All School Handbook 2024-2025

o Assist teachers, parents and administrators with academic, behavioral, social/emotional or family issues. o Provide crisis intervention and limited individual counseling to students, 1-2 sessions. o Provide group intervention, when appropriate, on topics such as peer relationships, problem-solving and conflict resolution. o Offer consultation to parents. o Provide Second Step or a similar program which emphasizes feelings, problem-solving and anger management, taught weekly in our Threes and Pre-Kindergarten classes. The purpose of the program is to be a resource for the school, the parents and caregivers, as well as the teachers and students at Levine Academy. When indicated, referrals will be made to community agencies, private health professionals and/or rabbis for additional assistance. Faculty or parents may refer students, or students may request to see the counselor themselves. All personal information about the students is kept in the strictest confidence. Information regarding a student will only be released with a written consent from the parent or caregiver. Credentials (in addition to Levine Academy’s Accreditation) Levine Academy’s Early Childhood is licensed by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Levine Academy’s Early Childhood participates in the Dallas Association of the Education of Young Children (DAEYC), the Teacher Learning Center of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas and the Jewish Preschool Directors Council of Dallas. TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES The Levine Academy Early Childhood is licensed by the Texas Health and Human Services. Our program is inspected each year by both this agency and the Dallas County Department of Health and Human Services. The EC’s policies are guided by the Minimum Standards set forth by the regulating agency as well as by the standards set by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Copies of the State’s Minimum Standard Rules for licensed Child-Care Centers are available in the Early Childhood office. The school is inspected annually, and these reports are available to the public on their website.

Child Abuse Hotline

1-800-252-5400

www.txabusehotline

Child Care Licensing

1-469-229-6900

www.hhs.texas.gov

Facility information and compliance history www.txchildcaresearch.org

NAEYC

1-202-232-8777

www.naeyc.org

All staff is required to obtain at least 24 clock hours of training each year relevant to the age of children to whom they provide care. At least one clock hour of annual training must focus on prevention, recognition, and reporting of child abuse and neglect. Each staff member who provides care for

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