BES MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of
BES is to create a learning environment in which students function at their
greatest individual potential and become cooperative, productive members of
society.
Beloit
Expects
Success
The Beloit USD 273, Beloit, Kansas, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or handicap in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities. If you have questions regarding the above, please contact: Dr. Joseph Harrison, 2020 N. Independence Ave., Beloit, Kansas 67420, phone number - 785-738-3261 (Title IX Coordinator).
The Beloit
Elementary School is fully accredited in compliance with the requirements set
up by the State Department of Education, State of Kansas. Beloit Elementary School is working on the
third cycle of the state accreditation process.
Unified School
District No. 273 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national
origin, sex, or handicap under the provisions of Title VI, Title IX, and
Section 504. In addition, all
vocational opportunities are offered without regard to race, color, national
origin, sex, handicap or age.
Anyone feeling that his/her rights, as designated above, have been violated should contact the Superintendent of Schools, 2020 N. Independence Ave., Beloit, Kansas, (785) 738-3261.
The following persons will actively
support the public schools and will accept accountability for the growth of
students: Parents and patrons of USD
273, their representatives on the school board, the superintendent of schools,
administrators, building level teachers, and support personnel. The students will be accountable for taking
advantage of opportunities and experiences in education provided by USD
273. Parents will be accountable for
encouraging and supporting the student and school in this process.
BUILDING GOALS 2008-2009
Reading - Students will improve reading skills across the curriculum, with the focus on achieving proficiency as defined by the Kansas Reading Standards.
Mathematics - All students will demonstrate, in academic and allied situations, a high level of mastery of essential math skills, with a focus on achieving proficiency as defined by the Kansas Mathematics Standards.
Social Studies - All students will demonstrate improved history, government, economics, and geography skills across the curriculum, with a focus on achieving proficiency as defined by the Kansas History Standards.
Science - All students will demonstrate improved science skills across the curriculum, with a focus on achieving proficiency as defined by the Kansas Science Standards.
The classroom teacher will analyze a variety of information (grades, Dibels assessment, State assessment, map, attendance, behavior, etc.) and present this to RTI. The members of the RTI team, which will include but not be all-inclusive to, the original RTI team, parents, and other teachers working with the student, school psychologist and principal. At this point, the parents and teacher will be aware of the concerns of the student and the possible recommendation of retention. This team will make the decision for retention of the student. The team will gather the information to make the decision for the best interest of the student.
CANCELLATION
OF SCHOOL/BAD WEATHER
If it necessary to either dismiss school early or not have
school because of bad weather, parents and students will be informed by the
following radio stations:
KVSV – 105.5 FM & 1190 AM – Beloit
KDNS – 94.1 FM – Glen Elder
KNCK – 1390 – Concordia
KSAL – 1150 – Salina
If no announcement is made
prior to 7:30 a.m., school will be in session as usual. If
the weather becomes severe during the school day and school is to be dismissed
early, an announcement will be made one hour in advance of dismissal time over
the same stations.
SCHOOL CALENDAR 2007-2008
Teacher's Report: August 13, 2008
First Day of School: August 18, 2008
School Holidays:
Labor Day: September 1, 2008
Veteran's Day: November 11, 2008
Thanksgiving Vacation: November 26-28, 2008
Christmas Vacation: December 22-January 2, 2009
No School: January 23, 2009
President's Day: February 16, 2009
Easter Vacation: April 10-13, 2009
In-Service/Work Days:
New Teacher Orientation: August 11-12, 2008
In-Service Days: August 13-14, 2008
Teacher Work Day: August 15, 2008
Bldg. Mtg./In-Service: September 29, 2008
Bldg. Mtg./In-Service: December 8, 2008
In-Service/Work Day: January 19, 2009
Work Day/Beloit Relays: May 1, 2009
Parent/Teacher Conferences:
October 16 & 17, 2008
February 12 & 13, 2009
Last Day of School: May 20, 2009
Last Day for Teachers: May 21, 2009
Nine-Week Periods:
1st Nine Weeks: August 18 - October 10
2nd Nine Weeks: October 13 - December 19
3rd Nine Weeks: January 5 - March 6
4th Nine Weeks: March 9 - May 20
Educators, parents and community leaders have concerns about all students experiencing learning and behavior problems. Although classroom teachers can and do meet the needs of many students, there are situations where teachers need assistance. The goal at Beloit Elementary School is to expand the use of various resources and expertise in the school and community to address student needs. School personnel and parents of students may make requests for assistance. For further information concerning the Student Improvement Team process, please contact the Beloit Elementary School Office.
BELOIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CONDUCT SYSTEM
Goal: To provide a
framework for students to practice responsible self-discipline.
It is our
belief that the BES conduct system will help students become responsible,
self-disciplined young adults. We
believe that a safe and orderly environment provides an atmosphere that is
conducive to learning; one which enables students to maximize their individual
potential and succeed as lifelong learners
1.
