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The staff and faculty would like to welcome you to Phil D. Swing Elementary School. The 2011-2012 school year provides us with an opportunity to continue working together towards top quality and continuous improvement. We must strengthen our partnership between students, parents, and educators in order to provide our students with the opportunity to do their job as learners and succeed as responsible individuals.
School Mission Statement
We, the staff and parents of Phil D. Swing School, are committed to making education relevant to
all students in order for them to develop self-worth and reach their maximum potential.
With this in mind, we have established the following goal for this school year: Review school,
curriculum, and student data in order to develop goals and implement new programs that promote
achievement.
Discipline & Climate for Learning
Swing Elementary has found that good discipline is a solid foundation on which to build an effective
school; good discipline and school effectiveness seem to share many characteristics. The school
practices “Assertive Discipline,” which was developed in 1979 by Lee Canter. The goal of Phil D.
Swing Elementary School’s discipline program is to provide students with opportunities to learn self-discipline through a system of consistent rewards and consequences for their behavior.
Swing Elementary believes students who develop a sense of personal responsibility will mature
both academically and emotionally. Parents and students are informed of discipline policies at the
beginning of each school year through the Phil D. Swing School Discipline Plan and the district’s
handbook
School Facilities & Safety
Swing Elementary provides a safe, clean environment for students, staff, and volunteers. Many people visit the campus to volunteer in the classroom and participate in school events. Parents and visitors are welcomed and required to check in at the school office upon arrival and obtain a visitor’s badge; school visitors are required to return to the office upon departure. During lunch, recesses, and before and after school, teachers and administrators supervise students and school grounds, including the cafeteria and playgrounds, to ensure a safe and orderly environment. The Comprehensive Safe School Plan was developed by the District to comply with Senate Bill 187 (SB 187) of 1997. The plan provides students and staff a means of ensuring a safe and orderly learning environment. Each school includes the following requirements of SB 187 within their safe school plans: current status of school crime; child abuse reporting procedures; disaster procedures (routine and emergency); policies related to suspension and expulsion; notification to teachers; sexual harassment policy; the dress code, safe ingress and egress of students, parents, and school employees; safe and orderly school environment; and school rules and procedures. School staff evaluates the updates the plan at least annually. Safety procedures, including the elements of the Safe School Plan, are reviewed with the staff at the beginning of each school year.
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