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JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

WELLINGTON ELEMENTARY HEALTH & WELLNESS MAGNET

Parent and Student Handbook 2018 – 2019

4800 Kaufman Lane Louisville, KY 40216

Telephone: (502) 485-8343 Fax: (502) 485-8525

www.jcpsky.net Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Offering Equal Educational Opportunities

Parent and Student Handbook

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My name is Brandi Carney, and I am the Principal at Wellington Elementary School. I am entering my 7th school year as principal and I am still as excited to be a part of this family as I was when I began. Wellington is truly a unique place!

At Wellington Elementary, OUR VISION is to be a culturally responsive and equitable institution of academic excellence that provides a caring environment, cultivates citizenship and scholarship, inspires all students toward deeper learning; laying the foundation for students to become tomorrow’s leaders. OUR MISSION is to teach all students the value of: Community – Caring, healthy and safe environment Achievement- Maintaining high expectations through a rigorous academic program Teamwork- Working together to accomplish our mission, value and goals Success- Helping the whole child with help from staff, parents and the community

CORE VALUES At Wellington Elementary School, we teach all students the Six Pillars of Character: Caring Citizenship Respect Trustworthiness Responsibility Fairness I am committed to these values so that ALL students achieve at high levels. I am passionate and steadfast! Together, we will make Wellington a high performing institution that develops next generation leaders and teachers. Sincerely, Brandi Carney


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Table of Contents

Mission, Vision, and Values………………………………………………………………………... School Office Hours/School Hours ………………………………………………………………... The Responsibilities of School, Students, and Parents……………………………….. . . . . . . …… Wellington Elementary Dress Code………………………………………. . . . . . . . . …………….. School Services………………………………………………………………………... …………... Family Resource Center………………………………………………………. …………... School Counselor…………………………………………………………………………...

Seven Counties School-Based Counselor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …………... Mental Health Counselor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………….. Parent Teacher Association…………………………………………………………………

Bookstore…………………………………………………………………………………... Cafeteria…………………………………………………………………..………………... School Breakfast and Lunch………………………………………………..……………… Health Services................................................................................................................................... School Nurse. . ……………………………………………………………………………

Health Concerns.................................................................................................................... Other Health Concerns.......................................................................................................... Information to Parents/Guardians Regarding Medication....................................................

Wellness Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ………………………………………………… Enrollment/Attendance...................................................................................................................... Enrollment............................................................................................................................. Attendance/Tardy to School Policy....................................................................................... Transfers and Withdrawals.................................................................................................... Make-up Work....................................................................................................................... Early Dismissal of Students................................................................................................... Car Riders.............................................................................................................................. Academic Expectations...................................................................................................................... Homework Policy.................................................................................................................. Components of Academic Grade...........................................................................................

Frequency of Grade Reporting …………………………………………………………….. School Activities................................................................................................................................. Academic Programs............................................................................................................... Co-curricular Offerings.......................................................................................................... Extracurricular Activities....................................................................................................... Community Involvement....................................................................................................... Bus-Riding Regulations...................................................................................................................... Conduct on the School Bus.................................................................................................... Misconduct on the School Bus.............................................................................................. Cell Phones, Games, Toys, Etc. …………………………………………………………………… Parent Visit/Visitation Policy …………………………………………………………………........ School Closings.................................................................................................................…………. Wellington Elementary School Acknowledgment Form..................................................................


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Mission, Vision and Values At Wellington Elementary School, OUR MISSION is to teach all students the value of: Community – Caring, healthy and safe environment Achievement- Maintaining high expectations through a rigorous academic program Teamwork- Working together to accomplish our mission, value and goals Success- Helping the whole child with help from staff, parents and the community OUR VISION Wellington Elementary School will be a top-performing academic institution that provides a caring environment, cultivates a culture of wellness and instills the love of learning; laying the foundation for students to become tomorrow’s leaders.

