PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK
2007-2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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MSAD # 30 / UNION # 110 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF |
STAFF DIRECTORY |
LEE/WINN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STAFF |
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Michael G. Lambert.: Superintendent of Schools |
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Dennis Carr: Building Administrator |
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Paula Lowell: Adm. Superintendent Secretary |
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Nannette Richford: Grade Pre K Teacher |
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Jacqueline Purinton: Bookkeeper |
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Debra Bourgoin: Grade K Teacher |
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Pamela Porter: Grade 1 Teacher |
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MSAD # 30 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF |
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Lois Hardy: Grade 2 Teacher |
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Dennis Carr: Assistant Principal |
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Robin Corbin: Grade 3 Teacher |
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Joshua Crise: Assistant Principal |
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Sandra Gifford: Grade 4 Teacher |
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Jane Scanlon: Staff Developer |
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Stacy DeLaite: Grade 5 Teacher |
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Patricia Ek: Special Education Director |
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Priscilla Mallory: Reading Recovery Teacher |
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David Downs: Maintenance Supervisor |
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Marie Gurall: Special Educator K-3 |
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Jana Stevens: Computer Technician |
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Christine Bartlett: Special Educator 4-5 |
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Kathy Crise: Guidance Counselor |
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Robin Jipson: Title I Education Technician K-2 |
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Patricia Saba: Title I Education Technician 3-5 |
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DISTRICT WIDE STAFF |
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Dianne Worster: Special Education Technician |
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Tammie Hersom: Special Education Secretary |
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Jayleen Boulrisse: Special Education Technician |
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Mark Hayward: Physical Education Teacher |
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Janet Moors: Special Education Technician |
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Jodi Offret: General Music/ Band Teacher |
Amy Noble: Special Education Technician |
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Kathy Bradford: School Nurse |
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Margaret McNeal: Custodian |
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Greta Downs: Hot Lunch Head Cook |
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MOUNT JEFFERSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STAFF |
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Delcie Rideout: Hot Lunch Assistant Cook |
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Joshua Crise: Building Administrator |
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Cheryl Ham: Secretary |
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Joshua Crise: Grade 7& 8 Social Studies Teacher |
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Kenny Hamilton: Grade 6 Math/Science Teacher |
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Wanda Mallett: Grade 6 LA/Social StudiesTeacher |
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Claudette Albert: Grade 7 Math & Science/Title 1 Math Specialist |
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Wendy Dunbar Grade 7 & 8 LA /Title 1 Coordinator |
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Dan MacEachern: Grade 8 Math & Science Teacher |
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Gloria Edwards: Special Educator |
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Mindy Carr: Special Education Technician |
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SCHOOL DOCTOR: |
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Amy Renaud: Special Education Technician |
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Sarah Irving, MD |
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Tammy Cowan: Special Education Technician |
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Lorraine Sawtelle: Special Education Technician |
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Tracy Kerr: Special Education Technician |
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Bill Gould: Special Education Technician |
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Julie Emery: Custodian |
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Evelyn Day: Hot Lunch Head Cook |
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Candy McAlpine: Asst. Cook |
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Laura Skidmore: Secretary |
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BUS DRIVERS: |
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Sherry Bourgoin |
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Steve Geno |
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Laurie Norris |
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Kenneth Hanscom Jr. |
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SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE
Dear Students and Families of M.S.A.D #30:
Another new and exciting school year has begun. On behalf of the MSAD 30 Board of Directors we are pleased to welcome back our students. Our teachers and support staff have already been working hard to get the rooms and lessons ready so that you can have an enjoyable and rewarding school year.
This handbook contains important information about policies and procedures used in the district. We hope you and your family will spend sometime together reading and discussing the handbook. If you have any questions or would like more detailed information about any policies or procedures, please call you school office or the office of the Superintendent.
Mr. Carr will be our District Assistant Principal at the Lee/Winn Elementary School. His office will be at the Lee/Winn Elementary. Mr. Crise will be the teaching Assistant Principal at Mount Jefferson Junior High School. His office is located in the building. Mrs. Patricia Ek, Special Education Director, has an office at the Edith Lombard School, where all concerns about special education should be directed, remembering that she serves all of MSAD 30, Union 110, and Lee Academy students. My office is located in the basement of the Ham Building where the Lee Town Offices are located.
It is very important that any problems be resolved at the level at which they occur. If resolution is not possible at one level, then you should approach the next level. Most problems can be solved by direct communication. The chain-of-command should be as follows: teacher, assistant principal, superintendent, school board. It is my belief that when open communication is maintained among parents, students, teachers, and administration, most problems can be solved quickly and amicably.
