 Student Insurance
Our insurance carrier requires CCS families to demonstrate proof of medical insurance in order to avoid redundant expenses. At the time of enrollment or re-enrollment, all families must complete and return the proof of insurance form. Families who would like to purchase student accident insurance may obtain an application from the school office.
Administration of Medication on Campus
California Educational Code requires parents to submit annual authorization forms granting permission to administer medication on
campus. This includes all over-the-counter medications including non-aspirin pain reliever (i.e. Tylenol or cough drops). This authorization must be signed by parents and the child's physician, and all medications on campus must be kept in the school office. These authorization forms are available in the school office.
Vehicular Traffic on Campus
When driving on campus, please observe the 5 mph speed limit. The safety of the students must be our foremost concern. If at all possible, please park your automobile in such a manner that you will not need to back up; it is difficult to see smaller students who may be walking behind your vehicle. Also, do not drive into the barricaded areas which are reserved for playground use and student foot traffic.
Elementary Dismissal Procedure
Elementary students will be dismissed at 3:00 in accordance with the following procedures.
- Parents are to arrive no earlier than 2:45. The students will be outside, waiting in the dismissal lines at 2:50.
- Vehicles should enter the campus from the upper driveway (the one nearest Las Posas) and exit by way of the lower driveway. DO NOT EXIT BY WAY OF THE UPPER DRIVEWAY during drop-off and pick-up times.
- Parents also waiting for secondary students, proceed past the elementary lines and park to the east side of the parking
lot. Do not turn right at the end of the dismissal lines. Wait for secondary dismissal.
- Parents who plan to have their students walk or ride a bicycle home should submit a note granting that permission; these
notes are to be routed through the classroom teacher.
- Any elementary student who is not picked up by 3:15 will be checked into and be charged for Extended Day Care.
Student Driver/Rider Regulations
Any student who holds a current, valid California driver's license, has a good driving record and has passed a course in driver's
education may register as a student driver. All motorized vehicles must be properly registered every year with the school office along with proof of valid vehicle insurance. The campus speed limit of 5 mph must be observed, traffic flow patterns must be observed, and student parking designations must be observed. Vehicles may not be visited or driven during school hours without prior permission from the school office. All vehicles are subject to search at any time without prior notice.
A current rider list for each vehicle must also be filed in the office. Any student who is riding with a CCS student-driver must also have a rider form on file in the office. Failure to abide by these regulations may result in the student losing permission to park a vehicle on campus.
Bicycle Regulations
Any student may ride a bicycle to and from school. All of the general vehicular traffic flow patterns on campus apply to bicycles also. When arriving on campus or leaving campus, students are to walk their bikes while they are in the parking lot area. Bicycles may not be ridden randomly across the parking lot/playground area. Each student should have a lock for their bike, since they are not provided by CCS.
Regulations for Skateboards
Students who ride skateboards to and from school must carry them while on campus; skateboards are not to be used at any time on campus. In the interest of safety, all students who ride skateboards or who walk to and from school must walk only on the sidewalk in front of the school/church building from Arneill Road to the school area.
Closed Campus Policy
Campus Visitors
CCS has a closed campus policy. All visitors to campus must sign in at the school office and be granted permission to be on campus prior to visiting anywhere else on campus. Requests to visit on campus are subject to approval by the administration and are not granted automatically.
Students desiring to host a student visitor at school are required to bring a written request signed by their parents and the parents of the student visiting. This request shall be submitted to the Administration for prior approval at least three school days in advance. In general, only requests by prospective new students are honored; visitations for social purposes are not granted. Visitors who are disruptive will be dismissed from campus.
Classroom Visitation
In general, visitations to classrooms are infrequent and limited in scope because they disrupt the school routine and interrupt student learning. Therefore, classroom visitations must be carefully scheduled in advance through the office. These visits must be brief. Permission to visit classrooms is typically not granted during the first or last month of the school year since these are already especially busy times. Class observations by parents for the purpose of student placement is not appropriate as placement is determined by staff after careful consideration.
