School Policies
Research (A Program of Union Pacific Foundation; Education Research ; Statistic Brain) shows that school uniforms support a safe and disciplined learning environment, which is the first requirement of any good school. As of April 4, 2019, Valerio’s Local School Leadership Council made a decision to implement school uniform policy at Valerio Street Elementary School. Valerio Uniform Policy will be in effect as of August 15, 2019.
Rationale:
School Uniform Policy will promote school safety, improve discipline, and enhance the learning environment.The benefits of school uniforms include:
- Decreasing violence and theft
- Instilling student with discipline
- Helping parents and students resist peer pressure
- Helping students concentrate on their school work
- Helping school officials recognize intruders who come to the school
- Making children feel equal to their peers, in terms of appearance
- Promoting a sense of school pride
Valerio Street School Uniform Policy
- Elevated shoes
- Wheelies
- Shoes on heels
- Shoes with open toes
- Backless shoes (flip flops, sandals)
- Shoes with lights or sounds
- Dance shoes
- Long earrings
- Logos on the shirts
- Acrylic or polished nails
- Distracting hairstyles (ex: mohawks, colored hair)
- When the students’ parent or guardian has secured an exemption from the school policy.
- When a field trip or school event may require specialized clothing
- Students are permitted to possess cellular phones, pagers, or electronic signaling devices on campus provided that any such device remains “off” and stored in a backpack not only during normal school hours, but also before and after school.
- Students are not permitted to use cellular phones, pagers, or electronic signaling devices on school premises unless there is an emergency.
- Students must comply anytime a request is made by school personnel to cease the use of a cellular telephone, pager, or other electronic signaling device before, during and after school.
- If such a device is observed by staff, before, during and after school hours or activities, it shall be confiscated until redeemed by a parent/guardian/caregiver or as determined by the school principal/designee.
- First Violation: The cell phone will be confiscated and returned back only to the parent.
- Second Violation: The cell phone will be confiscated until the end of the last day of school.
- An exception to this policy may be granted by the site administrator for purposes relating to the health needs of a student.
- District employees who take actual possession of any personal property of a student, with the intention of returning it at a later time, have the responsibility to ensure that the property is placed in a properly secured and locked location.
- A log noting an accurate description of the device will be maintained of items placed in or removed from the secured and locked location.
- Access should be limited to an administrator or designee.
ALL CAMPUS VISITORS MUST:
- Request an appointment for a visitation date/time and obtain the principal/designee’s approval
- Appointments should be scheduled for the date and time requested if possible.
- A copy of the school’s bell schedule should be provided to the visitors
- Complete a visitor’s permit before proceeding to the classroom.
- Office personnel will ensure that visitor is aware of the sign in and out procedures
- Determine the classroom activity you are observing and keep the classroom observation time and frequency reasonable
- Classroom visitations should be no longer than 20 minutes
- Follow the school’s procedures for scheduling an appointment with the teacher and/or principal/designee after the classroom visit, if needed.
- Office personnel will provide a form for visitors to write a request for an appointment with a staff member
- Return the visitor’s permit to the school office before leaving the campus
- Sign out in the visitor’s log
IMPORTANT RULES FOR VISITORS:
- Enter and leave the classroom as quietly as possible
- Do not converse with the students, teacher, and/or instructional assistants during the visitation
- Do not interfere with any school activity during the visitation
Please be advised that adults and minors over 16 years of age who enter a school campus and fail to adhere to the above Visitor’s Policy may be reported to the appropriate police agency and may be subject to criminal charges.