Getting to the CORE of the

Matter !

Fruitland ParkElementary

Coming together is a beginning.

Keeping together is progress.Working together is success.

~Henry Ford

New Employee/New Positions• Erin Allen VE Teacher• Patty Bordenkircher 3rd Grade• Patti Castelli 4th Grade• Misty Cordle Kindergarten• Lisa Crandall 2nd Grade• Danielle Houser EBD• Katie Houvener Writing/Reading• Kayln Shaw 4th Grade• Angela Saunders ASD• Mary Bailey 2nd Grade/Grade Chair• Janet Newbrough ESE Grade Chair• Kathie Joiner Kindergarten• Becca Redding ½ Computer/ ½ RtI • Bob Spellman ESE Specialist• Daphine Harvey/Lavonne Dixon EBD II• Ralph Coleman ½ Custodian/ ½ Cafeteria• Michelle Schwartz (Miller) 3rd Grade• Nancy Gartland Title I• Chris Schram ASD Assistant

2012-2013 School Status

2012-2013 School Status

• FPE is a B this year• We are a Reward School Status

What does this Now Mean for FPE?• WE will follow a comprehensive

Federal and State mandated Accountability Plan

• WE will have regular District Visitations

• WE will fully implement all Differentiated Accountability Requirements

• WE need to be C2 Ready!

2012 Handbook Highlights

Outlook School Calendar

• Please ensure that you add this to your calendar.

• Directions are provided. See Becca is you are having difficulty setting it up.

• The calendar will be updated and monitored by P. Nave.

Faculty Handbook

• Please Go to the X:Drive/Share and Read the Handbook.

• Please verify that you have read the handbook by initialing on the Checklist Form – to P. Nave:– by August 27, 2012

Faculty Handbook Highlights

• Professionalism– Be courteous to administration prior to contacting

district office personnel by following chain of command

– Be courteous to administration prior to speaking about FPE at board meetings

• Cell phones– Please turn off not vibrate– Inform administration if emergency situation– Appropriate use during planning and breaks– Refrain from using cell phones during work

hours in student or public areas on campus

Faculty Handbook Highlights

• Leave forms will be approved by Dr. DeJarlais– Please turn in leave forms ASAP to Tonya Jasper

(Front Desk Secretary).– Personal Leave must be in 5 days prior to leave

date.– No more than 10% of staff may be out on a given

day.• Notification of Sick or Emergency absence • Teachers should put in absence on AESOP by 6:45 – should be followed by telephone to front office.

• Non-instructional should inform front office by 7:30.

Attendance• Please be on time.• Please sign out at front desk

when leaving during the school day. A leave form must be filled out every time.• Please get administrative

approval prior to signing out.

Faculty Handbook Highlights

• No student should be sent home except through the nurse’s office.

• If a student goes home during specials, the enrichment teacher will notify the classroom teacher.

• DISMISSAL – DO NOT DISMISS STUDENTS BEFORE THEY ARE CALLED.

• Do not send money to the bookkeeper with a student.

Faculty Handbook Highlights

• Field Trip – Insurance cards attached to permission slips.

• Social Networking – All staff should be cautious about “friending” students. Please be careful about what you post on social networks concerning your job, students, coworkers, or parents.

• Locking rooms when not in them is mandatory. Do not give keys to students at any time.

Faculty Handbook Highlights

• Subs: Let subs know not to place students in the hallway. Make sure attendance folders are available for their use.

• Keep windows clear.• PBS rules are for ALL students to

follow.

Dress Code A. Your attire reflects the image of FPE and must

be professional at all times.B. Emphasized by School Board and

Superintendent• Pants

• Please no jeans unless approved for special events• Please no pants shorter than Capri length • Please not jogging pants

• Shoes• Absolutely no flip flops, crocs, beach or walking sandals• Tennis shoes:• Permissible for Personnel who cover PE, Cafeteria, and

Custodial• Sketchers and Ked- type permissible for all• Please no sleeveless shirts or tanks past the shoulder • Name tags must be worn daily

Student Handbook

• Lunch Visitors: yellow pass from office; must be on emergency sheet.

• Check out: Provide driver’s license/photo ID.

• Fevers – Must stay home for 24 hours.

• After 8:35 parents should not take child to class.

2012-13 General Information

Cafeteria• Please circle the names of the

students on your attendance roster who does not have a lunch card.

• Please add the name of any student who is not on your roster and circle their name.

• Please be patient with lunch schedule the first week.

• Cafeteria Manager Directions– Carla Lennon

Cafeteria

• Procedures• Lunch passes for visitors• New Regulations– Every calorie is counted

• Carla Lennon update

ELC Updates

• Dianne Silvia

Grade Level Responsibilities

• Grade levels will meet a minimum of one time per month. (Date to be determined)– Please designate a recorder–Minutes must be emailed to both

Administrators• Please ask general questions and clarifying

questions through your Grade Level Chair– Increases communication, reduces email,

and helps Chair to field questions for all teammates

Guidance

• 504 (Teachers only)• Suicide Prevention• Guidance Updates

Student Parent Handbook Update

• Parents and Guardians can eat lunch with their children only

• No Jelly or Silly band bracelets• Student attire must be within code of

conduct• Please send students to the nurse for

a change of clothing if needed

Code of Conduct & Referrals

• Revised this year due to Positive Behavior Support (PBS) and anti-bullying initiatives

• Referrals will be turned into P. Nave

• Protocol for additional PBS procedures will be addressed later by team.

