2013-14 teacher handbook

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Tar River Elementary2013-2014

StaffHandbook


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Tar River Elementary Schools

Mission Statement

Mount Energy is a safe place where we will enjoylearning, be friendly with everyone and know we canachieve. We wont give up! We will always do ourbest.

Vision Statement

Every Student isactively learningaccepting responsibilityachieving

Every Staff Member is committed toteaching and learningnurturing and promoting a positive role modelmaintaining high expectations

Every Family and Community Member will be an active

partner bybeing involved with their childs educationmaking learning a priority

modeling good citizenship

because it takes a village!


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School Information

Address: 2642 Philo White Road, Franklinton, NC 27525

Office Phone: (919) 528-2767

Office Fax: (919) 528-2774

Principals Private Line: (919) 528-2780 (give to your families for emergencies

Cafeteria: (919) 528-2791

After School Program: 919 528-2802

Map


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Staff Phone Numbers

(last three digits is the room number)

Admin Area:

Principal Diane Garrison 311104

Asst. Principal Erin Robbins 311105Counselor Brandi Jacobs 311124Receptionist Lisa Preddy 311101 or 0

Data Manager Amy Lue 311116

Bookkeeper Stephanie Kidd 311107Speech Therapist Stacie Mendenhall/Dottie Foushee 311120

Physical Therapist Sherry Thompson 311122

Occupational Therapist Scharla Keeton/Michelle Collier 311122Hearing Impaired Specialist Donna Wilkins-Preddy 311126

100 Wing:

Art Room 311154

Computer Lab Marybeth Riggan 311139ECP Classroom Dave Bennard/Pandora Jones 311136Kitchen Darlene Foster Kitchen/311166Media Dana King/Jamie Moore 311130/311132

Music Angie Mangum 311159PE Michy Meyer/Amy Hann 311150

200 Wing:

PreK Kim Panciera/Kim Johnson 311206

ECP Classroom Sam Buckham/Caryn Sharp 311203

Kindergarten Susan Ellington/Anna Swanson 311212Kindergarten Donna Holmes/Kayrn Taylor 311210

Kindergarten Dawn Parrish/Tara Cannada 311214Kindergarten Jenni Preddy/Phyllis Gill 311208First Grade Stacy Arrington 311216

First Grade Ginny Currin 311218First Grade Debbie Pearce 311220

First Grade Susan Reddick 311222

1st Teacher Asst. Amy Hann 311226Title I Reading Teacher Lisa Slingerland 311188

ESL Teacher Lindsey Evans 311224

300 Wing:

Second Grade Kara Boice 311309

Second Grade Paula Henderson 311312Second Grade Jaime Melton 311306

Second Grade Sara Roberts 311304Third Grade Amy Geyer 311305Third Grade Stephanie Layton 311310

Third Grade April Parrish 311308

Third Grade Heather Wolford 311311

ECP Resource Kathy Overman/Lynn Smeltz 311303


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400 Wing:

Third Grade Maryellen Bickel 311412

Fourth Grade Karen Floyd 311411

Fourth Grade 311404Fourth Grade Michelle Sykes 311403

Fifth Grade Jim Stranix 311409

Fifth Grade Jolene Warych 311406Fifth Grade Ken Warych 311410

Fifth Grade Heather Wolfe 311405


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2013 - 2014

Calendar of Events

August22 Open House/Hotdog Supper 4:00 pm 7:00

26 First Day of School for Students 7:55 am 3:00(Kindergarten is staggered over four days. Date of entry was mailed.)

September

2 Labor Day Holiday, no school

10 Beginning of Year Test for Third Grade

13 Back to School Dance (K-2 3:30-4:30 and 3-5 6:00-8:00)

17 K-2 Title I Annual Meeting & Curriculum Night 6:00 pm 7:30

19 3-5 Title I Annual Meeting & Curriculum Night 6:00 pm 7:30

25 Progress Reports

October

1 Ident-a-Kid Pictures 9:00 am

2 Fall Pictures (Prepay)

10 Family Reading and Writing Night 5:30 pm 7:00

24-25 4th Grade Field Trip to the Mountains

25 Costume Dance (K-2 3:30-4:30 and 3-5 6:00-8:00)

28 End of 1st Quarter

31 Okay for students and staff to wear costumes to school

November

1 Teacher Workday, no school for students

6 Fall Picture Make-up and Retake Day

7 Early Release Day 11:30 am

7 Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00 pm 6:30

11 Veterans Day Holiday, no school

14 Family Math and Science Night 5:30 pm 7:00


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20-22 5th Grade Field Trip to Washington, DC

26 Cake Auction 6:00 pm


28-29 Thanksgiving Holiday, no school

December

4 Progress Reports


23-Jan. 3 Winter Break, no school

January

6 School resumes for students 7:55 am 3:0017 End of 2nd Quarter

20 Martin Luther King Holiday, no school

21 Teacher Workday, no school for students



February

1 Winter Blues Festival 11:00 am 3:00

14 Teacher Workday no school for students

22 Father/Daughter Dance 5:00 pm dinner and dance begins at 6:30

26 Progress Reports

March

19 Spring Pictures and Class Pictures

27 End of 3rd Quarter


28 Teacher Workday no school for students

28 April 4 Spring Break, no school

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18 Good Friday Holiday, no school

29 Boosterthon Kick-Off

29-May 8 Boosterthon

May (EOG testing is this month for grades 3-5)

7 Progress Reports

8 Boosterthon Fun Run

15 K-2 Field Day 9:00 am start

16 3-5 Field Day 9:00 am start

26 Memorial Day Holiday, no school

June

9-10 4th Grade Field Trip to the Coast


11 Last Day of School for Students


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Table of Contents

School Daypage 1

Classified Staff Time Sheets..page 1Teacher Workdays.page 1Tobacco-Free, Drug-Free, and Alcohol-Free Workplace.page 1

Dress Code (for staff)..page 2Inclement Weather..page 3Workmens Compensation Act.page 4Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogenspage 5Communicable Diseases-Employees..page 5Sick Leavepage 5

Substitute Planspage 6Personal Leave..page 6

Annual Vacation Leavepage 7Bonus Leavepage 8Flex Time. page 8

Jury Duty..page 8Parent Involvement Leave Policypage 8Longevity Pay.page 9

Tuition Reimbursement..page 9Absence Reason Codespage 9Employee Discounts.page 10

Sexual Harassment and Staff-Student Relations.page 12

Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying..page 12Employee Grievance Procedures.page 12

Transfer Requests.page 12Resignation of Employees.page 13Retirement..page 13

Family Medical Leave..page 13Internet Safety Policy and Usage...page 13Email..page 13

Web Page Development.page 13Student Attendance.page 13

Administration of Medicines.page 14

Phone Usagepage 14Voice Mail.page 15Sales and Solicitationspage 15Controversial Speakers..page 15School Wide Classroom Rules (from Time-To-Teach)page 16

