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1. Parent Participation
As a parent run, not-for-profit organization, Rosehill relies heavily
on you, our most valuable resource. When parents help with some
of the maintenance repairs, cleaning, painting, and etc. this frees
up funds for other school necessities. As you know, each family
is required to contribute 20 hours of volunteer time per year. The
$200 volunteer fee you submit will be refunded at the beginning
of the next school year (or rolled over to the next year) provided
you complete the 20-hour minimum. When you leave today, please take
a few minutes to review the volunteer checklist you will take with
you and sign up for as many areas as you can. You will discover
many ways throughout the school year in which you can assist in
your child’s educational process, easily meeting or exceeding
your 20-hour commitment. Also, throughout the course of the year,
please let us know if you have any other ideas/ways in which you
can contribute to Rosehill. Your ideas are always welcome!
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2. Committees
We will be focusing on building strong committees
this year. Please see the attached information about our committees
and take some time to think about what committee(s) you are best
suited for. Our parent committee association is entitled ROMP (ROsehill
Montessori's Parent association). You will discover
how rewarding it is to be an important part of your child’s
school.
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3. Tuition Payment Arrangements
Tuition is our only source of income. Tuition
is due by all parents on the first day of every month. All payments
should be placed in the Payment Box, which will be located on the
wall in the school office. The late tuition policy is as follows:
if tuition is not paid by the 5th of the month, an automatic $15.00
late fee will be added to your amount due. Each additional day after
the 5th of the month, an extra $1.00 will be added per day, until
the tuition is paid in full. If for any
reason you are unable to meet the policy guidelines or if you have
any questions, please contact the School Administrator.
If you need to make any special
arrangements for tuition (i.e. splitting payments between two people,
changing the date you make your payment, paying bi-weekly, etc.)
there will be a $20.00 service charge added to your monthly tuition
for processing. For a detailed breakdown of tuition and additional
program fees, please refer to this site's Enrollment
Information page.
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4. Fundraising
Each year our tuition budget covers about 85%
of our operating expense. We try to keep tuition increases level
with the increasing cost of living. The remainders of our operating
expenses are covered by other income and voluntary support, of which
fundraising is critical. Please keep in mind that when we have a
fundraiser, all of the money raised goes directly back into the
school. Fundraising participation can be done by helping with the
sale of the items, as well as by making purchases.
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5. Additional Hourly Fees
If your child needs to be here earlier or later
than his/her scheduled program, there is an additional charge of
$10.00 per hour. Please contact someone in the school office to make
arrangements as soon as you know you will need additional care.
We will try to accommodate you whenever possible, however, it will
be up to the teacher’s discretion. We must take into consideration
the number of children in attendance at the time you are requesting,
and ensure that we will be adequately staffed to accommodate any
additional children. Please be aware that if you do not pick your
child up on time or your child is here during hours he or she is
not scheduled for, we will bill you on next month’s tuition
statement at the rate of $10.00 per hour. If you expect your child
to regularly require early arrival or extended care hours, you might
consider utilizing our Extended
Care Program. It's a great way to help out busy families!
Children enrolled in our three-day
program may not switch attendance days from week to week, whether
due to an absence, school closing or any other reason as staff members
are scheduled according to the number of children here each day.
Children in the three-day program who attend school on a day they
are not scheduled for will be billed extra for that day at the $10.00
per hour rate. When we are having functions at school, such as,
parties or other special days, the teachers will invite the three-day
children, should the function be held on a day that the child does
not usually attend.
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6. Arrivals and Dismissals
When dropping off or picking up your child during
our designated arrival/dismissal times, we ask that you enter through
the gate's smaller "west" opening (on the right as you face the school)
and pull around to the front of the porch. Please make sure that your
child is seated on the passenger side of the car so that he or she
can easily exit the automobile. A staff member will come out to get
your child or bring him/her out to you. You can exit out of the lot
through the gate's larger "east" opening (on the left side as you
face the school). Our scheduled arrival and dismissal times are as
follows:
8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
11:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon
12:45 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
2:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The staff members handling arrivals and dismissals do
their best with getting the children in and out quickly. Please do
not enter the east side of the gate at any time during arrival or
dismissal times. If you need to enter the school at any time during
these times, please park in our lot across the street at 1208 Lisle
Place. There have been times when parents leave the line and come
in the exit, and this is a serious safety issue. In order to keep
arrival and dismissal times running smoothly, we do not allow parents
to park in the school parking lot during these times. Please be considerate
and if you park in the lot right before an arrival or dismissal time
is about to occur, make sure that you exit the lot before that time
starts.
