Transcript Introduction to the Ways of ‘South’ _x0016_

TPHS
Behavioral Expectations
&
Daily Procedures
2014-15
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Reason to Visit
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NOT a Reason to Visit
▪ Student Lost & Found
▪ To “visit”
▪ Your Parent drops something off
for you
▪ To pick up replacement lunch
cards
▪ To pick up absent work that was
requested
▪ To ask for a pass when you’re
late for class
▪ To pick up “pre-arranged”
▪ Illness, injury, medication
• Note Card or (after School Pictures are taken) your
School ID will serve for your lunch card
• Lost Lunch Tickets?
• Lunch Supervisors have “boxes”
• Two “Extra-Tickets” printed for you
• Keep or Return to Ticket Box
• Used your last “Extra-Ticket”?
• Come to the office for a “replacement ticket” for
$1—cash or charge
• Lunch Ticket charge = NO a la cart
• Repeated replacement tickets = Detention
• Lunch Room Duty
• A Lunch = Mrs. Meister
• B Lunch = Mr. Bell
• You’ll be called up by Classes
• Phones use is a privilege….
• Must be silent/headphones used
• You can lose if social media/texting occurs
• Politeness matters
• NO SODA @ Lunch! That’s the law!!!
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Prescription medication MUST be brought to
the office—if found in your locker, you will
receive a consequence.
12-hour dosage of Tylenol/acetaminophin,
Aleve, ibuprofen may be on your person or
locker without consequence
Minor First aid supplies are available in the
office.
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Location
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Across from the far gym
Through the teachers’
workroom
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Schedule Changes:
 Schedule changes must be
completed by August 27th .
 See Mr. Emerson for the
necessary paperwork
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Reason to Visit
▪ Questions on your schedule
▪ College visit request forms
▪ Long-term planning for
your high school career
▪ Career and College
exploration
▪ Social / Emotional issues
Privacy: Please do not open the door or knock on the door when it is
closed to protect individual privacy. Come back later or sign up on the
appointment sheet hanging outside of the door."
Class Designation
Freshman Credits………….…0 - 6
Sophomore Credits…………..6.5 -11.5
Junior Credits…………….. ..12 - 17.5
Senior Credits ………….......18+
This may impact your ability to participate in credit specific activities and
privileges such as parking locations, attending Prom, class activities,
scheduling classes including driver’s ed, Ag courses, etc..
Homework/Assignment Completion is NOT optional
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Consequence for not doing
homework is DOING
HOMEWORK
1st day missed = opportunity
to complete for -10% if
turned in by the beginning of
class
Attendance at Study Table/
Evening WMT = -10%
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Assignment to Study Table /
before- or after-school tutoring
2nd day late, -20% and assigned
to Study Table / WMT
Failure to attend WMT =
behavior detention
3rd day late, -50%
“Completed Assignment” must meet teacher’s standards or will be
returned as incomplete and consequences will be incurred.
Tuesday and Thursday After-School 3:20-5:20
Held in Room 105
PLATO Credit Recovery and homework help
 Sign-up @ Lunch!
 Students must Sign-in and Sign-out
 You must be “on time” @ 3:20
 Upon sign-out before leaving, a call will be made to
parent
 Activity Bus will run @ 5:20
 Assignment to Study Table through Work Make-Up
Time
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M-F before school & M-Th after school
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Before School
After School
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 7:30-8:00
 Room 105
 Mrs. Stites
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3:20-4:00
Room 103 (Lab)
Ms. Hall
NO FRIDAY
A-Lunch
 With a pass to Computer Lab
 Mr. Patterson
Who?
Mrs. Anderson
 Tuesday a.m.
 Mornings in cafe
 Small groups in AP
Mr. Gwinup
 Tuesday a.m.
 Mornings in the cafeteria
 Testing/monitoring
Mr. Reamer
 Tuesday a.m.
 By appointment
 Meetings w/ parents
Reasons to Visit
 If you are the victim of bullying
and/or witness to an incident of
bullying
 If beckoned by the Social Worker
 If you are overwhelmed and need
to talk with someone
 If you have made contact with
this person in the past
Must be covered from shoulder to knee
2 finger rule to tank tops
Fingertip length to shorts/skirt
Too Short
&
Bra Straps Visible
No straps
&
Too Short
Too Short
All unacceptable outfits for a school day
Too Revealing
&
Too Short
No Rips/Tears in clothing
No sexually suggestive or obscene clothing
When wearing Leggings or Yoga Pants, the Dress/Shirt worn over
Shirt over
must come past fingertips
Leggings/Yoga Pants
Too Short
Rips are too
Revealing
& tummy is visible
Suggestive
Clothing
Too Short
&
“Hole-y”
All unacceptable outfits for a school day
No saggy/low-riding pants that reveal boxers shorts/underwear
Elastic bands used to hold up one or both pant leg(s) are prohibited
No clothing that promotes alcohol, tobacco, or drugs
Clothing
promoting/depictin
g drugs or alcohol
Saggy Pants w/ boxers
showing
Clothing
promoting/depicting
drugs or alcohol
<2” sleeve and
cut-off sleeves
All unacceptable outfits for a school day
No Hats or headwear allowed in the building or classroom
Backpacks must be kept in lockers during the school day
Hanging Chain from
pocket
Hats/head gear in the
building
Saggy pants w/
boxers
&
Bandanna from
pocket
Backpacks or sportbags worn during
school
Too spikey
&
Dangerous
All unacceptable accessories for a school day
Behavior Expectations
•Students are expected to ride their assigned bus # unless prior arrangements and a
note has been given to the office
•Bus Referrals are issued by Drivers for misbehaviors on the bus which may result in
assigned seats, suspension, or permanent removal
Activity Bus
• Approximately 5:30 from the high school w/ drop-offs in Kempton and Piper City
• Tuesday and Thursdays when no practices are scheduled
• What if I miss the shuttle bus?
