School Expectations

At Parkwood Elementary School, we have been emphasizing with students and staff the importance of setting — and meeting — high expectations for behavior at Parkwood Elementary. We strive to create an enriching academic environment that enables all students to feel safe, respected and heard while at school. 

Every Minute Matters

Importantly, please ensure your children arrive on time to school and that they are in school every day. Daily attendance matters and helps build the foundation for your child’s academic success. Extended absences and/or vacations during the school year are discouraged and considered unexcused absences. When unexcused absences reach more than nine days a school year, or five percent, it is considered chronic truancy and significantly negatively impacts your child’s learning. While we want students to stay home if they are ill, we really want all students in school to optimize learning time. Parents can track students’ attendance at the secondary level via Infinite Campus.

Maintain Good Behavior 

Remember that our school implements a proactive approach to teaching and supporting good behavior through our PBIS program, which stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. Parkwood PBIS works around the focus of the 4Cs; Care for self, Care for Others, Care for our school and Care for our community. We also work on building students Social-Emotional learning and Growth Mindset.

PBIS supports the good behavior that we expect and that is outlined in U-46’s Student Code of Conduct. Please take some time and review these expectations with your child. The Student Code of Conduct clarifies the rights and responsibilities of students, parents, teachers, and other staff. It also explains the disciplinary responses and how they help to create a stable learning environment conducive to all students and their learning styles.

The Student Code of Conduct can be found on the District website and on our school’s website under School Guidelines. It is also available as a hard copy in our main office.

Some of the most important pages to review in the student handbook include the following, but I hope that you will take the time to become familiar with the entire publication: 

• Rights and Responsibilities
• Where and when does this apply to students?
• Bullying and How to Report
• District U-46 Does Not … 
• Multi-Tiered Systems of Support
• Discipline Framework
• Considerations After an Incident
• Glossary 

Administrators, staff, parents, and students can make a difference by working together on this important topic as we continue to build a school culture focused on learning. Thank you for your support and collaboration. I encourage you to reach out if you have any questions or concerns on the topic of behavior expectations. 

Sincerely,

Principal Arroyo

630-213-5595/ email: anaarroyo@u-46.org, Instagram: Parkwood01 or follow us at District U-46's Parkwood Website.