EDUCATION IMAGINE ACADEMY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAMILY HANDBOOK 2020-2021
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EDUCATION IMAGINE ACADEMY
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FAMILY HANDBOOK
2020-2021
FREEDOM TO REACH YOUR POTENTIAL
12
CONTENTS
Education Imagine Academy 5
USD 259 Mission Statement 5
Guidelines for Success 5
Contact Information 5
School Hours 6
Visitors 6
Transportation 6
Counseling 6
Tutoring 6
Parent and Student Responsibilities 6
Attendance 7
Communication 7
Assessments 8
State Assessments 8
Standardized Testing 8
Parent/Teacher Conferences 8
Adequate Progress 8
Grades 8
Plagiarism 8
Grading Periods 9
Safety 9
Behavior Expectations 9
Classroom Environment 9
Positive Behavior Plan 10
Policies 10
Cell Phones 10
Dress Policy 10
Harassment 10
Internet Policy 10
Smoking 11
Student ID 11
Student Property 11
School Property 11
3Computer Care 11
Offline Activity Logs 12
Parent Responsibilities 12
Parent and Student Orientations 12
Parent/ Responsibilities 12
Gradebook 12
4EDUCATION IMAGINE ACADEMY
Build a flexible community that engages students in learning to develop their passions and connect them
to real world experiences.
USD 259 MISSION STATEMENT
Wichita Public Schools prepares all students to achieve college, career and life readiness through
an innovative and rigorous educational experience.
GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESS
You are ABLE to succeed!
Ask Questions
Be Persistent
Log in Every Day
Engage with Teachers
CONTACT INFORMATION
Room
Position Name Email
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Program Manager Amanda Young 19 ayoung9@usd259.net
Administrative Assistant Connie Clasen 16 cclasen@usd259.net
Counselor Briana Renich 227 brenich@usd259.net
Elementary Instructor Lisa Cohlmia 231 lcohlmia@usd259.net
Elementary Instructor Allison Sanchez 231 asanchez@usd259.net
Elementary Instructor Olivia Sumner 231 osumner@usd259.net
MS Humanities Instructor Monica Talbott 207 mtalbot@usd259.net
MS Math/Science Instructor LaKeshia Brooks 208 lbrooks@usd259.net
Special Education Instructor Janet Tull 229 jtull@usd259.net
Secondary Science Instructor Kate Hurt 204 khurt@usd259.net
Secondary Math Instructor Laura Kilgour 203 lkilgour@usd259.net
Secondary English Instructor Corey Smith 206 csmith14@usd259.net
Secondary History Instructor Tim O’Bryhim 205 tobryhim@usd259.net
Nurse Tiffany Springob 209 tspringob@usd259.net
Tech Support Tech Support Helpdesk2k@usd259.net
5SCHOOL HOURS
School Days
Office & Tech Support 7:30-4:00
Teacher 8:00-3:00
Education Imagine Academy follows the USD259 calendar and will be closed for district holidays and in-
services. The Superintendent will make the final decision if school will be open regarding bad weather.
VISITORS
All visitors must check in at the office upon arriving at the school. All students and parents will enter
through door number 1. Parents must check in with the office using the Hall Pass System. Students must
have their IDs with them at all times.
TRANSPORTATION
Parents are expected to provide appropriate transportation both to and from school for their student as
needed. Transportation at the conclusion of testing and tutoring is expected to take place in a timely
manner. City bus transportation is available within walking distance of our facility at the city of Wichita
Downtown Transit Center located at 214 S Topeka St, Wichita, KS 67202 (the corner of Topeka &
William). Student/parent parking is available east of the Joyce Focht Center (ISC). Two visitor parking
spots are located to the south of the ISC building for drop-off and pick-up during school hours.
COUNSELING
We have a counselor at Education Imagine Academy who is here to help you find resources for your
family, as needed. Please take advantage of the great resources and conversations to be had with our
counselor, Briana Renich at brenich@usd259.net.
TUTORING
Tutoring is available by arrangement with your teacher.
PARENT AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Progress must be made towards completion of courses. All students are expected to maintain
continuous academic improvement. Students will be evaluated on an ongoing basis. If a student
repeatedly fails to progress, the teacher may request the administration to evaluate the student
situation and make recommendations. Students who fail to successfully complete all courses with
passing grades may be exited to their base school. Parents are responsible for students’ learning
activities which include planned lessons via online curriculum, teaching lessons, maintaining and
submitting attendance logs for each student enrolled in Education Imagine Academy.
