FAQs

**Home School Frequetly Asked Questions**
// The text book inventory requests a book that we don’t use.  Do we really have to send it? // Yes.  We realize that you may not use all the books at your disposal, but the SOS curriculum relies heavily on the use of all textbooks and their supplemental materials. However, if the student is not ESL, you do not have to send ESL books. // Does that include the Read 180 “R” book? // Yes.  Having the student's "R" book helps insure continuity. If your campus does not have Read 180, please let the SOS counselor know as soon as possible so that we can work together to provide an "R" book for your student.

//Who is supposed to visit the SOS student? // Ideally the principal, assistant principal, counselor and classroom teachers should visit.  If the student has a special bond with another administrator or teacher, they are also welcomed to visit.

//What are the expectations of a home school visit? // A home campus representative needs to visit once a week during the duration of the student's placement. The visit should last between 15-20 minutes. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">During your visit, you may discuss how the student is doing at SOS or at home, what your expectations are when they return. It is also a good time to share any home school information that may be interesting or important to the student, or anything that will help the student feel that you are happy to see them and that you want them to succeed. You are welcome to play a board game with the student while you visit with them.

//<span style="color: #5966d0; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">Do students have a graduation ceremony? // Because of the changes to the SOS program, students no longer have a graduation ceremony. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> If they were successful while they were here for a persistent misbehavior placement, their success is acknowledged by the SOS staff. Students that reach Level 4, Day 11 - 15 will reach The Zone of Success. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US;"> //<span style="color: #5966d0; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">Who determines the length of a // Single Serious <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">// placement? // That decision is made by the principal of the home school working in conjunction with the Director of Student Services, Gloria Cooper.

//<span style="color: #5966d0; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">Can a student be placed in SOS more than once? // <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">A student may be placed in SOS only once during a calendar year because of persistent misbehavior. Students may be placed in SOS when needed for disciplinary reasons as outlined in the code of conduct. There is not a limit to single serious placements.

** Parent/Guardian Frequently Asked Questions **
//<span style="color: #5966d0; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; msoansilanguage: EN-US;"> How will my child’s transportation be handled? // Cy-Fair ISD will continue to provide free bus transportation for your child from their homeschool to Reed. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> Every morning, they will go to their home school like they typically do. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> From there, a Cy-Fair bus will bring them to Reed Elementary. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> At the end of the day, a Cy-Fair bus will take them straight home from Reed.

//<span style="color: #5966d0; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">Will their arrival or dismissal time change? // Only your child’s dismissal time is likely to change. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> Reed buses begin rolling at 3:20. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> After all Reed students are dropped off, the bus driver will take your child home. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> Depending on traffic, this may alter the time that your child gets home.

//<span style="color: #5966d0; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">How will lunch be handled? // If your student purchases their lunch, we will open a new account for them here at Reed. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> Funds from their home school account may be transferred when they enroll. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> Any additional deposits must be made to the Reed account. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> If your child has free or reduced lunch, that will transfer with them to Reed, then back to their home school. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> If your student brings their lunch from home, they may continue to do so.

//<span style="color: #5966d0; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">Will I need to buy more school supplies? // No. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> We will provide all the materials they will need while at SOS. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> Students are not permitted to bring ANY materials from home, including their binders or pencils.

//<span style="color: #5966d0; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">Why can’t they use their binder? // They don’t need it. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> Besides, SOS students are only allowed to transport the homework folder we provide, their lunch and a coat/jacket/sweater in their backpack. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> //<span style="color: #5966d0; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">Will my child need a school uniform? // Your child will continue to follow the dress standards of their home school while they attend SOS. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> Students that are required to wear a uniform at their home school must continue to wear the same uniform at Reed.

//<span style="color: #5966d0; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">Is my child considered a special education student now? // SOS placement does not alter a child’s special education status. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> If they were not in special education before coming to SOS, their placement here will not change.

//<span style="color: #5966d0; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; msoansilanguage: EN-US;">Can I meet their teachers and see the classroom? // Yes, we welcome parent involvement. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-spacerun: yes; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msospacerun: yes;"> You may make arrangements with the SOS counselor to visit and meet the SOS staff.

Parent/Guardian Frequently Asked Questions (Spanish)
=== Preguntas <span style="color: #b31424; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">**Comúnmente Echas por Padres de Familia o Tutores Legales** ===

//¿// // Como será afectada la transportación de mi hijo/a? // El distrito escolar Cy-Fair continuara a proveer transportación gratuita para su estudiante de su escuela regular a Reed. Todas las mañanas su estudiante llegará a su escuela regular como siempre. De allí, un autobús de Cy-Fair lo traerá a la Escuela Primaria Reed. Al fin del día, un autobús de Cy-Fair lo llevara a su casa directamente de Reed.

// ¿Cambiará la hora de entrada o salida de mi estudiante? // Lo único que talvez cambie será la hora a la que llegue a casa. Los autobuses salen de Reed a las 3:20. Después que terminen de llevar a los estuantes de Reed a sus casas, llevarán a su estudiante. En combinación con el trafico, este cambio causara un delate en el horario de su hijo/a.

// ¿Come se manejará el almuerzo? // Si su hijo/a compra su almuerzo en la escuela, le abreremos una cuenta aquí en Reed. Si tiene fondos en una cuenta en su escuela regular, estos se pueden transferir cuando su hijo/a se ingrese a Reed. Todos los depósitos de dinero se deben de hacer en la cuenta de Reed hasta que su hijo/a regrese a su escuela regular. Si su hijo/a recibe comida gratis o de precio reducido, también se le extenderá ese beneficio aquí. Si hijo/a trae su comida a la escuela, lo puede seguir haciendo.

//¿Tendré que comprar más útiles escolares?// No. Nosotros proveemos todos los materiales necesarios mientras su hijo/a este en SOS. Los estudiantes de SOS no pueden traer NINGÚN material de su casa, incluyendo carpetas o lápices.

//¿Porque no pueden usar su propia carpeta?// No la necesitan. Además, lo único que los estudiantes de SOS pueden traer en su mochila es su almuerzo, un suéter/abrigo y la carpeta que nosotros les damos.

// ¿Necesita usar uniforme mi hijo/a? // Su estudiante seguirá observando el código de vestir de su escuela regular mientras este en el programa de SOS. Los estudiantes que usan un uniforme en su escuela regular, deben de seguir usando el mismo uniforme mientras asisten a Reed.

// ¿Se considera que mi hijo/a es un estudiante de educación especial? // El ser colocado en el programe de SOS no cambia el estado educativo de ningún estudiante. Si su hijo/a no se consideraba ser un estudiante de educación especial antes de que se ingresara al programa de SOS, el ser colocado aquí no hará ese cambio.

//¿Puedo conocer a los maestros y ver el salón?// Claro que si. Nos encanta que los padres de familia estén involucrados en el programa. La consejera de SOS puede coordinar su visita para que usted conozca al personal del programa SOS de Reed.