GRADES 1-6:
Breakfast                                         8:00 to 8:30
Bell Rings                                         8:30
Classes Begin                                   8:35
Morning Recess                               10:00 - 10:15
Lunch and Lunch Recess (1-3)         11:45 - 12:35
Lunch and Lunch Recess (4-6)         11:55 - 12:45
Classrooms on each end of the building will rotate as to which room comes to lunch first
Afternoon recess is at the teacher's discretion.
Dismissal for walking students     3:00
Buses Load                                3:05

ENTERING THE BUILDING

Students may not enter the building during recess without permission from a teacher on duty or the classroom teacher.

When the bell rings, each student will proceed quickly and quietly to the classroom.

Students may not enter classrooms unless a teacher is present.

Students can help keep the building clean by wiping their feet on the mats in front of the doors.

Who Works AT Council Elementary School?   Superintendent           Murray Dalgleish   Principal                      Bonnie Thompson   Secretary                    Barbara Dixon   Bus Supervisor           Don Kesler      Custodian                    Marygrace Shelton   Cafeteria                     Emily Smith                                        Laurie Edwards Teaching Staff:    Kindergarten/                       Ruth Stoker    First Grade                           Glenda Harrington    Second Grade                       Rene Hollon    Third Grade                          Penny Lattimer    Fourth Grade                        Amy Shumway / Bonnie Thompson    Fifth Grade                           Jill Abshire    Sixth Grade                          Holly Pedrow    Music                                   Anita Burden    P.E.                                      Brad Huter    Title I                                   Bonnie Thompson                                                 Linda Barrett    Special Ed.                           Nina Trainor      Special Ed. Assistant          Myra Ritch    Library Assistant                Glenna Henderson      Speech Therapist                Cheryl Clayton

WHO HELPS KEEP THE SCHOOL GOING?

Council School District #13 Board of Trustees        Diane Davis        Wayne Freedman        Kevin Gray        Paul Clagg        Shannon Clagg           School Board meetings are the 2nd Monday of each month at 7 pm.. Everyone is invited. If you want to be on the agenda, notify the district clerk and file an application by the First Thursday of the month. These community volunteers make difficult decisions and would welcome your attendance and participation at these monthly meetings.

Parent-Teacher Association


* PTA general meetings will be held on the second Thursday of each month at the elementary school
   (times to be announced.)
* PTA plans several interesting events during the school year.
* Childcare is provided free of charge.

       Teacher appreciation is in May. The PTA always arranges something nice to express our appreciation to our excellent teachers and staff. If you would like to help or be a part of PTA, please call the school.

PTA DOES MANY GREAT THINGS FOR OUR KIDS!

DISCIPLINE
Discipline is the process of training a child so acceptable characteristics, traits and habits can be developed. At Council Elementary, we will discipline with dignity and courtesy. Parents and students are an integral part of our discipline plan. By having a consistent discipline policy, the goal of educating children can be most efficiently reached.

Idaho Code establishes in section 33-1224 the teacher's right to control students as follows:
"Powers and duties of teachers. - In the absence of any statute or rule or regulation of the Board of Trustees, any teacher employed by a school district shall have the right to direct how and when each pupil shall attend to his appropriate duties, and the manner in which a pupil shall demean himself while in attendance at the school. It is the duty of a teacher to carry out the rules and regulations of the Board of Trustees in controlling and maintaining discipline, and a teacher shall have the power to adopt any reasonable rule or regulation to control and maintain discipline in, and otherwise govern, the classroom, not inconsistent with any statute or rule or regulation of the Board of Trustees."

WE BELIEVE:


* that teachers have the right to teach and students have the right to an excellent learning environment.

* that parents and teachers should maintain open communication, mutual support, and constructive involvement.

* that parents have a responsibility to teach their children basic rules of decency.
* that all students are required to behave in a positive manner.
* that all students will attain a level of self-discipline that is motivated from within the student.

NO STUDENT SHALL INTERFERE IN THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROCESS, EITHER BY INTERFERING WITH ANOTHER STUDENT'S RIGHT TO LEARN OR BY PREVENTING A TEACHER FROM DOING HIS/HER JOB.

COUNCIL ELEMENTARY DISCIPLINE PLAN

Council Elementary has adopted six student rules. These rules will be memorized by all students and will express the clear expectations for behavior on the playground, in the classroom and the lunchroom. The Council Elementary rules state:   1. I will follow directions.   2. I will keep hands, feet, and objects to myself.   3. I will respect everyone. That means no fighting, name calling or teasing.   4. I will not encourage bullying. That means fighting, name calling or teasing.   5. I will talk quietly when i'm suppose to and listen when others are talking.   6. I will be prepared to learn. that means have all my materials and myself ready.

Consequences for breaking rules:

First Offense:(any rule)      Verbal warning, loss of 1 recess, note to parent

Second Offense: (any rule)     Loss of recess for 1 day, conference with teacher,
                                                Parent contacted by phone (if possible), by note (if not)

Third Offense: (any rule)     Loss of recess for 1 day, Detention, conference with teacher,
                                              principal, parent, and student at earliest opportunity
                                             (rules and consequences reviewed at this meeting)

Detention- will be served from 3:15-3:45 pm after notification to parents Students receiving more than three detentions will be subject to further conferences, possible suspension, and probably an individual behavior plan.

Serious Offenses: hitting, vulgarity, profanity, defiance and or insubordination to an adult, intimidation of other students, sexual harassment. Parents and the principal will be involved in the consequence.

