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Our Behavior Action Team works with students and teachers to understand three levels of behavior that make it challenging to achieve our goal. These are:
Level 1: Your choice of behavior is starting to make it difficult for the teacher to teach and others to learn.
Level 2: Your choice of behavior continues to make it difficult for the teacher to teach and others to learn.
Level 3: Your choice of behavior has threatened the safety and security of people/and or the environment.
At each level, responses from the adults will be designed to teach self-control and responsibility. Parents will always be informed and involved with “Level 2” and “Level 3” challenges. In accordance with State law, bullying, harassment, possession of regulated substances, or any form of weapon are not tolerated and are considered a “Level 3” conduct. Behavior infractions at “Level 2” and “Level 3” are recorded and become part of your child’s school record. Please see the Appendix for a more complete description of disciplinary responses and references to relevant school policies.
In an effort to ensure the safety of our students, parents/guardians are asked to wait in the front of the building until dismissal is called over the intercom. Please turn off your cell phones or go outside to have conversations while you are waiting. Students are moving through our hallways up until dismissal and adult conversations can be disruptive. Students being picked up are dismissed a few minutes before those who ride the school bus. Once dismissal has been called, adults must go to the classroom and be identified by the classroom staff. If no adult has arrived by the time the bus riders are dismissed, students will walk the bus loop with their class and return to the building for pick up. Our staff members have meetings or other activities after school; we cannot provide safe supervision for students beyond dismissal time. Please make every effort to be on time each day if you are picking up your child.
As part of our efforts to provide a safe, orderly learning environment, we ask our students and staff to conform to a reasonable code of attire. Student dress is at the discretion and judgment of the parents. We assume parents will consider weather, safety, the various settings (classroom, gym, playground) of student activities and age appropriateness when supervising student dress. The school reserves the right to request that a child make better choices in instances of inappropriate or inadequate dress. Students will be requested to change or cover clothing deemed inappropriate including, but not limited to: items that advertise substance use, sexual innuendo, or other items which may be considered demeaning or offensive to the general population, and/or minority groups and/or individuals. Also inappropriate are midriff blouses, short shorts, and any suggestive clothing such as pants with slogans written on the rear end.
