The allergy must be clearly documented by the primary care physician or a board certified allergist. Notification will include an explanation of the severity of the health threat, a description of signs and symptoms to be aware of and a concise list of foods and materials to avoid. The classroom teacher may distribute treats for special occasions, such holiday parties — these treats will come from our school kitchen or our Family Consumer Science classroom.
Classrooms with students who have life threatening allergies may have more specific guidelines depending on the type s of allergy. Precautions will be taken for students with life threatening allergies. Only non-food manipulatives should be used in classrooms. Peanut butter jars should not be used for storage of manipulatives, even if the jars have been thoroughly washed. Whenever students travel on field trips for, a clear plan to activate Emergency Medical Services should be reviewed by all teachers and chaperones.
Field trips need to be chosen carefully; no child should be excluded from a field trip due to unavoidable allergen exposure. We use positive guidance techniques such as modeling and encouraging expected behavior, redirection, and setting clear limits. Intentional Property damage is a serious matter.
Any cost for repair or replacement for damage to the building, furniture, or toys will be billed to the child and their parents. A conference may be held with the family, teaching staff, and principal. No live animals are to be inside the East Buchanan School buildings or classrooms at any time.
However, all animals must remain outside the school buildings during the visit. The preschool teacher ensures that the animal does not create an unsafe or unsanitary condition.
The animal would appear to be in good health and have documentation from a veterinarian or an animal shelter to show that the animal is fully immunized if the animal should be so protected and suitable for contact with children. The teacher would ensure staff and children practice good hygiene and hand washing when coming into contact with the animal and after coming into contact with the animal.
Teaching staff supervise all interactions between children and animals and instruct children on safe behavior when in close proximity to animals. Any children allergic to the pet will not be exposed to the animal. Reptiles are not allowed because of the risk for salmonella.
The classroom teacher is responsible for checking requirements have been met. This program is offered from either or an all day program from — Free choice time allows the children to initiate their own play experiences with a variety of fine motor activities as well as role-playing areas.
Learning about math, science, social studies, and health are integrated through meaningful activities such as those when children play with blocks, measure sand, water or cooking ingredients, observe changes in the environment, work with tools, sort objects, explore plants, animals, water, and draw, paint and work with clay. This allows a lot of individual interaction between children and the teacher. The children are given experiences to develop basic readiness skills. They experiment with writing and reading by drawing and copying, listening to and reading stories and poems, taking field trips or listening to speakers, dictating stories and seeing classroom charts and print.
Children are given time each day for large muscle development through climbing, running, dancing, and playing outside. All our activities help develop positive feelings toward learning. Lunch is a separate account from your tuition. Families may qualify for Free or Reduced Lunches. Inquire in the office. The East Buchanan Preschool has established special procedures to deal with such emergencies as fire and natural disaster.
The preschool is inspected on a regular basis. Fire and tornado drills are held every month during the school year. During severe weather, a constant check is kept for emergency information. The East Buchanan Preschool has established special procedures to deal with such emergencies as intruders.
In the case of an intruder there will be an all call throughout the building with location of the intruder. Bus Safety Our preschool will provide transportation to and from enrichment opportunities throughout our community. It is important that all parents, children, bus drivers and staff follow the rules set forth by the East Buchanan Community School District.
Please take time to read through the material and share this information with your child ren. They will practice exiting from the back and side of the bus. Cross the street at the corner and obey all traffic signals. Look left, right, and left again before you cross and while you are crossing keep looking both ways until you reach the other side. Only cross in front of a school bus when the driver says it is safe. Do not cross behind the bus or where the driver cannot see you. The parents of students attending the E.
The school will cooperate with law enforcement officials in investigations involving students, while still protecting the rights of students. Law enforcement officials will be granted permission to interview students non-suspect in the school setting.
This generally will occur following approval of school officials and in the presence of a school official. It shall be the responsibility of the investigator in abuse cases to determine who will be present during an interview. Officials who request an interview for a child abuse investigation and the investigator determines that the child should be interviewed independently of his or her parent s or guardian s and the school is the most appropriate setting for the interview, school officials will allow the investigation without contacting the parent s or guardian s.
While school officials generally will allow interviews of students non-suspects without parental notification, law enforcement has the responsibility to notify parents of any interrogation of minors. The school will do everything possible to see that parents are notified prior to any interrogation of students.
In the event that parents are not available, a school administrator shall be present at the interview and serve as an advocate of the student. The East Buchanan Community School District complies with the State of Iowa law requiring all mandatory reporters working in licensed child care to report suspected child abuse or neglect to the Department of Human Services.
