Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District 6586 FM 1130 Orange, Texas 77632 Phone 409-883-2232 Fax 409-883-3509
Dr. Pauline Hargrove Superintendent of Schools
August 1, 2016 Dear Parent/Guardian: The new school year is quickly approaching and students will begin classes on August 22, 2016. Let me take this opportunity on behalf of the Board of Trustees, administration, teachers, and staff to welcome you and to encourage you to become actively involved in the education of your student(s). It is our honor to serve you and your family. Your continuous cooperation and support will be greatly appreciated and enable us all to be more successful. Listed below is information which requires your attention: 1.
Our school cafeterias offer healthy meals (breakfast and lunch) each school day. All meals served must meet nutrition standards established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Information on meal prices is enclosed. Your student(s) may be able to receive free or reduced-price meals. If you get SNAP (food stamps) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) for your children, they can receive free meals. Even if you do not receive food stamps or TANF, they may be eligible for free or reduced-price meals depending on your income. A foster child may receive free or reduced-price meals regardless of your income. Please review the enclosed Child Nutrition Programs 2016-2017 brochure for student meal account prepayment options. If you believe your child qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, please complete the enclosed application and return it to your child's school or the Child Nutrition Department which is located in the Administration Building, 6586 FM 1130. The completed application can be mailed to LCM CISD, Attn: Suzanne Magee, 6586 FM 1130, Orange, Texas 77632. Only one application per family is required. Please use your SNAP (food stamps) or TANF number (if applicable). We cannot accept a Lone Star number.
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Eligibility for prekindergarten is based on: a) income and age, or b) inability to speak and comprehend the English language. If you have a child who is four years old on or before September 1, 2016, who you feel is eligible for prekindergarten based on income, you should report to the elementary campus in which your student would enroll. You may pick up and fill out the registration packet starting August 2, 2016. Once the packet is complete, you will need to turn in prekindergarten application and meal application to the Administration Office. You will also need your last four check stubs (or last check stub if you’re paid monthly) or SNAP (food stamps) and TANF number to determine eligibility. If your child is eligible, you will be sent back to the campus to complete the registration process.
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Our district takes appropriate steps to protect your child from accidental injuries; however, occasionally accidents do occur. In accordance with the Texas Tort Claims Act, the district cannot be responsible for costs of treating injuries or assume liability for any other costs associated with an injury at school or any school-related function. Because of this, the district does not sponsor but does make accident insurance available for you to purchase that will help pay for any accidents that occur at school. Participation in this program is strictly voluntary, but it deserves your full consideration. If you are interested in receiving more information about the insurance, please call 1-800-366-8354 or view online at www.texaskidsfirst.com.
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Also enclosed is information from the Director of Health Services explaining the guidelines for medications taken at school and the 2016-2017 school calendar.
Please accept my best wishes for an enriching and successful school year! For further assistance, please call 883-2232. Sincerely,
Pauline Hargrove, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools
“Equity and Excellence for All”
Little Cypress-Mauriceville CISD “LCM: Equity and Excellence for All”
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Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District 6586 FM 1130 Orange, Texas 77632 Phone 409-883-2232 Fax 409-883-3509
Dr. Pauline Hargrove Superintendent of Schools
August 1, 2016
Dear Parents: Little Cypress-Mauriceville C.I.S.D. provides each classroom and all computer labs with a direct connection to the Internet. The Internet provides students and faculty with research and communication opportunities to enhance the education experience. With this opportunity come various liabilities and responsibilities. We are asking every student and user to enter into an agreement to abide by the rules and to not access information that is inappropriate for school use. We are also asking every parent to sign permission forms giving their child permission to use the Internet for classroom assignments, and to encourage their student to abide by the strict guidelines, which are printed on the attached permission form. Elementary students will only access Internet sites selected by their teachers and will view selected sites with the teacher present. Students without permission forms will not be allowed to access the Internet. Students who fail to follow the rules may lose all on-line privileges for the remainder of this school year. Thank you for your cooperation and support in helping us to serve our students effectively and efficiently. Sincerely,
Dr. Pauline Hargrove Superintendent
L CM: Providing Equity and Excellence for All
Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District 6586 FM 1130 Orange, Texas 77632 Phone 409-883-2232 Fax 409-883-3509
