Programs / Activities

Programs

We provide a wide variety of programs throughout the school year to help meet the individual needs of each of our students and familes.

Leader in Me & Character Development

Pontchartrain Elementary is PROUD to be recognized as a Leader in Me School!
- Daily Virtual Morning Meetings
- Weekly Leader in Me Lessons
- Weekly Classroom Team Building Activities
- Weekly Wildly Important Goal Setting Instruction and Data Tracking
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Instruction
Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS)
- Eagle Bucks
- Pete's General Store

Student Support Programs

Tier 2: Teacher Assistance Team (TAT)
- TAT is a support team that assists teachers with the initial identification of students needing additional academic and/or behavior support.
- The TAT implements interventions for students to identify if there is a potential need for students to be referred to SBLC for additional support.
- TAT Chair - Lynse Montero
Tier 3: School-Building Level Committee (SBLC)
- SBLC is a school support team that consists of school leaders, teachers, and/or other related service providers to assist with implementing more intensive interventions to support students' academic and/or behavior needs.
- Students with speech and/or language struggles are referred to SBLC.
- Through the SBLC process and intensive data review processes, students may be considered for a special education referral.
- Students undergo SBLC interventions prior to being referred for a special education evaluation.
- SBLC Chair - Megan Samford
English as a Second Language (ESL) Learner Support
High Dosage Tutoring for Identified Students

Pontchartrain Elementary School offers the following special education programs. These programs require students to have an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) implemented in order to be eligible to participate:

Inclusion
Resource/Small Group Instruction
Self-Contained Instruction
- Reduced Numbers Class (RNC)
- Multiple Abilities Program (MAP)
Behavior Education Class (BEC)
Mental Health Provider Counseling Services
Speech & Language Impairment
- Articulation Disorders
- Fluency Disorders
- Voice Disorders
- Receptive Language Disorders
- Expressive Language Disorders

Homeless Student Support

St. Tammany Parish Public School System provides for the academic needs of identified homeless student and their families within the School System's academic and support services, in compliance with the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The goal of the program is to work in collaboration with school personnel and community service agencies to provide support that promotes academic success and student achievement.

PES KIT Coordinator - Melissa Copeland

For more information, click here to access the STPSB Kids in Transition Website

School Safety Programs

PES has our very own school resource officer to provide additional safety monitoring support for our campus.
Exterior Door Security System that requires individuals to use a school district-provided badge pass or be securely allowed into the building via a state-of-the-art camera monitoring system implemented by front office staff.
All students and staff are provided badge pass IDs and are required to wear them daily.
Cameras have been installed for administrators to monitor campus.

Yearbook

School-Wide Clubs & Extracurricular Activities

K-Kids

PES Eaglettes Cheer Team

Club Day Organizations & Activities

Kindergarten Clubs

1st Grade Clubs

2nd Grade Clubs

3rd Grade Clubs

Before & After Care Program

Childcare Program Details:

AM/PM Care Registration forms will be sent home in 1st Day packets and the front office has additional copies if needed throughout the year. The parents of registered students MUST receive an email from either Program Director prior to starting AM/PM Care.

Payment is due on the 1st of each month. Unpaid payments will result in a late fee of $20.00 after the 5th of the month.

If payment is not made by the 10th of the month, your child will not be permitted to AM/PM Care until payment is made. Timely payment is the responsibility of the parent/guardian. Repeated late payments will result in removal from the program.

The Child Care program will follow the same school calendar as the school, with the following exceptions: Aftercare services will NOT be provided on ½ days of school. Afterschool care will NOT be provided on the Fridays of the local Mardi Gras Parades.

AM Care: 6:50 - 8:20 am

Children arriving to Campus before 8:20am MUST attend morning/before care. For safety reasons, parents/guardians MUST walk their child onto Campus to be signed-into AM Care daily

PM (After Care) 3:51 - 6:00 pm
Aftercare check-out begin at 4:25 pm daily following PES’s Bus Dismissal

Students will only be released from PM Care to an authorized individual on the child’s Emergency Contact Card after verification with personal identification.

Due to safety concerns with day to day transportation, Pre-K and Kindergarten students may only attend aftercare on a full-time monthly basis.

Afterschool care ends at 6:00 pm. Any pickup after 6:00 pm will incur a late fee: $15 for 1-15 minutes, $30 for 15-30 minutes and so on. After 30 minutes, Administration and Local Law Enforcement will notified.

Students will not be permitted to attend before or after care if:

· students are picked up late more than THREE TIMES PER YEAR from after care.

·the Child Care Director has documented three behaviors (on PES “short forms” for minor behaviors) that impact the safety and welfare of students and/or staff members.

·PES administration, with the consultation of Child Care Directors, determines that a major incident has occurred warranting the further removal of the student from before or after care programs.