Remaining on Campus
Once students arrive on campus, they are not allowed to leave campus until dismissal time except as authorized by the school administration or office personnel. Elementary students must be checked out of school through the office by their parents or another adult authorized by either parent and/or approved by the school administration. Secondary students may be checked out of school by means of a written note, FAX communication or telephone authorization supplied by either parent. This communication is to be routed through the school office and is subject to verification and approval.
Early Dismissal Procedure
Parental requests for early student dismissal must be submitted to the school office at the beginning of the school day. If permission is granted to leave early, the student must report to the office to be checked out and dismissed from campus. If the student returns to school that same day, the student must be checked in at the office upon return to campus. Secondary classes missed for early dismissal are counted towards total absences and may result in lowering of academic grades if 10 or more absences are accrued.
Students working during the school day on projects outside of their classroom must obtain prior approval from the teacher and Administration. Permission to be out of a regularly scheduled class will be announced in advance of anticipated absence. Students are not permitted to visit other classrooms unless they are on "official school business."
Secondary Locker Policies
Each student in sixth through twelfth grade will be assigned a locker. The policies involving the lockers are as follows:
- Lockers are provided for the convenience of the students; abuse will result in indefinite loss of locker privileges and/or other disciplinary action.
- Be considerate and kind to one another; tampering with another student's lock or locker will result in disciplinary action.
- Keep lockers neat and clean; no writing, painting, stickers, or other marks may be made directly on the lockers, inside or outside.
- Lockers may be searched at any time without prior notice.
- Items are not to be left around, under, or on top of lockers. If books are found, an impound fee will be assessed.
- Be neat; trash around the lockers is to be picked up by the students.
- One locker is assigned to each student. Students may not use any unassigned lockers, nor is there to be any changing of
locker assignments. Students participating on CCS athletic teams may request a second locker for storage of sports equipment.
- Students are required to purchase locks from CCS for use on hall lockers. These combination locks also allow for entry by key in order to facilitate locker inspection by CCS staff. Unauthorized locks will be cut off of hall lockers and locker
contents will be impounded.
Lunch Procedures
CCS offers a lunch program catered by an outside company. Various food items are offered for sale. Students may also bring their lunches to school. Milk and other beverages are always available. Parents may join their children for lunch after signing in as visitors at the school office.
Elementary Lunch orders will be sent home once in every two weeks and will be returned to the respective classroom teacher on or before Thursday. Collection day and time will be indicated in the Lunch Orders. Tickets for meals will be given to the classroom teacher to be distributed to students before each meal. Credits will be given to a student on days absent.
- Students may not have food delivered to school from restaurants. Parents who bring lunches to school for their children may deliver them to the office or the lunch area.
- Students wasting, throwing, or littering food during lunch may be required to pick up trash during detention and/or recess.
- Students may not eat in the chapel, hallways or restrooms. Students may eat in a designated classroom during lunch only with adult supervision. Students may not eat lunch in the building without permission and adult supervision.
- Seniors will be allowed the privilege of eating lunch off campus on Fridays. Students may purchase lunch from restaurants within walking distance from the school, but they are not permitted to deliver or sell food items to other students on campus. Returning late to fifth period may result in detention, the temporary loss of off-campus lunch, or other disciplinary measures.
School Office Hours
The school office is open from 7:45 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. during normal school days, but additional appointments may be made on an as-needed basis. Summer hours are 8:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. The office is closed for the scheduled school vacations during the year. Students are not allowed to use office telephones. If an emergency arises, the office staff will assist the student in placing a call.
Library/Media Center
Cornerstone Christian Schools' library/media center is available for students and parents and is open until 4:00 P.M. The library contains many Christian books for adults as well as children, and we encourage parents to use the media center with their children. Books can be checked out on an individual basis. We appreciate parents supervising the care of books brought home, as well as encouraging the reading and prompt return of books and other materials.
The responsibility for returning materials on time rests with the student. Students may lose the privilege of library use if they make a habit of keeping materials until they are overdue, and students will be assessed the full cost of replacement for lost or damaged books. In addition, report cards will be withheld until overdue materials are returned or paid for. |
