{"id":196,"date":"2016-11-08T15:50:02","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T15:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook\/?page_id=196"},"modified":"2024-08-01T20:18:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T00:18:07","slug":"parent-handbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook\/school-info\/parent-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Parent Handbook<\/p>\n<h2>WILLOW BROOK<\/h2>\n<p><strong>2024-2025 WBES Parent Handbook can be accessed on Parent Square! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>Willow Brook Elementary School<\/h1>\n<p><strong>298 Robertsville Road<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oak Ridge, TN 37830<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>865-425-3201<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook\">www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter &#8211; @WBESbears<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cCommitted to Excellence &amp; Equity for Every Student!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In compliance with the Title VI Act of 1964, Willow Brook School does not\u00a0\u00a0 discriminate nor deny any student\u2019s participation in any program or activity based on race, color, religion, or national origin.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Willow Brook Staff&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Page 3<\/p>\n<p>Vision, Motto and Beliefs&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 4<\/p>\n<p>Important Dates and Times&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 4<\/p>\n<p>If You Have a Question&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Page 5<\/p>\n<p>Arrival\/Dismissal&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Page 5<\/p>\n<p>Traffic Patterns&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Page 5<\/p>\n<p>Morning Arrival&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Page 6<\/p>\n<p>Afternoon Dismissal&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 6-8<\/p>\n<p>Authorization to Release&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Page 9<\/p>\n<p>Attendance&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 9<\/p>\n<p>Early Check Out for Appointments&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Page 10<\/p>\n<p>Prearranged Absences&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 11<\/p>\n<p>Report Cards&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 12<\/p>\n<p>Safety and Emergency Drills&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Page 12<\/p>\n<p>Food Services&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Page 13<\/p>\n<p>Money&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 14<\/p>\n<p>Class Contributions\/Supply Lists&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Page 15<\/p>\n<p>Dress Code&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 15<\/p>\n<p>After School Programs&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Page 16<\/p>\n<p>Intersession&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Page 17<\/p>\n<p>Cross Boundary\/Tuition Requests&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 17<\/p>\n<p>Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS)&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Page 18<\/p>\n<p>Willow Brook Student Behavior Expectations&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Page 18<\/p>\n<p>Field Trips&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Page 19<\/p>\n<p>Medical Issues&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 20<\/p>\n<p>Media&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Page 21<\/p>\n<p>School Buses&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Page 21<\/p>\n<p>Smoking&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Page 22<\/p>\n<p>Vaping&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Page 22<\/p>\n<p>Lost and Found&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 22<\/p>\n<p>Birthdays&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Page 23<\/p>\n<p>Allergies&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Page 23<\/p>\n<p>Personal Belongings&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 24<\/p>\n<p>Personally Owned Devices (Cellphones)&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 24<\/p>\n<p>Title 1&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 24<\/p>\n<p>Family Involvement Plan&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Page 25<\/p>\n<p>Opportunities to be Involved&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Page 25-27<\/p>\n<p>Home\/School Communication&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Page 27-28<\/p>\n<p>Curriculum&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 29<\/p>\n<p>Resources Available to Parents&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Page 29<\/p>\n<p>Ways to Help Ensure Student Success&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 30<\/p>\n<p>Inclement Weather&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Page 31<\/p>\n<p>ORS Title I School-Parent Compact&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Page 32 &#8211; 38<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>In compliance with the Title 1 Willow Brook School provides opportunities for parental involvement in programming as outlined in the Willow Brook Parent Handbook.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>WILLOW BROOK STAFF 2022-2023<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Principal&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Jenifer Laurendine<\/p>\n<p>School Counselor&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Dan Schwartz<\/p>\n<p>Admin. Asst\/Bookkeeper &#8230;. Sherry Bath<\/p>\n<p>Admin Asst\/Registrar&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Latoya Pack<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Principal&#8230;&#8230;.. Jason Nussbaum<\/p>\n<p>Family Resource Center&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Jo Bruce<\/p>\n<p>Title I Liaison&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Allison Peters<\/p>\n<p>McNabb Center&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Courtney Cook<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>KINDERGARTEN<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Karen Aldridge<\/p>\n<p>Gigi Naeve<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Martin<\/p>\n<p>Melissa Williams<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>FIRST GRADE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Leslie Addis<\/p>\n<p>Peter Blair<\/p>\n<p>Marti Overton<\/p>\n<p>Mandie Seal<\/p>\n<p>Meredith Whitehead<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>SECOND GRADE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Liane Aldridge<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Chenot<\/p>\n<p>Jackie Cohn<\/p>\n<p>Becky Sensibaugh<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>THIRD GRADE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tamara Rhyne<\/p>\n<p>Tiffany Collins<\/p>\n<p>Theresa Halcomb<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Walter<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>FOURTH GRADE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jamea Beach<\/p>\n<p>Callie Cox<\/p>\n<p>Cherie Tan<\/p>\n<p>Deanna Okert<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>SPECIAL AREAS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Physical Ed&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Brian Wilson<\/p>\n<p>Art&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Sara Cochran<\/p>\n<p>Vocal Music&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Michelle Goethert<\/p>\n<p>Discovery Center&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; Tina Marascia<\/p>\n<p>Library&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. Lisa Meidl<\/p>\n<p>Computer&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. Chris Bruce<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION TEAM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bethany Newcomb<\/p>\n<p>Melanie Bloomer<\/p>\n<p>Mega Sauer<\/p>\n<p>Hope King<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nancy Mawhinney<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Mullins<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Rush<\/p>\n<p>Lynn Draper<br \/>\nBill Meidl<\/p>\n<p>Andrea Ditmore<\/p>\n<p>Jessica Weems<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>TEACHING ASSISTANTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Judy Clabough<\/p>\n<p>Julie Colburn<\/p>\n<p>Katherine Evans<\/p>\n<p>Nicole Ferry<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Terry Gonzalez<\/p>\n<p>Megan McCearen<\/p>\n<p>Pam Howard<\/p>\n<p>Natalie Johnson<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Laurel Madden<\/p>\n<p>Julie Morgan<\/p>\n<p>Lori Murphree<\/p>\n<p>Keva Payne<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u><br \/>\n<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>SCHOOL NURSE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cathy Infield<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>PSYCHOLOGIST<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kelley Thompson<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>EXTENDED CHILD CARE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cristina Crane<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>CUSTODIANS<\/u><\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0Ricky Johnson, Channa Williams &amp; James Andrews<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>In compliance with the Title 1, No Child Left Behind Act, all of Willow Brook\u2019s teaching and instructional support staff are highly qualified.\u00a0 Parents may request information about the qualifications of teachers and teacher assistants<\/em><em>.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<h1>WILLOW BROOK VISION<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The vision of Willow Brook Elementary is to empower all to achieve their goals in a safe and respectful environment.<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>WILLOW BROOK MOTTO<\/h1>\n<p>Excellence and equity for every Willow Brook Student.<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>THE BELIEFS OF WILLOW BROOK<\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 all children are capable of learning.<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 learning is fostered when children experience &amp; celebrate successes.<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 all members of the school should be respectful, responsible, and ready every day.<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 learning is meaningful when school experiences are relevant to children\u2019s lives.<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 home and community involvement are essential to the success of all children.