EDUCATIONAL BELIEFS/PHILOSOPHY/VISION
The North Pemiscot R-1 School
District believes that:
·
The family unit is the prime educators of their
children and must provide the foundation and stepping stone of the values
necessary for learning and life.
·
Religious values are important to the youth and
adults of the community and will be acknowledged.
·
It is the schools responsibility, along with
home support, to provide successful opportunities for students to reach their
maximum learning potentials.
·
Respect should be re-enforced through character
building values such as honesty, self-discipline, trustworthiness, obedience
and hard work.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of
the North Pemiscot R-1 School District, being the educational heart of the
northern communities of Pemiscot County, is to ensure that all students are
provided a safe, stimulating and personal learning environment in which to
become equipped with those skills necessary to reach their fullest potential.
ROSS ELEMENTARY MISSION STATEMENT
Through peace,
harmony, and equal opportunity, students at Ross Elementary School will acquire
the educational knowledge and social skills necessary to become happy, healthy,
productive adults.
GOALS FOR NORTH PEMISCOT R-1 SCHOOLS
North Pemiscot R-1
Schools will strive to achieve excellence in education by focusing on:
I. Fostering
Individual Student Success By:
1. Encouraging regular attendance by having a
district attendance policy that stresses the
students
responsibility to be in regular attendance,
* 2. Providing appropriate curriculum to meet the
student needs in a changing society,
3. Selecting appropriate instruments to measure
each students growth,
4. Providing a guidance/counseling program which
assists students,
5. Providing experiences and information for the
staff to enhance student success,
6. Providing programs and awards to recognize
student achievement.
II. Establishing An Educational Program Which
Meets the Needs of All Students in a Changing
Society By:
1. Coordinating the K-12 curriculum, providing
special emphasis on writing
opportunities,
critical thinking, reading, problem-solving, and mathematical concepts,
2. Utilizing evaluation processes for the
educational program,
3. Implementing Missouri School Improvement
recommendations, where appropriate,
* 4. Striving to meet the exemplary school
standards,
5. Providing a program for gifted students in
grade levels three through eight,
6. Developing a coordinated K - 12 computer
program,
7. Assessing each library to ascertain that
materials are available for learning,
8. Providing college classes in compliance with
S.B. 740 which permits dual enrollment
for
North Pemiscots juniors and seniors,
9. Developing a program that will utilize
technology throughout the curriculum,
* 10. Providing technology to meet the
needs of students enrolled in the North Pemiscot R-
1 School District.
III. Promoting Staff
Development and Effectiveness By:
1.
Implementing a professional development program
designed to assist in professional
growth of staff,
2.
Promoting communications among and between
teachers of grade levels and/or
departments,
3.
Utilizing Performance-Based Staff evaluations,
4. Providing a formal staff development program,
5. Providing programs and awards to recognize
the achievements of North Pemiscot R-1
Public
Schools employees.
IV. Communicating With All Segments of the District to Achieve Cooperation,
Support,
Understanding and
Unity of Purpose By:
* 1. Obtaining input on school programs and future
directions,
2. The
elementary and secondary divisions will provide news of each division to the
news
media.
V. Providing Buildings and Equipment Which Meet
the Educational Needs of the District By:
* 1.
Assessing the building needs of
the district for the next five years,
2. Implementing the renovation and construction
schedule as permitted,
3. Implementing a maintenance /replacement
schedule of equipment,
4. Providing good housekeeping,
5. Promoting student pride in a clean and well-kept
school.
VI. Adopting a
Financial Plan Which Provides for Educational Excellence By:
1. Managing expenditures and revenues to
maintain fiscally sound reserves,
* 2. Reviewing the three past budgets to project future
needs,
* 3. Seeking adequate funding for district goals,
4. Assessment of transportation efficiency,
$* 5. Implementing a Career Ladder Plan for
teachers, counselors, and librarians,
$* 6. Seeking adequate funding from the State of
Missouri to provide competitive salaries
for
school employees.
(*) Indicates long
range goals.
($) If new revenue
will permit these goals to be achieved.
ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM
The focus of the
elementary curriculum is on reading, language arts, mathematics, science, and
social studies. Art, music, physical education, health, drug education, and
library skills are included in the elementary curriculum. This curriculum is
aligned with state standards. Students have access to computers in the
classroom and in the computer lab.
The curriculum
was created to provide students with the basic skills and concepts essential
for success in secondary school and life. Math and Reading intervention
instruction is provided through the Title 1 program. Students must meet
criteria requirements before placement in these programs.
Special Classes
are provided for those students that have difficulty performing academically.
