Bryant Elementary Parent Handbook

A World-Class School Established 1918
Bryant Elementary Parent Handbook 2024-2025

Address: 3311 NE 60th St
Seattle, WA 98115
Phone: 206-252-5200
Attendance: 206-252-5204
Fax: 206-252-5201
Transportation: 206-252-0900

Bryant Staff Directory
General Information
Academics
Student Conduct
Safety and Emergency Procedures Protocols
Nutrition and Health Services
Family Involvement

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Bryant Staff Directory

Bryant Staff Directory 2024-2025
3311 NE 60th St. Seattle, WA 98115-7318
Phone: 206-252-5200 Fax: 206-252-5201 Mail Stop: EF-209

Administrative

Position	Name	Room	Phone	Email
Principal	Dr. Charmaine Marshall	Office	206-252-5205	ccmarshall@seattleschools.org
Assistant Principal	Veronica Iocco	Office	206-252-5218	voiocco@seattleschools.org
Administrative Secretary	Amy Shanafelt	Office	206-252-5200	amshanafelt@seattleschools.org
Elementary Assistant	Karen Abbott	Office	206-252-5200	kaabbott@seattleschools.org

Kindergarten

Position	Name	Room	Phone	Email
Teacher	Jamie Barnes	101	206-252-5213	jksatzinger@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Alex Jones	102	206-252-5214	aljones@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Katie Sorensen	103	206-252-5215	aljones@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Lynn Masunaga Fahselt	104	206-252-5216	lymasunagafahs@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Nichole Ruby	207	206-252-	nlruby@seattleschools.org

First Grade

Position	Name	Room	Phone	Email
Teacher	Kaitlin Holley	201	206-252-5231	kwholley@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Chara Johnson	206	206-252-5223	ccjohnson1@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Jennifer Shete	205	206-252-5224	jeshete@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Carrie Eeds	208	206-252-5225	coeeds@seattleschools.org

Second Grade

Position	Name	Room	Phone	Email
Teacher	Kristine Duncan	202	206-252-5230	ksduncan@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Megan Regalado	203	206-252-5229	maregalado@seattleschools.org
Teacher	John Arrowsmith	307	206-252-5241	joarrowsmith@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Michelle Boske	310	206-252-5236	mdboske@seattleschools.org

Third Grade

Position	Name	Room	Phone	Email
Teacher	Susan Kearney	301	206-252-5247	sukearney@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Connie Bernard	302	206-252-5246	cabernard@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Huong Nguyen	303	206-252-5245	thnguyen1@seattleschools.org

Fourth Grade

Position	Name	Room	Phone	Email
Teacher	Clare Johnston	308	206-252-5237	cejohnston@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Katie Salisbury	309	206-252-5235	khsalisbury@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Michelle Boske	310	206-252-5236	mdboske@seattleschools.org

Fourth/Fifth Grade

Position	Name	Room	Phone	Email
Teacher	Katie Lord	311	206-252-5238	kelord@seattleschools.org

Grade Five

Position	Name	Room	Phone	Email
Teacher	Elizabeth Day	312	206-252-5239	eaday@seattleschools.org
Teacher	Steve Garlid	313	206-252-5240	swgarlid@seattleschools.org

School Wide

Position	Name	Room	Phone	Email
Librarian (.7)	Anne Aliverti	255	206-252-5234	ahaliverti@seattleschools.org
Library Assistant (.2)	Elizabeth Geist	255	206-252-5234	eageist@seattleschools.org
PE Specialist (1.0)	Alex Beaty	131A	206-252-5212	albeaty@seattleschools.org
PE Specialist (1.0)	Jesse Dickerson	131B	206-252-5180	jddickerson@seattleschools.org
Music Specialist (.5)	Mark Edgbert	105	206-252-5217	maedgbert@seattleschools.org
Art Specialist (.5)	Kristin Hansen	306	206-252-5248	kahansen1@seattleschools.org
Reading Specialist (.8)	Teresa Elhardt	204	206-252-5221	tmelhardt@seattleschools.org
Sp. Ed. Resource Room (1.0)	Mackenzie Elliott	247	206-252-5228	mmelliott@seattleschools.org
MLL (.4)	Kristin Hansen	238	206-252-5226	kahansen1@seattleschools.org
MLL Assistant (1.0)	King Lai Wong	238	206-252-5226	kiwong@seattleschools.org
Computer Lab (.8)	Elizabeth Geist	212	206-252-5207	eageist@seattleschools.org
Instrumental Music	Julie Gendrich	171	206-252-5181	jmgendrich@seattleschools.org
Nurse (Wed/Thu	Liz Barr	Office	206-252-	elbarr@seattleschools.org
Social Worker	Diego Nunez	Office	206-252-5207	dinunez@seattleschools.org
Speech Pathologist	Sara Beckstrom	Office	206-252-5206	smbeckstrom@seattleschools.org
Psychologist	Randy Berkey	Office	206-252-5219	riberkey@seattleschools.org
OT	Vinnie Quan	Office	206-252-5211	viquan@seattleschools.org
PT	Amanda Ng	Office	206-252-	aeng@seattleschools.org
Culinary Services	Brian Stolz / Doris Chen	147	206-252-5208	bpstolz@seattleschools.org
Custodian 6:00 am – 2:30 pm	Brandon Tarver	161	206-252-5191	N/A
Evening Custodian 2:00 pm – 10:30 pm / 2:30 pm – 10:30 pm	Julio Nobles	N/A	206-252-5191	jenobles@seattleschools.org
Childcare	N/A	170	206-525-9160	bryant@laserchildcare.org
District Technology	Roger Sapp	N/A	N/A	rdsapp@seattleschools.org
Technology Help Line	N/A	N/A	206-252-0333	techline@seattleschools.org
Bryant School Security	Greg Paribello	N/A	N/A	gsparibello@seattleschools.org
District Security	Direct Line	N/A	206-252-0707	securityoff@seattleschools.org

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General Information

Attendance Procedures for Families

If your child will be absent or tardy, please email bryant.attendance@seattleschools.org or call the attendance line at 206-252-5204. Please note you will receive a call from the
Bryant attendance office for any absence that has not been reported.

