Saint Edward School

Student Communications

• TELEPHONE/CELL PHONES
The office telephone may only be used by the students for emergencies. Students will be charged $.25 forevery call made before, during and after school hours. NO CALLS will be made for P.E. clothing, homework, and lunches or to arrange after school activities.

Cell phones are not allowed in the classrooms or outside during the school day. If a student needs a cell phone for after school communication, he or she must leave it in the office during the day. If a child is found with a cell phone during the school hours, it will be confiscated until the end of the school year.

• CONTACTING TEACHERTeachers are available before and after school for 30 minutes. Please call the school office for an appointment. The teachers will contact parents at their next earliest convenience. If there is an emergency which requires you to contact the teacher during the school day, please come to the office for assistance or direction in making the contact.

Parents or other visitors may not disturb the teachers during class hours, morning recess or noon lunch hour for any reason (including lunch deliveries, homework, PE clothes, books, messages, etc.). Items dropped off after 8:00 a.m. will be delivered to students at recess or lunch. (Please also see Visitor section under Safety.)

• PARENT-TEACHER TEAMWORKThe Saint Edward School community is committed to excellence in Catholic education, Christian living in community and service. Parents and teacher must work in close partnership to successfully educate each child. If parents have concerns, questions, or complaints, the teacher should be the first to know and should be given the opportunity to remedy the situation. The child will be torn between authorities unless there is a genuine unity of purpose and practice among parents, children and staff. An appointment should be set at the earliest convenience for all parties.

Parents are encouraged to notify the teacher when a tutor is working with their child.

Communication is essential. Lines of communication are as follows: teacher-child, teacher-parent-child, and teacher-parent-child-principal. The Principal is the final arbitrator in all disciplinary situations and will determine further disciplinary action. When necessary, after each of the previous have already been explored, the pastor may be consulted.

• PARENT BULLETINEvery Wednesday during the school year, parents will receive a bulletin. Important information and announcements are communicated to parents through this bulletin, and it is often the only communication you will receive regarding school activities. Please read it carefully. Sign and return the brown envelope. It is the parents' responsibility to see that the brown envelope is returned to the school each week in order to keep this line of communication moving. If new envelopes must be issued for a family, the family will be charged $1.00 for the cost of each replacement envelope. The parent bulletin may also be accessed on the St. Edward website: under publications/bulletins

• ADDITIONAL PARENT NFORMATION In the case of a separation/divorce, the parent who is not the child's primary caretaker may wish copies of regular school communications. If this is the case, that parent is asked to leave a supply of self-addressed stamped envelopes with the secretary. Newsletters, flyers, etc. will be mailed if these envelopes are on hand. When the supply runs out, the parent is asked to replenish it.

• FACULTY MEETINGSFaculty Meetings are held every Wednesday at 2:30. Students are dismissed at 2:15 every Wednesday. Monthly, students may be dismissed at 12:15 for teacher in-service.