Visitors

All visitors to the school – including students from other buildings – must sign in at the security vestibule in the lobby before proceeding to any other area of the building. Upon signing in, visitors will receive a pass; they may be asked to produce photo identification. They must sign out and return the visitor’s pass before leaving the building. Persons on school grounds without permission are subject to disciplinary action, and possible arrest, for criminal trespassing.

Lost and Found

Please label all belongings. If clothing or books remain unclaimed at the end of the year, they are donated to local charities. Check with the Main Office for other personal items (money, wallets, glasses) that are lost.

School Telephones

Students may not use cell phones during the school day without administrative permission. Cell phones are to remain off and in a students’ locker at all times. A phone is available for student use in the main office.

Passing in the Halls

Students must walk through the hallways at all times. Keep to the right in the corridors and on stairways. Running, pushing, shouting, scuffling, and other forms of disruptive behavior are not permitted at any time. Keep movement flowing, and limit the noise level out of respect for the learning environment.

While classes are in session, pupils are not permitted in the corridors without this agenda, which will serve as a hall pass with the issuing teacher’s signature. Students in the hallways at times other than passing times without a signed agenda (the corridor pass) may be assigned detention.

Backpacks

Backpacks may be used to carry books to and from school. Students are required to place their backpacks in their lockers before first period and may not remove them from their lockers until the end of the day. Students are not permitted to carry backpacks during the school day. Sidebags and large handbags are included in this regulation.

Lockers

The locker is a safe place where students can put books, notebooks, a coat, lunch and other belongings. At the beginning of every year, each student is given a locker and a combination lock. The combination should not be shared with anyone, including friends. Items of unusual value should not be brought to school, and should not be kept in lockers.

Only school-issued combination locks may be used on school lockers. Students may not bring locks from home; personal locks will be clipped and confiscated. You will be charged a $6.00 replacement fee for a lost lock.

Seventh and eighth grade students may go to their lockers before first period, at the conclusion of period 3, before and after their own lunch periods, and at the end of the school day. Sixth grade students may go to their lockers before first period, at the end of the school day, and at the passing times determined by their homeroom teacher. Students may also use their lockers with the express approval (a pass) of a classroom teacher.

Textbooks

Textbooks represent a considerable investment of school funds. All students are held accountable for the proper use and care of books, supplies, and equipment that may be issued or used by them. Students are expected to:

• provide a protective covering for each book;
• avoid defacing or damaging books;
• pay fines assessed for any book that is lost or damaged.

Parent Conferences

Your parent(s) may make appointments for conferences with teachers, counselors, or administrators by telephoning the school Counseling Office. With your parent’s and teacher/counselor’s permission, you may attend this meeting.

If you or your parent must contact a teacher via e-mail, be sure to put the student name in the “Subject” line of the message, or the e-mail will not be opened and read.

Homework

Homework helps to develop students' initiative, independence and responsibility. It establishes study habits, and reinforces work done in school.

You are expected to complete all homework assignments. Homework may be included in the grade averages for the subject areas. If you are legally absent for one day, call a friend to get the class work and homework you missed.

Cafeteria

The school lunch program is operated as a service so that you may obtain at least one-third of your daily caloric requirements through a well-balanced, nutritious meal. School lunch is available all year. Menus are distributed monthly, and monthly lunch tickets are available in the cafeteria. The cafeteria provides an entire hot meal as well as a sandwich selection. A la carte items are also available, i.e., milk, juice, snacks and fruit. Our online payment collection system, MySchoolBucks, to coincide with the Nutrikids system. This secure online payment service provides a quick and easy way to add money to your student’s meal account and pay fees for other items using a credit/debit card or electronic check. MySchoolBucks allows you to deposit money directly into your child’s school meal account and view balance purchase information for the past ninety days. By having money in each child’s account prior to entering the cafeteria, the lunch lines will move along much faster, which gives your child more time to eat and be with friends. You can also view recent purchases, check balances, and set-up low balance alerts.

Cash and checks will continue to be accepted for deposit into your child’s record. Cash and checks can be sent in to your child’s school or sent to the Foodservice Department at District Office. Balances will continually roll over into a new school year.

Cafeteria Rules & Procedures

The lunch period should be a time for relaxation, and provide an opportunity to chat with friends and classmates. In order to provide a comfortable, safe, and stress-free lunch period for all, the following procedures will be followed:

• The cafeteria should be entered on time and in an orderly manner.
• Report directly to your assigned table.
• Listen for and follow directions about the food lines from the teachers and aides in charge.
• While waiting on the serving line, cutting will not be permitted.
• Each student must purchase his/her own food.
• Students should either purchase lunch or bring a lunch with them. Lunch should not be dropped off at school.
• Delivery/fast food (pizza, McDonald’s, Sushi, Subway, Starbucks etc.) may not be delivered to the building during the school day, nor dropped off by a parent for consumption during the lunch period.
• Proper table etiquette is expected. Sit properly at the table while eating.
• Food must be kept on a tray or napkin while eating.
• Chew with your mouth closed, and refrain from talking while chewing.
• When the meal is finished, you are responsible to clean up your area, including the table tops and floors. Trays, dishes, and silverware should be returned to the appropriate window, and trash should be placed in the garbage receptacles.
• Talk quietly with friends, and listen respectfully and attentively during announcements.
• Walk through the cafeteria at all times.
• Leave the cafeteria only when dismissed by a teacher or aide.

Permission will be granted at the discretion of the supervisors for:

• change of table
• use of bathrooms
• visit to the nurse or teachers

If you must meet with a teacher for extra help or detention during your assigned lunch period, the teacher must provide you with a pass in advance. You should then report to the aide, who will ensure that you get your lunch first. You must eat in the cafeteria, and then promptly report to the teacher involved. Food and beverages, including water bottles, are not allowed in any classroom. If it is necessary to carry a water bottle from class to class, written documentation explaining the physical condition that requires this accommodation must be obtained from a physician.

Field Trips

Field trips are enriching learning experiences, and are considered a privilege. Criteria for participation include, but are not limited to the following:

• Students are expected to complete all homework and classwork assignments.
• Students must display responsible behavior at all times.
• Students must submit permission slips and payment by the due date.
• Students must have good attendance

Inappropriate behavior and or chronic absenteeism may result in the loss of privilege to participate in future field trips and/or school activities.