Each student is provided with an individualized educational program and the
necessary resources are made available to insure a feeling of success. Many of
these students attend regular classes along with their special classes. Their
program is evaluated and revised annually in order to provide each student with
the best education possible with the least restrictive environment.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Kindergarten - In Kindergarten, children learn social skills, as
well as reading, writing, math, science and health. Social skills are a very
important part of Kindergarten. Children learn to follow school rules, self-control,
how to get along with others, how to solve conflicts, how to cooperate with
others and respect for themselves, others and their country. In communication
arts, children learn to listen, follow directions, speak in complete sentences
and how to convey thoughts and ideas to others, as well as, months, days of the
week, birth date, telephone number, address and the Pledge of Allegiance. They
also learn book handling, letters and letter sounds, phonics, reading sight
words, making predictions, reading comprehension, retelling stories, rhyming
words and opposites. The children also learn to form the letters, how to use
inventive spelling, capital and small letters, and punctuation at the end of
the sentence. In math children learn to identify colors, shapes, patterns, and
sort and classify objects. They learn to count, recognize and write numbers to
20, solve story problems using manipulatives, add and subtract numbers to 10, count
by 2s, 5s and 10s, as well as identify coins, identify whole and half, tell
time to the hour, identify spatial relationships (up, down, above, below,
etc.), and the use of a calendar. Science, health, and fitness are introduced
through units. The units taught in Kindergarten are: Welcome, Respect, Farm,
Fall, Multicultural, Weather, Health and Safety, Animals and Plants.
First Grade - Students will be able to demonstrate reading ability
from printed material to oral language. Comprehension skills will also be
taught and tested. Students will be introduced to learning how to use reference
aids and form study habits. The students will also be involved in discussing
the literary aspects of materials, as well as being able to identify the
authors meaning in a story. Students will verbalize vocabulary words and their
meaning in a story.
Students will
learn how to solve mathematical equations, count money, read and make graphs,
fractions, order of numbers, word problems, and count and write numbers to 100.
Students will use hands-on materials to sort and make graphs and patterns.
Students will also use rulers for measurement and will tell time by the hour
and half-hour.
Second Grade - In communication arts, second grade students will
learn to decode words using basic rules of phonics and context, understand what
they read using basic comprehension skills, spell one and two syllable words
using basic spelling rules, correctly identify and use sentences, nouns, verbs,
adjectives, and pronouns, use capitalization and punctuation correctly in
written work and communicate ideas and information in written form.
In math, second
grade students will learn basic skills of addition, subtraction, place value,
time, money, fractions, graphing, geometry and measurement. Students will gain
knowledge in life science, earth science, physical science, how people live and
work together, how goods and services are obtained, how America began, how to
use maps and globes and rules and practices that will enable them to live health,
happy lives.
Third Grade - In communication arts, students will be taught how to
speak and write Standard English including grammar usage, punctuation, spelling
and capitalization. They will read and evaluate fiction and non-fiction, and
write stories and reports using these skills. They will also be taught cursive
handwriting.
Students will be
taught addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and the application
of these operations in the workplace and other situations. They will be taught
geometry and spatial sense involving measurement, graphing, and methods to
solve story problems.
Students will
learn about properties and principles of matter and energy, force and motion,
characteristics of living organisms, interactions of ecosystems and the
organisms within them, composition and structure of the universe, processes of
scientific inquiry and the uses of technology related to science. Students will
be taught the elementary principles of democracy, principles and processes of
governance systems, economic concepts, major elements of geographical study and
certain cultural traditions. Students will learn about structures and functions
of the human body systems, good personal health habits and nutrition, diseases and
methods of prevention, principles of movement and physical fitness, methods to
avoid high risk behavior such as drug abuse and responses to emergency
situations.
Fourth Grade - In communication arts, students will be introduced
to vocabulary words from the reading stories, which will include spelling words
related to the story students will read each week. Sentence structure will
contain the same vocabulary. Students will use this repetition of words for
comprehension skills, locating information, determining authors purpose and
enhancing their reading and writing skills. Good sentence structure will be
expected in all areas of work including science, social studies and math. These
areas contain many of the same skills and context such as human interactions,
resources, learning new concepts, solving problems mathematically and making
decisions in todays technological society.
Fifth Grade - Fifth grade students will learn, apply and integrate
skills to become independent readers and writers. Learning activities in
communication arts will equip students to combine a variety of sequentially
acquired skills in order to derive meaning from text to communicate. Students
will develop math confidence and achieve lifelong math skills in the areas of
rational number operations, problem-solving strategies and math reasoning,
principles of geometry and measurement and interpretations of charts and graphs.