BES will be using a card system. The type of card used varies from primary to intermediate grades.
2.
The 3rd through 6th grade students will be using
their planner regularly for a communication device for parents/ teachers and a
pass to leave the classroom to go to other locations in the school. Teachers will check student planners
periodically.
3.
Accumulation of warnings on the conduct card for minor
violations will result in the following:
(Primary Level - K-3rd)
1st infraction - Warning
2nd infraction - Time off recess
3rd infraction - Whole recess/parent contact
4th infraction –
Parent conference – one day in-school suspension (2nd & 3rd
grades only)
(Intermediate Level - 4th-6th)
1st infraction - Warning
2nd infraction - Miss recess
3rd infraction - Half hour after/before school detention
4th infraction - Office visit – parent conference (administrator, counselor, teacher, parent)
(Documentation
will be sent to the principal on the 4th infraction)
1st office visit -
Principal and/or student will call parents.
For
4th-6th grade students - 2 hours Saturday school.
2nd office visit - For 4th-6th grade students - 4 hours Saturday school.
3rd office visit - In-school suspension (ISS) and
parent contact. After the 3rd office
visit - the student’s information will be received through RTI (Response To
Intervention). The team will devise a
behavior plan.
4th office visit - Out of school suspension (OSS)
and parent conference.
(Consequences – 4th-6th)
In most cases, consequences for major violations
will occur according to the following levels:
1st major violation - Detention to expulsion hearing.
2nd major violation – 4 hours Saturday school. RTI (Response To Intervention could devise a
behavior plan).
3rd major violation - OSS to expulsion hearing. Out of school suspension (OSS) and parent conference.
It is to be noted that some students, because of
special needs, may have Individual Behavior Plans. Modifications to this plan should be noted in the child’s IEP
or 504 plan as necessary.
Minor violations include, but are not
limited to:
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Littering
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Noise in the halls
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Inappropriate items/language
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Disrespect to staff/students
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Not having homework completed
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Inappropriate behavior in bathrooms
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Failure to serve a detention
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Not prepared for class
§ Not being truthful
Lunchroom problems
THIS IS NOT AN ALL-INCLUSIVE LIST. ACTIONS NOT LISTED ABOVE WILL BE HANDLED
BY THE ADMINISTRATION AS DEEMED NECESSARY.
Major
violations will be taken care of by administration.
Major
violations include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Theft
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Alcohol/drug, tobacco use/possession of paraphernalia
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Vandalism
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Truancy
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Forgery
§
Threatening Behavior to staff/students
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Fighting
§
Cheating
§
Profanity/obscene gestures
§
Bomb threat/false fire alarm
§
Harassment
§
Refusal to follow instructions of authority/insubordination
§
Weapons (described in the Board Policy)
§ Misuse of the Internet/sending inappropriate e-mail/going to unacceptable areas on the Internet
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THIS IS NOT AN ALL-INCLUSIVE LIST. ADMINISTRATION HAS THE RIGHT TO ADJUST CONSEQUENCES IF NECESSARY. ACTIONS NOT LISTED ABOVE WILL BE HANDLED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AS DEEMED NECESSARY.
A planner
will travel to each special class. The
special class teacher will date and document problem's) that are transferred to
cards by the classroom teacher.
Students could
stay in from recess for missed homework.
If the homework is still not complete, teachers will contact parents to
request their child stay before or after school to finish work.
SATURDAY
SCHOOL
Procedure
for Saturday School
1. Saturday
school will be held on Saturday’s from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
2. All
assignments will be prepared for and delivered by the Saturday supervisor. Students will be allowed to retrieve needed
materials from their classrooms at 7:55 a.m.
Students will not be dismissed to go to their classroom, nor to any
other room to do make up work or time.
3. Students
are required to stay busy with legitimate schoolwork the entire time.
4. Absolutely
no disruptions will be tolerated. Any
lack of cooperation, rudeness, sleeping, failure to work, horseplay, or
violation of any Saturday school policy will result in removal from the
session.
5. Supervisors
need not ask the student to correct his/her conduct. Students may be dismissed without prior warning, consequently,
students must observe all guidelines from the start of the session.
6. If a
student is removed from the Saturday school session due to inappropriate
behavior, as described above, the student will have at least one additional
Saturday school to serve as a result of the removal.
7. Breaks
will be taken at fifty-five minutes past each hour for restroom and drink use.
The lunchroom
discipline procedure states that the student will be given two warnings for
his/her behavior. On the third offense,
the student will be removed from the lunchroom. Once removed from the lunchroom, that student will serve a
30-minute detention the following school day.
There will be a sheet for the parent to sign and the student to bring
back the following school day. This
sheet will explain why the student was removed from the lunchroom. 4th-6th grade students
will receive 1 hour of Saturday school.
