New Paltz Central School District

LENAPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 

2022-2023

 

 

 

 

Student/Parent Handbook

 

MISSION STATEMENT:

 

                The Lenape Community dedicates itself:

• to encourage a love and appreciation for learning in

            a safe and caring environment.

•  to enable our children to reach their greatest potential

           individually, academically, and socially.

•  to respect and understand each other through our

           similarities and differences.

 

               

Sean Inglee, Principal

 

196 Main Street

New Paltz, New York 12561

(845) 256-4300

www.newpaltz.k12.ny.us/lenape

                                                                                                                  

September 2022

 

 

Dear Lenape Student and Parent,

 

Everyone at Lenape Elementary School is looking forward to the beginning of another exciting school year.

 

We believe that educating children is most successful when everyone involved – parents, teachers and other school staff, the community, and the students themselves – all work together cooperatively.  I would like to encourage all of you to be actively involved in the educational process so that we can continue to provide a strong foundation upon which future growth and success can be built.

 

This handbook contains valuable information regarding the Lenape School program, including important rules, policies, and procedures.  Please review this booklet carefully and keep it handy throughout the school year for future reference. Keep in mind that some procedures have been updated.

 

If at anytime you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

 

Your comments are always welcome.  We value your involvement in your child’s education as we continue to establish a community of learners at the Lenape School.

 

 

Sincerely,

Sean Inglee

Sean Inglee

Principal

  

         

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LENAPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2022/2023

Sean Inglee, Principal

                   Jennifer Mojica, Coordinator of Student Support Services   

Office Debbie Chase Mark Janow         3rd Grade    Christiane Dates/         Kacie Fisher    Tina Harris Jim Longbotham Ellen Makow Traci Miranda/      Daniel Monheit Christine Pallus Linda Sinforoso/      Joanna Wilcox       4th Grade Tara Crowder/     Paul Mattes Francesca Houston Alex Majthenyi/      Amy Haase    Adrienne Maley    Trina Naclerio    Meredith Oppenheimer/          Erin Bulson      5th Grade Aaron Copenhaver Paulette Easterlin Melissa Feldmann/      Jenna Russolello Rachel Fisher-Markle/      Amy Gogerty MaryJo Serrao Elaine Thomas/      Kristin Lown      Special Ed/Self-Contained Jill Christensen TBA

104 104 103 105 107 102 102 101 110 109     201 203 205 224 226 204 111 217 215     207 225 211 210 222 223 221 218 219     202 209

Nurse Maria Meoli   Library MaryAnn Lis-Simmons Janice Pallus   Music Laura Faure David Finch (Band)   Physical Education Bill Defino                      Dal Veeder               Art Krista Pachomski                        Morgan Profaci                         Reading / MSR Kristian Anderson Amanda DeMaro Brittany McIlwee   Math Specialist  Corrine Moran   Speech, Hearing & Sight Candice Cramer   Foreign Language Jenny-Lynn Delfini TBA   ENL Amy Chapman   Occupational Therapists Elizabeth Hamilton           Physical Therapist Ann Gregory   School Psychologist Tara LaMonica

4310     4330 4332     124 137     Gym A Gym B     216 208     138 108 138     220     123     206 206     206     106     106     4353

Social Worker Laura Wild                   Support Staff                       Monitors Frank Ciofalo Nicole Domboski Maria Weed Andrea Zapotoski   Cafeteria Katherine Statlend Stella Tompkins Rosemarie Zaccaria   Custodians   Carmen Dubaldi Rich Gallina Antonio Galvan Jose Ponce

4331                                       4321 / 4322         4315

 

Lenape Elementary School Voice Mail

 

To reach a voice mail box, please dial 256-4175 and then enter the voice mail number.