Classroom Disciplinepage 16Time-Out Room.page 17Fire Drills..page 17


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Tornado Drills.page 18Lockdown Procedures.page 19Bomb Threatpage 20Field Trips.page 21

Video Viewing.page 23

Cum Records (order)page 24Pre-Kindergarten Programs Records Transition Processpage 27Getting Food From Off Campuspage 29

Closed Campuspage 29Classroom Parties.page 30

Moment of Silence/Pledge of Allegiance.page 30Grading in Grades k-2.page 30Grading Range For Grades 3-5 and Specials..page 31

Announcements and Mail..page 31Staff Developmentpage 32Teacher of the Year..page 34


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School Day

Staff arrival is no later than 7:30. (On Wednesdays, classroom teachers must arrive

earlier so you are ready to work in your PLC Room promptly at 7:30). Certified staff may

arrive anytime prior to 7:30. Classified staff (not including custodial or cafeteria staff)

may not arrive/scan before 7:30 unless you have Mrs. Garrisons permission. Teachers

MUST be in their classrooms by 7:40 and ready to teach at 7:55. Teachers need to

greet their class with a smile at the door. This greeting is very important for a child, so a

teacher should not be distracted by other teachers or parents during this time

(do not let parents use this time as a conference time). Teacher Assistants

must be in the cafeteria no later than 7:35 and leave with the students at 7:55.

The instructional day is from 7:55-3:00 (bus dismissal is at 3:00 and car/After School is at

3:05). The day ends as soon as your professional obligation is fulfilled. Teacher

assistants should not stay after school unless there is a faculty meeting or required school

activity.

Classified Staff Work Time

Classified staff may not work more than 40 hours within one week. This does not include

driving a bus or working in the Before/After School program.

Teacher Workdays

See Board Policy #7500 (copy given to you at opening meeting in August). Workday

hours are 8:00-4:00 with 1 hour for lunch for all staff including office and custodial staff.

Tobacco-Free, Drug-Free, and Alcohol-Free Workplace

See Board Policy #7240 (Drug and Alcohol) and Board Policy #5026/7250 (Tobacco). All

three substances are prohibited on campus.

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Dress Code for Staff

See Board Policy #7340 Please pay close attention to this policy.

In response to school requests for maintaining equity in the interpretation of this Board

Policy throughout the school system, the points below clarify the guidelines to assure

consistency throughout the school system for the wearing of jeans by our employees.

Jeans are not to be worn by school-based or central office personnel except under

special conditions as outlined below or detailed in the policy. When the wearing of

jeans has been approved, the jeans must be appropriate for a professional

environment (i.e.; not dirty, torn, excessively worn or revealing).

Jeans are permissible in the schools on teacher workdays unless parent

conferences are scheduled.

Principals and central office directors have the discretion of allowing employees to

wear jeans no more than one (1) special day per calendar month (ours is the

last Friday of each month).

Principals must notify the Superintendents Office by email or written memo of any

day designated as a special day for jeans. An email or fax verification of the notice

will be sent to the Principal by the Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent

within 2 business days of the notice.

The Superintendent will notify the Central Office staff of any special days when

jeans may be worn.

Employees may wear jeans on field trips to outdoor venues such as

touring farms, construction sites, manufacturing environments or other

settings where clothing might become dirtied or soiled. Jeans are not to

be worn on field trips to such settings as museums, theaters, or other

indoor venues.

The following positions, in addition to those outlined in the policy, may choose to

wear jeans due to the nature of their work custodians, technology technicians

and the district print shop technician.

A principal or central office director may request a waiver from this policy and its

guidelines on a special cause basis by submitting a letter of request to the

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Superintendent. TRES has permission to sell jean passes for United Way and Relay

for Life.

Inclement Weather Processes

Condition: Before the School Day Begins

The first notification made by the school system is on the Granville County Schools

Website and by phone/email notification with Connect 5. Additionally, the

Superintendent will use the Connect 5 phone network and local media outlets to notify

staff and the public of school cancellations and delays. Decisions will be made prior to

5:30 a.m., if at all possible.

In the event that school is canceled before opening, personnel on less than twelve-month

contract are not allowed to report to work. They will report to work on the day that is

designated as the make-up day with the students. If the canceled day is swapped with

a workday (instead of the no day designation), staff must either take an annual leave

day, use flex time, use leave without pay, or make up the time (arranged with Mrs.

Garrison) to pay for the day off. All persons who are on twelve-month contracts

(Garrison, Kidd, and Edmonds) may either report to work or take the day off as annual

leave, flex, or leave without pay.

Board Policy #7550 Absences Due to Inclement Weather

Instructions for staff when school is Closed Optional Teacher Workday:

Staff may report to work from 8:00-4:00 or take an annual leave day.

No employee should come to work if they feel that road conditions in their area

are unsafe for travel.

If a staff member does not have sufficient annual leave to take the day off, the

principal will make arrangements with that individual to make up the time missed.

Instructions for staff when there is a Delayed Opening:

Staff should be in place as soon as it is safe to do so, but no later than 15 minutes

prior to the arrival of students.

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Principal and custodial staff must try to get to school as soon as it is safe to

prepare the building (i.e. shovel snow).

Before School will open at 8:00.

Condition: Decision to Close Early

Mrs. Garrison, Mrs. Robbins, Mrs. Kidd, Mrs. Lue and Mrs. Preddy should receive

an email from the county office notifying the school of the early closure. Anyone

opening the email must immediately advise the principal. A fax copy of the email

will be sent as well.

The principal or designee is to call the Superintendents office to inform them that

the message has been received. Any school that does not contact the

Superintendents office within 10 minutes will receive a phone call.

The County Office will send an Connect 5 message to families of the closing.

Staff should begin calling the homes of car riders and After-School children to

inform parents of the early departure time.

The County Office will notify media outlets of the early closing details.

Staff may leave as soon as their student supervision responsibilities are met.

All bus drivers must report to Mrs. Garrison (in person or phone) as soon

as they complete their routes and in turn she will notify the

Transportation Director and the Superintendents Office.

The Central Office will also close early with the exception of the Superintendent

and Transportation Director. They will remain at Central Office until all buses have

been reported safe back at schools.

After-School will not operate.

Workmens Compensation Act

All staff members are insured under the Workmens Compensation Act. The law requires

that any accident in the line of duty be reported immediately to the principal and

together they complete the Workers Compensation Form 19 and Employee Statement. If

the employee goes to a medical facility, the employee must inform medical personnel via

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the WC Authorization/Physicians Report/Pharmacy Guide form by Corvel. Do not use

your medical insurance. If any difficulty occurs at the doctors office in regards to

accepting Workers Compensation, have the doctors office call Donna Perkins at 693-

4613 for clarification.

The principal is responsible for filling out and signing the Workers Compensation Form 19

and submitting it to the Finance Department within five days of the injury. The

accident should be reported on this form even though the employee chooses

not to seek medical attention at the time of the accident. The Finance

Department will complete the wage section of Form 19 and forward it to the Workers

Compensation insurance carrier.

Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens

See Board Policy #7260.

Communicable Diseases Employees

See Board Policy #7262.

Sick Leave

Teachers and Teacher Assistants: This is another tight budget year that is effecting the

hiring of substitutes. Once the allotted number of substitutes to be hired has been used,

no more substitutes will be hired, no coverage will be given to specialists, and the teacher

assistants will rotate for coverage of classroom teachers.

It is difficult to find substitutes so if you know that you will be in need of a substitute

ahead of the needed time, please fill out the necessary form (TAs only) and give it to

Mrs. Preddy. Certified staff must enter their absence and request for substitute via

computer on SmartFind Express.

Sick leave may be used for:

Actual period of temporary disability caused by or contributed to by personal

illness, or injury that prevents an employee from performing his or her usual

duties.

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Medical appointments.

Illness in the immediate family and medical appointments related to the illness that

necessitates the employees attendance. Immediate family includes only the

employees spouse, children, parents (including step relationships), or any

dependent living in the employees household.

Death in the immediate family. Immediate family includes the employees spouse,

children, parents, siblings, grandparents, grandchildren. Also included are the

step, half, and in-law relationships.

The principal or superintendent may require medical documentation or other acceptable

proof that the employee was unable to work to avoid abuse of sick leave privileges.

Reason for Absence form must be completed and turned in to Mrs. Preddy no

later than the first day back after an absence. This form may be found in a slot at

the mailboxes.

Substitute Plans

Teachers will provide substitutes with a folder. This folder needs to include class

roster(s), schedule, fire drill info, tornado info, discipline procedures and lessons to be

taught. Also include crisis drill information and other special information such as a

process to follow for a child with diabetes.

Personal Leave

Personal leave is earned by each teacher during the fiscal year at the rate of .20 days for

each full month of employment not to exceed 2 days per year. Personal leave may be

accumulated for a maximum of five days.

A teacher who requests personal leave at least five days in advance shall not be required

to provide a reason. Personal leave must be approved, in advance, by the principal.

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When teachers use personal leave, they will receive full salary less the appropriate

substitute teacher pay for each workday absent.

Annual Vacation Leave

The rate of earning is based on the length of total state service. Annual vacation leave

may be earned as follows:

Years of Total Service Days Earned per Monthless than 2 years 1.002 but less than 5 years 1.155 but less than 10 years 1.4010 but less than 15 years 1.6515 but less than 20 years 1.9020 years or more 2.15

Leave may be taken in half days or whole days. The principal must approve leave.

Annual vacation leave may be accumulated without any applicable maximum until June

30 of each calendar year. On June 30, any employee with more than thirty work days of

accumulated leave shall have the excess leave converted to sick leave allowing no more

than thirty days of leave to be carried forward to July 1 of each year.

Employees may be advanced annual leave at the beginning of the school year based on

the projected days that will be earned for that fiscal year. However, all accounts must be

balanced by the end of the school year. If an employee is overdrawn, a deduction in the

appropriate amount will be made to his/her final paycheck for the year.

Instructional personnel and bus drivers may not take annual leave at any time that

students are scheduled to be in attendance.

Teacher assistants, who do not require a substitute, may be granted annual leave while

students are present only after consultation with the classroom teacher to whom the

teacher assistant is assigned. Within a given year, you may be granted a maximum of

five vacation days when students are in attendance.

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Bonus Leave

The State of North Carolina will be giving bonus leave time (5 days) instead of a pay

increase. In the upper right corner of your pay stub, under the heading M.L., you will be

able to see how much bonus leave you have remaining. Bonus leave may be used

exactly like annual leave, therefore read the information under annual leave to determine

when you are permitted to use bonus leave.

Flex Time

Mrs. Garrison will determine which activity will earn flex time. A running log on

flex time and its usage will be kept. Flex time cannot be earned and/or used in

increments smaller than one hour. A maximum of two hours of flex time can be

use on days when school is in session for children. If a person goes over the two

hours, a half or whole day of absence needs to be recorded. There is a sign in/out

notebook on Mrs. Preddys desk for flex time usage. This book must be signed when

leaving and entering the building. If it is not signed, flex will be converted to an

absence. An employee must fulfill their forty hour week obligation before flex time can

be accrued. Staff may not accumulate flex time to shorten work days at the end of the

school year.

Jury Duty

Leave with full pay for actual time served without charge against annual vacation leave.

Parent Involvement Leave Policy

The state mandated Child Involvement Leave gives employees an opportunity of

becoming involved in the education of their child and it promotes volunteer participation

in our schools. Four hours of leave per year (in increments of no less than one hour)

may be taken under the following conditions:

To meet with a childs teacher.

To attend any function sponsored by a childs school.

To perform volunteer work at a childs school.

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Please fill out a Reason for Absence form and check off Parent Involvement Leave. Any

leave not taken within the school year will be forfeited. There will be no opportunity to

carry leave over to the next calendar year.

Longevity Pay

All employees who have completed at least 10 years of total qualifying North Carolina

state service are eligible for longevity payments. Longevity payments are calculated as

follows:

Years of Service Longevity Rate

10 but less than 15 years 1.50%



25 or more years 4.50%

Tuition Reimbursement

Tuition Reimbursement Fund has a limited amount of money. Reimbursement is on a

first come first receives basis. Prior Approval must be completed and signed-off before a

course is taken, otherwise no money will be reimbursed even if an individual takes a

course. Granville County Schools will reimburse $400.00 per course for tuition and books.

Each individual may request up to 3 courses for reimbursement anytime within the school

year (even within the same semester). Reimbursement will only be given if funds exist

and the completion of a course form (back side of prior approval form) is filled out with a

copy of grades and receipts attached.

Absence Reason Codes

01 Sick Leave No deduction in pay.

02 Shared Leave Deduct annual leave from balance.

04 Workshop/Jury Duty No deduction in pay.

06 Personal Leave $50.00 deduction.

07 Absence Without Pay One days pay deduction.

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20 Annual Leave Includes Winter and Spring Breaks.

28 Bonus Leave No deduction in pay, just bonus leave time.

01/37 TA Subbing for Teacher Regular salary docked for substitute pay.

Employee Discounts

Community Connections ProjectWe appreciate the following businesses that offer special discounts to our employees!

Please present your current Granville County Schools ID Card to claim your discount.

Adcock Business Machines, Inc.15% Discount308 Hillsboro Street, Oxford, NC919-693-1615

American Dream Properties$200 for $150K or $100 for less than $150KDonation to PTO of choice when purchasingOr selling a home and 4.8% Commission.

