OPERATING POLICY
Each student and family should understand that attending Thunderbird Christian Elementary is a privilege and not a right. It is granted to those who demonstrate a spirit of harmony with the philosophy and goals of the school. All students and parents must maintain a positive working relationship with Thunderbird Christian Elementary in order to continue the privilege of attending.
We request that you and your child review and discuss the information in this section of the bulletin:
ATTENDANCE
TCE is a closed campus. The security of our campus and your children is of paramount importance; therefore we must know the whereabouts of each student on every school day. We ask that a parent or guardian call the office before the beginning of the school day to let us know if a student will be tardy or absent that day. The school will endeavor to call the parent(s) of an absent or tardy student if contact has not been made by her/his parents prior to the beginning of the school day.
Students need to be present regularly and on time in order to receive optimum benefit from the school program. Three tardies will equal one unexcused absence. An excused absence is defined as being an absence due to illness, doctor appointment, bereavement, family emergencies and out-of-school suspensions. All absences should not exceed 10% of the instructional days scheduled for the school year.
ACCELERATION & RETENTION OF STUDENTS
Thunderbird Christian Elementary follows the official guidelines of the Pacific Union Conference Education Code.
Acceleration of a Student
Criteria for acceleration of a student are to be based on the following minimal requirements:
A. On the most recent standardized achievement test battery a student is expected to have a composite score at the 90th percentile or above.
B. The student must demonstrate satisfactory evidence of academic, emotional, and social readiness for acceleration to the school staff and to the parents.
C. Prior written requests for acceleration of the student in elementary education (i.e. two years in one, or three years in two) must be submitted to the local conference office of education. Written approval from the local conference office of education must be on file at the school.
D. The student must maintain an average or above average level of achievement on the accelerated program.
Approval Procedure for Acceleration of a Student
Procedures for the acceleration of a student are as follows:
A. To initiate this program the faculty and principal must submit a form/letter of application to the local conference office of education. This application must include the written consent of the parent/s.
B. An implementation plan showing how the student will demonstrate mastery of the subject areas in the grade levels being accelerated shall accompany the application.
C. The application must be approved by the local conference office of education and made a matter of record before a student is permitted to accelerate.
Retention of Students
Grade level retention is intended to provide an opportunity for a student to master basic skills required for academic success before proceeding to the next grade level, or to provide an extension of time for a student to complete the work of a single grade in two years. The decision to retain a student should be given careful consideration, evaluating a variety of factors. If circumstances should warrant retention, the following process should be followed:
A. Provide the identified factors in written form to the parent/guardian that indicate the need for retention.
B. Seek parental/guardian involvement and approval early in the school year.
C. Implement the procedure for grade level retention using the approved local conference office of education form.
D. Obtain approval for the retention from the local conference office of education.
Contact the local conference office of education for additional student retention guidelines.
BEFORE/AFTERCARE
BeforeCare is available starting at 7:00 a.m. (No student is to arrive before 7:00 a.m.). Students who arrive between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. will not be charged for BeforeCare. AfterCare is available from 3:45 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Since school is dismissed at 12 o’clock noon on Friday, AfterCare is available from 12:15 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. AfterCare snacks will be available for purchase. Parents need to supply snacks, lunch, and appropriate clothing for the weather outside for those who are staying in AfterCare on Fridays.
If your child has not been picked up by the time AfterCare starts, he/she will automatically be signed in.
Charges for BeforeCare and AfterCare will be billed on your regular monthly statements. The charges are as follows; $4.00/hour per child, billed on the ¼ hour. Late pick-up charges of $5.00 per ½ hour will be added to your bill automatically if your child is picked up late. To avoid a full-day charge, the responsible party must physically sign each child out of AfterCare. Parents must have a list of any and all individuals who are eligible to sign your child/children out of AfterCare on file with the school office.