Student's) may be moved to other areas of the lunchroom after the first warning to prevent future problems in the lunchroom for that day. This will not count for a detention. If the student's) refuses to move to the new location, they will be removed from the lunchroom and it will count for a detention the following day.
If a
student goes to a doctor appointment, the office needs a copy of the doctor’s
note and it will then be filed with the school nurse.
All notes from home to inform the school of an absence or a future
absence, must be brought to the office and given to our secretary to record. The
office will then notify the teacher of the absence. Parents
are expected to notify the school by a phone call or note for any absence of
their child. Also, the parent needs to
call each day that their child is ill if the child is ill multiple days in a
row.
If parents know
that their child is going take a family vacation during school time, the
student is responsible for making up the work before he/she leaves for the
vacation.
When your child returns to school after his/her absence, he/she will need to report to the office for an admittance slip before they go to class. This will also help us keep track and have notice of why a student was absent. Many times students are gone and we get no note or phone call and the parent doesn’t have a home phone and we don’t know where they work. By having the student report to the office before going to the classroom, we will be able to know which students have unexcused absences and need a note sent to their parents. Students must be at school no later than 11:45 A.M. through the end of the day in order to participate in programs, etc. unless approved by the principal.
The following procedures shall be used in determining truancy in USD 273 (reference from Kansas Statutes Annotated KSA 72-111 and KSA 72-1113):
1. Whenever a child is required by law to attend school and such child is not enrolled in school such child is truant.
2. A student is truant from school if he/she is unable to provide a bona fide parental excuse. If a student is absent from school (without a valid excuse) for three consecutive days, five or more days in a semester, or students who are absent for significant part of school day (three hours past the start of school). The student shall be reported to the county attorney (if student is over 13) or Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS) (if student is under 13).
3. A valid excused absence is parental consent for absence from school for the following reasons
*Illness
*Funeral of family member
*Doctor's appointment
*Attendance at school approved and/or related subject
*Other reasons, which in the judgment of the principal, are reasonable and necessary
*The principal in consultation with the school nurse will determine exceptions
Please have children here on time.
Children are tardy when not in their rooms by 8:05 a.m.
Multiple
tardies could result in detentions.
We believe
your child’s attendance is very important for their success in school. We also believe it is important for your
child’s safety that parents and the school know where your child is during
school hours. The law mandates that we
enforce our attendance policy. We
appreciate your support in improving and enforcing our attendance policy.
1.
All morning students should be arriving at school by 8:00.
2.
Children are considered late to school if not in their
classroom by 8:05.
3.
All afternoon children should arrive between 12:20 and
12:25.
4.
Parents are asked to call the school by 8:30 a.m. if your
child is ill. We will call parents if a student is absent and we haven't
received a phone call by 9:00 A.M.
5.
Parents, please do not allow your child to miss school
unless sick. The average child misses
no more than 5 -10 days of school. Children missing more than 5 -10 days of
school could be asked to provide verification by a doctor.
6.
When the school suspects poor attendance, the
administration will make a home visit and call the appropriate authorities.
LEAVING
SCHOOL DURING THE DAY
1.
Students are counted absent for a half-day when they are 60
minutes late or if they leave with more than 60 minutes remaining in the
day.
2. Students leaving the building early must sign out, and if they return must sign in.
3.
The main, east door will be unlocked during the school day.
ARRIVAL TIMES - BREAKFAST & LUNCH TIMES -
DEPARTURE TIMES
1.
7:40 Students may enter the building (using the north doors
or east main entrance doors) for breakfast or for just waiting in the
multi-purpose room for the 8:00 bell. Students
should not use other doors to enter the building until the 8:00 bell has rung. Breakfast is served from 7:40 A.M. - 8:00
A.M., unless a bus is late and then those students still have the opportunity to
eat.
2.
8:00 Students are allowed to go to their rooms.
3.
8:05 Students are considered late if not in their room by
this time.
4.
11:05 is dismissal time for A.M. Pre-School
5.
Lunch Schedule:
11:00 - 11:31 Kindergarten
11:10 - 11:41 First Grade
11:20 - 11:51 Second Grade
11:30 - 11:58 Third Grade
11:40 - 12:11 Fourth Grade
11:50 - 12:21 Fifth Grade
12:00 - 12:31 Sixth Grade
6.
12:20 to 12:25
Pre-School students may enter their classroom for the
afternoon session.
7. 3:25 is our regular dismissal time for all students.
BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL PLAYGROUND RULES
1. When children arrive they have a choice of waiting outside for the 8:00 bell or coming in to the multi-purpose room at 7:40. Preschool through 1st grade children need to come in the building as soon as they arrive at school and wait in the multi-purpose room until the 8:00 bell.
2.
