Visitors

The School Committee encourages visits by parents and community members who wish to observe and learn about the instructional programs taking place in the school. Such visits can prove beneficial in the promotion of greater home-school cooperation and of community understanding of how the school's mission and goals are carried out. Visits by parents for the purposes of comparing teaching styles to request particular classroom assignments are strongly discouraged because the school's placement procedures are the responsibility of the principal in consultation with the teachers. The following guidelines for classroom and school visits should be followed:

1. Parental requests for classroom visits are welcome as long as the educational process is not disrupted. Visitors should call the classroom teacher to schedule an appointment.

2. The principal has the authority to determine the number, times, and dates of observations made by visitors. This will be done in consultation with staff members so as to give adequate notice to the staff members of impending visits.

3. For security purposes it is requested that all visitors report to the front office and sign a guest log showing arrival time.

4. Any student who wishes to bring a guest to school should ask permission of the teacher and the principal 24 hours in advance of the proposed visit. If permission is granted, the guest is expected to follow the standards of behavior expected of all students. Upon arrival, the guest must register in the office, and any guest who fails to comply with the student expectations may be asked to leave the building and grounds.

Adoption Date: March 11, 2003 Source: MASC Policy Manual