If necessary to take your child out of school
during non-designated holidays and breaks, you will need to complete an Educational Trip bryant.attendance@seattleschools.org outlining the educational activities your child will complete while s/he is away. Educational Trip Plans are intended for absences of 3 or more days. Email bryant.attendance@seattleschools.org for an Educational Trip Plan form. This must be submitted 3 days prior to the absence. Family vacations are not excused unless the Educational Trip Plan is submitted prior to the absence.

Early Dismissals:
If your child needs to leave school early, a family
member or designated adult should notify the teacher in advance. All students
must be signed out from school at the front office at which time s/he will be
called down to meet you.

Family Emergency Contact Information
Family emergency contact information should be updated and current. Inform the office staff and your child’s teacher of any changes to your information throughout the year.

Cell Phones & Electronic Devices Policy

Bryant Elementary staff strongly recommends that students and parents carefully weigh the choice of whether to bring cell phones and other electronic devices to school. They can be disruptive to the learning environment, often create discipline problems, and are frequently damaged, lost, or stolen. If students do bring cell phones and/or other electronic devices to school, they are subject to the following policy guidelines.

Use of Electronic Devices at School:

Cell phones and other electronic devices must be turned off and kept out of sight during class time, unless otherwise directed by individual teachers in their classrooms. Parents are reminded that in cases of emergency, the main office is the appropriate point of contact to ensure that your child is reached quickly and assisted in an appropriate way.
Cell phones must not disrupt classroom lessons with ringtones, beeping, or vibrating.
Cell phones and other electronic devices may not be used to disrupt classroom lessons or other educational activities, such as assemblies.
Cell phones and other devices should not be used to photograph or film others without their consent.

Care for Electronic Devices:

Students who bring cell phones or other electronic devices to school are solely responsible for the safety and security of those devices.
The school accepts no responsibility for cell phones or other electronic devices that are lost, damaged, or stolen at school or while traveling to and from school.

Daily Bell Schedule

7:25 am Staff Arrival
7:35-7:50 am Supervision on Playground
7:35-7:50 am Breakfast

7:50 am First Bell/Line up time
7:55 am Tardy Bell (in seats)

Morning Recess

9:40-9:55 am Kindergarten
10:05-10:20 am 1st Grade
10:25-10:40 am 4th and 5th Grade

Lunch and Lunch Recess

Grade	Lunch Period (Teachers stay 10 mins)	Lunch Clean-up Beings	Lunch Recess
Kindergarten	11:00-11:20	11:15	11:20-11:40
1st Grade	11:25-11:45	11:40	11:45-12:05
2nd & 3rd Grade (& 1/2)	11:50-12:10	12:05	12:10-12:30
4th and 5th Grade	12:15-12:35	12:30	12:35-12:55

Afternoon Recess

Grade	Time
2nd	1:25-1:40 pm (W: 12:55-1:10 pm)
3rd	2:10-2:25 pm (W: 12:55-1:10 pm)

Students Depart

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
2:25 pm	2:25 pm	1:10 pm	2:25 pm	2:25 pm

Extraneous Items, Money, and Selling on School Property

Unless requested by or given permission from their teachers, students should avoid bringing extraneous items to school. This helps avoid damage, loss, or interruption to the learning environment. Examples of extraneous items include toys, gadgets, trading cards, and electronic games.

For similar reasons, students should not bring money, except as necessary, for lunches or school-related activities.

Any valuables should be left in the teacher’s care for safe-keeping and returned home the same day. After one warning, extraneous item will be confiscated and returned to parents.

In keeping with Seattle School District’s Policy No. 3530, other than for school-sanctioned events, Bryant students may neither sell items (food, drinks, crafts, etc.) nor bring money to purchase items at school or during LASER/afterschool programs.

Fire/Earthquake and Emergency Drills

For students to practice how to respond safely, confidently, and calmly, Bryant administration regularly conducts fire, earthquake, and evacuation drills. In the event of an emergency situation, such as an earthquake, please follow Bryant’s Family Reunification Plan. Parents will be informed as quickly as possible in the event of an emergency and dismissal protocols. Students who may be stranded will be provided with food, water, and emergency first aid provisions, which we keep on hand on site.

Inclement Weather

When winter weather arrives in Seattle, SPS has an Inclement Weather Policy in order to keep families in our communities safe. We recognize this decision may not always fit with what individual neighborhoods are experiencing. The City of Seattle has a wide variation of weather conditions because of our landscape.

Ensuring students have devices in case of remote learning: When inclement weather is forecasted in Seattle, the SPS operations team works with our schools to implement their device distribution plan to ensure all students bring home devices.

Schools receive notice in the days before winter weather hits to remind them to send home student laptops and devices with students in case we need to switch to remote learning

Based on weather conditions, we have two possible scenarios – two-hour late start with in-person learning or school buildings closed with students at home engaged in remote learning.

SPS will notify families if there is a schedule change. Our standard practice is to assume that school buildings are open and buses are running on a regular schedule unless otherwise communicated.

