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Pre-K,
Nursery, Daycare |
4 DTP, 3
Polio, 1 Measles, 1 Mumps, 1 Rubella, 3 Hib (or 1 Hib if
administered> 15 months of age) and
3 Hepatitis B for children born on or
after 01/01/95 |
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Kindergarten |
4 DTP, 3
Polio, 2 Measles, 1 Mumps
1 Rubella, and 3 Hepatitis B for
children born on or after 01/01/93 |
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1 -12 (born before 1985) |
3
Diphtheria, 3 Polio, 1 Measles,
1 Mumps, 1 Rubella |
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1 -12 (born on or after 01/01/85) |
3
Diphtheria, 3 Polio, 2 Measles,
1 Mumps, 1 Rubella |
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College (born on or after 1/1/57) |
2
Measles, 1 Mumps, 1 Rubella |
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New York City
Department of Health, Bureau of Immunization, 2 Lafayette
Street, 19th Floor, New York, NY 10007 (212) 676-2273
New York State
Department of Health, Bureau of Communicable Disease Control
-Immunization Program, ESP, Corning Tower, Room 649, Albany,
NY 12237 (518) 473-4437
Varicella Vaccine
Required
Immunization
against varicella (chickenpox) is now required by law. In
1999,
Public Health Law Section 2164 was amended to require the
following children
to be immunized against varicella:
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all children
born on or after January 1,1998 and are entering
kindergarten in September 2003
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children born
on or after January 1, 2000 and are enrolled in any school.
The
administration of varicella vaccine in not recommended for
children under the age of one.
Information on
varicella vaccine was not required to be entered on the
immunization survey form until September 2001.
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Lateness
Student
lateness interrupts the learning process for your child and
all other
children in that classroom. Any student arriving at school
after the published opening time is considered late. If late,
the student may be admitted to class only with a late pass,
obtainable in the main office. Repeated lateness affects your
child's ability to be on the honor roll and could impede your
child's re-registration for the coming year.
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Liturgy
All students in
Pre K to 8 will attend Mass on the first Friday of each month
and
at other times as indicated in the school calendar. Respectful
participation of every
child is required at school liturgies.
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Lunchroom
Saint Martin
of Tours School provides a hot lunch through the City Lunch
Program. In order to participate in a free or reduced
lunch program, parents must complete a form that will be
distributed in September. Criteria for eligibility is noted on
the form. If your child is not eligible for a free or
reduced lunch program, and you wish your child to participate
in the hot lunch program, you must send lunch money to the
school on a weekly basis, in an envelope marked with your
child's name, your child's class, and the amount of money. The
envelope must clearly state LUNCH MONEY.
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No student may
bring his or her own food or drink into the cafeteria at any
time.
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Each child is
assigned a seat in the lunchroom and is expected to remain
in
it until dismissed.
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It is the
responsibility of the individual child to keep the area
clean.
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Respect and
obedience are to be shown at all times to those who work in
the lunchroom.
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Maternity/Paternity Policies
As members of the
church committed to the preservation of life at all levels,
the
Catholic school must act in ways consistent with that
commitment. Catholic
schools, elementary as well as secondary, are faced sometimes
with the
situations of unwed mothers and fathers. The issue is
certainly an emotionally
charged one. School officials will consider carefully the
consequences of any
policies that are adopted. At the very minimum, students will
be encouraged to
finish their work and to receive grades and diplomas. The
decision concerning a
student's continued school attendance is made by the principal
after consultation
with his/her parents or guardians, and in consideration of the
best interest of the
student, the unborn child and the school's educational
expectations.
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Medications
If a student
needs any kind of medication during the school day, the
medication
is to be brought to the school nurse (or school office in the
absence of a nurse) and kept there. A written statement from
the parent or guardian requesting administration of the
medication in school as ordered by the licensed prescriber is
required.
Medication must
be presented in a properly labeled container. Prescription
medication must be in the original container. On the
prescription medication the
pharmacy label should display:
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student name
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name and phone
number of the pharmacy
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licensed
prescriber name
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date and number
of refills
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name of the
medication and dosage
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frequency of
administration
Medication should
not be transported daily to and from school. Parents should
be advised to ask the pharmacist for two containers -one for
home and one for
school.
The school may
receive a written request from a parent or physician to permit
a
student to carry and self administer his or her own
medication. Under certain
circumstances it may be necessary to do so. Such a decision
will be made on a
case-by-case basis and will reflect the age and maturity of
the child.
