PROCEDURES FOR VISITORS

1. All visitors must report to the office. Please enter through the front door, go to the office to  sign in and pick up your visitor’s pass, and return to the office to leave your pass and sign out.
 

2. When checking a student in, go directly to the office to secure a check-in slip. Do not drop  students off at the front entrance. IMPORTANT: Parent needs to accompany students to the office when checking in late. Students not in the classroom by 7:50 are considered tardy. Use  the carpool area in the back of the school before 7:50 or use the front entrance after 7:50 and  bring your child into the office.
 

3. When checking a student out, go directly to the office and the teacher will be asked to send the student to the office. Students must be checked out before 2:00.

SCHOOL SCHEDULE
 

1. School begins at 7:50 A.M. and is dismissed at 2:35 P.M. Teachers are on duty at 7:10 A.M.  Students are not to arrive before that time. A bell will ring at 2:30 P.M. to dismiss first load bus students.
 

2. Students will not attend school on the following days: Monday, Sept. 4; Friday, Oct. 13;  Monday, Nov. 20 – Friday, Nov. 24; Thursday, Dec. 21 -- Tuesday, Jan. 2; Monday, Jan. 15;  Monday, February 19-Tuesday, February 20; and Friday, April 6-- Friday, April 13.

3. Students will attend half-days on Friday, September 8, Friday, November 10, and Friday, March 16. Students will be dismissed at 11:30 on those days.

4. The last day of school for students is Friday, May 18.
 

EMERGENCY INFORMATION
 

1. Every parent must provide the school with current emergency telephone numbers (at least two)  in the event of illness or accident.
 

2. Emergency forms are given to each child during the first week of school for this purpose.These are to be updated each time a change occurs.
 

MONIES

1. If possible, please make payments by check or money order. If cash is used, please send the exact amount. THE OFFICE WILL NOT MAKE CHANGE. (Cash will not be accepted for payment of supply fees.)
 

2. A separate check for lunch and supply fee is necessary for each child as each account must be kept separately.
 

3. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Southside Elementary, unless otherwise stated.
 

4. Supply fees will be as listed below:
Kindergarten----- $31.00 1st Grade-----$12.00
2nd Grade--------- $8.00 3rd Grade-----$14.25
4th Grade--------- $16.00 5th Grade----- $16.50
 

5. Deadline for payment of supply fees is October 2. If this is a problem, please contact us. We encourage parents to make partial payment for supply fees when necessary
 

6. Students will not be allowed to take part in extra curricular activities (softball, track, field trips, or Achievement Day) until supply fee payment is made.
 

GRADING PERIODS AND CONFERENCES

1. Students’ nine weeks’ grades are based on a variety of assessments. Possible assessments include the following: classwork, homework, quizzes, tests, projects, participation, etc. These assessments are averaged to determine the report card grade using the parish grading scale. Student promotion is based on the Livingston Parish Pupil Progression Plan that outlines the requirements for promotion for each grade level. This varies by grade level and involves a combination of attendance, iLEAP, Iowa, or LEAP test scores, classroom grades, and parish tests.
 

2. Report cards are sent to parents every nine weeks. (Oct.18, Jan. 5, March 15, May 25)
 

3. Interim reports are issued each 4 ½ weeks. (Sept. 8, Nov. 10, Feb. 2, April 18) These reports show   the student’s current grade average.
 

4. If you desire a conference with your child’s teacher, call the office or write a note to the teacher to  set up an appointment. These conferences will be from 2:35 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Conferences during instructional time will not be allowed.