Local Media

Local TV stations: KOMO 4, KING 5, KIRO 7, FOX 13
Radio: KNWN AM 1000 (formerly KOMO), KIRO 97.3 FM

District Social Media: Facebook SeattlePublicSchools , Instagram SeattlePublicSchools, and Twitter @SeaPubSchools

District and School Websites: We post school schedule updates to the district and school websites.

Email to parents, guardians, and staff. Phone voice message and text message to parents and guardians.

Phone voice message and text message to parents and guardians.

Lost and Found

Parents are urged to write their children’s names on all lunchboxes, jackets, and other personal items that are brought to school. If your child is missing anything, please check the Lost and Found closet, across from the 1st floor bathrooms. Lost and Found clothing items will be cleared out on the 1st of each month. Items will be kept in a bin for one week for families to search in case of last-minute lost items. Please contact the main office for access to the Lost and Found Bin. After that week all remaining clothing will be sorted and donated. Lunch boxes, water bottles and miscellaneous items will remain in the Lost and Found. These items will be donated at Winter Break, Spring break and the end of the school year. Please remember to label your student’s items with first and last names.

No Dogs

A City Ordinance prohibits all animals from being on school grounds. For example, an otherwise docile pet may become excited in the presence of many children and may nip or bite. Additionally, some students have fearful reactions to dogs. To prevent accidents and disturbances of this sort, please keep your child’s pet at home.

Seattle School Board Policy 2030 makes provisions for service animals in our schools, A “service animal” means an animal that is trained for the purpose of assisting or accommodating a disabled person’s sensory, mental, psychiatric, Intellectual, or physical disability.

Parking and Traffic Patterns Around Bryant

Overhead view of Bryant and busses, No stopping zones, parking

By observing the yellow arrows of this one-way traffic flow, your children will not need to cross the street when being dropped off. Always pull over to the curb to drop your child off. Never allow your child to exit a vehicle in the middle of the street!

Traffic flow around the school, (33rd Northbound and 34th (Southbound) can be very congested at times, so we ask for your extra caution and patience.

As the signs indicate, avoid stopping or parking anytime on 60th Street in front of the school.
Observe the signs for loading zones and drop-off areas as cars parked in these areas are often ticketed.
Avoid parking your car or unloading your student in the bus zone area. The buses arrive at various times and need to be able to unload children quickly.
Also, for everyone’s safety, it is prohibited for parents or children to walk between the buses as they are loading or unloading.

Let’s remember to be SAFE out there!

Safety and Patrol Crossings

Every child should know the safest route to and from school or the bus stop, as well as the appropriate safety rules to follow. The following safe practices are recommended:

Have a single, agreed-upon route for your child to travel to and from school.
Ask your child the names of the children who usually walk with them to and from school.
Call the school office if your child doesn’t arrive home within a reasonable length of time. All children are expected to go home immediately after school. No child should remain after school unless it is part of a supervised program.
Please notify the school of any safety concerns or problems.
Never cross with your child between cars or school buses.

Never call to your child and ask him/her to run to you from across the street.

School Buses

Students who ride the bus to and from school are expected to follow the rules established for their health and safety. Students should be at the designated stop five minutes prior to their scheduled pick-up time.

The driver oversees the bus and passengers and must be obeyed. Any additional supervisors assigned to the bus by the district will be responsible for the behavior of the students while the driver maintains safe operation of the bus. Students must obey both driver and supervisor.
Students shall ride only on their assigned bus unless written permission to do otherwise has been received by the front office/school authorities and a Temporary Bus Pass (yellow card) has been issued. Students without written permission will be sent home as usual. Please email bryant.attendance@seattleschools.org no later than noon to obtain a Temporary Bus Pass
Unless the front office/school authorities receive written permission, no student shall be permitted to exit the bus except at his/her regular stop. Written permission and a yellow card are needed for permission to get off at any bus stop other than the student’s regular stop or to ride a bus the student does not normally ride.
If students are assigned to a seat, they will use only that seat unless the driver gives permission to change.
Once inside the bus, students should go directly to a seat and remain seated unless instructed to do otherwise.
All students are expected to walk on and off the bus without pushing or shoving. Head, hands, arms and feet must be kept inside windows.
The noise must be kept down to avoid distracting the driver. Loud behavior, teasing, name-calling, rough-housing and throwing objects on the bus is not tolerated.
Children who engage in unacceptable behavior will receive a write up and may face consequences. Students will meet with the head teacher/principal and their parents will be notified.
Students who do not follow the transportation rules risk suspension or expulsion from transportation privileges following three written notifications of misbehavior.

Please also refer to the bus conduct pamphlet supplied by the Seattle Public Schools. The Transportation Department phone number is 206-252-0900.

Visitors to Bryant Elementary

Seattle Superintendent Procedure 4200 SP.A – Visitors to Schools – encourages school or program visits, provided that it is a minimal level of disruption of the educational process. By this standard, school or program visits that impede the educational process should not be permitted by the principal or program manager. The following procedures are intended to implement this philosophy.

Please note that all visitors, parents, or guardians of students must sign in at the office and obtain a visitor’s badge prior to entering other areas of the school.

All visitors to a school, program or classroom shall obtain prior permission of the principal, program manager, or supervisor in charge and must sign in at the main school office before each visit.
If the purpose of the classroom visitation is to observe learning and teaching activities, the visitor may be required to confer with the teacher before or after the observation to enhance understanding of the activities.
The principal, program manager, or supervisor may withhold approval if particular events such as testing would be adversely affected by a visit. Similarly, if a visitor’s presence becomes disruptive, the principal, program manager, or supervisor may withdraw approval. In either case, the principal, program manager, or supervisor shall give reasons for the action.
Visitors whose purpose is to influence or solicit students (“recruiters”) are not permitted on the school grounds, unless the principal, program manager, or designee has determined that the visit furthers the educational program of the District or the career or educational aspirations of the student.
For purposes of this procedure, “solicit” means any verbal, written, or communication delivered to the student for the purpose of entering any contract, buying or selling any product or service, hiring or enlisting them in any job, occupation, career or ministry, or enrolling them in any educational program.
Any visit by the representative of an organization, or an individual, that seeks to solicit students can be considered a recruiting visit, even if the stated purpose is not to recruit students. For example, recruiting visits can include such activities as chaperoning, tutoring, riding buses, appearances at career fairs, etc., if a partial purpose for the visit is to solicit students. The principal, program manager, or designee shall decide whether a partial purpose for a visit is to solicit students.

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Academics

Assessments

Informal and formal assessments are a regular part of teaching and learning. They provide important information for students, parents, and teachers about student progress and academic achievement. Informal assessments include teacher observations, Classroom Based Assessments (CBAs), grading rubrics, and checklists. Formal assessments include Smarter Balance State Assessment (SBA), Measures of Academic Progress (MAP), and Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS). Assessments differ for each grade level and provide data that can be compared with data from across the district.

Dates for all SPS mandated assessments are published in the Bryant Weekly on the Bryant PTSA website. and on Bryant’s online calendar. It is important that students attend during the testing windows. If your child is absent during testing, Bryant staff will make every effort to reschedule during the designated testing windows.

MAP: Measures of Academic Progress or MAP. This is a computer-adaptive test in reading and math that gives teachers immediate feedback on student skills and growth. Students from Kindergarten through 9th grade will take the MAP test in the Fall, Winter and Spring to monitor what they have learned throughout the year. You will learn about MAP and what it means for your child from his/her teacher after the first testing window in the September/October timeframe.

Smarter Balanced State Assessment (SBAC): Washington State requires all districts to administer the Smarter Balance each spring. The Smarter Balance is given to students in grades 3-5 in Math and English Language Arts (ELA). Students in grade 5 will also take the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS).

Elementary Progress Reports and the Source

Elementary Progress Reports are issued three times per year, at the end of each trimester. The first trimester will end Dec 3rd. Elementary Progress Reports are available through the Source, the online platform where families access their student’s daily attendance, assessment scores, Elementary Progress Reports, and Secondary student grades. All Report Cards and Progress Reports will be available to families using the Source following the end of each term.

You can log in to you parent or guardian Source account to view. If you have never logged into the Source, please see the instructions for how to set up your Source account.

The purpose of the Elementary Progress Report is :

To inform parents of their child’s academic, social, and personal progress.
To assist students in determining their progress.
To generate basic information for a student’s permanent school record.

Parents have the right to know how their child is performing, and teachers have a responsibility to provide parents with an accurate assessment of each child’s progress. On the back of each student report is a description of Seattle Public School’s grading system, which classroom teachers will clarify during the Fall parent-teacher conferences. Students receiving support for academic skills, speech, language, or English as a Second Language will receive additional reports about their progress from the program specialists.

Learning Expectations

The following are guidelines for ensuring your child is set up for learning success each school day.

Come prepared to learn. Get a good night’s sleep and eat a nutritious breakfast.
Be prompt and ready to work. Have all necessary materials and homework assignments completed.
Do your best. Follow the instructions of teachers, listen attentively, use class time wisely, and ask for help when needed.
Take care of school and personal property. Books are to be handled carefully. Keep all materials in their proper places.
Respect the rights of others. Refrain from remarks or actions that would cause bad or hurt feelings. Respect each individual’s race, gender, physical condition, religion, nationality, and language.
Respect each teacher’s right to teach and each student’s right to learn.
Obey the school rules. Students are expected to know the rules of individual classroom teachers, Bryant School and Seattle Public Schools.

Homework Guidelines

Kindergarten teachers will provide optional weekly home connection activities. Kindergartners are encouraged to read with an adult and/or independently every night.

Grades 1-5 will have independent reading and teachers may assign homework to reinforce classroom learning. If your child struggles to complete the assigned homework, please do not allow them to spend any more than 30 minutes trying to complete the work. Please communicate the difficulty to the teacher and the teacher will address this.

Research indicates that extra homework has minimal if any impact on student achievement. Students need their evening time for unstructured play, dinnertime conversations with their family, and an opportunity to engage in extra-curricular activities of their choice.

We do not consider nightly reading as homework. Successful people read every day of their lives. Please build in nightly reading time for your children. The staff would also ask that you follow your pediatrician’s recommendation for sleep. Most elementary students are recommended to sleep 10-11 hours each night.

Study Skills

Study and organizational skills are critical to success. Parents are asked to help their child by supplying the required school materials, helping their child to remember to bring their folder or notebook home each day and then checking it each night for homework and school communication.

Our Vision

At Bryant, we teach, model, and encourage a love of learning, collaboration, and compassion for others.

Parent Teacher Conferences

Students are most successful when families and school staff work in partnership. Classroom teachers schedule formal parent-teacher conferences at the end of the first trimester. Sign-ups typically occur either at or shortly after curriculum night for your child’s grade. In addition, we encourage parents to schedule a meeting to discuss their child’s progress at other times. Parents or teachers may initiate a conference with administrators to discuss any social or academic concerns. Tips for Family-Teacher Conferences.

Student Support Services

Select students receive academic and social emotional support, provided by the Reading Specialist, Special Education/Resource Room staff, School Psychologist, Speech Therapist, and/or Occupational Therapist.

Our School Psychologist provides cognitive testing for students who exhibit significant academic or social emotional delays. This testing is conducted with parents’ or guardians’ written permission and after completion of the Student Intervention Team (SIT) process. The SIT process may be initiated by a teacher, parent, or administrator.

Our school nurse provides vision and hearing screening every Fall. For children confined to their home for over 20 days due to illness, Seattle School District provides home instruction.

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Student Conduct

Anti Bullying

In line with Seattle School District’s harassment, intimidation, and bullying policies, the Bryant School Community is committed to making Bryant a safe and caring place for all our students. We will treat each other with respect and refuse to tolerate bullying of any kind at our school.

We define bullying as behavior that is unfair and one-sided and continues to hurt, frighten, threaten or repeatedly leave someone out. These types of bullying behaviors include but are not limited to the following:

Hurting someone physically by hitting, kicking, tripping or pushing
Stealing or damaging another person’s things
Ganging up on someone
Teasing someone in a hurtful way
Using put-downs, such as insulting someone’s race or making fun of someone’s gender identity
Touching or showing private body parts
Spreading rumors or untruths about someone
Leaving someone out on purpose, or trying to get other kids not to play with someone

In addition, Bryant students will do the following to prevent bullying:

Treat each other respectfully
Refuse to bully others
Refuse to let others be bullied
Refuse to watch, laugh, or join in when someone is being bullied
Try to include everyone in play, especially those who are often left out
Report bullying to an adult

Bryant teachers and staff will do the following to prevent bullying and help children feel safe at school:

Closely supervise students in all areas of the school and playground
Watch for signs of bullying and stop it when it happens
Respond quickly and sensitively to bullying reports using the Four-A-Response process and coaching (Affirm/Ask/Assess/Act)
Look into all reported bullying incidents
Assign consequences for bullying based on the school discipline code

Provide immediate consequences for retaliation against students who report bullying

Behavioral Support

Bryant Elementary is committed to ensuring that our students not only receive a quality education that emphasizes academic rigor, but also one that encourages social responsibility and the importance of community. In addition to adhering to Seattle Schools’ Student Rules, Rights, and Responsibilities, to be transparent and consistent throughout the school, we have created the Bryant Discipline Matrix. This graphic assists us in resolving issues and conflicts that may arise during the school day.

The Bryant Way and Behavior Matrix

Bryant staff and administration developed “The Bryant Way” above and the behavior matrix below to provide clear, understandable behaviors for students. Families will find this useful to review with your children.

Location	We Take Care of Ourselves	We Take Care of Each Other	We Take Care of Our School
Classroom	– Body in control – Hands to self – Move safely – Manage materials	– Quiet voice – Body in control – Walk – Be kind	– Quiet voice – Respect classroom materials
Hallways	– Body in control – Hands to self – Stay near your teacher – Walk safely	– Quiet voice – Body in control – Walk in line – Walk on the right	– Quiet voice – Walk safely – Respect walls and artwork
Playground	– Hands to self – Line up quickly and safely – Try to solve problems with kind words – No food/snacks without adult permission	– Hands to self Include everyone – Find an adult if you need more help – Use equipment safely – Wood chips on ground	– Play by the rules of the game – Return equipment – No digging – Nature stays on the ground and outside – Place garbage in receptacles
Lunchroom	– Indoor voices – Be seated – Raise your hand for help from an adult – Be respectful when an adult is talking – Clean up your area – Share your table not your food	– Walk safely Indoor voices Wait to be dismissed Share your table not your food Use “Please” and “Thank you”	Clean up your area Sort recycling, compost, and garbage/landfill Walk safely
Bus Lines	– Body in control – Quiet voice – Be on time – Wait for driver’s permission to board – Wait in your bus line	– Wait in your bus line – Help those younger than you	– Stay in your line until your bus comes
Bathrooms	– Body in control – Finish quickly and go back to class	– Quiet voices – Respect other’s privacy	– Keep the bathrooms clean and operational
Office	– Quiet voice – Be patient and wait your turn – Engage during conversations – Use “Please” and “Thank you”	– Quiet voice – Be patient and wait your turn – Engage during conversations – Use “Please” and “Thank you”	– Quiet voice – Be patient and wait your turn – Engage during conversations – Use “Please” and “Thank you”
Assemblies	– Quiet voice – Hands to self – Sit crisscross and face forward – Eyes and ears on the speaker	– Hands to self – Walk safely – Eyes and ears on the speaker	– Focus on the message

Discipline Matrix for Peer-to-Peer Aggression, Grades 1-5

Behavior	First Time	Repeated Occurrences Possibilities
Teasing, exclusion or name-calling.	Redirection by teacher	Inside recess Parent or guardian may be contacted Interventions/restorative practices
Hitting, shoving or pushing (once only).	One missed recess Parent or guardian may be contacted Depending on severity, other restorative measures will be explored	Severe behaviors may lead to more serious consequences, or a step may be skipped at an administrator’s discretion. District policies may lead to more serious consequences for severe hitting, threats, and harassment

Severe hitting (more than once), kicking, threats of violence, or severe harassment.

Severe behaviors may lead to more serious consequences, or a step may be skipped at an administrator’s discretion. District policies may lead to more serious consequences for severe hitting, threats, and harassment. This may include in/out-of-school suspension. Bryant Administration utilizes Seattle Schools’ Student Rules, Rights, and Responsibilities to guide all disciplinary actions.

Definitions:

Teasing = name-calling, using insults, or other behavior that would hurt someone’s feelings or make them feel badly about themselves.
Exclusion = starting rumors, telling others not to be friends with someone, or other actions that would cause someone to be without friends.
Hitting = pushing, shoving, slapping or grabbing.
Severe hitting = punching, hitting more than once, kicking, or similar behavior that may injure someone else physically.
Harassment = name-calling using racial, cultural, religious or sexual terms, or other severe harassment.