  

Teacher	Room	VM #
Anderson, Kristian	138	69647
Bulson, Erin	215	69601
Chapman, Amy	206	69753
Christensen, Jill	202	69644
Copenhaver, Aaron	207	69628
Cramer, Candice	123	69606
Crowder, Tara	201	69651
Dates, Christiane	104	69607
Defino, Bill	Gym A	64335
Delfini, Jenny-Lynn	206	69608
DeMaro, Amanda	108	69643
Easterlin, Paulette	225	69611
Faure, Laura	124	69613
Feldmann, Melissa	211	69757
Finch, David	137	69713
Fisher, Kacie	104	69615
Fisher-Markle, Rachel	222	69639
Gogerty, Amy	223	69732
Gregory, Ann	106	69414
Haase, Amy	226	69776
Hamilton, Elizabeth	106	69658
Harris, Tina	103	69617
Houston, Francesca	205	69775
LaMonica, Tara	Office	64353
Lis-Simmons, MaryAnn	Library	64330
Longbotham, Jim	105	69619
Lown, Kristin	219	69582
Teacher	Room	VM #
Majthenyi, Alex	224	69621
Makow, Ellen	107	69423
Maley, Adrienne	204	69622
Mattes, Paul	203	69640
McIlwee, Brittany	138	69769
Miranda, Traci	102	69766
Monheit, Daniel	102	69636
Moran, Corrine	220	69777
Naclerio, Trina	111	69727
Oppenheimer, Meredith	217	69637
Pachomski, Krista	216	69507
Pallus, Christine	101	69778
Pallus, Janice	Library	65332
Perez, Angela	205A	64114
Profaci, Morgan	208	69657
Russolello, Jenna	210	69453
Serrao, MaryJo	221	69630
Sinforoso, Linda	110	69632
Thomas, Elaine	218	69633
Veeder, Dal	Gym B	64334
Wilcox, Joanna	109	69656
Wild, Laura	Office	64331

LENAPE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

 

The Lenape School curriculum provides for continuous building of skills, attitudes, concepts and understandings.  The focus is upon careful guidance of the total child in order to take him/her from where he/she is to where he/she is capable of going.  We dedicate ourselves to working with each child according to his/her ability.  With this understanding in mind, the following is a brief glimpse of the educational program, as per the Next Generation Learning Standards, adopted by NYS.

 

The Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS) are informed by the highest, most effective models from states across the country and countries around the world, and provide teachers and parents with a common understanding of what students are expected to learn. Consistent standards will provide appropriate benchmarks for all students, regardless of where they live. Most states in the United States have adopted the NGLS.

 

These standards define the knowledge and skills students should have within their K-12 education careers so that they will graduate high school able to succeed in entry-level, credit-bearing academic college courses and in workforce training programs.  The standards:

 

• are aligned with college and work expectations,
• are clear, understandable and consistent,
• include rigorous content and application of knowledge through high- order skills,
• build upon strengths and lessons of current state standards,
• are informed by other top performing countries, so that all students are prepared to succeed in our global economy and society and
• are evidence- based.

Visit CoreStandards.org to review the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards.

 

Reading:

• The ELA standards establish a “staircase” of increasing complexity in what students must be able to read   so that all students are ready for the demands of college and career- level reading no later than the end of high school.  The standards also require the progressive development of reading comprehension so that students advancing through the grades are able to gain more from whatever they read.
• Through reading a diverse array of classic and contemporary literature, as well as challenging informational texts in a range of subjects, students are expected to build knowledge, gain insights, explore possibilities, and broaden their perspectives.  Because the standards are building blocks for successful classrooms, but recognize that teachers, school districts, and states need to decide on appropriate curriculum, they intentionally do not offer a reading list.  Instead, they offer numerous sample texts to help teachers prepare for the school year and allow parents to know what to expect at the beginning of the year. 
• The standards mandate certain critical types of content for all students, including classic myths and stories from around the world, foundational U.S. documents, seminal works of American literature, and the writings of Shakespeare.  The standards appropriately defer the many remaining decisions about what and how to teach to states, districts, and schools.
• Our classes use a balanced approach to reading, focusing on small, leveled reading groups that encourage student-to-student interaction with deliberate and targeted instruction by the teacher.

 

  

Writing:

• The ability to write logical arguments based on substantive claims, sound reasoning, and relevant evidence is a cornerstone of the writing standards, with opinion writing - a basic form of argument - extending down into the earliest grades.
• Research - both short focused projects (such as those commonly required in the workplace) and longer term in depth research - is emphasized throughout the standards but most prominently in the writing strand since a written analysis and presentation of findings is so often critical. 
• Annotated samples of student writing accompany the standards and help establish adequate performance levels in writing arguments, informational/explanatory tests, and narratives in the various grades.
• Our classes utilize writing across the subject areas and in multiple genres.

