Steele Montessori Facts & Policies
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Steele Montessori Academy will establish a community where ___ students have access to a Montessori education.  Our students will be intentional, empathetic, adaptable, creative and independent. Students will take initiative to care for themselves, each other, and the world around them.


What is “ALL”?

100

The time the school officially opens each day

What is “7:30 a.m.”?

100

All teachers are expected to be at Morning Huddle at this time to receive important information for the day

What is “7:50 a.m.”?

100

When teachers should contact each parent with a positive message

What is "Within the first week of school"?

100

This must be taken by teachers during a fire drill

What is the "Emergency Folder"?

200

We are a _____ campus.  This means that we intentionally admit 50% of our students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and 50% from non economically disadvantaged backgrounds.  

What is "50/50"?

200
The only grade level that will eat lunch in their classroom

What is “Primary”?

200

Cell phones must be turned in by each student in this area of the school

What is “the Main Office?”

200

The two designated months for parties during the school year

What are “December” and “May”?

200

Each employee must be able to distinguish between __________ and ___________ use of physical contact or force.

What are “appropriate” and “inappropriate?”

300

The number of other public Montessori networks in Bexar County besides PMAI

What is “none/0”?

300

The first point of contact with parents when an attendance problem is suspected.

Who is “the teacher/guide”?

300

When an absence is necessary, please log onto the Frontline system and notify Mrs. Natasha as soon as possible and no later than this time

What is “6:30 a.m.”?

300

What do the letters in an “ARD” meeting stand for?

What are “Admission, Review, & Dismissal”?

300

The type of drills that require students to crouch facing the wall in the hallway

What is "Disaster/Tornado drills"?

400

The committee that is responsible for determining the placement of a student after a teacher requests their discretionary removal

What is the "Placement Review Committee"?

400

The length of all lunches from beginning to end

What is “11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.” or “One hour & 30 minutes”?

400

You can contact this person if you are low on classroom supplies

Who is “Ms. Renee”?

400

Teachers are expected to access eSped via computer and comply with this folder’s expectations and modifications for each Special Education student assigned to their room.

What is the “IEP folder”?

400

The 3 steps all visitors must do upon entering the school building

What is "Report to the office, sign in/out, and get a visitor's badge/wear district ID"?

500

When was Steele founded?

When is “1932”?

500

No student shall be punished by not having their full recess unless approved by these two people

Who is “Mrs. Natasha” and “the parent of the child”?

500

The length of time of the “normalization” period for the campus

What is “6 weeks”?

500

The combined number of types of tests/assessments taken at Steele

What is "8"? (mCLASS, Circle, MAP Growth, MAP Fluency, TELPAS, STAAR, APA, GT)

500

The number of combined lockdown and fire drills required by the state per school year

What is “13/thirteen”?

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