<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 diversity should be honored, respected, and celebrated.<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 participation in fine arts, humanities and wellness programs develop well-rounded individuals.<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 children have gifts &amp; talents that should be nurtured.<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT DATES AND TIMES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n<p><u>Daily School Hours<\/u>:<\/p>\n<p>8:15am &#8211; 3:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday<\/p>\n<p>8:15am &#8211; 1:30pm Wednesday<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>When School is Closed<\/u>:<\/p>\n<p>Labor Day Holiday:\u00a0 September 5<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Fall Break:\u00a0 October 3<sup>rd<\/sup> &#8211; October 14<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Thanksgiving Holiday: November 23<sup>rd<\/sup> \u2013 25th<\/p>\n<p>Winter Break:\u00a0 December 19<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 January 4<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday:\u00a0 January 16<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Spring Break:\u00a0 March 13<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 24<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Good Friday:\u00a0 April 7<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Intersessions<\/u>:<\/p>\n<p>Fall Intersession:\u00a0 Monday \u2013 Thursday, October 3rd &#8211; October 6<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Spring Intersession:\u00a0 Monday \u2013 Thursday, March 13<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 16<sup>th<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><strong>IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION\/CONCERN, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, contact your child\u2019s teacher.\u00a0 If your question\/concern involves your child\u2019s classroom, you need to contact his\/her teacher first.\u00a0 He\/she will be more likely to give you input and answers than anyone else in the building. Keep in mind that many questions\/concerns come from miscommunication.\u00a0 Simply talking with the teacher can usually take care of most situations.<\/li>\n<li>If you still have a question or concern after you have spoken with the teacher, please call Mrs. Laurendine or Mr. Nussbaum (425-3201).\u00a0 Both will be happy to speak with you and\/or meet with you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ARRIVAL\/DISMISSAL:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The two most vulnerable times for student safety during the school day are arrival and dismissal.\u00a0 During these two times we have more student movement, more people, and more vehicles on campus than any other time of the day.\u00a0 These two times get extra attention from us.\u00a0 Safety is always our top priority.\u00a0 We have specific policies and procedures in place to keep these times of the day as safe as we possibly can.\u00a0 Please adhere to the following:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Traffic Patterns:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No cars parked in the bus loop<\/li>\n<li>Do not park along the sidewalk or block wheelchair ramps<\/li>\n<li>Park in designated spaces only.<\/li>\n<li>Student drop off is at the bottom of the cafeteria stairs. There are adults and Safety Patrol outside in this area to assist during student drop off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Morning Arrival:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Willow Brook doors open at 7:45am. Students are not to be dropped off and left unattended before 7:45am because staff members will not be present to supervise students until doors open.<\/li>\n<li>Morning drop-off: Students arriving by car are to be dropped off at the bottom of the cafeteria stairs. School staff will open car doors and greet children from 7:50 -8:20am each morning.\u00a0 Students arriving by car are to walk up the stairs enter the cafeteria for breakfast.<\/li>\n<li>Students arriving before 8:15am will go to the cafeteria and then the gym for Math &amp; Movement. All students will be released for homeroom at 8:15am.<\/li>\n<li>The first bell rings at 8:15am. Students may report directly to their classroom at that time.\u00a0 Students arriving after 8:15am will receive Breakfast in a Bag to take to their classroom.<\/li>\n<li>Instruction begins promptly at 8:30am. A student will be considered tardy if they are not in their classroom and ready to learn at 8:30am.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Afternoon Dismissal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parents must indicate how their student is to go home at the beginning of the school year by completing the Transportation Survey. There are 7 options for dismissal:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Early Check-out<\/u><\/strong><strong> &#8211;<\/strong> Please make sure your list of adults approved to pick-up\/check-out your student is up-to-date in Skyward.\u00a0 Per school board policy, we will only release your student to adults you have listed, in writing, as having permission to check-out your student.\u00a0 In order to maintain a safe and organized dismissal procedure, <strong>no Early Check-outs are permitted after 2:45pm (12:45pm on Wednesdays)<\/strong>.\u00a0 If your student has an appointment and needs to leave school before 3:30pm, please make arrangements to check them out before 2:45pm.\u00a0 Early checkouts fall under the attendance policy.\u00a0 Tardies and early check-outs both impact perfect attendance.\u00a0 Be sure to bring an appointment excuse so an early checkout will be recorded as excused.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Car Rider<\/u><\/strong><strong> &#8211;<\/strong> Your student will only be released to adults in possession of the <strong>car tag<\/strong> with your student\u2019s name on it.\u00a0 <strong>Families are limited to two car tags<\/strong>.\u00a0 You may get two car tags from the front office any time before 3:00pm.\u00a0 (Please bring identification in the event the person working in the front office does not know you).\u00a0 If a car tag is lost or not in possession of the person who is picking your student up on a given day, you\/they will have to check him\/her out through the front office.\u00a0 Please make sure your list of adults approved to pick-up\/check-out your student is up-to-date in Skyward.\u00a0 Per school board policy, we will only release your student to adults you have listed, in writing, as having permission to check-out your student.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Walker<\/u><\/strong><strong> &#8211;<\/strong> Students who are listed as \u201cwalkers\u201d will be released at the Robertsville Road exit of our building.\u00a0 Your student will only be released to adults in possession of a <strong>walker card<\/strong> with your student\u2019s name on it.\u00a0 <strong>Families are limited to two walker cards<\/strong>.\u00a0 You may get walker cards from the front office any time before 3:00pm. (Please bring identification in the event the person working in the front office does not know you).\u00a0 If a walker card is lost or not in the possession of the person who is picking up your student on a given day, you\/they will have to check him\/her out through the front office.\u00a0 Please make sure your list of adults approved to pick-up\/check-out your student is up-to-date in Skyward.\u00a0 Per school board policy, we will only release your student to adults you have listed, in writing, as having permission to check-out your student.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Independent Walker<\/u><\/strong> &#8211; You must inform us in writing if your student is allowed to walk home independently of an adult escort.\u00a0 Student safety is our highest priority and we do not want to release your student to walk alone if you expect them to be picked up by an adult.\u00a0 Please practice, with your student, walking the safest route between your home and the school entrance. Kindergarten students are not allowed to be Independent Walkers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Bus Rider<\/u><\/strong> &#8211; If your child is a new bus rider, please be sure you have an up-to-date <strong>REQUEST FOR BUS SERVICE<\/strong> form on file with the school (if there have been no changes to your address or pick-up\/drop-off location, you do not need to complete a new form).<\/p>\n<p>A new form will need to be completed if your address changes or if pick-up or drop-off locations need to be changed.\u00a0 Bus stops\/times are posted on the School District webpage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kindergarten students will not be released at their bus stop in the afternoon unless an approved adult is present at the bus stop to pick them up<\/strong>.\u00a0 If no adult is present, the bus will return the kindergarten student to the school.\u00a0 <strong>NOTE:<\/strong> Written permission from the parent must be submitted in order for an older sibling to exit the bus with the kindergarten student or meet the kindergarten student at the bus stop.<\/p>\n<p>Students brought back to the school three times due to not having an approved adult present to accept them off the bus will lose privileges to utilize First Student as a transportation option.<\/p>\n<p>A Bus Conduct Contract must be signed and returned to school for any student to utilize bus transportation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Bike Rider<\/u><\/strong><strong> &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 If your child is a bike rider, please ensure they have a lock to secure their bicycle onto the bike rack.\u00a0 We are unable to store bicycles inside the school building.\u00a0 Students must wear a bike helmet to ride their bike to and from school.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Extended Child Care<\/u><\/strong><strong> (ECC) &#8211;<\/strong> Students who are registered for ECC will be released at 3:30pm. to meet the ECC teacher.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Changes in dismissal\/ transportation:<\/strong>\u00a0 If a change needs to be made in afternoon transportation, a written note to the homeroom teacher is required.\u00a0 This needs to be done before your student comes to school.\u00a0 Do not call the school to make a dismissal\/ transportation change unless it is an emergency.\u00a0 If an emergency arises that requires a change in transportation for your student, please email Mrs. Pack at <a href=\"mailto:lhpack@ortn.edu\">lhpack@ortn.edu<\/a>.\u00a0 before 1:00pm so we can communicate the change to the homeroom teacher.\u00a0 After 1:00pm, we cannot guarantee dismissal changes will be communicated to the homeroom teacher prior to dismissal.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Please be on time to pick up your child.