*Your child may not wait on the Thunderbird Adventist Academy campus, either before or after school. Thunderbird Christian Elementary is not liable for any injuries that might occur unless your child is with his/her supervising adult on the Thunderbird Christian Elementary campus before, during, or after school.
BICYCLES, ROLLER-BLADES, SKATEBOARDS, SCOOTERS
Those who wish to use these as a form of transportation to or from school must follow the rules that are listed below. No recreational riding permitted during the school day. Helmets are mandatory, not optional. The school is not responsible if any of these forms of transportation are lost, stolen, or damaged. Bicycles, Roller-blades, Roller-skates, Skateboards, Scooters, etc., may not be loaned to another student for any reason.
Those who ride bicycles must:
We request that you and your child review and discuss the information in this section of the bulletin:
ATTENDANCE
TCE is a closed campus. The security of our campus and your children is of paramount importance; therefore we must know the whereabouts of each student on every school day. We ask that a parent or guardian call the office before the beginning of the school day to let us know if a student will be tardy or absent that day. The school will endeavor to call the parent(s) of an absent or tardy student if contact has not been made by her/his parents prior to the beginning of the school day.
Students need to be present regularly and on time in order to receive optimum benefit from the school program. Three tardies will equal one unexcused absence. An excused absence is defined as being an absence due to illness, doctor appointment, bereavement, family emergencies and out-of-school suspensions. All absences should not exceed 10% of the instructional days scheduled for the school year.
ACCELERATION & RETENTION OF STUDENTS
Thunderbird Christian Elementary follows the official guidelines of the Pacific Union Conference Education Code.
Acceleration of a Student
Criteria for acceleration of a student are to be based on the following minimal requirements:
A. On the most recent standardized achievement test battery a student is expected to have a composite score at the 90th percentile or above.
B. The student must demonstrate satisfactory evidence of academic, emotional, and social readiness for acceleration to the school staff and to the parents.
C. Prior written requests for acceleration of the student in elementary education (i.e. two years in one, or three years in two) must be submitted to the local conference office of education. Written approval from the local conference office of education must be on file at the school.
D. The student must maintain an average or above average level of achievement on the accelerated program.
Approval Procedure for Acceleration of a Student
Procedures for the acceleration of a student are as follows:
A. To initiate this program the faculty and principal must submit a form/letter of application to the local conference office of education. This application must include the written consent of the parent/s.
B. An implementation plan showing how the student will demonstrate mastery of the subject areas in the grade levels being accelerated shall accompany the application.
C. The application must be approved by the local conference office of education and made a matter of record before a student is permitted to accelerate.
Retention of Students
Grade level retention is intended to provide an opportunity for a student to master basic skills required for academic success before proceeding to the next grade level, or to provide an extension of time for a student to complete the work of a single grade in two years. The decision to retain a student should be given careful consideration, evaluating a variety of factors. If circumstances should warrant retention, the following process should be followed:
A. Provide the identified factors in written form to the parent/guardian that indicate the need for retention.
B. Seek parental/guardian involvement and approval early in the school year.
C. Implement the procedure for grade level retention using the approved local conference office of education form.
D. Obtain approval for the retention from the local conference office of education.
Contact the local conference office of education for additional student retention guidelines.
BEFORE/AFTERCARE
BeforeCare is available starting at 7:00 a.m. (No student is to arrive before 7:00 a.m.). Students who arrive between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. will not be charged for BeforeCare. AfterCare is available from 3:45 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Since school is dismissed at 12 o’clock noon on Friday, AfterCare is available from 12:15 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. AfterCare snacks will be available for purchase. Parents need to supply snacks, lunch, and appropriate clothing for the weather outside for those who are staying in AfterCare on Fridays.
If your child has not been picked up by the time AfterCare starts, he/she will automatically be signed in.
