Visitors 

Visitors are welcome at Frost Lake.  During the 2021-2022 school year, parents and other visitors must have a pre-scheduled appointment or meeting with a staff member to go beyond the front office.  Visitors must sign in with complete information for potential contact tracing and follow all district guidelines and mandates for COVID safety protocols, and wear a visitor badge while in the building.  Visitors must sign out through the office at the conclusion of the appointment.  Visitors in the front office are asked to limit the visit to less than 15 minutes.

iUpdate Forms and Campus 

It is important to fill out the emergency forms each year. It is your responsibility to call or send  a note to school immediately if your phone number or address changes. In case of  emergencies, the school uses the Emergency information on the forms and campus to contact  families. If we are not able to reach an emergency contact, we are required to call the police  for assistance. 

Additionally, only persons listed on campus will be able to access your student’s information or student. Only people listed in Campus will be allowed to pick up students with a valid ID. 

Parents Right to Know

School districts must notify parents of children attending Title I schools that they can request information regarding their children's teachers, including, at a minimum, information on (1) completion of state requirements for licensure and certification; (2) emergency or other provisional status; (3) educational background; and (4) whether paraprofessionals are serving the child and, if so, the paraprofessionals' qualifications.  The “Parents Right to Know” information can be found at:  https://www.spps.org/Page/21495

School Closing 

Saint Paul Public School District will announce school closings due to severe weather on major  television and radio stations. The district will also communicate with families by call, text and  email. School closing information can also be found at www.spps.org/weather. 

School Photographs 

Students have individual and class photos taken in the fall and the spring. Those photos are available for purchase. Information regarding photos will be sent home during fall and spring.  Only those students purchasing photos in the spring will have their photo taken. Payment for  pictures can be made online, by check or exact cash.  

Communication 

• Please check your students’ backpack and homework folder or planner daily for  homework, announcements of upcoming events and important papers. 
• Look for our orange Home-School Communication folder. 
• The Frost Lake website, www.frost.spps.org gives important information about the  school. 
• The Saint Paul Public School District website, www.spps.org is another great source of  information. 
• Students are permitted to use the telephone during school hours for emergencies only. • Students are not allowed to use their cell phones to communicate during school hours. 

Clothing Policy 

Students are expected to dress appropriately for school. A student may be required to change  any item of clothing that is distracting to the student or those around him/her as determined by  school staff. This includes clothing with inappropriate pictures or language (including alcohol or  tobacco labels, references to drugs or sex.)

Special Occasions 

• Birthday Treats - All student birthdays are acknowledged and celebrated in the  classroom. It is not necessary to bring or send birthday treats with your student.  However, if you wish to, please work closely with the classroom teacher to determine  what would be appropriate for a treat. We have increasing numbers of students with  food allergies and if a treat is sent that includes an ingredient a student is allergic to, the treats will not be distributed. 
• Halloween - We do not celebrate Halloween at Frost Lake. Please do not send your  student in a costume or with candy on the date of Halloween or the days following  Halloween. Any candy students bring will be confiscated. 
• Valentines Day - Classrooms will celebrate Valentine’s Day in a way specific to that  classroom. Treats/candy will not be exchanged. 

Changes in Dismissal Routines 

It is important for students to have a consistent dismissal routine each day. Parents must  designate their student as a walker, parent pickup or a busser. Any changes to a students’  dismissal routine for the day must be requested by sending a note with a student or calling the office by 3:00pm to ensure that the information reaches the staff and students in a timely manner.   An adult must communicate this change, we will not go by what a student reports.  If a change has not been received, students will be dismissed from their designated routine.  Students will not be removed from the bus once bus dismissal has begun if someone shows up at the parents' pick-up without calling first.