<\/strong> School dismisses at 3:30pm (1:30pm on Wednesdays) and the office closes at 4:00pm.\u00a0 If an emergency arises and you will be later than 3:30pm, you must call the front office.\u00a0 The authorities may be contacted for students who are left after school hours without parental contact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each child is to have <em>Authorization to Release<\/em> information on file in the school office.\u00a0 Be sure to list anyone whom you think could come and pick up your child.\u00a0 If a person\u2019s name is not on the form, we will not release the child without prior written consent.\u00a0 We will not take phone calls to change authorization.\u00a0 If your child is going home with another child, your child must have a note giving permission for the other child\u2019s family to pick up your child.\u00a0 Please keep your student\u2019s <em>Authorization to Release<\/em> information current throughout the year.\u00a0 Notify the school immediately if any personal contact information needs to be changed or updated.\u00a0 We do check ID of everyone before we release a child, per ORS policy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ATTENDANCE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Willow Brook Elementary School follows the policy as written in the <em>ORS Discipline Code Handbook<\/em>, as well as additional policies specific to Willow Brook.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Things you need to know:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The number one goal is to have students present, on time, and prepared for school every day.<\/li>\n<li>If a child must miss school for an acceptable reason (as stated in the ORS Discipline Code Handbook), parents may write up to seven (7) notes per school year to excuse up to seven (7) absences.<\/li>\n<li>After seven (7) parental notes, any other acceptable absence requires a verifiable excuse, such as medical, court or other official documents.<\/li>\n<li>All excuses must be submitted to the front office within three (3) days of a students\u2019 return to school.<\/li>\n<li>COVID-19 Related Absences \u2013 If a student misses school due to testing positive for Covid 19, their absences are excused by Oak Ridge School for the number of days specified by the School Nurse and Administration:<\/li>\n<li>Unexcused absences are addressed through the ORS truancy policy and can result in Court intervention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Parents will be contacted by school staff when students accrue 3, 5, 7, and 10 unexcused absences. Upon the 10<sup>th<\/sup> unexcused absence, a truancy petition will be filed with the Court on behalf of the student by the Director of Pupil Services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mrs. Laurendine, Mr. Nussbaum, and\/or Mrs. Bruce will contact you to discuss truancy and solutions to obstacles creating attendance issues when your student accrues 5 Unexcused Absences.<\/li>\n<li>Parents and students will be required to attend a district truancy meeting with Mr. Lay, the ORS Director of School Leadership, when a student accrues 7 Unexcused Absences.<\/li>\n<li>Parents need to be aware that unexcused tardies (not in the classroom when the bell rings at 8:30am) and unexcused early check-outs (checked out before the 3:30pm bell rings) are an important part of attendance.<\/li>\n<li>For a child to be eligible for Perfect Attendance, he\/she must have no excused or unexcused absences, no tardies and no early check-outs the entire school year.<\/li>\n<li>If a child must miss school, a child has three days from the date of return to make up any missed work.\u00a0 Parents wishing to come by the front office and pick up work must call the front desk at 425-3201 before 9:00am in the morning and may pick up the work between 3:30pm and 4:00pm that afternoon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions or concerns about your child\u2019s attendance, please contact Jo Bruce at 425-3205.\u00a0 She will be glad to assist you with any problems or concerns you may have.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>EARLY CHECK OUT FOR APPOINTMENTS:<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From time-to-time parents need to make outside appointments for their children that conflict with school hours.\u00a0 While we would prefer those appointments be scheduled outside of school hours, we do know that that is not always possible.\u00a0 If your child has an outside appointment:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To be EXCUSED, the appointment must be for an acceptable reason as stated in the <em>ORS Discipline Code Handbook<\/em> and a written excuse must be submitted upon return the next day.\u00a0 Early check-outs fall under the attendance policy.<\/li>\n<li>Parents, or adults with authorization to release, must come into the front office to sign out a student when they are checking out and sign them in when they are checking in.<\/li>\n<li>If the appointment is scheduled at the end of the school day and the child will not be returning to school, the child needs to be picked up no later than 3:00pm. (1:00pm on Wednesday).\u00a0 This allows plenty of time before the dismissal process begins for the secretary to locate the child, call him\/her to the front office, and get you out the door without getting caught in after school traffic.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid scheduling appointments during State Assessments\u2014once testing begins in the morning, we do not interrupt classes for any reason.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PREARRANGED ABSENCES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the Oak Ridge Schools actively encourage and require a high degree of student attendance, we know that learning opportunities extend beyond the classroom setting.\u00a0 There are times when family trips and club participation can contribute to the development of the students.\u00a0 We also acknowledge that life circumstances occur that may interfere with a child\u2019s attendance.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When these circumstances arise, we ask that you fill out a <em>Prearranged Absence Form<\/em>.\u00a0 You may request the form from, and return the completed form, to Mrs. Pack at the front desk.\u00a0 To have time to approve the form, we request that you turn in the completed form to Mrs. Pack ten days prior to the absence, or in the case of a family emergency, as quickly as possible.\u00a0 Mrs. Laurendine will then approve or deny the request and return the pink copy to the parent.\u00a0 Family trips do not meet the criteria for an excused absence.\u00a0 Please note that students with excessive absences or with a high concern of a failing grade will not be approved for discretionary absences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> REPORT CARDS<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Students receive a report card every nine weeks.\u00a0 Grades will reflect student mastery of standards for each nine-week term.\u00a0 Grades are not a measure of growth over the course of the year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grades will be reported in the following categories:\u00a0 English\/Language Arts (Foundational Literacy K-2, Reading and Writing sub-categories), Math, Science and Social Studies (3-4 only), and Special Areas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grades in K-2 will be reported as success criteria:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 = Mastered<\/li>\n<li>3 = On-Track<\/li>\n<li>2 = Approaching<\/li>\n<li>1 = Below<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Grades in 3-4 will be reported as letter grades:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A = 93-100<\/li>\n<li>B = 85-92<\/li>\n<li>C = 75-84<\/li>\n<li>D = 70-74<\/li>\n<li>F = 0-69<\/li>\n<li>I = Incomplete<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SAFETY AND EMERGENCY DRILLS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The health and safety of our students and staff is our number one priority.\u00a0 As a staff, we continue to review our policies and procedures for safety to ensure our knowledge in the event of an emergency.\u00a0 Routinely we practice a variety of drills with the children, including evacuations, lock downs, natural disasters, severe weather, and fire.\u00a0 If we ever had to fully evacuate, here are a few things you, as parents, would need to know:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Willow Brook staff will take students to a secure location off the property &#8211; we have arrangements with a variety of churches and schools within walking distance of Willow Brook in which to take our students.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once at the new location, procedures will be put into place for parental pick up. Students will not be released until they were all accounted for after the re-location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parents will be notified via the <em>Skylert<\/em> system and the media as to where to be reunited with their child(ren). While this would be a very stressful time, parents need to follow the procedures for picking up their child(ren) and not add to the stress by trying to go to an undesignated location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A media location will be set up at a separate location by a member of our <em>Safety Response Team<\/em> to keep the media up to date with information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All exterior doors around the building are always locked.\u00a0 Our head custodian does routine daily checks to make sure all doors are locked.<\/li>\n<li>Everyone coming into our school must enter via the front doors and must obtain a visitor\u2019s badge before leaving the lobby.\u00a0 Visitors should also check out when leaving the property.\u00a0 In the event of an emergency, we need to account for everyone in the building.<\/li>\n<li>All visitors must wear a Willow Brook visitor sticker.\u00a0 If a visitor is in our building without a sticker, he\/she will be stopped and asked to return to the front counter to get a sticker.<\/li>\n<li>No one is allowed to go to classrooms without a prior appointment with the teacher or without notification of the classroom teacher.\u00a0 If you come to pick up your child, drop something off for your child, or have lunch with your child, you must wait in the lobby while the child is called to come to the front desk.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOOD SERVICES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Willow Brook Elementary School participates in the <em>Community Eligibility Program,<\/em> which means all students are offered a healthy breakfast and lunch at no cost. We provide balanced meals each day for our students.