ATTENDANCE AND STUDENT ABSENCES

• If a student is temporarily absent due to an appointment with a health care professional and the student commences classes or returns to school on the same day of the appointment, the student will not be counted absent. The student must present to the school office a statement by the health care professional verifying the appointment.

• The reason for an absence must be stated in writing and signed by the parent or other person standing in parent relation to the student. Official attendance periods for secondary students are second period at the middle school level (grades 6-8).

• Absences such as vacations and trips (except those excused by the principal for unusual circumstances), baby-sitting, working, non-school-sponsored athletic events and programs shall be considered unexcused.

• In order for a student to make and receive credit for work assigned during an unexcused absence, the student must submit one week in advance a written notification of the planned absence to the principal or administrative intern. When no prior notification is given, students shall receive a zero for all work assigned during the absence.

DISCIPLINE PROCEDURES

• Discipline will be administered only when necessary to protect students, school employees, or property or to maintain essential order and discipline.

• Students will be treated fairly and equitably. Discipline will be based on a careful assessment of the circumstances of each case. Factors to be considered will include: the seriousness of the offense; the student's age;the frequency of misconduct; the student's attitude; and the potential effect of the misconduct on the school environment.

• Students who violate policies, rules or regulations may be subject to one or more of the following:
  

  1. Counseling by teachers, special services, or administrative personnel.

  2. Parent teacher conferences.

  3. Cooling off or time out.

  4. Behavioral contracts.

  5. Assigned school duties other than class tasks.

  6. Verbal correction.

  7. Withdrawal of privileges, including participation in extracurricular activities.

  8. Sending the student to the office or other assigned area.

  9. Detention.

  10. Temporary confiscation of items that disrupt the educational process.

  11. Removal to alternative education program.

  12. Grade reduction for unexcused absences.

DRESS and GROOMING

Students' dress and grooming are expected to be in keeping with accepted community standards. The following statements are guidelines:

• Shoes must be worn at all times.
  

• Students may wear shorts, but they must meet the following standards:
  

  1. Must be loose fitting; no biking shorts; cutoffs; boxer shorts; or combination there of.

  2. Must be hemmed or cuffed.

  3. Length must be to the fingertips or longer.

• Dresses or skirts must be longer than fingertips.

• Tank tops, tube tops, halter type blouses or mesh shirts will not be permitted. Sun dresses will be permitted if modestly cut. Shirts should overlap the waistband of skirts, shorts, or pants.

• Items with provocative, offensive, violent, or drug related pictures or slogans will not be permitted. Items advertising alcoholic beverages or tobacco products will not be permitted.

• No hats, caps, bandannas, hoods, wallet chains, or sunglasses.

• No type of clothing which has been torn or has holes will be allowed.

• No sagging pants or shorts.

• No gang paraphernalia.

• No visible pierced jewelry other than earrings.

• All students are expected to meet community standards and school policies with regard to health, cleanliness, and appearance.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

MAKE UP WORK

• Make-up assignments or tests shall be made available to students after any absence except unexcused absences not requested in advance. It is the student's responsibility to find out the assignments and make up the work within the period of time designated by the teacher or principal. Teachers shall inform their students of the amount of time allotted for completing make-up work after an absence; however, the student shall be responsible for obtaining and completing the make-up assignments in a satisfactory manner within the allotted amount of time.

• Students shall receive credit for satisfactory make-up work after an absence, including absences as a result of suspension, but shall receive a zero for any assignment or test not made up within the allotted time.

• Make-up work may be requested on the third day of student absence. Parents should request make-up work by 9:30 a.m. on the third day.

SAFETY

• Students shall enter the school in the morning and exit the building in the afternoon through the main front doors or through a door where there is a teacher to provide assistance.

• Students shall follow school procedure and the directions of their teachers in case of an emergency. Fire/disaster drills will be conducted regularly to develop safety practices that will help students move quickly and orderly to assigned areas during an emergency. Teachers will review the rules of safety with students whose personal safety will depend on the way that they carry out instructions.

SATURDAY SCHOOL

• Saturday school will only be offered the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Saturdays of the six weeks.

• The academic team will decide as a group if a Saturday School referral should be made to the Administrative Intern. The following criteria is used when considering Saturday SChool for a student:
  

  1. Student is consistently not turning in assignments and/or turning in incomplete assignments.

  2. Student is not attending tutorials and is at-risk of not passing the six weeks and/or is currently not passing.

  3. Student has to do a retest(s) or make-up a test(s).

• The following protocol will be implemented when making a Saturday School referral to the Administrative Intern:
  

  1. The academic team will notify parent(s) with a phone call that their child has been assigned Saturday School.

  The team leader will, in writing, give the student's name and the reason for the referral to the Administrative Intern by that Wednesday.

  3. On Wednesday, the team leader will also five the Saturday School form to the student to have signed by his/her parent(s) and returned to the team leader by the due date.

  4..The academic team will gather and organize the students' work and turn it into the Administrative Intern by Thursday.

  5. By Friday, the Administrative Intern will need the Saturday School form signed by parent(s).

• The Administrative Intern will place students in Saturday School for behavior and/or truancy reasons. It is the responsibility of the Administrative Intern to contact the students' parents for these two reasons. (Some "emergency" Saturday School placements will be considered as late as Friday, if parents can be notified and work can be gathered in time.)

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attending all classes daily and on time.

• Being prepared for each class with the appropriate materials and assignments.

• Being properly attired.

• Exhibiting an attitude of respect towards others.

• Conducting one's self in a responsible manner.

• Refraining from violation of the Code of Student Conduct.

• Obeying all school rules.

• Seeking changes in school policies and regulations in an orderly and responsible manner through appropriate channels.

TARDY POLICY

• Tardies are considered "parts of day" and are generally considered unexcused except for doctor/dentist appointments. When a student has acquired ten (10) tardies, with in a six month period during the school year, a referral may be made to the Truancy Office. The district's guidelines of three (3) tardies equals one (1) unexcused absence provides the school an opportunity to work with the student and parent/guardian in an attempt to eliminate tardies. As faculty and parents let's work together and take the appropriate steps to ensure that we are doing what we can to encourage our students to get to class on time. Haggard guidelines:
  

  1st tardy - warning

  2nd tardy - 30 minute after school detention or lunch detention

  3rd tardy - detention, parent contact

  4th tardy - office referral

TUTORIALS