OUR VALUES At Wellington Elementary School, we teach all students the value of:

• Character–integrity, respect, and responsibility • Academic Achievement–maintaining high expectations for learning • Teamwork –working together to accomplish our mission, vision, and

goals • Service–answering the call to improve our community

Office Hours


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The school office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. The

school secretary, bookkeeper, and clerk are available during these hours if you need to speak with them. The principal, assistant principal, counselor, and FRC coordinator also are available to meet with parents/guardians. Please call the office at 485-8343 to schedule an appointment with one of the administrators. You may also email us!

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

[email protected] Visit our website at: http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/Schools/Elementary/Wellington/index.html.

School Hours School is in session for students daily from 9:05 a.m. through 3:45 p.m. Our doors open at 8:30 a.m. for students that are dropped off in the car rider line.


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The Responsibilities of School, Students, and Parents School Responsibility

• To provide meaningful educational experiences each class period • To promote the social, emotional, and physical development of all students • To treat all students with dignity and respect • To maintain a positive and orderly learning environment • To meet the diverse needs of all students through a variety of school programs

and activities • To communicate effectively with students and parents/guardians regarding each

student’s progress • To enforce the policies, rules, and regulations of JCPS in a fair and consistent

manner • To keep accurate records of students’ academic progress, attendance, and conduct

Student Responsibility During the first week of school, each student receives a copy of the school rules. The students and parents are asked to sign the Acknowledgment Form and return it to the homeroom teacher. The primary responsibilities of students at Wellington are to:

• Attend school regularly • Be punctual for all classes • Have necessary supplies for all classes • Cooperate with teachers and classmates • Complete assignments and participate in class activities to the best of their ability

Parent Responsibility Parents have a special responsibility to help the school educate their children. A parent’s role is to support and reinforce the importance of a good education. Parents should do the following:

• Maintain a positive attitude about school and encourage students to complete all assignments in a timely manner and to always give their best effort

• Encourage regular attendance and promptness to school • Reinforce the school discipline and dress code • Support the programs and activities of the school


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WELLINGTON ELEMENTARY DRESS

CODE

BOTTOMS Accepted Not Accepted

Uniform pants or shorts; cargo pants or shorts; skirts or skorts; capris; jumpers

No denim of any kind (NO JEANS)

Cotton blend/twill type material No logos of any kind Solid Colors: khaki, black, or navy blue No other colors except for khaki, black, or navy

blue Skirts, skorts, shorts, and jumpers must be no more than 2 inches above the knee. Girls are encouraged to wear shorts under their skirts

or jumpers.

No bell bottoms, stretch pants, jogging suit pants, or sweat pants

SHIRTS

Accepted Not Accepted Collared shirts (knit polo or oxford shirts) No logos except for Wellington Elementary

logos Short-sleeved or long-sleeved

Polo and oxford shirts can be any solid color. Wellington polos and T-shirts may be worn at

any time. No other types of polos or T-shirts can be

worn.

SWEATERS/SWEATSHIRTS/VESTS Accepted Not Accepted

Cardigan or pullover sweaters/sweatshirts (v-neck or rounded neck)

No zippered or hooded sweatshirts/jackets

A turtleneck or collared shirt must be worn underneath sweaters or vests.

No jogging suits or nylon wind suits

Sweaters, sweatshirts, and vests can be any solid color.

No logos expect Wellington Elementary logos

Wellington sweatshirts may be worn at any time.

SHOES/SOCKS/STOCKINGS/TIGHTS

Accepted Not Accepted Enclosed sneakers and shoes No open-toed or open-back shoes (including

sandals, flip flops, crocs, clogs, jellies, etc.) Socks, tights, or stockings must be worn at all

times. No heelys or similar types of shoes


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School Services

Family Resource Center Our FRC Coordinator, Tom Causey, is available to assist families. The Family Resource Center (FRC) is a Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA)-financed program that was awarded to Wellington in 1993. The center is an interactive part of the school community that seeks to assist parents in removing the obstacles to their children’s education. The center coordinates all of its services with the goal of improving students’ abilities to succeed in school and in life. The FRC sponsors the following programs every year:

• Parent Classes • Family Learning Nights • Fall Festival Activities • Seven Counties School-Based Counseling • Raising Winners Sports Program • Youth Camping Programs • Referrals for Financial Assistance, Social Services, Health Services, Job Training,

and Substance-Abuse Prevention Programs • Anger-Management Classes for Students • Grandparents Day • Adventure Team • Mentoring Program • After-School Clubs and Activities • Chess Club • Health and Fitness Activities and Services

The Family Resource Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. The telephone number to reach the Family Resource Center is 485-8117.


