Edson Staff Manual 2024-2025

Staff Handbook2024-2025Harry L. Edson Elementary School

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Arrival

Substitute Manual

Dismissal

Monthly THemes

Other Team Edson members

Special Area teachers

Homeroom Teachers

Key Contacts

PBIS Matrix

KCSD Code of Conduct

SCEP Commitments

KCSD BOE

Board meetings are both live and broadcast via the district YouTube channel. See this link for the schedule, agendas, and minutes.

Steven Spicer

Marc Rider

Herb Lamb

Anthony Fitzpatrick

Cathy Collins

MaryStephanie Corsones

Jennifer Fitzgerald

Suzanne Jordan, Vice President

Marie Anderson, President

Email the KCSD Board of Education at boe@kingstoncityschools.org

2024-2025

Board of Education

Your Board of Education is composed of nine residents who have been elected by the qualified voters of the Kingston City School District. The Board is vested with the responsibility of setting education policy and carrying out the mandates of the New York State Education Department. The members serve without remuneration.

Support students' social emotional health.

We are committed to sustaining an engaging environment that will create responsible citizens and lifelong learners. Edson teachers will continue to work toward mastery of curriculum initiatives, which promote student success.

Support student academic growth.

We strive for Edson to foster a welcoming, affirming environment for all. Edson staff is focused on student social-emotional well-being. Attention will be given to the skills of developing and sustaining supportive connections with others, self-regulation and problem-solving skills.

2024-2025 Commitments

KCSD Code of Conduct: Restorative Practices

KCSD Code of Conduct

KCSD Student Code of Conduct

The Kingston City School District is committed to ensuring that our schools are safe and orderly environments in which teaching and learning takes place each day.Each school is expected to promote a positive school climate and culture that provides students with a supportive environment in which to grow both academically and socially. School personnel are responsible for developing and using strategies that promote optimal learning and positive behavior throughout a student’s school experience. Restorative approaches are an integral component of progressive discipline and the direction in which the Kingston City School District is committed to proceed. Restorative approaches originate from common practices that reflect our shared humanity. Used proactively, they build positive vibrant culture. In the context of justice, restorative approaches use the foundations of relationships and interconnectedness to repair harm and reestablishharmony. See KCSD Code of Conuct pp 4-6 for more information.School personnel are also responsible for addressing behaviors which disrupt learning. Administrators, teachers, school counselors, social workers, psychologists and other school staffare expected to engage students, including students with disabilities, in intervention and prevention strategies that address a student’s behavioral issues and discuss these strategies with the student and they/their parent.

KSCD Code of Conduct

Edson's students are "Pawesome!"

PBIS

Mauricio Castellanos, Bilingual Family Worker845-943-3366

Ms. Paula Bugbee, School Social Workerpbugbee@kingstoncityschools.org845-943-3371

Mrs. Alix Cutrone, School Psychologistacutrone@kingstoncityschools.org845-943-3372

Mrs. Jessica Decker, School Nursejdecker@kingstoncityschools.org845-943-3364

Mrs. Mary Johnston, Office Managermjohnston@kingstoncityschools.org845-943-3370

Ms. Kathleen Lowell, Principalklowell@kingstoncityschools.org845-943-3913

School Phone Number:845-943-3913

Have a question? Please contact us!

Key Contacts

Grade 4: Mrs. Rosemary Greiner/Mrs. Taylor RodmanMrs. Sara Zmiyarch/Mrs. Taylor RodmanMrs. Julie VanRoy/Mrs. Taylor RodmanMrs. Kayla Kessler

Grade 3: Mrs. Sue EltingMrs. Meg DiDonna/Mrs. Louisa FoxMrs. Jeniffer MastroeniMs. Yamilet Ruiz (Dual language)

Grade 2: Mrs. Toni CookMs. Jaslyne Garcia (Dual language)Mrs. Mindy Quinn/Mr. Tyler ByrnesMrs. Darla Roman-GreenMs. Alison Uhl

Grade 1: Mrs. Cheryl FinneganMrs. Jessica Gardner/Mrs. Stephany CarpenterMs. Gabriella PuglieseMrs. Avery VanBuren (Dual language)

Kindergarten:K/1: Mrs. Sam WardMs. Jasmine Barrow (Dual language)Ms. Sam CorioMs. Danielle LukaszewskiMrs. Meghan Williams/

Edson's "Pawesome" Homeroom Teachers

Computer Teaching Assistant:Ms. Meghan Brandt

School Library Media Specialist:Mrs. Elizabeth Stegmayer

Vocal Music Teacher: Ms. Abigail Mitchell

Art Teacher: Ms. Isabella Canino

PE Coaches:Coach CowburnCoach Dwyer

Students in grade 4 have the option to participate in chorus and to may take string or band instrument lessons.Chorus: Ms. Abigail MitchellStrings: Mrs. Melissa MurphyBand: Mr. BrandonCarroll

Students have a special everyday! Every 6-day cycle, students will have one class each of art, vocal music, library and computer. Within a 6-day cycle, students have three PE classes.