Students will be
introduced to basic concepts in physical, earth and life science. These
activities include studies of weather, matter, energy, plants, astronomy and
ecology. The activities will prepare students to better understand and
appreciate the world in which they live. Students will build a foundation of
knowledge and basic skills in history, geography, civics/government, economics
and culture. Fifth grade students will study a variety of health-related
topics. These topics include the body, its systems and their functions, identification
of injuries, unsafe situations, consumer health issues, life management
practices, the impact of society upon the individual environment and how
nutrition impacts those systems.
Special Education Classes - The regular curriculum will be used
with modifications and accommodations as needed for each individual child.
ENROLLMENT
Students new to
the North Pemiscot School District may enroll at the designated time before the
first day of school or at any other time after the first day of school.
Pre-enrollment for kindergarten is accomplished at the preschool round-up held
in March/April of each spring.
At the time of enrollment,
parents should present the following documents:
·
a state issued birth certificate,
·
social security card,
·
a complete immunization record,
·
and a health history form.
Any federal,
state, or local government agency which requests an individual to disclose his/
her social security account number shall inform that individual whether that
disclosure is mandatory or voluntary, by what statutory authority such number
is solicited, and what uses will be made of it.
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
A birth
certificate is required of every child before admittance to kindergarten. A
hospital certificate is not acceptable. If the child does not have a valid
birth certificate, parents may obtain one by submitting ten dollars ($10.00) to
the Bureau of Vital Statistics through the Pemiscot County Health Center
Hayti, Missouri. If the child was born in another state, parents may get a
birth certificate from that state by writing to the Bureau of Vital Statistics
at that states capitol building.
IMMUNIZATIONS
State law
requires immunizations for diphtheria, polio, mumps, measles, Hepatitis B and
rubella before a child may attend school. Therefore, a student may not attend
classes until immunization requirements have been met. See page 14 for more
information.
ENTRANCE AGE REQUIREMENTS
Kindergartners
must be five (5) years of age before August 1 of the year of enrollment.
Students moving into the North Pemiscot R-1 School District after school has
begun are eligible for the North Pemiscot R-1 Kindergarten if they were
eligible and in attendance in a public school kindergarten in the district from
which they came.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Transfer
students must prove that they were in good standing at their prior school. The
school administration may refuse admission to transferring students if they
withdrew from another school while not in good standing. Students under current
disciplinary action from another district may not be enrolled at North Pemiscot
until the imposed discipline has been settled. The North Pemiscot School
administration also has the right to admit a transfer student on probation if
the student has been under disciplinary action in another district. These
conditions apply whether the student is a resident or non-resident of the North
Pemiscot R- 1 School District.
ATTENDANCE
Regular
attendance at school is required by law and is essential for a students
success. Regular attendance will add greatly to the quality of work performed
by the student. It is not possible for a child to make up everything missed
during an absence. Excessive absences may make retention necessary. The
Pemiscot County Juvenile Officer, the Pemiscot County Prosecuting Attorney and
the Missouri Division of Family Services will be notified about excessive
absences without a doctors or dentists excuse.
The terms
excused and unexcused are no longer part our absentee policy. The
responsibility for good attendance is on the student and parents. Extenuating
circumstances, such as hospitalization, will be considered at the parents
request. Parents will be notified when a student has missed 3, 5, 8 and 9 days
in a semester. Any student who misses more than 8 days in a semester may make
an appointment to go before the attendance review committee at the end of each
semester. The attendance review committee will be made up of five to seven
faculty members including the counselor and the principal. The committee will
review doctors excuses to decide if the student should receive credit. The
student must have doctors excuses for the majority of the days missed, one or
two excuses will not be sufficient. When an extended illness (five or more days
covered by a doctors excuse) makes up the majority of the absences, an
absentee review may not be necessary. There are circumstances where a child
must miss school. Doctors excuses must be turned in within five (5) days of the absence.
After an absence, teachers will assign a reasonable time to complete missed
assignments. Make-up work must be completed within the time limits specified by
the teacher. If work is not completed and returned to the teacher within the specified
time, the student will receive a zero.
THE SCHOOL DAY
Parents are
advised that duty teachers are not on duty until 7:30 a.m. and there is no
supervision of students before that time. Without assigned supervision, there
is no liability on the part of the school. Children are not to arrive at school
before 7:30 a.m.
The school day
begins at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 3:00 p.m. Parents picking up students at the
end of the day must do so before the student is to board the bus, otherwise the
student must board the bus that takes him / her home. Students riding the bus
to Wardell will board the bus at 3:00 p.m. There is no school supervision of
students after 3:20 p.m.
