WheatleyEducationCampus
ExcellenceinEveryClassroom1299NealStreetNE|Washington,DC20002|Phone:(202)939-5970|Fax:(202)724-9088
Principal AssistantPrincipalDr.ShenoraPlenty Mr.NathanM.Warner
Parent&StudentHandbook
2017-2018
Dr.ShenoraPlenty,Principal
Mr.NathanWarner,AssistantPrincipal
Dr.MirandaKogon,DirectorofSpecializedInstruction
Mr.TyronePittman,DeanofStudents
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TableofContents
1. Principal’sWelcomeMessage..........................................................................................................3
2. WhoWeAre....................................................................................................................................4
3. StaffDirectory.................................................................................................................................5
4. DressCode......................................................................................................................................7
5. Admissions......................................................................................................................................8
6. CellPhones......................................................................................................................................8
7. Attendance......................................................................................................................................9
8. FieldTrips......................................................................................................................................12
9. Volunteering..................................................................................................................................13
1299NealSt.NE
Washington,DC20018
www.wheatleydcps.org
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1. Principal’sWelcomeMessage
GreetingsWheatleyEducationCampusCommunity,
ItiswithgreathumilityandadeepsenseofgratitudethatIjointheWheatleyEducationCampusfamily.Readytoridethewave,Iamenergizedandlookingforwardtoanexcitingyear.Workingcollaborativelywitheachofyou,wecanensurethateveryWheatleyscholarisprovidedthehighestqualityofeducationpossibleinawarm,safe,nurturing,fun,andacademicallychallenginglearningenvironment.
Ibelieveitisimportanttoleadwithlove.AsanativeWashingtonianandproudproductofDCPS,myunwaveringloveforpeoplecontinuestomotivatemetoserve,advocate,upliftand,givebacktoadistrictthathelpedshapewhoIamtoday.IcometoWheatleyECfromStoddertElementarySchool,whereIservedasaResidentPrincipalthroughtheMaryJanePattersonFellowshiplastschoolyear.Priortothisrole,IworkedasbothateacherandaninstructionalcoachwithDCPSinWard6andWard8.
Thisyearasyournewprincipal,Iamconfidentthattogether,WEcanandWILLupholdourmotto:“Excellence in Every Classroom!”
InPartnership,
Dr.P
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2. WhoWeAre
Mission:Whydoweexist?
Teacher,staff,parentsandstudentswillcollaboratetocreateopportunitiesfor
learninginclassroomsthatmeettheneedsofallstudents.
Vision:Whatdowehopetobecome?
WheatleyEducationCampusiscommittedtoensuringthatallstudentsare
empoweredwiththeknowledge,21stcenturyskills,andvaluesnecessarytobe
collegeandcareerready.
Motto:
Excellenceineveryclassroom.
WheatleyScholarsPledge:
W-Workharddaily
H-Haverespect
A-Alwaysdoyourbest
L-Learnallyoucan
E-Excelinschool
S-Succeedinlife
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3. StaffDirectory
Name Position
ShenoraPlenty Principal
NathanWarner Asst.Principal
MirandaKogon DirectorofSpecializedinstruction
TyronePittman DeanofStudents
Name Position
AllysenBeckley InstructionalCoach,ELA
AlkaAggarwal InstructionalCoach,Math
BusraAydin ECETeacher
EmilyHenry ECETeacher
TaliaRoth ECETeacher
JacquelineWozniak ECETeacher
WandaBriddell ECEParaprofessional
