Salisbury Central School

The first day of the school year is TUESDAY AUGUST 27, 2024

Salisbury Central School 

A to Z’s of 2024-2025

Attendance - It is extremely important for your children to be in school on time when they are healthy. For the health and safety of all of our students, tracking daily attendance is important. Mrs. Magyar and Mr. Conklin are required to intervene or call for State/public agency intervention when the number of absences exceeds what the State has deemed acceptable (10). Please review the absence and tardy guidelines. NOTE: This year we are moving to electronic absence reporting. Please use the following form to report absences for your child(ren). The form should be submitted instead of phoning or emailing the main office/nurse. Of course, Nurse Nan is available to answer questions or to discuss medical concerns related absences at any time. 

After School - Regional Sports for grades 7-8 will be continuing this year. All Middle School Athletics are expected to start on time and run for a full season.  Our “Beyond The Bell” (homework club) will run this year for students in grades 4-8, details will come from each grade level. 

Bus - Busses will run at full capacity. Seats will be assigned. Students can only ride their own bus this year as we continue to deal with bus shortages.

Cafeteria -Meals and milk will be offered at no charge for all students in grades EK-8. Elementary breakfast will be at 8:30am and MS breakfast will be at 9:15am. Breakfast is eaten in the classroom. Lunch will be eaten in the cafeteria. We will continue to have a hot lunch, sandwich, yogurt plate, and the salad option each day. The menu for August/September will be posted on the school’s website and shared with families before the first day of school. There will be ice cream available for purchase once a week starting Sept 9th. Please use the online payment portal for ice cream funds (found on our website). The easiest method is to add $30 to cover ice cream for the year. If you are unable to do that,  a check is best. We cannot accept cash in the cafeteria.

Celebrations -  Homemade items for classroom celebrations are allowed this year. Please review all Classroom Celebration guidelines. If you do not want your child to participate or if they have special dietary restrictions, please email your homeroom teacher right away!

Dress Code - Please review our dress code.

Drop-Off - Students who are dropped off at school should enter their assigned door. Staff members will be placed near each door for assistance. Please see all of the guidance on our transportation document. Middle school drop-off is now 8:25am and Elementary drop-off is 8:30am.

Dismissal -Dismissal is 3:05pm for Middle school and 3:10pm for Elementary school. Adults should remain in their car while in the line and the children should enter curbside.  Please do not pass the car in front of you unless directed by dismissal staff.   If your child needs assistance getting in the car you will need to park in the visitor parking and wait for your child in the area outside of the cafeteria.

Electronic Devices - Our entire school is 1:1 with devices. PreK-1 students have iPads and 2-8 students have chromebooks. Middle school students will be allowed to bring home their chromebooks each day. Students are responsible for charging chromebooks and having them at school each day. We do have a Middle School Cell Phone Policy. 

Nurse - Nan Herow is the school nurse and her office is located in the upper building next to the main office. Contact: nherow@salisburycentral.org 

Office Staff - For those of you who are new to Salisbury Central School this year, our administrative support team is made up of Patti Stevens, Sue Bucceri, Crystal Ohmen in the upper building and Holli Dunlavey in the lower building.

Organizations - There are several related organizations that work within SCS. Please see the chart at the bottom to explain each one. 

Outside - All students will have recess each day. Recess is outside whenever possible so please send appropriate clothing. Students will also take turns eating lunch outside. 

Powerschool - Families of students in grades 6 -8 are able to have access to their children’s assignments and academic progress on a regular basis simply by logging into PowerSchool. More information will be shared with families on how to access and use Powerschool once school starts. 

Restrooms - PK-3 have restrooms in their classrooms. 4-8 have multi-stall bathrooms. There are unisex bathrooms available in both buildings. The nurse has a bathroom in her office as well.  As per new legislation, free sanitary products will be available in several bathrooms in each building as well as in the nurse’s office. 

School Messenger - Families are notified of school closings and/or emergencies via the School Messenger program. Thus, the accuracy of your contact information is essential in order for this system to work successfully. Please be sure that we have all relevant contact information and that you let us know of any changes throughout the year.

School supplies - A list of school supplies needed for each grade is listed on our website. Please email your child’s classroom teacher with any questions about the supply list. If you need assistance with getting school supplies, please contact Patti Stevens at 860-435-9871 Ext: 100 or pstevens@salisburycentral.org.

