Student and Family Handbook

Welcome to Springdale

SPRINGDALE SCHOOL MOTTO

I BELIEVE IN YOU.
I WON’T GIVE UP ON YOU.
I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!

Student and Family Guide to Success

Tulsa Public Schools Student and Family Success Guide

Staff Directory

Administration

Robin Hines- Principal hinesro@tulsaschools.org
Consuela Franklin- Counselor frankco@tulsaschools.org
Andrea Parks- Dean of Students parksan@tulsaschools.org

Office

Elida Rivera- Principal’s Secretary riverel@tulsaschools.org
Irma Galvan- Clerk galvair@tulsaschools.org
Stefanie Galvan- Health Assistant galvast@tulsaschools.org

2nd Grade

Laura Pardo Salinas
Faith Jordan jordafa@tulsaschools.org

3rd Grade

Luis Feliz Cepedal
Angelica Whisnant whisnan@tulsaschools.org

4th Grade

Eva Vera Martinez veramev@tulsaschools.org
Molly Veliz velizmo@tulsaschools.org
Jack Huang

5th Grade

Christy Schmidt schmich@tulsaschools.org
Andres Castillo
Beltha Byron byronbe@tulsaschools.org
Gahri Gassaway gassaga@tulsaschools.org

Specials

Corey Myers-PE myerco@tulsaschools.org
Phyllis Fields-Library fieldph@tulsaschools.org
Stefanie King-STEM kingst@tulsaschools.org

Special Services

Ericka Eppler- SPED TEACHER
Stephanie Peppers- Gifted and Talented peppest@tulsaschools.org
Kamala Hendricks-Reading Intervention hendrka@tulsaschools.org
Tanna Henderson-English Language Development hendeta2@tulsaschools.org
Kamala Hendricks-English Language Development hendrka@tulsaschools.org
Cecille Skaggs-English Language Development skaggce@tulsaschools.org

Uniform Policy

TOPS (REQUIRED): Must be worn every day

Uniform polo or oxford-style (collar, buttons, short or long-sleeves)
No writing, logos, stripes, or patterns
Colors are white, yellow, navy blue, and royal blue

BOTTOMS (REQUIRED): Must be worn everyday

No jeans, unless they are worn on Fridays with a school spirit shirt
Tights and leggings should be worn under a skirt or dress
Leggings may be worn only on Workout Wednesday
Tights and leggings may be of any color or pattern, under a skirt or dress
Sweatpants may be worn only on Workout Wednesday
Pants should fit properly in all areas
Shorts must extend below the fingertips when the child is standing with hands to their sides
Colors for bottoms are black, navy blue, or khaki

DRESSES, SKIRTS, and JUMPERS

Length must extend below the fingertips when the child is standing with hands to their sides
Jumpers must have a solid-colored shirt underneath
No writing, logos, stripes, or patterns
Colors for dresses, skirts and jumpers are navy blue and khaki

SHOES

Closed toe shoes only, no flip flops, high heels, or soccer cleats
All shoes must fit appropriately
Any color permitted

JACKETS, COATS, and HOODIES

No winter coats can be worn in the classroom
Light jackets, crew neck sweatshirts, and cardigans may be worn, no logos, patterns or stripes
Heavy coats need to stay in lockers
Colors are solid navy blue, royal blue, yellow, or white
No hoods are permitted inside the building

**ADJUSTMENTS TO THE DRESS CODE MAY BE MADE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS**

Arrival and Dismissal

IMPORTANT TIMES TO NOTE

Students enter	7:00 am
Certified staff report time	7:10 am
Classroom teachers greet students	7:20 am
Breakfast ends/Depart cafeteria	7:20-7:25 am
Instruction begins	7:30 am
Students marked tardy	7:40 am
Attendance due in PowerSchool	8:00 am
Prepare students for dismissal	2:30 pm
Students dismissed	2:35 pm

Breakfast

Breakfast time will be from 7:00 am until 7:20 am every morning in the cafeteria.

Students will be released by grade level. Teachers must be at their classroom door to greet students at 7:20. Breakfast will be served for tardy students until 8:30 am. Allowing tardy students to eat will help with focusing on instruction.

Student Tardiness

Students reporting tardy to school must have a tardy pass from the office before being admitted to class. Attendance must be recorded by 8:00 am daily on PowerSchool. Students entering the classroom after 7:40 am must have a tardy pass from the office.

After School Dismissal

Dismissal will begin at 2:30 p.m. Please be at your dismissal location by 2:35.

Daycare - Front Hallway - Duty staff will pick up the daycare pre-k and kindergarten students from the classroom and walk to the front hallway for the first couple of weeks.
Bus riders: The office will announce for teachers to send bus riders to the art room.
At 2:35, teachers will monitor their class and send car riders out to the gate as their numbers are announced and put into the Google sheet.
Walkers will go to the gym at 2:30 and remain with the teachers on walker duty. Beginning at 2:45, each grade level will be released from the west doors.

