SCHOOLWIDE EXPECTATIONS

  • Stay in uniform
  • Keep the following home: gum, and electronic devices.  Cell phones are permitted but must be turned off and not used during the school day. If a student needs to contact their parent, there are phones in the main office and in each classroom.
  • Follow directions
  • Keep your hands, feet, objects, and unkind words to yourself

The following are not permitted in school:  Chewing gum, weapons, or toys and electronic devices such as games and iPods

REWARDS

Grade levels will arrange age appropriate rewards that could be group activities like games or outside time, stickers, snowball parties, field trips, and much more.

CONSEQUENCES

Consequences for not following the expectations are:

1. Verbal Warning
2. Think Time
3. Detention
4. Office Referral

Consequence Ladder (Grades 1 – 4)

  • Verbal Warning: The student is reminded to follow the expectations or else he/she will receive a think time reflection sheet. Think Time is a chance for the student to “get themselves together” so that they can rejoin the class in learning. The student must complete the Think Time Worksheet in order to return to the class activity. Think Time Worksheets are age appropriate.
  • Detention: If the student continues to not meet the expectations, The student serves detention on the day of the offense with almost no exceptions. In order to accommodate the 3:30 PM dismissal from detention, the parent will be notified of the afterschool detention by 2 PM the same day by the staff member assigning the detention. After that time, the detention will be assigned for the next school day. Contact will be made by sending a Class Dojo message or cell phone call. As a reminder, Class Dojo is our schoolwide communication app. Please make sure you have access.
  • Office Referral: In the event that a student is sent to the office the teacher will complete an office referral form. An administrator will look into the circumstances of the referral and make decisions regarding consequences based on the context.

Consequence Ladder (Grades 5 – 8)

  • Verbal Warning: The student receives a warning before their first demerit. Demerits on Class Dojo contribute to a student’s Leadership criteria in the Leaders Go Places program.
  • 1st Demerit: The student receives a demerit if behavior was not corrected with the warning.
  • 2nd Demerit: A student may receive a second demerit as an additional reminder before a restorative conference.
  • Restorative Conference: If the student continues to not meet the expectations, the next step is a restorative conference with their teacher, which will usually happen in the moment and off to the side of the classroom. The student earns their third demerit.
  • Restorative Room Referral: If the student continues to not meet the expectations, the next step is a referral to our Restorative Practices Room to meet with Mr. Plunk or Ms. Lightkep for a student conference. The student earns their fourth demerit.
  • Detention: If the student continues to not meet the expectations, they serves detention on the day of the offense, with almost no exceptions. Detention is served from 2:40 – 3:30 PM. If appropriate, students may be picked up after detention in the main office promptly at 3:30 PM. In order to accommodate the 3:30 PM dismissal from detention, the parent will be notified of the afterschool detention by 2 PM the same day by the staff member assigning the detention. After that time, the detention will be assigned for the next school day. Contact will be made by sending a Class Dojo message or cell phone call. As a reminder, Class Dojo is our schoolwide communication app. Please make sure you have access.
  • Office Referral: In the event that a student is sent to the office the teacher will complete an office referral form. An administrator will look into the circumstances of the referral and make decisions regarding consequences based on the context.

IMMEDIATE OFFICE REFERRAL DEFINITIONS

  • Leaving the school building or playground area without permission.
  • Leaving the building, classroom or assigned area without obtaining prior approval of the teacher or administrator.
  • Having controlled substances which is being in possession of or using any form of alcohol, drugs or tobacco – the term drug includes any mood altering substance or facsimile thereof that has not been medically prescribed.
  • Theft which is taking property belonging to the school or any individual or group without prior permission.
  • Vandalism which is Intentionally causing damage to or defacing school property or the property of others.
  • Weapons which is being in possession of any items designated as weapons, including simulated weapons. Weapons are defined to include but not limited to, noxious gases, knives, chains, clubs, brass knuckles and firearms.
  • Noncompliance which is refusing to follow directions when reasonable efforts have been made to enable the student to cooperate.
  • Disruption which is having sustained, disruptive behavior that prevents instruction from continuing or continuing with difficulty after reasonable attempts have been made to correct the behavior.
  • Assault which is threatening to or inflicting harm on another person.
  • Other which would include crisis behavior meaning a serious low incident behavior that affects safety or is regarded as a crisis or emergency behavior.

SATURDAY DETENTION POLICY

For students in grades 4-8, in addition to our schoolwide expectations, repetitive and/or extreme behaviors might warrant a Saturday detention. Saturday detention will be served at the school from 8 – 10 am and will be supervised by a teacher or administrator.

A SATURDAY DETENTION WILL BE NECESSARY FOR:
  • Skipping an assigned weekday detention. (If a student is assigned detention between Monday and Friday but fails to report on the assigned day, he/she will be required to serve detention that Saturday morning.)
  • Displaying habitual disruptive or inappropriate behaviors.

If a student fails to report to an assigned Saturday detention, he/she will not be permitted into the school building Monday morning unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. Once the parent conference takes place, the student will then be required to serve the next Saturday detention. Parents will be notified if a student earns a Saturday detention by the preceding Friday at 2:30 pm, at the latest. If you have any questions about the Saturday detention policy, please feel free to contact Mr. Lucas at 410.396.9146.