Shared Leadership - When both Ms. Magyar and Mr. Conklin are out of the building, we have two highly qualified individuals with their 092 administrator certificates who cover. Larissa Morby and Tracy Dowd are designated as the acting administrators. The goal is to have timely feedback for students and staff when issues arise. Donna Begley, Stephanie Beck, and Audrey Spielman will continue to assist all of us in their counseling roles as well. 

Visitors - Visitors are asked to wait in the vestibule. Only service providers and scheduled volunteers/visitors will be allowed into the classrooms during the school day.  You must present your driver’s license every time you sign into the building for meetings or visits. 

Water Bottles - Students should bring their own water bottles (preferably labeled with their name). Water fountains/bottle fillers are available in the hallways and in the cafeteria. 

SCS RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

The community of Salisbury Central School acknowledges that we are gathered on the land of the Mohican and Schaghticoke people. We respect and honor the native people who have cared for this land since before written history and will continue being stewards of this land.  As we learn and work here, we strive to grow our knowledge and understanding of the Mohican and Schaghticoke people.

Bus Transportation:
There have been changes to the routes since last year, so please be sure to check our website on or after August 20th for bus routes and pick-up/drop-off times. Students may have assigned seats on the bus. Please remember that all transportation changes need to be in writing by 12pm on regular school days or by 8:45am on early dismissal days. If there is an emergency after these times and a change must bemade, please call the main office. The office staff may not be able to regularly check emails after 12pm. There will be no bus changes allowed this year. Please see the student handbook for further details.

Drop-off/Pick-up Procedures:

Elementary
The main entrance for the elementary school building is the lower parking lot entrance. There will be no entry directly into the traffic circle. We ask that you follow all the traffic signs when driving through the campus. Please remember that parking is not permitted on either traffic circle and that there should be a single line of traffic during drop-off and pick-up times. For safety reasons, please do not pass the car in front of you unless directed by the staff. As you can imagine, teachers who are assigned to help manage student arrival and dismissal are uncomfortable reminding you of these rules, so we rely on all of you to please help us by doing your part. If there are problems or questions, please contact Stephanie Magyar.

Grade 1-5 Drop Off: If you are dropping off your child, please plan to arrive in the main traffic circle at 8:30am. There will be a staff member present to help direct your child to their assigned entrance. Once
again we are asking parents of children in Grade 1-5 to stay in your vehicle at drop off. Teachers will be outside to greet students on the first day of school and guide them to their classrooms.

PK-EK-K Drop Off:
If you are dropping off your PK-EK-K child and need to assist them in getting out of the car, please plan to park in the “student assisted drop off” area and walk your child up the path to the overhang where a staff member will assist you. There is no parking in the bus circle or on the grass adjacent to that area.

Tardy: Please note the times listed above for when students will be marked as tardy to school. In grades EK-5, morning meetings will begin promptly at 8:40am. In grades 6-8, homeroom begins at 8:25am and academic class starts shortly after. Students must be in their homeroom for attendance and breakfast/lunch orders. It is crucial that all students are in the building and ready to begin by these times.

Walkers: Please plan to arrive at 8:30am. There will not be adult supervision before that time.

Pick Up:
PK-5 pick up will continue to be at the main traffic circle at 3:10pm. Students waiting will be monitored by staff. Again, we are asking parents to stay in your vehicle for pick up when at all possible. If you need to assist your child with getting into the car or buckling a car seat, please park in the parent parking area and come up to pick up your child.

Middle School
Walkers/Drop Off: Please plan to arrive at 8:25am. Please remember that parking is not permitted at the traffic circle and that there should be a single line of traffic during drop-off and pick-up times. Students should go directly into the middle school through the main front door. Students will enter the building and head directly to their homeroom.

Pick Up: Please plan to pick up your student at 3:05pm. Vehicles will pull into the middle school circle and remain in a single file for pick up. Please remain in your cars at pick up as students are dismissed through the front entrance of the middle school. We appreciate your patience during this time as we dismiss your students.

*Please remember we will not have staff supervision before the drop of times listed above.

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Reporting Student Absences

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Please review the absence and tardy guidelines. NOTE: This year we are moving to electronic absence reporting. Please use the linked form to report absences for your child(ren). The form should be submitted instead of phoning or emailing the main office/nurse. Of course, Nurse Nan is available to answer questions or to discuss medical concerns related absences at any time.

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