Family Handbook
Welcome to the Reed Elementary School Family Handbook!
Welcome to Reed Elementary School! Our Family Handbook is intended to answer questions and provide helpful information ensuring a successful school experience. Please read through it carefully and please reach out to the front office with any questions. We are here to support and strengthen our Reed Elementary School community.
Please print, sign, and submit the following forms with your student on the first day of school:
- Attendance Policy and Procedures
- Back to School Night
- Communication Protocols
- Dress Code
- Electronic Devices at School
- Emergency Preparedness
- English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
- Field Trips
- Forgotten Items
- Headline News
- Health Services & Allergies
- Library Books and Fees
- Lost and Found & Forgotten Items
- Lunch and Snacks
- Parties & Birthday Celebrations
- Physical Education
- Recess Expectations
- Report Cards & Conferences
- RUSD Anti-Bullying Pledge
- RUSD Mission & Vision
- RUSD Statement of Diversity and Inclusion
- State Testing
- Technology Use Agreement
- Tobacco Free Schools Policy
- Toys & Wheels on Campus
- Volunteers
Attendance Policy and Procedures
Reporting an Absence
All students are expected to attend school on a consistent and on-time basis. If your child is going to be tardy, absent, or leave school early for any reason, please be sure to email OR call and notify the office. Absences, tardies, and early leaves due to illness, medical appointments, religious observances, and/or family emergencies are excused.
- Reed: reedattendance@reedschools.org
- Bel Aire: belaireattendance@reedschools.org
- Del Mar: delmar@reedschools.org
Please Provide the Following Information
- First and last name of your child
- Your relationship to the child
- Teacher's name
- The reason for the absence or tardy
- Use 'Absent Student' as the subject line in an email
24-Hour Attendance Line
- Reed: (415) 435-7840 extension #4
- Bel Aire: (415) 388-7100 extension #4
- Del Mar: (415) 435-1465 extension #4
Other Information
Absences
If your child is marked absent and you have not contacted the school, the office will contact you for verification and ask the reason for the absence. If your child must be absent due to an extended illness a doctor’s note is required upon his/her return to school.
Excused Absences
Per Education Code 48205, a student's absence shall be excused for the following reasons:
- Personal illness
- Quarantine under the direction of a county or city health officer
- Medical, dental, optometrical, or chiropractic appointment
- Attendance at funeral services for a member of the immediate family, which shall be limited to one day if the service is conducted in California or three days if the service is conducted out of state
- Appearance in court
- Observation of a holiday or ceremony of his/her religion
- To spend time with his/her immediate family member who is an active duty member of the uniformed services, as defined in Education Code 49701, and has been called to duty for deployment to a combat zone or a combat support position or is on leave from or has immediately returned from such deployment
Early Leaves
Any adult picking up a student within the school day must sign the student out in the school office and may be asked for a photo ID. Early leaves due to illness, medical appointments, religious observances, and/or family emergencies are excused. Early leaves for extra-curricular activities or other non-emergency events are considered unexcused.
Tardiness
If your child arrives late, please have your child go directly to the office to sign in and pick up a tardy slip before going to the classroom. Tardies due to illness, medical appointments, religious observances, and/or family emergencies are excused. Tardies for extra-curricular activities or other non-emergency events are considered unexcused.
Unexcused Absences
The district discourages removing your children from school for extra-curricular activities and/or extended vacations. Missing school for family activities and/or vacation is considered an unexcused absence. Teachers are not responsible to prepare individual study packets and/or assist students in making up missed work to compensate for missed instruction due to unexcused absences.
Truancy
Truancy occurs when a student is absent from school without an approved excuse three full days in one school year, or tardy or absent for more than any 30-minute period during the school day without an approved excuse on three occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof. (Education Code 48260)
Related Board Policies and Administrative Regulations
For additional information about RUSD policies related to attendance and truancy please refer to Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 5113 (Absences and Excuses) and Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 5113.1 (Chronic Absence and Truancy).
RUSD Board policies and administrative regulations are available at GAMUT Policy Plus, a service of the California School Boards Association (CSBA). Select "Policies" from the menu in the upper right area and then choose or search for the policy or regulation you are interested in.