BridgetEspaña ECEParaprofessional
LarryMcCoy ECEParaprofessional
TianaVenable ECEParaprofessional
Ty’NaeHarrison KindergartenTeacher
KiraReid KindergartenTeacher
MarquezHall K.Paraprofessional/UTresident
EmilyNelson K.Paraprofessional/UTresident
RashidaKee 1stGradeTeacher
KatinaBryant 2ndGradeMathTeacher
JenniferMiller 2ndGradeELATeacher
GeorgeLove 3rdGradeTeacher
ShannonBrown 4thGradeMathTeacher
PriscillaLyle 4thGradeELATeacher
AndrewMorse 5thGradeMathTeacher
AnnieThompson 5thGradeELATeacher
AshlynHalmon InstructionalAide
TitusCheng 6th-8thScienceTeacher
KashiraHayes 6th-7thELATeacher
MikeHutter 6th-8thMathTeacher
PriscillaKeys 6th-8thSocialStudiesTeacher
MonicaMartinez 7th-8thELATeacher
DamianForrest ECE-KSPEDTeacher
GaryHamilton 1st-3rdSPEDTeacher
EmilyBrainard 4th-5thSPEDTeacher
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TroyBent 6th-8thMathSPEDTeacher
LynetteWilliams-Thomas 6th-8thELASPEDTeacher
StacyBishop ELLTeacher
AlyssGrear ArtTeacher
CristinaCantillo SpanishTeacher
DerrickDeVaughn MusicTeacher
GlenSitney P.E.Teacher
ToniWinsett Librarian
Name Position
LindsayWright Counselor
NikiaLong SocialWorker
KarenRichardson Nurse
MeganKearney FirstHomeCare
InaSlaughter Psychologist
JenniferMcNulty ArtTherapist
Name Position
MatthewKing CustodialForeman
AatifRasheed Custodian
AlfonsoLedesma Custodian
AntonioSavoy Custodian
LaVerneGreen AdministrativeAssistant
MargaretKelly BusinessManager
DavidWills BehaviorTech
LinaHeid ECEFamilyEngagement
TonyaJackson CafeteriaManager
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4. DressCodeAllstudentsatWheatleywearauniform.Theuniformforeachgradelevelbandisbelow.Prek-5thgrade: Navybluepants,shorts,orskirt Lightblueorwhitepoloshirt6th-8thgrade: Khakipantsorskirt
Poloshirtforgradecolor:6thgrade:Black 7thgrade:Royalblue8thgrade:Burgundy(darkred)
Otherdresscodepolicies:
• Sweatersarepermittedduringthewinter.Onlythefollowingsolidcolorsarepermitted:black,gray,white,orblue.
• Hoodiesarenotpermittedtobeworninclass.Hoodiesandotherjacketsshouldbestoredinclassroomcubbiesforelementaryschoolandinlockersformiddleschool.
• Familieswhoarenotabletoafforduniformsmayreceiveassistance.Pleaseseethefrontofficeformoreinformation.
Studentsarenotpermittedtowearthefollowing:
• Pantsthatsagbelowthewaist• Shorts,skorts,orskirtsthataremorethantwoinchesabovetheknee• Opentoedshoes,flipflops,orshoes/bootswithahighheel• Excessivelytightorrevealingclothes• Sweatpantsorwindbreakerpants• Hats,bandanas,sunvisors,orbeanies(allmustberemovedbeforeenteringthebuilding).Ifhead
gearisrequiredforreligiousreasons,pleaseinformtheschoolPrincipal.• Anyarticleofclothingthathasimagerythatisnotacceptablefortheschoolenvironment(profanity,
putdowns,nudity,visualsdepictingdeath,drugparaphernalia,etc.)• Coloredmakeup.Coloredlipstickisnotallowedandstudentswillbeaskedtoremoveituponarrival
totheschoolcampus• Anyarticleofclothingthatcanbeperceivedasgangorneighborhoodcrewaffiliated• Faketattoos• Sleevelessorcutoffshirts,dresses(sundresses),tanktops,orjumperswithoutshirtsunderneath• Shirtsthatexposethestudents’midrifforstomachsection• Excessivelylarge,expensive,orflashyjewelry• Anyadditionalitemthattheschooladministrationdeemsinappropriateforthelearning
environment
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5. Admissions
ParentsofnewstudentsmaycometoourofficeMonday-Friday(8:30am-4:00pm)toregisterachild.Parentsand/orguardiansmaytelephonetheschoolat(202)939-5970orvisittheDCPSWebsite(www.dcps.dc.gov)tofinddocumentsneededforregistration.
TheBoardofEducationhasassignedschoolboundariestoeachofourDCPublicSchools.Studentsmustattendtheschoolnotedaccordingtotheaddressofthelegalparentorguardian.Parents/guardiansmayelecttoapplyforspecialpermissionduringthespecifiedtime.Anannouncementwillbepublishedwhenthosedatesbecomeavailable.