 

 

Speaking and Listening:

• The ELA standards require that students gain, evaluate, and present increasingly complex information, ideas, and evidence through listening and speaking, as well as through media.
• An important focus of the speaking and listening standards is academic discussion in on-to-one, small group, and whole-class settings.  Formal presentations are one important way such discussions occur, but so is the more informal conversation that takes place as students collaborate to answer questions, build understanding, and solve problems.

 

Language:

• The ELA standards expect that students will grow their vocabularies through a mix of conversations, direct instruction, and reading.  The standards will help students determine word meanings, appreciate the nuances of words, and steadily expand their repertoire of words and phrases.
• The ELA standards help prepare students for real life experience at college and in 21^st century careers.  The standards recognize that students must be able to use formal English in their writing and speaking but that they must also be able to make informed, skillful choices among the many ways to express themselves through language.
• Vocabulary and conventions are treated in their own strand, not because skills in these areas should be handled in isolation but, because their use extends across reading, writing, speaking, and listening. 

 

Media and Technology:

• Just as media and technology are integrated in school and life in the twenty-first century, skills related to media use (both critical analysis and production of media) are integrated throughout the standards.  At Lenape, most classrooms have Smartboards and student computers.  Each student is given a chromebook.

 

Math Standards

• The K-5 Math Standards provide students with a solid foundation in whole numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and decimals - which help young students build the foundation to successfully apply more demanding math concepts and procedures, and move into applications.  The K-5 standards build on the best state standards to provide detailed guidance to teachers on how to navigate their way through knotty topics such as fractions, negative numbers, and geometry, and do so by maintaining a continuous progression from grade to grade. 
• The Math Standards stress not only procedural skill but also conceptual understanding, to make sure students are learning and absorbing the critical information they need to succeed at higher levels - rather than the current practices by which many students learn enough to get by on the next test, but forget it shortly thereafter, only to review again the following year.

 

Social Studies:  A basic purpose of education is the creation of an informed citizenry.  It is the specific function of our social studies program (3-5) to help children develop a knowledge and appreciation of our heritage and of other cultures throughout the world.  The social studies program further seeks to build and maintain a maximum level of competence in those skills which are essential to the understanding of concepts in the various disciplines.  The use of maps and the globe, specialized skills in reading, the effective use of reference materials, the use of graphic representation and the like, are taught as an integral part of the social studies program.

 

Science: The goals of our elementary science program are to have our students develop scientific literacy and effective problem solving skills.  Scientific literacy is demonstrated by the ability to use skills, scientific attitudes, and science content to identify and solve science-related problems. Effective problem solving is the ability to solve science-related problems by applying appropriate skills systematically in ways that demonstrate positive attitudes toward science and an accurate understanding of scientific principles. The curriculum content for grades 3-5 is divided between the life and physical sciences.  In addition, through a grant from the New York State Council of the Arts and the involvement with the Mohonk Preserve, we have been able to provide a number of environmental experiences for the children.  Each class will be transported to the Preserve in the fall or in the spring for a “Field Study” following preparation work done in the classroom.  The availability of a Science Lab room also generates opportunities for students that we are continuing to explore and develop.

 

Integrated Curriculum: All subject areas are integrated wherever possible.  Our world is not segmented and our brains learn through making connections.  The more we automatically make these connections for our students, the easier it is for their understanding and retention in all subject areas.

 

Library Skills: Our library program offers instruction in library skills, reference services, and reading guidance for children at every grade level.  The library collection provides students and teachers with a wide range of instructional materials—books, pamphlets, pictures, periodicals, pre-recorded tapes, CDs, DVDs, videos and records.  The book collection is carefully chosen to include curriculum-related materials (informational books, reference books and supplementary resources) and titles for recreational reading.

Children are encouraged to come to the library whenever they need materials for their class work or for their own enjoyment.  The librarian works with teachers in putting together a variety of book and non-book materials for use in the classroom during units of study.  The Lenape Library is an automated library and networked throughout the building.

 

Foreign Language: The Foreign Language Elementary School (FLES) curriculum is closely aligned to other curricula.  It continues to build upon units already studied, as well as introduce new themes in vocabulary. At present, all students are learning Spanish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL AREA CLASSES

 

In addition to the core academic areas, instruction by certified teachers is provided in such areas as Art, Music and Physical Education.  We feel that these experiences are an integral part of our educational program.

