LOST LAKE ELEMENTARY PARENT HANDBOOK 2015-2016
“Pride of Clermont” A+ SCHOOL
LLES Mission Statement: “Lost Lake Elementary inspires, nurtures and facilitates students in becoming
critical and global thinkers, leaders and problem solvers of tomorrow.
Office (352) 243-2433 ELC (352) 243-1340
Fax
(352) 243-3541 Website http://lake.k12.fl.us/loe/site/default.asp
Lost Lake Elementary has been servicing the students of South Lake County since 1999. Our staff is dedicated and
committed to the success of all students!
Agendas
All students will receive an agenda in grades 1-5. Student agendas are the primary communication tool between home and
school. Please utilize your child’s agenda to communicate with the classroom teacher. Agendas will also have information
on class work and homework. Please sign the agenda daily.
Allergies
If your child has a food allergy or is required to have an Epi Pen, please see the school nurse and fill out the proper medical
paperwork. Please notify your child’s teacher right away of any allergies. Food restrictions can be placed on your child’s
lunch account. We are a peanut free school.
Attendance is taken at 8:25 a.m. After two days of absence the teacher will call home to check on your child. Absences
require a note from the parent to the teacher. After 10 days of absence a doctor’s note is needed. Please do not check students
out during the day unless for emergency.
Birthday celebrations at school:
Parents may bring store bought item of their choice only for birthday parties to be passed out by the teacher in the classroom.
Please do not send items with PEANUTS. We are a peanut free school.
No invitations to birthday parties are allowed to be passed out at school. No balloons or deliveries to school for birthdays.
Buses
Busses are stationed in the front of the building and are supervised on arrival and departure by school staff.
If you have any questions about busses please call the Transportation Department at 352-253-6740.
BYOT-Bring Your Own Technology
Lost Lake Elementary/Lake County Public Schools will not be responsible for any lost, damaged or stolen personal
technology device. It is your child’s responsibility to keep up with his/her personal device while participating in the BYOT
program. It is important to note that the use of social media is strictly prohibited for non-educational use. It is also important
to remember that violations while using personal devices at Lost Lake shall be enforced under the guidelines of Lake County
Public School Electronic Usage policies.
Car Pickup Areas
Car riders are picked up and dropped off at the side of the school. Cars will enter from John’s Lake Road through gate 2. In
order to protect our students and keep the traffic flowing as quickly as possible, please follow the guidelines listed below:
Mornings
 8:00 a.m. is the earliest that a student may be dropped off.
 Pull all the way forward. The staff and safety patrol will assist your child in getting out of the car.
 Do not pull around the car in front of you unless the person on duty directs you to do so.
 Please drive slowly and safely in the car loop area.
Afternoons
 Plan to arrive no earlier than 3:00 p.m.
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Please display the school card with your child/children’s name(s) written in dark bold letters in the window of the
passenger’s side of the car.
If the school card is not present, you will be directed to the front office for identification and your child will
meet you in the front office.
Counseling
If you have special concerns about your child, please contact one of our guidance counselors. Mrs. Shryock works with
grades K-2 and Ms. Gault works with grades 3-5.
Discipline
In order to provide a good learning environment, Lost Lake has established Positive Behavior Support (PBS). Simple rules
to follow are PAWS:
 Positive Attitude
 Act Responsible
 Work Hard
 Safety First
These are simple rules and will be applied to all areas on the campus. In order to provide consistency throughout our school,
discipline steps are followed by teachers:
 Warning (s)
 Reteach and Redirect behavior
 Time Out / Loss of privileges
 Parent contact
 Send to office with a discipline pass
 Send to office with a possible referral
Please feel free to contact administration if you have any discipline concerns.
Dress Code
Monday through ThursdayTops: Knit polo style collared shirts in white, navy blue, hunter green, light blue or pink. No T-shirts allowed Monday
through Thursday. Tucked in shirttails are preferred.
Bottoms: Shorts (fingertip length) or long pants (not baggy or form fitting), skirts, jumpers, or culottes in black, navy or
khaki (solid color only). Belts are preferred but optional. Leggings or stockings in solid black, blue or white only and
may be worn under an approved jumper or skirts. No athletic type of materials for shorts. We will be glad to help any
family who is in need of clothing. Please contact Mrs. Rahaman in front office.
Fridays onlyJeans on Friday must be fully intact appropriately worn jeans (not baggy or form fitting), without fashionable rips or
tears. Jeans can be worn with any Lost Lake shirt or solid color polo.
Footwear: Tennis shoes or shoes with an enclosed heel are preferred. Sandals must have a heel strap. No shoes with
wheels.
Hair color should not be altered either by permanent or temporary means. If a student arrives to school with his or her
hair color altered, parents will be contacted. We expect all students to follow the dress code. The principal shall determine
when a student’s personal hygiene, appearance (including hairstyles such as Mohawk type cuts), or dress is such that it
disrupts or interferes with the educational process of the students.