Xerox Copies & Laminating

• Newsletters and correspondence home: Give to Nave for approval

• Ms. Nave– Prior Approval– Print 123

– Designated assistants will laminate on Wednesday afternoons.

Detention• Teachers will be assigned duty on

Thursday from 3:00-4:00 on a rotation basis

• The teacher assigned will hold detention in their classrooms

• Teachers will have their grade level peers assist with dismissal

• Detention for Saturday must be at the referral level and assigned by Mrs. Nave.

Lesson Plans & E-sembler• Lesson plans– Electronic Lesson Plans (no “fill in the

blank”)– Administration will check lesson plans

weekly

• E-sembler–We will maintain grades until further

notice. – The grades must be posted within one

week after given. DBQ, essays - exceptions

Textbook Inventory

• Pat, Jane, and Judy will work with GLC to organize checkout

• Textbooks will be assigned to teachers by range and then to students

• Quarterly textbook Checks will need to be conducted by teachers

Website

• Please maintain your website page. There should be new material at least each nine weeks.

• Please be certain to use only first names of students

• Nicki Cottom will continue to be the Website Manager

After School Informational and Social Opportunities• School Advisory Council (SAC) – Second Monday of each month at 3:45 in the

Media CTR.

• PTO and Parent Nights have been blended to second Monday at 6:30 in Cafeteria – A representative from each Grade level is

required to attend and take an active role • Should make the Nights more meaningful and

productive

Technology Consultants &Innovative Learning Specialists

• Tech Cons– Hardware/Software Issues & Trouble

Shooting• Becca Redding• Kathie Joiner

• ILS– Esembler, Edusoft, & Classroom

Technology Instruction

Bookkeeping

• Please make certain to fill out the correct forms prior to purchasing items

• Please do not keep money over night in your classrooms

• Clemmer Updates

SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY

First Aid

• Every Room must have a yellow first aide booklet

• Every room should have a yellow poster

• The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on

the list.

First Responders

• Coach Ramos• Nurse Sharleen• Diane Silva - ELC• Judy Guest

• Bob Spellman• Nancy Gartland

Hazardous Materials

• Right to know – Every employee has a right to know about the chemicals in their environment.

• OSHA Handout• Cauastic Materials• Hazardous Communication Program• Bloodborne Pathogens

Tornadoes, Fire Drills, Lockdowns & Hurricanes, • Please read the safety instructions

and talk with Grade Level for clarifications

• Lockdowns– Please have window covers ready

• Fire drills– Face away from the building– Please do not bring to the flagpole area-

safety hazard

FIRST DAY Procedures

First Day Procedures

• All TAs will assist Kindergarten the first week of school.

• Volunteers will also assist teachers, especially kindergarten.

• Remember to do a head check and sent to Nurse Sharleen.

• Please remember that front office intercom best practices.

Update on Student Attendance• Please do not mark students tardy the first 3

days of school.• Please pay special attention to the directions

provided on Esembler.• For the first day utilize hard copy roster

found in the attendance folders (front office).• Any alteration in dismissal should be placed in

the folders for verification.• Attendance should be turned in by 10 a.m.• Faculty or Admin will pick folders on first day.

Duty Roster/Dismissals & Arrivals

Safety is Primary Concern• Alt-loadbearing Instructional Staff ,

Teacher Assistants, and Clerical–Morning, lunch, afternoon

• Grade levels will determine rotation and submit to Mrs. Nave

• Please stand smiling in doors for arrivals at 8:15 dismissals!

Counts for Student Enrollment• There are 6 counts for Student Enrollment • First Day Count:– Submit on Esembler • Type DNE next to their name.

– Verify on hard copy by writing:• No shows draw line through the

student name and mark DNE next to their name.

• Second Day Count and Subsequent Counts:– Do not DNE an absent student– Any new or “readmitted” student will be

escorted by personnel.

Dismissals• By EOB today please provide Mrs. Nave with your grade

level dismissal plan and coverage.• All “hands” on deck first week of school• Colored Wrist Bands for all students• Car riders

– Cards will be passed out to parents at pick up in am/pm– 2-5 car riders will report to side car – Grade level areas are designated by shapes– Daycare students sit on benches.– K-1 and older siblings will report to front car

• Walkers report to side walker gate• ELC reports to cafeteria when called• Buses will be called over the intercomPLEASE DO NOT RELEASE STUDENTS BEFORE 3:05 OR BEFORE

THEY ARE CALLED ON THE INTERCOM.

Questions?