\u00a0 Students may have the lunch provided by the school or bring a lunch from home.<\/li>\n<li>Carbonated beverages (sodas, particularly caffeinated sodas) are not to be brought for lunch.<\/li>\n<li><u>Prices for 2022-2023<\/u>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ala Carte Menu:<\/p>\n<p>Elementary Ala Carte Entr\u00e9e\/2<sup>nd<\/sup> Meal\u00a0 $3.25<\/p>\n<p>Assorted Bagged Chips\/Snacks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $1.00<\/p>\n<p>Adult Breakfast\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $2.35<\/p>\n<p>Adult Lunch\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $4.00<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The cafeteria is monitored by teacher assistants.\u00a0 Students are expected to follow all rules and directions of the staff on duty.<\/li>\n<li>Because there are so many children in the cafeteria at one time, it is essential that children use quiet voices.\u00a0 We have a traffic signal that helps to monitor the noise level.\u00a0 A green light indicates the appropriate noise level.\u00a0 As the volume begins to increase, the yellow light will come on and students need to adjust.\u00a0 If the red light comes on indicating that the level is too loud, one of the teachers on duty will shut off the lights and the students are not allowed to talk.\u00a0 \u201cLights out\u201d means total silence.\u00a0 Students must remain in silence until the lights come back on and the traffic signal returns to green.\u00a0 The red light is also turned on to signal the time for students to take their lunch trays and line up for dismissal from the cafeteria.<\/li>\n<li>Parents brining in outside food may only provide food to his\/her own child unless approved by the administrator.<\/li>\n<li>Students are not to share outside food with peers due to potential reactions to food allergies.<\/li>\n<li>Biometric Finger Scanners \u2013 a form was sent home in the back-to-school packet to give permission to use a Biometric Finger scan for breakfast and lunches.\u00a0 Students are now permitted to purchase lunch by having their fingerprint scanned instead of using their typing in codes or ID cards.\u00a0 This new system is intended to help improve the efficiency, accuracy, speed, and cost-effectiveness of this process.\u00a0 This technology will not store your student\u2019s fingerprint in our system.\u00a0 Rather, the software converts your student\u2019s fingerprint into a mathematical algorithm which will remain in the system after the fingerprint is initially scanned. More simply, the fingerprints scanned from each student are converted to a set of numbers and those numbers are used to identify each student. There are no fingerprint images saved to the computer system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MONEY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students do not need to have more than one dollar for purchasing an a la carte item in the cafeteria each day.\u00a0 Please do not send your child with large amounts of money.\u00a0 Our cafeteria and\/or office is not equipped to make change, and students have the potential to lose extra money.\u00a0 Additionally, they cafeteria will not provide change back to the child, but rather place the change due on their accounts for future use.<\/li>\n<li>If a child needs to bring money to pay for a field trip, we suggest you put the money in an envelope and clearly mark your child\u2019s name on the front.<\/li>\n<li>Students are NOT allowed to give\/accept money from other students.<\/li>\n<li>Students owing money to the office, book room, or library are not eligible to participate special functions (i.e., Field Day) until the debt is paid in full.<\/li>\n<li>When paying for field trips, lost or damaged library or book room books, class pictures, or other school expenses with cash, please send the exact amount requested.\u00a0 The bookkeeper does not always have the money available to make change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLASS CONTRIBUTIONS\/SUPPLY LISTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the year teachers will send home a request for a $20.00 class contribution and needed school supplies. This contribution allows the classroom teacher to provide classroom projects and opportunities above and beyond the basic instructional program afforded through the ORS approved budget.\u00a0 Some of the extra projects include science experiments, subscriptions to Scholastic News, planners, art projects, seasonal projects, guest speakers, etc. Without this contribution, these additional opportunities would not be possible. School supplies are also items requested to support the classroom program. When students can provide their own supplies, classroom monies can be used for other programs and projects. Both the contribution and supplies are requested from every student but are not required of any child.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>DRESS CODE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Willow Brook will follow the dress code established for the Oak Ridge Schools and printed in the <em>ORS Discipline Handbook<\/em>.\u00a0 Listed below are some of the concerns that come up at the elementary level:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No flip flops or backless shoes\u2014because our students walk in lines, are active in physical education, class and play on our playgrounds daily flip flops are not to be worn to school.\u00a0 Students need to wear shoes that completely cover their foot or have a back strap and fits securely on his\/her feet.<\/li>\n<li>Shirts\/shorts\u2014shirts must fully cover the stomach and shorts must be mid-thigh in length.\u00a0 Our students grow quickly\u2026 what fit a month ago, may not fit now.<\/li>\n<li>Appropriate dress for weather\u2014we go outside daily.\u00a0 Be sure your child has appropriate clothing for the weather.<\/li>\n<li>Spaghetti straps\u2014need a shirt over or under them.<\/li>\n<li>Sagging\u2014needs a belt. Pants need to fit around the waist so that they do not fall and cannot drag the floor and become a tripping hazard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have a question about a particular clothing item, either call the school and ask, or send an extra piece of clothing or pair of shoes in the event the child must make a wardrobe change.\u00a0 We do keep some extra clothing at school for emergencies.\u00a0 If your child is in violation of the dress code, you will be contacted and asked to bring him\/her a change of clothing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Willow Brook is the recipient of a <em>21<sup>st<\/sup> Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Grant <\/em>to provide both before and after school programs, which are under the direction of Mrs. Tina Marascia. Some programs are teacher recommended and some are student\/parent elected.\u00a0 After school programs are at no cost to our students.\u00a0 Programs last until 4:30pm and a late bus is available for any student needing transportation.\u00a0 If your child is chosen for the Afterschool Program, you will be required to participate in an orientation meeting and fill out an application giving permission to participate and other pertinent information.\u00a0 Your child must remain a student in good standing to participate.<\/li>\n<li><em>Extended Child Care (ECC):<\/em> Students needing before and after school childcare may enroll in the ECC program.\u00a0 There is a cost to parents for this service.\u00a0 ECC opens at 6:30am and closes at 6:00pm. Parents wishing to participate in this program need to register each year with:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cody Wright, System Director 425-9145<\/li>\n<li>Cristina Crane, WB Site Director 425-3204<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>INTERSESSION:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Intersession program occurs during the first four (4) days of Fall Break and first four (4) days of Spring Break.\u00a0 Intersession is an opportunity for students to work on academic interventions as well as participate in STEM projects and challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>School hours: M, T, W, Th,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8:15am &#8211; 2:30pm<\/li>\n<li>Breakfast:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8:15 \u2013 8:30am<\/li>\n<li>Lunch:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11:30am \u2013 noon<\/li>\n<li>Bus transportation is available during Intersession.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For students to attend, they need to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Complete the registration forms that go home in the fall and spring and return them to the front office.\u00a0 Space is limited so we recommend parents return registration forms as quickly as possible.\u00a0 If Intersession registration is closed, student names will go on a waiting list.<\/li>\n<li>Be in good standing with behavior\u2014students that have had behavior problems in the classroom risk the chance of being denied acceptance into Intersession.<\/li>\n<li>During Intersession week, students must have outstanding behavior\u2014if any behavior issues arise, students are sent home and do not return for the rest of the week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>CROSS BOUNDARY\/TUITION REQUESTS<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oak Ridge currently operates using Open Enrollment for the 22.23 school year.\u00a0 Schools will look at enrollment numbers\/projections and advertise the number of open seats available for cross boundary\/tuition.\u00a0 When the window for reapplication opens in the spring, the ORS Office of Pupil Services will send home notification.<\/li>\n<li>Students at Willow Brook on tuition or cross boundary must reapply annually.<\/li>\n<li>Students being considered for tuition acceptance must complete paperwork with Dr. Henderson, the Director of Pupil Services for the Oak Ridge Schools at the School Administration Building.<\/li>\n<li>Students coming to Willow Brook on a cross boundary\/tuition must remain in good standing in the following areas:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8211; academic &#8211; behavior \u2013 attendance.\u00a0 The principal will send out emails as a reminder of this each semester.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If a student does not maintain good standing in each area, his\/her cross boundary may be revoked at the end of the year, per the new Open Enrollment policy.<\/li>\n<li>If a student begins the year at Willow Brook and moves to a different Oak Ridge school zone and parents would like for the child to remain at Willow Brook, parents must fill out the cross-boundary paperwork to be considered.