Date: August, 2016 Dear Parents: This letter is to inform you of the grade advancement requirements of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) testing program, including the Texas Student Success Initiative (SSI), and graduation requirements. The purpose of this initiative is to ensure that every student achieves the academic progress necessary to show a sufficient understanding of the knowledge and skills taught and tested at each grade level. The STAAR testing program, which will be administered during the 2016-2017 school year, currently includes the following state-mandated exams: STAAR Grades 3-8: Grade 3 mathematics, reading Grade 4 mathematics, reading, writing Grade 5 mathematics, reading, science Grade 6 mathematics, reading Grade 7 mathematics, reading, writing Grade 8 mathematics, reading, science, social studies High School STAAR End-of-Course: English I, English II, Biology, U.S. History, Algebra I SSI requires students in grade 5 and grade 8 to meet Satisfactory Achievement on STAAR exams in mathematics and reading before being promoted to the next grade level. In addition, students must fulfill the requirements of Senate Bill 149 by passing a minimum of three STAAR End-ofCourse exams to receive a Texas high school diploma. The provisions related to Senate Bill 149 will expire on September 1, 2017. Testing requirements are part of an overall system of support for student academic achievement. This system includes: evaluation of student needs and academic support; ongoing evaluation of student progress during the school year with assistance provided to all students with identified academic weaknesses; three opportunities to pass the state assessments in grades 5 and 8; multiple opportunities to pass the End-of-Course assessments; additional instruction after each administration for students who do not meet the passing standard on a subject-area exam; An instructional plan for every student. The District recognizes and supports the important role parents play in the education of their children. We look forward to working with you to help your child succeed. Please contact your child’s principal or counselor if you have questions about the STAAR testing program. If you need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at 409-883-2232. Sincerely,
Directors of Curriculum and Instruction
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Parents/Guardians
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Kelly Meadows, RN, BSN Director of Health Services
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August, 2016
SUBJECT:
Health Guidelines
Medication Guidelines (long term/short term): LONG TERM MEDICATION: (2 or more weeks) 1. Parent or guardian should bring the prescription bottle with a proper label and a written request from the physician, to the nurse’s office. 2. Written parental permission is required. 3. Thereafter, if it is not possible for a parent to personally bring the medication to school, a note from the parent stating amount of medication being sent is required. 4. Students transporting medication to school must take it to the nurse’s office immediately upon arrival to school. SHORT TERM MEDICATION: (Less than 2 weeks) 1. Written permission from parent/guardian is required. 2. School personnel must administer medication. 3. Prescription medication must be in original prescription bottle with proper label. 4. Non-prescription medication must be in original container. Medication prescribed for students should be taken home if possible. If medication must be scheduled during school hours, school personnel will administer the medication under the supervision of the school nurse. If a student must carry medication, such as an asthma inhaler, a physician’s request is needed on file in the nurse’s office. The nurse or her designee will not give any over-the-counter medication (such as Tylenol, Advil, etc) unless it is sent to school by a parent or guardian. If you feel that your child may have need of these medications, please send a small, sealed container of the medicine to store in the nurse’s office. Written permission from the parent/guardian should accompany the container indicating the dosage to be administered. When the student is in need of the medication, he/she can go to the nurse’s office to take the prescribed dose. Fever guidelines: Students having a fever (100 or greater), are NOT to be sent to school. They should remain at home until they have been fever free, without the use of medication, for 24 hours. Going home when sick: Those students feeling ill and wanting to go home must report to the nurse to call parents. The nurse will evaluate the student and notify parents of student condition. STUDENTS ARE NOT TO USE CELL PHONES, E-MAIL, INSTANT MESSENGER OR OTHER SCHOOL OFFICES PHONES TO NOTIFY PARENTS. Those students who do not check out through the nurse may be given an unexcused absence.
Texas Department of State Health Services Facts About Meningococcal Meningitis Q: What is meningitis? A: Meningitis, often referred to as spinal meningitis by the general public, is an infection of the layers of tissue, which cover the brain and spinal cord. It may be caused by many different germs. It is generally a very serious illness that can result in blindness, deafness, amputations, permanent brain damage, or even death. However, with proper treatment, many people recover fully. Q: What is meningococcal meningitis? A: Meningococcal meningitis is a particularly severe form of meningitis caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitides. Even when treated with the right antibiotic, about 1020% of people with this illness die, often within hours of the onset of the first signs of illness. Q: Is meningococcal meningitis contagious? A: Yes. However, it is not as contagious as the common cold or the flu.
