ATTENDANCE Attendance in school is extremely important. Consistent academic progress and good attendance go hand-in-hand. Please make every effort to have your children in school every day and to be punctual. Parents will be called each day a child is absent from school to ensure that your child is safely at home. EXCUSED ABSENCE Absences must be restricted to essential needs. The following situations will usually be excused: Personal illness or injury Doctor or dentist appointment Serious illness or death of a family member Family emergency Religious observance of the student’s own faith When an absence can be anticipated, make-up work should be completed before the absence. A student with an excused absence shall be responsible for requesting make-up work from the instructor. A note from parents explaining why a child was absent should accompany each child when he/she returns to school. PARENTAL EXTENDED REQUEST Parents may apply for a Principal’s Extended Absence for up to and including 5 days. Students must complete all make-up work. If work is not completed, the absence will be considered truancy. Work not made up will be recorded as an “F” in the teacher’s record book. There is no way that all work can be made - up or all instruction retaught. Children are encouraged to be in school every day they are not ill. When a student’s attendance drops to 85% in any semester, a letter will be mailed to the student’s parent. If a student’s attendance drops to 75% in any semester, a letter will be mailed to the student’s parent and a Hotline call to the Division of Family Services will be made. Your child’s education and welfare are our primary concern. Your child cannot learn and develop properly without being in attendance. Please make every effort to ensure your child’s daily attendance.
TARDINESS In setting up our policy concerning tardiness, we considered the following items: When children are late coming to class, it causes a disruption of the class. It takes additional teacher time to explain the lesson in progress so the late student can complete the assignment. It is the parent’s and student’s responsibility for the student to be here at the proper time. It is not necessary to determine whose fault it is for being late. The fact that a student is late and has missed classroom time is sufficient to justify making up lost time. An excused tardy is one prearranged with the teacher or office (like a doctor’s appointment) or is unavoidable and accompanied by a note form the parent explaining the reason. An unexcused tardy is one which is avoidable and/or for which there is no note from the parent explaining the tardy. INCLEMENT WEATHER The Cassville R-IV School will announce school cancellation due to inclement weather on the following radio and TV stations: Springfield Television & Radio Stations Springfield News- Leader KODE- Joplin KOAM- Joplin KSWM- Aurora KRMO- Monett School patrons and students should listen to any of the above situations when the weather is inclement. Please do not contact school officials unless it is an emergency.
Third Offense Short term bus suspension (1-3 days) or In School Suspension Fourth Offense Short term bus suspension (3-5 days) or In School Suspension Fifth Offense Short term bus suspension (5-10 days) Additional bus problems may result in long-term suspension or permanent removal from the bus. In addition to the preceding guidelines, we ask that children be at the bus stop no earlier than 10 minutes before their bus is scheduled to leave in the mornings. After school, children are to walk home immediately. It is the desire of the Cassville R-IV School District to provide the best possible student transportation in as efficient and economical manner as possible and we ask the cooperation of each parent and each student in this endeavor. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us at any time. Dr. Richard Asbill Superintendent 847-2221 Jill LeCompte Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum 417-847-5573 Joe Cavness Transportation Director 847-2317 Catherine Weaver Pre-K-2 Principal 847-2445 Eric White Intermediate Principal 847-4010 Melanie Stringer M.S. Principal 847-3136 Ron Hudson M.S. Asst. Principal 847-3136 Jeff Swadley H.S. Principal 847-3137 Coy Dalton H.S. Asst. Principal 847-3137 DISCIPLINE School personnel are charged by the Board of Education with the responsibility of maintaining proper discipline. Discipline is training students to make appropriate choices in a variety of environments. It involves clearly defined school rules and classroom limits with incentives and consequences consistently provided. We are a Violence-Free/Drug-Free school. We respect ourselves, authority, and the rights & property of others.
Cassville R-IV will adopt the school-parent compact as a component of its Parental Involvement Policy. Cassville R-IV agrees to be governed by the following definition of parental involvement, and will carry out programs, activities and procedures in accordance with this definition: Parental involvement means the participation of parents in regular, two-way, and involving student academic learning and other school activities, including ensuring— (A) That parents play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning; (B) That parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s education at school; (C) That parents are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as appropriate, (D)That parents are includedin and on advisory committees to assist in the education of their child. POLICY GUIDELINES Cassville R-IV will take the following actions to involve parents in the joint development, review, and improvement of its school parental involvement plan: Encourage parents to attend the annual Title I meeting in September. The meeting will be offered twice; once in the evening and once during the school day. At the meeting parents will be provided with: Timely information about Title I programs Description and explanation of the curriculum being used. Description of academic assessments used to measure student progress and the proficiency levels students are expected to meet. Meeting opportunities for parents wishing to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their children. Conduct a parent survey to identify strengths, weaknesses and concerns, At a building planning session, staff will review existing school curriculum, programming, procedures, and resources in use for effectiveness. Recommendations and
the parents can understand. This will be accomplished through the use of : Weekly classroom newsletters. Information fliers Frequent reminders (in note and newsletter form) that includes important information about upcoming events and programs Important school messages and events delivered by School Reach telephone system. The Cassville R-IV school website. Cassville R-IV will implement the following strategies to increase parent involvement: Stop-Drop-Go night for parents and students to meet the teacher before school begins. Open House in the fall. During this time students and parents will get a chance to meet the teacher and discuss grade level expectations for the student. Parent Teacher Conferences occurring at the end of the first and third quarter of school. Report cards are sent home at the end of each quarter. Mid-term grades are sent home mid-way through the quarter. Individual conferences can be scheduled at any time by parent or teacher. EVALUATION Cassville R-IV values what parents have to say about Title I programs and the Title I Parent Involvement Plan. Parents will be provided with multiple opportunities throughout the school year to provide feedback and suggestions for improvement in both areas. As mentioned earlier, evaluation of the Title I Parent Involvement Plan will take place at the end of each school year at a planned Title I event. At this event, parents will be given the opportunity to review, evaluate and comment on the effectiveness of the current plan. Parents will also be given the opportunity to make suggestions on ways to improve the plan. Prior to the meeting parents will be given the opportunity to receive a PDF copy of the Title I Parent Involvement Plan via e-mail or by stopping in the schools office to pick up a copy. At the Title I Parent Nights, parents will be provided with a short survey evaluating the activities. The evaluations will be considered when planning subsequent Parent Nights. EXPECTED OUTCOMES Through the development and implementation of this comprehensive
Parent Involvement plan it is expected that parent involvement will increase in the following ways: Parents will feel welcome whenever they come to visit. Participation and attendance in Title I programs and activities. More parents will volunteer at Cassville R-IV. Parents will become better educated about how to assist and support the education program of their child or children. Parents will learn how to access information sources both inside and outside the school to help make sound, informed educational decisions for their child. Parents will learn more about the research-based best practices that are being utilized by their child’s teacher. Cassville R-4 School District 1501 Main Cassville, Missouri 65625-1154 Superintendent Office (417) 847-2221 High School Principal (417) 847-3137 Middle School Principal (417) 847- 3136 Elementary Principal (417) 847-2445 Attention Cassville School Patrons: This letter serves as an update on Cassville R-IV School District’s standing with AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act). The High School campus is asbestos free. The fourteenth and main campus has only non-friable in some floor tile and windowpanes, and some friable contained in a wall in the Middle School/Primary