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FSAS Family Student Handbook
If your student needs to take medication at school then this form needs to be completed and returned to the school nurse: MED1
ELECTRONICS:
To help everyone stay focused and create a learning environment focused on academics, cell phones are not permitted in the school building and must be turned in every morning before entering the building.
Failure to comply will result in restriction from bringing an electronic device to school.
ANY student found using an electronic device during school hours will receive the following consequences:
1st offense – Confiscation of the device. Parents will be contacted, and the device will be returned to the student at the end of the day.
2nd offense – Confiscation of device, afternoon detention, and parent meeting. Phones will be returned to a parent/guardian only.
3rd offense —Confiscation of device, afternoon detention, and second parent meeting wherein a phone contract must be signed by the student and parent/guardian.
4th offense — Confiscation of device, restorative room assignment, loss of privilege(s), including field trips, school events, etc.
UNIFORM POLICY:
NO EARLY DISMISSALS ARE PERMITTED FOR ANY STUDENT AFTER 2:00 P.M.
Students who must leave school before the end of the day may be dismissed by having an approved adult sign the student out in the office. The student will then be called from the classroom by the office when the approved adult arrives. The adult must show a state-issued ID and must be on the approved emergency contact list. No student will be dismissed directly from the classroom by the teacher. Every effort should be made to have all routine medical and dental appointments scheduled after school hours. Every instructional minute counts. Your child needs to be in school throughout the entire school day, every day.
ATTENDANCE:
Our school’s goal is to surpass 95% Student Attendance this year! In order for your child to have 95% attendance at the end of the year they can not miss more than 9 school days. Be sure to check the parent portal to see how many absences your student has currently. Make it your goal to make sure that your child earns perfect attendance each month. All parents must make every effort to have their children come to school every day. We will celebrate students that have perfect attendance every month so try your best to come to school every day!
ABSENT NOTES:
If a student is absent, they must present a note to their homeroom teacher giving the reason for the absence. Without a legitimate absent note, each absence is coded as “Unexcused”. The note must include the reason for the absence, the dates of the absence, any medical attention that was received, and the parent’s signature. Once a legitimate absence note is received, the absence may be coded as “Excused”. Students may be referred to truancy after ten unexcused days.
Lateness to School
Our school day begins at 8:15am. Students who show a repeated pattern of lateness will be referred to truancy officials and may not be eligible for voluntary after-school activities. Students arriving after 8:25 in the morning will be marked as late, receive a late slip, and receive a detention after school.
VISITOR POLICY
1. All visitors, including parents, are required to ring the doorbell, identify himself/herself and the destination and wait to speak to the secretary. The visitor must show their ID in the camera so the secretary can make sure this individual is permitted to enter the school building. The visitor must then wait and hear the buzzer before entering the building and report directly to the Main Office. FSAS staff members have been advised not to hold doors open for any visitors but to advise them of our policy and to close the door behind them.
2. All visitors to FSAS, including parents, are required to enter the building via the front entrance located on Courtland Street. Visitors who attempt to enter via any other doors will be turned away and redirected. Visitors must go directly into the main office and are not permitted to go anywhere else in the building.
3. Visitor must have proper identification to enter the building (Drivers License, State/Government ID, or other acceptable from of ID)
4. All visitors to FSAS, including parents, who need to travel to another location in the building will be escorted by a member of our support team.
5. Parents are not permitted to visit classrooms without first speaking with the principal regarding a set appointment.
6. Parents and Visitors are not permitted to visit our classrooms, our gym, or our cafeterias without approval from the principal. This protocol excludes school events such as concerts, parent meetings, and awards assemblies etc., which are being held in any of these locations.
7. Visitors are required to speak and behave in a respectful, non-threatening manner in our school and on campus. Visitors who cannot follow this rule will be excluded from entering our building for one year unless they make an approved appointment with the principal.