Roland Hayes School
Are there ways I can contribute/volunteer my time and talents? YES!
The PTO is always looking for volunteers. There are many ways to contribute to our community. Check out the PTO's website for upcoming events, ways to support our school, and much more!
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Hello Hayes families!
Welcome back! We have been busy planning for another great school year. Below are some upcoming events - please consider volunteering!
We look forward to seeing you!
Your Hayes PTO leadership team
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Volunteer at the Sept. 5th Back-to-School Social: The event of the season - see friends and beloved staff, meet new families, enjoy pizza and ice cream! Sign up to help make it as awesome as always.
Become a PTO volunteer: Join fellow parents for a project or ten; we do a lot and have fun spending time together! Your special skills and enthusiasm are always welcome.
🎉🎉🎉 We need volunteers from the Popsicle Party for Incoming Kindergarten Families (Aug. 27 @ 5pm). Please email lisa@hayespto.org
🍕🍕🍕 We would love some volunteers for our Back to School Social! Please consider signing up here.
The Public Schools of Brookline (PSB) strives to create a positive learning environment where students can focus on their academic and social development. This policy describes guidelines for the management and use of personal electronic devices by students at school.
A personal electronic device (PED) is a wireless and/or portable piece of technology that is capable of storing, processing, or transmitting information. These devices include, but are not limited to, smart phones and watches, laptops, tablets, earbuds, headphones, and audio-visual recording devices, such as cameras.
Grades K-8
PSB will follow an “Off and Away” approach wherein all PEDs are locked and stored for the duration of the school day. The school day is defined as the beginning of the school day until the end of the school day, including all classes, specials, homeroom, lunch, recess, and transitions. The school day also includes school assemblies and field trips.
Exceptions to this approach will be made for (a) students whose IEP or 504 plan requires the use of PEDs; (b) students who have received documented permission from a teacher for use of a PED in the teacher’s classroom for educational purposes; and (c) the use of Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education.
Schools may implement an “Off and Away” approach in the manner of their choosing. This may include the use of locked pouches or other storage devices for PEDs, or the requirement that students store their PEDs in lockers or backpacks. PSB is not responsible for damaged PEDs.
If a child needs to contact their parent/caregiver or other adults during the day, they must report to their school’s main office to do so. Illustrative Consequences
- First offense: The PED will be confiscated for the remainder of the school day. The PED will be held by the classroom teacher (K-5) or turned into the main office (6-8). The PED will be returned to the student at the end of the day or to their parent(s)/caregiver(s) upon request. Teachers (K-5) or the office (6-8) will document the infraction to the student’s parent(s)/caregiver(s).
- Second offense: The PED will be confiscated for the remainder of the school day. The main office will document the infraction to the student’s parent(s)/caregiver(s). The PED will be returned to the parent(s)/caregiver(s) at the designated pick-up time. A meeting may be arranged between the teacher, student, and parent(s)/caregiver(s) to discuss responsible PED use.
- Third offense: The student will drop off the PED at the main office at the beginning of each day and collect it at the end of each day for at least one month OR a parent/caregiver will sign an agreement that the student will keep their PED(s) at home. A meeting will be arranged between the principal, student, and parent(s)/caregiver(s) to discuss further consequences, which may include after-school detention or other disciplinary actions.
The entire policy can be found here:
This parcel of land that our school sits upon is a special and sacred place.
Before this place was a Town, before our school was here, before this neighborhood was called “The Settlement” or “Chestnut Hill,” and before this land was a farm, this land was held by the Massachusett, the people Indigenous to this place. The Massachusett were the caretakers of this site, living full lives, raising families, and burying their dead right here. We recognize and honor this history, and seek to create thoughtful land stewards and citizens for generations to come.
As a public school, our primary objective is to ensure access, membership, and participation of all community members in our care; with this land acknowledgment we state our willingness to work towards that vision where all feel a true and abiding sense of belonging.
Roland Hayes School
The Public Schools Of Brookline | A METCO Partnership School
Dr. Asa Sevelius, Ed.D. | Principal
Email: asa_sevelius@psbma.org
Pronouns: he/him
Mr. Kirtan Patel | Vice Principal
Email: kirtan_patel@psbma.org
Pronouns: he/him
Previous "Community Notes" can be found here: https://www.brookline.k12.ma.us/domain/718
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Location: 100 Eliot Street, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467
Phone: 617-879-4570