PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK 2019 2020
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PARENT/STUDENT HANDBOOK
2019 - 20202019-2020 District Calendar
August 6 Classes begin
27 Early release for teacher professional development
September 2 Labor Day recess
30 K-12 recess
October 8 First quarter / Grading period ends
9-11 K-12 recess
22 Early release for teacher professional development
28-31 K-8 parent conference week
30-31 K-8 early dismissal
November 1 K-8 recess
8 High school early dismissal
11 Veterans Day recess
27-29 Thanksgiving recess
December 3 Early release for teacher professional development
18-19 High school exams / High school early dismissal
20 9-12 recess / Semester ends
23-Jan. 3 Winter break
January 6 Classes resume
14 Early release for teacher professional development
20 MLK / Civil Right Day recess
27-31 K-8 parent conference week
30-31 K-8 early dismissal
February 4 Early release for teacher professional development
14 High school early dismissal
17 Presidents Day recess
March 13 Third quarter / Grading period ends
16-20 Spring break
April 7 Early release for teacher professional development
10 K-12 recess
May 20 High school early dismissal
21 Last day of classes / K-12 early dismissal / High school commencement
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Area Helpful Own Actions Wise Choices Love Safety First
Learning
Bathrooms *Only use when *Keep bathrooms *Honor privacy *Show what you *Hands and feet to self
Level 1 Voice necessary clean *Get in and out have learned *Walking feet
quickly
*Use toilets and
sinks correctly
Bus *Use kind words *Keep track of all *Follow driver *Show what you *Hands and feet to self
Level 2 Voice belongings directions have learned *Stay in seat
*Keep bus clean *Keep aisles clear
Classrooms and *Use appropriate *Follow directions *Stay on task *Give best effort *Hands and feet to self
Assemblies voice level *Be prepared for *Use time wisely *Complete
*Use kind words class and learning *Be an active assignments
Level 0-3 Voice *Celebrate others listener *Be an engaged
learner
Cafeteria *Wait in line calmly *Keep area clean *Eat your own *Show what you *Stay seated
Level 3 Voice *Use bathroom signs *Throw away all food have learned *Keep hands and feet to
*Use kind words and trash *Make healthy self
a Level 3 Voice *Show Quiet Huskies choices *Walking feet in the
expectations quickly *Use time to eat cafeteria and to
playground
Hallways *Walk on right side *Report to *Level 0 Voice *Enjoy projects *Hands and feet to self
Level 0 Voice destination quickly and artwork with *Single-file line
eyes only *Facing forward
*Show what you *Walking feet
have learned
Playground *Return playground *Play by the rules *Problem solve *Show what you * Hands and feet to self
Level 4 Voice equipment to bin and by talking, have learned
line up quickly *Keep playground walking away or *Leave rocks, sand and
clean asking for help. other items on ground
*Celebrate others
*Share *Run only on field or
*Wait calmly for equipment basketball court.
teacher with a Level
3 voice. *Use good
sportsmanship
Arrival *Be on time *Keep track of *Walk to line up *Show what you *Hands and feet to self
Level 3 Voice *Use correct gates belongings have learned *Walking feet
*Drop off backpack
and go to field
Dismissal *Use correct gates *Take home *Go straight to *Show what you *Hands and feet to self
Level 3 Voice homework and all destination (flow have learned *Walking feet
needed items zone, bus, vans,
etc.)OUR VALUES: Riders assume risk for any liability for
1) Foster Creativity injury.
2) High Academic Achievement BIRTHDAYS:
3) Warm and Active Community Treats may be dropped off in the
4) Engaging Classroom Experience morning in the front office. They will be
5) Nourish Positive Relationships delivered to the classroom at the time the
6) Celebrate Every Child teacher determines. Only store bought
treats are allowed and healthy snacks are
ARRIVAL on CAMPUS & PICKUP: always recommended. Balloons, guests,
Students should not arrive on campus and gifts are not allowed in the classroom
before 8:15 AM, as there is no adult as it causes distractions. Party invitations
supervision prior to this time. All students should not be distributed at school.
are expected to be picked up from school
by 3:15 PM, unless they are enrolled in an BUS STUDENTS:
after school program or enrichment class. Bus service is provided for kindergarten
The school and district are not liable for students living outside a half-mile radius
any students who are on campus before and students in first through sixth grade
8:15 AM or after 3:15 PM, unless the living outside a one-mile radius. Students
student is enrolled in an extended day living inside the one-mile marker may ride
program. the bus if there is available space and the
driver approves. All students are expected
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS to follow the bus behavior and safety rules
Hidden Hills Main: 602-449-3100 outlined in the Behavior Matrix. Failure to
Attendance Line: 602-449-3101 follow the rules may result in loss of
Nurse: 602-449-3103 privileges.
