{"id":4784,"date":"2022-08-16T16:06:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/OHenryES\/elementary-handbook\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T17:24:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:24:04","slug":"elementary-handbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/OHenryES\/elementary-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Elementary Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This campus handbook contains  information to help students and parents understand school specific expectations for our students at OHE. Students and parents also need to be familiar with the Student and Parent Guidebook and Student Code of Conduct, which are separate documents provided by the district, and used to make decisions at the campus level. These documents contain detailed information important to all families such as attendance, truancy, policies, school expectations, and bullying.<\/p>\n

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Both handbooks are available on the Student Services Policies Page<\/a>. Please take time to read and discuss this information with your child\/children. <\/p>\n


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ARRIVAL INFORMATION <\/a><\/p>\n

Students will be able to enter the building at 7:30 a.m. Children dropped off before 7:30 a.m. are unsupervised<\/b>. It is HIGHLY suggested that students do not arrive on campus BEFORE the doors open at 7:30 a.m. Students who arrive between 7:30 a.m. \u2013 7:50 a.m. are required to go directly to their classroom unless they are eating breakfast. Students eating breakfast will go to breakfast upon arrival.<\/p>\n

Parents are asked to adhere to the expectations of the Hug Zone at morning drop off. Please hug your children and say goodbye in front of the school away from the entrance. Families and students will not wait in the foyer.  If you must wait with your child, please do so outside. Please be mindful of the traffic flow at all times.<\/p>\n

DISMISSAL INFORMATION <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dismissal time is 3:10 p.m. Students must be picked up on time. Parents are expected to follow the dismissal traffic expectations. We need you to help us ensure the safety of all children. Please refer to the dismissal information document provided by the school.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

WALKER\/BIKE EXPECTATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n

Children and adults on bikes or scooters must WALK with their equipment on school grounds at all times.. It is strongly advised that all bikes are locked at the bike racks. Please bring all helmets inside to store in lockers.<\/p>\n

ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL DRIVER EXPECTATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n

Our traffic pattern at OHE is unique and can get very congested at arrival and dismissal. All drivers must adhere to the expectations as explained in our arrival\/dismissal map. Please practice patience as you follow the traffic rules. Our children need our attention for their safety.<\/p>\n

EARLY PICKUP<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
A picture ID is required to pick a child up from school. Only adults listed on the child\u2019s emergency form may take the child from campus. Students will not be released from the office after 2:55. If you need to pick up children early for an appointment, please do so before 2:55. The student will not be released from the classroom until after the  parent has arrived and presented the necessary identification.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

ATTENDANCE & TRUANCY <\/a><\/p>\n

All students are required to be regular and punctual in attendance. Please refer to the district handbook for absence and truancy information. Parents must send a note with the student on the day the child returns to school, or up to 3 days later. This note must contain the student\u2019s full name, teacher\u2019s name, date, and reason for the absence.<\/p>\n

AUTOMATED PHONE CALLS<\/a><\/p>\n

Phone calls from the school and school district often are sent through an automated system. If a student is marked absent in the system, an automated call will be sent to the primary number on file. Please listen to the message before calling the school.<\/p>\n

TARDY POLICY<\/a><\/p>\n

Students are expected to be seated in the classroom at 7:50 a.m. Students arriving between 7:50 a.m.-8:05 a.m.  will be documented as tardy. Significant tardy issues will be addressed by the administrators. Individual plans for  students with significant tardies will be developed with parental involvement.<\/p>\n

EMERGENCY INFORMATION<\/a><\/p>\n

It is important that the emergency contact information in Focus is up to date and correct. The contact information in Focus is used when determining who should have  access to your student in the event the parent cannot be reached. Email the SDS with changes that need to be made as needed. alicia.avilia@risd.org<\/a><\/p>\n

LUNCH<\/a><\/p>\n

Breakfast and Lunch prices, menus, and other information are available online. Parents can prepay for their child\u2019s meals with a check or cash at school, or on paypams.com.<\/p>\n

