Transcript The Poughkeepsie City School District Communication

The Poughkeepsie City School District
Higher Standards, Higher Expectations
OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES– 8/7/2013
THE CODE OF CONDUCT
Public Hearing
Presenter: Dr. Ronel Cook, Jr.
District SAVE Committee
2012-2013
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Ms. Alicia Baggett
Det. Larry Bartolotti
Captain Ken Boyd
Ms. Natasha Cherry
Mr. Ralph S. Coates
Ms. Keyta Collins
Dr. Ronel Cook, Jr.
Ms. Nadine Dargan
Ms. Kathy DeWitt
Mr. Matt Cameron
Dr. George Castiglione
Mr. William Cook
Mr. Stephen Ellerbe
Mr. Jerome Elting
Food Service Worker
Poughkeepsie City Police Department
City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department
District Family Advocate- Secondary
PCSD Board of Education President
School Monitor – Recess
Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources
Warring Elementary School Principal
Association of Poughkeepsie Public School
Paraprofessional Acting President
Director of Health, Physical Education, and Athletics
Director of Research, Evaluation, and Testing
Krieger Elementary School Teacher
Poughkeepsie High School Teacher
Senior School Security Monitor
District SAVE Committee
2012-2013
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Ms. Mary Ficht
Ms. Sakima Green
Ms. Nadine Jackson-Ivey
Ms. Debbie Kardas
Ms. Debra Long
Mr. Stan Merritt
Ms. Andrea Moriarty
Dr. Lynne Pampel
Ms. Margaret Pineiro
Ms. Felicia Schinella
Mr. Arnold Serotsky
Mr. Kevin Sheldon
Ms. Phee Simpson
Poughkeepsie High School Teacher
District Family Advocate- Elementary
Clinton Elementary School Principal
Poughkeepsie High School Teacher
Poughkeepsie Public School Teachers’ Association
President
Poughkeepsie Resident
Personnel Administrator
Early Learning Center Principal
Assistant Superintendent for Pupil Personnel Services
Krieger Elementary School Co-Principal
Morse School Principal
Community Member
Assistant Superintendent for Business
Poughkeepsie Middle School Principal
Poughkeepsie Public School Administrator’s
Association President
District SAVE Committee
2012-2013
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Mr. Ron Suits
Ms. Lisa Thompson
Mr. Peter Ulbrandt
Director of Facilities and Operations
Krieger Elementary Co Principal
Director of Transportation
The Code of Conduct
Components
• A discipline Code for student behavior along with a range of
consequences will be publicized and explained to all students
and provided to all parents on an annual basis.
• The school conduct discipline policy “shall be developed
locally in consultation with teachers, administration, other
school service professionals, students, and parents.”
• The policy must include “a bill of rights and responsibilities for
students which focuses on positive student behavior.”
Reference should be made to those rights that are statutory,
such as the right to a hearing prior to suspension, pursuant to
Education Law S3214.
• The roles of the teachers, administrators, Board of Education
members, and parents must be described to all students and
provided in writing to all parents on an annual basis.
The Code of Conduct
Components
• Procedures within each building to involve
appropriate individuals in the early identification and
resolution of discipline problems.
• The identification of alternative educational
programs appropriate to individual student needs
and guidelines for in-service education for District
staff.
• The District’s policy and rules and regulations on
school conduct and discipline shall be filed in each
school building and shall be available to any
individual.
THE CODE OF CONDUCT
REVISIONS and UPDATES
•SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS
•ADDITIONS
THE CODE OF CONDUCT
REVISIONS and UPDATES
SIGNIFICANT REVISIONS
Cell Phones for Educational Use
Recommended Style of Dress versus Uniforms
Harassment
Approval of the Superintendent to Summon the Police
Department
THE CODE OF CONDUCT
REVISIONS and UPDATES
ADDITIONS
Dignity Act for Students
FERPA
Harassment and Intimidation
Cyberbullying
THE CODE OF CONDUCT
REVISIONS and UPDATES
COMMENTS FOR REVIEW
THE CODE OF CONDUCT
REVISIONS and UPDATES
NEXT STEPS
• File the Code of Conduct with NYSED within 30 days.
• Send the Code of Conduct to BOCES for duplication.
• Distribute and review the updated Code of Conduct to
students and employees.
• Translate the Code of Conduct and a summary of the Code of
Conduct into Spanish.
• Distribute a summary of the Code of Conduct to parents.
• Continue to align Code of Conduct with referral forms,
incident reporting, VADIR, and BEDS reporting.
• Increase staff awareness of the Code of Conduct