Frank Love Cheetah Handbook

• School Name: Frank Love Elementary
• Address: 303 224TH ST SW Bothell, WA 98021
• Phone: 425-408-4600
• Attendance Line: 425-408-4610
• Health Room: 425-408-4606
• Office Hours: 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
• School Hours:
  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
  • Early Release Wednesdays: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Campus Arrival: Students cannot arrive earlier than 8:45 am without adult supervision. 
• Pick-Up: No later than 3:30 pm; no supervision available after school.
• School year calendar
   

Arrival:

• Students welcome between 8:45 and 9:00 am; go directly to the playground or breakfast area. Classrooms open at 8:50 am. 
• The library is open before school at 8:45 am. 
• Designated Routes: Use sidewalks; avoid parking lots and bus lanes.
• Bicycles: Allowed with a parent, prior approval and permission. Please see Biking to School.
• Scooters and Skateboards: Not permitted on campus.

Dismissal:

• Bus Riders: Escorted by teachers to buses; must comply with school rules while riding. Kindergarten students must be met at the bus stop by a parent or previously approved adult, or students will be driven back to school for parent pick up. 
• Walkers: Meet outside the black gates; use crosswalks; no loitering post-bell.
• Car Pick-Up: Stay in the vehicle, display your car tag number, pull forward to the next available coned spot, use the passenger side for loading, only load in coned spots.
• Cheetah Pass: Some students with special needs will be given a Cheetah Pass by their classroom teacher. This pass grants them access to specific parking spots for arrival and dismissal. During arrival and dismissal times, only these families are allowed to use the marked spots.  While waiting in the car pick-up loop, do not block these and other handicap spots.
  • Cheetah Pass holders are still expected to wait in the car loop line and are not permitted to skip the line. 
• Changes in way home: Notify the office & the student’s teacher ASAP and before 3:15 pm.  Any requests after 3:15 pm cannot be guaranteed to be made.  

Arrival & Dismissal Procedures

Attendance policy and reporting an absence information

• Per Administrative Procedure 3700P, food should not be used as a reward or celebrations.  Non-Food Treat & Reward Ideas has fun and creative alternatives for classrooms.
• Please abstain from sending balloon bouquets, birthday invitations or birthday treats to school.
• Halloween (including costumes) is not celebrated during the school day at Frank Love. Halloween celebrations are exclusionary for some students. We want Frank Love to be a place for each and every student and family. 
   

• Parent Square is our primary and preferred method of communication.
• Primary Contact: Classroom teacher or Special Education Case Manager via email should be your first point of contact for school related issues. 
• Response Time: Allow up to 2 school days for a response.
• For immediate concerns, contact the office. 

• Northshore School District digitial citizenship information.

• Students should leave personal electronic devices at home. This includes phones, watches, and personal ipads.
• Devices are not allowed out in class or on the bus; must be off/silent and in a backpack.
• If a parent needs to contact a student, they are expected to do so through the office, not the student’s personal device during the school day.
• Parents are encouraged to discuss these expectations with their child prior to bringing a device to school. 
• If a student does not follow these rules, the device will be confiscated and a parent will need to pick it up from the office.

• Availability: Based on interest, grade, staff, and funding; check newsletters and PTA website for details.

• Be sure to inform the school nurse of any and all medical needs your child has.
• Operations: For emergency care, medication administering and waiting for ill students for pick-up.
• Contact Update: Keep emergency contact phone numbers current for emergencies in ParentVue. 

• Unless for special occasions communicated by classroom teachers, items from home (toys, sports equipment, valuables) are not allowed at school and should be left at home to avoid loss, damage or theft. 
• Students may not buy, sell or trade items on school grounds/buses and the school is not responsible for lost or damaged items. This includes but is not limited to; Pokémon cards, fidget spinners, other trading cards, and candy. 
• If a decision is made between the parent, student and teacher that a specific tool should be used in the classroom an agreement will be made for approved use. 

At Frank Love the best policy is to leave valuables and important items at home. 
In the event that something does get lost at school:

• Clothing/Accessories found on school grounds will be taken to the Lost and Found rack, located in the corridor between the library and the gym.
• Smaller and valuable items are kept in the main office, while larger items are placed on the lost and found rack. 
• Unclaimed items are sent to a charitable organization on a regular basis.
• Please write your student’s first and last name somewhere on the inside of their coat, jacket, hat, water bottle.

• System: Students use a card for meal purchases; times vary by class.
• Additional Info: Meal prices, menus, and free/reduced lunch applications on school website.
• Linq is the program used for meal tracking and payments

• A sign stating “No Dogs or other Animals” is posted at the entrance of most gates on our campus.
• No pets or animals are allowed in the classroom or on campus, with the exception of service animals or sometimes pre-approved programs / class pets. 
• This policy supports the many different needs of our students, staff and family and ensures that all of our students feel safe on campus.
• This includes before school, during the school day, and after school.

• Be respectful, responsible, and safe 
• Follow all equipment and play rules 
• Listen to recess teachers.
• Tell recess teachers before going to the restroom.
• Stay on the playground
• Weather appropriate shoes & clothing

Frank Love has an active PTA that provides much support to our school. This includes but is not limited to: family events, student enrichment activities, financial support to teachers for supplies, advocacy and more. They are open to more help, big or small. PTA meetings happen  every month during the school year and all are welcome to attend.  See website for more. 

• Students are expected to treat restrooms respectfully and maintain clean and sanitary practices. “Go, flush, wash, leave.”
• Restrooms that are single person use are gender neutral. Multi-stall restrooms are gender specific. Per district policy, all students are permitted to use the restroom that aligns with their gender identity.

• Frank Love students attend 1 specialist class 5 days a week.  
  • 2 Physical Education (PE) classes, 2 Music classes and 1 Library class.
•  Please have students wear appropriate shoes on their classroom PE days. 

• Details: NSD Board Policy.
• Please have your student dress appropriately for the weather.
   

• This includes information regarding harassment, intimidation, bullying, technology, etc. 
• Available on NSD website.

Procedure: Sign-in required at office; advance arrangement for class visits.
Volunteer Process: Application and background check required on NSD website.