| Admission Policy |
| Our Lady of the Angels School is open for admission
to all, regardless of race, religion, sex or national
origin. Siblings of enrolled students, parishioners of
Our Lady of the Angels Parish, and Catholics of other
parishes in the Worcester Diocese are given preference
for admission in that order. |
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| - Students must be three years of age by
August 31st and be toilet trained to be eligible for Pre-School. |
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| - Students must be five years of age by
August 31st and all candidates must pass the screening
placement of the school to be eligible for kindergarten. |
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| Child Custody Policy |
| Divorced or separated parents must file a court-certified
copy of the custody section of the divorce or separation
decree with the administration of the school. The school
will not be held responsible for failing to honor arrangements
that have not been made known to the school administration. |
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Drugs, Alcohol, and
Weapons Policy
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| Any student on school grounds with alcohol, drugs, or
weapons of any kind will be suspended immediately and
may be expelled at the discretion of the administration
of the school. |
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Visitors Policy
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| All parents and visitors must sign in and out at the
school office. Visitor badges must be worn. No parent
or visitor to the school may go to classrooms or other
areas of the school without permission from the office.
Only the administrator may give permission for photographers
or reporters to visit our school. Photography and videography
require the administration’s permission. |
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Before and After School
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| Students wait outside until 7:50 A.M. when the bell
rings and they enter the building. Supervision is not
provided for early arrivals unless they are enrolled in
the Before School Program, which opens at 7:15 A.M. Students
whose rides have not arrived by 2:40 P.M. are required
to report to the After School Program. Parents will be
billed at the end of the month at $4.50 per hour. |
| - For safety reasons, students are not permitted
to play ball outside before school. |
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| Attendance |
| Regular, punctual attendance is the key to success.
Irregular attendance plays havoc with the student's academic
achievement. Every effort should be made by parents to
see that the child is in school each day. Parents of absent
children must call the school office by 8:30 A.M. each
day that the child is absent and follow-up --when the
child returns-- with a written note to the homeroom teacher
explaining the absence. |
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Absence and Grade
Retention
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| Students who accrue more than fifteen (15) unexcused
absences will be considered for retention in the current
grade. Absences are excused only in the event of serious
family emergencies or on receipt of a physician’s
note. Vacations are not considered excused absences. All
vacations should coincide with the school calendar. Appointments
with doctors should be made after school hours or during
vacations. Early dismissals should not be requested except
in the case of emergency. Late arrival or early dismissal
is considered an absence if the child is not present for
at least half the school day. Report cards will indicate
the total number of all tardies
and absences whether or not they are excused |
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Make-up Work
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It is the student's responsibility to contact teachers
to arrange to make up assignments, quizzes and tests.
All assignments, quizzes and tests must be made up within
one week of the student's return to school, the general
rule being one day for each day absent. Special arrangements
can be made in the event of prolonged illness.
Absence from the classroom deprives students of direct
instruction as well as interaction with teachers and classmates.
Material which has not yet been taught cannot be "reinforced"
by written assignments; therefore it is not always possible
to give out assignments in anticipation of a planned absence.
Such advance assignments are made at the discretion of
the individual teacher. Homework for absent students will
be ready for pick-up at the end of the day, provided
it has been requested by 8:30 in the morning. When
possible, homework will be given to a sibling of the absent
student. |
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| Tardiness |
| Tardy arrivals distract classes and form poor habits.
Students are tardy if they are not in their classrooms,
ready to begin the day by 8:00 A.M. On those rare occasions
when a tardy arrival is unavoidable, parents are required
to call ahead or send a note explaining the reason for
the late arrival. Parents must also
come into the building to sign the child into school.
Any three unexcused tardies per child per quarter will
result in an hour's after school session or loss of recess. |
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Transportation
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| Students being dropped off by car in the morning are
expected to walk up the driveway to the school. Vehicles
are not permitted to drive up either driveway after 7:30am.
This policy was formulated as a measure to ensure our
children‘s safety. At the end of the day, parents
who arrive before 2:25 may drive up the Main Street driveway
and park in the church parking lot, facing the Holland
Road driveway, to wait for their children. Drivers are
not to move their cars until foot traffic has died down.
All traffic exits via the Holland Road driveway. Parents
must meet their children as they are dismissed from the
rider line. Please refer to the "Signature Page"
for further information about dismissal procedures. |
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| No-School Announcements |
| Families are advised to listen to local radio stations
WTAG and WSRS when snowy weather is forecast. Our Lady
of the Angels School follows "Worcester Public and
Parochial" announcements for school cancellations
and delays. When there is a delayed opening of two hours,
morning sessions of pre-school do not meet. (When there
is a two hour delay, full-day pre-school meets with a
two-hour delayed opening.) Our Lady of the Angels School
also follows "Worcester Public and Parochial"
announcements for early dismissals. The early releases
are made according to tiers. OLA falls under tier #5.
In the event of stormy weather, parents are encouraged
to listen to local radio stations WSRS and WTAG for any
announcements for an early dismissal. The
After-School Program does not meet when school has been
dismissed early due to weather conditions. |
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| Dismissal |
| Parents or other authorized persons calling for children
who are being dismissed early must report to the office
and wait in the foyer for the child. No
one may go directly to classrooms without permission from
the office. In the event that a student becomes
ill during school hours, parents will be notified by telephone
to arrange for the child's dismissal. Parents requesting
an early dismissal are required to send a note to the
teacher in the morning to advise the school of the arrangement,
and then come personally to the office at the time of
dismissal to sign the child out. Parents are required
to send a note informing the school of any changes in
the child's transportation plan as described on the "Signature
Page." Students may not leave the building with anyone
not pre-authorized in writing by their parents. Please
try to foresee occasions such as medical emergencies and
snow days when another adult may need to bring your child
home and list by name on the "Signature Page"
anyone you authorize in that category. |
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Report Cards and Progress
Notes
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| Report cards are issued quarterly for grades 1-8 as
indicated on the schedule on page 2 and twice a year for
kindergarten. Report cards are our formal means of providing
information on the student's progress. Halfway through
each quarter, progress reports are issued for students
in grades four through eight whose productivity has fallen
below average. Progress reports and report card slips
are to be signed by parents and returned to the homeroom
teacher. |
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| A parent-teacher conference may be scheduled when a
student receives two or more “D’s” or
“F’s” in any marking period. At this
conference teachers and parents will help the student
form an academic plan which may include extra help sessions,
the use of an outside tutor or referral for evaluation
by specialists outside the school through the local public
school system. |
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Grading System (Grades
4-8)
A+ 95-100 B+ 85-89 C+ 75-79 D 65-69
A 90-94 B 80-84 C 70-74 F below 65
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