The ABC's of
Meadow View Elementary
Policies & Procedures
A: Attendance Information:
- School
starts at 7:30
- Your
child needs to have had breakfast
and be in the classroom by 7:30 to avoid being counted tardy (arriving
late).
- If you
need to check your child out before 2:15 remember they will be counted
tardy (leaving early).
- If
your child misses more than 60 minutes of school they will be
counted as partial absent.
- If
your child does not attend school, they will be counted absent.
- Photo
ID will be required every time a child is signed out.
www.hardin.k12.ky.us/meadowview/
B: Bus Regulations
Bus drivers render a most essential service.
Parents and students should cooperate and appreciate the dedicated work
performance by the bus drivers. The bus
garage number is 769-8964.
Attachment 2 Bus Safety
STUDENTS MAY BE SUSPENDED FROM THE BUS
DUE TO DEFYING ANY OF THE PRIOR RULES
Any child
riding a bus other than his/her assigned bus must bring a note signed by the
parent, which must be initialed by the office.
C:
Classroom Celebrations
School-wide
classroom celebrations will be limited to three per school year:
Fall
Celebration October 28th, Winter Celebration
December 20th, and
Valentine’s Day February 14th.
Attachment
3 Wellness Policy
Conference Scheduling
If you would like to schedule a conference with
your child's teacher, write them a note asking for a conference or feel free to
call 352-0500 and leave a message for that teacher.
D:
Discipline
In an
effort to strengthen our Code of Conduct, a discipline referral system has been
established. Students will be referred to the office for fighting, vulgarity,
or defiance/disrespect.. We believe that
by working together, we can accomplish more than we can alone. We will work
with you and your child in any way necessary to correct behavior problems as soon
as they begin. Please see additional information in the Hardin County Schools
Code of Conduct. Disciplinary measures that are
assigned will be aligned and in compliance with the Hardin County Schools.
On Meadow
View Elementary Web Site: www.hardin.k12.ky.us/meadowview/
Dress Code
General Guidelines
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Logos on shirts, sweatshirts,
sweaters, and pants cannot exceed 1 square inch.
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Hats and gloves must be removed
upon entering the building.
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Coats and jackets must be removed
upon entering classroom. Lightweight
sweaters and sweatshirts without hoods can be worn if student is cold.
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No clothes may be worn inside out.
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No bandanas, sweatbands, scarves,
combs (picks) or other headwear will be worn in the building.
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Students are expected to adhere to
the Hardin County Schools Code of Conduct regarding proper appearance. Appearance that is considered a possible
detriment to the normal school process and orderly operation will not be
allowed.
See
attachment 4
F: Field Trips
Field trips of
an educational nature are allowed in accordance with our Board of Education
policy. Parental permission in writing is required for any student
participation in a field trip. Students
will only be permitted to go with their grade level or classroom. Students
are expected to exhibit the same behavior expectations on field trips as they
do during the school day. A
student that continuously disobeys school expectations may be denied field trip
privileges. Final decision on
participation will be determined by the building principal after consulting
with the classroom teacher and parent.
Food Service
Breakfast
Free to all Elementary
Students
Lunch
Prices
Reduced
…………………$TBA
Full Price
………………..$TBA
Adult …………………….$TBA
With our computerized system, any amount of money can be put on your
child’s account and can be used on lunch, breakfast, or ala carte items. If you do not want your child to purchase
ala carte items, or make charges YOU MUST NOTIFY OUR CAFETERIA MANAGER, Karen
Welcher at 352-0840 or Karen.Welcher@hardin.kyschools.us so an
alert can be posted in the computer.
Due to
competitive food laws, we ask that food from restaurants not be brought to school
for lunch. If parents bring in fast food for lunch they cannot eat in the
cafeteria. Beverages that are in glass containers are not allowed. Beverages that are carbonated should not be
brought to school. This regulation is stated in our Wellness Policy. If you have any questions, please feel
free to contact Karen Welcher, Cafeteria Manager at 352-0840, or Mary Kuhn,
Food Service Director at 769-8877.