Emergency Procedures
Lost Lake Elementary follows the district policy regarding emergency procedures. Our school practices emergency drills
monthly.
Extended Learning Center
The extended day staff will be on duty from 7:00a.m.–8:00a.m. and from 3:15p.m.–6:00p.m. Extended daycare is only for
grades K-5th. Please contact Sheila Klung, Site Coordinator at (352) 243-1340 for more information.
Field Trips
All field trips are directly related to our curriculum and we want all children to have a positive experience. We welcome
parents to chaperone. The Lake County School Board requires all chaperones/volunteers to have completed volunteer
paperwork and have a background check completed, which takes a minimum of 3-4 weeks. Siblings may not attend field
trips because of insurance and liability risks. All students must ride on the bus to and from field trips. Once student seats
are filled, parents will be given the opportunity to ride the bus if seats are available. Parents will be required to chaperone
their child if there are behavior concerns. Students that do not attend a field trip will receive an unexcused absence unless
it is due to illness. Volunteer applications can be accessed via online, you can visit Lost Lake’s website and click on
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“Volunteer at Lost Lake” to take you to the application. It is your responsibility to make sure that you have completed the
process and have been cleared by LCPS to be an approved volunteer/chaperone prior to volunteering on campus or
chaperoning a fieldtrip. (See “Volunteer” section)
Grading Scale
In accordance with Florida state law, the students’ grading scale is as follows:
A = 90 – 100 B = 80 – 89 C = 70 – 79 D = 60 – 69 F = 0 – 59
Homework: Is given daily 10 minutes per grade level for extra time an practice along with reading
nightly. Please support your child and teacher by monitoring your child’s homework completion.
Lice Regular lice checks are conducted by LLE staff. Students must be free of lice to attend school.
Lunch and Breakfast Program
For the school year 2015 - 2016 the lunch price is $1.90 per day or 40 cents for families that qualify for reduced meal prices.
Breakfast is $1.00 per day for full pay or 30 cents for reduced students. Students wanting to eat breakfast should be here
no later than 8:10 in the morning to be served breakfast. For those students who bring lunch, milk and juice can be purchased
separately. Extra milk is 50 cents and juice is 40 cents. Lunch prices are subject to change.
Students are offered a variety of low fat milk, hot and cold entrees, hot and cold vegetables and fresh or canned fruit daily
as well as a variety of 100% fruit juices. They are able to choose milk, entrée and up to two sides which are the fruit and
vegetables. Lake County school food service also offers healthier a la carte snacks for all students to purchase at an extra
charge. Snacks prices range from 50 cents to $1.00.
All students have a lunch account and will use a lunch number to receive lunch/breakfast or for a la carte and snack
selections. Parents/ Guardians are encouraged to use Mylunchmoney.com to prepay for your students meals and snacks
to ensure that your child has money to receive the daily offerings for breakfast and lunch. You may also send cash with the
student. Please put the money in an envelope with the student’s name and lunch # on the front and have the student give the
envelope to the teacher in the morning. If your child has no money, it is Lake County Food Service policy that the child
will receive a piece of toast and white milk for breakfast or a cheese or jelly sandwich with white milk for lunch.
It is your responsibility to make sure that your child has money in their lunch account. As a courtesy we will try to give
hand stamps to students that have less than $3.00 in their accounts regardless of a reduced status or full pay. Please send/or
prepay online money the following day to ensure your child is offered a hot meal. If you have any questions or concerns
about your child/children’s account or our lunch program, please contact Nancy DeNapoli our Food Service Manager by
calling 352-243-1006.
Lunchroom Rules
All students are expected to:
1. Remain quiet and orderly in line.
2. Talk softly at the table.
3. Raise hand for assistance.
4. Keep feet under the table and in front of the bench.
5. Observe good table manners.
6. Keep your space clean.
Parents are always welcome to eat with their child outside at the picnic tables only. Students are not allowed to invite fellow
classmates. When having lunch with your child, please sign-in, display your visitor’s pass, and use the designated parent
tables outside and not in the lunchroom. Please call to verify your child’s lunch time as the schedule may occasionally
change.
Parents will not be allowed to eat lunch with their child from March 29th-31st and April 11th-29th due to preparation and
implementation of Florida Standards Assessments. (Dates are subject to change)
Medications
The Lake County School Board has a very strict policy in place regarding prescription and non-prescription drugs. Please
read the following carefully.
1. A medication form is necessary for each medicine given at school.
2. Medications must be brought in and picked up by the parent, never the student.
3. All medications must be in the original container with a current date.
4. The first dosage must be given at home.
5. No more than a four-week supply of prescription medicine can be accepted.
6. Antibiotics may be accepted only if taken more than 3 times daily with physician approval.
7. Students may keep inhalers with a physician’s consent on file. The inhaler should have a label affixed to the inhaler
for easy identification or must be in the original box with the pharmacy prescription on it.