We are here to provide the best education possible for our students. It takes a team made up of families, students, staff and community to be able to do this. We hope all of you will be active members of this team.
Students - I am glad you are with us this year. We have done our very best to provide you with a staff that is one of the best in the state. If you work hard and accept the challenges and opportunities you are given you will reap the rewards. Please take time to enjoy your classmates and your teachers.
Parents - Thank you for entrusting us with your most important procession. We will do the very best we can for both your children and for you. Please feel free to join us at school activities, volunteering, or sharing your expertise with our students. We welcome you in our schools and District.
Sincerely,
Michael G. Lambert
Interim Superintendent of Schools
M.S.A.D. #30 is governed by an elected fifteen member Board of Directors. Their meetings are usually held the fourth Tuesday of each month except in December.
If any citizen wishes to have an item placed on the agenda, he/she should call the Superintendent of Schools.
Member Term Expires Telephone Town
Kimberly Pelletier 2010 738-4123 Lee
Sherri Chandler 2008 738- 5103 Lee
Scott Maxwell 2009 738-2531 Lee
Yvonne Albert 2008 738-3888 Lee
Stephen Mallett 2010 738-2404 Lee
Meghann Zanotta 2009 738-2166 Lee
Theo Jipson 2008 765-2256 Webster
Dawn Mulligan 2009 765-2108 Webster
Ed Reed 2009 738-4500 Springfield
Lynn McLaughlin 2008 738-2043 Springfield
Shelly Arthers 2010 738-5401 Springfield
Melissa Kimball 2010 736-2969 Winn
Annette Haynes 2009 736-3303 Winn
Kenneth Robinson 2008 738-2131 Winn
Vacancy 2008 Winn
M.S.A.D. #30 is comprised of four towns: Lee, Springfield, Webster Plantation, and Winn. M.S.A.D. #30 has two schools:
Lee/Winn Elementary School Grades Pre-K-5
mailing address: 1009 Route 168
Winn, ME 04495
Mount Jefferson Junior High School Grades 6-8*
mailing address: 61 Winn Rd.
Lee, ME 04455
* including students from Lakeville, Carroll, and Unorganized Territories
M.S.A.D. #30 shares a Superintendent of Schools with Union #110 (Reed Plantation, Macwahoc Plantation, Carroll Plantation, Town of Lakeville, and Drew Plantation). The mailing address is:
Superintendent's Office
31 Winn Rd.
Lee, ME 04455-9730
The Lee/Winn Elementary School provides one classroom per grade, with a additional Pre K grade at Lee/Winn in addition to Title I , Special Education services, music, and physical education. Each building provides cooperative and collaborative experiences where students from different grade levels are grouped together for special units or purposes.
Although Mount Jefferson Junior High School still maintains a 'junior high' in name, many of the middle-level concepts, based on research to meet the developmental needs of this age group, have been very successfully implemented in its programs. The teachers are very knowledgeable in the middle-level concepts and provide education opportunities for their students for a smoother transition from childhood to adolescence. Teachers help students to better understand and adapt to their ever-changing physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs, and to better understand themselves and others.
TIME SCHEDULES
LEE/WINN SCHOOL 738-3060
7:25 Students become Supervised
7:55 Home Rooms
and Opening Exercises
8:00 School Starts
10:45-11:15 Lunch K-2
11:15 - 11:45 Lunch 3-5
1:00-1:15 Recess
2:15 Dismissal
MOUNT JEFFERSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 738-2866
7:25 Students become Supervised
7:50 Warning Bell
Home Rooms
and Opening Exercises
8:05 Class Starts
9:55-10:10 Recess
12:00-12:30 Lunch (grades 6, 7 and 8)
2:30 Dismissal
Superintendent 738-2665
Building Administrator - MJ 738-2866
Building Administrator - LW 738-3060
Special Education Coordinator 738-3815 Lee/Winn School (Grades K-5) 738-3060
Mount Jefferson Junior High School (Grades 6-8) 738-2866
Guidance Counselor 738-2866
Please do not send or bring
students to school so that they arrive before the first bus. Teachers are hard
at work getting ready for the day and don't always see students when they
arrive. There is a teacher on duty when the first bus arrives at 7:25 a.m. In
an emergency situation when you must drop a student off early, please let
the school secretary know in advance, if possible.
M.S.A.D. #30 LEE ACADEMY REED SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Our mission is to foster a love of learning; to provide a safe and caring learning environment in which each individual is respected; to teach essential academic, social, and career skills and concepts to meet the needs of our changing world; to nurture individual excellence; and to promote well-informed, healthy, and active members of the community.