<\/li>\n<li>If a student begins the year at Willow Brook and moves outside of Oak Ridge, he\/she must complete a tuition application through the Pupil Services office to be considered for staying in the Oak Ridge Schools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION and SUPPORT (PBIS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Schools are successful when they help children grow academically, socially, and emotionally.\u00a0 For this to happen it is imperative that we have a safe environment which is supportive and conducive for growth.\u00a0 By setting forth clear social and behavioral expectations and directly teaching students about those expectations, it is our goal to create a positive atmosphere for optimal learning.\u00a0 To help us meet this goal, Willow Brook staff has implemented a school-wide student behavior program called Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>STUDENT BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Willow Brook Elementary follows disciplinary procedures adopted by the <em>Oak Ridge Schools Board of Education<\/em> and published in the <em>Oak Ridge Schools Discipline Code Handbook<\/em>.\u00a0 The three core values of Willow Brook are: <em>Be Responsible, Be Respectful, and Be Safe.<\/em>\u00a0 Each staff member is responsible for maintaining discipline within his or her classroom.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Teachers will use the SWIS documentation program to document behaviors they adjudicate in the classroom setting.\u00a0 If a teacher must refer a student to the office, WBES administrators will address per the <em>ORS Discipline Code of Conduct<\/em> and document in <em>Skyward<\/em>. \u00a0Discipline incidents that require admin attention will always be communicated to you the day of the incident by cell phone.\u00a0 In case we are not able to teach you on your cell, a request for contact will be sent by email.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We support parents in the setting of reasonable rules and expectation for student behavior in our school. Playground, hallway, classroom, cafeteria, bathroom, and bus expectations are outlined and explained to all students early in the school year.\u00a0 These areas (bus, field trips, playground, etc. are all an extension of the classroom). Teachers review general school and classroom rules with the students in their classrooms, with the intent of having students take responsibility for their own actions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FIELD TRIPS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Field trips are arranged as an extension of the curriculum to provide students with real world learning experiences. On occasion, field trips may also be planned as a reward or celebration.\u00a0 For a student to be eligible for a field trip:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>He\/she must have good classroom behavior<\/strong>. If a child is struggling with his\/her behavior while at school, we will not take that child into a less structured environment like a field trip where there is a safety risk. If a child\u2019s behavior has been a classroom concern, prior to the trip the classroom teacher and\/or school administrator will notify parents as to whether the child will be attending the field trip. The teacher may request a parent to accompany a child on the trip for the child to participate.\u00a0 Children may be ineligible for a field trip if:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>he\/she is on a bus suspension when the trip is<\/li>\n<li>if a student has had an out of school suspension,<\/li>\n<li>if a student exhibits unsafe behavior such as being out of assigned area, fighting, or gross insubordination within three weeks of a field trip<\/li>\n<li>if a field trip extends beyond school hours and the parent was more than 20 minutes late picking the child up from the trip, the student will not be eligible for the next after school field trip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The parent or legal guardian must sign permission slips<\/strong> <strong>for a field trip by the deadline date set by the classroom teacher<\/strong>. A signature is required; <u>we will not take verbal permission over the phone.<\/u><\/li>\n<li><strong>Each teacher will set a deadline date for money to be turned in for the trip.<\/strong>\u00a0 All monies must be in by 12:30pm. the day before the field trip so that the bookkeeper can write the appropriate checks and make the appropriate deposits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chaperoning a school field trip:<\/strong>\u00a0 Sometimes, teachers request parent volunteers to assist with the field trip.\u00a0 Parents volunteering for the trip need to be on time, know which children they are responsible for, be sure they know the daily schedule of events and adhere to the schedule, always stay with the children, not talk on the cell phone, and know the expectations of the teacher for the trip.\u00a0 Toddlers are not allowed to accompany parents chaperoning school field trips.\u00a0 Some trips do not require outside chaperones.\u00a0 While we welcome our parents on field trips, when possible, keep in mind that school field trips are not designed to be family outings.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transportation:<\/strong>\u00a0 When taking field trips, we contract transportation services through the First Student Transportation Department or an approved Oak Ridge Schools field trip contractor.\u00a0 If parents are attending the trip and wish to transport their own child, they must sign the child out with the teacher before leaving the school and sign the child back in with the teacher upon arrival at the destination.\u00a0 If the parent plans to transport the child for the ride home, again, the parent must sign the child out with the teacher before leaving the field trip.\u00a0 A parent may not transport any other child than his\/her own on school field trips without appropriate insurance and prior approval from the principal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEDICAL ISSUES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Willow Brook has a full time, registered nurse on staff.\u00a0 Any questions or concerns regarding medical issues need to be brought to his\/her attention.<\/li>\n<li>If a child needs to take medicine at school on a regular basis, parents must obtain a medical form from the nurse.\u00a0 No medication can be dispensed at school without a medical form on file.\u00a0 This includes both prescription and over the counter (OTC) medications.\u00a0 This includes cough drops, Neosporin, anti-itch creams, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Students may <strong>NOT<\/strong> transport any medications at any time.\u00a0 The only exception would be students needing inhalers and\/or epi pens.\u00a0 A doctor\u2019s note and principal permission are required for a student to carry their inhaler and\/or epi pen on their person.\u00a0 Parents must bring and sign in any medications that the school needs to dispense.<\/li>\n<li>Students must be fever free up for 24 hours without the aid of medication, before returning to school from an illness.<\/li>\n<li>If your child has an allergy or a medical diagnosis of any kind, please let the school nurse know at the beginning of the year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MEDIA:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In compliance with the federal <em>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA),<\/em> Oak Ridge Schools notifies parents annually about release of student information.\u00a0 The following applies to release of information to the media or other publically available information sources:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>General Media Release<\/strong>:\u00a0 The school or district may feature my child\u2019s likeness (photography, video, etc.) and\/or work on Oak Ridge Schools\u2019 online resources, in publications or other public media.\u00a0 No last names or other personal demographic information will appear with any student likeness or work except as set forth below.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exception for HONORS and AWARDS<\/strong>:\u00a0 For the purpose of publically recognizing students for honor and awards, the school district will assume implied consent to release student information (including first and last names) unless parent or guardian notifies ORS within ten (10) calendar days after the first day of school (or the first day of enrollment).\u00a0 Student information related to honors and awards may appear in broadcast, print or digital media, in both district and non-district information sources.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parental\/Guardian Approval for Unique Situations<\/strong>:\u00a0 Should the school or school district wish to use a student\u2019s name, image, or work for purposes other than as noted above, school officials will seek parental approval in advance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>*Should a parent or guardian wish to go beyond the limits set above and further restrict use of a student\u2019s first name, image, or work, please provide a signed copy of the Non-Disclosure of Directory Information form (found on the district website).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHOOL BUSES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>First Student Transportation<\/em> provides our school buses as a contractor for Oak Ridge Schools.\u00a0 Bus routes are posted on the ORS website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ortn.edu\">www.ortn.edu<\/a>).\u00a0 Students riding school buses must follow all rules and policies for riding as set forth by <em>First Student<\/em> and the <em>Oak Ridge Schools Board of Education.\u00a0 <\/em>Students violating bus rules and policies are subject to school discipline, as the bus is an extension of the classroom and riding the bus is a privilege.\u00a0 If the student is not following the school bus rules, he\/she may lose the privilege of riding.\u00a0 Bus behavior is taken very seriously at Willow Brook.\u00a0 It is simply too dangerous for a child to not follow the bus rules.\u00a0 Students are expected to follow all rules and always behave to ensure a safe ride to and from school.<\/p>\n<h1>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If parents have any questions regarding bus stops, routes, times, etc., please call the Supervisor of Transportation Services at 425-3191<\/h1>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NO SMOKING ON SCHOOL PROPERTY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Smoking (including use of e-cigarettes, vapes, etc.) is not allowed on any Oak Ridge School property\/campus.\u00a0 This includes parking lots, playgrounds, etc.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Vaping<\/h1>\n<p>Students who are vaping or found to be in possession of tobacco or tobacco products on school property including smokeless tobacco, and electronic cigarettes, will be assigned the following consequences:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Offense \u2013 Student will be assigned five days of out of school suspension, receive a tobacco citation and be required to attend a tobacco\/vaping education class.