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Immunization Forms
Certificate of Immunization | Includes Requirements
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Common Child Illnesses and Exclusion
Dental Screening Certificate | Required for all 8th graders entering 9th grade
Diabetes Medical Management Plan
Diet Modification Request Form
Vision Screening Certificate | Required for Kindergarten & incoming 3rd graders
Contacts
For more information or questions, please contact your school nurse.
Athletic Forms & Policies
Concussion, Pre-Participation Physical (doctor's signature required) and the Release & Activity Participation forms must be returned before a student will be allowed to practice.
Heads Up: Concussion in High School Sports
Consent for Medical Treatment Form
Iowa Athletic Pre-Participation Physical Exam Form | Required for any student involved in a school extra-curricular activity, including 6th grade dance
Union Release & Activity Participation Form
Good Conduct Policy
Participation in school activities is a privilege. School activities provide the benefits of promoting additional interests and abilities in the students during their school years and for their lifetimes.
Students who participate in extracurricular activities serve as ambassadors of the school district throughout the calendar year, whether away from school or at school. Students who wish to have the privilege of participating in extracurricular activities must conduct themselves in accordance with board policy and must refrain from activities which are illegal, immoral or unhealthy.
Students who fail to abide by this policy and the administrative regulations supporting it may be subject to disciplinary measures. The principal will keep records of violations of the good conduct rule.
It is the responsibility of the superintendent to develop rules and regulations for school activities. Students wanting to participate in school activities must meet the requirements set out by the school district for participation in the activity.
The principal shall keep records of violation of the Good Conduct Code. It shall be the responsibility of the UCSD (Union Community School District) Board ofEducation to adopt rules and regulations for school activities. Students wanting to participate in school activities must meet the requirements set out by the UCSD for participation in the activity.
The activities that are affected by the Good Conduct Code are all school sponsored public events (i.e. athletic activities, plays, etc.) or event sin which the student is acting as a representative of the school (including elected and honorary offices, Homecoming attendant, music contests, etc.), with the exception of direct extensions of curricular activities (i.e. winter concert, field trips, etc.), as determined by administration.
Violations of the Good Conduct Code are cumulative from completion of the eighth (8th) grade through the summer after graduation from highschool. The Good Conduct Code is in effect for twelve (12) months of the year.
Any student who, after a meeting with the Principal or Superintendent at which the student shall be confronted with the allegation, the basis of the allegation, and given an opportunity to tell the student's side, is found to have violated the school's Good Conduct Code will be deemed ineligible for a period of time, as described below. A student may lose eligibility under the Good Conduct Code for any of the following prohibited behaviors:
- Possession, use, or purchase of tobacco/e-cigarette products, regardless of the student's age.
- Possession, use, or purchase of alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine (having the odor of alcohol on one's breath is evidence of "use"; possession has been defined by the Iowa Supreme Court as being within reach of or in close proximity to the contraband).
- Possession, use, purchase, or attempted sale/purchase of illegal drugs, or the unauthorized possession, use, purchase, or attempted sale/purchase of otherwise lawful drugs.
- Engaging in any act that would be grounds for arrest or citation in the criminal or juvenile court system (excluding minor offenses such as traffic or hunting/fishing violations), regardless of whether the student was cited/arrested, convicted or adjudicated for the acts.
- Inappropriate/offensive conduct such as assaulting staff or students, gross insubordination, serious hazing, harassment of others, threatening behavior, or intimidation, whether or not criminal charges are filed.
- Creation or possession of any AI created pictures, video, or audio that directly involve any students or school personnel that may be used to harass, intimidate, embarrass, or otherwise cause harm.
It shall be a violation of the Good Conduct Code for a student to engage in any of the foregoing behavior even if the violation occurred out-of-season, off school grounds, or during any school break. A student will be deemed to have engaged in such behavior if the student is observed by a staff member or a law enforcement official engaging in the behavior, the student admits to engaging in the behavior, or is found to have engaged in such behavior by a preponderance of the evidence after a reasonable investigation by an administrator.
It shall be the responsibility of each head coach and activity sponsor to communicate and educate the students in his or her program regarding the expectations and consequences associated with the Good Conduct Code. This would ideally involve at least one time spent covering the Code in depth, as well as occasional update/reminder sessions.
Additionally, efforts will be made to teach all students about his or her code and the expectations and consequences in a timely manner, preferably before the end of 8th grade, as well as throughout the school year.