Back to School Night
Communication Protocols
RUSD Guidelines for Parent Communications to Teachers & Staff
The guidelines for communication serve as a general guide for ensuring effective communication from parents to teachers, staff and administrators. Communication refers to both the sending and receiving of information, such as email and notes, and verbal communications such as telephone conversations and face-to-face meetings. In order to ensure a successful exchange of information, it is important that all parties follow a few key principles.
Maintain Respectful and Open Communication
- Always use a respectful and polite tone
- Request, do not demand
- Be ready not just to provide information, but to listen to teacher/staff observations and perspectives
- Enter the exchange with an open mind and assume a shared best interest for your child
- Be prepared to work collaboratively to solve problems
Confidentiality
- Recognize that confidentiality may limit the information that can be shared from school to parents, including consequences for other students’ behaviors
Time to Respond to Communications
- Teachers will make every effort to respond as soon as possible to parent communications, with the understanding that the teaching day sometimes precludes immediate responses
- Teachers and staff may need some time to collect needed information before responding
Whom to Contact
- Most communications of classroom/playground concerns should be directed first to your child’s teacher. If you have a question or need please contact your child's teacher.
- If you have discussed with your child’s teacher and the issue has not been addressed to your satisfaction please contact the school secretary to schedule a time to speak with a school administrator.
Please recognize that it is both the policy and the value of our district that we operate with openness, collaboration and the shared best interest for every student.
Student Messages
Please clarify arrangements with your child about after-school plans before school to avoid confusion later in the day. A written note in his/her backpack or lunchbox can be a helpful reminder during the day. If you have an unavoidable last minute change in plans, please call the office and they will attempt to deliver your message to your student. Please note however that the office is not always able to get messages to children before they leave, so please do not rely on this for regular communication.
More information on communication available at the RUSD website Communication Protocols.
Dress Code
Student Dress Philosophy
We believe that appropriate dress and grooming contribute to a productive learning environment. We expect students to wear clothes that are suitable for the school activities in which they participate. The primary responsibility for a student’s attire resides with the student and their parent(s) or guardian(s). To ensure effective and equitable enforcement of these dress guidelines, school staff shall enforce the guidelines consistently and in a manner that does not reinforce or increase marginalization or oppression of any group based on race, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, cultural observance, household income or body type/size. Student dress guidelines should support equitable educational access and should not reinforce gender stereotypes.
Our values are:
- All students should be able to dress comfortably for school and engage in the educational environment without fear of or actual unnecessary discipline or body shaming.
Our student dress guidelines are designed to accomplish several goals:
- Maintain a safe learning environment in classes where protective or supportive clothing is needed, such as science (eye or body protection), or PE (athletic attire/shoes).
- Allow students to wear clothing of their choice that is comfortable.
- Allow students to wear clothing that expresses their self-identified gender.
- Allow students to wear religious attire without fear of discipline or discrimination.
- Prevent students from wearing clothing or accessories with offensive images or language, including profanity, hate speech, and pornography.
- Prevent students from wearing clothing or accessories that denote, suggest, display or reference alcohol, drugs or related paraphernalia or other illegal conduct or activities.
- Prevent students from wearing clothing or accessories that reasonably can be construed as being or including content that is racist, lewd, vulgar or obscene, or that reasonably can be construed as containing fighting words, speech that incites others to imminent lawless action, defamatory speech, or threats to others.
- Ensure that all students are treated equitably regardless of race, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, cultural observance, household income or body type/size.
The following guidelines shall apply to attendance at school and all school activities and events:
Basic Principle
- Clothing must fully cover private areas including buttocks and breasts with opaque fabric
- Clothing must allow students a full range of motion - sitting, bending, reaching, running - without requiring readjustment to cover up said private areas
- All items listed in the “must wear” and “may wear” categories below must meet this basic principle
Must Wear
- Shirt - must have fabric in the front, back, both sides under arms, and over the shoulder without requiring readjustment to cover private areas
- Shirt must touch the top of pants/shorts/skirt or the equivalent when both arms are down
- Pants/shorts/skirt or the equivalent - for example, a skirt, shorts, pants, jeans, leggings, dress
- Shoes must be worn at all times
May Wear - as long as the items do not violate the basic principle above
- Shorts - shorts of all types are allowed, including athletic shorts and cut-off shorts
- Shirts - Tank tops with spaghetti straps are allowed
- Religious headwear
May Not Wear
- Dress, accessories, and jewelry which contain obscene symbols, signs or slogans, and/or which slur or degrade on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sex, disability or sexual orientation, contain language or symbols supporting sex, drugs, alcohol, or tobacco, and impose a threat of imminent violence or disruption to the orderly operation of the school shall not be worn
- No swimwear
Electronic Devices at School
RUSD students in PreK-2nd grade may not bring electronic toys and electronic devices, including but not limited to smartwatches, cell phone, tablets (ex: iPads, etc.), and other like electronic devices to school.