Students need:
to be challenged and motivated at their own levels so that they may succeed in life;
a safe environment for all learners;
clear behavioral guidelines with clear consequences in a caring, disciplined environment;
adequate resources available to facilitate and enhance all programs;
effective and active communication and involvement among themselves, their teachers, parents, and the community; and
high expectations from all - themselves, the staff and their parents.
The following statements represent the Shared Vision of M.S.A.D. #30 and Lee Academy to enhance the education and well being of all learners.
Our schools will provide a coordinated, student-centered PreK-12 curriculum, which challenges all students and helps them explore their individual interests and strengths.
Our schools will promote effective communication and active involvement among all stakeholders (students, staff, parents, businesses, and community).
Our schools will have clear behavioral guidelines that will foster a safe, caring, disciplined learning environment in which each individual is respected and takes responsibility for his/her own actions.
Our schools will assist learners of all ages (students, staff, and community members) to continually achieve higher levels of learning by using all educational resources available to meet their individual talents, needs, and learning styles.
Our schools will combine a variety of ongoing assessments to ensure student achievement, the effectiveness of instruction, and the appropriateness of curriculum.
Our schools will provide opportunities for learners of all ages to acquire knowledge, gain skills, and develop attitudes, which will enable them to function as contributing members in a technological society.
Our schools will seek funding/resources to support the educational process.
Adopted by the M.S.A.D. #30 Board of Directors on June 24, 1996
ATTENDANCE - EARLY DISMISSAL - PHONE CALLS
The management of time is one of the variables that we can control in education. Our emphasis and focus, in part, will be to maximize the time we have with students for on-task activities. You, the parent and student, are an important part of the team effort needed to improve the time spent on developing educational skills. Students should strive to be in school every day, all day, and parents should encourage this. Please avoid early dismissals, and other disruptions of the teaching-learning process. Students will not be allowed to receive telephone calls during class time.
Compulsory attendance at school "is required of all persons who are at least 7 and under 17 years of age" unless enrolled in an alternative instruction program. A student is called "truant" when an absence of 1/2 day is not excused. Habitual truancy is a civil violation of Maine law.
An excused absence is defined in Title 20-A Section 3272 as: "A person's absence is excused when the absence is for the following reasons:
1. Personal illness.
2. Appointments with health professionals that cannot be made outside of the regular school day.
3. Observances of recognized religious holidays when the observance is required during the regular school day.
4. Emergency family situations.
5. Planned absences for personal or educational purposes which have been approved".
If a student does not meet one of the above requirements for not being in school, that student will receive an unexcused absence and may not be allowed to make up any missed assignments. For excused absences, two days will be allowed for each day missed to make up work.
If a child is to miss school for a planned absence, it is necessary to obtain prior approval from the Building Administrator. A note requesting permission for a child to miss classes should be sent to the Building Administrator at least two weeks prior, stating the reason for , as well as the dates, of the absence.
Attendance awards: Exemplary attendance - 0-2 days missed
Excellent attendance - 3-5 days missed
For an excused absence, a note must be sent to school with your child upon returning to school.
SAMPLE FORM TO BE USED IN REPORTING AN ABSENCE
(This note becomes a part of the student's cumulative record)
Date:______________________
_________________________________ was absent ___________________. The reason (child's name) (date)
for this absence being _________________________________________.
Signature of Parent/Guardian _________________________________ .
When your child is absent from school due to
illness please call the school.
STUDENT DISCIPLINE
Statement of Philosophy:
We believe that our public schools, through a disciplined study of educational tasks, must prepare students for work or subsequent levels of study and for effective citizenship. A student who displays behavior that shows a respect for necessary rules and regulations, other people, and who is self-controlled, will be a good citizen. It is our belief that a discipline policy that is based on humanitarian principles that recognize the dignity and worth of each student, and that calls for teachers to use those methods and procedures which research and experience have proven to be most effective, will be most useful in achieving our goal. Teachers should strive to have a well ordered, friendly atmosphere in their classrooms.
We also believe that certain student rights must be protected. However, students must also be responsible for the consequences of actions that infringe upon the rights of others.
The board believes that the best discipline is self-discipline, and that the school environment should allow students to make responsible decisions about their behavior. The board believes that giving students the opportunity to practice self-discipline in school will lead to their making more responsible choices when not in school.
Student Rights and Responsibilities:
Each student has the right to a free public education and the responsibility to attend school regularly and not to interfere with, or threaten, the education of others.
Every student has the right to express his/her opinions as long as that expression does not infringe upon the rights of others. Students have the right to determine their patterns of dress and grooming, provided that such dress and grooming do not interfere with the health and safety of themselves or others, and do not interfere with the educational process of the school.
Except in extraordinary disciplinary action, no removal from class shall be enforced against any student until he/she has been given reason(s) for the removal.