H:
Homework and Class work
All
teachers will send home a student packet every week with homework for the
coming week, information items, progress report(s) when applicable, and the
student work from the previous week.
Homework
will be assigned for the improvement of learning and to reinforce class
instruction. Meadow View Elementary strongly supports the philosophy that
homework should be meaningful for the student, should be clear and specific and
should be of an amount that can be completed in a reasonable amount of time.
It is common
practice at Meadow View Elementary School that homework be assigned to students
in Primary for one to three hours a week and in 4th and 5th grades three to
five hours a week. Reading is an integral part of each team's assigned
homework and will be required homework every night. Students are
responsible for completing homework and class work in accordance with the
teacher’s instructions.
Head Lice
Our guidelines are
based upon the fact that lice nits (eggs) left in the hair can hatch and rein
fest a student or other students, even after chemical treatment (Nix, RID, or
Kwell). The purpose of this guideline is
to prevent the spread of head lice and to reduce absenteeism due to head lice
in our school. Any Meadow View student found to have live head lice will have
an adult called and will be sent home.
If no one can be reached, the child will be sent home at the usual time
with a letter and instructions for lice treatment. The student must be brought
back to school by an adult and rechecked before being allowed to return to
school. The child may return to school without an adult if they have a
note from a health professional stating the child is free of lice.
Board
policy 09.213 AP.11
I.
Insurance for Students
A
voluntary student coverage plan is made available to all students enrolled in
the county schools at the beginning of each school year. The plan offered is
secondary to other insurance that the family might have. Coverage is provided
by Scholastic Insurers.
L.
Library Information
Meadow
View Elementary School library is open daily from 7:25 a.m. until 2:15 p.m. Ms.
Roby is the librarian for Meadow View Elementary. Students may check out two
books for a one-week period. In order to allow adequate access for everyone it
is greatly appreciated when books are returned on time.
·
Students
may check out 2 books per visit.
·
Books
are checked out for a period of 1 week.
·
Students
may renew a book 1 time for a period of 1 week (Special consideration will be
given on an individual basis).
·
If
a student has lost a book(s), parents will be sent a note stating the title of
the book and the price. Every effort
should be made to locate the lost book(s) or to pay for the book(s) in the
event that the book(s) cannot be found.
·
For
students with 1 lost book, they may be allowed to check out 1 book per visit
until the lost book is located or paid for.
·
Students
with 2 lost books will not be permitted to check out any books until at least
one of the books has been located or paid for, at which time they will be
permitted to check out 1 book. Students
will gain full library privileges once the remaining book is located or paid
for.
·
All
lost items will be erased from the student’s record at the end of the school
year.
SBDM Policy D-8
M.
Medical Appointments
Students
who have appointments to receive physical exams beyond the thirty days grace
period may attend school until the date of the appointment – if they present
proof in the form of an appointment card.
This is a ONE-TIME exception.
Medicine
Medicine
prescribed by a doctor is the only medicine that can be dispensed at Meadow
View Elementary. The parent or guardian
must fill out an authorization form for the medicine to be given at
school. Medicine should not be
transported to and from school by the student.
P.
Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)
The Meadow View Parent Teacher Organization is
a very integral part of our school program.
The PTO offers opportunity for parents, teachers, and the community to
work together for the success of our students.
We initiate fundraisers to help with the cost of instructional expenses,
awards ceremonies, and special programs.
PE: Physical Education
It is important that your child wear
appropriate tennis shoes for gym class. Shoes that leave black scuffmarks are
not acceptable. Children will need a
written excuse for not participating in physical activities.
Each
student will have P.E. once a week. Your
Home Room Teacher will let you know the days.
Phone calls for students
Students
will NOT be called to the phone. We will be glad to take a message for the
student. Students can use the phone to
make a call, on a limited basis. We ask
that you make all your necessary arrangements with your child before school, so
phone messages can be held to a minimum.
Transportation arrangements, pictures, special classroom activities, and
field trip information need to be taken care of before or after school.