This is in the best interest of the child. The law tries to protect children from abuse and helps others find ways to handle the stress of raising children. We will try to help you find solutions to your concerns. Student Abuse Any student who has been abused either physically or sexually by a school employee shall make a written report of this to the level one investigator immediately.
Report forms are available in any administrative office. Physical abuse may occur as a result of intentional infliction of injury or excessive, unnecessary, or unreasonable use of force. Separation Challenges. To provide a time for you to ask questions. To give you information and resources to meet your goals for your family. Enrollment Policies. A current within a year age appropriate Physical Exam Form signed by health care provider. A Dental Exam Form signed and dated updated each year.
A Pick-up Authorization to be completed Permissions Form. A Bus Regulation Form completed all students. Public School Calendar and Weather Cancellations. Arriving and Leaving the School. Emergency Procedures for a Missing Child. Stay calm count heads Check attendance chart was the child signed in or out Talk calmly with other staff check bathrooms, classrooms, and outside Contact main office child in attendance Call administration Call parent or other persons listed on Emergency from Most Important — Stay Calm in All Emergency Situations.
Alleged Impaired Pick-Up. Discipline Policy. Lunch Time. Fire and Natural Disaster. In case of an emergency: Bus drivers will contact the administration office. Our staff will contact parents. Pedestrian Walking. Student Records. Exceptions: Other school officials, including teachers, within the institution or local educational system. Officials of other schools or school systems in which the student intends to enroll.
Authorized representative of State and Federal Governmental agencies, or administrative heads of educational agencies. I have an editable job description list that will save you so much time! Click here to learn more.
If you have a range for each position you might list that range. I include each pay range within each job description. List your expectations and policies with regard to each of these such as immediate termination for alcohol use during work hours; state that prescription or over the counter medications must not impair staff member's ability to carry out their jobs; state location requirements for the storage of prescription and over the counter meds in the program, etc.
Note : If staff have medication in their handbags or backpacks, are they the handbags and backpacks in a secured area where children will not have access? Do you offer benefits? List any paid sick time, vacation, etc.
Is paid time for part time staff, full time? In this day and age, you may want to consider placing this in your preschool staff handbook if it is not already there. I can not tell you how many times I walk into a program and see teachers texting each other to teachers in the other room but also to their coworker across the room! List your policy, either no cell-phone usage in classroom, phones on vibrate at all times, etc. This is a technology that is here to stay.
Many are used to checking their phones for social media posts, text messaging, etc. This is, in my opinion, a distraction in the classroom. Each staff member needs to be focused on the children while in the classroom. My policy is a no cell phone policy. I do not want staff members looking at their phones every 5 minutes And yes, this does happen!
If they are expecting an emergency call, they need to have the person calling dial into the program directly. You will need to write up your policy according to your requirements. Be clear on what you expect i.
Who should a staff member go to with a complaint or grievance? Provide contact names and telephone numbers. If the grievance is about YOU yup, that happens, too!
Your policy may be for the staff member to meet directly with you first. Express your open door policy and be open to hearing concerns! How do staff members contact you during the day, after hours answering maching, do you give out your home phone, etc. This is typically a policy that you do not discriminate in hiring based on age, gender, etc. Check your state labor board for information on what to include in your preschool staff handbook. Discuss if there are any paid sick or vacation days; how to request time off in writing?
Are holidays and school vacations paid? Like the non-discrimination policy, this is a pretty standard policy to have in place. It can be as short or lengthy as you deem necessary for your program. It will typically include a description of what sexual harassment is, how to respond to it and how to report it.
List if you are a smoke-free campus; if you provide a smoking area, list where it is located. Describe your disciplinary process in detail discussion, written warning, etc. I know how you feel! And, I have created one you might be interested in! In this section of your preschool staff handbook, include all items that are specifically related to staff intereactions with the children, the families and classroom related items. I have listed below items you might want to include with a brief description of each.
List all tools used and how often they are to be used. Weekly, monthly observations and forms; bi-annual progress reports; collection of portfolio work, what to consider while assessing etc. List your program's philosophy with regard to child behavior guidance such as redirection, helping children develop problem solving techniques, time-away.
Also, use this area to describe what is NOT acceptable such as corporal punishment detail what that is and refer to state guidelines if in your state regulations as well ; sending children to "the office"; time-out, etc. Detail your child pick-up procedure.
Do parents sign their children out or are they released by the staff? Staff needs to be aware of who is authorized to pick up; they must ask for identification to confirm if they are not familiar with the person picking up; etc.