Money payable upon receipt of commissionFrom purchase or sale of home.Contact: Jayme G. Currin, Broker/Owner106 N. Durham RoadP. O. Box 219, Creedmoor, NC 27522919-528-0888, Ext. [email protected]

American Hero Family RestaurantFREE BEVERAGE with an Entre or 8 Sub517 N. Durham Avenue, Creedmoor, NC919-528-6049

ASG SecurityHome Security System-50% off installation,$27.95/month central monitoring or will takeOver existing system for $24.95/month.Contact: Jim Noble5800 McHines Place, Suite 100Raleigh, NC 27616919-733-7770 (office) or 919-771-3269 (cell)[email protected]://www.asgsecurity.com/

Henderson Family YMCAMonthly discount on dues through payrollDeduction.380 Ruin Creek Road, Henderson, [email protected]

Highland Vista Condominiums$100 Off First Month's Rent320 Hidden Valley Drive, Creedmoor, NC919-283-0412

Home Inspections byTHE HOUSE DOCTOR, INC.$25 Discount on any inspection.490 Parrott Road, Henderson, NC1-888-348-5418 (toll free) or 252-492-2554Contact: Jim Nutt

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Howell's Clock Shop & Gallery

10% Off All Clocks & Repairs4048 Cannady's Mill Road, Kittrell, NC

[email protected]: Kimmie Howell

Perry Brothers Tire Service10% Discount on all Automotive Services.

606 Lewis Street, Oxford, NC919-693-2128

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BB&T@WorkComplete banking package that includes BB&Tchecking and savings accounts, along with

exclusive discounts on loans, lines of credit,travel, entertainment, and more.154 Hillsboro Street

Oxford, NC 27565919-693-4141, Opt. 3

Bens Barber & Beauty Shop10% DISCOUNT ON FIRST VISITSee Ben for more information.119 E. McClanahan Street, Oxford, NC919-693-6432

Champs Tire Company10% Discount On All Automotive Services$19.99 Oil Change (up to 5 quarts)

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CPI Security SystemsFree standard security package installation onresidential systems.5150 McCrimmon Parkway, Ste. 401

Morrisville, NC 27560

919-291-5127Contact: Ken [email protected]

Creative Kutz Salon & Tanning10% Off All Hair Services & Tanning1598 Hwy. 56, Creedmoor, NC919-528-9144

Contact: Kim Howell O'Briant, Owner/Stylist

Creedmoor Family Dentistry10% Discount110 West Church Street, Creedmoor, NC919-528-4004

El Rio Mexican Restaurant15% Discount

2531 East Lyon Station Road,

Creedmoor, NC919-528-4897

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Spring Valley Ventures Apartments &

Homes$100 Off First Month's Rent

500 West B Street, Butner, [email protected]

919-691-4032

Contact: Cynthia Howell

State Employees' Credit Union$1 Per Month & No Minimum BalanceChecking Summer Cash Program for 10 & 11

Month Employees800 Roxboro Road, Oxford, NC 919-690-0556411 Central Avenue, Butner, NC 919-575-4581http://www.ncsecu.org/

Stovall's Gift & Collectibles10% Discount for all GCS Employees.(Not to be used on "sale items or discounteditems".)Located in beautiful downtown Oxford, NC.Monday - Friday, 10:00 to 5:30Saturday, 10:00 to 5:00919-693-1217

SunTrust BankSunTrust Bank has designed a program of

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Employee Value ProgramGranville County Schools employees can save20% on Verizon Wireless monthly service

based on employment with GCS, and alsoreceive huge discounts on phones through the

Employee Value Program. To set up new

service or upgrades, get discounted accessories,or to apply the discount to your existing plan,

please visit: www.evpdiscount.com/Granville Andrew HauckeEmployee Value ProgramPhone: 888-457-6294Direct: [email protected]

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[email protected]

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Vacation in Beautiful Emerald Isle$200 Discount on Weekly Rentals4 BR Beach TownhouseContact: Judy [email protected]

Sexual Harassment and Staff-Student Relations

See Board Policies #7236 Sexual Harassment Defined, #7237 Sexual HarassmentComplaint Procedure for Employees, and #7310 Staff-Student Relations.

Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying

See Board Policies #7236 Harassment Defined, #7230 Prohibition Against Discrimination,

Harassment, and Bullying, #7231 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disabilities, and

#7225 Discrimination, Harassment, and Bullying Complaint Procedure

Employee Grievance Procedures

See Board Policy #7220

Transfer Request

See Board Policy #7440 Assignments/Reassignments/Transfers

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Resignation of Employees


Retirement


Family and Medical Leave


Internet Safety Policy and Usage

The use of the Internet provided by the school system is a privilege, not a right. You are

expected to use this access for high quality educational purposes. Staff should not be

using the computer/internet during instructional time for personal reasons or checking

their email. This may take place prior to the school day starting, during planning time,

and/or at the end of the day after students have left. See School Board Policy #7320

Email

Information will be sent to staff on a daily basis. Please check your email each morning,

during planning, and at the end of the day.

Web Page Development

It is mandatory for all teachers to create and maintain a classroom web page that is a

part of the schools web page. This year we will all be required to maintain a Haiku site.

You may have a link from your webpage to your Haiku site so you will only need to

maintain one site. See School Board Policy #7322 Web Page Development.

Student Attendance

Attendance must be taken on PowerSchool by 9:00 each day. Kindergarten TAs will

need to take attendance on paper once they deliver their students at Specials. They are

to give this paper to the Kindergarten teacher to enter attendance on PowerSchool. A

student absent from school shall, on his/her immediate return to school, furnish a written

excuse. If a written note is not furnished on the day returning to school the absence is

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unexcused. If a note is furnished, then the teacher shall change the reason to excused if

the reason falls under one of the acceptable reasons outlined in Board Policy #4400.

Excuse notes must be given to Mrs. Lue and she will hold them for the entire year.

Teachers should not go back, even one day, and change what was entered as

absent, present, or tardy. You can only go back in time to change the reason. If you

need to change a previous entry (not reason), you must fill out a change in absence

form and give it to Mrs. Lue. Unexcused absences will result in the deduction of one

point from the nine weeks average for each unexcused absence.

Administration of Medicines

All medications shall be kept locked in a secure place in the office. Office staff only will

administer medicine and maintain documentation of the time and dosage given. Each

year the office staff has to complete coursework to be allowed to distribute medicine. No

one will give any medicine (including aspirin and cold medication) unless we have a

Physicians School Medication Form filled out and signed by a childs doctor,

parent/guardian, and the principal. A detailed log of the intake of medicine, return to

parent of medicine, and the required dosage to student must be kept. The logbook is

annually audited. Teachers are permitted to allow students to take cough drops on their

own. If a student is to take medicine in their classroom, the appropriate documentation

must be completed prior to this occurring (i.e. inhaler). The children of staff

members ARE NOT to interrupt the instructional time of their parent. When

sick/not feeling well or in need of medicine, their assigned teacher needs to

send them to the office like any other student. Their medicine should be

housed in the office as well and not in their parents classroom.