Notes:

Kindergarten students work with their homeroom teachers and use matrix as needed. Students in grades 1 and 2 receive one additional warning.
“Missed recess” means the student stays inside at one recess each day (the same recess where the behavior occurred) and then may go outside for other recesses.
In partnership with Seattle Schools’ Student Rules, Rights, and Responsibilities, severe behaviors may lead to more serious consequences, or a step may be skipped at an administrator’s discretion. District policies may lead to more serious consequences for severe hitting, threats, and harassment.

Dress Code

Bryant adheres to Seattle School Board Policy 3224 on Dress Code, and families may view its guidelines beyond the Universal Dress Code.

Universal Dress Code

Students must wear:

Top (shirt, blouse, sweater, sweatshirt, tank, etc.);
Bottom (pants, shorts, skirt, dress, etc.); and
Footwear.

Students should consider the weather and use common sense in choosing their daily school clothing. We also strongly recommend closed-toe shoes to fully participate in PE and avoid injuries at recess.

Lunchroom Expectations

Students should wait politely in the food line and sit in their assigned classroom tables unless given open-seating privileges
Students are expected to be polite and not bother other students while eating
Students are expected to remain seated; if they need help to please raise their hand
Students need to respect the Lunchroom Supervisor. Students need to be voice level 0, when Lunchroom Supervisors are making announcements. Students need to follow the directions of the Lunchroom Supervisor
Students need to be mindful of manners and leaving the lunchroom clean: i.e., no throwing of food on the table or floor
Please remind students to recycle and compost waste
When dismissed, students should walk quietly to throw out their garbage, put their lunch boxes in their classroom buckets and head out to lunch recess

Playground Expectations

Use the playground equipment as intended. For example, students may not climb on top of play structure.
Return balls, ropes, and other equipment to their place when finished.
Keep the playground and play courts safe and friendly. Games should be kept open to all who would like to play.
Play “by the rules” and do not intentionally disrupt any games.
Rough and dangerous play is not acceptable. Throwing dangerous objects including rocks and woodchips is against the rules.
No bicycles, skateboards or skates are allowed on surfaces at Bryant during school hours unless they are for supervised school activities.
Stay within the fenced playground area. Ask a playground supervisor for help if a ball goes over the fence. Do not climb fences or backstops.
Candy or other food is not to be eaten on the playground except during special events, such as Field Day, or when supervised by an adult. Gum is not to be brought to school.
Cell phones, smart watches, video games, trading cards, toys, and small balls (i.e. baseballs, tennis balls, pickle balls, rubber balls, golf balls, etc.) should not be brought to school or the playground.
In keeping with Seattle School District’s Policy No. 3530, other than for school-sanctioned events, Bryant students may neither sell items (food, drinks, crafts, etc.) nor bring money to purchase items at school or during LASER/afterschool programs.
Students should respond to the playground supervisor’s directions immediately and politely.

Safety Code and Expectations of a Bryant Citizen

In conjunction with the Bryant Way, students are expected to follow the Bryant Safety Code of:

Cooperate with adults
Keep hands, feet, and mouth to self
Walk
Find an adult when you need help

Additionally, the expectation of Bryant Citizens is that they:

Accept the talents and differences of others
Act as community stewards and are aware of community events
Seek knowledge, value learning and cultivate (explore, develop, capitalize upon) personal strengths/talents
Appreciate the fine arts including drama, dance, music, and visual arts
Practice life-long health skills of emotional and physical well-being and sportsmanship
Aspire to academic excellence via the development of an innovative, creative, and multi-perspective approach to learning and problem-solving, utilizing available resources and technology

Unacceptable Behavior

To help our students succeed, Bryant takes a positive discipline approach to dealing with problematic behavior. The goal is to support teaching and learning, including social skills development. Our hope is to enable staff, parents, and administrators to communicate clearly and develop strategies that lead to successful decision-making for students.

If a student makes an inappropriate choice, s/he has the opportunity to complete a” think slip” and/or an incident report may be generated. In addition, the parent/guardian will receive a phone call and be asked to sign the form and return it to school. Additionally, consequences such as the loss of recess or lunchroom duty may be imposed for some infractions. If the student continues to receive unacceptable behavior slips, a suspension may be the next step. Parents/guardians are provided with written and verbal communication in the event of an In School or Out-of-School suspension.

Weapons-Free Zones

The Seattle School Board is committed to Safe and Welcoming Schools and has designated our schools as “Weapons-Free Zones” via the adoption of policies that state:

There will be no tolerance for student possessions of weapons or firearms on school property, on school-provided transportation, or at school-sponsored events and activities. SPS Board Policy 3248.
Except for authorized law enforcement personnel, all persons, including students, employees and members of the public, are prohibited from carrying dangerous weapons, as defined by Washington state law, on district property. SPS Board Policy 4210.
Criminal sanctions for weapons possession under state law are severe. Anyone carrying a dangerous misdemeanor. Anyone 17 years or younger carrying a gun on school grounds faces a mandatory minimum of 10 days in jail, and a maximum of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

We want our schools to be safe for you and your child. Therefore, individuals who bring any actual or toy weapon to any Seattle Public School grounds, building or activity will be cited and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Safety and Emergency Procedures Protocols

Drug and Alcohol-Free Zones

Per Seattle School Board Policy 5201, Bryant Elementary must be totally free of unlawful drugs and alcohol. It is prohibited to possess, use or distribute drugs or alcohol while at school or while taking part in any school activities. Disciplinary actions will be taken for drug and alcohol violations. The law says discipline can include prosecution for illegal acts, expulsion for students and loss of job for school employees.

