COTTAGE
GROVE SCHOOL
Policies
and Procedures
STUDENT RESIDENCY
The Monona Grove School District Board Policy 501.5 states:
“No student shall be permitted to attend school until he/she is
actually living in the school district.”
The law requires us to charge tuition for students who attend the
Monona Grove School District if permanent residency has not been established.
Permanent is defined as seven day a week.
The District may request a copy of an official court document verifying
a joint custody arrangement with one parent residing in Cottage Grove.
An exception to this policy is the State law permitting children to
attend school outside their school district of residence submitted during
February of each year.
SCHOOL HOURS
The first bell rings at
8:00 a.m. and classes begin at 8:05 a.m. Children should not arrive before 7:40 a.m.
Students who arrive after 8:05 a.m. must check in at the school office before
going to class. Please call the
attendance line at 839-4576, then press "1" to leave a message if
your child is going to be tardy or absent. Morning recess is from 9:55 a.m. until 10:10 a.m.
The school office
is open Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Please call or come to the office if you have questions or concerns.
MONONA GROVE BUS TRANSPORTATION
Safe transportation of school children is a joint
responsibility. Bus owners,
drivers, school authorities, students, and parents must all cooperate in order
to assure safe, comfortable transportation. Parents/guardians and children must realize that school bus
transportation is a ”privilege” not a “right”. Pupils who misbehave may be denied the privilege of riding on the bus
since their misbehavior jeopardizes the safety of the entire busload and could
result in injury to others.
HOME-SCHOOL COMMUNICATION
Paw Prints, our school
newsletter is sent home the first Friday of the month. It contains news of school happenings, upcoming events, and important
dates.
Progress
reports are designed to provide a clear reflection of how students are
performing in school. They are
provided at the end of each trimester.
The school office is open Monday through Friday, from 7:30
a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Please call
or come to the office if you have questions or concerns.
FEES
The Monona Grove School
District elementary student fee is
$43.00. This fee is used to
assist in covering the cost of consumable supplies,
textbooks, workbooks, and a yearbook.
Fees are collected at Registration in August. Assignment
notebooks cost an additional $3.00 and we encourage all students to purchase
one. There may be additional fees for
field trips during the school year.
If any fee causes a hardship for your family, please make us aware so
we can assist.
BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND
MORNING MILK
Our food service staff prepares school lunch and breakfast
for interested students and parents/guardians. Our school meals provide the proper balance of nutrients and calories.
The food service staff also caters classroom pizza parties and provides
“Grab-N-Go” lunches
Meals are paid through an automated debit accounting system.
Parents/guardians deposit money into their child’s account and when
the child eats a school meal the amount is deducted from their account. We invite you to join your child for school breakfast or school lunch.
Just call the school office to reserve your meal.
For the 2006 - 2007 school year, student breakfasts will cost $1.15 and
lunches will cost $1.75. The cost for adults is $1.30 for breakfast and
$2.90 for lunch.
Morning Milk is delivered to each classroom for break time. Students can chose from whole white, 2%, skim, or chocolate
(skim) milk. Morning milk costs $20.00 per trimester or $60.00 for the entire school
year. The first trimester or entire
school year payment is due at Registration. Order forms will be sent home for
the second and third trimesters and payment will be due before the first day
of the trimester.
Free and
reduced cost meals are available through the National
School Lunch Program to students whose families meet eligibility criteria.
Applications should be submitted as early as possible. Our “Milk Buddies” program helps cover the cost of morning milk to
students who qualify for the program.
LUNCH
PERIODS
Group A
Group B
3rd grade
11:15 a.m. - 11:55 a.m. 11:22 a.m. - 12:02 a.m.
4th grade
11:42 a.m. - 12:02
p.m. 11:50 p.m. - 12:10 p.m.
MORNING
RECESS
Weather permitting students will have a fifteen-minute
outside recess every morning. Recess
will be indoors if it is lightning, raining, or if the temperature/wind chill
is - 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
HEALTH AND MEDICATION AT SCHOOL
All medications must be furnished
in the original packaging or prescription bottle. Prescription medications require written instructions from
the prescribing physician.
Wisconsin State Law requires
children to be immunized against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough),
tetanus, polio, measles, hepatitis B, and rubella before entering school.
An immunization audit is conducted each year by our school nurse. Vision and hearing screenings are available at the request of the
parent, guardian, or teacher.
The
office staff handles illnesses and
injuries that occur at school and notifies parents/guardians when necessary.
If a child has a temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit, is vomiting,
has a rash, or appears to be too ill to remain at school, the parent/guardian
will be called to pick him/her up. The
office must have complete information regarding whom to call in case of an
emergency. If we are unable to reach a parent or guardian the parent’s
designee well be contacted.
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