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Principal: Michael Gruber

School 64:

Pre-K through grade 4
Amherst and Lincoln Parkway Buffalo, New York 14216
716-816-3420

School 56:

Olmsted at Kensington High School: Grades 5 through 8
319 Suffolk Avenue Buffalo, New York 14215
716-816-4330

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Frederick Law Olmsted School is to develop life long learners who are self directed, independent thinkers and creative problem solvers.

STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

    In order to produce a school environment that promotes high expectations and foster a culture of respect, all members of the school community must work together.  We all have rights, but with rights come responsibilities.  A lack of responsibility means a diminishment of rights.

Student Responsibilities

•    Attend school daily and be on time to school and all classes
•    Follow school rules and regulations.
•    Work hard to do my best in class.
•    Discuss with my parents what I am learning in school.
•    Have a positive attitude towards myself, others, school, and learning.
•    Respect the cultural differences of other students, their families and staff.
•    Work to resolve differences in positive ways, nonviolent ways.
•    Come prepared with my homework and supplies.

Staff Member Responsibilities

•    Foster and maintain high standards of academic achievement and positive behavior.
•    Respectfully and accurately inform parents of their child’s progress.
•    Have high expectations for myself, students, and other staff.
•    Respect the cultural differences of students, their families, and other staff.
•    Help students resolve conflicts in positive, nonviolent ways.

Parent/Caregiver Responsibilities

•    Respectfully and accurately discuss your child’s progress with school staff.
•    Remember that the primary responsibility for a child’s behavior rests with the child and his parents.
•    Foster and maintain high standards of academic achievement and positive behavior.
•    Spend time each day monitoring my child’s learning by checking homework, reading with them, listening or just talking.
•    Inquire as to how my child is progressing by attending conferences, looking at my child’s schoolwork, or calling the school.
•    Make sure my child is on time for school and attends regularly.
•    Respect, love and encourage my child’s growth and creativity
•    Help my child resolve conflicts in positive, non-violent ways.