What you can expect from the staff?
- Timely responsesfrom teachers,support staff, and administrators
- Professionalism, courtesy, and respectfrom all staff members.
- Honest dialogue regarding your child.
What is expected of parents/guardians?
- Courtesy, respect, and understanding go a long way in helping all parties reach a successful outcome for your child.
Attendance and Health Concerns:
- Nurse/Attendance
- Guidance Counselor (K-12)
- Social Worker, Psychologist
Academic Concerns:
- Guidance Counselor (K-12)
- Academic Director (7-12)
- Principal, Assistant Principal
Behavioral/Social and Emotional Concerns:
“My child is being bullied in school by other children”:
- Guidance Counselor (K-12)
- Social Worker, Psychologist
- Principal, Assistant Principal
“My child is having a difficult time w/friends,” or “My child seems depressed,” or “My child suddenly hates school”:
- Guidance Counselor (K-12)
- Social Worker, Psychologist
- Principal, Assistant Principal
“I need help accessing community resources”:
- District/School Website
- Social Worker, Psychologist, Guidance Counselor (K-12)
- Principal, Assistant Principal
“I (my child) need(s) help coping in times of crisis/difficulty”:
- Guidance Counselor (K-12)
- Social Worker, Psychologist
- Principal, Assistant Principal
“I noticed changes in my child’s eating, sleeping, friends, use/abuse of drugs or alcohol”:
- Guidance Counselor (K-12)
- Social Worker, Psychologist
- Principal, Assistant Principal
Family Issues/Changes in the Home; “There have been changes in our home such as loss of a family member, divorce, financial stress, job loss, or food insecurity”
- Guidance Counselor (K-12)
- Social Worker, Psychologist
- Principal, Assistant Principal
Classroom Issues Involving an Individual Child (classroom procedures, behavior, grades, schedule, etc.):
- For Grades 7-12:
- Step 1 - Classroom Teacher; if not resolved…
- Step 2 - Curriculum Associate; if not resolved…
- Step 3 - Building Principal; if not resolved…
- Step 4 – Office of the Asst. Supt. for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel; if not resolved…
- Step 5 – Superintendent of Schools
Curriculum/Instruction Questions (subject matter being taught, teaching strategies, textbooks and materials used, etc.):
- For Grades 7-12:
- Step 1 - Classroom Teacher; if not resolved…
- Step 2 - Department Director; if not resolved…
- Step 3 - Building Principal; if not resolved…
- Step 4 – Office of the Asst. Supt. for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel; if not resolved…
- Step 5 – Superintendent of Schools
Employment, Residency and Certification Questions:
- Step 1 – Office of the Asst. Supt. for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel; if not resolved…
- Step 2 – Superintendent of Schools
Medical Concerns, K-12:
- Step 1 - School Nurse; if not resolved…
- Step 2 - Building Principal; if not resolved…
- Step 3 – Office of the Asst. Supt. for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel; if not resolved…
- Step 4 – Superintendent of Schools
Special Education Concerns For Grades K-6:
For Grades 7-12:
- Step 1 - Teacher/Instructor; if not resolved…
- Step 2 - Building Principal; if not resolved…
- Step 3 - District Director of Special Education ; if not resolved…
- Step 4 – Office of the Asst. Supt. for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel; if not resolved…
- Step 5 – Superintendent of Schools
School Personnel Concerns:
- Step 1 - Building Principal; if not resolved…
- Step 2 – Office of the Asst. Supt. for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel; if not resolved…
- Step 3 – Superintendent of Schools
Building Use Requests:
- Step 1 - Facilities Office; if not resolved…
- Step 2 - Office of the Asst. Supt. for Business; if not resolved…
- Step 3 – Superintendent of Schools
Athletic Concerns:
- Step 1 - Coach; if not resolved…
- Step 2 - District Director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Health; if not resolved…
- Step 3 – Office of the Asst. Supt. for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel; if not resolved…
- Step 4 – Superintendent of Schools
Transportation Concerns (pickup, route problems, etc.):
- Step 1 - Facilities Office; if not resolved…
- Step 2 - Office of the Asst. Supt. for Business; if not resolved…
- Step 3 – Superintendent of Schools
Transportation Concerns (behavior on school buses, etc.):
- For Grades 7-12:
- Step 1 - Bus Driver; if not resolved…
- Step 2 - Building Principal; if not resolved…
- Step 3 - Facilities Office; if not resolved…
- Step 4 - Office of the Asst. Supt. for Business; if not resolved…
- Step 5 – Superintendent of Schools
Other After School Activities:
- Step 1 - Activity Advisor; if not resolved…
- Step 2 - Building Principal; if not resolved…
- Step 3 – Office of the Asst. Supt. for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel; if not resolved…
- Step 4 – Superintendent of Schools
Please Note: If your issue has not been resolved after following ALL of the appropriate steps in the communication protocol, then please contact the Board of Education.
Telephone Numbers:
- Babylon Junior-Senior High School: 631-893-7910
- Attendance Office: 631-893-7921
- Nurse’s Office: 631-893-7932
- Counseling Center: 631-893-7942
- HS Curriculum Directors Office:
- Facilities Office/Transportation Office: 631-893-7915
- Athletic Office: 631-893-7933
- Special Education: 631-893-7941
- Technology Department: 631-893-7983
- Asst. Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Personnel: 631-893-7924
- Asst. Superintendent for Business: 631-893-7914
- Superintendent of Schools: 631-893-7925