Parent Manual
Parent Manual
Dear
Parents,
It
is our hope that the Keystone experience is as pleasurable for you and your
child as possible. In order to help create a safe and enjoyable
environment, we ask that you read the following rules and procedures and make
sure that your child is aware of them
Transportation
to the Westview (Keystone) Center:
If
your child is coming from Grantsdale School
At
the end of the school day, your child will get onto bus Tarzan.
This bus will travel directly to the Keystone Center. Your child will
enter into the Keystone Center where they will be met by Keystone staff
members.
If
your child is coming from Daly School
At
the first bell, your child will go to the back of the playground and load on bus
Mickey or Goofy. They will travel by bus to the Keystone Center where
they will get off and enter into the center where they will be met by Keystone
staff members.
If
your child is coming from Washington School
Keystone staff
members will pick your child up from his/her class at the end of the day.
The staff members will either walk the children to the Keystone Center or
ride the Tarzan bus with them, depending upon the weather and conditions.
Your child will be escorted to the Keystone Center by staff members. Because we
will be picking up your child from the classroom, we will assume that your child
is attending every day that he/she is registered for unless we receive
notification from a parent or guardian stating otherwise.
Pick-Up Procedure:
Pick-up is at 5:30. The Keystone Center is located at the
corner of 9th St. and Main St. You need to come to the
northeast entrance and COME IN to the Keystone Center to check your child out of
the program. This is a safety precaution so that we are sure everyone is
going home with a parent or an approved adult. We must receive written
confirmation from you if an adult other than yourself will be picking your child
up or if they will be walking home! We realize that things come up and you may
occasionally run late. Please call us so that we can ensure proper
supervision of your child. We reserve the right to charge childcare fees
for families that are habitually or excessively late. If you have
requested bus transportation home, we will be contacting you personally to make
those arrangements.
Early
Pick-Up:
We try to take advantage of the weather and location as much as possible
by taking small field trips around the community. If you know that you
will be picking your child up before 5:00, please call us so that we can make
sure that your child is at the Center waiting for
you.
Clothing:
Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for all
weather. A lot of our classes require being outdoors including many field
trips. If your child is not dressed appropriately, they will be unable to
accompany us on these trips. This includes having a warm coat, hat, and
warm footwear. (If you need assistance obtaining any of these items,
please let us know as we have access to a variety of clothing items.) If
we feel that your child will not be warm enough, we will make arrangements for
them to attend a different class, but they will remain at the
school.
Fees:
Your child will have access to wonderful classes for $4 per day. If
you qualify for reduced lunches it is only $2 and if you qualify for free
lunches it is free. You will be billed at the end of each six-week session
by the school district for the days your child actually attends. We need
to receive payment at the District Office, located at 217 Daly Ave. within 2
weeks. PLEASE, if payment is ever an issue for you, contact us
immediately so that arrangements can be made.
Communication
with Program Staff:
Our first and foremost concern is your child’s safety and
happiness. If there is anything we can do to better assure these are met,
please let us know immediately. We always welcome you to visit or
volunteer in the Keystone Program.
You can contact us in the following ways:
Cell: (406) 363-5996
Cell
2: (406) 363-8452
Center
Phone: (406)
375-9999
E-mail: overholtr@hsd3.org
Behavior Expectations and Consequences:
Students are expected to follow all rules and expectations of the regular
school day. Consequences and discipline will be in accordance with
district policies. If a student’s behavior is disruptive to the program or
dangerous to themselves, staff or other students, parents will be notified
immediately, asked to pick their child up and the student will no longer be
welcome in the program. This is to ensure the happiness and well being of
all program participants.
If your child has a one on one para assigned to them during the school
day, unfortunately we will not be able to have them attend our program. We
do not have the resources or staff to help those
children.