Quicklinks and Family Resources

We ask parents to keep family contact information up-to-date in Veracross, our school database. This enables us to contact you in the event of an emergency or school cancellation and to communicate with you about events and news from the classroom.

As a helpful reminder, user names are formatted as: firstname.lastname.

Access Veracross. 

You'll find timely information about your tuition payment account through Bill.com

Log in to bill.com

Access Family ID

Family ID, a secure online service, is ideal for submitting health forms, registering for Club T.E.D, and other activities at Tower.

ACCESS Family ID.

Our Re-Enrollment page contains insurance options for families. Click below to access the information.

Re-Enrollment

We are delighted to offer morning bus transportation to Tower. The cost for bus transportation is $600 for the year, which will be billed at $200 per trimester. Please complete this form to take advantage of the transportation option. 

In the event that interest in bus transportation exceeds capacity, priority will be given to families who live the greatest distance from Tower.

Morning Bus Schedule

Register for Bus Transportation.

Discover ways to get involved and connect with fellow parents through this vibrant community of volunteers.

Get involved.

Want to contact one of our teachers? The faculty directory link is found in the footer (the bottom section of every website page).

Access the Faculty Directory.

Try the Search Tool (magnifying glass icon) found in the top right corner of each page, or email us for assistance.

hello@towerschool.org

Access the Summer Reading Page.

The Family Handbook is Tower's go-to resource for information about academic expectations and support, student health, physical education and athletics, enrollment, philanthropy, governance, volunteer leadership, technology and more. 

Our Family Handbook is updated each year; all members of the Tower community are expected to review the Handbook, and discuss relevant information with their child/children. 

The Handbook is available online. A printed handbook will be distributed in September; the printed handbook also includes Tower’s Family Directory. 

Access the Handbook.

We invest in technology as a tool for research, collaboration, creativity, problem solving, and the development of modern, digital, presentation and learning skills. 

We embrace the value that technology brings to our classrooms and independent work, while being cognizant that technology creates a need for clear boundaries for its use. Our Acceptable Use Policy provides those boundaries while in school, using the school network and security restrictions, and using school devices. Parents are expected to monitor their children’s use of technology outside of school.

Acceptable Use Policy 

• We expect students to take care of and respect the property of the school. 

• Students will allow faculty access, at any time, to screens, files, or other information located on their school devices.

• Students will use technology in ways that are respectful to others. Students will not use technology to harm others, including but not limited to, use of abusive or objectionable language in public/private messages, social networks, or forums.

• Students will only open others’ files or resources with permission.

• All work submitted by students will be entirely original unless properly documented to indicate otherwise. Plagiarized or stolen protected intellectual property is not acceptable.

• Students will only use the internet to access material deemed acceptable/appropriate by the Tower community.

• Students may not useuse personal or school devices for game-playing or entertainment while at school.

• Cell phones must be off and stored in students’ lockers during school hours. These devices may be confiscated if used during school hours without permission. 

• Middle School students (grades 5-8) may wear smart watches to school. However, faculty may ask a student to remove and store a smart watch. Lower School students may not wear smart watches to school.

• We expect that students will accept guidance from teachers or administrators if they violate the letter or spirit of the Acceptable Use Policy.

The Acceptable Use Policy does not list all possible abuses of technology not yet envisioned. Revisions to the Acceptable Use Policy may be made at any time and are expected to be followed by students, parents, and faculty. 
 

Parent Responsibility 

It is the responsibility of parents to monitor their children's personal technology use (texting, phone, social media, etc.) while outside of school and address issues with their children appropriately. The school reserves the right to get involved in the case of any significant disruption caused by a student's personal technology use outside of school that impacts any member of the school community. 

Families are responsible for reimbursing the school for the repair or replacement costs of any school-owned device that has been destroyed, modified, or abused in any way.

Consequences

• Access to Tower School’s computers, email, devices, network, cameras, and software is a privilege which may be revoked at any time for violations of the Acceptable Use Policy

• Improper use of technology to misrepresent oneself, to disparage the school or any person within the Tower School community, or to depict or advocate illegal or inappropriate behavior is a violation of the Acceptable Use Policy. Parents will be informed of violations and the consequences. 

Tower's commitment against bullying in our school community is rooted in the Tower Code. The Head of School is responsible for the implementation and oversight of the community’s adherence to the Tower Code.

Bullying Prevention Plan

School Counselor Sarah Gold offers the following resources and hotlines for psychiatric crisis, substance abuse and health and safety. For a printable copy, click here.

Emergency

• Call 911 if any crisis is an immediate health risk or you are in danger.
   

Psychiatric Crisis

• Northshore Psychiatric Crisis Hotline - 978-744-1585. This hotline offers over-the-phone mental health crisis management and a mobile unit that can travel to peoples' homes if necessary. The mobile unit has still been functioning during the COVID-19 crisis, however, they are restricting their home visits.
• Samaritans, a local, Boston agency.
  Hotline, call or text - 877-870-4673
• National Suicide Prevention
  Hotline, call or text: 800-273-8255

Domestic Violence 

• In Massachusetts, SafeLink offers resource for domestic violence support
  Safelink Hotline: 877-785-2020
• In Salem, HAWC, supports women and children
  Call 800-547-1649
• The national hotline for domestic violence support is 800-799-7233

Substance Abuse

• The Boston Alcoholics Anonymous group offers links to online meetings.
  A.A. hotline 617-426-9444, available:
      Monday-Friday, 9:00am-9:00pm 
      Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, 12:00pm-9:00pm
   
• The National hotline for Mental Health and Substance Abuse is 800-622-4357