Communications Procedures
All communication must be conducted within the guidelines set out in the Code of Christian Conduct Covering Students and Parents/Guardians.
Cell Phones:
Students may never use cell phones to make calls, text message, or take pictures or video while on campus. Students who violate this policy are subject to disciplinary action and additionally confiscation of the telephone until it can be returned directly to the student’s parent or guardian.
Telephone:
Students will not be called to the telephone during school hours except in the event of an emergency. Students will not be allowed to use the telephone in the office without a written note from the homeroom teacher. Students will only be sent to the office to call home if it is deemed urgent and necessary by the homeroom teacher.
E-mail:
The school maintains a web site that provides parents and students access to e-mail teachers and administration. The school website is located at http://www.saintanneschool.com Electronic correspondence with students shall be limited to purposes related to education. Because of the non-secure nature of e-mail communication, and the inadequacy of our system to perform message confirmation, we ask that parents keep e-mail correspondence limited to brief questions. Any concerns about your child can be more appropriately handled in person, by telephone, or through written notes.
Class Dojo and Family Newsletter/Envelope:
The principle form of communication between school and parent/guardian is through Class Dojo. Parents have the ability to email teachers/principal directly via the Class Dojo app and teachers/principal can email individual parents, groups of parents or the whole parent body. Where the group email feature is not disabled by the teacher, parents are prohibited from using that feature to vent issues or engage other parents in any negative way as determined by the principal and must instead use the appropriate procedures.
A family envelope is sent home with the oldest child in each family as needed. It is the parent’s responsibility to read all the material contained in the family envelope and return the empty envelope with your oldest child the next day. Please notify the office if your envelope is lost. There is a $5 fee to replace a lost envelope.
Student Confidentiality:
Teachers, administrators, and other school personnel will respect the verbal or written confidences of students, except in cases where the health or safety of the student or others is involved.
Family Privacy:
The addresses and telephone numbers of parents/guardians shall be strictly confidential and used only for official school business. If the school publishes a school or class directory, permission to list addresses and telephone numbers must be obtained in writing from the parent/guardian prior to publication.