TheDCPublicSchoolDistrictprovidesfreeeducationtoDistrictresidentsbetweentheagesoffiveandtwenty-onewhodonotpossessadiploma.Studentswhodonotqualifyforfreeschoolingwillnotbeadmittedtothedistrict,exceptasprovidedintheDistrictofColumbiaBoardofEducationMasterAgreementor,ifthestudentisthechildofaschoolemployee,suchstudentmaybeacceptedonthepaymentof30percentofthenormaltuitionrate(tobepaideachmonthinadvance)oranystudentsrequiredbylaw.TuitionstudentswillnotbeacceptedforattendanceintheDistrictofColumbiaSchoolSystem.
“Residency,”forpurposeofdefinitionwithinthispolicy,shallbedefinedassomethingmorethanasuperficialresidence.Itwillbedefinedasaplacewhereimportantfamilyactivitiestakeplaceduringsignificantpartsofeachday;aplacewherethefamilyeats,sleeps,works,relaxesandplays.Itmustbeaplace,inshort,whichcanbecalled“home,”exceptinthecasewheretheparentsarelegallyseparatedordivorced,inwhichresidencywillbedeterminedbytheresidencyoftheparentwithlegalcustody.
Studentstransferringfromanotherschoolwillnormallybeplacedinthegradelevelrecommendedbythepreviousschool.Wewillrequestthatofficialrecordsbesenttousinordertomeeteachchild’sneedsasquicklyaspossible.
Newentrantsatallgradelevelswillberequiredtopresent,attimeofenrollment,anofficialbirthcertificateorotherevidenceofbirth,proofofhavingreceivedorbeingintheprocessofreceivingrequiredimmunizations,proofofresidencyandcustodyinformation,ifapplicable.
6. CellPhones
Weunderstandthatyourstudentmaybringacellphonetoschooltocontactyouafterschool.Cellphonesmaybebroughttoschool,butarenotpermittedtobeoutorusedatanytimeduringtheschoolday.
Ifstudentschoosetobringcellphonestousebefore/afterschool:
GradesPK-4th:Mustkeepphonesoffandinbackpacksinclassroomcubbies.Grades5th-8th:Phoneswillbecollecteduponenteringthebuilding,labeled,andkeptlockedatthesecuritydesk,wherestudentswillretrievethematdismissal.
Theschoolanditsemployeesarenotliableforanycellphonesorotherdevicesthatturnupmissingduringtheschoolday.
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7. Attendance
Regularschoolattendanceisvitaltoacademicsuccess.Whenstudentsareabsent,theymissvaluableinformationandlessonsnecessarytomeetDistrictofColumbiaLearningStandards.Families,schoolsandcommunitiesmustworkasateamtosupportschoolattendance.Oursystem-widegoalistoimprovelocalschoolattendanceateverygradelevel.
ReportingtoSchool
WheatleyECschoolhoursarefrom8:45a.m.to3:15p.m.Childrenwillbeadmittedtothecafeteriatoeatbreakfastbeginningat8:10a.m.Studnetswillbepickedupbyteachersat8:45.
Tardiness
Studentsmustarriveatschoolby8:45a.m.andbeintheclassroom,readytolearn,at8:45a.m.Habitualtardiness,accordingtoDistrictofColumbialaw,istruancyandwillbetreatedassuch.
TruancyTruancyisdefinedaswillfulabsencefromschoolbyaminor(5–18yearsofage)withorwithoutapproval,parental/guardianknowledge,orconsent.Therefore,studentsmustbringanotefromtheirparent/guardianuponthefirstdayofreturnfromanabsence.Studentswillbemarkedasanunexcusedabsencefordaysmissedifanoteisnotsentbyaparent/guardian.Oncethestudentaccumulatesfivedaysofunexcusedabsences,wewillinitiatethenecessarypaperworktostarttheprocessforaCourtReferral.
EarlyDismissalofStudents
Studentsaredismissedthroughtheschooloffice.Studentsmaynotwaitinfrontofthebuildingorenterautomobilesunlessaccompaniedbyaparentorguardian.Theserulesarenecessarytoensurestudentsafety.Parents/guardiansmustcometotheofficetosignastudentoutforearlydismissal.Studentsmaynotbesignedoutbyanunknownpersonunlessthatperson’snameisnotedonthestudent’srecords.Studentswillbecalleddownfordismissalbytheoffice.Parentsarenotallowedtogotoclassroomstoretrievestudentsfordismissal.
