GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOLS - MIDDLE SCHOOL FAMILY HANDBOOK (GUG1/GUG2) - 2024-2025

Sep 15, 2026

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Growing Up Green Charter Schools Middle School Family Handbook defines how the GUGCS community operates across daily routines, safety procedures, and family-school communication for the GUG1 and Jamaica/GUG2 campuses. It outlines school hours and arrival/dismissal expectations, weather-related closing and remote learning options, visitor sign-in requirements, transportation and bus rules, and key guidance on health, dress code, meals, and student support services. The handbook also covers academics and conduct, including grading, homework, academic integrity, discipline, student rights, and required privacy protections such as FERPA, data privacy, and mandated reporting, plus an AI section and non-discrimination statement.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages71

Reading Time2 h 59 min

AccessFree to download

SCHOOL CALENDAR

THE SCHOOL DAY

SCHOOL CLOSINGS & DELAYS

VISITORS & MEETING WITH STAFF

MORNING DROP OFF & BREAKFAST

DISMISSAL

BUSING

MEDICAL/ NURSE'S OFFICE

DRESS CODE

LOST AND FOUND

LUNCH AND CAFETERIA PROCEDURES

HEALTHY FOOD POLICY

BIRTHDAYS & SPECIAL DAYS

OUTDOOR RECESS POLICY

HOLIDAYS

SCHOOL CULTURE

MARKING PERIODS, REPORT CARDS, & CONFERENCES

GRADING SYSTEM

HOMEWORK

STUDENT ABSENCES/TARDINESS & HOMEWORK FOR ABSENTEES

BOOKS & EQUIPMENT

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY EXPECTATIONS

PROMOTION CRITERIA

REGENTS COURSES

HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS PROCESS

FAMILY-STAFF COMMUNICATION

PARENT ACCESS TO BUILDING

SUPPORT SERVICES

FIELD TRIPS

TEACHER GIFTS

CELLULAR PHONES & ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY

MANDATED REPORTERS

DISCIPLINE

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

STUDENT LOCKERS

INTERNET POLICY

HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, & BULLYING POLICY

FIRE & EMERGENCY DRILLS

FAMILY EDUCATION RIGHTS & PRIVACY ACT (FERPA)

SURVEYS & ACTIVITIES

STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

VIOLATION OF LAW OR CHARTER COMPLAINT

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

DATA PRIVACY & SECURITY

GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOLS MIDDLE SCHOOL FAMILY HANDBOOK ( For L IC/GUG1 and Jamaica/GUG2 Campuses) MISSION STATEMENT The Growing Up Green Charter School (“GUGCS” or the “School”) supports children to be conscious, contributing members of their community through a rigorous, anti-racist, anti-bias, curriculum and an engaging green culture. Graduates of GUGCS will be prepared to attend high-performing schools where their interdisciplinary academic foundation, knowledge of sustainability, and strong sense of self sets them apart as leaders and social justice advocates of the future. VISION STATEMENT At GUGCS, we envision an inclusive and diverse school community that places students powerfully at the center of their education through authentic, relevant and rigorous learning experiences, grounded in inquiry; a community that is devoted to doing the work needed to create a space where equity in regards to race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, gender, and ability, is a given. GUGCS graduates will be innately curious learners, open-minded thinkers, compassionate critics, productive problem-solvers, and passionate challengers of the status quo who embrace differences instead of finding them divisive. GUGCS graduates will take action to promote a more environmentally sustainable future. A growth mindset will define how graduates view themselves and others in the context of learning, adversity, and the world around them. GUGCS graduates will be prepared to be leaders of the future. CORE VALUES Kindness-Collaboration-Courage-Social Justice TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. SCHOOL CALENDAR 4 2. THE SCHOOL DAY 4 3. SCHOOL CLOSINGS & DELAYS 4 4. VISITORS & MEETING WITH STAFF 4 5. MORNING DROP OFF & BREAKFAST 4 6. DISMISSAL 5 7. BUSING 6 8. MEDICAL/ NURSE’S OFFICE 8 9. DRESS CODE 9 10. LOST AND FOUND 10 11. LUNCH AND CAFETERIA PROCEDURES 10 12. HEALTHY FOOD POLICY 11 13. BIRTHDAYS & SPECIAL DAYS 12 14. OUTDOOR RECESS POLICY 12 15. HOLIDAYS 12 16. SCHOOL CULTURE 12 17. MARKING PERIODS, REPORT CARDS, & CONFERENCES 13 18. GRADING SYSTEM 13 19. HOMEWORK 16 20. STUDENT ABSENCES/TARDINESS & HOMEWORK FOR ABSENTEES 16 21. BOOKS & EQUIPMENT 17 22. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY EXPECTATIONS 22 23. PROMOTION CRITERIA 22 24. REGENTS COURSES 22 25. HIGH SCHOOL ADMISSIONS PROCESS 23 26. FAMILY-STAFF COMMUNICATION 24 27. PARENT ACCESS TO BUILDING 25 28. SUPPORT SERVICES 25 29. FIELD TRIPS 27 30. TEACHER GIFTS 28 31. CELLULAR PHONES & ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY 28 32. MANDATED REPORTERS 29 33. DISCIPLINE 29 34. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 40 35. STUDENT LOCKERS 40 36. INTERNET POLICY 41 37. HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, & BULLYING POLICY 42 38. FIRE & EMERGENCY DRILLS 48 EMERGENCY DRILLS EXPECTATIONS 49 39. FAMILY EDUCATION RIGHTS & PRIVACY ACT ( FERPA) 50 40. SURVEYS & ACTIVITIES 52 41. STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION 53 42. VIOLATION OF LAW OR CHARTER COMPLAINT 53 43. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) 54 44. DATA PRIVACY & SECURITY 55 1. SCHOOL CALENDAR The most up to date version of the GUGCS School Calendar can be found on our website here. 2. THE SCHOOL DAY GUGCS Middle Schools’ hours are 8:00 am to 3:15 pm. School doors open every morning for breakfast at 7:35 am. Any student arriving after 8:05 am will be marked late. Dismissal begins at 3:10 pm and is concluded by 3:30 pm ( unless a bus arrives late to our building) . 3. SCHOOL CLOSINGS & DELAYS GUGCS follows New York City Department of Education decisions on weather-related school closings and delays. Please monitor local media outlets for information on school closings and delays. For school closings, GUGCS may opt to switch to remote learning in place of in-person instruction. In addition to providing you with the yearly school calendar, you will have the option to sign up to receive automated reminder phone calls and text alerts, with specific calendar information related to your student. Reminder

FAQs

What are the middle school hours and arrival expectations for GUGCS students?

Middle school hours are 8:00 am to 3:15 pm. Doors open for breakfast at 7:35 am, and students arriving after 8:05 am are marked late.

How does GUGCS handle school closings and delays due to weather?

GUGCS follows New York City Department of Education decisions for weather-related closings and delays. For closings, the school may switch to remote learning instead of in-person instruction.

What are the visitor and meeting requirements when families come to the school?

Visitors must show valid identification and sign in, and must schedule an appointment in advance. Parents are not permitted to go to classrooms unless they have an appointment and are escorted by school personnel.

Sep 15, 2026

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