Erebuni  Armenian School
                582 Pleasant Street, Belmont, MA 02478                    
                                                     Serving The Community Since 1988
FIVE GOLDEN RULES:  
  1. Students will respect all teachers and comply with school rules and regulations.
  2. Students will respect school and personal property.
  3. Students will respect and be kind to all classmates.
  4. No running in school property
  5. No physical damage to school property

Parental support is needed and appreciated to encourage children to observe school rules and procedures. Erebuni is glad to work closely with parents to teach and maintain responsible student behavior. Through communications with your child's teacher, you will remain well informed and actively involved in your child?s education.
In case of an Emergency

If we are unable to contact the parents or the emergency numbers, we will call an Ambulance to transport the child to Mt. Auburn Hospital.

Attendance Policy

Parents/guardians are partners with the school and faculty in assuring that students have good attendance and arrive in class on time.
 
Erebuni Saturday School keeps accurate records of student attendance, and will communicate promptly and consistently with parents/guardians regarding attendance issues.

This attendance policy is designed to foster a culture of learning at Erebuni Armenian Saturday School.


This policy:
 
1.      Establishes firm expectations that on-time school and class attendance are important in sustaining the learning environment and in meeting individual learning needs.
2.      Provides significant flexibility to accommodate legitimate absence or lateness with a minimum of administrative procedure.
3.      Assures the timely flow of information from parents to school, and from school to parents about attendance at school and in class so that both can work to improve a situation before a student's education suffers.
4.      Clearly defines the responsibilities of students, educators, and parents regarding absences, tardiness, and dismissals.

Key Points:
1.      Students should be in school every scheduled Saturdays.
2.      Except in the case of excused late arrivals and early dismissals, students must be present in school from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
3.      Students are expected to attend every class meeting and activities
4.      Recognizing that there are legitimate and unavoidable reasons for absence, parents/guardians may contact the student's instructor one day prior to school day. The parent/guardian must leave a return telephone number, and a reason for the absence.
5.      Excused absences should be called in as early as possible.

Excused Absences:
 
1.      Students are responsible for make-up work associated with excused absences.
2.      In addition to their availability during the school day, faculty members will establish a time before or after school when they are available to assist students with make-up work.
3.      If students are unable to come at this designated time, it is their own responsibility to arrange a time to collect make-up assignments from their teachers, and to turn them in.
4.      If a student is absent, make-up work must be turned in within one week of his/her return.
5.      If a student is excused for an extended period, the teacher shall determine an appropriate and reasonable time - frame for make-up work.
6.      Teachers will make reasonable efforts to help students make up missed work, but students, parents and guardians must understand that time lost from class is irretrievable. The more often a student is absent from class, the greater the likelihood that his or her learning and grades may suffer.
7.      Erebuni Saturday School will notify parents/guardians when a student has reached three, five, or seven excused absences in a class. When a student reaches five excused absences from a class, the teacher or another member of the staff will call the parents/guardians, and a conference may be arranged.
8.      Parent(s)/guardian(s) need not wait until for a call to set up a conference. They are encouraged to contact their child�s instructors regarding concerns about their child�s attendance.

Volunteer Policy

Parents enrolling children at Erebuni School are required to volunteer minimum 6 hours each school year. The objectives listed below are many of the reasons why Erebuni School has adopted its volunteer policy.

  1. The skills and knowledge of our volunteers will help enrich our educational programs.
  2. It will allow and encourage our parents to become involved in their children's education.
  3. It will help to improve communication between parents and teachers/staff and parents and other parents.
  4. It will increase community involvement within our school.
  5. It will lend support to the school's goals and objectives.

The following are some of the tasks, which qualify for volunteer hours:

  1. Volunteers are needed for each school day to assist with recess and maintain well being of all the students and assist with Pizza days.
  2. Fundraising
The minimum 6-hour obligation will be tracked by PTO.

Termination Policy

Erebuni
Armenian Saturday School
reserves the right to terminate any child's enrollment. A child may be asked to leave the school for the following reasons:

 

  1. Constant disobedience by a child not being able to conform to the classroom rules set by the school.

 

  1. Extremely violent or aggressive behavior by the child, causing injury to other children or staff members, and damage to school property.

 

In the event that any of the above situations occurs, the following steps will be made:

 

  1. First, the parent will be notified verbally of the situation, and a meeting is held with the Principal, parents, and involved persons. A solution is discussed and parents are encouraged to resolve the situation. Also the school will inform parents of the availability of information and referral for other services and will provide the information upon the request of the parents.

 

  1. In the event that the situation still exists after 30 days and no improvement is seen, a written warning is sent to parents. And another meeting is held with the Principal, parents, and involved persons. Once again, solutions are suggested and a final warning is given.

 

  1. If the situation occurs again after final warning, the child will be terminated. The child will be asked to leave the school and no tuition refund will be given.

 

  1. When a child is terminated from the program, initiated by the school or the parents, the school will prepare the child for termination from the program in a manner consistent with the child's ability to understand.