enrolled students, they are eligible to eat school meals and participate in the Free and Reduced Meals Program. However, because kindergarten children may not arrive at scheduled meal times, parents should contact the school's office for their policy in supervising kindergarteners during school meals.

No. Casual contact, even over a long period of time, is not regarded as dangerous. This includes all typical sports and activities.

In the past most blind children went away from home to attend residential schools for the blind. There still are special schools for blind children in most states. Now, however, most blind children are able to attend school in their home communities. Most children who now attend the residential schools for the blind have other disabilities in addition to blindness. Blind children in public schools are in regular classrooms, and use a cane and read and write Braille.

In general, children will be sent home if the illness prevents the child from participating comfortably in school activities or if the illness poses a risk of spread of disease to others. This includes children who are complaining of nausea, vomiting, stomachache, headache, sore throat and who appear sick (for example: sleeping, laying around quiet, not talking or interacting with others in the clinic). Children may not the school bus home.

Our children attend public schools in Zimbabwe. This is by design, as we want our children to be integrated in their local community. It would be a disservice to our children if they grow up in their own little universe with no contact with their peers and adults in the community.

The schools in the area have emergency plans and will care for the children. Depending on where your child's school is located it may or may be evacuating. Please check our current Status Board for more information. It is very important that parents do not attempt to pick up their children. If they are evacuating, they may have already left the area and you may endanger yourself or your children.

Schools should have an emergency plan. Check with your children’s school BEFORE AN EMERGENCY to find out what the plan is. If an emergency happens while children are in school, often the school will hold children until the area is safe and parents or a designated adult can pick them up. Parents should not drive to school to pick up children unless advised to do so. Driving on the roadways may put you in harm’s way.

The IMC has curriculum guides, children's fiction and nonfiction, and textbooks for kindergarten through twelfth grade with teacher's guides. New York State curriculum guides are available on the internet. Only the IMC's reference books are in LIUCat. The rest of these materials can be accessed through a card catalog in the IMC. Lesson plans can be found in books and education journals (see also finding journals).

Anyone, including school-aged children, who is healthy can visit. We recommend small groups at most. Avoid parties and big groups.

As facilities permit, The Village School will continue to develop robust after school opportunities, including private instrumental and vocal lessons, courses in standardized test preparation, and possibly one-on-one personal/fitness training. We may also offer classes in yoga, Pilates, and dance. These programs will be open to both Village and non-Village students. Furthermore, we are investigating the possibility of developing adult programming for Village parents.

A Community School is a public school that combines best educational practices with in-house youth development, health and social services to ensure that children are physically, emotionally and socially prepared to learn. Active, long-term partnerships between school personnel, parents and community agencies are prioritized. Children, youth, families and communities receive a range of support and opportunities before, during and after regular school days, six or seven days a week.

Talk with your child's teachers and the staff at his or her school (or child care center) to develop a plan for diabetes care at school. This plan needs to include clear instructions for dealing with low blood sugar, when to test the child's blood sugar, contents of school meals and snacks, and emergency contact information. Allow your child with diabetes to participate in his or her daily care to the extent that is appropriate for your child's age and development.

Insulin is the only medication used to treat type 1 diabetes. There are several different types of insulin, and most people with type 1 diabetes need a combination of long-acting and short-acting insulins. The daily schedule for your insulin injections. Usually people with type 1 diabetes take a long-acting insulin once or twice a day and a short-acting insulin with meals.

A beautifully illustrated picture book by Kathleen Krull was recently published. Another book about Victoria Woodhull for younger is students is the one by Jacqueline MacLean. You can find the books for sale through Books & Book Reviews in the Woodhull Presidential Library. Cobblestone Magazine for children has an old issue on Victoria Woodhull. The biography "Free Woman" by Marion Meade has been re-printed, but may be more appropriate for junior high students.

A study of 98 children, 9 to 14 years old, compared three types of stuttering therapy. One year after the three therapy programs, the percentage of children with disfluency rates under 2% were: of the children whose parents were trained by a speech-language pathologist to do speech therapy at home (but the children weren't treated by the speech-language pathologists).

There is no easy answer to that question. Like all children, they need a supportive environment to nurture their gifts. They need rules to help them understand that this world has limits. Nevertheless, most importantly, they need good parents and teachers that understand them and are willing to help them. Sections I-V of this FAQ are paraphrased, or quoted directly, from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Assignment to a school system is based on the county where your house is assessed. If the assessment of your house changes counties, then the school system assignment of your child(ren) also changes. You will need to enroll your child(ren) in your new school system. Consideration may be given to remain in your current school system. To fully explore enrollment options for your child(ren), please contact:

Our teachers are trained and certified to participate as partners in children's activities rather than relate to children primarily as managers or supervisors. Our training emphasizes positive interaction strategies: sharing control with children, focusing on children's strengths, forming authentic relationships with children, supporting children's play ideas, and adopting a problem-solving approach to social conflict.

Drive counter-clockwise around the entrance for drop-off and pick-up. For the children's safety, please stay in your car and in line around the driveway circle. Teachers and volunteer parents will be outside to escort your child from the wooden bridge to his/her classroom (PreK/K, 1st, and 2nd grade). The older students may walk on the outside of the circle drive to their building. By staying in your car in the circle driveway, accidents are avoided and a steady flow is maintained.