When a student has been determined to be in violation of the Good Conduct Code, he or she will be faced with the following penalties:
First Violation
Ineligibility for up to 1/3 of the contests in his or her current sports season, or for the next activity event. If necessary the suspension will continue into the offender's next sport/activity season until the equivalent of 1/3 has been served.
Second Violation
The student will be declared ineligible for 2/3 of the contests in his or her current sports season, or for the next activity event.
Third Violation
A third violation of any of the provisions of this rule shall result in a student being ineligible for all activities and performances for a period of up to one calendar year (365 calendar days) from the declaration of ineligibility.
Notes:
- The period of ineligibility begins immediately upon a finding of a violation if the student is eligible for and currently engaged in an extracurricular activity. If the ineligibility is not completed during the current activity, it is carried over to the next contest or activity the student participates in.
- If the period of time between a violation and the ineligibility penalty is twelve calendar months or more, the student shall not serve an ineligibility period for the violation.
- Students, who, in an attempt to maintain their eligibility or delay their ineligibility, withhold information, lie to or mislead school officials concerning dates or details concerning arrests or violation(s) will automatically be declared ineligible for the maximum time for that violation.
- Students may not join an activity after the first day of practice for the purpose of satisfying the code requirements on ineligibility.
- Students must satisfactorily complete an activity/athletic season in which he/she serves a period of ineligibility. In other words, a student cannot go out for a sport, serve a period of ineligibility, and then quit just to satisfy the code requirements.
- If a student violates the Good Conduct Code while ineligible due to an earlier violation or academic suspension, the penalty for the subsequent offense will attach at the completion of the earlier penalty.
- There will be no academic consequences for the violation (e.g. detention, suspension, expulsion from school, or grade reduction/withholding) unless the violation of the Good Conduct Code occurred (a) on school grounds, (b) at a school event regardless of location, or (c) the violation has a direct and immediate negative impact on the efficient operation of the school despite occurring off school grounds/time.
The school administrator will make the determination if a student has violated the Good Conduct Code or deemed to be in violation of the GoodConduct Code by anyone or a combination of the following:
- Is found guilty in a court of law.
- Admits to violating one of the items of the Good Conduct Code.
- Witnessed breaking one of the items in the Good Conduct Code by one or more staff members and/or law enforcement
- Is found in violation by the school administrator based on the evidence.
- If the student transfers in from another school district and the student had not yet completed a period of ineligibility for a violation of a Good Conduct Code in the previous school district, the student shall be ineligible until that penalty has been served.
If the school administrator finds a student in violation of the Good Conduct Code after conferencing with him/her about an alleged violation, but the student claims innocence, the student and/or his/her legal custodian may appeal the school administrator's decision in writing within five (5) calendar days to the superintendent. If the student and/or his/her legal custodian are not satisfied with the decision of the superintendent concerning the matter, they may appeal this decision by making a written request within five (5) calendar days to the school board. The student will be ineligible during this appeal process.
Activity Passes
K-12 | $50.00
Adult | $100.00
Family | $250.00
Senior | Free | 65+ and living in the UCSD
Activity passes are good for all home high school athletic contests, fall play and concerts except state association activities.
Nutrition
The Union Community School District promotes healthy students by supporting good nutrition and wellness as a part of the total learning environment, where students learn and participate in positive dietary and lifestyle practices. We support and promote proper dietary habits contributing to students' health status and academic performance and endeavor to meet and exceed nutrition standards set by the local, state, and federal government. We consider nutritional integrity, variety, appeal, taste, and safety to ensure high-quality meals.
Meals served through our lunch and breakfast programs will:
- Be appealing and attractive to children.
- Be served in clean and pleasant settings.
- Meet, at a minimum, nutrition requirements established by law.
- Offer a variety of fruits and vegetables.
- Serve only low-fat (1%) and fat-free milk and nutritionally acceptable alternatives.
- Increase servings of whole grain.
A breakfast program is available to students in each building. Students who ride buses to school will also have time to take advantage of the breakfast program before the school day starts.
Meal tickets are the school district’s property. A $3.00 fee is charged to the students to replace a lost or damaged ticket.
Students will have the use of a meal account. They will use the same ticket or student number for both breakfast and lunch. Parents may send any amount of money to the school office to be credited to their student’s account or add money electronically through the JMC Parent Portal.
Parents are notified by note and/or e-mail when their student’s account shows a low balance. School policy is when the balance reaches $-10.00 a student may charge no more than one (1) meal to this account. When account reaches this limit, a student shall not be allowed to charge further meals or ala carte items until the negative account balance is paid. Students may not charge ala carte items if their account has a $0.00 or negative balance.