Q: How is meningococcal meningitis spread? A: It is spread by direct contact, such as coughing, sneezing, kissing and immediate sharing of unwashed eating utensils. Q: What are the symptoms? A: Symptoms of meningitis may include: fever, severe headache, stiffness of the neck, nausea and maybe vomiting and/or a skin rash that looks like small purplish red spots. Any infant with a fever of 101 degrees F or greater and who is not easily awakened should be seen by a doctor. Other symptoms may include changes in mental function such as confusion or difficulty in waking up the person, especially a child. The most severe change in mental function is a coma. Getting early medical advice when a person has any of these symptoms can be lifesaving. Q: What should I do if someone in my household gets symptoms of meningitis? A: Do not wait. Seek immediate medical attention for the sick person. Remember to ask the doctor about care of household members. Q: How is it treated? A: People with meningococcal meningitis must be hospitalized, almost always in intensive care. They are treated with intravenous antibiotics and other medications, and monitored closely. Q: Who is most likely to get sick with meningococcal meningitis? A: Up to 15-20% of normal healthy people can have the meningococcal germs in their nose and throat, and remain well. Why some people suddenly become ill with this germ is not understood and happens unpredictably. Two groups of people are known to have a higher chance of getting sick, as a result of direct and close contact to the infected case: 1) people who live together under the same roof where there is a case of meningitis in the house and 2) preschool age children in daycare centers where there is a case of meningitis. Generally children in the same school have no increased chance of getting sick and should just be observed. The same is also true of adults who work together. In a hospital setting, the only people who may have an increased chance of
getting meningococcal meningitis are those who have direct face-to-face contact with a case, such as may occur during artificial breathing. Q: What if I am exposed to someone who has meningococcal meningitis? A: Those who are close contacts (household members, daycare classmates and teachers, and “best friends”) will usually be advised to take a two-day course of antibiotics to reduce their risk of meningitis. Depending on the antibiotic used, this may be a single dose or up to two days of medication. Medications used are ciprofloxacin (Cipro) or rifampin given orally, or ceftriaxone (Rocephin) given as an injection. Q: How long would it take for me to become sick if I were in close contact with an infected person? A: In most situations, there is little chance that an individual who is exposed to a case of meningococcal meningitis will also get sick. However, anybody who has been around a case of meningitis should be alert to the possibility of disease in themselves, and seek medical care if they develop symptoms of meningitis. If you are going to become ill, the symptoms will show up in just a few days. Most people will get sick in two to ten days; the average is three to four days. Q: is there a vaccine for meningococcal meningitis? A: There is a vaccine against meningococcal meningitis. It is effective against four of the groups of bacteria: A, C, Y and W-135. It is not helpful for treatment of contacts to cases, because it takes at least two weeks after vaccination for protection to begin. A person can develop disease in less than two weeks. In addition, the protection provided by the vaccine wears off in a few years. Finally, it is ineffective in children under two years of age. Q: What does the health department do when cases are reported? A: The health department investigates every proven or suspected case of meningococcal meningitis that is reported. First of all, the health department makes sure that close contacts are treated with the preventative antibiotics, and that casual contacts are alerted to the signs and symptoms of disease. The health department also collects information on the particular type of N. meningitides that causes each illness. If the same particular type is seen in several cases, the health department sometimes recommends immunization of some or all persons in the community. Although there is not strong scientific evidence that mass immunization can stop a community epidemic of meningitis, it is probably worthwhile when a high rate of disease occurs in a community. Q: Should I keep my children out of school? Should ball games or concerts be canceled? A: The Texas Department of State Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do not recommend restricting travel, school or church attendance, or group events such as sporting or cultural events when meningitis occurs in the community. The risk is very small in those settings since transmission of the bacteria requires rather close exposure. Q: Are there other general recommendations to avoid this and other infections in my household? A: Personal hygiene is very important. This includes: covering your nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing; frequent hand washing; not allowing people to kiss your baby on the mouth; not sharing common eating utensils; avoiding overcrowded conditions.