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School Counselor Our school counselor, Jessi Dutschke, is available to assist individual students and parents. The main objective of the

counseling program at Wellington Elementary is to help each student be successful, both academically and socially. Counseling programs and activities:

• Classroom Guidance • Individual Counseling • Small-Group Counseling • Student/Staff Support Team • Safety Patrol • Peer Mediation • Advanced Program Testing • District and State Assessment Coordinator

Centerstone School-Based Counselor Through a partnership with Centerstone, Wellington provides a part-time school-based therapist who provides services to eligible students and families. For more information, contact our school counselor. Parent Teacher Association The Wellington Parent Teacher Association (PTA) provides supportive services to our student body. All parents are encouraged to join the PTA and become a part of this very important component of our total school program.


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Cafeteria Students will observe the following rules:

Ø Enter the cafeteria quietly. Ø Practice courtesy and good manners. Ø Speak in low, conversational tones. Ø Remain seated until dismissed. Ø Help keep the cafeteria neat and clean. Ø Refrain from drinking soft drinks. Ø Refrain from bringing food and drinks in glass containers.

It is also noted that parents are strongly encouraged to comply with our wellness policy, outlined in the “Health Services” section of the handbook.


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Health Services

School Nurse Wellington has a full time school nurse on staff to assist students and families with health needs. Our school nurse, Casey Leone, can be contacted at 485-8927. Health Concerns Health Department Recommendations for Treatment of Lice:

1. Treatment: a. Several shampoos to kill lice are on the market. Some can be bought over

the counter at your local drugstore, but others require a prescription. b. All persons in the household who have head lice should be treated.

2. Procedure: a. Remove all clothing. b. Use shampoo as directed on the label. c. Remove all nits from the hair by using a fine-tooth comb. d. Put on clean clothes after shampooing.

3. Wash – using very hot water – all clothing and bed linens used by persons with head lice.

4. Dry clean all clothing that cannot be washed. 5. Treatment takes about one hour. Your child is readmitted to school

immediately after the Release Form for Suspected Pediculosis is signed by a physician or health department official and presented to the school.

6. All initially infested persons should be treated again in eight to ten days. Your child is reexamined at school at that time.

7. To prevent the spread of head lice, persons with head lice should not share articles that come in contact with the head, neck, or shoulders (e.g., combs, brushes, towels, coats, and hats).

Other Health Concerns If your child has any other health concerns, our school nurse or an office staff member will contact you. It is important, therefore, to have updated home, work, cell, and emergency telephone numbers available on all student-enrollment information.


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Information to Parents/Guardians Regarding Medication In order for our school nurse, or other trained school personnel, to administer any type of medication to your child, we must have on file a signed, notarized affidavit giving your permission for us to do so. (The Authorization to Give Medication Form is available in the school office). Please help us by observing the guidelines as follows: 1. You must sign and have notarized an Authorization to Give Medication Form.

You may use the notary at any school at no cost; however, you must be present to have your signature notarized.

2. Complete all requested information on the Authorization to Give Medication

Form. School personnel only will administer medication according to your written directions. If the physician changes the dosage, you must sign and have notarized a new Authorization to Give Medication Form.

3. We request that medication not be sent to school or returned home with students.

If you must send medication to school with your child, put the medication container in a sealed envelope.

4. By law (KRS 218a.210), medication must be in its original container with the

prescription label attached. It may be necessary to request two prescription containers from your pharmacy.