1-hour After School
Detention
 Tuesday and
Thursday
 See Detention
List
 3:20-4:00p.m.
 If riding Activity
Bus, MUST go to
Study Table
 Must bring all
materials
2-hour After School
Detention
• Tuesday and
Thursday
• See Detention
List
• 3:20-5:20p.m.
• Must bring all
materials
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Saturday School
Once a month
H.S. Commons
2-hour & 4 hour
8:00-10:00a.m.
8:00-12:00p.m.
Must bring all
materials
Detentions = WORK TIME
Bring work with you
Be in the detention teacher’s room by 3:20
Work quietly until 4:00
Arrange for a ride home
No cell phones, music/headphones, sleeping, etc.
If you don’t have to work today, you will be given
something to do to fulfill your obligation
 You get one “mulligan”…use it wisely!
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If you have to reschedule, you must notify the
principal PRIOR to the date/time of your detention
Absence w/ Notification—Excused
•Dr. note verifying illness (Rec’d w/in 48 hrs of
absence)
•Death in the immediate family
•Approved school activities
•Mtgs. w/ TPHS staff
•Court appearance with documentation
•Absences deemed excused per
Administration
•Unlimited for the semester; however, may be
require extra tutoring-time to make up work.
Absence-Excused without Notification
p. 11
•Parent calls the office by 10:00a.m.
•815-689-2110
•Illness that does not require a doctor’s
appt.
•Family obligations
•Absences deemed excused per
Administration
•ONLY FIVE (5) per Semester!
Absence-Unexcused
p. 11
•No Parent phone call
•Oversleeping, car-trouble, shopping,
hair appt.
•Non-family vacations & work
•Any time you are 10-minutes or
more late!
•Any UN-DOCUMENTED Days
beyond your FIVE per Semester even
if your parent calls-in!!!
Final Exam Waivers will be given to ALL students
who meet ALL the following criteria:
• 97% attendance rate = 3 or fewer total
absences per semester
• NO unexcused absences
• 80% or better in the class.
• NO F’s in any class. An F/64.4% or lower in
any class will negate the incentive for all
classes.
• Seniors will be an exception to this rule.
p. 13
•Not necessarily excused / requires documentation
•Scheduled appointments & College Visits—requires
documentation to not count as one of five excused.
•Club and LACC field trips—excused when verified by
sponsor/teacher
•Any undocumented days beyond 5
per Semester = UNEXCUSED even
w/pre-arranged
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Unexcused Absence Consequences
1st = All missed assignments receive 50% for day & 2-hr
detention
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2nd = All missed assignments receive 50% for day & 4-hr
Saturday detention
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3rd = All missed assignments receive 50% credit for day; 1day ISS issued; assignment to Study Table for one week &
notification sent to the Regional Truancy Officer
Tracked cumulatively for all classes & for the year
Tardy/Unexcused
1-9 mins late = tardy
10 + mins late = Unexcused Absence
Tardy Consequences
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1st tardy = classroom warning
2nd tardy = written warning
3rd – 5th tardy = 1 hr. Detention
6th – 7th tardy = 2 hr. Detention***
8th + tardy = 4 hr. Saturday Detention
Tracked cumulatively for all classes & reset at
semester
** Placement on No Pass List
(must have an escort to leave the room)
• Water is only allowed in Clear Bottles
• Any Food/Beverage in the hallway or
classroom during school hours will result
in a verbal warning.
• A 2nd incident will be considered
insubordination earn a detention.
Examples of incidents that
result in a student being
sent to the Office
for a consequence
Profanity
p. 21, 25,
36
Use language appropriate for the school setting. This
includes classrooms, hallways, locker-rooms, & lunch.
Consequences range from a detention to OSS.
Academic
Dishonesty/Cheating
Pg. 21, 24
1st offense: Academic penalty of “0” for assignment and
detention
2nd offense: “0”, 4-hr, lower of course grade by one letter
e.g. B to a C, or D to an F
Hallway Pass
Misuse/Out of Area
Pg. 22, 25,
30
Use the pass in your planner.
Passes are for 5-minutes maximum
Visiting the gym, stopping in the commons, etc. is
considered mis-use.
Consequences begin with a detention through OSS
Disrespect/
Insubordination
Pgs. 21, 23, Students are expected to speak respectfully and comply
24, 25, & when directed by staff.
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Even if in disagreement with a directive, students should
comply and bring the concern to the principal or
counselor for clarification or explanation.
Consequences range from a detention to OSS w/ possible
recommendation for expulsion
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Must be kept in your locker
No carrying to class w/out permission from
principal
Left items will be placed in lost-n-found
“oversized sports bags” including golf clubs,
baseball and softball bags and other bags with
required equipment not usually needed, may be
stored in the back corner of the cafeteria.
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Junior Lot in gravel behind Ag Shop/Weight Shed
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Senior Lot behind Methodist Church on school
property
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NO PARKING in front lot