MENINGITIS BACTERIANA Que' es la meningitis? La meningitis es una inflamacion de las membranas que recubren el cerebro y la medula espinal -conocidas como las meninges. Puede ser causada por virus, parasitos, hongos y bacterias. La meningitis viral (aseptica) es comun y la mayoria de la gente logra recuperarse por completo. El tratamiento medico de la meningitis viral consiste en tratamiento de apoyo y generalmente no se indica el uso de antibioticos. Las meningitis parasitaria o las causadas por hongos son poco frecuentes. La meningitis bacteriana es muy grave y puede requerir de complicados tratamientos medicos, quirurgicos, farmaceuticos y de equipos para mantener las funciones vitales. Hay dos tipos comunes de bacterias que causan la meningitis: Strep pneumoniae causa la meningitis por neumococos; hay mas de 80 subtipos que causan enfermedades. Neisseria meningitidis-causa la meningitis por meningococo; hay 5 subtipos que causan enfermedades graves-A.B.C,Y.W-135 Cuales son los sintomas? Las personas con meningitis se sienten muy enfermas. La enfermedad se puede desarrollar en uno o dos dias, pero puede progresar rapidamente en cuestion de horas. No todos los que tienen meningitis tienen los mismos sintomas. Los ninos (mayores de I ano de edad) y los adultos que padecen de meningitis pueden tener: ·Fuertes dolores de cabeza ·Fiebre alta ·Vomitos ·Sensibilidad a las luces brillantes ·Rigidez en el cuello, dolores en las articulaciones ·Somnolencia o confusion *Tanto en los ninos como en los adultos se puede presentar un sarpullido de pequenos punttitos rojos o morados, o moretones causados por sangrado debajo de la piel. Pueden aparecer en cualquier parte del cuerpo. Esto indica que hay una infeccion generalizada de la sangre (septicemia), que a veces ocurre cuando hay meningitis, particularmente con la cepa del meningococo. Que tan grave es la meningitis bacteriana? Si se diagnostica y se sigue un tratamiento a tiempo, la mayoria de las personas se recuperan por completo. En algunos casos puede ser fatal o algunas personas pueden resultar con alguna discapacidad permanente como por ejemplo sordera, ceguera, amputaciones o dano cerebral (que puede resultar en retardo mental o paralisis) aun con un tratamiento a tiempo. Como se contagia la meningitis bacteriana? Afortunadamente ninguna de las bacterias que causan la meningitis son tan contagiosas como las que causan enfermedades tales como un resfrio o gripe comun, y no se contagian por contacto casual o por estar respirando el aire en donde ha estado una persona con meningitis. Los microbios viven por naturaleza en la parte de atras de nuestra nariz y garganta, pero no pueden vivir mucho tiempo fuera de nuestros cuerpos. Se contagion cuando la gente intercambia saliva (por ejemplo al besarse, usando un misma vaso, cubierto o cigarrillo). A la mayoria de las personas el microbio no les causa meningitis. En cambio, la mayoria de la gente se convierte en portadora del microbio durante varios dias, semanas o incluso meses. El ser portador le ayuda a estimular el sistema de defensa natural del cuerpo. Es muy raro que la bacteria supere el sistema inmunologico del cuerpo y cause meningitis u otra enfermedad grave. Que riesgo tenemos de contraer la meningitis bacteriana? El riesgo de contraer meningitis bacteriana, para todas las edades, es aproximadamente 2.4 casos per 100,000 habitantes por ano. Sin embargo el grupo que tiene mas riesgo de tener la forma mas grave de esta enfermedad, la meningitis causada por meningococo, es mayor en los ninos de 2 a 18 anos de edad.
Como se diagnostica la meningitis bacteriana? El diagnostico se basa generalmente en una combinacion de sintomas clinicos y resultados de analisis de laboratorio del liquido cefalorraquideo y de la sangre. El liquido cefalorraquideo se obtiene mediante una puncion lumbar. Como se puede prevenir la meningitis bacteriana? No comparta las comidas, las bebidas, los utensilios, los cepillos de diente o los cigarrillos. Limite el numero de personas a las que besa. Se recomienda que tanto los ninos jovenes y los adultos mayores de 64 anos se vacunen contra las enfermedades causadas por el neumococo. Existe una vacuna contra cuatro serogrupos de meningococo (A, C, Y, W-135). Estos cuatro grupos causan la mayoria de los casos de enfermedades producidas por meningococo en los Estados Unidos. Algunos grupos recomiendan esta vacuna a los estudiantes universitarios, particularmente a los estudiantes de primer ano que viven en residencies universitarias. La vacuna es segura y efectiva (85-90%). Puede causar leves efectos secundarios, como enrojecimiento y dolor en el lugar donde se coloco la inyeccion que pueden durar hasta dos dias. Hay que esperar de 7 a 10 dias despues de recibida la vacuna para desarrolliar inmunidad y esta dura por 5 anos. Que tiene que hacer si cree que tiene meningitis bacteriana o piensa que algun amigo la puede tener? Hagase ver por un medico lo antes posible. Para mas lnformacion La enfermera de su escuela, su medico de familia y el personal de la oficina del departamento de salud local o regional tienen mucha informacion sobre las enfermedades contagiosas. Tambien puede llamar a su departamento de salud local o a la Oficina Regional del Departamento de Salud de Texas para preguntar sobre la vacuna contra el meningococo. En los sitios de la red mundial (Web) tambien se puede encontrar mas informacion sobre los Centros para el Control y Prevencion de Enfermedades: www.cdc.gov y el Departamento de Salud de Texas: www.tdh.state.tx.us.