Code of Conduct:
The object of this code is to establish such rules of student conduct which have been deemed by the board to be necessary for the successful accomplishment of the mission of the schools. Rules of student conduct and administrative procedures for use in schools shall be based upon, but not limited to, the following:
a) A student shall not by use of violence, force, noise, coercion, intimidation, or any other conduct cause disruption of any classroom instruction or any school function; nor shall any student urge others to engage in any such disruptive conduct.
b) No student shall intentionally threaten, harass, assault, or cause physical injury to other students or any school personnel.
c) All students shall refrain from libel, slander, obscenity, personal attacks, or incitement to illegal action(s).
d) No student shall steal or intentionally damage any school or private property either on school premises, on any school bus, or during any school-sponsored activity.
e) On school property a student shall not possess, handle, or transmit a knife, razor, gun, or any other object that reasonably can be considered a weapon.
f) A student shall not knowingly buy, sell, possess, use, transmit, or be under the influence of any illegal substance, including alcohol.
g) No student is allowed to possess or use tobacco in the building or on school property at any time.
General Guidelines:
a) Good discipline is always fair, dignified and in good temper. Disciplinary action should not be administered in such a way as to cause the child to lose status before his/her social group. Teachers should guard against making remarks to other pupils concerning the child's shortcomings, or engage in discussions with a pupil in such a way as to reflect discredit upon the pupil before others.
b) Conferences with teachers, principals, and parents should be effectively employed to bring about acceptable classroom behavior.
c) Minor infractions of the above code of conduct are to be handled in accordance with the disciplinary procedures developed by the administration and instructional staff. Keeping students in at recess and detentions are acceptable consequences for misbehavior. More serious infractions may be punishable by suspension and expulsion.
d) School personnel may use a reasonable degree of force to control a student who creates a disturbance or to remove students from the scene of a disturbance. Corporal punishment, however, is not permitted in Maine.
Administrative Procedures:
The Board requires the superintendent to develop and make known to parents and students specific procedures for carrying out this policy. In doing this it is understood that the staff of each building under the direction of the building administrator is responsible to develop school rules and school regulations, eliminating vagueness from rules, and for enforcement of rules.
Each teacher is responsible for assisting the enforcement of school rules, developing specific classroom expectations, and establishing effective classroom management procedures.
Discipline of a Student With a Disability:
The student with a disability is subject to the same treatment under the policy as the student without a disability, except that it is our intention to follow the regulations under Chapter 101, Section 10.10, pages 53 and 54. Copy is available from the superintendent's office.
SUSPENSION OF STUDENTS
The Board of Directors delegates to the Principal the authority to suspend disobedient and disorderly students for a period not to exceed ten (10) school days. A suspension of a student may be out-of-school suspension or in-school suspension.
Prior to the suspension, except as hereinafter provided:
a) The student shall be given oral or written notice of the charge(s) against him/her;
b) The student shall be given an explanation of the evidence forming the basis for those charge(s); and
c) The student shall be given an opportunity to present his/her side of the case.
However, students whose presence poses a continuing danger to persons or property, or an ongoing threat of disrupting the academic process, may be immediately removed from school; in such cases, the notice of charges, explanation of evidence, and the student's opportunity to explain his/her side of the story, shall be arranged as soon as practicable after removal of the student from school.
The parent or guardian shall be notified of suspension of his/her son or daughter by telephone immediately, if possible, and/or by written notice. A copy of the written notice shall be sent to the Office of the Superintendent of Schools AND Special Education Director.
Students shall be responsible for any school work missed during their suspension. After reinstatement, they shall be permitted to take any tests, quizzes or any other form of evaluation affecting their grades.
EXPULSION OF STUDENTS
No pupil shall be expelled from school except by the action of the Board of Directors. Under the law, the Board shall expel any student who is deliberately disobedient or deliberately disorderly, or for infractions of violence, or for possession, furnishing or trafficking of any scheduled drug as defined in Title 17-A; chapter 45; for possession and/or use of a weapon as defined by 20-A MRSA 1001 (9-A) and 19 USCA 921 et seq.; after a proper investigation of the student's behavior, and due process, if found necessary for the peace and usefulness of the school. The Board also has the power to restore an expelled student on satisfactory evidence that the behavior which was the cause of the student being expelled will not likely recur.
Procedures for expulsion must follow all legal provisions for due process and are to be carried out without undue delay.
The parent or guardian must be notified at least five days prior to the date of a Board hearing. The hearing shall be in a properly called executive session and may be attended by persons designated by the Superintendent to present information in the case.
In all cases of expulsion, the student and parent/guardian shall be provided: