• Car riders and walkers may enter the building beginning at 7:45 AM and report directly to the auditorium.

• Bus riders will report directly to the cafeteria upon arrival.

•  The dismissal bell rings at 4:00 PM; students who are not participating in after-school activities MUST be picked up by 4:15 PM.

• Students are discouraged from loitering at neighboring businesses before or after school.

• Before 7:45 AM and after 4:15 PM, there is no adult supervision outside the building.

All students are required to wear the Lanier school uniform as defined in the following policy. All  articles of the uniform are to be maintained and worn in a way that presents the individual student  and the school in a positive manner. All articles of the uniform are to fit properly without cuts, rips,  holes, or tears. 

Lastly, all students are to wear their ID badges around their necks at ALL times during the school day. 

HISD Connect: HISD Connect, aka PowerSchool, allows students and parents real-time access to view the student information system, including the gradebook, tardies, and absences. There is a PowerSchool app as well as a website https://www.houstonisd.org/psc. Parents needing access to HISD Connect should contact your grade level administrator. 

Canvas: Students are expected to complete all work assigned to them in Canvas. Students should check Canvas on days they are absent to see what they have missed. Canvas grades are not the student’s official grade. Students and parents should continue to check Power School for official grades. Parents can create a Canvas observer account to monitor student progress in Canvas. 

Technology Guidelines: Lanier Middle School will provide 1 laptop to every student for academic use ONLY. It is allowed to be taken home for one reason, HOMEWORK. Students are responsible for: 

• Bringing a fully charged laptop to school every day. 

  • We do not provide loaner chargers. 

• Be respectful and use the laptop for its appropriate use ONLY.

  • Two instances of laptop misconduct will result in the student’s laptop being taken away and placed on paper-based assignments, until the student can prove they can be trusted with the privilege of a student laptop. 

• Keeping up with the provided charger.

  • No replacements/loaners will be issued. You will have to purchase a new charger via the link below. 

• Students will not use their laptop to disrupt or disturb other students during, after or before classes. 

• Students will not drop, kick, punch, throw or damage their device in any way. Students will not connect to a VPN or Proxy Server to visit sites that are restricted to them. 

  • This will count as an infraction and will count as 1 of the 2 requirements to remove the device from the student and place the student on paper assignments. 

• All devices and chargers are to be returned at the end of the school year -OR- before the student withdraws from Lanier Middle School.

Student cell phones must be turned off and placed in the student’s locker during the instructional day from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM. When the bell rings at 4:00 PM, students may remove their cell phones from their locker prior to leaving the school building. Any cell phone visible during the instructional day will be confiscated and sent to Office B for storage in a secure location. The phone may be retrieved between 8-8:30 and 4-4:30 in Office B once a fee of $15 is paid via School Pay only. 

Wraparound services connect students and their families with resources that address the nonacademic challenges that students face which ultimately impact their ability to learn. Students and families should reach out to Lanier’s wraparound specialist for assistance. 

Greta Valle: greta.valle@houstonisd.org

Guidance services are available on an as-needed basis to assist students in achieving success and coping with the challenges of middle school life. Information is available on test-taking skills, extracurricular activities, career choices, as well as other academic, social, vocational, or personal concerns. Any student or parent may make an appointment with the school social worker. Counselors and social workers provide onsite services and crisis intervention. For students needing more intensive long-term care, referrals are made to outside agencies.

Emeka Okonkwo (Grade 7/Grade 6 (A-L):  emeka.okonkwo@houstonisd.org

Mor Regev (Grade 8/Grade 6 (M-Z): mor.regev@houstonisd.org

Principal:

• Marcus Williams 

Assistant Principals:

• Michelle Cummings – 6th Grade Assistant Principal

• Shanda Davis – 7th Grade Assistant Principal

• Jamil Darwich - 8th Grade Assistant Principal

• Cary Cooper - 6th- 8th Grade Assistant Principal (Discipline)

• Nikki Alleyne - 6th – 8th Grade Assistant Principal (SPED)

Coordinators:

• Jennifer Garza - Magnet Coordinator

• Rodrigus Graham - IB Coordinator

• Stephen Cabell - Testing Coordinator 

User Device Technologist:

• Denzel Bell

School Nurse:

• Terry Fiddler