Teacher Voicelink: 602-449-5465
*Voicelink code found on Monday Folder CELL PHONE POLICY/Watches that
function as cell phone/
ATTENDANCE / TARDY: electronics
Please call 602-449-3101 on the day of The school does not recommend that
an absence. A requirement of the Health students in elementary schools have cell
Department is to record your child’s phones in their possession during school
symptoms. For this reason, please include hours. If parents feel it is necessary for
your child’s name, the teacher’s name and their child to have a cell phone with them,
identify your child’s symptoms and reason the cell phone MUST be turned off and
for absence on the attendance line. placed in the student’s backpack
Students arriving after 8:45 AM are during the day. If the child is using the
considered tardy. Students absent three or phone during the school day, or if the cell
more days in a row may be required to phone disrupts the classroom, the child will
provide documentation from a doctor. call the parent to have the phone picked
up. The school will not be liable for any
BIKES/SCOOTERS/SKATEBOARDS: lost, damaged or stolen cell phones.
Students may ride bikes, skateboards and
scooters in the fourth through sixth DRESS CODE:
grade only. Bikes, skateboards and Students must dress appropriately at all
scooters should be stored and locked in times. Clothing should not be worn that is
the bike rack during the school day. Bikes, hazardous to the health and safety of
skateboards and scooters are NOT to be students or be disruptive to the
ridden on the sidewalks or on campus. The learning environment.
school strongly suggests helmets be worn • Hair color should be appropriate
by all bike, skateboard and scooter riders. and not interfere or disrupt the
The school is not liable for any lost, learning environment.
damaged or stolen items.• Footwear must be worn at all times. need not be used for grading purposes, but
Sandals should have a heel strap every assignment is expected to be
and have less than a one-inch heel completed and turned in to the
but are not recommended. Platform teacher.
shoes, flip-flops, and heels will not
be permitted on campus at any time. The development of appropriate study
Tennis shoes are highly skills is essential to each child’s success in
recommended and required for school.
P.E.
• All shirts must cover the midriff and MAKEUP WORK POLICY:
must have a strap that is wider than Students are required to makeup class-
one-inch (two fingers wide), arm work and homework missed due to
holes must be normal size and absences. The student is given one day for
undergarments must not be visible. each day absent. For example, if a child is
• Shorts must be an appropriate absent three school days, they have three
length so that no other body parts days to complete their classwork and
are showing when bending over or homework. Students and/or parents
walking. are responsible for contacting the
• Hats may be worn at recess, but not teachers for the makeup work. Tests
in the building. and projects will be made up at the
• Any clothing advertising alcohol, teacher’s convenience.
drugs, tobacco, firearms,
violence, inappropriate language MEDICATION:
are not permitted. Law prohibits the nurse from dispensing
• The administration has all final any medication at school without a written
decision on all dress code order from the physician. Your doctor may
policies. fill out a form, which will allow the nurse to
administer the medicine to the student. All
Exceptions to dress code can be for medications must be in their original
religious or health reasons. All requests container, whether it is prescription or over
for dress code exceptions must be the counter medication. The medication
submitted in writing to the school must include the name of the medication,
principal. the amount of dosage, the time the
medication is to be administered and the
HOMEWORK POLICY: purpose of the medication. PLEASE ASK
While recognizing that each student has THE NURSE CONCERNING ANY
individual needs, homework plays an QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT
important part in the educational process. MEDICATIONS.
Benefits include the development of
All medication must be taken by an
responsibility, the opportunity for drill and
adult immediately to the nurse when a
practice and the development of higher
student arrives on campus! Teachers
level thinking skills. The amount of time
are not permitted to keep or administer
expected for homework assignments may
medication and no students may carry
vary by grade level and individuals.
medication to administer to themselves or
others.
Each homework assignment addresses a
specific purpose that is consistent with
ILL STUDENTS:
ongoing activities of the class. Homework
All students who do not feel well MUST go
is directly related to upcoming activities,
through the nurse’s office and be
reinforcement or enrichment of classroom
evaluated. The nurse will contact parents
learning experiences. Every assignment
if she feels it is medically appropriate.STUDENTS ARE NEVER TO CALL Facebook, YouTube or other such
PARENTS ABOUT BEING ILL WITHOUT public sites may result in the loss of
SEEING THE NURSE FIRST. technology privileges, as well as other
disciplinary actions. Parents may be held
PTSA: PARENT TEACHER/STUDENT responsible for any misused technology
ASSOCIATION: that is damaged or lost.