 

Art: We are very proud of our elementary art program which is designed to promote growth and development in art skills to stimulate creative expression, and to develop an appreciation of art, beauty and nature.  Throughout the year students complete a variety of different projects in which various skills, different techniques, and mediums are employed.  Projects are often designed to integrate with topics being studied in Science or Social Studies.  Each spring, an art show is held to showcase our students’ work.

 

Music: The music program provides an opportunity for the children to: listen to music, sing, respond to rhythms, and learn musical notation.  The goal is to develop an appreciation for music for students.  Students in grades 4 and 5 have the opportunity to participate in choral performance groups, and grade 5 students may take instrumental lessons and participate in band.  Concerts in December and in the spring provide the opportunity for students to perform for their parents and peers.

 

Physical Education: Our physical education program is specifically designed to meet the needs of all the children at Lenape.  In addition to teaching the basic skills involved in many sports, our program incorporates personal fitness and the importance of lifetime health and fitness.  Our physical education program also addresses the development of certain social traits.  The child learns to: wait his/her turn, share equipment, cooperate with others, admit when he/she is in error, and win or lose gracefully.

 

OTHER SERVICES

 

Elementary Counselor – Social Worker: There is a full-time Counselor-Social Worker at Lenape.  The responsibilities of this person include providing and/or coordinating counseling and related services for students and families with regard to the prevention of, identification of, and intervention in situations in which students experience social and emotional problems that may interfere with the learning process. The Social Worker is available to provide consultation to both teachers and families, to assist in dealing with students’ problems and to provide referrals to appropriate medical, psychiatric, and social services agencies.  In addition, the social worker is available to help the student and his/her family to learn of the social, health, and welfare agencies available in times of difficulty and need.

 

Remedial Reading/Academic Intervention Services (AIS): Based on classroom performance and results of the New York State assessments, students scoring below a specified percentile are given remedial assistance by a certified reading teacher. 

 

Speech/Language: The speech therapist works with children who have articulation problems as well as children who lack necessary skills or ability to verbally express themselves appropriately.

 

English as a New Language (ENL):  Each year children from other countries come to us speaking a variety of languages.  Young children in a school environment learn English quickly.  However, they may need assistance adjusting to a new culture and understanding idioms in the English language.  ENL provides assistance in these areas.

 

 

 

 

HOMEWORK GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS

 

Homework should be well - planned, age-appropriate, and provide a meaningful opportunity for learning enhancement or skill practice. Assignments will be given regularly and will be within the guidelines for each grade level. Teachers are expected to coordinate homework assignments in the various curriculum areas so that a student’s homework falls within the expected time frame.  Homework may be varied where appropriate to provide support for learning differences.  Guided practice in the classroom may be a useful methodology; however, guided practice should not replace homework to be completed outside the classroom. Homework expectations should be clearly shared with students and parents through communications such as a parent letter, rubrics, assignment guidelines, and teacher websites. If your child has any issues with homework, contact the classroom teacher.

 

PURPOSE OF HOMEWORK

 

1. Reinforce skills through practice.
2. Reinforce material covered in class by review.
3. Provide the student with a method of reflecting on ideas presented in the classroom.
4. Provide a means for developing desirable habits such as completing work on time, budgeting one’s time, and promoting growth in responsibility.
5. Bring students into contact with out-of-school resources.
6. Allow for differences in the ability, achievement, and interest of the students.
7. Provide a means by which parents can be informed on what is taking place in school.

 

TYPES OF HOMEWORK ACTIVITES

 

1. Continuation of work, or review of material, begun in class.
2. Practice of fundamental skills.
3. Research for long-term projects.
4. Gathering of materials and preparing presentations.
5. Purposeful seeking of ideas and information through observation of the world around us.
6. Using resources such as textbooks, library materials, and other references.
7. Make-up of essential and appropriate work missed due to absence.