Cell Phones: Students may bring cell phones, but they must be kept in their backpacks. Students must turn phones off during the school day. If students need to call home, they must go to the office and use the office phone under the supervision of the staff.
Smartwatches: Smartwatches should not come to school, or need to be turned off and kept in backpacks.
Kindles, personal iPads, Nooks, etc.: At Bel Aire & Del Mar ONLY, students may bring personal mobile devices for reading only. They must follow teacher direction as to where the device is stored and when it is used. These devices cannot be shared or connected to the RUSD network. The school holds no responsibility for personal items that are brought to school.
Electronic Toys: No electronic toys (or toys of any kind) are allowed on campus.
Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Cards
Please help support the RUSD by ensuring that Student Emergency Cards are up to date. In the event that both parents are out of town, we encourage you to appoint a temporary guardian and notify the school office. If you appoint someone while you are out of town, the office must receive this information in writing.
Preparedness
At Home
- You and your children should have a plan for how students will be picked up from school.
- Go to the following radio stations for news updates, do not call schools:
- BEARS: 840 AM
- KCBS: 740 AM
- KGO: 810 AM
At School
- Staff will be deployed to their appointed position to ensure the safety of our children.
- Students will be supervised and waiting in the pre-arranged assembly area on each campus.
Student Release
- In the unlikely event of a disaster release, a parent/guardian photo ID is required.
- Upon arriving on campus, parents will be directed to the Student Request Tables at your child’s school.
- ONLY authorized persons are allowed to pick up a student.
- Staff runners will bring each student to the Reunification Area where he/she will be released to the parent or authorized person.
English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
Any student who enters an RUSD school with a primary or home language other than English (as indicated during the school registration process) will be assessed with the Initial English Language Proficiency Assessments for California, or "Initial ELPAC." Attached is a notification letter from our Superintendent, Dr. Kimberly McGrath. Please also see the Parent Guide to Understanding ELPAC.
The ELPAC is aligned with the 2012 California English Language Development Standards. It consists of two separate English Language Proficiency (ELP) assessments: one for the initial identification of students as English learners and the other for the annual summative assessment to identify students’ English language proficiency level and to measure their progress in learning English.
Field Trips
Individual classes may take trips several times during the year. The teacher will notify parents/guardians of upcoming field trips. A permission slip must be completed by a parent/guardian and submitted to the school prior to each trip. Busses will be used for all field trips (unless it is a walking field trip). Parents may choose to drive their own child ONLY. Parents may be asked to chaperone on the bus and during the field trip.
Chaperones MUST:
1. Check in at the office to get their Volunteer Badge
2. Know their responsibility is to chaperone students at all times
Chaperones SHALL NOT:
1. Use cell phones for personal use on field trips
2. Bring siblings
3. Stop to run personal errands or buy/provide treats or food for children or selves
Please Note: Field trips work best when adults are active participants in the educational experience. Please keep adult socializing to a minimum.
Fingerprinting
In order to comply with Ed Code and RUSD policy, parents who volunteer in a capacity in which there is not always a credentialed teacher present must be fingerprinted. This includes parents who volunteer to attend overnight field trips and parents who work with students during the school plays.
Forgotten Items
Being prepared for school daily is an evolving skill we ask you to encourage. On the rare occasion there is a forgotten lunch, book, homework, etc., items may be dropped off in the school office. Please label all items with your child’s full name and classroom teacher. If your child is missing a lunch, he/she should first check the office during non-instructional times (i.e., recess). The office will not interrupt class regarding forgotten items.
Headline News
The Headline News and School FLASH are published every two weeks to keep parents and families informed of events and activities at the district and individual schools. It is posted as part of RUSD Headline News. It is emailed to the addresses we have on file. Please inform the office of any changes to your contact information.
