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Class Organizations
Each class is organized to establish a sense of unity within the student body. Students are encouraged to take part in any and all activities planned for their fellow classmates.
Attendance/Tardy Policy
Tardy Policy
Arriving to class on time is an important habit that is to be encouraged. We encourage all students to Stop Tardies On Purpose (STOP). Students are to be in their classrooms when the bell rings. The individual classroom teacher may establish additional rules regarding what constitutes tardiness to class. A student will be considered tardy up to five minutes after the class has started; after five minutes he/she is absent. The following progressive scale of consequences will be used for students that are tardy. This progressive scale starts over each semester.
1. Teachers are assigned to be at their classroom door during class changes. 2. The classroom door will be closed when the tardy bell stops ringing. 3. The classroom teacher will determine policy concerning whether a student is prepared to begin class or is unprepared. 4. All teachers and staff are directed to keep a written log of tardy students. 5. The first two unexcused tardies within a class will be handled by the classroom teacher at his/her discretion. 6. The third tardy will result in an automatic one-hour detention with the teacher; notification will be made with the home by the teacher, or the form letter available in the front office. 7. Additional tardies will be referred to the assistant principal; notification will be made with the home by the administrator. Four hours of Saturday School time and/or community service time will be assigned to the student. Other possible penalties can include revoking parking privileges, restricting attendance at dances and extracurricular events, restricting attendance at assemblies or refusing to issue work permits. 8. Failure to serve any of the above penalties may result in ISS (in-school suspension) or OSS (out-of-school suspension). 9. Because being prompt is an important employability skill, tardiness will be listed on student's permanent transcripts. Employers often request copies of transcripts prior to making hiring decisions.
Attendance Policy
Education is the primary responsibility of schools. Part of that education deals with the attainment of habits that will be beneficial to the individual for the duration of his/her life. Certainly, the habit of prompt and regular attendance is a prime concern and an invaluable employability skill to develop, and therefore, one of the most important responsibilities of students.
It is an undisputed fact that
regular attendance is a student’s best assurance of success in the high school
academic program. The purpose of attendance requirements is to maintain
academic standards for earning credit. Extensive absenteeism keeps a student
from taking full advantage of his/her educational opportunities. Excessive
absenteeism can also disrupt the education of those students who regularly
attend class. Every member of a class contributes to the total learning process
of all students in the classroom. One insightful question of the group or
another individual may be valuable to the understanding of the group or another
individual in the class. The student who is absent is deprived of this part of
education and deprives others of their contributions. |