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Agenda

The Nuts and Bolts of the Office Attendance Bookkeeper Principal’s Secretary Assistant Principal Principal Registrar Counselors Nurse

Kevin West, Attendance Secretary

The Front Office Staff

Kevin West, Attendance Secretary Absences Tardies Early dismissal

Absences

Call the school at 837-6800 and press 1. Leave the child’s first and last name, grade and the reason for the absence.

Send a note in with your child upon their return.

Pre-Arranged Absences

Get form from office or download one from website

Form must be signed by ALL teachers Submit at least a week in advance

Early Dismissal

Send a note in with your student that morning.

Mr. West will give them a slip to show their teacher at the assigned time that excuses them from class.

You must come in and sign your student out.

Tardies

Every child needs to check in with the front office if they arrive late in the morning and bring a note.

If you are bringing your child late to school, call ahead or if you are a few minutes late, come in with your child.

Julie Morgan, Bookkeeper

Bookkeeper

Julie Morgan Fines and fees Located in the office directly across the

counter on left hand side. Reminder: If a student loses a textbook,

it must be paid for before a new one will be given.

Registrar, Joni Apman

Registrar

Registrar: Joni Apman Change address, phone number or

emergency contact information (837-6818)

Withdraw student from IMS

Counselors, Anna Maria Austin & Amy Lorang

Anna Maria Austin Amy Lorang

Counselors

What We Do...

Individual Student Planning Help students with their academic, career and

personal/social development Registration and Scheduling 504 Caseload Managers Guidance Team Meeting Member/Facilitator

Responsive Services Crisis Counseling Small Group Intervention and Counseling Student Mediations Referrals to School and/or Community Resources (VOICE,

Angel Program...)

Scoop from the Counselors

Check your students planner every night. Make sure they have written down all

assignments. If not, check teacher’s website or call

homework hotline. If no homework, have them write down what

they learned in class. This helps them learn/remember what they

have to do and plan ahead. Student can check completed homework and

cross out homework turned in to teacher.

More Counseling Scoop

Each weekend monitor child organizing binder and backpack.

They need to learn to put all papers in correct place so they can find them.

Take out unneeded papers but keep all assignments for the year!

And More Scoop from the Counselors

Encourage kids to be pro-active in communicating with their teachers on their own. Ask questions during class, after class or

through email. Encourage kids to speak up about

harassment. If they don’t feel safe confronting the bully or comforting the victim, report to an adult.

And Finally…

Create and clearly communicate about boundaries that are non-negotiable around personal safety, education and respect for self and others.

Give your child several options/choices within each to support their growing need for autonomy.

Need to learn to make good decisions through practice.

Keep your sense of humor!

Anissa Pascale, School Nurse

School Nurse

If a student has asthma and self carries an inhaler the parents need to fill out two forms and have the doc sign and return to me.

2) If a student has a severe allergy and uses an epi-pen we need an allergy plan on file and an epi-pen in the office.

Moms of girls: send a “kit” to school with girls in case they need it. Always someone in nurse's office.

Sandie Schertzl, Principal’s Secretary

Principal’s Secretary

Sandie Schertzl Contact Sandie if you would like to speak

to or meet with Lisa or Corrine Handles building scheduling as well

Assistant Principal, Lisa Truemper

Assistant Principal

Lisa Truemper Handles discipline Oversees clubs and sports

Scoop from the Assistant Principal Infractions

Part of progressive discipline Receive infractions for anything from

running in the hall to talking on cell phone Consequences build on one another 1-5 = lunch duty 6-10 = lunch detention 16-20 = two after school detentions 21+ = meeting with administrator

More from the Assistant Principal

Bullying and Harassment Zero tolerance for bullying and harassment. How does she handle it? It depends. School encourages students and families to

report any incident. All will be investigated. Can parents learn the consequences for

other students? No, this is a privacy issue.

And Even More Scoop from the AP

Is attendance taken at clubs and sporting practices? Yes and it is expected by coaches that kids

attend. Are parents informed if kids are not at

practice/clubs but were at school. No! Be sure you are talking to your kids.

Clubs and Sports

Homework Club Generation ImpactCERT Club Jazz BandGeography Club Sports ClubFan Club Green TeamNational Junior Honor Society Scrapbook ClubMath Club RoboticsMath Help--All Grades Science Help--All Grades

Clubs

Sports

Fall Sports Winter Sports Spring SportsCross Country Girls’ Basketball TrackSoftball WrestlingVolleyball Boys’ Basketball

Soccer

Principal, Corrine DeRosa

Principal’s Reminders…

No kids on campus before 7:20am (9:50am on Wednesdays) No supervision. Kids are kept off campus

and standing in the rain.

More Reminders…

Please pick kids up promptly after school and events. Kids not in clubs or sports must be off

campus immediately. Please be on time to pick up from events.

Staff are not paid to stay late. Community Center has an after school

program with a minimal charge if you need it.

More reminders from the Principal

Use the Sea-Tac model in the parking lot. Inside drive through lane. Drive in circle until you see an opening. Pull in.

Finally….

Students must follow the IMS Dress Code at all school events.

Shorts, skirts and dresses must be below mid-thigh not to the fingertips of the student.

Student Recognition

Most Valuable Panther (MVP) One positive trait each month. Nominated

by a teacher or administrator. Certificate, name in Panther Press and on

wall plus a sundae one day at lunch.

Student Recognition

Pawsitive Action Award Kid “caught in the act” of: kindness,

excellent effort, exceptional work, positive attitude, helping others.

“anti-infraction”: kids called down to the office for certificate and a paws pin.

Cell Phones

All cell phones must be left in student lockers during the school day.Kids can use their cell phones before and after school outside the front doors so you can leave them a message about a change of plans for pick up.

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