5. Please send an adequate supply of medication to avoid having it sent back and

forth. For example, if the medication is to be taken all year, send a one-month supply; if the medication is only taken for a limited time (such as would be the case with an antibiotic), send all the medication that is needed to be administered through the ending date.

6. Please notify us if your child’s medicine needs to be refrigerated. 7. Unless you notify us otherwise, medication may be administered within 30

minutes before or after the time you indicate. If students arrive late or leave early, they may miss a scheduled time.

8. Medication must be stored in the nurse’s office for the safety of all students.


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Wellness Policy At Wellington Elementary School, we believe in educating the whole child. Our Health and Fitness for Accelerated Learning

Magnet Program focuses on the growth of all children socially, cognitively, emotionally, and physically. Healthy decision making and physical fitness are crucial to the quality of life. Engaging students in physical activities not only promotes health and fitness, but it also teaches students valuable lessons in teamwork, discipline, citizenship, following rules, listening, and problem solving. In order to ensure a healthy student population, Wellington Elementary School will implement a Wellness Program that will include, but not be limited to, the following: Physical Activity

• Moderate to vigorous physical activity will be conducted by all kindergarten through fifth grade teachers for, at most, 30 minutes daily.

• Physical education as part of our itinerant block for all students weekly for at least 45 minutes.

• Fitness activities in the Humana Innovation Lab as part of our itinerant block for all students weekly for at least 45 minutes.

• Opportunities for students to be physically active weekly in a variety of after school activities.

• Family/friends are invited to attend a minimum of 2 Family Fitness activities offered after school with their students.

• Each K-5 teacher may be provided with a “physical activities and wellness” resource kit to use with their students. The kit will contain, but not be limited to the following:

o Resources for competitive and non-competitive play o Classroom games that incorporate movement o Organized games o Use of playground and fitness trail equipment o Transition movement activities

Healthy Eating

• School will provide nutrition education students 30 minutes a week. Families will receive newsletters with nutritional education and family activity facts and resources.

• School will provide school breakfasts and lunches that meet the nutritional standards required by USDA.

• Food used as a reward or to celebrate holidays, birthdays, etc. generally will be discouraged. However, if food is a part of classroom parties or celebrations, only healthy snacks and beverages will be provided (use of pretzels, fruit, vegetables, cheese sticks, granola bars, etc. will be encouraged.). Parties and celebrations will be conducted at each individual teacher’s discretion. Parents must communicate with the teachers to get instructions about what to bring.


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Wellness Policy (cont’d)

• Family/friends who make lunches from home are encouraged to provide healthy food items for their children absent of sugary drinks, snacks, etc.

• Family/friends will not be allowed to bring fast food items into the cafeteria to eat with their children. Students are not allowed fast food items to be eaten in the cafeteria for breakfast or lunch.

• Students cannot share foods or beverages with one another during meal or snack times.

Wellness instruction will also focus on the benefits of good nutritional choices, healthy habits, exercise, and fitness as reflected in the JCPS Core Content Guides. Annually, an assessment tool (Physical Best Test) will be used to measure individual student fitness. The results of the assessment will be presented to the SBDM Council for review.

Enrollment/Attendance Enrollment


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New students to Wellington Elementary School may be enrolled when they arrive in the JCPS District. The following information is needed when you enroll your child:

• A State Certified Birth Certificate for your child • Proof of your child’s address • A current Kentucky Immunization Certificate • A current, complete Medical Examination Form • Eye examination (for students between the ages of three and six who have never

attended a public school) • Your child’s most recent grade reports

School is in session for students from 9:05 a.m. through 3:45 p.m. Office hours are 8 a.m. through 4:30 p.m. The office telephone number is 485-8343. Students are not admitted in the school building before 8:30 a.m. Attendance/Tardy-to-School Policy All students are required by law to attend school every day and to be on time for school and all classes. Tardiness is not just being late for school as traditionally interpreted; it is defined by law as “any amount of instructional time missed.” This includes being late to school or leaving school before classes are dismissed. Students are required to sign in on an Entry Log if they are late the school or to sign out of school in an Exit Log if they leave the building during any part of the instructional day. JCPS records excused and unexcused absences daily to comply with Kentucky School Law, 159.150, which states, “Any child . . . who has been absent from school without valid excuse for three or more days, or [who has been] tardy without a valid excuse on three or more days is a truant.” The law defines a habitual truant as “any student who has been reported as truant two or more times.” Beginning with this 2010-11 school year the Kentucky Department of Education has developed (702 KAR 7:125) new student attendance calculations as follows:

• A full day of attendance shall be recorded for a pupil who is in attendance at least sixty-five (65) percent of the regularly-scheduled school day for the pupil's grade level.