Pictures
Individual
and group pictures will be taken at various times during the school year.
September 7, 2011 Individual Picture
October 12, 2011
Retakes
February 8, 2011
Individual /Group Pictures
Private Transportation
AM Drop
Off - Students
that are privately transported will be welcomed at 7:10 a.m. Student supervision will not be available
until then. If you are dropping off your
child in the morning, please enter the circle so that the passenger side of
your car is next to the sidewalk, drive to the end of the circle, and let your
child out. This will allow your child to exit the car on the sidewalk and will
allow several cars in the circle and will prevent a traffic jam.
Any
students being dropped off after 7:30 a.m.
State law requires that an adult must sign the student in.
Dismissal Guidelines - If you are picking your child up
in the afternoon, you need not arrive before 2:05. You will need to go
to the cafeteria to sign your child out. This procedure may be revised as the
school year continues. Under no
circumstances will teachers dismiss a student from school or into any person's
custody without the direct approval and knowledge of the building
principal/office personnel. A
written note must be brought in or sent to the office for
your student: there will be NO
phone calls accepted. If you have not
sent a note requesting your student to be picked up, please do so before 2:00
p.m. so your child can be picked up in the gym at 2:15. This is for the safety and protection of our
students.
We do not want any student’s safety placed in
jeopardy by compromising this safety procedure.
(Photo
ID will be required EVERY TIME.)
No child will be pulled from a bus in the afternoon once
they are on the bus.
Any
student arriving or departing school premises a different way than assigned at the
beginning of school year must have a note signed by the principal. ALL STUDENTS LEAVING DURING THE COURSE OF THE
DAY OR COMING IN LATE MUST BE SIGNED IN/OUT BY AN ADULT IN THE OFFICE.
Procedure for Make-up work - Students having absences must make up work It is the student’s and/or
parent’s/guardian’s responsibility to contact the teachers concerning make-up
work during the teacher’s planning periods or before or after school hours. For every day the student misses, the student
will receive the same amount of days to complete the make-up work. The counting of days for make-up work starts
the second day after the student has returned following the period of absence.
Hardin
County Code of Conduct Book
Programs and Activities
The school
staff plans many activities during the school year.
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Plays/performances
by visiting artists
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Field
trips planned by the teacher to different points of interest in Kentucky
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Accelerated
Reader
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Accelerated
Reading Nights
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Accelerated
Math Nights
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Art
Show
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Assessment
Night
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School
Book Fairs
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Extended
School Services
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Gifted/Talented
Program
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Title
I – Holiday Hugs, Books Parade
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School
– Age Child Care
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Library
Club
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Academic
Team
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Writing
Wall of Fame
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Physical
Fitness Meet
Progress Reporting
Student progress will be reported to students and parents
through phone contact, conferencing, weekly or mid-term progress reports, a
nine weeks progress report for grades K-three, and a nine weeks report card for
grades four and five. Nine weeks progress reports and report cards will be
issued on the following dates:
Mid Terms Report
Cards
September 6, 2011 October 13, 2011
November 16, 2011 January 9, 2012
February 9, 2012 March
14, 2012
April - TBA TBA
The above dates are tentative based
on days missed for inclement weather.
The following grading standards shall be adhered to for
students enrolled in grades 4-12: (HCAR 08.211)
A 92-100 Excellent
B 83-91 Good
C 74-82 Average
D 68-73 Below Average
F 0-67 Failing
R. Retention Policy
It is the principal’s and teacher’s responsibility
to notify parents/guardians if their child is in danger of failing or not
performing on grade level after the first nine weeks grading period. A
conference will be set up with the classroom teacher, parent/guardian and
principal to discuss interventions that will help the child be successful.
If the possibility
of retention arises, parents will be notified by the teacher during the first
and third nine weeks grading period. The decision of retention will be
discussed by the teacher, principal, and parent/guardian when:
1. Emotional, social, and intellectual
maturity of the student is
primary consideration.
2. Extreme
academic deficiencies exist with a student of above
average or
average ability.
