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Parent Involvement
At the Fort Montgomery Elementary School, parents are an integral part of the education of the children. Parents are welcome to serve as classroom and playground helpers. They participate in raising funds for the school, assist the teachers in supervising field trips and contribute their valuable advice at any time. We are always open to suggestions that make our school a better educational institution.
PTF Organization
The PTF (Parents, Teachers, Friends) Organization provides an effective channel of communication between parents and the school for the benefit of the children and the whole community. Its main purposes are:
Parents are encouraged to attend the monthly PTF Meetings as an active part of their children’s education.
Child Custody
Custodial parents are entitled to receive original sets of report cards, school and special events notices, school calendars, etc.
In the absence of a court order to the contrary, non-custodial parents are generally entitled to receive duplicate sets of report cards, school and special event notices, school calendars, etc. Such parents may be asked to supply the teacher with self-addressed stamped envelopes for convenience and expediency.
Non-custodial parents may pick up a child only if previous arrangements have been made and with the knowledge and consent of the custodial parent.
If there is a court order preventing the non-custodial parent from contact with a child, it is the responsibility of the custodial parent to provide a copy of that court order for the school.
Communication
Since as parents you are the child’s first teacher, you are our partners in education. Therefore, regular communication with you is an essential part of your child’s school experience. Scheduled parent conferences allow teachers and parents to discuss the child’s achievement as well as to develop means to assist students in areas of difficulty.
A parent may request a meeting with a teacher at any time by simply sending a note to the teacher in question and the teacher will arrange for this meeting outside class time at a mutually convenient time. The meeting should take place in the classroom or some place that insures privacy, never in a hallway or outside the school. A parent who is refused such a meeting should notify the principal. Parents are not permitted beyond the office and into the classroom area during the school day without the permission of the principal. If a parent is serving as a volunteer or visitor to the class, he/she must sign in at the office and wear a name badge while in the school.
Parent’s Right to Review Records
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 gives parents and all students over eighteen years of age the right to see, correct and control access to student records. The law considers all information directly related to the student and maintained by the institution, as educational records and makes no distinction between behavioral and progress records. Parents are asked to make an appointment to view their child’s permanent record file at the Fort Montgomery Elementary School.
Parent/guardian permission is required to release student records to any person, or agency, except certified professional personnel employed by the school district and having direct educational contact with the student.
Because The Fort Montgomery Elementary School strives to be a community school, parental cooperation and support for the school program are essential. While the school is excellent in many areas, no persons within the school are perfect and problems will occur. Parents or family members who experience any problem with their children's education or with school procedures are asked to respectfully approach the school principal who will take time to further investigate problems or clarify school procedures. In this way positive solutions will be reached.
Parents are asked to use the following procedures to express their concern over a school matter:
All staff members at the Fort Montgomery Elementary School work together to ensure:
Using these procedures, parents are expected to demonstrate appropriate conduct at all times in dealing with school administrators, staff and other members of the school community. Thus, the following misconduct by parents or family members is unacceptable:
Such misconduct by parents or family members may lead to a warning and/or the following actions by the school:
Policy of Non-Discrimination
Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District will admit students of any race to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at each school. HFFMCSD will not discriminate on the basis of race, nationality, color, creed, or sex in the administration of educational policy, employment of personnel, admission policy, academic programs, and athletic or other school administered programs.
Inquiries concerning the application of this policy on non-discrimination, or complaints of discrimination, under any of the above referenced basis may be directed to Mrs. Joanne DiBlasi, Personnel Coordinator, PO Box 287, Highland Falls, New York 10928 or at 845 446-9575, ext. 227, the individual designated to coordinate the district’s efforts to comply with and carry out its responsibilities under Title IX Section 504/ the ADA and the Age Discrimination Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, disability and age respectively.
| Welcome | Parents | ||
| Program of Instruction | Discipline | ||
| Child Health and Well-Being | School Bus Safety Regulations | ||
| School Procedures and Programs | Prohibited Student conduct / Penalties |