Edson Staff Manual 2025-2026

Staff Handbook 2025-2026 Harry L. Edson Elementary School

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Monthly THemes

KCSD BOE

Key Contacts

SCEP Commitments

Homeroom Teachers

Arrival

KCSD Code of Conduct

Special Area teachers

Dismissal

Substitute Manual

Other Team Edson members

PBIS

Safety

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.

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

Marie Anderson, President

Cathy Collins, Vice President

Erika Bernabei Middleton

MaryStephanie Corsones

Anthony Fitzpatrick

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

Board of Education

Steven Spicer

Marc Rider

Stephanie Kearns

Herb Lamb

2024-2025

1. Teachers will use evidence-based instructional strategies—such as visuals, modeling, and connecting to prior knowledge—to make learning comprehensible and accessible for English Language Learners, supporting their growth in language development, engagement, and academic achievement across all content areas. 2. Strengthen a positive and inclusive school community by implementing consistent, schoolwide behavioral expectations through a fully integrated PBIS framework, including explicit instruction, studentrecognition, and staff collaboration.

2025-2026 Key Strategies

KSCD 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 reestablish harmony. 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 staff are 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.

KCSD Student Code of Conduct

KCSD Code of Conduct

KCSD Code of Conduct: Restorative Practices

Edson's students are "Pawesome!"

PBIS

Key Contacts

Mrs. Jessica Decker, School Nurse jdecker@kingstoncityschools.org 845-943-3364

Have a question? Please contact us!

Ms. Paula Bugbee, School Social Worker pbugbee@kingstoncityschools.org 845-943-3371

School Phone Number:845-943-3913

Mrs. Alix Cutrone, School Psychologist acutrone@kingstoncityschools.org 845-943-3372

Ms. Kathleen Lowell, Principal klowell@kingstoncityschools.org 845-943-3913

Mrs. Mary Johnston, Office Manager mjohnston@kingstoncityschools.org 845-943-3370

Mauricio Castellanos, Bilingual Family Worker 845-943-3366

Edson's "Pawesome" Homeroom Teachers

Kindergarten: K/1/2: Ms. Meghan Brandt Miss Jasmine Barrow (Dual language) Miss Sam Corio Miss Danielle Lukaszewski Mrs. Meghan Williams/Mrs. Carpenter

Grade 3: Mrs. Meg DiDonna/Mrs. Louisa Fox Miss Maya Leslie Mrs. Jeniffer Mastroeni Miss Yamilet Ruiz (Dual language)

Grade 1: Miss Ashley Anzalone/Mrs. Stephany Carpenter Mrs. Jessica Gardner Miss Gabriella Pugliese Mrs. Avery VanBuren (Dual language)

Grade 4: Miss Briana Camacho (Dual language) Mrs. Rosemary Greiner Mrs. Sara Zmiyarch Mrs. Julie VanRoy/Mrs. Taylor Rodman

Grade 2: Mrs. Toni Cook Ms. Jaslyne Garcia (Dual language) Mrs. Mindy Quinn/Mr. Tyler Byrnes Mrs. Darla Roman-Green

Special Area Teachers

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.

Vocal Music Teachers: Miss Abigail Mitchell Miss Elissa Hansen

School Library Media Specialist: Mrs. Elizabeth Stegmayer

PE Coaches: Coach Cowburn Coach Dwyer

Computer Teaching Assistant: Mrs. Lynn Kuehn

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

Art Teacher: Ms. Isabella Canino *ASL

More "Pawesome" Edson Staff Members

Main Entrance Door Monitor: Ms. Jen Rolon

Teachers of Students Learning English: Ms. Colleen Connors* Ms. Sam Lee* Mrs. Mozhdeh Zahedi-North

Recess/Lunch Monitors: Mrs. Charlotte Brown Mrs. Ruby Ramo-Long Mrs. Candice Scism Ms. LaShawn Spencer TBD TBD TBD

Teaching Assistants: Ms. Carrie Bono Mrs. Sue Bundschuh Ms. Peggy Cahill Mrs. Eden Cruz-Kayden Mrs. Jodi Lerczak Mrs. Pam McFarland Mrs. Fritzi McGowan Ms. Kelly Moon Ms. Emma Rose Mrs. Suzie Schupp Mrs. Hollie Walsh

Reading Specialists: Mrs. Syndie Haaland Mrs. Mary Slattery Mrs. Dianne Tomczyk Ms. Heather Urbanowski Math Specialist: Mrs. Jennifer Carpino

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

Speech/Language Therapists: Ms. Bridget Burke* Ms. Sandra Krol OT: Mrs. Meghan Sheth PT: Mrs. Christine Wolf Teacher of the Deaf: Ms. Rabab Kahn ASL Interpreter: TBD

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

PBIS

Student and Family Handbook

Staff Implementation Guide

All students are to return the last page, signed by student and their adult.

KCSD Distraction-Free Schools Policy

Staff members, including substitutes need to model that personal electronic items should not be used during the workday when in the presence of students.Please see the infographic that is shared with students and families regarding electronic items that are to be left at home. Additionally, these personal items should be left at home:

• Toys, stuffed animals, and games should not be brought to school unless specifically requested by a teacher (such as for a class reward day or school spirit day)
• Trading cards (e.g. Pokémon cards)

Baseball caps, sunglasses, gloves, and the hoods on shirts/jackets/sweatshirts can be worn at recess but not in the building).

Safety

Place near the classroom door:

• Key to lock inside door
• Card with room number, staff names, and #students
• SHELL document with lift flaps for specific directions
• Emergency Exits Map
• Updated 2025-2026 Emergency Binder
• Current class list
• Health concerns indicated
• Red and Green Cards

Notes:

• Know the emergency plans and where to access the information as needed.
• Doors to rooms with students inside are to remain closed and locked.
• Emergency exit window must remain clear and accessible.
• Stress the importance of drills and safety to students without scaring them.

Monthly Themes

February: Friendship and Kindness March: Courage April: Hope May: Empathy June: Safety

September: Community October: Belonging November: Gratitude December: Curiosity January: Confidence

Student drop off: Breakfast only begins at 8:30. No breakfast is 8:45 - 8:55 After 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

Student dismissal

Ms. Brocco is our dismissal announcer. 1. At 2:55: "Prepare students for dismissal". 2. Staff members will be called to report to assigned locations. Extra staff will support kindergarten for the first couple of weeks. 3. Students on buses 907-910 will be called to the gym. Older siblings will be called to report to the classroom of their youngest sibling. 4. Assigned bus holders will be called to the lobby. Staff will bring walkers to their dismissal locations. 5. Walkers are dismissed at 3:05. 6. Buses 907-910 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.

Bus Numbers called by number to dismiss in front of building: 900 901 902 903 904 905

Called to gym: 907 908 909 910

Substitute Manual

Multi-tiered Support System-integrated (MTSSi)

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

2. Complete this referral form information sheet.

Master Schedule

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