Parentsthatarrivebetweenthehoursof3:00PMand3:15PMmustwaitfordismissaltime.Earlydismissalrequestsafter3:00PMwillnotbepossible.
AttendanceGuidelines
Studentsarrivingtotheirclassroomafter8:45a.m.willbeconsideredtardy.
HalfDay
Studentswhoarrivebetweenthirty-one(31)minutesandthreeandahalf(3½)hourslatewillbeconsideredahalf-day(½)absence.
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FullDay
Studentswhoareabsentmorethanthreeandahalfhours(3½)hoursareconsideredafulldayabsence.
EarlyDepartureCheck
Studentswholeavebetweenone(1)minuteandthirty(30)minutesearlyareconsideredtohaveleftearly.
ExcusedAbsences
Thefollowingconditionsmayexcuseastudentfromschoolattendance:
• Personalillnessorinjury(Theschoolprincipalmayrequireadoctor’scertificate)
• Familyillness-Anemergencysituationrequiringthestudenttobeabsentfromschool
• QuarantineOfthehomebylocalhealthofficials
• Deathofarelative(Limitedtothree(3)daysunlessreasonablecausecanbeshownforalongerabsence)
• ObservanceofareligiousholidayConsistentwiththestudent’sestablishedcreedorbelief
DistrictofColumbialawrequiresthatstudentsreturningtoschoolafterabsencesbringawrittennotefromtheirparentorguardianincludingthefollowing:
1. Thedate(s)oftheabsence(s)
2. Thereasonfortheabsence(s)
3. Theparentorguardiansignature;and,
4. Theparent/guardianphonenumber
AttendanceFrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQs)
1.Isschoolattendancerequired?
Yes,schoolattendanceisrequiredforallstudentswhoreachfiveyearsofageonorbeforeDecember31ofthecurrentschoolyear.Studentsmustattendschooluntiltheir18thbirthday.StudentswhoresideinDCmustbeenrolledinapublic,independent,private,parochialorhomeschooleachyearduringtheperiodthatschoolsareinsession.
2.Whenisschoolattendancenotrequired?
Whenstudentshaveanexcusedabsence.
3.Whattypesofabsencesmaybeexcused?
Whenastudentreturnstoschoolafteranabsence,anoteshouldbesentwithhim/hertotheteacher.Thisnoteshouldincludethedate(s)oftheabsenceandthereason.Thenotemustbesentwithin5daysafterthestudent’sreturn.
Excusedabsencesinclude:
• Illnessofthestudent(adoctor’scertificateisrequiredforanabsenceofmorethanfivedays)
• Medicalreasonssuchasadoctor’sappointment(adoctor’scertificateshouldbeprovidedformedicalappointmentsscheduledduringtheschoolday)
• Observanceofareligiousholiday
• Deathinthestudent’simmediatefamily
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4. Whattypesofabsencesmaynotbeexcused?
Absencesarenotexcusedwhenstudentsareabsentfromschoolwithorwithoutparentalapprovalforreasonssuchas:
• Babysitting
• Shopping
• Doingerrands
• Oversleeping
• Cuttingclasses
• Jobhunting
5. Whatistruancy?
Truancyisthewillfulabsencefromschoolbyaminor(under18yearsofage)withorwithoutapproval,parentalknowledgeorconsent.
PleasenotethatallDCPublicSchools,excepttheSchoolWithoutWalls,areclosedcampuses.Thismeansthatstudentsmustremainoncampusduringschoollunchperiods.
6. Whathappenstoatruantstudent?AlluniformedlawenforcementofficersintheDistrictareresponsiblefortruancyenforcement.Atypicalcaseoftruancygoeslikethis:
• Ifatruantchildispickedupbythepolice,heorshewillbetransportedinapolicevehicletotheStudentAttendanceInterventionCenter.
• Parentsarenotifiedofthestudent’struancystatus.
• Studentsandparentsreceiveintakeconsultationandresourcesupport.
• Parentsandtheschoolareprovidedwithconsultationandfollow-upsupport.