<\/li>\n<li>Second Offense \u2013 Student will be assigned seven days of out of school suspension.<\/li>\n<li>Third Offense \u2013 Student will be assigned a long-term suspension (10 days or more).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students who are found to be distributing tobacco or tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco and electronic cigarettes, will be assigned the following consequences:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Offense \u2013 Student will be assigned seven days of out of school suspension, receive a tobacco citation and be required to attend a tobacco\/vaping education class.<\/li>\n<li>Second Offense \u2013 Student will be assigned a long-term suspension (10 days or more).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>LOST AND FOUND:<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Items that have been left unattended around the school are collected and placed in our Lost and Found.\u00a0 Lost and found is located on the second floor in the back hallway outside the gym.\u00a0 Items left in Lost and Found are bagged up on the last day of each month and taken to a local charity for donation.\u00a0 If your child has missing items, have them check Lost and Found before the end of each month.<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>BIRTHDAYS:<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Birthdays are a big deal for our children.\u00a0 Many parents want to involve the classroom in some way to help celebrate. While having birthday recognition is up to each parent, if you choose to involve the class, please keep the following in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A birthday snack is welcome; however, you need to check with your child\u2019s teacher, in advance, to find out his\/her preference in where the treat will be distributed.\u00a0 Some teachers will allow a limited amount of class time to have the treat, while other teachers prefer the treat to be enjoyed at lunchtime.\u00a0 Also, check with your teacher regarding any student food allergies.<\/li>\n<li>All snacks\/treats must be prepackaged, or store bought.\u00a0 Additionally, be sure to send all supplies needed (i.e., paper plates, forks, napkins, etc.). Remember to keep it simple.<\/li>\n<li>Do not send treat bags.<\/li>\n<li>No balloons or flowers are to be delivered to students, per ORS policy.<\/li>\n<li>The teacher will only distribute birthday party invitations if every child in the class is invited.\u00a0 If you do not intend to invite every child in the class to the party, the invitations are not to come to school.\u00a0 They may be mailed or distributed in some other fashion outside of school. If you wish to have a class list of names, contact your child\u2019s teacher.\u00a0 Due to FERPA regulations, we do not provide student addresses or phone numbers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>STUDENT ALLERGIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of our students have very serious allergies.\u00a0 To be sure they are safe and healthy in our school, we do have a few rules that must be observed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nut allergies can be very serious.\u00a0 If you are providing snacks\/treats for your child\u2019s class, be sure to check with your child\u2019s teacher ahead of time.<\/li>\n<li>Some or our students and staff are allergic to animals.\u00a0 Animals are NOT allowed in the building. Service dogs are the exception due to prior written consent, per ORS Board Policy.<\/li>\n<li>Parents may bring outside food for their own child only.<\/li>\n<li>Food is not to be shared between students in the cafeteria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>PERSONAL BELONGINGS FROM HOME:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Toys, electronic devices, trading cards, games, cell phones, and other personal belongings are not to be brought to school unless specifically requested by the classroom teacher for a specific classroom project or activity.\u00a0 If your child attends after-school care, where these items are allowed, the child must keep the item in his\/her backpack until he\/she arrives at the after-school care location.\u00a0 If items are out of the backpack on the bus or in the school, the items may be taken by the bus driver\/teacher and held until the parent comes to pick up the items.\u00a0 Please pick up personal belongings promptly.\u00a0 The school is not responsible for items that are not picked up within 3 days.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PERSONALLY OWNED DEVICES (CELL PHONES) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To prevent distractions and interruptions in the learning environment, students should keep personally owned devices (including but not limited to laptops, kindles, Nooks, e[1]book devices, tablets, smart phones and cell phones) turned off and put away during school hours \u2013 unless in the event of an emergency or as instructed by a teacher or<\/p>\n<p>staff for educational purposes. The principal has discretion to approve use of personally owned devices during non-instructional hours of the school day such as study hall, lunch etc.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Students are prohibited from using personally owned devices to record (video, audio, photograph) others. Students are also prohibited from using personally owned devices (video, audio, photograph) to copy tests or other confidential information<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TITLE 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2008, Willow Brook became a Title 1 School.\u00a0 Through Federal appropriations, Willow Brook receives additional funding to impact instruction.\u00a0 As a school wide Title 1 School, all students benefit from the increased funding. Title 1 funding has allowed Willow Brook to reduce class sizes, provide addition support through teaching assistants, provide materials and supplies to support literacy instruction in all classrooms, and to provide a Family Involvement Liaison to serve our students and families. Title 1 funding affords WB many additional opportunities to support our vision and mission.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>FAMILY INVOLVEMENT PLAN<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our family-school connection makes Willow Brook a very special place!\u00a0 A strong home and school connection is essential to provide the very best program we can for your child.\u00a0 There are several ways that you can be involved at the school:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> OPPORTUNITIES TO BE INVOLVED <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Join us for special events!<\/u><\/strong> We honor our families with these special occasions each year:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Thanksgiving Lunch<\/strong>: We invite all family members to come and have Thanksgiving Lunch with their child.\u00a0 This is one of our favorite days of the year! A reservation form will go home with every child with the cost of lunch and the number of tickets each family would like to reserve.<\/li>\n<li><strong>We Love our Willow Brook Families Breakfast:<\/strong> One morning each year we invite all our parents to join us for breakfast in the classroom. While students enjoy a healthy breakfast provided by Aramark, parents are treated to a continental breakfast donated by local businesses.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Family Night Events<\/strong>: Join us for all or some of the events we host to bring families together for entertainment and learning. Examples of Family Night Events include our Winter Party, Family Reading Night, Family STEM night, as well as student musical performances and art shows.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Join our Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO):<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0 Our PTO does many wonderful things for our school.\u00a0 There is always a place to serve and make a difference with the PTO!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The P.T.O. officers for 2022-2023 include:<\/p>\n<p>President:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Melissa Bishop<\/p>\n<p>Vice President:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anne-Marie Burge<\/p>\n<p>Secretary:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trista Cromwell<\/p>\n<p>Treasurer:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adam Bishop<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Parent Volunteers:<\/u><\/strong> Many classrooms welcome volunteers.\u00a0 Parent Volunteers are given a specific duty\/job and a designated time to come. If you sign up to be a classroom volunteer, be sure to know the expected job and what time you are to work.\u00a0 If you are not able to make your designated time, be sure to call.\u00a0 ALL volunteers must complete a volunteer application form, sign in through the front office each time they enter the building, and wear a volunteer name badge.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Reading Volunteers\/Tutors<\/u><\/strong>: We have several children in the building that could use some extra \u201cone on one\u201d academic assistance.\u00a0 If you are willing to commit to helping a child each week, please contact our Family Resource Director, Jo Bruce, at 425-3205<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Serving on our Parent Advisory Committee<\/u><\/strong> to help make school improvement, curriculum, and instruction decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Classroom Visitation<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Our parents are always welcome to visit our classrooms. However, anytime a visitor is in the class, it can become a distraction from the learning process for students.\u00a0 If you would like to visit your child\u2019s classroom, you must first schedule a time with the teacher, and it must be approved by the administration.\u00a0 We also ask that the following be observed:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Parents who visit a child\u2019s classroom must make an appointment with the teacher at least 24 hours in advance of the visit\u2014this ensures that no tests will be given during this time and that the class will be in the room at the designated time.<\/li>\n<li>Parents must sign in and get a visitor\u2019s badge upon entering the school. The secretary will call the classroom upon your arrival to let the teacher know you are here.<\/li>\n<li>Due to the rights of privacy for all students, parent visitations may not last longer than 30 minutes at an agreed upon time with the teacher. Due to FERPA regulations, parents are not permitted to photograph or take video footage of any student other than their own while visiting the school or chaperoning a field trip.