NOTE: ANY STUDENT THAT HITS WITH THE INTENTION OF PHYSICAL HARM WILL AUTOMATICALLY SERVE OUT OF SCHOOL SUSPENSION EFFECTIVE AS SOON AS PARENTS CAN BE NOTIFIED. NO EXCEPTIONS.

DEFINITION OF SUSPENSION: Principals are empowered to suspend students up to five days. The student is removed from the school building (except "in-school" suspension) for the specified time period. Suspension is usually associated with behavior that is deemed detrimental to the health and welfare of the offender or other students, or behavior that interferes with the opportunity for others to learn. Students have the right to an informal hearing before being suspended.

          A second level of discipline includes offenses addressed by statute. These are primarily criminal offenses and there is little latitude in dealing with these matters. They include, but are not limited to:

          1.) Intentional malicious actions leading to harm or injury to another person or property.
                 (example: hitting someone with a rock or stick, poking someone with a needle)
          2.) Using, selling or possessing any harmful substances or materials such as: drugs, alcohol, tobacco, pornographic  materials, guns, knives, matches, firecrackers, bullets, etc.

First Offense:          Parent notification, student suspended pending school board action

Second Offense:        Student suspended, expulsion for the remainder of the school year may
                                    follow(See School Board Policy 4.19)

DRESS CODE

The Council District School Board Policy states that "students are expected to dress and groom themselves neatly in clothes that are suitable for school activities." It has been the practice at Council that students may wear shorts during the months of May and September. It is the position of our school that clothing will not become an issue and therefore we are sending home the guidelines which are to be followed for a successful year.

Shorts, if worn, shall be neat and appropriate(no cut-offs). They must be within 3 to 4 inches of the knee in length.

No tank tops, mesh (see through) materials, or tops leaving the belly exposed will be permitted. Boys are not to wear shirts without sleeves. These kinds of clothing are play clothes and are inappropriate for the school setting.

Ball caps may be worn at recess but will be removed as students enter the school building.

SCHOOL COMMUNITY RELATIONS
ARRIVING AT SCHOOL

If a student walks to school he/she may not arrive before 8:00, unless special arrangements have been made. Students arriving after 9:00 A.M. must be signed into school by the parent. Once a student arrives at school, he/she must stay at school unless parents give written permission to leave.

On cold and rainy days, the multi-purpose room will be open. There are two rules in the MPR, and they are to sit down and talk quietly.


BEING DISMISSED

          *Children who walk home from school must walk directly home and obey the safety patrols.
           **Children are not allowed to play outside on the playground, before going home or to go to the high school to catch the bus. For safety reasons, we ask the children to leave the playground area. There is no supervision after school.
          *Kindergarten students should be met by parents at the east end of the elementary school building unless they are riding the bus. Students must signal the teacher before leaving with the parent. Students must bring a note if they are to be released into the custody of anyone other than the parents or anytime there is a change in the person who is to pick up the child.

LEAVING SCHOOL

Students who leave the campus may leave ONLY after parents or an authorized person comes to the school office and signs them out.

Students planning to go to a friends' or relatives' home (different than the daily routine) need to bring a note to the teacher and/or the bus driver (when a bus is involved). Parents should also notify the office by phone when possible.

Students returning from a dentist or doctor's appointment must be signed back into school by the parent or authorized person.

If a student is moving to another school, parents are required to come to the school to check that student out before leaving the community.

If a student moves to a new location in the district, parents are requested to come in or call the school office with the change of address.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

The Council School District general student attendance policy states that students in grades 1-6 who do not attend school 90% or more during the school year will have their progress and promotion status reviewed by an attendance committee which will consist of the student's teacher, parent(s), and the school principal.

Elementary students who miss more than 18 days for the school year will have a progress/promotion recommendation made by the attendance review committee. The elementary committee will consider; (1) Reasons for the absences; (2) The amount of work which the student made up; (3) The student's attendance pattern in previous years; (4) Student's grades during the current and previous years; (5) Maturity level of the student and his/her readiness to be successful in the next grade level.

Recommendations of the Elementary Attendance Review Committee are to be noted on the report card of the student for that year.

ABSENCES
If a student is absent, A PARENT SHOULD CALL THE SCHOOL AT 253-4223 to notify the school of the absence and the reason for the absence.

TARDINESS
Late arrivals are very disruptive to classes already in session. Students are asked to be aware of class starting times and to be prompt. Students who are tardy repeatedly (4 or more times) will be referred to the principal. The principal will contact the parents to determine the necessary measures to correct the situation. Students who are tardy more than 6 times will lose morning recess for that day. A parent conference will be requested.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
All announcements and notices from the school will bear the Council Elementary Stamp of Approval. If it doesn't have the L'il Lumberjack on it, it has not been approved by the school.

CONFERENCES

The staff of our school wants to keep in touch with parents and we often call home to talk about how the child is getting along in school. If you have concerns, feel free to call us at 253-4223. We won't promise to agree with you, but we will listen and be fair.

We have special times, twice a year, to conference with each parent. These conferences will be held at the end of the first and third nine weeks. (see calendar in front of book) In addition, this year we will begin the school year with a parent/student/teacher conference.

Teachers usually send out mid-term slips to inform the parent how the student is progressing at the middle of the nine-week period.

Field Trips

Students must ride the school provided transportation to the field trip, but may ride home with parents with written permission from the parents to the teacher.

NOTE: A student may only be released to a parent or guardian while on a field trip. Students will not be released to any other person. NO EXCEPTIONS.


HOW TO MAKE THE SYSTEM WORK