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severity of
health care problem, particularly asthmatic or allergic
conditions
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prescriber
order directing the student be allowed to carry his/her
medication
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written
statement from parent requesting compliance with prescriber
order
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student has
been instructed in the procedure for self administration and
can assume this responsibility
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parent contact
is made to clarify parental responsibility in monitoring the
child on an ongoing basis to insure the child is carrying
and taking the
medication as ordered.
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Money
Money that is
brought to school for a specific purpose (class trip, book
fair, milk
money. etc.) must be put into an envelope with the child's
name and grade and
amount. Since pretzels are sold on a daily basis students may
choose to bring in
small amounts of money (less than $1) for such purchases. If a
student does
bring money to school the money should be kept on the
student's person and not
left in the school bag, coat pocket, snack bag (K), or desk.
The school cannot be
responsible for lost money.
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Non-custodial Parent
Release of
Copies of report cards, school notices. etc.
In the absence of
a court order to the contrary, a school will provide a non-
custodial parent with access to academic records and other
school information regarding your child. If there is a court
order specifying that this should not happen, it is the
custodial parent's responsibility to provide the school with a
copy of the court order.
Non-custodial
parents are generally entitled to receive duplicate sets of
report cards, school and special event notices, school
calendars, etc. Such
parents might be told to supply the teacher with
self-addressed stamped
envelopes for convenience and expediency.
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Release of children
Non-custodial
parents may pick up a child only if previous arrangements
have been made.
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Parents as Partners
Just as the
parents look to the school to provide the facilities and the
trained
personnel that are essential to their child's proper
development, so the school
looks to the parents to assume active responsibilities that
cannot be delegated
to others.
No school can be
wholly effective in teaching the values of religion and the
virtues of honesty, respect for authority, consideration for
the rights and property
of others, and standards of personal morality and integrity
unless these
principles have been established, upheld, and valued in the
home. If parents
cooperate with the school, instill respect for the integrity
of its teachers and
administration, and actively support their authority in the
home, this is likely to be
reflected in the positive attitudes of their children.
Parents are asked
to take an active role in their child's education by:
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assisting their
child in his/her academic and moral development by
carefully reviewing class work, test results, progress
reports, and report
cards; supervising home study; and reinforcing school
policies.
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explaining and
reviewing periodically the school behavior code with their
child. Parents should discuss school disciplinary episodes
in relation to
the school behavior code.
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recognizing
their child's talents and interests so they may be developed
in
cooperation with the classroom teachers.
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seeing that the
dress code, including gym uniform, is enforced, and
insisting that children dress according to Christian virtue.
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insisting on
their child's regular school attendance and punctuality and
on
complying with attendance rules and procedures.
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making all
tuition and fee payments on time, and participating in fund-
raising activities.
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providing
proper supervision at home, and not tolerating harassment,
inappropriate or violent behavior, or viewing of such in
videos, movies,
song lyrics, and on the Internet.
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teaching their
child respect for law, for authority, for the rights of
others,
and for public and private property. This includes showing
respect for the
work of others by not tolerating cheating in any
circumstance.
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arranging for a
time and place for their child to complete homework
assignments.
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working with
the school in a cooperative effort to carry out
recommendations made in the best interest of their child,
including those
related to educational evaluations and counseling.
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attending all
Parent-Teacher Conferences and Home-School Association
meetings.
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by always
interacting in a respectful manner when speaking with or
about
the administration, teachers and staff of the school. Verbal
abuse or physical harassment may result in your child being
required to withdraw from the school immediately or not
being allowed to re-register for the following year.
The education of
a student is a partnership between the parents and the school.
Just as the parent has the right to withdraw a child if
desired, the school
administration reserves the right to require the withdrawal of
a student if the
administration determines that the partnership is
irretrievably broken.
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Parent Organizations
A Home-School
Organization provides an effective channel of communication
between parents and teachers for the benefit of the students
and the whole
community. Its main purposes are:
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to create
mutual support and understanding between home and school,
and
thus bring about a total learning environment for students
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to provide a
means for keeping parents informed of school activities,
programs, etc., and if any, parent service requirement
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to assist the
school in meeting its financial obligations, primarily
through
fund-raising activities
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to provide
adult education programs.
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Philosophy and Goals
Saint Martin of
Tours School endorses the call of the Catholic Bishops of the
United States to express its educational ministry through the
three objectives of
personal spirituality, social justice, and a strong academic
program in accord
with Christian values. This commitment extends to building
Christian community
and to fostering Christian service to the whole human family.
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Promotion/Retention Policy
Very few
decisions we make about children are more important than
recommendations to promote or to retain a student. Most
students will be able
to follow the school's regular program of sequential learning
objectives. If the
student successfully achieves the program's objectives, the
student progresses
to the next grade.
