I take great pride and joy in welcoming you to the 2019-20 school year. It is exciting to be part of a community of great students, parents, and teachers at Green Park Elementary this year!

Green Park Elementary prides itself in being a “Community of Learners” where our students and staff look for opportunities to learn from each other in our daily lives.  We are committed to high academic expectations, mutual respect, and social responsibility.

The staff at Green Park has high expectations for all of our students.  We have even higher expectations of ourselves. This year, the Green Park staff will continue to dedicate our focus on improving student learning for all students.  We will continue to work diligently through collaboration to discuss teaching strategies to meet the needs of our students. We will improve student learning through improved instruction focusing on aligned curriculum, data collection, and assessment.  We are committed to finding each student’s skill level and taking them forward in their learning.

Parents and community members are partners in educating Green Park’s students.  We encourage parents and volunteers to volunteer at our school. Together We Can!  

Please join our Parent Teacher Association.  Our PTA is vital and strong, providing valuable support for our school through volunteering, providing classroom mini-grants, funding extra-curricular activities, and more!  

As the site administrator, I believe that in order to be successful, we need to partner with you, the families of our students.  We need your support as we ask students to practice reading, writing, and mathematics at home. Throughout the year, I will continue to meet and talk with many of you, as well as to learn about your children and family.  If there is anything I can do to help or provide answers to questions you may have, please let me know.

We appreciate your continued support.  We invite you to visit Green Park to be a part of our programs and activities, and to become a part of our “Community of Learners”.  Thank you for sharing your children with us. They are the reason that we are here.

We are honored to be entrusted with this critical component of their lives.  Thank you for sharing your children with us.

Respectfully,
Rick Kline, Principal

In our current climate, safety is a concern on our minds as staff, parents and students.  Nevertheless, we continue to provide our students with a learning environment that focuses on high levels of learning in a safe, nurturing environment.

That said, we wanted to be sure to provide with you a review of the types of safety drills we practice at Green Park each month.  These drills are mandated by our state, and can be found in RCW 28a.320.125, which focuses on Safe School Plans.  These drills include:

• Shelter-in-place, used to limit the exposure of students and staff to hazardous materials
• Lockdown, used to isolate students and staff from threats of violence (such as an  intruder)
• Evacuation, used to move students and staff away from threats (such as fire).

Each month, we practice drills, with minimal classroom distractions, and without detailed conversations and/or simulations that would create a stressful situation for our students. However, if there was ever an unscheduled lockdown or legitimate threat/safety risk, we would make sure you were informed.

If you are interested in or looking for resources relevant to school safety, consider the National Association of School Psychologist's site, www.nasponline.org.

To learn more about the district’s Emergency Planning Procedures visit the Safe School webpage: http://www.wwps.org/programs/safe-schools-program

If at any time you have concerns about the drills we practice, or any other safety concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me. 

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Debido al tiempo presente, la seguridad está en nuestras mentes tanto padres, como maestros y estudiantes.  De manera que, seguimos proveyendo a nuestros estudiantes con un ambiente de enseñanza con enfoque en un nivel alto de enseñanza en un ambiente seguro y nutriente.

Con esto en mente, queríamos estar seguros de proveerles una idea del tipo de planes de seguridad que se practican en la Green Park mensualmente.  Estas prácticas son obligatorias por nuestro estado, y se encuentran en RCW 28a.320.125, cual enfoque es planes de seguridad para las escuelas.  Estas prácticas incluyen:

• Abrigo aislado, para minimizar la posibilidad que estudiantes y maestros estén expuestos a materiales o químicos peligrosos.
• Encierro aislado, para aislar a estudiantes y maestros de amenazas violentas (como la de un intruso)
• Evacuación, para alejar a estudiantes y maestros de una amenaza (como un incendio).

Cada mes hacemos estas prácticas, con el mínimo de distracciones, sin conversaciones de antemano o simulaciones que causarían una situación estresante para nuestros estudiantes. Sin embargo, si hubiera un encierro aislado, una amenaza o riesgo de seguridad que no fuera una práctica programada, nos aseguraríamos que fueran informados inmediatamente de la situación.

Como padres, si están interesados en buscar recursos de acuerdo con la seguridad de escuela, busque el sitio de National Association of School Psychologist's, www.nasponline.org. 

Para más información sobre la planificación de planes de emergencias del distrito de Walla Walla visite  Safe School webpage: http://www.wwps.org/programs/safe-schools-program

Si alguna vez tiene dudas o preocupaciones sobres las prácticas que llevamos a cabo, o alguna otra preocupación de seguridad, por favor contácteme.