REDWOLVES FAMILIES 2024-2025
December 15, 2024
Dear Redwolves Families,
As we approach the winter break, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude for your ongoing support throughout the first half of the school year. This time of year provides an opportunity for reflection and celebration of the hard work and accomplishments our students and staff have achieved so far.
Winter Break Schedule
Please note that all CCS buildings will be closed for Winter Break starting on December 23, 2024, with school resuming on January 6, 2025. This time of year is a great opportunity to recharge, spend time with family, and enjoy a well-deserved break. I encourage our families to take this time to relax, recharge, and enjoy quality time with loved ones.
Stay Connected
As always, please continue to check in with your building’s administration for updates, event information, and other important details. Our team will be communicating key updates and any changes in schedules leading up to the new year, so stay tuned!
A Time to Recharge
I know this time of year can be busy, so I encourage everyone to take a step back, enjoy the holiday season, and recharge for the months ahead. Whether you're spending time with family, taking part in local winter activities, or simply enjoying some quiet time, I hope you have a wonderful break.
Thank you again for your continued partnership in supporting the growth and success of our students. Together, we are building a bright future for the Clinton Community Schools family.
CCS students are truly amazing! Thank you for entrusting them with us.
Wishing you a warm and joyful holiday season!
Kevin Beazley
Superintendent, Clinton Community Schools
GO REDWOLVES!
When winter weather or hazardous driving conditions impact school operations, the district will announce either a 2-hour delay or closed status to families by 5:30 a.m. Road conditions in one part of the district may appear passable but driving conditions on back roads and in other areas of the district may not be safe and impact the operation of buses.
- Normal school operations will prevail unless a change of schedule is announced.
- Expect morning buses to be late during severe weather.
We provide this information to families in a variety of ways:
- Emergency message from Infinite Campus sent to email and phone on file (if not receiving please reach out to a building secretary).
- Prominently displayed on our district homepage.
- Social media posts on the district Twitter accounts.
- Local television (WTOL) and radio (WLEN) news stations
Send information to parents about the importance of talking with their kids about the ramifications of making threats and encourage them to monitor their child’s social media activity.
THEMICHIGANPENALCODE(EXCERPT)Act328of1931
- 750.411x Cyberbullying prohibited; violation as misdemeanor; violation as felony; definitions. Sec. 411x.
- 750.411s Posting message through electronic medium; prohibitions; penalty; exceptions; definitions.
Incident Reporting
To provide clarity with regard to how students should report incidents that happen in our schools. Students may reach out to any staff member to report violations of our Code of Conduct or safety concerns. Staff will contact the school's administration, who will conduct an investigation. Administrators will reach out to parents of students involved in a given investigation. OK2SAY is also available 24/7 for students to report incidents.
Attendance
Classroom attendance instills a concept of self-discipline, exposes a student to group interactions with teachers and fellow students, and enables a student to hear and participate in class discussion and other related learning experiences.
Regular attendance is critical in the development and learning of all students. Absences are lost hours of learning and instruction, rather than a simple tally of days.
Research shows that chronic absence is a directly linked factor contributing to lower test scores, an increased dropout rate, and significantly lower levels of reading and math abilities. Chronic absence is defined as missing 10% or more of any school period for any reason. Therefore, when interventions take place, it is not necessary to determine whether absences are excused or unexcused.
Goal
The goal of the school district is to link all students and families with the appropriate resources which will enable them to overcome the barriers that interfere with regular attendance.
Absences
All absences must be communicated to the school office by the parent or guardian on the day of. All absences will be handled in the following manner per semester:
- Step 1: After five absences, a letter will be mailed home to notify the parent, or a phone call will be made to the parent.
- Step 2: After nine absences, the school administrator will determine if an Attendance Improvement Meeting with the students and parents is appropriate. The reasons for the absences will be taken into account when determining the need for a meeting. The goal of the meeting will be to address the root cause of the absences, offer academic support, alternative education if appropriate, and attendance expectations to include an attendance agreement. Interventions will include, but are not limited to mental health screening, problem solving, tutoring, outside agency referral, and mentoring. The LISD truancy office will be invited to the meeting and may attend. The attendance improvement plan will be shared with the LISD truancy office and the Lenawee County Prosecutor for review and follow up.
Background Checks
To ensure the safety of our students, Clinton Community Schools will be using the RAPTOR visitor and volunteer management system. All visitors during school hours and/or volunteers with one of our school-sponsored organizations or events will have their background checked.
RAPTOR kiosks have been installed at each school building. Visitors and/or volunteers must participate in the following upon arrival:
- Present a government-issued identification (examples would include a valid driver's license, State ID, military-issued ID, or passport ID)
- Your ID will be scanned
- Once scanned, the visitor or volunteer will be permitted to proceed.
Questions about the procedures can be answered at the office of the building you wish to visit or volunteer in. Student safety is our first priority, your cooperation is sincerely appreciated
December
12/23-1/3 CCS WINTER BREAK
January
1/6/2025 School Resumes
1/6 2025 Winter HOCO Week!
1/16 Half Day Students all buildings for HS EXAMS Teachers Record Day
1/17 Half Day Staff and Students ALL buildings for HS Exams
1/20 No School Students for Teacher PD
1/20 CCS BOE meeting 6:06 pm HS Media Center
Dolores Meade at DPP School of Early Learning dolores.meade@clinton.k12.mi.us
Michele Smerek at Clinton Elementary school michele.smerek@clinton.k12.mi.us
Courtney Desjardins at Clinton Middle School courtney.desjardins@clinton.k12.mi.us
Toni Gibson at Clinton High School toni.gibson@clinton.k12.mi.us
Shelbi Freeman at Clinton High School shelbi.freeman@clinton.k12.mi.us
Superintendent
Yours in Academics,
Kevin Beazley, M.A.Ed
CCS Superintendent
Email: kevin.beazley@clinton.k12.mi.us
Website: miclintonschools.org
Location: 340 East Michigan Avenue, Clinton, MI, USA
Phone: 517-456-6501 X7
Twitter: @CHS_LeadsTheWay