If an alternate person is picking up, must be in writing? Contact teacher? How do staff purchase items needed for the classroom? Do they submit a request to the director? If so, is there a specific form? Is there a deadline date for supply requests? Are they authorized to purchase and submit receipt for reimbursement?
What is their authorized spending limit? Be clear on this information. A teacher may request items for a science activity they want to do. However, if they do not submit this to you until the day before they want to carry out the activity, you could be on the run and shopping on a daily basis!
Include policy regarding personal information of co-workers; regarding child and family information sharing should be shared on a need to know basis ; not discussing a child or family in front of other children or families, etc. Do you purchase a curriculum program? Does your staff plan their own themes and activities? Who, specifically, is responsible for the planning for each classroom?
What should planning include math, science, etc. Is planning done based on preschool themes? If you are a Christian program, what are your expectations regarding Bible stories and activities? Provide a copy of the planning form you utilize and list dates you expect the plans to be submitted to you.
If weekly plans are to be posted in the classroom, state where they are to be posted. Include information about your procedures such as where diaper changes happens; how to dispose of diapers; and who provides diapers and wipes. With regard to toileting include items such as your policy on how much you will help a child who needs help in the bathroom, the type of help you will provide, how toilet training is supported, how to store soiled clothing, etc.
Also include any state regulation information regarding toileting such as: children are not required to be toilet trained in order to be enrolled, children are not to be degraded in any way for toileting accidents, etc. Have detailed information about every type of emergency procedure your program may need.
In areas where tornadoes or hurricanes are prevelant, include details for your procedures for these. List any policies regarding off-site trips and on-site visitors. Advance planning is extremely important to ensure the safety of the children and the success of the trip or visitor. Provide any forms you use for this planning including transportation, prior approval by director, etc.
Does your program have a delayed opening when the local public school does? If program closes due to weather, how are staff and family notified? What if you are open in inclement weather but a staff member can not make it in? If you are looking to save a lot of time developing your preschool staff handbook, take advantage of my years of work! This is a completely editable hanbooks with all of the sections discussed on this page. You simply reword as you'd like, delete policies that do not apply to your program or add what you'd like , individualize it to your program and print.
Click Here to Get Yours Today! Include your Medication Policy: Who is authorized? Where are meds kept? What is the procedure for accidents in your program? If not, create one! What needs to be reported? I suggest that if any first aid is supplied, an incident report is completed and parent is notified. Yes, for every band-aid! Parents need to know. What may seem like a little scratch now could become a bruise or infected area of the weekend.
Notifiy parents of every incident. The same for staff. If a staff member falls or gets hurt, fill out an incident report. Include Sick Child Policy in this section of your preschool staff handbook as well. This is where you would list your procedure for exlusion of children with illness. Most state licensing divisions have a list. It typically includes temperature over ; vomiting; diarhea; not to return until fever free for 24 hours without the aid of a fever reducer.
Also, list how children who become ill while in the program are supported: In a comfortable area, away from other children, until picked up; who contacts parent, etc. Include your area's laws, name of reporting agency, reporting phone numbers, etc. Do you have daily or weekly communication forms? Does each classroom have a whiteboard to use for daily communication?
Discuss them here and provide samples. Are there parent conferences annually or bi-annually? Meeting with Parents with Concerns: What is your protocol? Staff meets with you to discuss issue, work together on plan. Do they contact parent? Do you? This is something I feel very strongly about. Please discuss what, how and who should relay information with parents.
We want all of our staff to be empowered, however, it might not be appropriate for your teacher's aid or substitute to discuss a child's behavior with a parent. What that staff members sees as "bad behavior" may be typical preschool behavior, such as learning how to problem solve.
If negative information is to be given to a parent, a call home is usually best, not dumping a statement such as "She had a really bad day.
She was not listening well today. In addition it labels the child's without addressing a specific concern. I am NOT a fan of this "dump and run" statement drop thing as you can tell! Newsletters Does each class have a monthly newsletter? Does the staff prepare them? Does the staff provide classroom information to you for the newsletter?
What are the deadline dates? What is the policy for your children who do not sleep? What is the nap room supervision schedule and what are the expectations? Do you allow ipads, tablets etc. Do you have a computer in the classroom? What types of programs or apps are authorized?
Do they need to meet with the director before using apps or software in the classroom? You may have a policy where there must always be one staff member at the bottom of a slide and one at the steps of a slide; you may require that there always be a staff member supervising the swings; I suggest stating a "non-congregating" policy for the staff.
You know what I mean Sanitation and rotation of materials is there a cleaning list? Do you have formal days throughout the year for a classroom clean up with the team? Who checks for toy safety broken toys, recalled toys, etc.
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