Phone Usage

Calls should not be made or received during instructional time, lunch or recess, whether

on school phone or personal cell phone. Phone calls coming into the office will be

screened. Give your families Mrs. Garrisons private line 919 528-2780. They will always

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be able to reach the school in the event of an emergency using that number. If it is an

emergency, class instruction will be interrupted to inform you of the call. If it is not an

emergency, a message will be taken and placed in your mailbox. Calls to parents should

not take place in a public area where other parents and children can hear the

conversation. Students who need to make a phone call home due to illness may call from

the classroom or office phone. If they call from the classroom and they are going home,

please let Mrs. Preddy know to expect the students family member.

Voice Mail

Please make sure you check your voice mail at the end of each day! Communication with

parents is vital. We dont want them to think we are ignoring their phone calls. This is

part of your professional obligation and you should not go home without responding to

these calls. Please make sure you delete your voice mail. If you dont your voice mailbox

gets full and no one may leave you a message. Again, that gets very frustrating to

parents if they cannot leave you a message.

Sales and Solicitations

No principal or teacher shall promote or cause to be promoted fund drives involving

children in person-to-person or door-to-door solicitation. All fund drives must be

approved by the principal and proper paperwork completed with Mrs. Kidd prior to the

start of the fund drive.

Controversial Speakers

All speakers must be approved through the school principal. In no instance shall a

speaker who advocates unconstitutional or illegal acts or procedures be permitted to

address students.

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School Wide Classroom Rules (from Time-To-Teach)

S = Sit properly

M = Mind your manners

I = Inspect your spot

L Listen carefully

E = Elevate your hand

Classroom Discipline

Our discipline program is called Time to Teach.

Remember to ask the following three questions before you react and send a child to

refocus:

1)Can I still teach? 2) Can the class still learn? 3) Can s/he still learn?

If the answer to all three questions is yes, KEEP ON TEACHING AND IGNORE THE

BEHAVIOR. If the answer to any question is no, the student will either need to go to

refocus or be sent to the office.

When disciplining a student, we need to be consistent and respectful. No matter how

angry we might become, we need to remain calm, use a monotone voice, and not

embarrass a child with sarcasm or derogatory terms such as youre stupid or making a

mockery of the child in front of the entire class.

If a student is to refocus (student was not bad, something interfered with their learning)

they need to reflect and quickly rejoin the class; 4-7 minutes maximum. The student

should be (in a soft voice tone and polite) told to go refocus in another classroom (not

Kindergarten). When the student returns to your class they should get a non-judgmental

statement like great, we are on page 10, as you point to their seat.

If a student needs to be removed use options like sending the child to another

teacher, assistant principal, or principal. All children sent to the office must have a

written discipline referral sheet or note. If a student refuses to leave the classroom

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calmly call the office for assistance. Only staff members who have gone through training

are allowed to restrain a child. If a child is out of control, the rest of the class should

vacates the room and go to the art room once the office staff arrives. Once the child is

calm and removed from the classroom, the teacher will be called to return to their

classroom.

Time-Out Room (ISS)

Only the assistant principal or the principal will assign students to the Time-Out Room

(located in the office conference room). Students cannot be sent to sit in the Time-Out

Room without the knowledge of the administration. Assigned times may vary from 30

minutes to several days. Teachers must prepare work for students to complete in time

out if the student is to remain longer than 1 hour. See discipline section of the student

handbook for more detail.

Fire Drills

Reminderall classrooms in wings 200 (1st grade only) and 300 must have a shade up

and a window unlocked during the day when students are in the classroom. These

windows are emergency fire exits. Please do not forget to lock the window and

close the shade before going home at night.

Policy requires each principal to conduct a fire drill during the first week after the opening

of school and thereafter one fire drill each school month. A fire drill evacuation chart

must be displayed at all times in every classroom and a copy placed in your emergency

substitute plans folder. The fire alarm will sound:

Immediately leave your classroom lights off and door shut.

Be sure to take your roster as well as a green and red card.

If you have a handicapped child in your room at the time, special attention needs

to be given to that child by an adult. If a child is in a wheelchair, an adult

may only give assistance. A student should never push another student

who is in a wheelchair.

Students are not to talk or horseplay.

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Teacher is to take roll once lined up outside to make sure all students are present.

If all are present, the teacher holds up the green card. If anyone is missing, hold

up the red card. Inform a person with a walkie-talkie about who is missing so the

student can be located.

Classes should not return to their classroom until the all clear signal is given.

Classroom safety concerns to watch for:

Nothing may be stored directly below a fuse panel.

Extension cords may not be used; only powerstrips that are surge protectors.

Nothing may block the evacuation windows (not even a student desk or chair).

All doors must have full floor clearance leading to them, again no obstacles.

Classroom doors may not be covered with flammable items (such as paper). They

are fire doors and flammable items will hinder the safety effect the doors are

supposed to provide.

Tornado Drills

A tornado drill evacuation chart must be displayed at all times in every classroom.

Tornado Procedures:

A tornado Watch (conditions are right for tornado development) is received by

the office:

1. The principal/assistant principal will notify all employees in the school of a tornado

Watch. They will enter your classroom without speaking and show you an index

card with the writing Tornado Watch.

2. Teachers will continue regular classroom activities, not reacting to card.

3. Students will not be informed of the possible danger.

4. The principal will designate persons (custodial staff and administrative staff) to

serve as lookouts on all four sides of the building.

5. The principal will notify all bus drivers of the Watch if it is in place during bus

driving time.

6. School will be dismissed at the normal hour and bus drivers will follow regular

routes using due caution.

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A tornado Warning (a tornado has actually been sighted) is received:

1. The principal or designee will notify the staff and student body to get into tornado

safety position via the intercom. They must be informed that it is not a drill.

2. The principal or designee will notify classes outside the building.

3.All students and staff will immediately proceed to locations as specified on the

tornado shelter plan posted in each room (additional copy should be placed in your

emergency substitute plans folder).

4. The custodial staff will turn off all utilities (electricity, water, and fuel)

5. The clerical staff will close all vaults and secure all records.

6.All students and staff will assume a curled position so as to protect their

eyes and heads once in the tornado shelter location.

7.All teachers will take roll and notify the principal if someone is missing.

8. The principal will immediately organize a search if someone is missing.

9. Students and staff will not return to their classrooms until the principal declares it

safe to do so over the intercom. The principal shall not declare it safe until the

weather service has lifted the tornado warning.

10.School bus drivers will not be permitted to leave on their bus routes as

long as a tornado warning is in effect.

Lockdown Procedures

The code lockdown will be announced over the intercom whenever a dangerous

intruder is on school grounds. All staff shall follow the following guidelines if the

lockdown code is given:

If your class is outside: Go to the far side of the playground and hide on the other

side of the earth mounds (near the brick house). If all appears safe, move behind the

brick house, cross the street, and work your way to Banks Church.

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If you are in the building:

1. Clear students from the hallway immediately and have them report to the nearest

available classroom.