3. An agreement
is reached that retention is the best possible
predicated solution for the student.
4. Written
notification and personal follow-up conference with
the parent or
guardian occurs.
5. The final
decision will be made by the school principal if all
parties involved
can not agree. (HCAR
08.221)
Resource Center: Meadow View Family Place
The Meadow View Family Resource Center,
located adjacent to the school in a mobile unit, is dedicated to improving
student academic achievement through the removal of non-cognitive barriers to
the student's learning. Activities and
programs coordinated by the center are designed to promote the flow of
resources and support families in ways to strengthen the growth and development
of the individual members and the family unit. The Family Resource Center
director, Erica Scott, is dedicated to serving families by helping with basic
needs and promoting a positive relationship between family, community, and
school.
A few of the programs offered by the
Family Resource Center are:
First
Connections: emphasizes that parents
are the child's first and best teacher and education
starts well beyond Kindergarten. This is
an educational program offered, for children and parents, birth to 3 years
old. Contact the center for dates and
times this program meets.
Parent
as Teachers Program: personal
visits, parent group meetings, screening, linkages and collaboration with
community resources for parents with children birth to 3 years old.
Family
Fun Night: entertaining evening for families and school
personnel.
Student
Mental Health Counseling: counseling
for individuals or groups offered at no cost/low cost to the school or parent
that assist the child in areas of self esteem, grief and loss, depression,
anger management, coping skills and other areas of need.
□ Mentoring Program:
provides mentors to military and other children. Children meet with their mentor once a week
to share stories, laugh, play games, and create life-long memories.
□ Homework Bus:
the bus travels “on location” to different neighborhoods to provide
homework assistance.
□ Home Front Heroes:
this group provides support, encouragement, and friendship to students
who have a parent in the military.
Meadow View Family Place is open 240 days per year
during the hours of
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM and special hours by request.
S.
School Based Decision Making Council (SBDM)
Meadow View’s SBDM Council consists
of three teachers and two parents who have been elected to these positions. The
2010-11 SBDM Council consists of:
Jim Sullivan Principal Veronica Keeler Teacher
Towanna Melton Parent Angela Ashlock Teacher
Joanna Leiser Parent Cindy Roby Liberian
SBDM Committees
Parents are invited and encouraged to serve on the any of the
following School Based Committees:
Planning and PD, Budget, Assessment, School Culture and Resources, and
Curriculum and Instruction.
Committee meeting times and dates can be found in the
newspaper and in the front lobby.
SBDM
Policies: Are on Meadow View
Elementary Web Site: ww.hardin.k12.ky.us/meadowview/
School Closing and Cancellation
PLEASE
LISTEN TO THE RADIO
In the
event of inclement weather, school cancellation will be announced as soon as
possible on the local radio and Louisville television and radio stations.
When
winter storms threaten the area, please listen to one of the local radio
stations (WQXE 98.3 FM, WIEL 1400 AM, WASE 103.5 FM, WKMO 106 FM, WULF 94.3 FM,
etc.) or television stations (WHAS, WAVE, WLKY, WDRB, etc.)
ONE-CALL SYSTEM will be used by the Hardin County
Board of Education to announce school closings and cancellations. To make sure you receive notification please
make sure Meadow View Elementary has as working
phone number for your student.
T.
Teacher Qualifications
The
federal education law put in place by President Bush called, "No Child
Left Behind", requires that all parents in Title I schools be notified and
given the opportunity to request information about the professional
qualifications of the classroom teacher instructing their child. If you are interested in this information,
you may send your request to the building principal who will provide a
response, or you may access the information through www.kyepsb.net under Teacher Certification
Inquiry.
Textbooks
Textbooks are issued free to all students. If textbooks are lost or
damaged, each student must pay for the prescribed amount of damage or loss
before he/she can be issued another textbook. Prices for textbook replacement
may be obtained from our Office Manager.
V. Visitors
All school visitors shall first report to the
office, identify themselves, and state the nature of their visit. A visitor’s pass/badge should be obtained
upon arrival and returned at departure.