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7. Pickup Authorizations
We must have a parent's written authorization
for us to release your child to someone else. We ask that you complete
a Pick Up Authorization Form whenever someone other than those people
listed on your emergency card will be picking your child up. As a
precaution, we always ask for a photo ID whenever the person is unfamiliar
to us. Please know that we will not release your child to anyone without
your authorization. In the event of an emergency, please call and
speak directly to the Administrator or your child's teacher and be
sure to provide all of the information about the person picking up
your child; name, time of pickup, type of car, etc. We will check
that person's identification to be sure.
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8. School Supplies
Children should have a complete set of extra clothing
that is weather appropriate at school as well as inside shoes and
a backpack. The children in our expanded and all day programs also
need a toothbrush and toothpaste, and those napping will need a blanket
and small pillow. The items that we consider to be community-use items
such as pencils, paper, erasers, etc, will be purchased with the school
supply fee.
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9. Clothing
Children should come to school in comfortable
"play clothes" that are easy for them to remove and put on by themselves.
Sturdy, closed-toed shoes are a necessity on the playground and on
nature walks. The children spend time outside daily (weather permitting)
so be sure your child is dressed for the weather. Please be sure to
LABEL all backpacks, shoes, coats, hats, mittens, boots, etc., as
there has been confusion in the past. We will keep a lost and found
box in the front foyer for unidentifiable items.
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10. Lunch
Please send your child's lunch in a lunch box,
clearly labeled with his/her name. Lunch should be nutritionally
balanced and follow the school's nutrition guidelines. We will provide
milk, juice or water. Please do not send candy, chips, fruit snacks,
gum, soda pop, etc. as most of these foods contain no nutritional
value and distract the children from eating the more wholesome parts
of their lunches. Food that is not eaten will be rewrapped and sent
home. We have limited refrigerator space, so please use an ice pack
if the lunch needs to be kept cool. Each classroom has a microwave
oven, so leftovers can be reheated. Please review the Nutrition
Guidelines prior to the start of the school year.
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11. Nap
Preschoolers that remain at Rosehill until 2:45
p.m. or later will rest in our downstairs room. Your child should
keep a blanket and small pillow at school. Children eligible for Kindergarten
next year, (2003–04 School Year) will go down for a short rest
period (thirty minutes) and then have an opportunity to work in the
classroom. We are offering this for children who are not ready or
eligible for Kindergarten, but are outgrowing their nap times. A child
who is having a difficult day and needs to sleep, falls asleep during
rest time or is not eligible for Kindergarten next year will sleep
for the entire nap period.
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12. Snack and Food Preparation
Part of our Practical Life curriculum involves
the preparing, serving, sharing and eating of different foods. We
also provide a morning and afternoon snack for children during the
day.
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13. Laundry
We always appreciate your help with keeping our
materials clean and beautiful. We ask for your cooperation in sharing
the chore of doing our class laundry (towels, tablecloths, aprons,
nap sheets, rugs, etc.) The children use all of these items daily,
so your help is important. The procedure is to take the laundry home
on the last day of the week and return it the first school day of
the following week. Young children enjoy activities that adults often
think of as chores, so please encourage your child to help. Be sure
to notice your turn on the monthly calendar. If the time is inconvenient,
feel free to exchange with another family and inform us of the change.
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14. Health Policies
Please call the school when your child is ill and
notify us of an absence. If your child is diagnosed with a contagious
illness, please call and notify the office so that we may alert other
parents. Make sure that all of the emergency information on your child's
enrollment form and health emergency card is correct. If we cannot
reach you, we will call the contacts listed on the form. If your child
is sent home with a fever or diarrhea, he or she will not be allowed
to return to school the next day.