• A tardy shall be recorded for a pupil who is absent less than 35 percent of the regularly-scheduled school day for the pupil's grade level.

• A half day absence shall be recorded for a pupil who is absent 35 percent to 84 percent of the regularly-scheduled school day for the pupil's grade level.

• A full day absence shall be recorded for a pupil who is absent more than 84 percent of the regularly-scheduled school day for the pupil's grade level.

The table below is used to illustrate the new student attendance calculations: 9:05 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. (STANDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAY)


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STATUS ARRIVE LATE STATUS LEAVE EARLY

TARDY 9:05:01 – 11:24 ABSENT 9:05:01 – 10:08

1/2 DAY 11:25 – 2:41 1/2 DAY 10:09 – 1:25

ABSENT 2:42 – 3:45 TARDY 1:26 – 3:45

Please also note:

• The new JCPS policy regarding excused absences states that: “After a total of 10 cumulative full-day absences due to illness, parents are required to present a written statement from a medical professional (doctor, dentist, psychologist, etc.) for additional absences during the current school year in order for the student to be excused.” If students need to be out for illness after 10 excused absences, parents must request an extension of excused days from the building principal or with a physician. If an extension is not requested and students miss school for illness, parent notes will not be accepted and the absences will be unexcused.

• Being on time is important. Punctuality prevents lost instructional time as well as wasted class time spent correcting attendance records and repeating assignments.

• Parents/guardians must bring students who arrive late to school to the office for a pass to class.

• If students have medical appointments, they should bring a statement from the doctor, dentist, or other medical professional.

• Habitual, unexcused tardiness may result in a parent/guardian conference, disciplinary action, or a referral to district truant officers.

• When your child is absent from school, please do the following: • Write a note giving your child’s name, date, classroom, day(s) absent, and

reason or the absence. • Have your child make up classroom work immediately for excused absences. • Send in a doctor’s statement if your child has serious health problems.

• Visits to a doctor or dentist, a personal illness, a death in the immediate family, and/or school-related functions constitute excused absences. Students are allowed to make up work for these days. All other absences are unexcused.

• Parents/Guardians are asked to call the school when it is necessary for their child to be absent. Please call between 8 and 9 a.m. or as early as possible.


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Transfers and Withdrawals All student transfers and withdrawals must comply with all district and state guidelines. Parents/guardians must call the school office to obtain needed information and paperwork for student transfers and withdrawals. It is important that we are notified so that records may be completed accurately and in a timely fashion. Early Dismissal of Students For the safety of each child, when it becomes essential that a student be dismissed early from his or her daily schedule, the child’s parents/guardians must visit the office to have the student properly dismissed. We will not release any student to anyone other than parents/legal guardians without written permission from the parents/guardians. Please make appropriate notations on your child’s Enrollment Form. Car Riders Please note the following about car riders:

• The drop-off and pick-up zone for all car riders is in the front of the building. Students may be dropped off in morning at the front doors and picked up in the afternoons in the same area.

• Dismissal: Cones will be placed in locations that you may pick up students in front of the building. Cars should pull to the first/next available cone to pick up students following the directions of the adults and/or safety patrol students.

• Parents are asked to stay in the car rider line at all times. For the safety of the children, please do not pull around cars in front of you to advance your place in the car rider line.

• Please have your car rider number hanging from your rearview mirror so that we can clearly identify you.

• When the parents/guardians in the cars in the loading zone have picked up their children, they are allowed to leave, following the cars in front of you.