6ATTENDANCE
Regular attendance online is both an expectation of our school and directly related to academic
achievement. KSDE (Kansas Department of Education) requirements for Virtual Learning encourage
students to work a minimum of six (6) hours each day in their coursework. If you are unable to attend
to your schoolwork for a period of more than 5 days, you must make contact with the office and your
teacher to let them know why you are unable to work. Lack of online attendance and failure to make
progress in coursework may result in truancy notification protocols being set in motion and is grounds
for dismissal. Note: Falling behind in daily coursework makes it difficult to catch up. If you anticipate an
absence of any length of time, please plan to work ahead if possible.
REPORTING TRUANCY
The mission of the Truancy Program Office is to assist in providing a unified school and community effort
towards quick response to negative school attendance and educational neglect issues by identifying,
developing and implementing plans and procedures to assure that all students learn the skills and
acquire the knowledge necessary for success at continuing states of their lives.
Board Policy 1460 – Pupil Attendance: Regular school attendance is required of all pupils enrolled in
elementary and secondary schools under Kansas Compulsory Attendance Statue (KSA 72-1111). The
Kansas Compulsory School Attendance Law holds parents responsible for requiring a child under their
control or charge who is between seven (7) and less then eighteen (18) years of age to attend school on
a continuous basis.
Board Policy 1461- Reporting Process – Pupils Not Attending School and Inexcusably Absent Pupils
(Truants): In compliance with requirements of the Kansas Compulsory School Attendance Law, reports
shall be filed with appropriate authorities when a child is not enrolled in a public school or non-public
school or when a child is enrolled in school and is inexcusably absent.
5, 7, 9 Rule: Inexcusably absent for a substantial part of a school day is either five (5) consecutive school
days, or seven (7) school days in any given semester or nine (9) school days in any given year, whichever
of the aforementioned occurs first.
COMMUNICATION
The staff’s responsibility is to assist students and parents through their instructional plan. Staff members
are available to students via email, phone, or in person at the school. You can call and leave a message;
however, email is faster. Students should expect a response from your teacher within one (1) full school
day.
7ASSESSMENTS
STATE ASSESSMENTS
All students are required to attend scheduled testing sessions for their grade level. Students failing to
attend assessments will lose their special transfer to Education Imagine Academy.
STANDARDIZED TESTING
Wichita Public Schools requires that all students participate in FastBridge testing at least two to three
times a school year; fall, winter, and spring. Education Imagine Academy may also require additional
testing to best meet the needs of individual students.
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
Parent/Teacher Conferences will occur twice a year. Parents are strongly encouraged to participate each
time. To help students find success, individual conferences may also be required outside of these school-
wide conferences for students who are failing to make progress.
ADEQUATE PROGRESS
There is never a reason a student and parent should not know exactly what assignments he or she needs
to complete to finish a class on time. It is the expectation of Education Imagine Academy that parents
will play an active role in their student’s education.
GRADES
Grades will be posted at the end of each quarter on each student’s academic achievement record with
USD259. Partial credits will not be awarded.
PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as your own. Students or parents
cannot copy and paste answers, essays, or any part of an assignment from any source, including
websites and use them as your own. All work submitted must represent the student’s original ideas and
the student will appropriately cite all relevant sources if it is not completely original. Failure to do so can
result in receiving a failing grade for the assignment and possibly for the course. No other person,
student or adult, can complete any portion of an assignment, activity or exam or make revisions to any
assignment, activity or exam. Doing so will result in a failing grade.
8GRADING PERIODS
Students are responsible for having the work finished and turned in by the end of the school day, 3:00
PM on the last student workday of each nine weeks. All papers requiring grading must be turned into
the digital drop box where it will be time stamped and students and parents can see that the file was
successfully uploaded. Always keep a copy on your computer until grades have been issued. Any
resubmitted assignments are due on the second to last day of the quarter by 3:00 p.m.
SAFETY
BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS
Students are expected to be respectful to all staff and students and to follow the school rules, both on
and off campus. Students are guests in a community building and will be held to a high standard of
behavior. Disrespectful and inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated. If a student continues to not
cooperate with staff and not follow the rules, parents will be contacted to pick up their student.
Continued misbehavior can result in student’s special transfer being revoked. Possible cause for loss of
special transfer and/or disciplinary hearing includes the following:
● Disrespecting staff or other students
● Disruptive behavior
● Cheating
● Repeated failure to wear official student ID
● Inappropriate usage of the Internet and/or computer
● Vandalism and destruction of school property
● Vulgar language, profanity, obscene gestures, fighting
● Using/possessing narcotics, drugs, alcoholic beverages, controlled substances
● Theft/robbery
● Possessing a weapon
● Fighting
CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT
Children, toddlers, and babies are not allowed to be in the classroom during orientations, tutoring, or
test proctoring. The only individuals allowed to be present in the classroom are those currently enrolled
in the school and parents or guardians; do not invite friends to school. While using the school, please
remember:
● Leave all food and drinks at home.
● Cell phone use is not allowed while testing or receiving tutoring.