2. Close and lock all windows and doors. Close blinds and cover windows in doors.

3. Move students away from windows and doors. It is preferable to seat students

against an interior wall, which will provide them protection.

4.Account for students.

5. Turn off lights.

6. Use red cards, green cards, or no cards to communicate with emergency

responders.

Green Card The teacher should display a green card in the exterior window and

slide a second green card under the door to alert responders that everything is safe in

the classroom. The responders will continue on through the building.

Red Card the teacher should display a red card in the exterior window and slide a

second red card under the door to alert responders that emergency assistance is

needed as soon as possible. It also alerts them that the intruder is not in the

classroom. The responders will continue on through the building.

No Card Emergency responders will assume that the intruder might be in the

classroom if no card is displayed. They will radio to the office to call the classroom

over the intercom. If the intruder is in the classroom holding hostages, the

teacher should respond, Everything is fine here except we are missing

Diane. Will you look for her?

Staff is to keep doors locked at all times. This is a safety issue incase an intruder

were to enter the building. All substitutes will be supplied with a key to the room they

are working in.

Bomb Threat

In the case of a bomb threat, the office will run a fire drill procedure. Once outside

and away from the building, the administrative staff will approach each teacher and

issue the orders to move the students to the far side of the field for protection. The

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principal may direct students and staff to report to Banks Church. Staff is not to

return to the building unless told to do so by the principal or police personnel.

Field Trips

All field trips must be approved by the principal or assistant principal in

writing (Field Trip Request Form) at least 1 month before the field trip.

Once this form has been approved, the assistant principal will locate a bus and the

driver. Yellow bus approval and over night fieldtrip approval must reach the Associate

Superintendents office one week prior to a Board Meeting so make sure you submit

your paperwork to the administrator in time.

Fee charge in addition to the cost of your trip:

If an outside driver is needed, the class will be responsible to pay for the

driver. The cost is $15.00 per hour and this includes the time it takes to get

the bus from and return it back to the bus garage.

A charge of $0.75 per mile for gas usage will be applied. Calculate mileage

prior to trip to add charge to student cost. Driver will record the mileage and

turn it in to Mrs. Kidd.

1. It is mandatory that only students whose parents have given written permission

may participate in the trip away from school. Teachers shall keep on file, for the

entire school year, the parent permission forms gathered for each fieldtrip.

2. No student, who would ordinarily be eligible to go on a field trip, should ever be

deprived of it because of transportation or admission fees. A teacher must

embed the cost for that student into the total price of the trip of the other

students. There is not a general school fund to be used for fieldtrip costs.

3. Each one-day trip is to be chaperoned by adults on a 1-6 ratio. If a

parent wishes to drive their own child either to and/or from the field trip, they

must first fill out a Parent Transportation Request Form. They may get the form

from Mrs. Preddy. It must be signed by the principal or assistant principal and

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given to the teacher. The teacher takes the form with them on the trip and gives

them to Mrs. Kidd for storing upon returning to school.

4. Students who are on a field trip are not to be counted absent from classes.

5. One-day field trips need only the permission of the principal/assistant principal.

Over-night trips or out-of-state trips need the permission of the Associate

Superintendent at least 4 weeks prior to the trip.

6. Field trips on county-owned vehicles shall be limited to a distance of 300 miles

one way. If the distance is greater, then a commercial carrier will need to be

leased.

7. Parents may ride with their children on the bus if there is enough room for all

children and staff, first. Staff must ride on the bus.

8. The supervisor of the field trip must account for all students before

embarking on the trip and before leaving any site visited.

9. All activity buses must be swept and litter thrown away after a field trip. Schools

that do not clean a borrowed bus must pay a $25.00 fine.

10. The teacher must complete a bag lunch count form and give it to Mrs.

Kidd in advance of your field trip if your class will not be having lunch

at school. Mrs. Kidd will inform the cafeteria manager.

11. Do not forget to get with Mrs. Preddy to sign out any medication needed by a

student that the school is responsible to administer. You must also sign this

medicine back in.

12. STUDENTS WHO ARE SUSPENDED OFF OF A REGULAR SCHOOL BUS ARE NOT

ALLOWED TO RIDE AN ACTIVITY BUS OR ANY OTHER FIELD TRIP BUS (i.e.

COACH).

Deposit of funds for a field trip: All money needed to finance a field trip must be turned

in to Mrs. Kidd no later than two weeks prior to a trip. NO EXCEPTIONS! All field

trips must be planned in a timely manner so parents will have plenty of time to make

payment. If money is not received in 2 weeks prior to a field trip, then the student

cannot go on the field trip. These mandates include the In-house Science field trips.

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Please make sure parents understand this time limit. Teachers need to determine

whether or not money can be refunded for field trips. Example; plays no refunds

because seating is paid ahead of time.

End of year trips: The last day for a field trip is the Friday before EOG week. The

principal must approve special circumstances that necessitate a trip after that date. All

funding for field trips occurring in May must be turned in to Mrs. Kidd no later

than April 25th. NO CHECKS!

Field trip organization process: After you have completed the Request for Transportation

Form and it has been received back from the county office, you then will follow a form

provided by the school. It begins with Mrs. Kidd. She will also give you a Field Trip To-

Do List at that time. Do not send letters home, collect money, and make

commitments until your transportation has been approved by the county office

and bus drivers have been scheduled.

Video Viewing

Videos purchased or rented from commercial sources may be used in face-to-face

instruction if the following requirements are met:

The showing is from a legitimate copy.

The showing is limited to an individual teacher and his/her students.

The showing takes place in a classroom or similar place devoted to instruction.

The showing is not for entertainment, recreation, or fund raising.

Reminder, our Superintendent has mandated that entire movies are not show, but

only segments directed related to the instruction.

All videos, not from our school library, must be approved by the principal. If a G rated

video is approved, a teacher may show the video without parent approval. If a video has

a rating other than G, a teacher must also get parent approval. A teacher must send

the Parent Video Approval Form home and it must be returned with a signature before a

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child is allowed to view it. This form can be obtained from the principal upon approval of

showing.

Cum Records

Folders are to be kept in the file cabinet in the office Records Room and always kept in

alphabetical order by class. Do not leave Cum Folders in your classroom

overnight!

Every folder must be a Granville County Schools Permanent Pupil

Record folder. Discard any other folder, but only after information has been

transferred to the Granville County folder.

Anything discarded from a Cum Folder should be stored in a manila envelope for

one year. Place the teachers name and year on the envelope and place in the

Cum Folder file cabinet behind your classroom folders.

If any stickers need to be attached to the Cum Folder, it should be placed in the

upper right corner on the outside of the front flap. The same color sticker needs

to be applied to the document inside.

Complete all of Part I and Part II only on the folder. Note: anything with an *

must be in pencil.

Part I:

- School is always Tar River Elementary School.

- Date of Entrance is when they entered Granville County Schools, not just

Tar River Elementary School.

