COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME
1. Family Envelopes, containing important information, are sent home with the oldest child each Tuesday and must be returned the next day - Wednesday.
Families whose envelopes are lost will be issued a new envelope at a cost of $1.00.
2. Electronic Communication which includes but is not limited to St. Timothy School website sttimothy.org, classroom websites, GradeLink and school wide
emails.
3. Deficiency Notices are sent home per trimester for grades 1 - 8. The purpose of these is to make parents aware of the subjects in which the student imay need additional support. Students receiving a Deficiency Notice will be dropped from the sports program and Student Council unless waived by the Principal.
4. Discipline Referral Forms in grades Pre-K through 8 are sent home as necessary and must be signed by a parent or guardian.
5. Report Cards for grades 1 - 8 (Pre-K and K are by trimester) are sent home at the end of each trimester.
6. Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences are arranged at the end of the first trimester. Parents must attend conferences and employers must allow you to attend
by law. Additional conferences may be scheduled when teachers or parents initiate a conference.
7. Appointments with teachers will gladly be arranged when requested by email. Teachers will not be called to the phone during school hours and private numbers of teachers will not be released. Please refrain from making casual drop-in visits with the teacher. To assure the full attention of the teacher, we ask that parents arrange all appointments and/or conferences ahead of time and refrain from addressing classroom questions to teachers immediately before and after school. Teachers or aides on supervision duty of the playground should not be distracted by conversation. They are there to supervise the children. If an emergency arises, do not hesitate to come to the office. The principal is always available to consult with parents after a matter has been discussed with the classroom teacher. Appointments may be made through the school office.
8. ANONYMOUS LETTERS: The administration and faculty of St. Timothy School welcome and respect parent input regarding school matters. However, parents are asked to follow the established channels of communication as published in this Parent/Student Handbook. School personnel and the Archdiocese will not acknowledge nor address any issues made known through anonymous letters, phone calls or any other means of anonymous communication. See Archdiocesan policies and procedures section.
NOTE: Please see the Los Angeles Archdiocesan Policies and Procedures insert for information on custodial and non-custodial parents accessing student
records. St. Timothy School requires any divorced or separated parents to provide a court-certified copy of the custody section of the divorce or separation decree
to the Principal.