Special Area Teachers

Main Entrance Door Monitor: Ms. Jen Rolon

Kitchen Staff: Manager: Mrs. Krystle Gibbs Mrs. Dinorah Rodriguez Mrs. Mirian Ruiz

Custodian: Mr. Marvin CampbellCleaners: Mr. Richard Conklin Mr. Niko Gjoka Ms. Rebecca Jones

Recess/Lunch Monitors: Mrs. Charlotte Brown Ms. Destiny GaydosMrs. Shanna KnappMrs. Dawn PoskittMrs. Candice ScismTBDTBD

Teaching Assistants: Ms. Carrie BonoMs. Meghan BrandtMrs. Sue BundschuhMs. Peggy CahillMrs. Eden Cruz-KaydenMs. Jaid HarrellMrs. Jodi LerczakMrs. Megan LyonsMrs. Pam McFarlandMrs. Fritzi McGowanMs. Emma RoseMrs. Suzie Schupp Mrs. Hollie Walsh

Speech Therapist: Ms. Bridget BurkeSpeech Improvement: Ms. Sandra KrolOT: Mrs. Meghan ShethPT: Mrs. Christine WolfTeacher of the Deaf: Mrs. Serena WunderlichASL Interpreter: Miss Kelsey Beers

More "Pawesome" Edson Staff Members

Teachers of Students Learning English:Ms. Colleen ConnorsMs. Sam LeeMrs. Mozhdeh Zahedi-North

Reading Specialists: Mrs. Syndie HaalandMrs. Mary SlatteryMrs. Dianne TomczykMs. Heather UrbanowskiMath Specialist: Mrs. Claire VanValkenburgh

February: Friendship and KindnessMarch: CourageApril: HopeMay: EmpathyJune: Safety

September: CommunityOctober: BelongingNovember: GratitudeDecember: CuriosityJanuary: Confidence

Monthly Themes

Student drop off:Breakfast only begins at 8:30.No breakfast is 8:45 - 8:55After 8:55 students are late and need to be signed in. (First few days is more flexible with late.)See picture for drop off information.Bus arrival:Staff retrieve students from buses who are going in to eat breakfast beginning at 8:30.All others depart buses when the bell rings at 8:45.First day: Assigned staff take all kindergarten and new students from bus. Kindergarten: color-coded stickers are placed on the student backpack to indicate their bus. K student bus retreival will continue for at least first week.

Student Arrival

Walkers/Pickups Dismissal

Mr. Byrnes is our dismissal announcer.1. At 2:50, he will call, "Prepare students for dismissal". This will be earlier for the first several days.2. Sign holders (assigned students) and adults with bus duties are called to the gym and main hallway.Extra staff will be emailed to support kindergarten for the first couple of weeks.3. When called, K-2 teachers will walk bus students to the gym and walkers to the class assigned dismissal location. (For first week or so, K will be called first.4. When called, gr 3-4 students will be called. Bus students will walk to cafeteria and walkers with teachers to dismissal locations. Teachers will dismiss students to their adults when called.5. Walkers are dismissed at 3:00.6. Small buses will be called to load as they arrive and will leave when loaded. 7. Large buses will load and when all are loaded, will leave beginning as early as 3:09 PM.8. An remaining or returned students will wait in office until picked up.

Student dismissal

Substitute Manual - feedback and input welcome!!

2. Complete this referral form information sheet.

When a student is struggling academically, behaviorally, and/or socially, and you have been implementing strategies resulting in limited to no progress, make a referral to our MTSSi team. Click on the image to the left, which will bring you to the interactive infographic. Clcik on each stepping stone for information.There are 2 steps to make the referral:1. Make the referral in AIMS

Multi-tiered Support System-integrated (MTSSi)

• Committees info and dates• Links to PBIS manual including flow chart, tiered supports, and behavior referrals • Links to district dates (assessment/report cards, GLM, faculty mtgs., department mtgs.) • Beginning of the year and end of the year procedures reminders.

Coming Soon

Updated 9/12/24

Master Schedule

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