K-8 Charter Student & Parent Handbook 2024-2025 v.5.6

Sep 22, 2026

K-8 Charter Student & Parent Handbook 2024-2025 sets out Trinity School for Children’s credo, mission, history, and philosophy rooted in the Bank Street College of Education approach. It outlines policies and expectations across arrival and dismissal, attendance, health requirements, parent partnership, parent hours, field studies, transportation approvals, conduct, student life, academic progress, assessments, and emergency communication. The handbook also describes grading scales, homework, report cards, and promotion or retention, supporting a collaborative school community.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLetters

FormatPDF

Pages61

Reading Time21 min

AccessFree to download

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Credo for Trinity School for Children

Mission, History & Philosophy

The Seven Trinity Truths

Faculty & Staff

Grades K-8th

Arrival & Dismissal

Attendance Policies

Health Policies

Parent Partnership & Visitor Expectations

Parent Hours

Field Studies

Approved Vehicles

Student Code of Conduct & Expectations

Student Life

Student Progress & Development

Emergency Warnings

Extended Day Education Program

School Board

Parent Partner Association

2024-2025 K-8 Charter Student & Parent Handbook [www.trinitysfc.org](www.trinitysfc.org) THIS HANDBOOK MAY BE REVISED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR AS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE UPDATED. TABLE OF CONTENTS 03 Credo for Trinity School for Children 04 Mission, History & Philosophy 05 The Seven Trinity Truths 07 Faculty & Staff GRADES K-8th 10 Arrival & Dismissal Hours of Operation Arrival and Dismissal Late Arrival/ Early Release Rainy Day Dismissal Early Release Day Dismissal Extended Day Education Program 12 Attendance Policies Tardies/Absences Makeup Work Attendance Plan 14 Health Policies Sickness Policy Immunizations Medication First Aid Emergency Numbers Medical Excuses for Physical Education Water Bottles for Physical Education 17 Parent Partnership & Visitor Expectations Teacher/Parent Communication Telephoning Your Child Classroom Supplies Family Community Service Project Visitor Badges Parent/Visitor Parking 19 Parent Hours Requirements Single Parent Family Exemption Parent Responsibility Service Hour Year Benefits of Parent Hours Parent Hour Guidelines Items Eligible for Parent Hours Items Not Eligible for Parent Hours 22 Field Studies Permission Slips Refunds Chaperones 24 Approved Vehicles 25 Student Code of Conduct & Expectations Principal’s Discipline Message Level 1 Citizenship Concerns Level 2 Citizenship Concerns Level 3 Serious Offenses or repeated Level 2 Concerns Student Expectations Personal Items Uniform Schedule Spirit Day Uniform Attire Academic Integrity Personal Mobile Devices/ Cellular Phones/Smart Watch/ Electronics Parent Responsibilities Zero Tolerance of Harassment, Weapons, Drugs, Tobacco and Alcohol Fortify Florida 32 Student Life Holidays Birthdays Snack Lunch Water Bottles Backpacks Textbooks & Supplies Locks & Lockers (5th– 8th Grades) Student Planners Items from Home Lost and Found Athletics 5th– 8th Grades Only 36 Student Progress & Development Assessments Teacher-Parent Conferences/Bridge Building Academic Grading Scale (K-2) Academic Grading Scale (3-8) Homework Report Cards Honor Roll (6th-8th) Promotion/Retention Policy National Junior Honor Society 39 Emergency Warnings Inclement Weather Communication During an Emergency 40 Extended Day Education Program 43 School Board 48 Parent Partner Association 2 A CREDO FOR TRINITY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN What potentialities in human beings – children, teachers and ourselves – do we want to see develop? - A zest for living that comes from taking in the world with all five senses alert - Lively intellectual curiosities that turn the world into an exciting laboratory and keep one ever a learner - Flexibility when confronted with change and ability to relinquish patterns that no longer fit the present - The courage to work, unafraid and efficiently, in a world of new needs, new problems and new ideas - Gentleness combined with justice in passing judgments on other human beings - Sensitivity, not only to the external formal rights of the “other fellow” but to him as another human being seeking a good life through his own standards - A striving to live democratically, in and out of schools, as the best way to advance our concept of democracy Our credo demands ethical standards as well as scientific attitudes. Our work is based on faith that human beings can improve the society they have created. Lucy Sprague Mitchell Founder of Bank Street, College of Education, 1916 Adopted by Trinity School for Children, 1999 MISSION The maximum development of each individual student is of great importance at Trinity School for Children. Our mission is to create a zest for lifelong learning through the developmental-interactive approach based on the Bank Street College of Education philosophy. This approach is achieved through the collaborative efforts of students,

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Trinity School for Children credo section?

It states the ideals the school wants to cultivate in children, teachers, and the community, emphasizing lifelong learning, curiosity, flexibility, gentleness with justice, and democratic living. It also connects ethical standards to scientific attitudes.

How does the handbook describe the school’s mission and educational approach?

It emphasizes creating a zest for lifelong learning using a developmental-interactive approach aligned with Bank Street philosophy. The approach relies on collaboration among students, parents, faculty, and the civic environment, with strong attention to child development and individual learning styles.

What areas are covered under Grades K-8 policies and expectations?

The handbook covers arrival and dismissal routines, attendance and tardiness, health policies including immunizations and medication procedures, parent partnership expectations and communication, parent hours rules, field studies permissions and refunds, approved vehicles, student conduct levels, student life, academic progress, and emergency warnings and communication.

Sep 22, 2026

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