Dear Parents/Guardians,  

It is an honor to serve as the proud principal of Glen Oak Community Learning Center. On behalf of the staff at Glen Oak, we are excited to welcome you and your scholar to the 2024-2025 school year! We are looking forward to a productive partnership with you to ensure our scholars can achieve their highest potential. We recognize that to be successful in school, our scholars need support from both home and school. We are committed to developing a strong partnership with you to ensure your scholar’s success. We genuinely believe that scholars value what adults value in their lives.  As partners, we share the responsibility of our scholar's success and want you to know that we will do our absolute best to carry out our responsibilities. We ask that you guide and support your scholar’s learning by ensuring that he/she:  

Attends school daily and arrives on time, ready for the day’s learning experience  

Read daily to develop a love for reading and to improve literacy skills  

Understand and follow all school rules while in the building 

We look forward to the start of a new school year and continuing our collaboration to provide our scholars with an effective and engaging educational experience. We look to our families to be active partners in this year’s journey.  The wonderful Glen Oak Community Learning Center staff and I feel privileged to be part of this school family. We thank you for your support and look forward to an AMAZING school year!! 

In closing, please know that my door is always open for you. I whole-heartedly welcome your conversation and positive input throughout this year. Let us always keep our scholars the primary focus of our work. I look forward to celebrating our collective successes during the 2024-2025 school year.   

Partners in Education, 

Dr.Latesha Clemons, Ed.S., Ed.D. 

Principal 

Immunization and physicals are MANDATORY for Kindergarten and 6th graders before school starts. They will not be allowed to start school without them. 

Jumpstart to Kindergarten 

Please join us from 11:00am -1:00 p.m. on July 29, 2024, to get to know your school, classrooms, and teachers. Computers will be available for families to access online registration. 

Open House (1st – 8th grade) 

Please join us from 4:00am -5:30 p.m. on July 29, 2024, to get to know your school, classrooms, and teachers. Computers will be available for families to access online registration. 

Back to School Schedule: 

First Day of School – Wednesday, July 31, 2024 

School Improvement Days – In order to help you plan, the following days will be ½ days for students: 

• August 28, 2024 

• September 25, 2024 

• March 5, 2025 

• May 7, 2025 

Parent Teacher Conferences – November 4, 2024 (12:00p-6:00p) 

School Hours – School begins at 7:30 a.m. and dismisses at 2:30 p.m. for students. We ask that students arrive at school by 7:20 a.m. Students who arrive before 7:20 a.m. will be outside unsupervised. We will close the doors at 2:10 p.m. daily and reopen them at 2:30 p.m. for dismissal.  

Attendance – It is important that students have regular attendance at school. If your child is sick and must be absent from school, please send a note with your child when they return or call the front office to report their absence. If a note is not received your child will be marked as unexcused. If your child has an appointment, please send a note when your child returns to school. We appreciate your support in helping us keep our records accurate. 

Uniform Policy- is enclosed with this letter and available in our student handbook. Please read carefully. All students are expected to be in uniform starting on the first day of school. 

DRESS CODE & UNIFORM EXPECTATIONS 

On school days, students must always remain in uniform on school grounds and while on the bus. This includes after-school events unless performance attire is required. 

Use the guidelines below to ensure proper adherence to the uniform policy at Glen Oak Community Learning Center. 

Tops AND Bottoms 

Must fit appropriately. 

Must have a collar. 

Must be a solid color 

Must be uniform pants/shorts/skirts. 

Must be a solid color- navy blue, black, or khaki. 

Shorts/skirts/jumpers must extend below the fingertips of the student’s extended arm. Tights/leggings worn under skirts/jumpers must be solid uniform colors. 

Additional information 

All footwear must be closed-back or have an ankle strap. Proper shoes must be worn; no high heels or “flip flops” shoes can be worn. Tennis shoes are only permitted in the gymnasium to protect floors and lessen any damage that could happen to them.  

In colder weather, sweatshirts/sweaters may be worn over the collared uniform shirt. Sweaters may be pullover or cardigan style. Any clothing or jewelry containing insignias, sayings or symbols of gangs/drugs/alcohol/weapons are not permitted. Purses and bags are to remain in lockers for the entire school day. 

Coats, jackets, and vests are to remain in lockers for the entire school day. 

Coats and book bags are not allowed in the classrooms. 

Hats, bandanas, sweatbands, scarves, sunglasses, etc. are not to be worn at school. 

Accessories that do not interfere with or distract from learning may be worn. 

Clothing sagging below the buttocks or below the waistline is not permitted. 

Hats, headwear nor sunglasses are not to be worn in school. 

Shorts need to be long enough to pass the fingertip test. Shorts must reach the end of student’s fingertip. 

No midriff tops or exposure of stomach area.  

Students dressed inappropriately or found to be violating this dress code policy will be allowed to call home for appropriate clothing. Further disciplinary consequences may be taken for those who choose not to follow the dress code.