The following guidelines help to ensure good communication between school and home. If you have a problem with a specific teacher, please talk directly with that teacher by phone or by leaving a message. You may contact the school secretary to leave a message or to schedule an appointment. Should concerns continue, contact the School Director. Communication between home and school is of utmost importance to a student’s growth and sense of confidence that parents and teachers are working together. These regular provisions are made for home-school contact:
1. The full school year calendar will be published on the school website prior to the next school year. Any changes or additions will be included in the Thursday Folder or school newsletter.
2. A weekly school newsletter will be sent home on Thursdays, as well as published on the PCKCS website (ckcs.net).
3. In grades K-5, Thursday Folders will be sent home each week. Please take time to review all information in the folder. It will serve as the primary means of disseminating school information. Parents will be asked to sign the folder and/or its contents and return it to the classroom teacher on Friday morning. In Middle School, students will receive a weekly email.
4. Throughout the year, PCKCS may offer before and after school activities. You will be notified of these activities via the Thursday Folder or email. Activities may include anything from dance lessons, Girl or Boy Scouts, extra tutoring, computer club, chess club, sports, or play/music practice.
5. PTO meetings, Back-to-School Night, similar activities, and newsletters are used to inform and involve parents of school happenings.
The conference is a meeting between the parents and teacher(s) of each child to discuss the student’s progress within the educational program.
1. Two formal conference times are scheduled during the school year as indicated on the school calendar. All parents are expected to attend. Grades K-5 conference time is 15-20 minutes. Grades 6-8 have a ten-minute conference time per teacher. You will be notified of when conference sign-up will begin. Sign-up sheets are posted for each teacher in the front entrance of the school. Parents are responsible for scheduling their own conferences. (This makes it more convenient for parents to schedule conferences close together for more than one child/teacher.)
2. Interim conferences may be scheduled with your child’s teacher whenever the need arises. Classroom duties ordinarily prevent teachers from being free for meetings before or during school hours. Please contact the teacher directly to schedule an interim conference.
PCKCS relies on parental involvement to ensure smooth daily operations. The school’s charter requires each family to donate a minimum of 20 hours of volunteer time per year. Parents/volunteers are responsible for recording their volunteer hours in the volunteer notebooks in the office. Each quarter, families will receive an accounting of the hours they have donated. Families will be responsible for fulfilling the time commitment by July 1 of each year.
Early in the school year, a volunteer packet will be distributed to each family that allows them to sign up for areas of interest/expertise. This enables the Volunteer Coordinator to match needs with volunteers. Requests for volunteer help will also appear periodically in notices and newsletters. Parents may donate $10.00 per hour in lieu of their volunteer time commitment by making checks payable to PCKCS, turning the check into the school office, and recording the donated “hours” in volunteer book.
Definition - A grievance shall mean a complaint by a parent with regard to a perceived inequity as it pertains to their child(ren) with regard to an action or, in some cases, inaction by a teacher, member of the Parker CKCS staff, the Director, or a member(s) of the OC.
Purpose of Grievance Policy - The purpose of this grievance procedure is to secure, at the lowest administrative level, equitable solutions to problems that may arise from time to time.
Grievance Procedure - It is the understanding that any grievance by a Parent should first be directly communicated to the teacher, staff, Director, or OC (via open meeting) prior to any further action being taken. However, if this is not possible, the following procedure should be adopted:
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Level One
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Level Two
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Any grievance against a Teacher, Staff, or OC member will be made in writing and submitted to the Director.
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If the aggrieved party is not satisfied with the disposition of the grievance at Level One, or if no decision has been rendered by the Director within five (5) school days after presentation of the grievance, the grievance may be filed with the OC within ten (10) school days after the initial presentation
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Teacher, staff, or OC grievances will be handled by the Director with appropriate levels of communication followed to resolve such grievances.
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The aggrieved party may call a meeting with the OC to discuss the issue or in lieu of a meeting, the OC will discuss the issue with the Director and determine the necessary course of action.
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Any grievance against the Director should be made in writing to the OC.
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It is the responsibility of the OC to communicate the outcome to the aggrieved party within thirty (30) days of Level Two notification.
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