 

THE “HOME” IN HOMEWORK

   

1. Support your children’s efforts, but don’t do their work. 
2. Set a regular time everyday for homework.  
3. Establish a regular place for daily homework.
4. Attempt to understand and respect your child’s individual learning style; there is no right or wrong way to learn.
5. Make sure that your child has all the necessary supplies for homework.  
6. If possible, make homework a time for the whole family to pursue quiet activities.
7. Focus on the positive when you review your child’s work.
8. Model the behavior you want to see in your child. 
9. Make sure that your child observes you reading, writing and working at things that require effort and persistence.
10. Establish a routine for placement of homework in your child’s schoolbag for return to school.  It may save some of the morning rush or confusion if everything is packed up in the evening.  This responsibility should be your child’s.
11. Recognize the importance of reading as a means of self-education, children should be encouraged to read regularly.

 

 

              EMERGENCY INFORMATION

 

It is very important for us to have your correct address, phone number, and information as to where you can be reached during the day in case of an emergency. The “Emergency Information Sheet”  can be updated in the Parent Portal should be returned to the school nurse as soon as possible and up-dated during the year if necessary.  Please be sure to also include any additional person(s) to be contacted should we be unable to reach you. Early dismissal information is also included on this sheet. The procedure stated on this form is what will be followed, unless we receive WRITTEN notification to the contrary.

 

WINTER WEATHER INFORMATION

 

School cancellations, delays and early dismissals can be found on our web site, www.newpaltz.k12.ny.us, or by calling our school closing hotline: 256-4099. 

 

NEW PALTZ BOARD OF EDUCATION POLICY

 

EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSING POLICY & EVACUATION POLICY

 

School cancellations and delayed school openings will be decided by the Superintendent of Schools after consultation with the transportation supervisor on the road conditions and weather forecasts.  Such a decision will be made before 6 a.m. in order to properly notify bus drivers, radio stations and appropriate personnel. 

Early closing, district-wide will be reported to the local radio stations indicating the time of dismissal. High School and Middle School students will be transported first, followed by Lenape and Duzine.  Regular Transportation routes will be followed, weather permitting.  Should hazardous road conditions develop which do not allow students to be delivered at or near their home, they will be returned to the Middle School.  Students will then contact their parents to have them come to the school.

 

If an emergency situation develops in any one school necessitating the immediate removal of students and staff, the following will go into effect.

 

1. The building will be immediately evacuated.
2. Radio stations will be contacted to give the appropriate announcement.

The head bus driver will immediately contact certain bus drivers and have

them report to the bus garage.  Students will be transported to the following schools:

Duzine students to the Middle School

Middle School and High School to Lenape

Lenape students to the High School  

3. Emergency accommodations will be provided in gymnasiums, cafeterias, and

auditoriums for students until they can be returned to their school or transported home.

4. If the building under consideration is declared safe by school and other governmental officials, students will be returned to the school and classes will resume until the normal dismissal time.

HEALTH SERVICES

 

Under the leadership of the school administrator, the nurse works with other school health and pupil personnel professionals in a program designed to promote, protect, maintain and improve the health of all pupils.  She has a major role, in cooperation with members of the school staff and appropriate community agencies, in planning for a comprehensive health service program to carry out the school’s responsibility in meeting the health needs of the students.  She serves as a health consultant to administrators, teachers and other staff members in regard to all matters affecting the health of students and school personnel.  At the Lenape School we have a full-time professional registered nurse.  The nurse can be reached directly between 8:45 and 3:35 at 256-4310.

 Among the duties of the School Nurse are:

1. Taking care of illnesses and injuries, and administering medication.
2. Administering annual sight and hearing tests.
3. Attending cases requiring regular medication.
4. Informing teachers of students with chronic ailments.
5. Conducting periodic health and sanitation inspections of the school.
6. Counseling students in personal hygiene.
7. Assisting the school physician in conducting physical examinations.
8. Keeping all student health records up-to-date.

 

PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS

The New York State Education law requires a physical exam for new entrants and students in Grades Pre-K or K, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 & 11.  This will be done by our school physician unless the parent/guardian has the child examined by his/her family physician.  (We encourage the latter plan since it would typically be a more thorough examination.)  All physicals must be done by a N.Y.S. licensed physician; physicals from out- of- state doctors are not acceptable. At the beginning of the school year, forms will be sent to each parent/guardian for use by the family physician in reporting to the school physician examinations done by him/her. This form should be returned even if a physical is not done.

