fax

4. Marion Elementary School 2634 Sims Avenue St. Louis, MO 63114-3199 (314) 493-6400/Phone (314) 429-6720/Fax

5. Marvin Elementary School 3510 Woodson Road St. Louis, MO 63114-4203 (314) 493-6430/Phone (314) 429-6737/Fax

6. Wyland Elementary School 2200 Brown Road St. Louis, MO 63114-5599 (314) 493-6460/Phone (314) 429-6728/Fax

7. Hoech Middle School 3312 Ashby Road St. Louis, MO 63074-3597 (314) 493-6200/Phone (314) 426-3837/Fax

8. Ritenour Middle School 2500 Marshall Avenue St. Louis, MO 63114-5012 (314) 493-6250/Phone (314) 429-6726/Fax

9. Ritenour High School 9100 St. Charles Rock Road St. Louis, MO 63114-4241 (314) 493-6105/Phone (314) 429-6725/Fax

10. Administrative Center 2420 Woodson Road St. Louis, MO 63114-5499 (314) 493-6010/Phone (314) 426-7144/Fax

11. School for Early Childhood Education 3580 Woodson Road St. Louis, MO 63114-4203 (314) 493-6240/Phone (314) 429-3688/Fax

12. Ritenour Adult Learning Center 8762 St. Charles Rock Road St. Louis, MO 63114 (314) 426-7900/Phone (314) 429-4348/Fax

13. North Athletic Complex 8775 St. Charles Rock Road St. John, MO 63114

14. Husky Academy 9229 Lackland Road St. Louis, MO 63114 (314) 493-6031/Phone (314) 426-3856/Fax

15. Bus Transportation 9303 Midland St. Louis, MO 63114 (314) 493-6327/Phone

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Buder Elementary School (314) 493-6300

Dr. Jennifer Singleton, Principal Dr. Melody Gunn, Assistant Principal

Iveland Elementary School (314) 493-6330

Amanda Connelly, Principal Meghan McNulty, Assistant Principal

Kratz Elementary School (314) 493-6360

Dorlita Adams, Principal Dr. Michael Nobile, Assistant Principal

Marion Elementary School (314) 493-6400

Dr. Denean Steward, Principal Craig Thurman, Assistant Principal

Marvin Elementary School (314) 493-6430

Michael Smith, Principal Lisa Broadbent, Assistant Principal

Wyland Elementary School (314) 493-6460

Dr. Lisa Greenstein, Principal Dr. Tim Streicher, Assistant Principal

Hoech Middle School (314) 493-6200

Dr. Terrance Peterson, Principal Carolyn Leuthauser, Assistant Principal

Stephanie Owens, Assistant Principal

Ritenour Middle School (314) 493-6250

Brian Rich, Principal Patrick Dempsey, Assistant Principal Dr. Lindsay Schulte, Assistant Principal

Ritenour High School (314) 493-6105

Dr. Shane Hopper, Principal Patricia Closson, Assistant Principal

Bilal Ewing, Assistant Principal Christopher Isaacs, Assistant Principal

Jennifer Nilges, Assistant Principal Dr. Matthew Schuler, Assistant Principal

Husky Academy (314) 493-6031 Alicia Collins, Coordinator

School for Early Childhood Education (314) 493-6240

Dr. Gyniquea Davis, Principal

Adult Learning Center (314) 426-7900

Karen Musemic, Coordinator

Ritenour School District

Dr. Chris Kilbride, Superintendent 2420 Woodson Road ? St. Louis, MO 63114-5499

(314) 493-6010/Phone ? (314) 426-7144/Fax



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AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY

2017-2018 District Calendar

1-7 8 9-15 15 16

D New Teacher Orientation Non-Contract Day?Teachers District/Building Professional Development/Teacher Workdays Transition Day PreK-12 First Day of School

4

Labor Day (No School PreK-12)

All District Offices and Schools Closed

14

Early Release Day (K-12)

26

PreK-8 Evening Conferences

27

Grade 9-12 Evening Conferences

28

PreK-12 Evening Conferences

29

PreK-12 Conferences AM; PreK-12 Teachers off PM;

(NO SCHOOL PreK-12)

12

Early Release Day (K-12)

19

End of 1st Quarter (45 days)

20

District/Building Professional Development AM; Teacher

Records PM (NO SCHOOL PreK-12)

9 22-24

Early Release Day (K-12) Thanksgiving Holiday (NO SCHOOL PreK-12) All District Offices and Schools Closed

20 21-29

End of 2nd Quarter (40 days) Winter Break (NO SCHOOL PreK-12) All District Offices and Schools Closed

1-2 Winter Break (NO SCHOOL PreK-12)

All District Offices and Schools Closed

3

District/Building Professional Development/Teacher Workday

(NO SCHOOL PreK-12)

4

Students Return to School--Beginning of 3rd Quarter

15

Martin Luther King Day (NO SCHOOL PreK-12)

All District Offices and Schools Closed

All District Offices & Schools Closed

Other Significant Dates

Teacher Work Days

Calendar Dates Are Subject to Revision

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