Getting students in and out of the cafeteria in a timely manner is a complicated task as our cafeteria is at capacity during most of the lunch time. In order to set the routines and procedures, there are no lunch visitors the first three weeks of school. We encourage parents to be involved but ask parents to eat lunch with their children only on special occasions. Due to the lack of space, parents are asked to check their student out from the office and eat lunch at one of the picnic tables located on the east side of the building or behind the school in the pavilion.  Lunch is 30 minutes, students will need to be checked back in so they can return to class.<\/p>\n

CITIZENSHIP & CONDUCT<\/a><\/p>\n

Our aim is for each student to reach the goal of self-discipline and self-responsibility. Students are taught what is expected of them in the classroom, on school grounds, on the bus and in common areas of the building. Students  know the consequences for inappropriate behavior and the rewards for appropriate behavior. A goal of OHE is to  build a community with mutual respect for students, staff, and parents based on the PBIS model (positive behavior  intervention system).<\/p>\n

We strive to prevent bullying, however, should  an incident occur, we identify and intervene immediately upon the knowledge of the situation. We follow the RISD  guidelines for bullying as identified in the Richardson ISD Code of Conduct. Please review that document (link attached on page 1) to be informed about the process.<\/p>\n

GRADES<\/a><\/p>\n

Each grade level will have a specific grading system and homework plan. Your children\u2019s grade level  communication plan will be presented at the beginning of the school year. Grades reflect the alignment of curriculum, instruction and assessment. Grades will be an average of projects, classroom and homework assignments.<\/p>\n

COMMUNICATION<\/a><\/p>\n

A parent who wants to schedule a conference with a staff member should contact them for an appointment. Generally, a teacher will be able to meet with parents or return calls  during his\/her conference period or after school within 24 hours of a work day. It is advised to always contact the teacher about a situation\/question before asking another staff member or administrator. In most cases, the teacher has more knowledge of a situation or event and can help a parent in a timely manner. Teachers are expected to supervise their learning environments and cannot visit with parents for any length of time during the day, except during their conference period, before (prior to 7:30 a.m.) or after (after 3:20 p.m.) school hours. Teachers will not answer their desk phones during school hours while working with students. Communication between parent and teacher is an important piece of a student\u2019s success. The  progress of the child is communicated to the parents by progress reports, report cards, written notices, conferences, and telephone or email communication.<\/p>\n

LOCKERS<\/a><\/p>\n

Each teacher assigns a locker to every student in the class, two students per locker. All students are expected to keep any personal belongings such as coats or backpacks in them. Students  are not allowed to bring locks of any kind to use on the lockers.<\/p>\n

SAFETY & SECURITY<\/a><\/p>\n

Due to heightened safety and security measures across all schools please be aware that we will be utilizing increased safety measures when buzzing visitors into the building, as well as using our Raptor system to print badges.  During large school wide events, this may take longer than in the past for all to be checked in to our system.  We appreciate your patience and support as we continue to work to keep our students and staff safe.<\/p>\n

STUDENT ILLNESS & MEDICATION AT SCHOOL<\/a><\/p>\n

Parents of any student who must take prescription or nonprescription medicine during the school day must complete a Parent Physician Request for Administration of Medication form which is available in the clinic. All medicine must be kept in the school clinic.<\/p>\n

A child who is ill or whose temperature is 100 degrees or above in the last 24 hours should not attend school. When the nurse calls, please come pick up your child or send someone listed on the emergency card immediately. Students must be fever free without medication for 24 hours before returning to school. Parents must send a note with the student on the day the child returns to school.<\/p>\n

STUDENT CELL PHONES<\/a><\/p>\n

RISD Student Cell Phone Guidelines: To promote the best possible learning and social environment in Richardson ISD, students will not use their cellphones during the school day, unless provided permission from an authorized district employee during the instructional day. The intent of the cell phone policy is to establish a cell phone-free environment and avoid cell phones distracting from learning as well as causing a loss of instructional time.<\/p>\n

Staff will confiscate cell phones being used by students during the school day. Parents will be contacted. Continued violations will result in disciplinary actions.<\/p>\n

STUDENT DRESS<\/a><\/p>\n

Clothes must be worn in a way that private areas are all fully covered. Undergarments, except straps and waistbands, should not be visible. All items listed in the \u201cmust wear\u201d  and \u201cmay wear\u201d categories below must meet this basic principle.<\/p>\n

Students must wear (while following the basic principle above);<\/p>\n