Page 20 - Certified Personnel Handbook

Students with health concerns are identified on Power School with a symbol.
NUTRITION SERVICES
Telephone calls regarding meal balances will be made through SchoolMessenger.
Staff members with a negative balance will receive a call Monday through Friday evenings. If a staff member receives a call, they are expected to pay the balance due the next school day.
Please contact the kitchen manager at your school if you have any questions or concerns regarding your meal balance.
PARENT COMMUNICATION
Frequent, positive interaction throughout the school year with parents or family members is essential in teaching our students. Parents can be the greatest allies we have in the classroom. The one thing that’s for sure is that we must interact with them in order to teach their children well. Whatever we do to pursue parent relations improves our ability to teach our students. We pursue those relations, not just hope they will happen. Varied and regular communication is key.
It is equally critical that parents be notified in a timely manner when problems arise – both academic and behavioral. Documentation of communication can be extremely beneficial, especially when referrals for testing are made or justification for teacher action is requested.
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE
1. Parent conferences will be held once during the Fall semester and once in the Spring semester.
2. Be pleasant and informative to parents during this conference. A written guide about the child might prove to be helpful.
3. Be positive.
4. Concentrate on two or three things with the parent, which will help the child.
5. More can be accomplished on two or three items than to attempt to discuss the complete history of the child.
PAYCHECKS
Paychecks will be issued on the 25th of every month, unless the 25th falls on a weekend or holiday and then they will be issued to the closest date prior to the 25th that the Business Office is open.
PHONE CALLS
Personal phone calls are to be kept to a minimum. Phone messages will be referred to your voice mail. Please notify the office, if you are expecting an important call that you need to take. You will be contacted immediately, if you have a sick child or personal emergencies.
When placing a phone call to a parent/family member of a student from your room, please remember confidentiality is of the utmost importance. Students should never be allowed to overhear conversations concerning other students.
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