Testing,
diagnosis, and actual performance, however, sometimes
indicates that some students would benefit from the repetition
of the school year. Therefore, the
decision to retain a student presupposes that although the
school has done
everything to help the student achieve success, the student
has not made
satisfactory progress. The decision of the principal is final
regarding promotion and
retention.
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Re-registration
At the time of
re-registration parents will be notified if their child is
being invited to return to the school in September or if the
child is not being invited back.
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Release of Students (during school day)
The school has a
sign-out book located in the main office.
Occasions for the
use of a sign-out book are:
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for liturgies
and services when altar servers leave school, the students
will sign out and in.
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in the event of
a student illness the parent or an adult designated by the
parent must come to the school and take the child. It is
against the law to dismiss a child during school hours
except into the direct custody of a parent, guardian, or an
adult designated by the parent. If the parent cannot be
contacted, the secretary will contact the name listed on the
child's emergency contact slip. Emergency slips are
completed In September and must be updated as necessary.
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when a student
is released to a parent or guardian, that adult must sign
the
book.
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for a
prearranged appointment when the student is released, the
parent,
guardian, or approved adult must sign the book. [Please
note: only the principal may approve the release of a
student for a prearranged
appointment.]
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School Calendar
SAINT MARTIN
OF TOURS SCHOOL CALENDAR 2006-2007
Please refer to
the School Monthly Calendar which is distributed to each
student at the end of the preceding month.
The dates for
Parent Teacher conferences, Sacramental Preparation Programs
for Parents (First Holy Communion and Confirmation) will be
announced later in the year.
The examination
schedule for grades 3-8 will be sent to parents when dates
have been finalized.
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School's Right to Amend
Saint Martin of
Tours School reserves the right to amend this handbook. Notice
of
amendments will be sent as necessary.
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Security
To assure the
security of the building and the safety of each child, Saint
Martin of Tours School strongly enforces its policy of
requiring all visitors, even parents, to report to the office.
To avoid
interruption of the learning process, no one may enter a
classroom without permission of the principal.
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Smoking
New York State
Law prohibits smoking in a school building and on school
property.
Smoking is prohibited at all times in the Saint Martin of
Tours School building. This
prohibition applies to faculty, staff, parents, and all
visitors to the school.
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Special Learning Needs
Students with
learning differences are children of God and members of the
Church. Saint Martin of Tours School makes every effort to
meet individual student needs. Sometimes, however, a student
may have needs that do not permit him or her to benefit fully
from the program. In those cases your child's teacher and/or
principal may schedule a meeting with you to discuss having an
evaluation of your child's learning needs. Such evaluations
can be done through the local public school district, i.e.,
Committees on Special Education (CSE's), or privately. Once
the results of the evaluation are available the teacher and
principal will meet with the parents to discuss the results of
the evaluation and the recommendations.
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Summer School
Since most summer
schools offer reading, mathematics, and language arts, a
student who has failed in one or more of these subjects in
three marking periods of the report card will be required to
take a remedial course during the summer.
Summer school also may be recommended due to poor performance
on standardized tests or in the classroom.
In May, a list of
available summer schools in the archdiocese will be available
upon
request. Whenever the administration becomes aware of quality
programs suited to the specific needs of a child, the
principal or the assistant principal will notify the
parent directly.
The summer school
Report Card must be submitted to the office in September.
Failure to attend summer school will result in retention. It
is the parent's responsibility to provide documentation that
summer school has been successfully completed. In cases in
which tutoring is allowed for the remediation, it must be
undertaken by a qualified teacher.
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Telecommunications Policy
A Suggested Rules and Code
of Ethics
for Saint Martin of Tours School
adapted from NCEA '5 From the Chalkboard to the Chatroom.
1997
As a computer
user, I agree to follow the rules and code of ethics in all of
my work
with computers while attending Saint Martin of Tours School.
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I recognize
that all computer users have the same right to use the
equipment; therefore I will not use the computer resources for
non-academic purposes. I will not waste or take supplies such as
paper,
printer cartridges, and diskettes that are provided by the
school. When I
am in the computer lab, I will talk softly and work in ways
that will not
disturb other users. I will keep my computer work area clean
and will not
eat or drink in the computer lab.
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I recognize that software is protected by copyright laws;
therefore, I will not
make unauthorized copies of software and I will not give,
lend, or sell
copies of software to others. I understand I will not be
allowed to bring
software applications, games, or CD-ROMS from home to be used
on
school equipment without proof of licensure and prior approval
of
appropriate school personnel.
