Planned Absences. Major school vacations are scheduled during December, February and April. Families are encouraged to schedule vacation time during these allotted days, and strongly discouraged from being absent while school is in session. Missed instructional time is irretrievable and its benefits lost on the absent student. Students in grades 4-8 who will be absent for more than one day must inform both the office and the homeroom teacher and must obtain a Planned Absence Form. Students are responsible for collecting any available school work prior to the absence and/or for completing missed school work within five (5) days of their return. Leaving the school grounds during the school day is not permitted. The school day begins when students arrive at school and ends when they are picked up, take the bus or walk home. Students at Mater Christi after the end of the school day must be in a supervised school program at all times on school grounds. Federal Law requires all visitors, including parents, guest speakers, and volunteers to report to the Main Office before entering either building. At Mater Christi, visitors are welcome if they have been properly cleared through the Main Office in advance, signed the visitor log and procured the appropriate name tag and wear it throughout the time they are at school. Parents are asked not to interrupt classes while they are in session or during dismissal time. If parents need to bring forgotten items or messages to a child, please call or report to the office, and we will arrange to get items and messages to the students. Parents are not to go to classrooms or to enter the building at any time without making arrangements ahead of time for a meeting. Parents with students in K-8 should wait for students outdoors, not in the school lobbies or corridors adjacent to classrooms. Regular volunteers, chaperones, and drivers for field trips are required to undergo a background check. Forms, which must be signed and notarized, are available at the Main Office. There is no fee for this process. School employees and coaches are required to undergo a criminal background check. Applicants pay for fingerprinting and processing by the Vermont Criminal Information Center. All information is strictly confidential. An essential aspect of successful learning is a healthy partnership between parents and school. The Mater Christi PTO plays an important role in creating this partnership. The primary purpose of the PTO is to facilitate communication between teachers, parents and students through the sponsorship of family oriented school activities, regular informational meetings, fundraising and educational activities that support an excellent learning environment.
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Samples: Family Handbook Agreement, Family Handbook Agreement, Family Handbook Agreement