Applications for free and reduced price meals are available at any of the school offices throughout the school year, at registration, as well as within the Free & Reduced Meals section below.
Breakfast & Lunch Menus
Meal tickets are the school district’s property. A $3.00 fee is charged to the students to replace a lost or damaged ticket.
Students will have the use of a meal account. They will use the same ticket or student number for both breakfast and lunch. Parents may send any amount of money to the school office to be credited to their student’s account or add money electronically through the JMC Parent Portal.
If you would like to request a refund for the funds you have placed in your student's lunch account, please contact Cara Glenn, Food Services Director.
Pricing
Meal tickets are the school district’s property. A $3.00 fee is charged to the students to replace a lost or damaged ticket.
Students will have the use of a meal account. They will use the same ticket or student number for both breakfast and lunch. Parents may send any amount of money to the school office to be credited to their student’s account or add money electronically through the JMC Parent Portal.
Parents are notified by note and/or e-mail when their student’s account shows a low balance. School policy is when the balance reaches $-10.00 a student may charge no more than one (1) meal to this account. When the account reaches this limit, a student shall not be allowed to charge further meals or ala carte items until the negative account balance is paid. Students may not charge ala carte items if their account has a $0.00 or negative balance.
Free & Reduced Meals
You may apply for free and reduced meals by filling out the paper application below and returning it to your child's attendance center.
If you intend to apply for free or reduced meals this school year, please be advised that you must return the application (with the school fee waiver) to your student’s attendance center by August to receive waived or reduced school fees for the school year.
Information Letter | 2024-2025
How to Apply for Free & Reduced Meals Application | 2024-2025
Free & Reduced Meals Application | 2024-2025
Diet Modification
Diet Modification Request Form
Summer Meal Program
Find a summer meal program near me.
Wellness Policy
The board promotes healthy students by supporting wellness, good nutrition and regular physical activity as part of the total learning environment. The school district supports a healthy environment where students learn through the support and promotion of good nutrition and physical activity, schools contribute to the basic health status of students. Improved health optimized student performance potential.
The wellness committee members include: Cara Glenn, Savannah Jensen, Terri Donlea, Trisha Beckening, Erin Whittenburg, Todd Parker, Jennifer O'Connor, Andrea Werner, Jim Cayton, Christina Petersen, Stephanie Hookham, Patty Wandschneider and Dawn Stoakes.
Contacts
For more information or questions, please contact the Food Service Director.
Student Achievement
The Union Community School District is committed to fostering growth and promoting student achievement at all levels.
We offer a challenging and diverse curriculum that meets the needs of students at all ability levels. Our dedicated staff works hard to make sure students receive a quality education, as well as the social and emotional learning support necessary to produce well-rounded citizens.
We are passionate about the success of all students and we look forward to helping your child reach his or her full potential.
Student achievement data helps us to measure the effectiveness of our instruction and our programs; furthermore, this data guides our efforts to improve instruction in the classroom and the overall school system. We are proud of our students’ accomplishments, and we are always looking for new, innovative approaches to better meet student needs.
The reports available on the Iowa Department of Education website provide access to a variety of reports covering multiple areas including district and school profiles, financial reports and school and district plans.
Talented & Gifted
Union Community School District will serve the unique learning needs of all students. The purpose of formal identification for the Talented and Gifted program is to serve gifted students whose specific aptitude and/or general intellectual needs require classroom differentiation and enrichment to ensure appropriate learning opportunities.
USCD is committed to providing these students with a learning environment flexible enough to allow a diversity of options in order to maximize their potential.
K-3 Enrichment Program
During the 1st trimester, the TAG teacher will use multiple criteria including: STAR Reading, Fall Math Pre-tests, the FAST Reading assessment, and teacher recommendations.
Grades 4-12
Students will be identified using ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) individual subject area scores and/or composite National Percentage Rankings, STAR Math/Star Reading scores, teacher recommendations, and the good judgement of the TAG teacher, based on other criteria and circumstances. Students will be re-evaluated annually for continuation of services.
Technology
The Union School District recognizes that the use of technology plays an essential role in improving the quality of instruction and is a valuable tool in education. Students graduating from the Union Community School District will possess this knowledge and skills to use efficiently and effectively and be successful in an ever changing global society.
Technology Forms & Policies
Contacts
For more information or questions, please contact the Technology Integrationist.
Transportation
Transportation Policies
- School Bus Rules
- Notes for the Bus Driver
- Student Activity Transportation
Routes & Shuttles
Contacts
For more information or questions, please contact the Transportation Director.