Transition to dismissal areas will begin no earlier than 2:30. Dismissal will begin at 2:35pm. Please have all students at designated areas no later than 2:35. Teachers are responsible for their students until 2:50 pm. Students not picked up are to be escorted to the front hallway no earlier than 2:50 pm. No students or parents are to re-enter the building unless escorted by a teacher.

*All available staff will assist with dismissal. Staff will be assigned to designated areas.

*No students or parents are to leave their designated area to walk through the building. They must be escorted by a staff member. They will be stopped by designated duty staff if they are not with a staff member.

Releasing Students from School

No student may be released from Springdale Elementary during the school hours unless the release is first cleared through the school office. If a child leaves your room without permission, notify the office immediately. Parents must check out students in the office. They are required to show their I.D. Name and person must match the names on the enrollment card. If a student is sick they must be seen by the health assistant and the health assistant must determine if the child should be sent home based on TPS guidelines.

Keeping Students After School

Children should not be kept after school without prior approval from parents. Teachers need to notify the Principal or counselor if they are planning to keep students after school and the reason. Special after school requests must have written permission from the parent. The office must have a list of after school detainees. NO EXCEPTIONS.

Policies

Home Communication

All home communication MUST be sent home in English AND Spanish. Your classroom expectations, homework policies, etc. need to be communicated with parents and students at the beginning of the year. Please turn in a copy of your beginning of year information into the office. Any other communication sent home with important classroom dates or field trip information also needs to be turned into the office so questions can be answered when parents call. Grade-level newsletters will be sent home monthly (a copy must be given to the office each month).

EFFECTIVE 7/2024: Per state law, “school personnel engaging in electronic or digital communication with an individual student shall include the student's parent or guardian in any electronic or digital communication, unless such communication is on a school-approved platform and related to school and academic communications.” See linked memo.

Homework

Homework should be meaningful, and students should be able to complete the work independently.

Free Dress

Free Dress days for students can only be set by the Principal. Free Dress is used as a reward for growth and academic performance and requires wristbands. The only other days free dress will be allowed are for picture days (school wide) or previously approved activities. Grade levels may have theme days (i.e., Pajama Day) with prior approval. Uniforms must be worn on all field trips.

Lost and Found

Lost and Found is located by the gym. Only lost clothing is to be placed in lost and found. Other articles (jewelry, purses, books, etc.) are to be turned into the office. Students will be required to describe the lost articles upon claiming them.

Parent/Teacher Conferences

Conferences are scheduled for October and January. All parents should be scheduled for a conference and documented. Parents unable to attend in person must have a phone conference. Please submit documentation of contact with all students’ parents to the office no later than one day after the conferences are held. Interpreters will be scheduled; however, with our high Hispanic population, at times, we are short. If an interpreter is not available, please use the Propio ONE Telephonic Interpreting Service. Students and/or other family members may not interpret. Also, our bilingual teachers will be greatly appreciated if they can assist when they have free time in their schedules. A Springdale employee is always better than an interpreter on the phone as they already know about the school and can frequently answer questions and explain curriculum/MAP Scores without actually having to interpret.

Parties

Our school policy is to have fall, winter, friendship, and end of the year parties (approximately October 31, December 19, and February 14, last day of school). Class time will not be used for parties other than the four yearly parties. Any birthday treats provided for a class will be distributed during the lunch period or no earlier than 2:00 PM by the parent providing them. All edible treats must be store bought. Homemade or baked food items are not permitted according to Tulsa Public Schools policy. If you are planning for an additional special event in your classroom, please get prior approval from the Principal. Please make sure that if you are having a party with food/snacks that you place all trash in the trash containers.

*Gum is extremely hard to get up off of school floors and furniture. Please do not allow students to chew gum at school. Please do not chew gum in front of students. Special treats should be eaten immediately. No treats should be taken to another room.

Sick Students

Teachers are not to contact families if they suspect a student is sick and ask them to come and pick up their child. Students are to be sent to the school health assistant where she will address the situation and follow the appropriate procedures, including contacting the family.

Visitors

All visitors to classrooms must have approval through the office. Visitors must sign in and wear a visitor’s badge while in the building. Our volunteers will also be required to wear badges. Visitors in classrooms such as family, friends, teachers, or other school staff should never be a distraction to the teacher, prevent the teacher from teaching, stop the teacher from interacting with the students or interfere with the safety of students.

Volunteers

All volunteers (including staff family members) must have an approved application on file - this includes parent chaperones for field trips. Volunteers need to log all hours in the parent resource office. If you have regularly scheduled volunteers, please give a copy of the schedule to the office. Volunteers must have their background check paperwork turned in no later than 48 hours prior to the event for which they are volunteering.