<\/li>\n<li>A classroom visit is different from a parent volunteer. If you would like to volunteer to do a specific job\/task within the classroom, please notify the teacher.<\/li>\n<li>Toddlers\/other children are not allowed to visit classrooms during the instructional day.<\/li>\n<li>School age students are not allowed to visit the classroom without approval of the classroom teacher and the principal.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> HOME\/SCHOOL COMMUNICATION<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have a variety of ways we try to keep our parents informed of all the wonderful things we have going on at Willow Brook as well as a variety of ways for you to communicate with us:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Open House<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0 An Open House\/Meet the Teacher event is held at the beginning of each year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Newsletters<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li>The Administration team sends out a weekly newsletter every Sunday evening.<\/li>\n<li>Classroom teachers and\/or grade level teams publish a weekly\/monthly newsletter.<\/li>\n<li>The school website is an excellent source of current information. Bookmark the site and check it out often: willowbrook.ortn.edu<\/li>\n<li>Many of our teachers utilize an app called Classroom DOJO, our learning management system (LMS) called SeeSaw, as well as email to promote two-way communication with parents. This is an excellent and efficient method for giving and receiving frequent and individualized feedback on student progress.\u00a0 Check links through our Willow Brook home page for individual teacher email addresses.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Agendas<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0 Several teachers, especially in the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and 4<sup>th<\/sup> grades, use agendas or daily planners to keep students organized and parents informed.\u00a0 If your child\u2019s teacher uses an agenda, be sure to check it each evening and use it as a tool to communicate with the teacher as well.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Communication Folders<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>If teachers do not have a daily planner or agenda, he\/she may opt for a daily\/weekly communication folder.\u00a0 The folder is used to hold important papers, notes, announcements, etc. that need to go home.\u00a0 Most teachers have a daily\/weekly behavior report that is included in the folder.\u00a0 If your child uses a folder system for communication, be sure you know how the folder is to be used to get the greatest use possible from it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>School Messenger<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> <em>Skylert <\/em>is the Oak Ridge Schools\u2019 emergency phone service.\u00a0 Through this service, families will receive a phone call and\/or email message regarding all important information, including announcements from the principal and school closings for inclement weather.\u00a0 Be sure your phone number and email address are kept up to date in the front office so you receive all pertinent announcements.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Parent Conferences<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Any parent wishing to meet with the teacher may request a conference with the teacher by contacting the teacher directly. An administrator will only attend parent conferences at the request of teacher and\/or parent.<\/li>\n<li>The school will initiate two parent conferences during the year\u2014one in October and one in February. Teachers will set specific conference times with families on those days.\u00a0 When we do have school wide parent conference days, students are dismissed at 1:30pm. The dates scheduled for parent conferences for this school year are listed in the \u201cImportant Dates and Times\u201d section of this handbook.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Communicating with Two-Home Families<\/u><\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>Several of our children have two homes.\u00a0 It is our desire that both parents be involved as much as possible in their child\u2019s education. Upon request, we will provide copies of report cards and standardized test scores to both households.\u00a0 Additionally, all information can be accessed on <em>Skyward<\/em> so we recommend that both parties sign up for <em>Skyward<\/em> Other communications, notices, classroom reports, etc. will be sent to the primary home of the child.\u00a0 It is the responsibility of the household receiving the information via the child to communicate with the other household.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Phone Calls<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>All our classrooms have telephones.\u00a0 Classroom phones do not ring during the school day, so they do not interrupt instructional time.<\/li>\n<li>If you need to leave the teacher a voice mail during the day, call <strong>425-3200<\/strong> and you will be connected to the voice mail system.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>III. CURRICULUM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Parents can find information about school curricula through the Oak Ridge School\u2019s website and through the Tennessee Department of Educations\u2019 website.\u00a0 We also share information and answer questions about school curricula at Parent Orientation meetings, Open House, parent workshops, and parent conferences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Assessment results are discussed with parents at parent conferences.\u00a0 State assessment results are sent home with each student in grades 3 and 4, and the school data is posted on the ORS website as well as the Tennessee Department of Education\u2019s website.\u00a0 Assessment results are also analyzed by the school improvement planning team (which includes a cross-section of school staff and parents) and used to set annual school improvement goals.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO PARENTS:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At Willow Brook we care as much for our families as we do for our students.\u00a0 We know that if things are a challenge for our families, it can create stress for our students.\u00a0 There are several resources we have available at Willow Brook to help our families:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Family Resource Center<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0 Under the direction of Jo Bruce, the FRC exists to help parents be the very best that they can be for their children.\u00a0 Mrs. Bruce helps families find ways to solve a variety of problems and issues that can keep a child from learning.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>Counseling<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0 Our school counselor, Dan Schwartz, helps both students and families through a variety of issues and concerns.\u00a0 Mr. Dan also has a wide network of supporters that he can call upon to help whatever is needed to make sure students experience success at Willow Brook.<\/li>\n<li><strong><u>School-Based Therapy:<\/u><\/strong> Willow Brook has partnered with the McNabb Center to provide Counseling and Therapy services on campus.\u00a0 Ms. Courtney Cook serves as the McNabb licensed therapist and maintains a caseload of up to 35 students.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><u>Title I Family Liaison<\/u><\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0 Allison Peters serves as our Family Liaison through Title 1 funding.\u00a0 Mrs. Peters works to help ensure that our families are equipped with the knowledge they need to help their children be successful academically.\u00a0 Mrs. Peters\u2019 role at Willow Brook includes providing new student orientation, offering parent workshops, nurturing community partnerships, and organizing our family night events.\u00a0 Mrs. Peters also serves as our RLC, <em>Restorative Learning Center, <\/em>Director this year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WAYS TO HELP ENSURE STUDENT SUCCESS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We all desire for our children to succeed in school.\u00a0 Providing them with an education is the best gift we can give our children.\u00a0 Here are a few tips that can help a child be successful at school:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Communication:<\/strong>\u00a0 Stay in contact with the school and the teacher.<\/li>\n<li><strong>What did you LEARN today?\u00a0 <\/strong>Asking your child what they learned is a great way to help your child take ownership of their learning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be involved:<\/strong>\u00a0 Whether it is volunteering to come to the classroom, having lunch with your child, or making sure your child\u2019s homework is complete and their backpack is ready to go each morning\u2026find ways to stay involved.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go through backpacks\/folders each evening:<\/strong>\u00a0 Simply going through your child\u2019s school \u201cstuff\u201d each evening can tell you a lot about how the child spent his\/her day and it helps to keep you current on what is going on in the classroom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connect to Seesaw &amp; Skyward:<\/strong>\u00a0 be sure to sign up for Seesaw and Skyward so you can stay up to date with what is happening in the classroom and view attendance and discipline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare for the morning the night before:<\/strong>\u00a0 Mornings can be hectic.\u00a0 Take care of all paper signing, supply gathering, money giving, etc. before bedtime so your child is ready to go in the morning.\u00a0 Ensure that your child maintains a consistent and appropriate bedtime.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Start the day positive:<\/strong>\u00a0 If mornings have been difficult at home, children tend to come to school in a bad mood.\u00a0 A hug, a smile, a kind word each morning can make a day\u2019s worth of difference for a child.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Limit Screen Time:\u00a0 <\/strong>Establish routines and good study habits.\u00a0 This lets children know education is important to you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Healthy Habits:<\/strong> A healthy body makes for a healthy mind.\u00a0 For the brain to be at its best, it needs plenty of exercise, water, and healthy food.