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8. Lake County Schools may not administer and students may not carry the following non-prescription medications:
cold remedies; throat sprays; herbs; vitamins; cough drops; cough syrup; eye, ear and nose medications; medicated
chap stick or Blistex. Cold remedies are available that last 8-12 hours and should be given at home before the child
leaves for school.
9. Medications for fevers are not allowed to be dispensed by school personnel. If a child has a fever, he/she should be
at home.
PBS
Lost Lake is a Positive Behavior Support School. PBS is a school wide behavior plan with common procedures for
students. All staff, students and parents will be included in the maintenance and implementation of PBS. There will be
regular student rewards for earning Lion Loot in special areas, cafeteria, common areas and the classroom.
Parent-Student Conferences
Parent conferences must be scheduled with the classroom teacher in advance. If you would like to schedule a conference,
please contact the office and leave a message for a return telephone call from the teacher or write a note to the teacher in
the student’s agenda. All school parent-student conference will be held in October. We want parent(s) and child to come
together.
Photography/Video Recording If you want to photograph or video record your child, please be sure to record only your
child. Photography and video recording of other students requires parent permission. If you do not wish for your child to
be photographed or videotaped, please complete the parent release form found in the Code of Student Conduct. School
pictures will be offered twice a year. For the fall pictures, uniform is mandatory. For the spring pictures, students can wear
other clothing that follows Lake County Dress Code.
PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) is an organization that supports the school through fundraisers and volunteer work.
PTO is comprised of parent volunteers that plan and organize events that benefit the students and staff. PTO is always
looking for volunteers to join the organization. Please sign up at the front desk.
Report Card/Progress Reports
Skyward will be available for you to view your child/children’s grades online. Information on Skyward can be found on
the Lost Lake Elementary Website. You will receive a progress report midway through each nine weeks.
SAC (School Advisory Council)
Lost Lake Elementary School Advisory Council (SAC) is a statutory body established by the Florida Legislature. Its main
purpose is to monitor and maintain the School Improvement Plan (SIP). SAC is also an advisory body to the principal
and staff of Lost Lake Elementary School. It is comprised of parents, teachers, classified staff, and community business
leaders. The SAC meets monthly. Meetings are open to the public and everyone is welcome to attend.
School Hours
Our school hours are from 8:25a.m.–3:15p.m. (Wednesday 8:25 a.m. - 2:15p.m.). Students must be in their classrooms by
8:25a.m. or they will be counted tardy.
Security
When parents complete their child’s information sheet a security code is created. The parent designates adults as emergency
contacts and provides alternative adults allowed to pick-up the child from school. Please call the office and provide the
security code to make transportation changes. If you need to make a change on the information sheet, please stop by the
office. Please be prepared to show identification. If there is a custody issue, please provide a copy of your most recent
court order to the office. If you have any questions regarding this, please call the front office.
Student Records/Information
Please be sure to keep all information current such as address, phone numbers (home, cell and work). Carefully choose an
emergency contact person that will be available to pick up your child should you be unreachable. It is imperative that we
can locate you or your emergency contact person quickly in case of an emergency. If you request a copy of the student
records, please make the request in writing to Mrs. Rahaman at the front office.
Student Recognition
Quarterly: An A Honor Roll celebration for parents and students. AB Honor roll recognition in the classroom.
Lost Lakes students have opportunities to be recognized monthly for positive behaviors. The incentive available is TerrificKids (grades K-5). Parents will be notified if their child is selected for this incentive.
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Textbooks
It is the responsibility of your child to take care of his or her books. If a book is lost, a letter will be sent home for payment
of the lost book. The average cost of a textbook is about $50.00. If the book is found later and in good condition, your
money will be refunded.
Visitors
All visitors must check in at the front office and wear a visitor sticker. Please make arrangements with your child’s teacher
in advance regarding the day and time you wish to visit. We ask that you have some form of ID (preferably a driver’s
license) when signing in to visit the campus.
Volunteers
Parent involvement is critical to the success of Lost Lake. We hope that each family will be able to volunteer during the
school year. Working at home for teachers, chaperoning field trips, and attending PTO meetings are all ways to volunteer.
We encourage you to us the following web address OnlineApplication@lake.k12.fl.us to complete your volunteer
paperwork early in the year. Please remember to make arrangements in advance with the teacher if you plan to volunteer
in the classroom. All volunteers are required to complete a volunteer form prior to entering the classrooms. Please see Mr.
Cripe in the front desk for a volunteer form however, we encourage you to complete the form online.
If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact an administrator at 352-243-2433.
PLEASE SIGN BELOW AND RETURN TO YOU CHILDS TEACHER BY AUGUST 27, 2015
I have read the LLE PARENT HANDBOOK for the 2015-2016 School Year
Parent _________________________________ Child______________________ Grade____
Teacher______________________________ Date ____________
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