Children choosing to wait outside are to be standing and
talking in an orderly and respectful way to each other. Children are only allowed to wait in front of
the school before classes begin.
3.
No games are to be played, chasing or playing tag or
equipment used before school, as there is no adult supervision present.
4.
Bikes should be parked in the rack as soon as they arrive at
school. It is recommended that bikes are locked as the school in not
responsible for stolen bikes.
5.
No games are to be played or equipment used after school until
3:45.
1.
Do the right thing.
Use common sense and above all respect everyone in this building. This is really the only rule we should
need. The others that are listed are
just for further clarification.
2.
No talking in halls when going to and from lunch or special
classes.
3.
No gum or candy at school except during a party. When teachers make exceptions in their room
for an occasional treat, students only have that extended privilege when they
are in their homeroom.
4.
Be responsible for your actions. Know what is appropriate behavior. Have respect for your
classmates, schoolmates & staff in our building.
5.
Students and/or their parents are responsible to pay for
any damage to school property. This
includes such things as textbooks, desks and chairs. ANY school property.
6. Bus riders must follow the rules of the driver. The school will support the driver and remove students causing constant or dangerous problems.
Student attitude is a critical factor in a learning situation. Appearance is an indicator of student attitude and guidelines regarding student appearance are the purpose of this policy.
It is the responsibility of the parents to see that their children are suitably dressed for school attendance. Clothing should allow the student to function without interfering or disrupting the education of other students. If a students' mode of dress or personal grooming habits are disruptive to the educational process, steps will be taken to eliminate the source of the disruption. The following standards will be established.
1. Clothing that is revealing is inappropriate (This includes mesh shirts, halter tops, muscle shirts, bare midriff shirts, very short or tight skirts).
2. Clothing with a drug, alcohol, or violence theme and/or objectionable language or graphics is inappropriate.
3. Shoes must be worn at all times. Each child should have tennis shoes for playing in the gym.
4. Caps, stocking caps, hats or sunglasses are not to be worn in the building.
5. Pants, shorts, overalls or sweats must be worn at the waist. "Sagging and Bagging" is not permitted.
6. Clothing that has straps or suspenders must be fastened over both shoulders.
7. Shorts may be worn. Shorts that are too short, tight, cut up the side or distracting in any way are not to be worn. Spandex shorts may only be worn under another pair of shorts. Walking length shorts are suggested.
8. Students need to report to school in the clothes that are to be worn all day. Only in the case of an emergency, will a students be allowed to change his/her clothing during the school day.
It is the intention of Beloit Elementary
School to provide access for students and staff to state-of-the-art computer
technology, electronic mail and the World Wide Web via the Internet. All users must share the responsibility for
seeing that these facilities are used in an effective, efficient, ethical and
lawful manner. It is expected that all
students will comply with this policy.
Users are responsible for adhering to the
following guidelines:
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Users will respect the integrity of the computer and
network system. The computer systems
are set up by the system administrator and are not to be altered in any way.
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Users will display appropriate conduct and observe the rules
of “Netiquette”. Users will respect
the rights and privacy of others and not gain unauthorized access to resources
of others or vandalize the data of another person or entity.
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E-mail messages sent to others must be signed by the sender
and must use appropriate language, which is not abusive, profane or
offensive. E-mail will not be used to
distribute hate mail, make discriminatory remarks or exhibit antisocial
behavior.
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Users will respect the legal protection provided by
copyright license to program, books, data, articles, photography, artwork, etc.
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The Internet will be used in support of education and
research consistent with the policies of the District including assessing,
saving, or using only appropriate language, graphics or text. Users agree not to access/transmit
materials, which are obscene/pornographic, terroristic or considered offensive.
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The computer network/Internet will be used only for lawful
and school-related purposes. Use of the
computer network/Internet for illegal activities, commercial purposes, posting
anonymous messages or advertising is strictly prohibited.
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The computer network/Internet is not be used for “chat”
areas and gaming zones.
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The users agree to the following equipment/lab guidelines:
Adhere to general printing and file-saving instructions;
use equipment with care and keep the lab/computer area clean and orderly; use
only software which has been assigned by staff; report equipment or software
problems to a staff member; leave all computer materials and equipment in the
lab/computer area; and, keep all food and drinks out of the lab/computer area.
During enrollment, the library will
have an Acceptable Use Agreement, which must be read and signed by all students
and their parent or guardians prior to utilization of the networked system by
the students. The agreement will spell
out the students’ responsibilities as detailed in this section.
1.
Children are encouraged to use crosswalks, which are
provided for their safety by the city.
2.
At the end of the school day, children are asked to walk
their bikes to the crosswalks, not ride their bikes when others are walking on
the sidewalk, not ride bikes on the sidewalks near the pre-school, and not ride
their bikes on the north side of the building until the buses are out of the
parking lot.