Charges for BeforeCare and AfterCare will be billed on your regular monthly statements. The charges are as follows; $4.00/hour per child, billed on the ¼ hour. Late pick-up charges of $5.00 per ½ hour will be added to your bill automatically if your child is picked up late. To avoid a full-day charge, the responsible party must physically sign each child out of AfterCare. Parents must have a list of any and all individuals who are eligible to sign your child/children out of AfterCare on file with the school office.
*Your child may not wait on the Thunderbird Adventist Academy campus, either before or after school. Thunderbird Christian Elementary is not liable for any injuries that might occur unless your child is with his/her supervising adult on the Thunderbird Christian Elementary campus before, during, or after school.
BICYCLES, ROLLER-BLADES, SKATEBOARDS, SCOOTERS
Those who wish to use these as a form of transportation to or from school must follow the rules that are listed below. No recreational riding permitted during the school day. Helmets are mandatory, not optional. The school is not responsible if any of these forms of transportation are lost, stolen, or damaged. Bicycles, Roller-blades, Roller-skates, Skateboards, Scooters, etc., may not be loaned to another student for any reason.
Those who ride bicycles must:
- Park and lock bike in school bike rack.
- Only ride singly on a bike.
- Obey all safety rules and regulations.
CLASSROOM VISITS/OBSERVATIONS
The parents of our students are always welcome on campus. Parents should arrange classroom observations through the school office in advance. Visits should be kept to a reasonable length—30 minutes is suggested. Please do not drop in for a parent/teacher conference during school hours. Teachers should not take time out from their class instructional time for a parent/teacher conference. Parents may schedule conferences on an appointment basis.
COMPLAINT POLICY
The success of the school depends in large measure upon the fullest cooperation between parents and teachers. It sometimes happens that questions and concerns arise in regard to the school program. We ask that when this happens, parents and teachers follow the council of Matthew 18:16-18.
Step 1. Talk directly to the teacher or staff member involved. Please make an appointment for the conference. If this does not resolve the issue, then
Step 2. Discuss the matter with the principal.
Step 3. The school board is ready and willing to hear legitimate concerns regarding the school or teacher, provided earnest effort has been made by the parent and teacher to clear up the matter and when those efforts have been unsuccessful.
Step 4. The Arizona Conference Superintendent of Education may be helpful when the above procedures have not brought satisfaction.
ELECTRONICS
No electronics will be allowed to be used before, during and after school hours except with permission of teacher or other school staff. If any of these items are used without permission, at the discretion of the teacher, be confiscated and held at school until a parent or guardian claims them.
DIPLOMAS
Students meeting eighth grade academic requirements will receive a diploma. Final grades and graduation diplomas will be issued only to those whose accounts are paid in full.
DISCIPLINE PROCEDURES
All members of the school staff share in the responsibility for supervision of student conduct. Disciplinary action, when necessary, is designed to be REDEMPTIVE, remedial, and corrective rather than punitive. All possible efforts will be made by the classroom teacher to solve disciplinary problems. If this fails to remedy the situation, the teacher will seek the assistance of the parents and or principal. When these efforts fail to bring positive results the matter will be referred to the School Board. Depending on the nature of the infraction, the student may or may not be suspended from school until the School Board review. Board action may result in expulsion.
A parent may be held liable for intentional damage to school property and/or personal property of others caused by their child/children. In the effort to keep all students safe, Thunderbird Christian Elementary strictly enforces the rule that students must never climb the wall into the pool area or enter the pool area unsupervised. Students are not to climb gates, fences, trees, or any walls surrounding the school grounds. Students must conduct themselves in a safe and courteous manner. A student disobeying these safety practices could be suspended at the discretion of administration.
EARLY DEPARTURE
Students may not leave the campus before the regular school session ends without the written permission of parent or legal guardian. Early dismissal must be confined to emergency appointments or illness. Parents, legal guardians, or authorized persons must sign students out of the office before taking them from campus before the end of the school day. All authorized persons’ names must be on file in the school office prior to the student’s early departure. We cannot accept a parent’s verbal authorization over the phone. No student will be allowed early release without proper authorization. Anyone taking a student from the campus may be asked to show identification.
ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE
Eligibility for eighth grade class office or seventh grade representative requires demonstration of a positive, cooperative attitude and influence. This includes maintenance of a 2.3 grade point average (no D's or F's), and a satisfactory attendance record.
FIELD TRIPS
Students must have written permission and signed, notarized consent-to-treatment forms on file with the school to participate in field trip activities. Students must also wear the required TCE Field Trip Shirt. A student will be asked to wait in the office or with another teacher’s class if he/she does not have a signed permission slip or does not wear the Field Trip Uniform.
We plan field trips to be both educational and fun and we appreciate the effort our volunteers make to drive and provide supervision on our field trips. Student supervision & safety is the primary purpose for parental involvement on our field trips. Parent drivers are expected to supervise the students at all times. Parents are asked not to bring siblings from other classrooms on the field trip, since a classroom field trip is designed and organized for the students of a specific classroom and/or grade. Any parent needing to bring along an infant or a toddler on the field trip must make prior arrangements with teacher.
GUM CHEWING
Gum chewing is prohibited in the classroom and on the school grounds. One dollar fines for repeat offenses may be applied to your bill.
HEALTHY WELL-BEING
Students are not allowed to come to school with a fever (temperature above 99.9 degrees), communicable disease, or when not sufficiently recovered from an illness. If your child has thrown up recently, is coughing, or doesn’t feel well, please keep him/her at home. Students must be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school. A sick child cannot remain at school. If the school staff feels that a student is not well enough to remain at school, the parent will be called to come and pick him/her up.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
Your current address, phone numbers (home, cell/pager, business and emergency), medical & other pertinent information must be on file in the office, as well as the contact information for two additional adults who have agreed to take responsibility for your child if you cannot be reached. Changes to this list should be reported IMMEDIATELY to provide adequate protection in the event of emergency.
LOITERING
Students who have independent transportation, i.e., walking, biking, riding, etc., and who are not signed into aftercare, must leave the school grounds immediately after school. No loitering is allowed. Parents will assume all responsibility for their student’s transportation to and from school.
Students are not to wait on the Thunderbird Adventist Academy campus. Thunderbird Adventist Academy is not liable for any injuries that might occur to TCE students while on their campus. Thunderbird Christian Elementary is not liable for any injuries that might occur unless the child is with the supervising adult from Thunderbird Christian Elementary, before, during or after school.
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
Regular parent-teacher conferences will be scheduled at the close of the first 9 weeks. Parents or teachers may request other conferences at any time. The regular school session between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. does not allow for conferences or phone conversations with teachers. Appointments will be made and scheduled for separate conferences, if needed or requested by either the parent or the teacher.
PROGRESS REPORTS
Academic and behavioral progress reports will be issued every nine weeks. These give parental insight into their child's progress and attitudes. Final grades will be issued to those whose accounts are paid in full.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
The School Board reserves the right to review any and/or all disciplinary actions. A student engaging in any of the following practices, on or off campus, will be subject to disciplinary action, including immediate suspension, and may be asked to withdraw from TCE:
1. Undermining the religious ideals of the school.
2. Keeping the teacher from being effective or fellow students from learning.
3. Using profane language, possessing or displaying obscene literature or pictures,
4. Indulging in lewd conduct or suggestions.
5. Using illegal drugs, tobacco, or alcoholic beverages; or misusing narcotics or prescription medication; handling, possessing, furnishing them to others or facilitating the use in any way of the foregoing. In our continuing effort to keep TCE a safe and drug-free school, all parents, as well as students in grades 5-8, will be asked to sign a Consent for Drug Testing Release Form, prior to registration.
6. Stealing, forgery, willful deception, entering locked places, or any form of dishonesty or cheating. Deliberately committing any act or prank that is against school policy or that injures, degrades, harasses, intimidates, or disgraces a fellow student or school staff member, or daring others to commit an act or prank that is against school policy.