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I recognize that the work of
all users is valuable; therefore, I will protect
the privacy of theirs by not trying to learn their password;
I will not copy,
change, read, or use files from another user without prior
permission from
that user; I will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to
system
programs for computer equipment; I will not use computer
systems to
disturb or harass other computer users or use inappropriate
language in
my communications.
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Each student who receives
Internet access will be instructed in the proper
use of the network. The use of the Internet must be in
support of education and research consistent with the
educational objectives of the school. Students using network
or computer resources must comply with the appropriate rules
for that network or resource.
As a user of a network, I will not use bulletin boards nor
chat lines for
personal use. In addition, I will not reveal my personal
information, home
address or personal phone number or those of students,
teachers or other
staff members. Transmission of any material in violation of
any U.S. or
state regulation is prohibited. This includes, but is not
limited to:
copyrighted material, threatening or obscene material, or
material
protected by trade secret. The use of school computers and
networking
resources for commercial activities is not permitted. Their
use for product
advertisement or political lobbying is also prohibited.
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Parents must realize that
their students may encounter material on a
network/bulletin board that they do not consider appropriate
(vulgar
jokes, statements of belief that some might consider
immoral, etc.). The
student is responsible for not pursuing material that could
be considered
offensive.
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The use of the computer is a
privilege, not a right, and inappropriate use
will result in the cancellation of these privileges.
Vandalism or intentional
modification of system settings will result in cancellation
of privileges
and/or school disciplinary action. The school reserves the
right to seek
financial restitution for any damage caused by a student or
other user.
The system administrators will deem what is inappropriate
use, and their
decision is final. The administration, faculty, and staff of
the school may
request the system administrator to deny, revoke, or suspend
specific
privileges. Violation of the rules and code of ethics
described above will
be dealt with seriously.
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Use of School Grounds
Saint Martin of Tours School
does not have staff available to supervise students
present on the school grounds before
8:00 AM and after 3:00 PM.
Students must not arrive
on the school grounds prior to 8:00 AM (except those in the
breakfast program) and parents must arrange to pick up at
dismissal times.
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Withdrawals and Transfers
A transfer
request must be obtained from the school secretary. All books
must be returned. all bills must be paid before records are
transferred to another school.
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Summary Statement
Once students
have met the necessary admission requirements and have been
accepted in Saint Martin of Tours School, the school warmly
welcomes these students for the coming school year and will
strive to provide them with a solid Catholic spiritual and
academic education in a supportive learning environment.
Students and parents must always be mindful that attendance at
Saint Martin of Tours School is by invitation. It is not a
"right" because this is a private school. Admission to and
continued enrollment in this school include responsibilities
regarding conduct, both inside and outside the classroom and
school, and students are expected to conduct themselves in
such a manner as to be a credit both to themselves and to
their school.
In order to
protect its standards of scholarship, discipline and
character, Saint
Martin of Tours School reserves the right, and students and
parents or guardians
concede to the school the right to require the withdrawal of
any student at any time, for any reason deemed sufficient in
the sole discretion of the school and its administrators. By
the student's attendance at the school, a student and his or
her parents or guardians acknowledge the important obligations
and restrictions contained in this handbook and agree to be
bound by the terms of this handbook.
Students
attending Saint Martin of Tours School relinquish certain
rights they
might otherwise be entitled to if they were attending a public
school. For example, a student's freedom of speech is limited
in many important respects here at our school. Speech, either
written or oral, contrary to the Roman Catholic faith, the
teachings of the church or the directives of the local Bishop
or Ordinary is prohibited, as is any other speech which is
contrary or disruptive to the philosophy and purposes of our
school. Another important right all students at Saint Martin
of Tours School surrender involves searches and seizures.
School administrators may search a student's person and
belongings if there is a reasonable belief, in the sole
opinion of the school administrator, that contraband, illegal
substances or inappropriate objects are being concealed. Any
unauthorized items found may be seized. Additionally, student
desks and lockers, which are at all times under the joint
control of the school and the student to whom the desk or
locker has been assigned, may be searched by school
administrators at anytime, for any reason or for no reason at
all. Students should have absolutely no expectation of privacy
with regard to any item in their desks or lockers.
Another important
right that a student and his or her parents or guardians give
up
when they decide to have a student attend this school is the
right to sue the school, the parish or the Archdiocese of New
York, and/or any individuals acting on behalf of the school,
such as the school administrators, teachers, staff or any of
their agents for any matter relating to academic or
disciplinary decisions or other matters covered within this