Children must be free of fever and diarrhea for 24
hours before returning to school. This does not include the use
of fever reducing medicine. In order to administer medication to
your child, we must have the original prescription bottle with your
child's name and all other information on it. We cannot give any
nonprescription medicine without written consent from your child's
physician. Please see the expanded HEALTH POLICIES sheet.
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15. Correspondence
You will receive all of your mail via the hanging,
mail folders in the school office. At dismissal times, the staff member
bringing children out to the cars will hand your mail to you. If you
walk your child in and out of school, please check your folder on
a daily basis. We will provide each family with a large, brown envelope
as a means of sending your mail in. Once we receive mail from you,
we will return the brown envelope to you for the next time that you
have mail to send in. There will be an in box located on the office
desk and parents will be responsible for placing all of their mail
in that bin. If you use the arrival/dismissal line, please hand your
mail directly to the staff member and she will place it in the box
for you. Please do not leave mail inside your child's backpack. The
teachers will not be checking backpacks. You may send payments in
the brown envelope or use the payment box located on the office wall.
If you do not send your mail in the brown envelope, please do not
leave loose checks in the in the payment box.
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16. Discipline Policy
If there becomes a pattern of disruptive behavior
in the classroom, the supervising teacher shall begin to document
the behavior and send incident reports home to the parents. If the
behavior is excessive there will be a conference called between the
parents and the teachers at which time a behavior modification plan
shall be discussed and agreed upon. If the behavior continues and
the teacher feels it is harmful to the atmosphere of the classroom
and the behavior plan is not working, the child will be observed by
a behavior psychologist provided by the Illinois State Health Department
or one of your choosing. Recommendations will then be made as to how
best to deal with the behavior. If the parents choose not to follow
the plans laid out by the psychologist, the school may choose to terminate
the child's enrollment.
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17. Birthdays
Birthdays are another time to share a treat. Because
we are an educational institution, we feel that we must promote the
cause of good nutrition. Therefore, we ask that you always provide
treats made from the purest and simplest ingredients, avoiding sugar,
sodium, and additives whenever possible. In the interest of the class
as a whole, we cannot serve foods with low or no nutritional value.
Please review the attached Healthy Birthday Treats guide.
When we celebrate a Birthday, we like to tell the child's
life story. We ask that you send a few pictures and/or a short written
description of your child's milestones, and you are welcome to come
and help your child share them with the class.
Your child may want to give a Birthday present to the
class such as a special book or monetary donation. A gift given by
your child on the occasion of his/her Birthday encourages learning
to give graciously and to share. Also, if you are having a Birthday
party outside of Rosehill, we ask that you mail your invitations from
home.
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18. Kindergarten Program
Children having attained their 5th Birthday by
September 1st, whom are currently enrolled students of Rosehill, have
priority enrollment in the afternoon Kindergarten program.
Members of the community who are interested in enrolling
in the Kindergarten program and whose children have attained their
5th Birthday by September 1st shall have the next enrollment preference.
After priority enrollment, parents of Rosehill children with September
Birthdays who have missed the cut-off date may choose to enroll their
children in the program with the recommendation of the lead teacher
for Junior Kindergarten. This option will be available only if we
have not reached full enrollment in the Kindergarten program by the
start of the school year. In this instance it is understood that the
child will have two Kindergarten years at Rosehill and that there
will be a trial period of four weeks. If after four weeks the Kindergarten
teacher does not feel the child is adjusting to the program, he or
she will be removed and placed back into the regular preschool program.
At this time, parents will have the option of changing the child's
hours without a penalty or fee. If during the course of the morning
the lead teacher feels it is necessary for the child to have a rest
period for the day or if the child displays exceptionally disruptive
behavior during the course of the afternoon, the school may choose
to have the child take a quiet rest period. If the situation becomes
a regular occurrence, the parents will be notified and the needs of
the child will be re-evaluated.
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