- Type of Birth Certification is in reference to the type of document we copied

(real birth certificate, copy of the birth certificate, hospital certificate, etc.)

- Address: If the address was written in ink and it is now incorrect, draw a

line through the old address and write the new address above it in pencil.

If a parent notifies a teacher of a change of address, the teacher

must inform the parent that they must bring proof of residence

(new address) to the front office. Teacher must also inform

Mrs. Lue immediately of the possible address change.

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Order of placement of materials: When you open a Cum Folder, you should see the

green inspection log facing front. Everything else is as follows:

1. Cumulative Record Inspection Log (green): We do not sign this sheet when we

enter a Cum Record. Only non-Granville County Schools employees sign the sheet

(i.e. parents).

2. New Year Student Information Form: Each year a new form should be filled out.

Previous years information form should be removed as soon as a new one is

obtained.

3.Affirmation of School Standing: Most students will not have this form. This form

is required for any student entering Granville County Schools that has previously

attended school in another district.

4. McKinney-Vento Residency Questionnaire

5. Students Permanent Health Record (salmon color): Must fill out top section,

including students name on the top tab. File medical information inside of the

folder.

6. File the following medical records together in this order:

a) Kindergarten Health Assessment (blue for all current K students). Make

sure it is filled out and signed by a doctor.

b) Copy of immunization record

c) Copy of request of Medical or Religious Exemption (yellow), if applicable,

and marked by a red sticker on document and folder.

d) Copy of Granville County Schools Emergency Medical Plan, if applicable,

and marked by a red sticker on document and folder.

e) Copy of other medical information, if applicable, and marked by a red

sticker on document and folder.

7. Birth Certificate and Social Security Card: Prefer to have documents copied onto

same sheet, if parent elects to give us a social security card. Remember, we

cannot require social security card on any student or a birth certificate from

migrant students.

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8. Home Language Survey: Family only needs to complete once. Not necessary to fill

out each school year.

9. Student and Parent Acceptable Use Agreement (Internet): If parent does not sign,

try to get a paper from parent refusing Internet access. Family only needs to

complete once. Not necessary to fill out each school year.

10.Any legal documents or special request information form from the parents and

marked by a green sticker on document and folder.

11.Granville County Schools Record of Suspension or Expulsion (pink): Form is

completed and placed in Cum Folder by administration. Form is started at the

bottom and information may be added working up the sheet. This form is only for

students who have been assigned a 10 day suspension or higher.

12.PEP (Personal Education Plans): These are housed in a blue folder (tab cut off)

and kept inside the Cum Folder. Keep all PEPs in the blue folder. Never discard

any PEP from previous years.

13.K-2 Portfolio: Portfolio includes testing info, student work samples and report

cards. Report cards should be filed behind the Academic Progress Report form

(green) and PreK and K testing documents should be filed behind the

Standardized Test Data Card (beige) at the end of second grade. Keep all

testing information except quarterly assessment questions (keep cover sheet with

results).

14.Academic Progress Report form (green): You must place a copy of the report card

in the Cum Folder behind the Academic Progress Report form. Most recent year

on top.

15.Standardized Test Data Card (beige) Testing labels from Standardized Tests are

placed on this card. Other testing information should be filed behind this card

most recent year on top.

16.Attendance Summary Data (NCWise and PowerSchool report): Most current year

on top. Chronological from most recent year to Kindergarten. Be sure to

document promotion/retention and grade placement.

17.K-12 Photo Card: Each year adhere new photo on to this card, if available.

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18.Place a blue sticker on the folder if a student has an ECP folder, 504 Plan, or any

other confidential papers. No confidential information, such as

psychologicals or IEPs should be kept in the Cum Folder. This kind of

information is kept in a separate, locked file cabinet. If you find such materials in

a Cum Record, give any 504 information to Mrs. Robbins and ECP information to

Mr. Buckham.

Responsibility of Process:

1. Teachers are responsible to check the order of the Cum Folder documents and

seek any missing documents at the beginning and end of each school year.

Deadline for completion of beginning year check is the first week in October.

Teachers are to make documented contact three times for any missing item. After

the third time, send a list of the missing items to the Mrs. Jacobs along with a copy

of your three attempts (date and type of contact). Mrs. Jacobs will continue

seeking missing items.

2. During the school year, Mrs. Lue will organize Cum Folders for any new

enrollment. It is recommended that you periodically check new folders as a back-

up form missing documents.

Pre-Kindergarten Programs Records Transition Process

1. Each Pre-K student should have two records: Cumulative and Classroom (colored

folder) Records.

2. The following three situations require a colored sticker/dot on the upper right hand

corner of the Cum Record. Please make note of the color of the sticker. In

addition, situations b and c require the same colored sticker on the upper right hand

corner of the document.

a) If a child has a Confidential Record kept elsewhere such as an IEP,

mark the Cum Record with a blue sticker/dot on the upper right

corner.

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b) If a child has a legal document (such as custody papers,

guardianship papers, adoption papers), mark the Cum Record with

a green sticker/dot on the upper right corner. Also mark the

document with a green dot on the upper right corner.

c) If a child has a special medical condition, mark the Cum Record

with a red sticker/dot on the upper right hand corner. Also mark

the document explaining the medical condition with a red dot on

the upper right corner.

3. In the Cum Record the student should have the following documents:

a) Birth Certificate

b) Legal Proof of Address/Residency

c) Social Security Card (optional)

d) Immunization Record

e) Custody, Guardianship, or Adoption Papers, etc.

f) Pre-Kindergarten Assessment

g)ASG-ESP pre/post-test record

h) Students Permanent Health Record

i) Other school-based documents

4. Pre-K teachers should keep a Classroom Record (colored folder) on each student

served during the year. This record should be comprised of the GCS approved

assessment records, the Work Sampling assessment records, and any pertinent

school-based or parent meeting minutes from the school year. You may also

include other data collection reflective of the students progress during the school

year if you desire. The More at Four Eligibility Scorecard must remain in this

record along with all other required records for More at Four, including a copy of

the yearly attendance roster, a copy of the birth certificate, and a copy of the

registration form.

5.A copy (electronic preferred) of the final Testing Information forms should be

given to the Early Childhood Coordinator. Please cc the Director of Elementary

Education when you send the electronic copy of the testing data.

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6. The Cum Records should be submitted to the schools main office for lock-up

before teacher check-out at the end of the school year.

7.All schools housing Title I and More at Four Pre-K programs should treat this

process equally. There should be no deviation from the PK Records Transition

Process as this should be considered a county-wide process. If the school plans to

enforce anything above and beyond this process then it is at their discretion.

However, this basic process should remain consistent county-wide for Title I and

More at Four classes.

Getting Food From Off Campus

Staff is not allowed to order food delivered to the campus for their own lunch. You may

go off campus just to pick up food and bring it back to the building. You may not stay off

campus to eat.