 

STUDENT MEDICATION PROCEDURES

When your child’s physician feels that it is necessary for medication to be taken during the school day, there are certain procedures as mandated by the New York State Education Department which must be followed. School nurses cannot administer any medication, including over the counter medicines, to students without a written order from a physician. This order must be signed by both the physician and you as the parent/guardian. Our procedures are as follows: At the beginning of each school year, a NEW, completed New Paltz Central School District Authorization for Medication Form must be presented to your child’s school nurse. This form must be signed by both the physician and you as the parent/guardian. Medication must be delivered directly to the school nurse by the Parent or Guardian. You will be provided with a receipt for the medication. NO medication will be accepted from students. Medication MUST be in the original labeled container as prepared by the pharmacist. Over the counter medications must be in the original packaging. At the end of the school year medications must be picked up on the last day of school. Nurses by law are not permitted to keep medications over the summer. Medication cannot be returned to students.

 

MEDICAL INFORMATION AND ACADEMICS: Your child’s health plays a part in their academic performance, including behavior and ability to concentrate. In order to help keep your child focused on their academics the nurses are asking permission to share relevant medical information with your child’s teachers. To grant this permission please sign the related line on the New Paltz Central School District Authorization for Medication Form.  Incomplete forms will not be accepted.

 

 

 

STUDENT ACCIDENT INSURANCE

 

The School District carries some accident insurance coverage.  The parents/guardians, however, are required to file through their own policy before the school insurance can be used.  At times, parents/guardians are required to assume some financial liability when their child requires emergency medical services.

 

New Paltz Central School District has purchased School Time Accident Coverage to protect all students against accidental injury or death occurring while the policy is in force.  This insurance provides coverage for the hours and days when school is in session, and while attending school sponsored and supervised activities.  This includes all Interscholastic Sports including football.  Coverage is provided by National Union Fire Insurance Company.

 

The basic benefit is $1,000,000 and usual and customary benefits are provided on a Full Excess basis for covered expenses incurred within 3 years after the date of the accident.  This means that covered charges will be paid when they are “in excess of another plan providing medical expense benefits.”  The first expense must be incurred within 90 days of the accident. The following is an example of how a Full Excess claim is handled:

A student incurs medical expenses of $200.00 for treatment of injury sustained during football.  The student’s parent have private group insurance through their employer with Blue Cross/Blue Shield.  The medical bills must first be submitted to BC/BS.  BC/BS being the primary carrier, pays $100.00 and sends an explanation of benefits to the parents.  The parents then submit a copy of the original bills and the BC/BS explanation of benefits to the school’s insurance carrier who will then apply $50.00 of this balance to the deductible and process payment for the remaining $50.00.

 

CLAIM INSTRUCTIONS:

In case of an accident, notify the school/organization immediately.

 

Step 1: Notify ALL treatment facilities (physician's office, hospital, etc.) of this insurance coverage so that any invoices and/or Explanation of Benefits (EOB) can be sent directly from the medical facility to AIG.

 

Step 2: Have Part I and Part II completed on the Notification of Injury form. Do not leave any blank spaces or write "N/A" in any space. If either parent or guardian is uninvolved, deceased, unemployed, self-employed or disabled, please state so. If you are employed, but do not have insurance, please state "NO INSURANCE" and provide us with a statement from your employer that the claimant has no insurance. Otherwise, our office will submit an insurance questionnaire to your employer to be used as verification of no dependent coverage.

 

Step 3: Attach any itemized bills to the claim form, along with any corresponding Explanation of Benefits (EOB) for each itemized bill. An itemized bill includes treatment rendered, the dates of the treatment, diagnosis codes, physician's or hospital's name, address and tax I.D. number. Balance Due bills are not acceptable.  Be sure to attach any receipts for bills paid out-of-pocket. Otherwise, benefits will be paid to the provider of service. Please Note: Both an itemized bill and EOB (if applicable) must be submitted for claims to be considered for accident medical expense benefits.

 

Step 4: Mail the Notification of Injury form, along with any other applicable correspondence to our office. Do not leave this form with the school, coach, hospital. physician, etc.  When sending information to our office, please use the address below.