7. Possessing or using any weapon. This includes, but is not limited to, knives, firearms, fireworks, or incendiary devices of any kind. Pocketknives, matches, and lighters are not allowed.
8. Leaving the Thunderbird Christian Elementary campus without the permission of school staff. Students must be with a teacher or other authorized supervisor at all times. The Thunderbird Adventist Academy grounds are not considered part of the Thunderbird Christian Elementary campus. You must have permission from TCE faculty to be on the Academy campus.
9. Vandalism to school or personal property.
10. Malicious mischief.
11. Inciting student disorder.
12. Defiance of authority.
13. Fighting.
14. Extortion or threats.
15. Accompanying those who are committing infractions.
16. Storing or possessing contraband items for others.
HARASSMENT POLICY
Definition of Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual advances or requests and other conduct of a sexual nature, which is offensive. It can be spoken, written or physical behavior. It includes offensive pictures, graffiti, and jokes and gestures, offensive sexual conduct made as a condition of academic status, progress, benefits, honors or activities. Sexual harassment also occurs when the offensive behavior or material creates a hostile school environment.
Harassment can take the form of verbal, physical, or emotional abuse, such as bullying, online or otherwise. Thunderbird Christian Elementary School is committed to providing a school environment free from harassment of any type for all students. Incidents of harassment should be reported so school authorities may take appropriate action. Students who harass others are subject to discipline up to and including expulsion.
Reporting Procedures: Students who have experienced sexual harassment should report the incident to school authorities as soon as possible. If the harassment is between students, the student should report the incident to the classroom teacher in grades Pre-K - 8. The student may also report to the principal. If the harassment comes from an adult, the student should report directly to the principal or to another responsible adult.
TELEPHONE USE
Students may not use the school telephone unless they have permission from the teacher or front office staff. Please limit incoming calls for students to emergency situations only. All social arrangements must be made prior to school.
USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS/CREATIVE WORKS
The school reserves the right to use pictures of the students and/or their creative works in school publications. A waiver must be signed and be on file in the office to prohibit the use of
students pictures in such publications.
VOLUNTEERS
Parents are encouraged to be a part of the TCE campus and program as volunteers. All volunteers and field trip chaperones need to complete the Shield the Vulnerable background check. All field trip drivers must also comply with the insurance requirements. Volunteers who work with students on a daily basis need to additionally be fingerprinted
The parents of our students are always welcome on campus. Parents should arrange classroom observations through the school office in advance. Visits should be kept to a reasonable length—30 minutes is suggested. Please do not drop in for a parent/teacher conference during school hours. Teachers should not take time out from their class instructional time for a parent/teacher conference. Parents may schedule conferences on an appointment basis.
COMPLAINT POLICY
The success of the school depends in large measure upon the fullest cooperation between parents and teachers. It sometimes happens that questions and concerns arise in regard to the school program. We ask that when this happens, parents and teachers follow the council of Matthew 18:16-18.
Step 1. Talk directly to the teacher or staff member involved. Please make an appointment for the conference. If this does not resolve the issue, then
Step 2. Discuss the matter with the principal.
Step 3. The school board is ready and willing to hear legitimate concerns regarding the school or teacher, provided earnest effort has been made by the parent and teacher to clear up the matter and when those efforts have been unsuccessful.
Step 4. The Arizona Conference Superintendent of Education may be helpful when the above procedures have not brought satisfaction.
ELECTRONICS
No electronics will be allowed to be used before, during and after school hours except with permission of teacher or other school staff. If any of these items are used without permission, at the discretion of the teacher, be confiscated and held at school until a parent or guardian claims them.
DIPLOMAS
Students meeting eighth grade academic requirements will receive a diploma. Final grades and graduation diplomas will be issued only to those whose accounts are paid in full.