Students and parents are encouraged to
join our award winning PTSA. This TEXTBOOKS:
organization is fundamental to providing All textbooks, library books and other
enriching programs for all of our students. materials are issued to the students free of
Please consider joining our PTSA and charge. Students are responsible for lost
become more involved in your child’s and damaged books and materials.
education! For more information regarding
membership and programs, please call the STUDENT TELEPHONE:
school office at 602-449-3100. Students do have access to a telephone for
emergencies during the school day; it is
SCHOOL HOURS: located in the front office. Phone calls to
Our first bell rings at 8:40 AM, at which individual students will not be put through
time students are to line-up and wait for to the classroom. A message will be taken
the teachers to pick them up. and delivered immediately to the student.
Announcements and the academic school
day begin promptly at 8:45 AM. No TEACHER CONTACT:
student is to enter the building prior to The most convenient way to contact
8:40 without a pass or a pass. Any teachers is through their e-mail.
student reporting to school after the Teachers may receive phone calls and/or
teacher has picked up their class will need messages during their scheduled prep time
to go to the office for a Tardy Slip. or lunch period, as well as before and after
school. Otherwise, you will be put through
At dismissal 3:15 PM, all student are to to their VoiceLink, which requires a code
leave the campus immediately unless they found on your students Monday folder You
are enrolled in an after school program. may also contact teachers via their email.
Students may not wait on campus for
others who may be staying late. VISITORS:
Visitors are always welcome! In
SCHOOL SAFETY: accordance with Arizona State Law, all
In the event of a crisis, the primary visitors must report to the front office
concerns are safety, first aide and security. and sign in before proceeding on campus.
All students and staff members must have
a clear understanding of what is expected VOLUNTEERS / CHAPERONES:
of them and act accordingly. Every crisis In order to provide a safe environment for
will be taken seriously. As part of our all students, ALL volunteers must have a
preparation plan, fire drills and practice completed and approved volunteer
lockdowns will be held during the school registration form on file PRIOR to
year to ensure safety of the students. volunteering on campus and/or field trips.
TECHNOLOGY: NEW VOLUNTEER FORMS MUST BE
The use of all technology will be COMPLETED EVERY YEAR
appropriate and school related. Students Volunteer: assists on campus or in
visiting inappropriate websites or misusing classrooms
technology may lose the ability to Chaperones: assist on campus, classroom
participate. Postings of school events AND may attend field trips
and/or students to websites such asHusky Pride Citizenship Program harassed. Harassment is generally defined,
The Husky Pride Citizenship program is a as making someone worry, feel tormented
school-wide program that focuses on the or troubled. Forms of harassment include:
positive attributes of the student’s sexual, ethnic or racial and religious.
behavior and restorative practices. Our Bullying is also considered harassment.
goal is to help students become good Hidden Hills has a Zero Tolerance policy for
decision makers in the area of self-control bullying. We encourage students to tell
and social relationships in a positive staff or a teacher right away if they
learning environment. Our expectations experience any forms of bullying- this
are that students will be good citizens on helps with investigation and quick
campus, during field trips, riding the bus resolution.
and when representing the school at any
function. CAFETERIA RULES:
To ensure a comfortable environment for
Our Husky Pride Cheer states our beliefs. everyone in the cafeteria, the expectations
are as follows:
As part of the Husky Pack: • Wait calmly in line
We are Helpful • Use kind words and level 0-3 Voice
We Own our Actions • Keep area clean-throw away all
We make Wise Choices trash
We Love Learning and • Eat your own food- no sharing
Safety Comes First • Make healthy choices
• Use time to eat
We are Howling with Pride! • Hands and feet to self
• Stay in seat with assigned class
The HOWLS behaviors are expectations for Students have 20 minutes to eat with
every area of our campus. Teachers and more time allowed if needed (40 minutes
staff are teaching and reinforcing our max).
students for exhibiting these positive
behaviors. One way we recognize them is PLAYGROUND RULES:
through a HOWL OUT. The HOWL Out The expectations matrix outlines the
cards are given to a student for following general rules for playground order and
the expectations. The HOWL Outs are safety, however there are additional rules
celebrated on the morning announcements to ensure safety:
and the top portion is kept for prize • There is no tackle or aggressive
drawings. football. Aggressive play will not be
tolerated.
Students who choose to not follow the • Students will use equipment in a
expectations will receive consequences safe and orderly fashion. This
commiserate with their behavior. There are includes: swings, balls, and
certain behaviors that will directly result in playground equipment
an office referral: • Running is only allowed on the field
• Continued disrespect or defiance and basketball courts.
• Harassment • Tag and other running games are
• Fighting, including “play fighting” not to be played near equipment.
• Destruction of property
• Possession, use or sale of dangerous
items including alcohol, tobacco,
illegal or dangerous drugs, weapons,
lighters, matches, firecrackers, etc.
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