Family Emergency Contact Information

Family emergency contact information should be updated and current. Inform the office staff and your child’s teacher of any changes to your information throughout the year.

Fire/Earthquake and Emergency Drills

Inclement Weather

Schools receive notice in the days before winter weather hits to remind them to send home student laptops and devices with students in case we need to switch to remote learning

Based on weather conditions, we have two possible scenarios – two-hour late start with in-person learning or school buildings closed with students at home engaged in remote learning.

Local Media

Local TV stations: KOMO 4, KING 5, KIRO 7, FOX 13
Radio: KNWN AM 1000 (formerly KOMO), KIRO 97.3 FM

District Social Media: Facebook SeattlePublicSchools , Instagram SeattlePublicSchools, and Twitter @SeaPubSchools

District and School Websites: We post school schedule updates to the district and school websites.

Email to parents, guardians, and staff. Phone voice message and text message to parents and guardians.

Safety and Patrol Crossings

Every child should know the safest route to and from school or the bus stop, as well as the appropriate safety rules to follow. The following safe practices are recommended:

Have a single, agreed-upon route for your child to travel to and from school.
Ask your child the names of the children who usually walk with them to and from school.
Call the school office if your child doesn’t arrive home within a reasonable length of time. All children are expected to go home immediately after school. No child should remain after school unless it is part of a supervised program.
Please notify the school of any safety concerns or problems.
Never cross with your child between cars or school buses.

Never call to your child and ask him/her to run to you from across the street.

Threat Notifications

Seattle Public Schools has the following Threat Notification Policy (C31.00) and Procedure (C31.01).

The safety of students and school employees is crucial to a safe and effective learning environment. To help us maintain a safe learning environment, Seattle Public Schools has a policy and procedure that places a responsibility on students, staff, volunteers and others in the school community to report in a timely manner all threats of violence or harm to the school principal, building security specialist (for secondary schools), and/or the Seattle Public Schools Safety and Security Department. The telephone number for the Safety and Security Department is 206-252-0707. This number is answered 24 hours per day, seven days per week throughout the year. Threats will be investigated, a safety plan developed, and the subject of the threat notified, as appropriate.

Tobacco-Free Zones

Seattle School Board Policy 4215 prohibits the use of all tobacco products on public school property. The term “tobacco” includes any kind of lighted pipe, cigar, cigarettes, or any other lighted smoking equipment or material, or the chewing or sniffing of a tobacco product. Staff, students, parents, contracted personnel, and visitors are prohibited from using tobacco products on school property. This also applies to organizations or individuals leasing or using Seattle Public School property, on school grounds, in personal vehicles on school property, and in District-owned vehicles. This policy will always be in effect, including the school day, before and after school and during evening/weekend events (fundraising, curriculum nights, open houses, etc.).

Unauthorized Persons on School Property Procedures

School Board Policy 4200SP.C provides that unauthorized persons on school property are considered trespassers. School property includes, but is not limited to, school buildings, school grounds, school sports facilities, school buses, and other premises being used for a school-sponsored event. Persons authorized to be on school property include the following:

District staff and School Board members during normal school hours, participating in school-sponsored events, or performing a job-related function.
Students enrolled at the school during normal school hours, participating in a school-sponsored event, or participating in an extracurricular event. Students who are suspended or expelled from a school are not authorized to go on or into any school building, school grounds, or other premises being used for a school-sponsored event without the prior consent of the principal or his or her designee, the program manager, or the supervisor in charge.
Parents/guardians of students who proceed directly to the school’s main office and obtain permission to be on school property from the school’s principal or his/her designee, the program manager, or supervisor in charge during normal school hours. See E14.00 and E14.01.
Member of the public with permission of the school’s principal or his/her designee, the program manager, or supervisor in charge during normal school hours. Members of the public may be on campus during the school day to visit a school pursuant to the District’s Visitors to Schools Policy and Procedure. See E14.00 and E1401.
Students, staff, parents/guardians, and members of the public who are observing or participating in school-sponsored or sanctioned activities, such as artistic performances or athletic events.
People who have permission to be on school property pursuant to a lease, vendor contract, building use permit, or joint use permit.

Weapons-Free Zones

The Seattle School Board is committed to Safe and Welcoming Schools and has designated our schools as “Weapons-Free Zones” via the adoption of policies that state:

There will be no tolerance for student possessions of weapons or firearms on school property, on school-provided transportation, or at school-sponsored events and activities. SPS Board Policy 3248.
Except for authorized law enforcement personnel, all persons, including students, employees and members of the public, are prohibited from carrying dangerous weapons, as defined by Washington state law, on district property. SPS Board Policy 4210.
Criminal sanctions for weapons possession under state law are severe. Anyone carrying a dangerous misdemeanor. Anyone 17 years or younger carrying a gun on school grounds faces a mandatory minimum of 10 days in jail, and a maximum of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Nutrition and Health Services

Breakfast and Lunch Programs

Breakfast and lunch are served daily throughout the school year. Find SPS student menus, which are subject to change. Students may qualify for reduced prices or free lunch status by filling out a lunch application form. These forms are available during the school year from the front office and/or the school’s cafeteria staff. All food services are free for students who qualify for the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program.

Children who buy breakfast or lunch are asked to deposit money into an individual account. This reduces the number of times lunch money is lost by students carrying it to school. Cash or checks (made out to Child Nutrition Services) may be taken to the school cafeteria before school on any day. Cash should be placed in an envelope clearly marked with the child’s name and room number and can be left in the front office.

Breakfast is served from 7:35am-7:50am; the full student price is $2.25. Lunch is served from 11:00am-12:15pm; the full student price is $3.25. Milk is $.75. Nut-free choices are also available for the same cost at the student’s/family’s request.