DISCIPLINE PROCEDURES
All members of the school staff share in the responsibility for supervision of student conduct. Disciplinary action, when necessary, is designed to be REDEMPTIVE, remedial, and corrective rather than punitive. All possible efforts will be made by the classroom teacher to solve disciplinary problems. If this fails to remedy the situation, the teacher will seek the assistance of the parents and or principal. When these efforts fail to bring positive results the matter will be referred to the School Board. Depending on the nature of the infraction, the student may or may not be suspended from school until the School Board review. Board action may result in expulsion.
A parent may be held liable for intentional damage to school property and/or personal property of others caused by their child/children. In the effort to keep all students safe, Thunderbird Christian Elementary strictly enforces the rule that students must never climb the wall into the pool area or enter the pool area unsupervised. Students are not to climb gates, fences, trees, or any walls surrounding the school grounds. Students must conduct themselves in a safe and courteous manner. A student disobeying these safety practices could be suspended at the discretion of administration.
EARLY DEPARTURE
Students may not leave the campus before the regular school session ends without the written permission of parent or legal guardian. Early dismissal must be confined to emergency appointments or illness. Parents, legal guardians, or authorized persons must sign students out of the office before taking them from campus before the end of the school day. All authorized persons’ names must be on file in the school office prior to the student’s early departure. We cannot accept a parent’s verbal authorization over the phone. No student will be allowed early release without proper authorization. Anyone taking a student from the campus may be asked to show identification.
ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE
Eligibility for eighth grade class office or seventh grade representative requires demonstration of a positive, cooperative attitude and influence. This includes maintenance of a 2.3 grade point average (no D's or F's), and a satisfactory attendance record.
FIELD TRIPS
Students must have written permission and signed, notarized consent-to-treatment forms on file with the school to participate in field trip activities. Students must also wear the required TCE Field Trip Shirt. A student will be asked to wait in the office or with another teacher’s class if he/she does not have a signed permission slip or does not wear the Field Trip Uniform.
We plan field trips to be both educational and fun and we appreciate the effort our volunteers make to drive and provide supervision on our field trips. Student supervision & safety is the primary purpose for parental involvement on our field trips. Parent drivers are expected to supervise the students at all times. Parents are asked not to bring siblings from other classrooms on the field trip, since a classroom field trip is designed and organized for the students of a specific classroom and/or grade. Any parent needing to bring along an infant or a toddler on the field trip must make prior arrangements with teacher.
GUM CHEWING
Gum chewing is prohibited in the classroom and on the school grounds. One dollar fines for repeat offenses may be applied to your bill.
HEALTHY WELL-BEING
Students are not allowed to come to school with a fever (temperature above 99.9 degrees), communicable disease, or when not sufficiently recovered from an illness. If your child has thrown up recently, is coughing, or doesn’t feel well, please keep him/her at home. Students must be fever-free for 24 hours before returning to school. A sick child cannot remain at school. If the school staff feels that a student is not well enough to remain at school, the parent will be called to come and pick him/her up.
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
Your current address, phone numbers (home, cell/pager, business and emergency), medical & other pertinent information must be on file in the office, as well as the contact information for two additional adults who have agreed to take responsibility for your child if you cannot be reached. Changes to this list should be reported IMMEDIATELY to provide adequate protection in the event of emergency.
LOITERING
Students who have independent transportation, i.e., walking, biking, riding, etc., and who are not signed into aftercare, must leave the school grounds immediately after school. No loitering is allowed. Parents will assume all responsibility for their student’s transportation to and from school.
Students are not to wait on the Thunderbird Adventist Academy campus. Thunderbird Adventist Academy is not liable for any injuries that might occur to TCE students while on their campus. Thunderbird Christian Elementary is not liable for any injuries that might occur unless the child is with the supervising adult from Thunderbird Christian Elementary, before, during or after school.
PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES
Regular parent-teacher conferences will be scheduled at the close of the first 9 weeks. Parents or teachers may request other conferences at any time. The regular school session between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. does not allow for conferences or phone conversations with teachers. Appointments will be made and scheduled for separate conferences, if needed or requested by either the parent or the teacher.
PROGRESS REPORTS
Academic and behavioral progress reports will be issued every nine weeks. These give parental insight into their child's progress and attitudes. Final grades will be issued to those whose accounts are paid in full.
RULES AND REGULATIONS
The School Board reserves the right to review any and/or all disciplinary actions. A student engaging in any of the following practices, on or off campus, will be subject to disciplinary action, including immediate suspension, and may be asked to withdraw from TCE:
1. Undermining the religious ideals of the school.
2. Keeping the teacher from being effective or fellow students from learning.
3. Using profane language, possessing or displaying obscene literature or pictures,
4. Indulging in lewd conduct or suggestions.
5. Using illegal drugs, tobacco, or alcoholic beverages; or misusing narcotics or prescription medication; handling, possessing, furnishing them to others or facilitating the use in any way of the foregoing. In our continuing effort to keep TCE a safe and drug-free school, all parents, as well as students in grades 5-8, will be asked to sign a Consent for Drug Testing Release Form, prior to registration.
6. Stealing, forgery, willful deception, entering locked places, or any form of dishonesty or cheating. Deliberately committing any act or prank that is against school policy or that injures, degrades, harasses, intimidates, or disgraces a fellow student or school staff member, or daring others to commit an act or prank that is against school policy.
7. Possessing or using any weapon. This includes, but is not limited to, knives, firearms, fireworks, or incendiary devices of any kind. Pocketknives, matches, and lighters are not allowed.
8. Leaving the Thunderbird Christian Elementary campus without the permission of school staff. Students must be with a teacher or other authorized supervisor at all times. The Thunderbird Adventist Academy grounds are not considered part of the Thunderbird Christian Elementary campus. You must have permission from TCE faculty to be on the Academy campus.
9. Vandalism to school or personal property.
10. Malicious mischief.
11. Inciting student disorder.
12. Defiance of authority.
13. Fighting.
14. Extortion or threats.
15. Accompanying those who are committing infractions.
16. Storing or possessing contraband items for others.
HARASSMENT POLICY
Definition of Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment is unwelcome sexual advances or requests and other conduct of a sexual nature, which is offensive. It can be spoken, written or physical behavior. It includes offensive pictures, graffiti, and jokes and gestures, offensive sexual conduct made as a condition of academic status, progress, benefits, honors or activities. Sexual harassment also occurs when the offensive behavior or material creates a hostile school environment.
Harassment can take the form of verbal, physical, or emotional abuse, such as bullying, online or otherwise. Thunderbird Christian Elementary School is committed to providing a school environment free from harassment of any type for all students. Incidents of harassment should be reported so school authorities may take appropriate action. Students who harass others are subject to discipline up to and including expulsion.
Reporting Procedures: Students who have experienced sexual harassment should report the incident to school authorities as soon as possible. If the harassment is between students, the student should report the incident to the classroom teacher in grades Pre-K - 8. The student may also report to the principal. If the harassment comes from an adult, the student should report directly to the principal or to another responsible adult.
TELEPHONE USE
Students may not use the school telephone unless they have permission from the teacher or front office staff. Please limit incoming calls for students to emergency situations only. All social arrangements must be made prior to school.
USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS/CREATIVE WORKS
The school reserves the right to use pictures of the students and/or their creative works in school publications. A waiver must be signed and be on file in the office to prohibit the use of
students pictures in such publications.
VOLUNTEERS
Parents are encouraged to be a part of the TCE campus and program as volunteers. All volunteers and field trip chaperones need to complete the Shield the Vulnerable background check. All field trip drivers must also comply with the insurance requirements. Volunteers who work with students on a daily basis need to additionally be fingerprinted