Parents are welcome and strongly encouraged to visit
the school and their children’s classroom on a regular basis. If you will be
visiting your child’s classroom, please sign in at the office and notify your
child’s teacher of your visit in advance when possible.
At no time
shall any individual or group disrupt classroom instruction. Visitors should not interrupt the orderly
work of the classroom and will be asked to leave if administration feels that
their presence is distracting the students learning.
The principal shall
have the authority to permit or deny any individual, or group of individuals,
the right to go through the building or to remain on the school grounds.
Volunteer Information
If you are planning to volunteer in any
capacity at Meadow View Elementary, you must fill out a School Volunteer Youth
Leader (every year the approval is from March to March).
Request form and
return it to the school office. It is the state requirement to have a
criminal background check on each person who is working with or accompanying a
child within or outside of our school (field trips, plays, programs etc.). The background checks take 4-6 weeks
to return to Central office, so please take this into consideration when
wanting to volunteer the approval is from March to March. If you know you want to work with students,
attend field trips, or manage small groups of students please fill out the form
as soon as possible so the paper work can begin. There will be no exceptions to this
policy. If your name does not appear on
the approved volunteer list, located in the front office, you will not be able
to accompany, or work with students other than your own child. We hope you understand the need to protect
our children from any danger while attending school activities.
W.
Withdrawing from School
Please notify the school in writing when you
are moving to another school, either in the county or out of the district, so
that transfer of records may be made.
Y. Yearbook
There will be a pre-sale for yearbooks in the
fall. Forms will be sent home, and orders will be taken. The actual yearbooks
will be delivered toward the end of the school year
Attachment 1 Attendance Policy
Attendance Policy
Attendance
KRS 159.010 states that the parent or guardian is responsible for keeping
his/her child in regular school attendance. Truancy policy KRS 159-150 states
“any child who has been absent from school without valid excuse for three days
or more or tardy on three days or more is a truant. Any child who has been
reported as a truant two (2) or more times is considered a habitual truant.
Once a student under eighteen (18) years of age is absent and/or tardy six (6)
days or more without valid excuse, this student's name will be forwarded to the
Director of Student Services as a habitual truant." In view of the KRS
159.01 0 and KRS 159.150 requirements, the Hardin County Board of Education has
approved the following attendance regulations for all elementary schools.
A.
A student who is absent must, upon return to school, bring
a note signed by his/her parent or guardian stating the reason for the absence.
A student who is absent because of illness and goes to the doctor shall present
the doctor's statement. Valid excuses for absences will include:
- Illness that is verified by a doctor or
medical agency (parent note will be accepted for up to six (6) absences
– excused for only one (1) day per note);
- Orders
of the court-this applies to summons and subpoenas;
- Death
or severe illness in the immediate family verified by a written
statement. Immediate family shall
mean father, mother, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother,
blood-related aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or anyone living under the same
household roof with the student.
- Religious
holidays and practices;
- If
a student is sent home for lice, one (1) day per instance will be
excused with any additional days missed beyond this to be considered
unexcused;
- Circumstances
if approved by the principal or his/her designee, including trips
qualifying as educational enhancement opportunities.
Students shall be granted an excused absence for up to ten (10) school
days to pursue an educational enhancement opportunity determined by the
Principal to be significant educational value.
You must obtain an educational enhancement form from the office at least
one week in advance for principal approval.
B. All other absences will be considered
unexcused absences.
C. When a student has been absent without valid
excuse for three (3) days, notification will be sent to the parent/guardian.
After a student has been absent six (6) times without a valid excuse, the
parent/guardian will be notified that any additional absences without a valid excuse
will be
forwarded
to the Director of Student Services.
D.
A student will be considered tardy if they miss up to 60 minutes
of the day by arriving late, leaving early, or a combination of the two. If a student misses more that 60 minutes of
the school day, then the entire amount of time will be counted as absent and
recorded as a percentage missed of the day.