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>INCLEMENT WEATHER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the event of snow, severe weather or the threat of severe weather, tune into the local news or radio stations for the latest updates.\u00a0 If there is a delay or school closure, all families will also receive a call from <em>Skylert<\/em>.\u00a0 Be sure your phone number is always current with the school office so that you receive these calls.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not call the school asking if we are in session\u2014if there is bad weather, we need to have the phone lines available for emergency information.<\/li>\n<li>If you arrive at school in the morning and it does not look like anyone is there, do not drop your child off and pull away because school could be closed.<\/li>\n<li>Remember that <strong>we are part of the <u>Oak Ridge School District <\/u>and NOT Anderson County School District<\/strong>.\u00a0 If Anderson County Schools are closed, Oak Ridge Schools may or may not be closed.\u00a0 If Oak Ridge Schools are delayed or canceled, you will hear <em>Oak Ridge Schools<\/em> announced.\u00a0 You will also receive a SKYLERT phone call and\/or email message alerting you to the closure.<\/li>\n<li>If we are at school and schools are closed early, be sure your child knows how he\/she is to get home.\u00a0 Be sure to have anyone that may pick up your child in this type of emergency listed as \u201cauthorized to release\u201d in Skyward.\u00a0 Be sure your contact numbers are current at all times; in the event we need to call you in this situation.<\/li>\n<li>If school closes for inclement weather, so does ECC.\u00a0 Do not plan for your child to go to ECC if schools are closed due to inclement weather.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Delay in student dismissal:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If inclement weather occurs during dismissal, students may be held inside the building until it is safe to load them onto buses or send them out of the building as walkers and car riders.\u00a0 An example of when we would implement this procedure is in the event of severe thunderstorm conditions.\u00a0 When lightning has been detected nearby, it is not safe to allow students outside the building.\u00a0 Holding them inside until the storm passes or lightning occurrences move further away from our campus will ensure students are safely dismissed from school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2022 \u2013 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Willow Brook Elementary <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Title I Parent Compact\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The faculty of Willow Brook Elementary School believes that education is a cooperative venture between family, school, and community in support of flourishing child development. The connection between school and home is powerful!\u00a0 We count on you, and you can count on us to love your child and challenge him\/her to achieve their greatest potential.\u00a0 Parental involvement is often the key to a positive school experience, and we look forward to working with you in the coming year.\u00a0 This document outlines how parents, students, and staff of Willow Brook Elementary School will collaborate to share responsibility for creating a safe and welcoming campus and working towards mastery of our students&#8217; grade level standards. This School-Family Compact is in effect during the 2022-2023 school year.\u00a0 Please read this compact, then sign and return the signature page (found attached to the letter) to your student\u2019s homeroom teacher by Thursday, August 18, 2022.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>School Responsibilities<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To offer a world-class education to our students and facilitate a true partnership with our families, the Willow Brook Elementary School staff will:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Provide high quality curriculum and instruction in a supportive and effective learning environment by:\n<ol>\n<li>Enabling the participating students to meet the State\u2019s academic achievement standards.<\/li>\n<li>Implementing scientifically based instructional programs and strategies to help your child achieve success.<\/li>\n<li>Having high expectations for your child and for ourselves.<\/li>\n<li>Determining your child\u2019s educational needs and adjusting the instruction to accommodate those needs.<\/li>\n<li>Providing a safe and respectful environment for learning.<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring that families have access to appropriate services and receive assistance as needed through referrals to the ORS Family Resource Center.<\/li>\n<li>Host curriculum-based family night events to engage families in the learning process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Communicate regularly with parents\/ families regarding student academic and behavioral progress.\n<ol>\n<li>Host at least one Open House\/ Grade Level Orientation event at the beginning of each school year.<\/li>\n<li>Hold parent-teacher conferences during which your individual student\u2019s achievement will be discussed.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Specifically, these conferences will be held:\n<ol>\n<li>In the fall semester (October 25<sup>th<\/sup> &amp; 26<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<li>In the spring semester (February 8<sup>th<\/sup> &amp; 9<sup>th<\/sup>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>As needed based on concerns from school staff and\/or parent<\/li>\n<li>Provide grade-level specific information regarding the academic content focus for each grading period and ideas for how parents can support their student\u2019s mastery of these concepts outside the classroom.\u00a0 This will be communicated through weekly newsletters and updates on the school website.<\/li>\n<li>Provide parents with frequent reports that share information about your student\u2019s individual academic and behavioral progress.\u00a0 Report cards will be sent home (quarterly), telephone calls and\/or electronic communication through Seesaw and Skyward (as needed), and parent-teacher conferences (at least one per semester).<\/li>\n<li>Staff will be available for consultation with parents before school, after school, and during some teacher planning times.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Provide parents opportunities to volunteer and participate in their student\u2019s class and observe classroom activities as follows:\n<ol>\n<li>Serve as a representative on school improvement and advisory committees as an opportunity for shared decision-making regarding best practices for serving students and families at Willow Brook.<\/li>\n<li>Join the PTO to assist in schoolwide projects and needs of Willow Brook teachers.<\/li>\n<li>Help with special classroom projects and school events<\/li>\n<li>Listen to children read<\/li>\n<li>Develop community partnerships to increase the resources and opportunities available to our students.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Family Responsibilities<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As parents and family members who are interested in giving our student(s) the best possible opportunity to learn and to create new opportunities for themselves and their future, I\/we will do all that I\/we can to:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Make sure my student arrives on time for school each day.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure that homework is complete.<\/li>\n<li>Read with my student daily.\n<ol>\n<li>K-2<sup>nd<\/sup> grade: 20 minutes per day<\/li>\n<li>3<sup>rd<\/sup>\/4<sup>th<\/sup> grade: 30 minutes per day<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer in my child\u2019s classroom and\/or in the school, as I am able. Opportunities include:\n<ol>\n<li>Classroom volunteer<\/li>\n<li>School project\/ program volunteer<\/li>\n<li>Serve on Parent Advisory Board or school and\/or school district<\/li>\n<li>Participate in PTO events that support student activities<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Keep my contact information as current as possible to ensure timely and responsive two-way communication between home and school.<\/li>\n<li>Participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to my student\u2019s education.\u00a0 I\/we will participate in parent-teacher conferences.\u00a0 If I\/we have any concerns about my child\u2019s learning experiences, I\/we will contact the classroom teacher and\/or school administrator to schedule a specific time to discuss my child\u2019s progress and obstacles he\/she may be facing.<\/li>\n<li>Stay informed about my student\u2019s education and communication with the school by promptly reading all notices from the school or the school district and respond, as appropriate.<\/li>\n<li>Support a safe, responsible, and respectful climate by reviewing Positive Behavior Expectations with my student and partner with Willow Brook staff to hold him\/her accountable for meeting these expectations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Student Responsibilities<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a student, I will share in the responsibility of my academic achievement in the following ways:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Follow the Willow Brook Promise:\n<ol>\n<li>Be Honest.<\/li>\n<li>Be Courteous.<\/li>\n<li>Be Respectful.<\/li>\n<li>Be Responsible.<\/li>\n<li>Be a hard worker at all times.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Complete my classroom and homework assignments.<\/li>\n<li>Follow responsible, respectful, and safe behavior expectations in all areas of the school, including the bus.<\/li>\n<li>Read with an adult, sibling, and\/or pet outside of school every day.\n<ol>\n<li>K-2<sup>nd<\/sup> grade: 20 minutes per day<\/li>\n<li>3<sup>rd<\/sup>\/4<sup>th<\/sup> grade: 30 minutes per day<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Be responsible for getting all information received from school to my parents.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parent Handbook WILLOW BROOK 2024-2025 WBES Parent Handbook can be accessed on Parent Square! \u00a0 \u00a0 Willow Brook Elementary School 298 Robertsville Road Oak Ridge, TN 37830 865-425-3201 www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook Twitter &#8211; @WBESbears &nbsp; \u201cCommitted to Excellence &amp; Equity for Every Student!\u201d &nbsp; \u00a0 In compliance with the Title VI Act of 1964, Willow Brook School [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":68,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-196","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/196\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/68"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ortn.edu\/willowbrook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}