 

AIG Personal Accident Claims

P.O. Box 25987                                                                                                                   

Shawnee Mission KS, 66225

 

You may also send electronically: our fax number is 866-893-8574 or e-mail to AHClaimsaaig.com

Should you or a provider need to reach AIG for benefit coverage, or claims questions please call 800-551-0824.

 

Note: If your medical coverage is under an HMO, PPO or similar plan, you must follow their requirements for obtaining benefits. Otherwise, our benefits may be reduced, where applicable. as stated in the policy provisions. This restriction does not apply in every state.

                      

TRANSPORTATION & BUS SAFETY

 

We have worked closely with the transportation staff to develop an awareness and procedure to ensure a safe bus ride to and from school.  The bus driver is in charge of the bus and is held responsible for the safety of the children enroute and while they are crossing the roads.  It is very important that behavior which distracts the driver and thus endangers the safety of the children be prohibited.

 

The following are a few important guidelines that will be discussed with your child by his/her bus driver each school year:

 

1. No child may attempt to enter or leave the bus while it is in motion.
2. If children live on the side of the road opposite that on which the bus stops, they must remain there until the bus stops and bus driver directs them to cross.
3. Children are to remain in their seats while the bus is in motion.      
4. Loud talking or yelling is prohibited.
5. Children may not eat or drink on the bus.
6. Fighting, pushing, shoving or wrestling is prohibited.
7. Glass jars or containers may not be carried on the bus.
8. No live animals are allowed on the bus.
9. No large instruments or projects can be transported.
10. Nothing may be thrown about on the bus or thrown out the window.
11. Students should not tease or call other children names.
12. No electronics of any kind are allowed on the bus or in school.
13. Cell phones may be carried in a student’s backpack, but MUST be off and out of sight at all

            times, on the bus and in school.

 

Your cooperation and reinforcement of these guidelines to ensure the safety of your child, as well as all of the others, will be greatly appreciated.

 

The transportation staff will provide positive reinforcement and praise to those students who are exhibiting appropriate bus behavior.  Along with these positive techniques, consequences for inappropriate behavior may include:

 

1. The first offense will result in a meeting between the student and school administrator to respond to the referral and review bus safety rules.  Parents/guardians will be notified.
2. Serious and/or second offenses may result in a meeting between the student, driver, administrator, and when necessary, parent/guardian.  Corrective actions will be based on individual needs and will include a range of possibilities designed to ameliorate inappropriate behavior.
3. Parents/guardians will be notified of all referrals and corrective actions.
4. Students may be suspended from the bus as deemed appropriate by the administrator in consultation with parties involved.

 

 

 

 

  ARRIVAL & PARENT DROP-OFF

 

Students begin their day at 9:15am.  Parents may begin to drop off their child(ren) at 9:15am.  Between 9:15am and 9:40am, all students must be dropped off at the circle near the northeast corner of the building near the cafeteria.  Please have your child on the passenger side of the car.  Beginning at 9:40am, late arrivals should come through the main entrance.

 

EARLY DISMISSAL

 

Parents/Guardians picking up their children before 2:45 must come to the front door to sign them out and pick them up.  A note should be sent with your child in the morning indicating that s/he will be picked up and by whom.  (Please be aware that your child cannot be picked up by anyone other than you or the person(s) designated on the Emergency Information form without specific written permission from you, and a valid ID.)

 

Please appreciate the fact that our instructional day does not end until 3:25. The elementary curriculum is packed – every minute counts, including end-of-day wrap-ups.  Students will not be called from class prior to 3:20.

 

BUSING

 

To assist in ensuring that students are dropped at appropriate places, bus passes or notes requesting to change the designated drop off spot must be received the morning of the change.  If there is a need to make a change after your child has left for school, please call the main office prior to 1:30pm that day.  Please do not rely solely on communicating this information with the classroom teacher.  Adhering to this request will assist us to minimizing the confusion at the end of the day.

 

Families will be receiving their bus route information from our transportation department.

 

PARENT PICK-UP

 

Students officially end their day at 3:25pm.  In order to safely space out dismissal, we will be allowing parents to pick up their child(ren) starting at 3:20pm.  All pick-ups will take place at the cafeteria door at the northeast corner of the building.  As you arrive please stay in your car.  A staff member will greet you, have you sign your child out and call in to the café to have your child meet you in your car.  Please stay in your car while you wait.

WEBSITE

 

Please be aware that copies of the district calendar, emergency sheets, medication forms and change of address forms can be found on the Lenape website at www.newpaltz.k12.ny.us/lenape .

 

  

 

ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES, POLICIES, RULES

 

Good attendance and punctuality are necessary for academic achievement.  Please make every effort to have your child in school, each day, on time.  Try to schedule dental and doctor appointments after school hours whenever possible. A written explanation of absence (with child’s full name) should accompany the child upon his/her return to school.

 

According to N.Y.S. Law, the following are considered legal absences from school:

1. Personal illness
2. Death in the family or serious family illness
3. Medical appointments that cannot be made at other times
4. Religious observance
5. Bad weather conditions when school is officially closed
6. Requirement to be in court.

 

Please keep in mind that students absent from school for family vacations are considered illegally absent. Keep in mind that nothing can take the place of hands-on learning in the classroom setting and not all work can be made up.

 

Make-up work may be obtained if your child is absent by calling the school office in the morning.  Requests made before 11:00 should be ready by the end of the day.  When a serious illness or injury requires that a child be absent from school for an extended period of time, the services of a home teacher may be supplied.  At the elementary level, the amount of home teaching provided is usually five hours per week.  Call the school office for further information should the need arise.  Please keep in mind that we no longer teach primarily from textbooks.  Therefore, absences equate to a great loss of instruction. 

 

RECESS

 

Students will go outside for recess throughout the school year except during severely inclement weather.  It is vital that you dress your child appropriately for the weather conditions.  Boots, hats, gloves or mittens and warm coats are a necessity for cold, snowy weather.

 

We believe that recess is a time for your child to socialize, to engage in free play, and to have a good time.  However, there are rules and limits:

1. The monitors are in charge and must be listened to and respected.
2. Children must remain within the boundaries of the play area and not to return to the building without permission from a monitor.
3. Children must follow Safety Rules for Outdoor Equipment Use and be willing to share.  These rules are reviewed with all students by teachers and monitors.
4. Things found on the ground should remain on the ground – There is to be no throwing or kicking of sand, stones, sticks, snow, etc. 
5. Fighting and other hurtful behaviors will not be tolerated.
6. Basically, if everyone behaves in a safe considerate manner, all will have an enjoyable time.  Students who choose to misbehave may lose their time to play and have fun. Our number one school rule is to treat others as you want to be treated. 

 

PARENT INVOLVEMENT

 

We are fortunate to have an active, supportive Parent-Teacher Association.  This group of dedicated people provides many exciting cultural events for our students throughout the year.  Also, they support teachers in numerous ways and provide assistance and refreshments for various activities including 3^rd Grade/New Student Orientation and Open House.  Several fund-raising events are held during the year to support their efforts. All parents and teachers are encouraged to join the PTA and help with any projects they can.  The Duzine-Lenape PTA generally meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm, alternating the meeting place between the two schools with the first meeting of this year to be held at Duzine on September 21^st.

 

 

2022/2023 DUZINE-LENAPE PTA OFFICERS/CONTACT:

(845) 288-1782

President:	Cara Kubert	kubert.cara@gmail.com
Vice President:	Raffaela Zaccaria	rzaccaria8481@gmail.com
Treasurer:	Jackie Hersh	jacquelinesobel@gmail.com
Secretary:	Lindsey Williams	lldubbayou@gmail.com

 

 

 

VISTING THE SCHOOL BUILDING/SECURITY

 

Upon entering the building during the school day, all parents/guardians/visitors, without exception, must sign in at the front kiosk with an ID, and receive a pass.  Once the pass is printed  the front desk person will assist you.

 

Visitors are not allowed on the playground during lunch and recess.

 

If you wish to speak with your child’s teacher, please schedule a meeting in advance of coming to school.  Phone calls to teachers should be made through the school unless other arrangements are agreed upon.  If the class is in session, you will be forwarded to the appropriate voicemail.

 

LOST AND FOUND

 

Our “Lost and Found” has a variety of items, including jackets, gloves, lunch boxes, pencil cases, thermos bottles, hats, etc. Students or parents may claim “Lost and Found” items in the cafeteria.  Several times a year items that remain are donated to charity. Please label everything your child brings to school.