• If your car is in the loading zone, stay in your car. It is not fair to block the loading zone for others.


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Academic Expectations

Components of Academic Grades Teachers will use a balanced approach by using three grading categories (Engagement, Progression, and Mastery) to determine grades. Academic grades are based on standards and reflect what the student knows and is able to do. Each of the three categories must be represented, and each category must include at least two components. Each component used must include multiple (two or more) grades/assignments. Participation points are not attendance points, and academic grades are not reduced as punishment for misconduct. Categories of Academic Grades (must include all three)

Component for Each Category (Examples include, but are not limited to, the following.)

Student Engagement With Standards shall count for no more than 20% of the total academic grade

Participation, group work, class discussion, journals/logs/notebooks, projects, teacher observation, student reflection, or other measures of student interaction (must include two or more)

Student Progression Toward Standards shall count for no more than 30% of the total academic grade

Problem solving, class assignments, quizzes, anecdotal records, student self-assessment, or other measures of student progress (must include two or more)

Student Mastery of Standards shall count for no more than 70% of the total academic grade

Tests/Proficiency assessments, performance as-sessments, presentations, or other measures of student mastery (must include two or more)

• Teachers must use all three categories listed above when setting up categories in their

gradebook in Infinite Campus or other electronic gradebook. • No one assignment can count for more than one-third of an entire category (i.e.

Engagement, Progression, and Mastery). Explanation of Academic Grades Primary Program

Student progress is reported using the following performance codes: O Outstanding—work is consistently above grade-level expectations/standards. S Satisfactory—work meets grade-level expectations/standards. NI Needs Improvement—improvement is needed to meet grade-level expectations/standards. U Unsatisfactory—work does not meet grade-level expectations/standards. N/A Not Applicable—not taught this nine weeks


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Intermediate Program (Grades Four–Five) A Above Standards..........................................................90–100%

B Meets Standards.............................................................80–89% C Approaching Standards..................................................75–79% D Below Standards..............................................................70–74% U Substantially Below Standards....................................Below 70%

Practical Living, Arts and Humanities, Art, Music, and Other Related Arts (Primary–Grade Five)

O Outstanding—work is consistently above grade-level expectations/standards. S Satisfactory—work meets grade-level expectations/standards. NI Needs Improvement—improvement is needed to meet grade-level

expectations/standards. U Unsatisfactory—work does not meet grade-level expectations/standards. N/A Not Applicable: not taught this nine weeks

Explanation of Process Codes Primary and Intermediate

4 Consistently and independently 3 Frequently 2 Sometimes 1 Rarely

Standards-Based Grading

The following conversion chart should be used to connect the standards-based grading scale to the JCPS grading scale:

Letter Grade

Standard-Based Grading Mark

Grading Scale Performance Description

A 4 90-100 Above Standard B 3 80-89 Meets Standard C 2 75-79 Approaching Standard D 1 70-74 Below Standard U - Below 70 Substantially Below

Standard School Activities


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Wellington offers a host of activities in which students may participate. Some activities are co-curricular (offered as part of the

school day), while others are extracurricular (offered after school hours). Academic Programs/Health and Fitness Magnet Program

• Extended School Services (ESS) • Reading Recovery • Science Modules • Book Club • Student Technology Leadership

Program (STLP) • Computer Technology

• Quick Recall • Primary Talent Pool • Computer Lab • Fitness Lab • Career Days/Career Clubs

Extracurricular Activities

• Extended School Service (ESS) • Seven Counties School-Based

Counseling • Parenting Classes (through FRC) • Family Learning Nights • Basketball • Chess • Flag Football • Volleyball

• STLP • Track • Healthy Cooking Club • Health and Fitness Program

Offerings • Student Council

Co-curricular Offerings

• Safety Patrol • Field Day • Health Promotions

• School TV Telecast (student anchors, technicians, and camera operators)

Community Involvement

• Every1Reads • LG&E • Humana • New Roots • Oxmoor Farms • YMCA • Stage One • Blue Apple Players • Louisville Ballet • Louisville Orchestra