• Parentsandstudentsmustattendatruancyconferenceatalocalschool.
7. Whocanreportasuspectedtruancy?Anyonecanreportasuspectedtruancy:
• Relatives
• Neighbors
• Friends
• Parents
• Students
• Concernedcitizens
• Communityandbusinessrepresentatives
8. Whyisitimportanttoreporttruancy?
Truancyreportingisimportantbecausekeepingstudentsinschoolhelpstokeepthemsafeandimprovesthequalityoftheireducation.Thesethings,inturn,benefittheentirecommunity.
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9. Whataretheconsequencesofpoorschoolattendance?
Poorschoolattendancemayresultin:
• Poorworkhabits
• Lowergrades/lossofcredit
• Frustrationinlearning
• Droppingoutofschool
• Lowerself-esteem
• Lackofself-discipline
• Unsupervisedactivities
• Delinquency
• Reducedearningpotential
• Futureunemployment
• Potentialcriminalactivity
10. Whatcanparentsdo?Parentscanhelpimprovestudentattendanceinthefollowingways:
• Letyourchildknowthatyouthinkschoolisimportant.
• Setaregularbedtimeschedule.Ageshouldnotbeafactor.
• Provideyourchildwithplentyoftimetogetreadyforschool.
• Plananalternatewayforyourchildtogettoschoolontime,justincasetheusualmethodisn'tavailableoneday.
• Schedulemedical,dentalandotherappointmentsbeforeandafterschoolhourswheneverpossible.
8. FieldTripsFieldtripsareanenrichmentoftheclassroomlearningaswellasaprivilege.Ifafieldtripisscheduled,inorderforyourchildtoparticipateintheseactivities,appropriatebehaviorisnecessary.Studentsearntherighttoattendfieldtripsthroughhomework,attendance,grades,behavior,andothercriteria.Studentsmustbeinuniformtoattendfieldtrips.YourchildmaybeexcludedfromfieldtripsiftheclassroomteacherandPrincipaldeterminethattheirbehaviorposesasafetyandsupervisionrisk.AllfieldtripsmustbeapprovedbythePrincipalandforwardedtotheInstructionalSuperintendentforfinalapproval.
Permissionslipsmustbesignedandreturnedtoschoolinadvanceofastudentbeingallowedtoparticipateonafieldtrip.Telephoneapprovalwillnotbeacceptednorhandwrittenapprovalonpersonalstationary.Inadditiontoparental/guardianapproval,studentsmustbeinschooluniform.StudentswilltravelbybusesthathavebeenapprovedbyDCPSorbyMetro.Studentswillnotbereleasedduringthetriptoanyonebutaparentorguardian.Shouldanemergencyariseandastudentmustbereleased,wemusthaveapprovalfromtheparentorguardian.Eachcasewillbehandledinaccordancewiththesituationatthetime.
Weappreciatechaperonesonallofourtrips.However,DCPSrequiresthatallpotentialchaperoneswhowillassistinsupervisingstudentsontripsmustcompletethevolunteerapplicationprocess(seenextsectionformoreinformationonthisprocess).
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9. VolunteeringAwiderangeofvolunteeropportunitiesareavailableinDCPS,fromtutoringstudentstohelpingwithadministrativetaskstobeautifyingourcampuses.Wearealwaysexcitedwhentalentedandmotivatedindividualswanttousetheirskills,resources,andknowledgetoserveDCschools.
Inordertovolunteerinourschoolsonaregularbasis,individualsneedtofollowourvolunteerapplicationprocess:
1.Completethevolunteerapplication.
2.Completeatuberculosistest.
3.Bringthecompletedapplication,TBtestresult,andphotoIDtothedistrictofficetobefingerprinted.
• Theofficeislocatedat1200FirstStreetNE,Washington,DC20002.• FingerprintingisavailableTuesdays9am-4pmorThursdays9am-12pm,orbyappointment.
4.Inabouttwoweeks,youwillreceivealetterverifyingthatyouhavecompletedtheprocess.
PleasenotethatvolunteersforBeautificationDayorotherweekendorone-dayserviceeventsdonotneedtocompletetheprocess.
Phone:(202)442-5447Email:[email protected]
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