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Policies & Procedures

 

VISITORS

A visitor check-in and check-out electronic management system is located at front entrances in our schools and offices to help ensure that no unauthorized person enters (read more about it by clicking here). This system runs an automated check on each visitor against a list of registered sex offenders (a link to the SC Sex Offender Registry can be found on our district website). Visitors and volunteers are required to show identification upon entry and must wear the system-generated name badge at all times while on school grounds or at school-related events. Read Board Policy KI and Administrative Rule KI-R for other important requirements for visitors by clicking here.


TARDINESS

When children come to school late they lose valuable time, interrupt the classroom, and miss important explanations of the work to be done.  Children who are late must report to the school office in order to be marked present and to correct the lunch count.  Parents are asked to walk their child into the school office and sign them in when they arrive after the 7:30 a.m. bell.  Students who are tardy five times will need to come in for an attendance meeting.  Please send an excuse for any tardies due to an illness.


BUS TRANSPORTATION

Certain laws and regulations govern the operation of school buses.  Transportation by school buses will be provided for those students living one and one-half miles or more from the school according to S.C. Department of Education guidelines.


The District Transportation Supervisor is in charge of bus routes, drivers, and school bus regulations and may be contacted at 803-755-7453. 

 

DISMISSAL SCHEDULE

Teachers have been instructed not to excuse any child from the classroom, without a request from the office.  No child will be allowed to leave school grounds during school hours unless accompanied by a parent or requested by the parent in writing.  It will be necessary for the person who is picking up a student to come by the office and sign him/her out.  Please do not call ahead of time to have your child released from class.  No early dismissals will be granted from 2:00-2:25. This is valuable time in the classroom that is lost for all students when interrupted.  With each early dismissal, the teacher has to stop teaching to give end of the day instructions to the student leaving.


At 2:25 p.m. bus students will be dismissed.

At 2:30 p.m. Car riders will be called by number in the order in which cars are in line. Students in grades 4K-1st and their siblings will be called to the RED car rider line located in the front of the school. Students in Grades 2nd-5th will be called to the Green car ride line located on the side of the school and accessed from Church Street.


ENROLLMENT FEES

Lexington School District Two charges the following enrollment fees per student each year.

$50 High School

$25 Middle School

$15 Elementary School

 

FIELD TRIPS

The teacher, for specific instructional goals, plans field trips.  Field trips are considered an extension of the classroom and are used to introduce or close a unit of study.  Children should not be kept home because a field trip has been scheduled. Parents must give permission for students to go on a field trip by signing  a permission form for the specific trip.              

               

Expectations for Springdale Students       

  1. Students should come to school every day prepared to learn.
  2. Students should come to school with needed school supplies and completed assignments.
  3. Students should come to school prepared to follow school and classroom rules.
  4. Students are expected to take pride in their school and keep it clean.
  5. Students are expected to dress appropriately for an elementary school.
  6. Items not related to school should be left at home.

 

LOST AND FOUND

Articles found on the school grounds will be kept in the LOST & FOUND until properly identified by the owner or the items are donated to a local charity at the conclusion of each nine week period. To help minimize lost articles, please put your child’s name on all jackets, sweaters, coats, books, etc.

 

MEDIA CENTER

The media center is an integral part of the educational program.   Students will learn to locate and use books as well as technology resources, check out materials, research, and participate in storytelling, motivational reading programs, and other special events. Students may check out books for up to two weeks and may be renewed.  Students are encouraged to return or exchange materials before the due date if they are finished.  There are no overdue fines; however, lost materials must be paid for.   Parents are a vital part of our program and are welcome as library users and volunteers.  We encourage parents to read with their children, participate in the motivational reading programs, and volunteer to help with the many media center activities including book fairs and other special events. 

 

TEXTBOOKS

Students are responsible for all textbooks issued to them during the school year.  All lost or damaged books must be paid for.  All monies collected are recorded by the school bookkeeper and paid to the proper fund for replacement purposes.  If a lost book is found, money will be refunded.  If a textbook is damaged and cannot be used again, a full replacement fee will be charged.  Textbooks are tracked through a barcode on each book.  Students are responsible for paying for barcodes that have been lost or damaged.