• First Tee Louisville, Shawnee • Tim Horton Foundation • Bill Spinner & Schardein

Mechanical Company • PTA Clothes Closet • Cane Run Business Association • Kentucky Shakespeare • Junior Achievement

Bus Riding Regulations


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Students transported to school by bus must obey the rules and regulations set forth in the procedures approved by JCPS. Please

refer to the following information: Conduct on the School Bus Conduct on buses must be in accordance with good safety practices. Students will observe the following rules:

• Go directly to the assigned area as buses arrive at school. • Remain in seat at all times. • Speak in a conversational tone of voice. • Keep hands, head, and feet inside the bus at all times. • Refrain from throwing objects inside the bus or from the bus. • Respect and follow the directions of the bus driver at all times. • Walk to and from the bus; do not run after the bus at any time.

Misconduct on the School Bus Drivers deal with misconduct on the bus in several ways prior to referring the child to the principal or principal designee, for discipline. When a referral becomes necessary, the drivers submit a report to the principal on a special form. Each time your child is written up by a driver for misconduct, you should receive a copy of the Referral Form. Please be assured that each student will be dealt with in a fair and just manner. The principal, or principal designee, will make the final determination about bus discipline according to our bus discipline plan. Please note the following regarding bus suspensions:

• When a student is suspended from the bus, he or she may not ride any public school bus for the duration of the suspension.

• Parents/Guardians are responsible for transporting the student to and from school. • Suspensions from the bus are not suspensions from school. • If misconduct continues after the short suspension, the student is suspended from

the bus until the problem has been resolved.

Parent Visits


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We encourage parents to visit the school. All guests are asked to check in at the office first. Parents who wish to visit classrooms must obtain a Visitor’s Pass from the front office. Please adhere to

the SBDM-approved parent visitation policy highlighted below. SBDM-Approved Parent Visitation Policy All parent observations must be scheduled and mutually agreed upon by the teacher and parent. The length, frequency and duration of visits shall not be invasive or disruptive to the privacy, safety and learning of other students in the class.

1. Current parents are welcome to visit/observe individual classrooms at Wellington Elementary for 30 minutes to an hour. This observation time is limited in each classroom in order to decrease distractions for the children in the classroom. A child may have several teachers for various subjects. A parent may visit for 30 to 60 minutes in each of the classrooms in which his or her child is taught.

2. If a parent wishes to stay in the room for more than an hour, then, with the

teacher’s approval, he or she may continue to stay and volunteer in the classroom to help with activities designated by the classroom teacher such as tutoring children in reading, math, spelling, social studies, science, conferencing with children on writing pieces, or working with a child/children on a project, etc.

3. Since our first priority is the education of all Wellington students, parents should not approach the teachers with questions while they are instructing or working with students. The teachers may approach the parents if they have time available to conference.

4. Parents should respect the teachers’ and other students’ workspace by not going

through the papers, notebooks and/or plan books on their desks or other work areas. A parent may look at his or her own child’s work only.

5. Parents are not to bring smaller siblings to the classroom to minimize disruption

during instructional time.

School Closings School closings due to inclement weather are announced on major TV and radio stations. It is important to note that in the event of an early dismissal from school due to weather, students will follow their normal dismissal routine unless we receive other directions from parents. Holidays and other JCPS non-student contract days are published on the official JCPS calendar which can be found on the JCPS web site at www.jcpsky.com.


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Thank you for choosing Wellington Elementary and

becoming part of our family!

We look forward to serving YOU!

Brandi Carney, Principal De’Nay Speaks, Assistant Principal

Jessi Dutschke, Counselor Tom Causey, FRC Coordinator


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Wellington Elementary School Acknowledgment Form

Please read and sign below. Return this form to school with your child.

_____ I have received the Wellington Elementary School Parent and Student Handbook and have read the information with my child. Student’s Name/Signature:______________________________________________ Parent’s/Guardian’s Signature:__________________________________________ Homeroom Teacher:___________________________________ Date____________

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