For Hardin County School’s calculating habitual truancy, we will use a
cumulative figure. For example, missing
30% of one day unexcused and 70% of another day unexcused, would equal one (1)
full day unexcused absence.
E. A parent/guardian must come into
the school to sign in for a student who is tardy and give a reason for the
tardiness.
F. A parent/guardian or approved
person must come into the school to sign out a student before he/she can be
taken from school.
Photo ID will be required every
time a child is signed out.
Attachment 2 Bus Regulations
Bus Regulations
Bus drivers render a most essential service. Parents
and students should cooperate and appreciate the dedicated work performance by
the bus drivers. The students should be taught the following safety rules and
habits:
·
Be
at your bus stop 5 minutes before scheduled pick up time.
·
Stay
5 giant steps away from the road.
·
Wait
for the driver to signal you before you cross the street.
·
Always
sue the handrail when getting on and off the bus.
·
Quickly
find your seat.
·
Sit
seat-to-seat and back-to-back.
·
Always
keep your hands to your self.
·
Talk
quietly on the bus.
·
Keep
everything in your book bag and don’t get anything out on the bus.
·
Wait
for the bus to come to a complete stop before standing to exit the bus one seat
at a time.
·
Always
get the attention of the bus driver before bending over to pick up something you
have dropped.
·
If
you miss the bus do not ever chase it, or have your parents follow behind in
their car. Have your parents drive you
to school, it is much too dangerous to run up along side the bus.
·
The
driver has the right to assign seats.
·
Obey
all directions/instructions the driver gives you.
ITEMS NOT ALLOWED ON THE BUS
Please do not bring any of the following items on the bus.
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Pets |
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Toys |
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Glass items |
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Balloons |
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Profanity |
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Weapons |
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Illegal drugs |
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Any item to large to fit into seat. |
For a complete list of rules, refer to the “student code of conduct”
STUDENTS MAY BE SUSPENDED FROM THE
BUS
DUE TO DEFYING ANY OF THE PRIOR
RULES
Any
child riding a bus other than his/her assigned bus must bring a note signed by
the parent, which must be initialed by the principal.
Kindergarten
and Preschool students will be brought back to school if an authorized adult is
not at the bus stop to pick them up. If this happens, an authorized adult must
go to school immediately as the bus driver will bring the child back to school.
All staff
members are gone by 3:00 each day. If your child remains past that time, it
will be necessary
to call the police. If this becomes a habit, school officials may take other
action.
Attachment 3
Wellness Policy
Under Senate Bill 172, A
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Attachment 3 Wellness Policy |
LL elementary schools are
expected to follow these guidelines on food served at school parties. This law also applies to food that is brought in for
student birthdays.
Section 4. Food
Served at ANY School Party
- School parties must be held in
compliance with the competitive food rule, at least 30 minutes past the
end of the last lunch period (our school will have their parties beginning
at 1:15). To insure that all
foods served to children are safe and sanitary, all items
served at school parties must be purchased rather than homemade.
- During the school day,
products sold or served to students outside the National School Breakfast
and National School Lunch programs shall be limited to:
A school day approved beverage - milk, 100% fruit juice, or
water
Food items that are appropriate to
serve:
Fresh fruit
Non-fried or non
flash-fried vegetables Low-fat
yogurt
Nuts Dried fruit with no sugar
added
Baked chips Popcorn and cereal
Hard pretzels, pita
chips, or trail mix, Crackers
Peanut butter or
cheese-filled crackers Dried fruit
Cereal bars/granola
bars Animal or graham crackers
Other food items that contain no
more than:
Thirty (30%) calories from fat;
Ten (10%) calories from saturated
or trans fat
Fourteen (14) grams sugar per
serving.
Carbonated
beverages may not be sold or served to any student during the school day.
We (Meadow View) appreciate your
support and understanding in helping us stay in compliance with this Wellness
Policy (law). At least some healthy food and beverage choices are encouraged at
school parties. If you should have any
questions about this policy or need ideas on what would be an appropriate treat
to bring in for your child’s party, please contact the office or your teacher
so that we can offer suggestions.