If your child prefers to bring his/her lunch to school, please mark your child’s name and phone number on their lunch box or bag.

Nut Allergy Policy

It is the intention of Bryant School to provide a safe and welcoming environment for all our students, including those with health concerns. Consequently, to ensure that students who have significant nut allergies are protected, the following measures are in place:

Parents and community volunteers are asked not to bring nuts to school when providing snacks for class parties or other events. This includes nuts in cookies, ice cream and other foods. Parents are reminded to read ingredient labels carefully to avoid nut oils in prepared foods.
Parents of students who have nut allergies are asked to provide safe snacks for their students during class parties or other events.
Peanut butter is not banned from lunches brought from home; it is believed that the difficulty of enforcing such a policy creates a false sense of security related to student safety. However, sensitivity to this issue is appreciated.
Parents of students with significant nut or other food allergies are expected to communicate with the school nurse and classroom teachers to ensure that appropriate precautions and a health plan are in place for their students.
Students with significant nut or other food allergies are expected to not trade food with other students, not eat food with unknown ingredients or known to contain allergens, and to notify an adult immediately if they eat something they believe may contain the food to which they are allergic.

Snacks on the Playground

To prevent litter and critters, students may eat snacks on the playground only when approved and supervised by a teacher. Students may not take food from the cafeteria to the playground.

Head Lice

Head lice are a perennial and persistent problem in most schools and can cause anxiety for students and their families. While we cannot control lice infestation completely, these tips will help in their prevention and response.

Student Health and Medications

Please review these guideline to determine Is My Child Too Sick to Go To School?

A school nurse is assigned to Bryant two days each week. On the days when the school nurse is not on duty, office staff will provide routine first aid. If your child is injured or becomes seriously ill while at school, we make every effort to notify you immediately while the nurse or office staff administers basic care. Assuming the injury or illness is not critical, we will then request that your child be picked up by family or any contact indicated to have pick-up permission in our records. It is important you have a home plan for care in an emergency. Accordingly, children who appear to have a contagious and/or infectious illness, or are lethargic, pale, or have a high temperature may not remain at school as we do not have the proper facilities to adequately treat illness.

Finally, all medications to be administered in school, whether over the counter or prescription, must have both physician and parental authorization. This includes Tylenol, Benadryl, or other non-aspirin pain relievers. Medications must be in their original containers and a Medication at School Authorization form must be filled out and on file with the school nurse. Forms are available from the school nurse or in the front office. Students are not allowed to carry medications to school.

Family Involvement

Communication: The Bryant Way

The “Bryant Weekly,” a school newsletter for Bryant’s parents and guardians, is distributed electronically each Tuesday. Families are encouraged to read the “Weekly” as it includes important messages from our principal and community about news and events. To be added to the Weekly’s electronic email distribution list, families will receive a form the first week of school to provide email information. Families who cannot access the electronic version can request a printed copy. Parents can also find recent and archived “Weekly” articles on the Bryant PTSA school website

Family Involvement/Volunteering

Bryant is fortunate to be part of a committed and involved community. On any given day, you will find volunteers serving our school as classroom parents, tutors, field trip chaperones, classroom helpers, library helpers, playground supervisors, art docents, and science fair mentors. Parents, grandparents, guardians, and neighborhood volunteers help keep our school safe, fun, and productive both during and after school.

We encourage parents and guardians to find ways to volunteer their time and talents to support teaching and learning at Bryant. Detailed information about volunteer opportunities at the school and in your child’s, classroom is included in the beginning of each school year packet.

Every adult must register for volunteer clearance via Seattle Schools. Volunteer applications are valid for two years from the date of approval.

If you have questions about volunteering, contact Bryant’s Volunteer Coordinator Tara Matsel at tlmatsel@seattleschools.org

PTSA

Bryant has a strong and active Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA). All members of our school community are eligible and encouraged to become members. The Bryant PTSA plays an important role in supporting the academic work and community-building efforts at the school. Social events, communication, classroom support, fundraising and education advocacy are all important functions of this organization. Information on the entire PTSA Board, as well as PTSA sponsored events and meetings can be found on the PTSA website.

Visitors to Bryant Elementary

Please note that all visitors, parents, or guardians of students must sign in at the office and obtain a visitor’s badge prior to entering other areas of the school.

All visitors to a school, program or classroom shall obtain prior permission of the principal, program manager, or supervisor in charge and must sign in at the main school office before each visit.
If the purpose of the classroom visitation is to observe learning and teaching activities, the visitor may be required to confer with the teacher before or after the observation to enhance understanding of the activities.
The principal, program manager, or supervisor may withhold approval if particular events such as testing would be adversely affected by a visit. Similarly, if a visitor’s presence becomes disruptive, the principal, program manager, or supervisor may withdraw approval. In either case, the principal, program manager, or supervisor shall give reasons for the action.
Visitors whose purpose is to influence or solicit students (“recruiters”) are not permitted on the school grounds, unless the principal, program manager, or designee has determined that the visit furthers the educational program of the District or the career or educational aspirations of the student.
For purposes of this procedure, “solicit” means any verbal, written, or communication delivered to the student for the purpose of entering any contract, buying or selling any product or service, hiring or enlisting them in any job, occupation, career or ministry, or enrolling them in any educational program.
Any visit by the representative of an organization, or an individual, that seeks to solicit students can be considered a recruiting visit, even if the stated purpose is not to recruit students. For example, recruiting visits can include such activities as chaperoning, tutoring, riding buses, appearances at career fairs, etc., if a partial purpose for the visit is to solicit students. The principal, program manager, or designee shall decide whether a partial purpose for a visit is to solicit students.