Our Policies

Attendance is critical to student success both now and in their future college and careers. Students should plan to attend all 180 days of instruction.

That being said, there may be certain reasons your child may have to miss a day of school. As soon as you are aware of the absence please contact our school's attendance clerk with the reason. The absence must be reported within 48 hours AND meet one of the below reasons to be considered excused. Excessive absences will result in family outreach, SART, SARB and other processes mandated by the state.

Excused absences

• Fever(above 100.4) or other serious symptoms (After 2 days of symptoms, a doctor's note will be needed upon return to excuse absences)
• For the purpose of having medical, dental, optometrical, or chiropractic services rendered with doctor's note.
• Appearance in court.
• Attendance at a funeral service.
• Observance of a holiday or ceremony of his or her religion, attendance at religious retreats.

If there is an extenuating circumstance in which your child cannot attend school for 5 or more days, complete an independent study packet request form in the attendance clerk at least 5 days before. It will need to get approval from the TCN principal.

All formal communication will go through ParentSquare, including our weekly Home School letter! We will be building additional layers of support through room parents and Whatsapp groups to support our communication outreach!

Electronics should be off and not visible once a student is on campus. If you need to reach your child, please call the office at 510-879-2190. At any point while on campus, students should NOT use cell phones to record and/or take video(s). If a student has his/her cell phone out during school hours, we will take the following steps:

1. Warning
2. Phone will be collected and the student must call their family to get their phone returned.
3. Phone will be collected and the family must pick up the phone and sign an electronics contract.
4. Phone will be collected for 5 days and it will be returned after a meeting with the principal.

If a student chooses to not only disregard this policy, but also engage in any type of cyber bullying, administration reserves the right to skip steps to ensure a safe community for all.

This same policy applies to bringing toys onto campus. Tools, such as fidge's, must be approved by the teacher.

Morning Drop Off

For morning drop off, parents/guardians can either drop off their students at the designated entry gates or walk with your student onto campus to the playground area between the blue and wooden play structures. TK and kindergarten students should go to the kindergarten playground area. With the exception of Ms. Dulay's kindergarten class which should direct themselves to the blue-top between the blue and wooden play structures.

Entry Areas for Pedestrians

• Front gate on International Blvd.
• Side gate on International by kindergarten parking lot

Vehicle Student Drop off and Parking

The driveway on 29th Ave. is for students being dropped off by vehicle. If you are coming onto the campus, please park in designated parking lots and parking spaces and walk onto the campus with caution as there is no designated pedestrian walkway. Do not park in disabled spaces unless you have a disabled placard.

In the kindergarten parking lot, you may drop off your student or if you are coming onto the campus to join your student, please park in a designated parking space and walk onto the campus with caution given moving vehicles. Do not park in disabled spaces unless you have a disabled placard.

Afternoon Pick-Up

For afternoon pick up, parents/guardians can pick up their students on campus in the playground area between the blue and wooden play structures. TK and kindergarten students should be picked up in the kindergarten playground area. With the exception of Ms. Dulay's kindergarten class which should direct themselves to the blue-top between the blue and wooden play structures for student pick up.

Entry Areas for Pedestrians

• Front gate on International Blvd.
• Side gate on International by kindergarten parking lot

Vehicle Student Pick-Up and Parking

The driveway on 29th Ave is for student pick-up vehicles. However, you may also park in designated parking lots and parking spaces and walk onto the campus with caution as there is no designated pedestrian walkway. Do not park in disabled spaces unless you have a disabled placard.

In the kindergarten parking lot, you can pick up your student or if you are coming onto the campus, please park in a designated parking space and walk onto the campus with caution given moving vehicles. Do not park in disabled spaces unless you have a disabled placard.

For upper grade students who are walking home or if a parent/guardian has an alternative safe pick-up plan, please communicate the pick-up plan with your student's teacher.

Students attending after-school programs will be designated to the playground area between the blue and wooden play structures for line up.

If a parent/guardian is late for pick up, a student will be escorted by a staff member to the main office and a parent/guardian will be called. We ask that you sign out your student before leaving. Please be mindful of picking up your students on time; a reminder that normal day dismissal is at 2:45 pm and minimum day dismissal is at 1:30 pm.

Families are welcome on campus to drop off/pick up their students, to enjoy campus events including Panther Paw assemblies and for essential office business. If families intend to be on campus for other reasons they need to pre-arrange with their student's teacher and/or the office. Family members who are on campus outside of the above mentioned activities, will have to complete the Oakland Ed Fund volunteer process.

Students have access to breakfast and lunch while on campus. You are also welcome to send food with your student when you send them to school. In order to ensure the safety and well being of students, there is no sharing of food between students. Prior arrangements will need to be made for any and all food deliveries.

In order to ensure our students are prepared for their day, refrain from sending candy and sugary drinks/sodas.

Please coordinate with your child's teacher and the front office, if you'd like to support the classroom with food and/or other celebratory items (such as for a birthday). The teacher will support you in ensuring we are able to honor the celebration while also adhering to OUSD's wellness and nutrition guidelines (linked here). If no prior arrangements have been made, we will not be able to accept any materials dropped off for a celebration.

To show TCN school spirit we are recommending at least one of the following items of clothing to wear daily:

• TCN shirt or sweatshirt (available for purchase in the main office)
• Maroon or white polo shirts
• A college shirt or sweatshirt

Students MAY NOT WEAR:

• Shoes that are unsuitable for running, (sandals, flip-flops boots, etc.)