Health Services & Allergies
Food Allergy Guidelines
We recognize that some children have severe food allergies and/or dietary needs that require special conditions. It is our goal and responsibility to maintain a safe environment for all students during the school day. The most effective way to accommodate a wide variety of food allergies is to implement grade-specific guidelines that recognize developmental awareness of our elementary ages students. Kindergarten requires the most managed and restricted environment. As our students mature, encourage them to take more responsibility for their food allergies and dietary needs.
It is important to note that each school is an open campus during after school hours, weekends, and holidays. As a result, we cannot guarantee that our students may not be exposed to nuts or other food residue left on the school grounds. We strongly encourage parents to prepare for the possibility of exposure when their children are at school.
RUSD families are encouraged to share in the responsibility of educating their child(ren) about food allergies and recommended safety precautions, including frequent hand washing, hand wipes, and/or use of individual lunch mats, etc. Due to the viscosity and unique nature of nut products, RUSD has implemented specific safety measures to meet the needs of students with nut allergies.
Pre-Kindergarten-Fifth Grades: Nut Restricted classroom and lunch table(s)
- Classrooms will be designated as nut-restricted as needed to accommodate allergies.
- All students will sit at lunch tables with their homeroom class.
- Students are not allowed to share food with one another.
- Illness/Injuries/Emergencies
- Health Accommodations
- When to Miss School
- Medication Policy
- Head Lice Policy
- Communicable Diseases
- Crutches, Casts, and Wheelchairs
Illness/Injuries/Emergencies
Health Accommodations
The school office must be informed of any changes in student health such as a recent diagnosis, concussion, sprain, or broken limb. Parents must provide a written doctor’s note for any requests for accommodations in order for your child to return to school. A doctor’s note is also needed for an extended absence.
When to Miss School
Please follow our guidelines in keeping your child home from school to prevent the spread of illness to our students and staff throughout the year. Please call our absentee line to report illness/absences.
Medication Policy
If your child requires medication at school, please follow our medication policy. All medications, including prescriptions and over-the-counter medications, require an Authorization to Administer Medication form to be completed and signed by both a parent and a Physician in order for our school staff to administer the medication during the school day. All medications must be kept in the office, not in your child’s backpack or pocket (with the exception of some emergency medications, e.g. EpiPens, inhalers). Parents must supply all needed prescriptions and over-the-counter medications. Please make sure medications on campus have not expired.
Head Lice Policy
Parents must inform the school office if their child has head lice so that families can be alerted to possible exposure and the need to inspect their children’s hair. Students with lice or nits may not attend school. Once treated, students may be rechecked weekly for up to six weeks. If appropriate, school staff may periodically check entire classrooms for head lice. Please refer to RUSD Board Policy 5141.33 and our district RUSD Lice Presentation for more information on head lice, treatment, and prevention.
Communicable Diseases
Crutches, Casts, and Wheelchairs
Schools will accommodate all necessary student supports as long as there is a doctor's note verifying their need. Please note that for safety issues, students who require crutches cannot be on the play yards, blacktops, or fields during recess. Students will be provided with a quiet space before school and during recess to avoid additional injury.
Library Books and Fees
Lost and Found & Forgotten Items
Lost and Found
The Lost & Found is located at the front office of each school. Unclaimed articles are donated to charity the last day of each month. Please clearly label lunch boxes, reusable food containers, jackets, sweaters and backpacks with your child’s name.
Forgotten Items
Being prepared for school daily is an evolving skill we ask you to encourage. On the rare occasion that there is a forgotten lunch, book, homework, etc., items may be dropped off in the school office. Please label all items with your child’s full name and classroom teacher. If your child is missing a lunch, he/she should first check the office during non-instructional times (i.e., recess). The office will not interrupt class regarding forgotten items.
Lunch and Snacks
RUSD is partnering with The LunchMaster as our school lunch vendor. Breakfast and lunch is free for every student and you do not need to place an order. The monthly menu will usually be published the week before the month begins so that families can look at the options and decide if they would like to pack a lunch or ask for the LunchMaster meal. Breakfast and lunch are scheduled at each school site.
Students should pack a snack from home to eat at morning recess.
Parties & Birthday Celebrations
Parties and Birthday Celebrations
Parties
Typically, there may be classroom parties. Parents may be asked to donate paper goods, food, and other party items. RUSD policy prohibits goody bags, hired entertainment, and collecting money for parties. Classroom parties must adhere to the RUSD Wellness Policy. The Wellness Committee strongly recommends limiting sugary treats. For healthy party snack and activity ideas, visit our Health & Wellness page.
