School Procedures and Student Handbook
School Hours
For kindergarten through fifth grade students, school begins at 8:35 a.m. and dismisses at 4:00 p.m. The front doors open at 8:10 a.m. for breakfast. There is no adult supervision available for students until 8:10 a.m., unless the student participates in onsite Latchkey through the Haysville Activity Center (HAC).
Pre-K meets daily. Student drop off takes place outside of Door 8. Morning classes are from 8:35 a.m. to 11:35 a.m. Afternoon classes are from 1 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Latchkey
Latchkey is available before and after school. More information is available by calling the Haysville Activity Center at 316-529-5922.
Attendance
Please remember to call the office by 9 a.m. if your child is absent. Our phone number is 316-554-2273.
If your child arrives at school after 8:35 a.m., he or she will need to come through the office to sign in.
If your child has an appointment, remember to ask the provider for documentation and turn this in to the office.
District Wellness Program
The Haysville School District's Wellness Plan is designed to help improve the health and well-being of our students. Parents are asked to assist the district by providing healthy items in sack lunches, for parties and special occasions, and for morning snack.
When providing beverages, please refrain from sending high calorie beverages or soft drinks. Approved snacks include items such as: cereal bars, trail mix, granola bars, crackers with cheese, Rice Krispie treats, fruit snacks, fresh fruit, raisins, dried fruit, beef jerky, rice cakes, animal crackers, pretzels, and vegetables.
Nelson Drive Procedures - Safety First
For the safety of our students and staff, please follow these procedures when using the drive in front of the school:
- The drive is one way - two lanes going from the north to south. Please follow the signs.
- The drive is a fire lane. No parking. This is a loading zone only.
- All loading and unloading should be done on the building side only.
- Do not park in the crosswalk areas.
- Handicap parking is permit only.
In the Classroom
Literacy First |
Capturing Kids Hearts |
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"Our Student Success Tool"
Each school has a Learning Facilitator (LF), who monitors the Literacy First process.
During this process, teachers learn and apply new research-based strategies for teaching, student engagement, and monitoring the individual learning of all students. Literacy First has changed how we teach reading, as many of the strategies are applied during math, social studies, science, etc.
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"If you have a child's heart, you have a child's mind."
Our teachers and staff are practicing the strategies of "Capturing Kids Hearts" to transform our classrooms into high-achieving centers of learning. By implementing these strategies we are experiencing fewer tardies, higher attendance, lower discipline referrals, fewer dropouts, and increased graduation rates.
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Olweus Bully Prevention
"B.E.S.T." (Bullying Ends Starting Today!)
Nelson students and staff work very hard to make our school a bully-free place.
What is bullying? Hitting, name-calling, exclusion, or other behavior that is meant to hurt. Bullying is carried out by someone who has more power over someone who has less power.
What are the effects of bullying? Bullying affects both targets and bullies. Targets of bullying are more likely to grow up depressed and anxious. Bullies are much more likely than nonbullies to become adult criminals.
Family Rights & Privacy Act
If you do not want USD 261 to disclose directory information from your child’s educational records, you must notify the District, in writing, within two weeks of enrolling your child. Please send such notification to: Adia Ludwig, Community Relations Coordinator, 1745 W. Grand, Haysville, KS 67060 AND to your child’s school. If a written notification of refusal to release directory information is not received by the District, USD 261 assumes there is no objection to the release of the directory information as designated.