Another reminder: All students must have the opportunity to go through the lunch line,

even when you have planned a lunch activity in your classroom. Any special activity

involving food being brought in for whole class consumption must wait until after 1:15

unless it is directly related to instruction.

Closed Campus

The campuses of all Granville County Schools shall be closed during the school term, with

students and faculty personnel being required to remain at the school throughout an

uninterrupted daily session, except in the case of extenuating individual circumstances.

Mobility Restriction: Students are legally in the custody of the principal and teachers while

they are at the school, on a school bus, or attending a school-sponsored activity

(i.e. dance). Once students arrive at school, they are expected to remain on the school

grounds until school dismisses unless they have an official excuse from the principal to

leave for a specific purpose.

Unauthorized Departure from Campus: Any student leaving the campus of his/her school

without permission will be suspended from school for a period of one day.

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Staff may leave campus briefly to bring ordered food back to the building. You may not

stay and eat at the location where food was provided.

Classroom Parties

School parties will be kept at a minimum. Allowable parties during the school day

include:

Thirty minutes prior to the end of the last full day of school before Christmas

holidays.

Thirty minutes prior to the end of the day during the last week of the school term.

Under no circumstances should parties be held during the school day to celebrate

birthdays or other celebrations of a personal nature for either students or

employees.

Food can only be served after the last lunch (1:15).

A picnic may be scheduled as a part of an educational field trip, not to exceed one

per year per class. The school food service department will assist in preparation of

these picnics upon request.

The principal shall reserve the right to determine when a party may be given as a

reward to a class or group for the successful completion of a stated goal or

objective.

Moment of Silence/Pledge of Allegiance

Both a Moment of Silence and the Pledge of Allegiance will be conducted at the beginning

of each school day. Please inform the office if your classroom does not have a flag. We

will get you one! Please respect the rights of those individuals whose religious beliefs

prohibit the reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Grading in Grades K-2

Grading is on a 1-4 scale, where 1 is well-below grade level, 2 is approaching grade level,

3 is consistently meeting grade level expectations, and 4 is consistently extending grade

level proficiency expectations. There are no - or + in this system.

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A reading level can only be awarded if the accuracy rate is 95-100%, self-

correction rate is 1:1-1:5, and the retelling score is at least a 3. If any of the

criteria listed is not met, then the student should not move to the next reading level.

Grading Range for Grades 3-5 and Specials

All courses (grades 3-5), except for the specials will use the grading scale listed below:

93 - 100 = A

85 - 92 = B

77 84 = C

70 76 = D

0 69 = F

The specials will use the marks from the following list:

S = Satisfactory N = Needs Improvement

Teachers must enter their grades on a weekly basis into PowerSchool. We

cannot wait for you to enter grades when a student withdraws. Other schools cannot

enroll a student until we withdraw. Once we withdraw a student we can no longer access

records.

Announcements and Mail

Announcements will not be made between the hours of 8:05 2:55 unless approved by

the principal. We will only call the rooms if a parent has arrived to pick-up a child or the

administration has to pull a child. Custodians and administrators will carry Walkie-Talkies

as a means for the office to contact them. Mailboxes need to be checked several times

per day. Please check your box in the morning before school starts, at lunch/planning

time, and before you leave at the end of the day. If a note from a parent is in your

mailbox, please respond to it on the same day.

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Staff Development and WisdomWhere

Classified Staff must attend 10 hours of staff development to be eligible for the end-of-

year bonus. All staff development needs to be on WisdomWhere to be eligible for the

bonus.

Certified Staff In order to renew their teaching certificates, a teacher must earn7.5 renewal credits within the five-year renewal cycle.

Non-Administrators:

- 1 renewal credit for literacy- 1 renewal credit in the specific academic subject area teaching- 5.5 general credits

Administrators:

- 3 credits focused on the school executives role as instructional,human resources and managerial leader

- 4.5 general credits

National Board Certification

- 7.5 credits for completion

- 2 credits (1 for literacy and 1 for content) for 10 year renewal

Renewal Credit Guidelines:

A unit of renewal credit is equivalent to one-quarter hour or one in-servicecredit from a North Carolina public school system. Generally, a unitreflects ten contact hours.

The DPI Licensure Section does not accept renewal credits of less thanone unit.

One semester hour is equivalent to 1.5 units of credit. For a professional educator's license to remain current, all credit must be

earned by the expiration date of the existing professional educator'slicense.

To renew an expired professional educator's license, 10 semesterhours or 15 units of renewal credit must be earned within the most recentfive-year period.

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The principal must approve staff development, outside of Granville County, in

advance. Please complete the front side of the Prior Approval Form and the Request for

Absence form along with the PD-1 and give to Mrs. Kidd. She will process forms and

notify Mrs. Preddy about obtaining a substitute (if needed). You will be given a copy of

the paperwork. Upon completion of staff development that is not provided by Granville

County Schools you must fill out information on your WisdomWhere transcript and send

proof of completion to Ann Grey Newcomb at the County Office. You are responsible

for keeping track of your own paperwork.

All staff must register on WisdomWhere no later than 7 days prior to the

professional development activity. If you do not meet the 7-day period, you still

must attend mandated staff development, but will not receive credit.

You must complete an online evaluation within 7 days after taking a GCS

workshop in order to receive renewal credit. Upon completion of the staff

development evaluation, wait a week and then go back into CourseWhere and check to

make sure credit has been given. If credit has not been given email Ann Grey Newcomb.

We are now being evaluated on the correctness of each and every Prior Approval Form

(PD-1) by the county office. Therefore, it is imperative that you follow the following

guidelines. Sections A, B, and C must be filled out completely prior to sending it to the

county office and it must have Mrs. Garrisons signature and budget code. Please make

sure the PD-1 is completed at least 20 days prior to the event/program. If you

submit your PD-1 less than 20 days before a workshop, your attendance will

be denied. If you submit your PD-1 after you already attended a workshop,

your PD-1 will not be submitted and the cost comes out of your own pocket.

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Teacher of the Year

Criteria:

Outstanding observations and/or evaluation reports

Demonstrate innovative and creative teaching practices

Possess the ability to speak effectively before a group

Actively involved in the total school program and community activities

Demonstrate professionalism in all school and community activities

Be an advocate of public education

Procedures:

A slate of nominees (peer or self-nominated) will be prepared including all

teachers submitted. Each nominee that appears on the ballot must give

permission to be considered.

If there are more than three nominees, the individual receiving a majority of votes

will be the school Teacher of the Year and a county nominee. If there are more

than three candidates and no one candidate receives a majority of votes, then

there will be a run-off with the top three vote getters. The candidate receiving the

greatest number of votes in the run-off will be the school Teacher of the Year and

a county nominee.

County selection:

A five-member selection committee will be formed consisting of an Associate

Superintendent, Board member, CO member, Current Teacher of the Year, and the

Superintendents Designee.

At least two observations (usually one scheduled and one surprise).

Interview

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