Birthday Celebrations
Birthday celebrations follow the RUSD Healthy Snacks & Rewards Policy. Your classroom teacher will honor your child on his/her special day in the classroom. Birthdays are also recognized during school-wide assemblies. Please do not send in balloons, flower bouquets, birthday cakes, sweets, foods or goody bags. Birthday or any other invitations may not be distributed at school.
Physical Education
The activities and lessons presented in physical education are driven by and aligned with the California State Standards. While students play games and have fun, they are also expected to learn.
Students Should Come to PE Prepared
Dressing properly on PE days is required. Please make sure your children wear appropriate clothing and athletic shoes on PE days or ask them to put a pair into their backpack they can change into for PE.
Student Participation
Students are expected to participate to the best of their ability. Students are also challenged to improve. Please help by talking to your child about facing challenges, not avoiding them. Encourage them to set goals, reach them, and set new goals.
Health Issues and Concerns
If your child has a minor injury or health concern, please send a note with your child so that staff is aware of the issue. Your note should describe the health issue, what your child can and cannot do, and for how long. Health concerns lasting longer than a week require a note from the doctor. The doctor’s note should also specifically describe the health concern and specifically describe the limitations to be observed in PE and recess. Any physical limitations will also be considered at recesses and extracurricular activities to support the health and recovery of the student as needed.
PE & Recess Game Rules
You can review game rules.
Recess Expectations
Students must wait for 2 instructional aides/teachers wearing a bright orange or yellow vest to be present before entering the playground. When playing on the blacktop, children must follow the rules taught during P.E. All playground equipment must stay on the blacktop and may not be brought to the structures. Students are not allowed to bring any personal balls, toys, or equipment for use during the school day.
Report Cards & Conferences
Reports Cards & Parent-Teacher Conferences
Report Cards
Report cards are sent electronically through ALMA and accessible through ALMA at the end of each trimester.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
We strongly encourage every parent to attend scheduled conferences. Additional conferences can be arranged by contacting your child's teacher(s).
* Due to limited time during conference week, only one conference per child can be accommodated.
RUSD Anti-Bullying Pledge
RUSD Mission & Vision
Each student will be challenged and inspired to reach her or his fullest intellectual, social-emotional and creative potential to positively impact the world.
Mission for the Reed Union Student
Each RUSD student will receive the support and opportunity to develop the skills to be a:
Motivated Learner Committed to Academic Excellence
- Demonstrate responsibility, self-direction, and independence
- Take risks, are not afraid to make mistakes and learn from them
- Take pride in accomplishments
- Understand learning is a lifelong process
Creative Problem Solver
- Apply critical thinking
- Integrate curiosity, imagination and insight
- Apply knowledge across disciplines, projects and in real life situations
- Generate ideas and best possible solutions
Effective Communicator
- Actively listen and acknowledge different points of view and cultural context
- Express and support positions considering multiple perspectives
- Use appropriate tools and language to inform, persuade, and convey ideas to diverse audiences
- Collaborate with others
Engaged Citizen
- Demonstrate empathy, ethical behavior, and respect for self, others, and the environment
- Actively contribute to school, local, and global communities
- Advocate for self and others
- Understand and appreciate cultures, histories, and contributions of people of the world
Balanced Individual / Best Self
- Demonstrate self-knowledge, integrity, good judgment, and honor
- Exhibit self-assurance, confidence, and social competence
- Persevere and are resilient amidst adversity, stress, disappointment, and conflict
- Make positive choices for personal and physical well being
- Believe in the power of the individual to make a difference
RUSD Statement of Diversity and Inclusion
The Reed Union School District community is committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive, equitable, and respectful environment in which each person has a sense of belonging and is provided the support to thrive.
The Reed Union School District community believes that valuing visible and invisible diversity is essential for an inclusive teaching and learning environment that fosters educational excellence for all.
State Testing
State Testing Notification
Starting in the 3rd Grade, California students take several mandated statewide tests. These tests provide parents/guardians, teachers, and educators with information about how well students are learning and becoming college and career ready. The test results may be used for local, state, and federal accountability purposes.
