Parents

• Lunch Menu
• Sage Dining Services Website for Shelton (for Senior Parents Only)

SAGE is a premier dining service contractor for some 200 independent private schools nationwide. They are strong in Texas, serving such schools as Greenhill, Episcopal School of Dallas, The Winston School, Fort Worth Country Day, Kincaid-­‐ Houston, Duchesne-­‐Houston, and many others.

SAGE operates on three basic principles:

1. Great food – prepared on site
2. Education – they will help us teach students how to eat, not tell them what to eat
3. Fiscal responsibility – they will ensure that our community is receiving the best value for every dollar spent.

Shelton’s program is headed by Chef Christian Moreno. He will be on site daily, making sure that your children have the best menu options possible.

We believe everyone will enjoy the quality, convenience and customer satisfaction that SAGE will offer.

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Inclement Weather Plan

Information will be provided by the following methods:

• Shelton's Website
• Shelton's Facebook Page
• Shelton's Twitter Account
• Telephone Notification System
• Parent Email Lists

Crisis Plan

Action Plan Regarding Military or Terrorist Activity
Shelton has in place many procedures that pertain to emergencies, natural or manmade. Should we experience a crisis related to military or terrorist activity during the school / work day, we will basically respond as described below. Our response will be based on the best information available at the time, the nature of the activity, and the amount of time we have to respond.

In the event of an emergency, and assuming that we are able to do so, we will post updates and instructions on our website, www.shelton.org. We will also notify families and staff through our web-based notification system.

If any of the situations in bold below, the following will occur:

• Allow student drivers to leave only with parental permission and if possible without jeopardizing others.
• In the event of any emergency, the school will dismiss students to their parents if conditions make it possible. This will be done in an orderly manner by division. The dismissal plan will be posted on our website immediately. Parents will also receive a broadcast instructional email or phone call via our web-based notification system, if conditions allow. Other communication chain measures will be employed, depending on the situation.
• Shelton will dismiss clients / trainees of the Evaluation Center, Speech and Language Therapy, or Teacher Training department if conditions are possible.

Military Action limited to foreign country, but with U.S. ramifications

• Continue school / therapy / business as usual.
• Increase campus security.

Terrorist action in U.S.

• Increase campus security.
• Restrict campus access.
• Suspend off-campus privileges for Upper School students & staff.
• Allow students to leave only with parental permission.
• Decide which, if any, extra-curricular activities will continue.

Terrorist activity in Dallas

• Increase campus security.
• Restrict campus access.
• Suspend off-campus privileges for Upper School students & staff.
• Allow students to leave only with parental permission.
• Decide which, if any, extra-curricular activities will continue.
• Suspend activities on athletics fields or at other athletic centers.
• Restrict school functions to classrooms.
• Be ready for lock-down.
• If evacuation is necessary, and it is practical to do so, students will be escorted to the Dallas Bible Church.
• If advised by emergency and law enforcement agencies, students will be escorted to other locations.
• Decide which, if any, services will continue by the Evaluation Center, Speech & Language Therapy, or Outreach / Teacher Training.

Terrorist activity in Dallas involving biological or chemical weapons

• Lock down campus.
• Students, staff and clients will remain in classrooms / offices unless directed to gym for extended in-place shelter.
• Advisors will remain with students.
• Shut off HVAC units.
• Suspend off-campus privileges for Upper School students & staff.

Preparedness: Shelton has water and food on hand for a short-term emergency. It has battery-powered radios and first aid kits. We encourage each Shelton family to determine its own meeting place and to communicate its whereabouts with all extended family members.

• Shelton Acceptable Use Policy for Technology
• MacBook Program Guidelines

Information Technology (and Tekhelp Helpdesk)

Information Technology includes managing our network, maintaining hardware and software, and providing technical support to students and staff.

Questions about the Technology Department may be directed to:
Tina Larson
Director of Technology
tlarson@shelton.org
972-774-1772 ext. 2273

Educational Technology

Teachers and students have access to an array of educational technology tools including:

• MacBooks and iPads
• SmartBoards
• Online subscription databases
• Software for productivity and creativity

Teachers regularly receive technology related in-service and professional development.

Beginning in 5th grade, students receive direct instruction in computer skills such as:

• keyboarding/typing
• organization
• word processing
• presentation software
• photo editing
• movie making
• coding

All 6th - 12th grade students are supplied with a laptop computer (currently MacBook Air). Students use these for research, note-taking, productivity, creative projects, and organization. Assistive features that help LD students learn and produce are emphasized. These include:

• Dictation which converts spoken words into typed text.
• Text-to-speech which allows the computer to read text out loud to the student.
• Audio books available for individual purchase online or on loan from the Library.
• Scanning and OCR (optical character recognition) equipment to convert paper documents and books into electronic format, then used with text-to-speech.
• Parents may provide any additional software or device that provides productive assistance to their child after approval from Administration, Technology, and his or her teacher.

In Upper School, students are required to take 1 full credit (2 semesters) of technology. The first semester is a general computer applications survey course. The second semester is chosen from several options including Web Design, Creative Digital Media, Advanced Photo Editing, Coding/Robotics, and Yearbook. For detailed course descriptions, see the Upper School Course Catalog.

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