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2008 - 2009
Student & ParentHandbook
Policies and Procedures
 
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Chase Collegiate School does not discriminate against anyperson in admission,employment,or otherwise because of race,color,religion,national origin,ancestry,marital status,physical or mental disability,sex,sexual orientation or agein violation of existing state or federal laws or regulations.32Dear Families:We welcome families,both new and returning,to the2008 – 2009 school year.As we begin our 143rd academic year,I am excited about the growth we will all see in our students as they more through our challenging,supportiveprogram.This Handbook contains information about the pro-cedures and policies that help our School community oper-ate in harmony and with shared expectations.Please care-fully review the important Common Procedures,which arelocated at the front of the Handbook,as well as the policiesthat are detailed for each division.They describe thethoughtful and planned way that we work with childrenand families.Education is an ever more challenging mission in thisday and age.And it is ever more critical.Our teachers,administrators,and entirestaff work hard throughout the year to fulfill the veryambitious Mission that is printed onthe following page.Our Mission outlines our commitmentto engage children and families in education in the broad-est sense;an education that develops the individual child,fosters community concern,and cultivates life-long rela-tionships.Please feel free to contact me,our Academic Dean or anyof the Division Heads should you have a questionabout anyitems in this book.
MISSION STATEMENT
We educate tomorrow’s leaders and inspire in each studentalife-long passion for learning,personal achievement,andcontribution to the community.To fulfill our mission we:•Develop each student’s intellectual,ethical,creative,social,and athletic potential.•Select motivated and resourceful students withdiverse backgrounds and interests,intellectualcuriosity,and sound character.•Attract and support a talented and dedicated facultywith diverse backgrounds and interests,intellectualcuriosity,and sound character.•Teach clear and concise written and spokencommunication,critical thinking,analytical problemsolving and technological sophistication.•Foster respect,courtesy,responsibility,kindness.•Promote service to the community through goodcitizenship and concern for the welfare of others.•Encourage family commitment to the life of theSchool.•Cultivate life-long stewardship and support for theSchool’s distinguished history and traditions.
 
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Common Policies & Procedures
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7Lower School
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27Middle School
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39Upper School
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57Honor Code
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72Telephone/Fax Numbers
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92School Calendar
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93Dress Code Attachment
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Parents and Chase Collegiate School
Every independent school needs and expects the cooperation of itsparents,who must understand and embrace the school’s mission,share itscore values,and fully support its curriculum,faculty,and staff.When joined by a common set of beliefs and purposes,the school and its par-ents form a powerful team with far-reaching positive effects on childrenand the entire school community.Working together,parents and school professionals exert a stronginfluence on children to become better educated;they also help them tomature by modeling adult working relationships based upon civility,honesty,and respect.Parents best support a school climate of trust and respect by com-municating concerns openly and constructively to the teacher or admin-istrator closest to the problem.In most cases,parental concerns shouldbe directed first to the classroom teacher,followed by the student’s advi-sor (in the Middle and Upper Schools),and then to the Division Head if necessary.If a satisfactory conclusion is not reached within the division,the parent should contact the Academic Dean and,finally,the Head of School.Efforts by parents to lobby other parents will be viewed by theschool as counterproductive.
Parents and the Board of Trustees
At Chase Collegiate School,decision-making authority at the high-est level resides in a volunteer Board of Trustees,whose membershipoften includes current parents.The Board focuses on three areas criticalto the success of anyindependent school:it selects,evaluates,and sup-ports the Head of School,to whom it delegates authority to manage theschool;it develops broad institutional policies that guide the Head inrunning the School;and it is accountable for the financial well-being of the school.The Boardof Trustees does not intervene in the daily affairsof the school,such as curriculum development and hiring and evaluationof faculty and staff.In the conduct of its official business,the Board actsonly as a whole;individual Trustees,including the Board Chair,have no
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