Handbook

General Guidelines

• Keep your belongings with you or in a locked classroom
• Help keep campus clean

• Be honest
• Be inclusive
• Be kind

• Walk
• Keep hands and body to yourself

Classroom 

& Library

• Complete tasks and activities
• Take ownership of actions

• Do work you are proud of
• Act to positively impact your learning and the learning of others

• Keep belongings out of the walkway

cyberspace

• If you see something unsafe, tell an adult
• Use devices for school purposes only

• Use technology to create materials that contribute to a positive purpose

• Keep personal information to yourself

bathrooms

• Throw away trash
• Limit fragrance sprays and perfumes

• Keep eyes on your own body
• Keep electronics in backpack

• Wash your hands

Field &

blacktop

• Keep your belongings with you
• Food and drinks inside the gates

• Use positive language
• Share the area with others

• Make sure an adult can see you

hallways

• Have a pass during class time

• Maintain personal space
• Use quiet voices

• Walk to the right side of others

Lunch line & cafeteria

• Only take what you will eat

• Use appropriate voice levels
• Say please and thank you

• Wait your turn

To ensure student safety, students may not arrive on campus more than 10 minutes before the start of their first class, and they must depart campus no more than 10 minutes after their last class, unless enrolled in a school-sponsored, after-school activity. Students may wait for a ride outside of the school office. Students who do not follow this policy may receive a school consequence. Habitual offenders may be referred to the sheriff’s department.

Backpacks and personal possessions are the student’s responsibility. They must not be left unattended.

Bicycles should be ridden on streets according to those laws that govern bicycle operations. Bicycles must be locked in the bike cage and skateboards and scooters must be stored in the bins in the office. Bicycles, skateboards, scooters, and other wheeled forms of transportation may not be ridden on campus grounds. The school assumes no responsibility for stolen or damaged equipment.

 CLOSED CAMPUS

Individuals not enrolled or employed at Hyde may not be on campus without permission and a visitor’s pass from the office. 

COMMUNICATION

• Website: hyde.cusdk8.org
• Staff Email:  lastname_firstname@cusdk8.org 
• Students and parents can access student’s grades by logging on to Studentvue or Parentvue, our online communication platform
• Weekly school announcements are posted on the Hyde website. Students can also access announcements in our ‘Big Cat’ Google Classroom.  

FOOD SERVICE

The cafeteria features a variety of foods and beverages during brunch and lunch. Meals are free for all students. Students must scan their own student ID card for both brunch and lunchtime meals. Students should only take one serving of any item from the cafeteria. 

LUNCH AND FORGOTTEN ITEMS

To encourage student responsibility and avoid classroom disruptions, we do not deliver items, or call students up to  collect items, during the school day. We do not accept parent drop-offs. Students who forget their lunch may access a free meal at the cafeteria. 

Guidance counselors help promote academic, social-emotional, and career growth for students. They promote positive attitudes among students toward self, family, peers and community. Students/parents can contact counselors through the office or email.

Each student must have a completed Health/ Enrollment Card on file in the office.  If there are any changes during the year, please alert the office. These include changes of address, telephone number, email address, emergency contact person and serious medical problems. Students will only be released to authorized persons on the Health/Enrollment Card.

California state law requires every child to be properly immunized and directs the school district to monitor the immunization status of every pupil. Students who are not properly immunized will be excluded from school. Contact the Cupertino Union School District for further information.

INJURY AND ILLNESS

An injured or ill student must report to a teacher or the office right away. If the injury or illness is serious, office personnel will call for emergency medical assistance and notify parents immediately.

LIBRARY

The library is to be used for quiet activities during class, brunch, and lunch. Students may complete homework, read, and/or conduct research. Student iPads may be used for educational purposes only. Food and drink are not permitted. 

LOCKERS

A limited number of lockers are available for those students with medical needs. Submit a request with a doctor’s note to the assistant principal. 

LOST AND FOUND

Lost items should be taken to the Lost and Found rack outside the office. Unclaimed items will be donated to a charitable organization at the end of each month.

MEDICATION AT SCHOOL

In order for any medication, whether prescription or non-prescription, short-term or long-term, to be administered at school, a Medication Authorization Form must be completed and signed by a parent and a physician; forms are available in the school office and online. Until the school has a signed form, medication will not be administered. Self Medication forms are also available for students who need to carry an inhaler.

OFFICE HOURS

The front office is open from 7:30am to 4:00pm.