Building Procedures

Students will enter school no earlier than 7:50 am. Students will be sent to specific areas in the school to wait by grade level until they get picked up by their teacher at 8:04 AM. Support staff will be assigned to strategic posts for supervision. The tardy bell is at 8:10 AM. All students who arrive after 8:10 AM are marked tardy. Students who come to school after 8:10 AM need to sign in at the office

Teachers are responsible for seeing each and every student dismissed daily. Students may not leave the line until contact is made with the teacher. If parents are picking up their student they MUST talk with the teacher first. The following are the dismissal / pick up locations: - Buses will line up on Stuart Avenue (front of school) - Walkers and pick-ups will be dismissed at the corner of Stuart and North. - Students attending after school programming will be dismissed to their respective locations

When possible, please call ahead and inform the office staff that your child is going to be picked up early so that necessary contacts are made. The adult picking up will need to come into the main office and sign the student out. End of the day early pick up must occur prior to 2:30 PM to avoid congestion in the main office during regular dismissal.

For safety reasons, in the event of a dismissal change, we will not go by student reported changes, a parent/guardian must contactthe office. Notification of dismissal changes must occur prior to 2:45. Individuals picking up your child must be documented on their student profile and authorized pick up list. Students may only ride home on buses that they are assigned to.

If your child arrives at the office (teacher or student requested) due to illness, secretaries will complete a temperature check. If your child has a temperature of greater than 100.0 degrees fahrenheit, they will be contacting parents/guardians and request for pick up. It is important that the emergency contact list is up to date (can be edited in the parent portal in PowerSchool) in order to ensure timely care and prevention of illness spreading. If your child does not have a temperature, we will make reasonable efforts to keep your child at school. If they are unable to participate in classroom instruction due to illness, secretaries will be contacting parents/guardians and request for pick up. Due to space limitations, the office will not be able to accommodate students that are needing to rest.

Lunch and recess will be a combined 50 minutes for each full-day school is in session (no lunch or recess during half days). At Woodward, students will go to recess first, followed by lunch in the cafeteria. At the administrators discretion, students should plan to go outside for recess daily, which means that students should be appropriately dressed for the weather. During colder months, appropriate gear include: hat, gloves, boots, snow pants, layers or jacket. If temperatures are at a real feel of below 10 degrees fahrenheit, students will remain indoors. Due to staff limitations, we will not be able to accommodate individual requests to have students stay indoors.

Kalamazoo Public Schools has adopted a Board Policy to ensure the health and safety of students who take medication during school hours. Only those medications which must be given during the school day in order for the student to attend school are to be given in school. All prescription and over-the-counter medications shall be given only with a written order from the physician, which shall include the name of the student, name of the medication, dosage, time, route, side effects and special instructions. Written permission of the parent/guardian must also accompany the physician’s order. Forms are available in the school office. Medication will not be administered until the parent/guardian and the physician have completed all forms. If medication is sent to school without the proper paperwork, the medication will be brought to the office and the parent will be notified. The parent is welcome to come to school at any time to administer medication himself or herself until the proper paperwork is complete. Medication will not be administered without the proper paperwork.

The Child Study Team (CST) at Woodward is a group of professionals that provide support for students experiencing academic or behavioral difficulties. The Team might determine that a student requires more academic intervention, behavioral supports, connection to resources or an evaluation if there is suspicion of a disability. The goal of the CST is to help students succeed in the general education setting to the maximum extent possible.
 

If you have questions related to your student's behavior and/or academic progress, please first contact your child’s teacher to discuss the concern. A parent/guardian or teacher may initiate a CST and efforts will be made to schedule the meeting at a mutually agreeable time.

Different volunteer opportunities include helping chaperone field trips and helping in classrooms if you have arranged this with your child's teacher. Volunteers must have a background check on file. These are in the office if you need a form.