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP)
- Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium Assessments: The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) computer adaptive assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics tests are administered in grades three through eight and grade eleven to measure whether students are on track to college and career readiness. In grade eleven, results from the ELA and math assessments can be used as an indicator of college readiness.
- California Science Tests (CAST): The new, computer-based CAST measures student acquisition of the California Next Generation Science Standards. It is administered in grades five and eight, and once in high school. The new computer-based CAST replaces the California Standards Tests (CST) for Science.
- California Alternate Assessments (CAA): The computer-based CAA for ELA and CAA for mathematics is administered to students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in grades three through eight and grade eleven. Test items are aligned with the CCSS and are based on the Core Content Connectors. The instructionally embedded CAA for Science is administered in grades five and eight, and once in high school.
- Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS): for Reading/Language Arts, California offers the optional STS for Reading/Language Arts, which are multiple-choice tests that allow Spanish-speaking English learners to demonstrate their knowledge of the California content standards. The California Spanish Assessment (CSA) will replace the optional STS. The CSA will be a computer-based assessment that is aligned with the California CCSS en Español.
English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC)
The ELPAC is aligned with the 2012 California English Language Development Standards. It consists of two separate English Language Proficiency (ELP) assessments: one for the initial identification of students as English learners and the other for the annual summative assessment to identify students’ English language proficiency level and to measure their progress in learning English. For more information, visit the ELPAC page in this handbook.
Physical Fitness Test
The physical fitness test (PFT) for students in California schools is the FitnessGram®. The main goal of the test is to help students in starting lifelong habits of regular physical activity. Students in grades five, seven, and nine take the fitness test.
Technology Use Agreement
Review the Reed Union School District's Student Use of Technology Agreement.
Tobacco Free Schools Policy
- AR 3513.3 Tobacco Free Schools RUSD
- BP 3513.3 Tobacco Free Schools RUSD
RUSD Board policies and administrative regulations are available at GAMUT Policy Plus, a service of the California School Boards Association (CSBA). Select "Policies" from the menu in the upper right area and then choose or search for the policy or regulation you are interested in.
Toys & Wheels on Campus
Toys/Balls from Home
Unless part of a classroom assignment or invited opportunity, students are required to leave all toys, balls, yo-yos, and other playground equipment at home. Items brought from home are not allowed on the playground before school, during recess, during lunch, or immediately after school. If an item is brought to school for an after-school activity, it needs to stay in a backpack or tote for the length of the entire school day.
Fidget Toys
We will honor a doctor's note for a child's need for a fidget during class. If however, the fidget becomes distracting to the student or his or her classmates, we will ask the student to put the fidget away.
Wheels on Campus
Skateboards, Heelys, roller blades, razor scooters, bicycles, and similar wheeled devices may be ridden to school but may not be ridden on campus. Students must keep them locked in designated areas during school hours.
Volunteers
Parent Volunteer Opportunities
Classroom volunteer opportunities should be coordinated through your child’s teacher. All visitors and volunteers MUST sign in and get a Visitor’s Badge at the office prior to entering a classroom and must sign out in the office upon leaving the school.
Additional opportunities are coordinated through the PTA and include: classroom support, carline, chaperoning on field trips, School Site Council, library support, hot lunch, recess support, assemblies, book fair, yearbook, campus gardens, and special events. Please note: The District Insurance Carrier mandates that all volunteers sign in and out at the school office.
Expectations for Volunteers
- Please turn off and put away your phones and other electronic devices
- Be flexible – remember you are there to help the teacher
- Remember that it is not your responsibility to discipline students
- Be reliable and on time
- Understand that the teacher will not have time to chat with you
- Refrain from gossip: what happens in the classroom stays in the classroom
- Have fun!
Bringing Siblings or Other Children
No children other than registered RUSD students (including siblings) are permitted to attend classes at any time due to liability and immunization regulations.
Fingerprinting for Parent Volunteers
In order to comply with Ed Code and RUSD policy, parents who volunteer in a capacity in which there is not always a credentialed teacher present, must be fingerprinted. This includes parents who volunteer to attend overnight field trips and parents who work with students during the school plays.
To complete the fingerprinting process, please contact Kathy Bauer by email (kbauer@reedschools.org) at the district office for the required fingerprinting form. You can be fingerprinted at one of the following locations:
- Marin City Sheriff Department
- Tiburon Police Station
- Sheriff's Department - San Rafael/Terra Linda