● Wear your ID at all times.
9POSITIVE BEHAVIOR PLAN
Education Imagine Academy uses Safe and Civil School’s positive behavior model which revolves around
teaching clear expectations and procedures to students and rewarding good behavior with positive
feedback. Core Values, Guidelines for Success, and CHAMPS are all part of the master plan.
POLICIES
CELL PHONES
To maintain a quite working environment, student cell phones must remain on silent and are not to be
used for placing/receiving calls. If a call must be made to secure a ride, the student will ask to use their
cell phone in the classroom.
DRESS POLICY
Students are expected to dress in an appropriate manner when attending in person. A student who is
not dressed appropriately will be sent home. The appropriateness of student dress will always be up to
the discretion of the administration. Clothing items that include profanity or give the impression of any
gang affiliation, alcohol, drugs, sexual or racial slurs are not acceptable.
HARASSMENT
USD 259 believes all students are entitled to receive education in an environment free from harassment.
The range of unwelcome behavior may include:
● Inappropriate touching or written comments
● Bullying
● Sexual joking/teasing
● Sexual gestures
● Suggestive verbal comments
● Racial slurs
● Open display of intimate affection between partners (kissing, fondling etc.)
Students who are being subjected to harassment in person or online should tell the teacher or
administrator immediately. It is your right to feel safe at school!
INTERNET POLICY
Students will adhere to USD 259 policy regarding Internet usage. Use of the Internet should be in
support of your educational goals, not entertainment. All students must adhere to the appropriate
technology usage district policies.
10SMOKING
USD 259 is a Tobacco Free School District. Smoking is not permitted on any school property regardless of
age. This includes the school and church parking lots and sidewalks. Smoking materials seen in the
classroom will be confiscated. Keep our school smoke free.
STUDENT ID
For the safety of all students and staff, IDs will be clearly visible, readable and on your person at all
times. IDs will be on a lanyard or clipped to their shirt. Repeated visits without your ID may result in
disciplinary action.
STUDENT PROPERTY
Education Imagine Academy will not be responsible for your lost or stolen property at school. Please
keep all your valuables at home.
SCHOOL PROPERTY
The student and signee are responsible for all equipment checked out.
COMPUTER CARE
To avoid damage to an Education Imagine Academy device, follow these tips:
1. Always use it on a stable and solid surface.
2. When not using the device, power off and store it in a safe place (preferably in a device bag).
3. When using the power adapter (charger), make sure the cable/cord will not trip anyone or get
snagged so that it would pull the device off of the working surface.
4. Keep all weight off of the device, even if it is in the device bag.
5. Store the device in the appropriate pocket of the bag/case; do not store additional items in the
same pocket with the device.
6. Avoid leaving your device in extreme temperatures, hot or cold.
7. Keep food and drink away from the computer.
The student and signee are responsible for following the district guidelines for technology use that are
stated and signed at enrollment.
Your technical support team at Education Imagine Academy is willing to help in all school-related tech
support issues. Any technology issues or damage to computer equipment should be immediately
reported to prevent any loss in work time or activity. Help desk number: 316-973-4357.
11OFFLINE ACTIVITY LOGS
Parents must keep track of their student’s offline time during the 1st quarter of the school year.
● Offline time includes any schoolwork that is done while not active in the Connexus software. It
may include but not limited to reading a book, PE activities, doing a science experiment or
completing a portfolio assignment.
● Parents need to turn in the Offline Activity Logs every two weeks.
● During the first week of October parents will need to come to the school to sign the
Official Activity Logs that will be submitted to the state. Watch for an email in
Connexus for the exact dates.
● Students who do not have complete activity log documentation will be unenrolled from
the Education Imagine Academy.
PARENT RESPONSIBILITIES
PARENT AND STUDENT ORIENTATIONS
Parents and students must complete the scheduled orientation in order to start working with their
online curriculum.
PARENT/ RESPONSIBILITIES
One of your responsibilities as a Learning Coach will be to organize your student’s school day. Other
responsibilities are listed below.
● Ensure that you and your student complete your individual orientations.
● Assist your student with their lessons. This does not mean, doing the assignment or assessment
for your students. Your role is to assist and for younger grades, teach the lessons. Do not assist
with tests and quizzes.
● Complete the Activity Logs and supporting documentation during the 1st quarter.
● Check your student’s Grade Book daily.
GRADEBOOK
● Please make sure to check your student's grade book and your webmail on a daily basis. It is
vital that you look at your student's teacher comments in the grade book in order to have an
idea of where they may need more guidance from you as a learning coach. If you see any
discrepancies, or have concerns, please send your teacher a webmail as soon as possible.
12Keeping Tabs
It takes teamwork to make sure students are safe and successful. Never hesitate to discuss any issues
you may have right away. We are here to help.
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