TARDY POLICY
Being on time to
school is very important. Every minute that your child is not in school, is
time lost towards gaining all needed knowledge to successfully complete their
current grade level. Please make all attempts to assure that your child arrives
to school before instruction time begins each day. They should be in their
classroom daily by the start of class. The tardy policy will be enforced if a
child enters the classroom after class has started.
1st offense: Report to principal and warning
2nd offense: Noon detention, corporal punishment, or
Saturday school 1 day
3rd offense: 1day Saturday school or ISS
4th offense: 2 days Saturday school or ISS
5th offense: 3 days ISS
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
Any
student that misses any part of a day between 8:15 and 2:55 will not be
eligible to receive a perfect attendance award unless he was injured at
school. If a student is injured at school and is taken home or to the doctor,
the remainder of the school day will not count against perfect attendance.
SCHOOL DISMISSAL
The decision as
to whether school will be dismissed because of bad weather will be made by the
superintendent after inspecting several roads and consultation with those
responsible for transportation. Please do not call the school. The announcement
will be made by radio stations KCRV, KMIS, and KBOA before 7:00 a.m.
School will not
be dismissed early except by permission from the superintendent or his
delegated authority. During threatening weather, parents should listen to the
radio (KCRV in Caruthersville, KMIS in Portageville, and KBOA in Kennett) for
early school closing.
TUITION
Any child whose
legal residence is outside the school district may attend when facilities are
available by paying tuition. Patrons will be billed at the beginning of each
semester and failure to pay will result in denial of enrollment for the next
semester. Patrons that own property in the district will be given credit for
school taxes paid.
Children who do
not live with their parents but can establish the North Pemiscot District as
their legal residence and children of employees of the district will not be
required to pay tuition.
COMMUNICATION
It is important
that good communication be established between parents and the school. Parents
are encouraged to make frequent contact with their childs teacher in order
that they may be more aware of the educational program and opportunities in our
school district. Attendance at Open House and Parent Conferences is especially
important. Informed and knowledgeable parents can offer invaluable assistance
to their children in the process of their formal education. If parents would
like to observe in their childs classroom, a request should be made to the
teacher.
Encourage your
child to bring home daily work and look it over with him / her. Read all
notices sent home from school. Call the teacher or send a note when questions
or problems arise.
At the
completion of the first and third quarters, the teaching staff will be
available for conferences. The report card and the teacher notes sent home are
clear indications of a student having problems with school work. These
notification processes are important in keeping parents and students informed
of student progress. Parents can call the school anytime and arrange for a
conference with a teacher. The school secretary will take your number and
arrange for the teacher to return your call during teacher preparation periods.
SUPPLIES
At the beginning
of the school year, classroom teachers will send a list of required supplies.
The following are basic supplies students will need:
Kindergarten: crayons, pencils, scissors, old shirt, supply box,
tissues, and glue.
First - fourth grades:
paper, pencils, glue, crayons, scissors, and erasers.
Fifth grade: paper, pencils, glue, crayons, scissors, erasers
TEXTBOOKS - STUDENT BILLS
Textbooks and
other educational materials are provided for student learning. Students are
responsible for materials assigned to them. The loss or destruction of these
materials will require their replacement at cost or a reasonable price as
decided by the principal or teacher. Students who owe money for textbooks or
library books may not attend extra-curricular activities or field trips.
LOST AND FOUND
Each year,
students leave coats, gloves, hats and other items at school. We check with all
students to see who lost the items. After a time, if owners are not found, the
lost items are donated to needy families or shelters.
TESTING AND EVALUATION
Evaluation of
student progress and of the instructional program throughout the school
district is an ongoing process utilized for these reasons:
1. student program placement 6. determining student aptitude
2. counseling of students 7. measuring student progress
3. student diagnosis and prescription 8. district research and development skills
4. assessment of instructional programs 9. student ability
and achievement
5. dyslexia
screening
Methods and
procedures of evaluation may include: objective, diagnostic, standardized,
achievement and /or intelligence tests; teacher-made tests; and cumulative
files containing data such as health records, anecdotal records, report card
and subjective evaluations by members of the professional staff. If there is a
need for individual evaluation, this can be initiated by parents or school
faculty. Parents are encouraged to discuss any concerns with the teacher,
principal or school counselor. A battery of psychological and research tests
for students who are experiencing problems may be requested. These students
will be referred to the Pemiscot County Special School District Diagnostic
Clinic for testing only after parental consent has been obtained.
Achievement
tests are given during the fourth quarter of the school year. Parents will
receive a copy of the testing results at the beginning of the next school year.
The
Superintendent of Schools or a designee has the responsibility of establishing
the school districts testing program and its periodic review or possible
revision and updating. The Board of Education shall be annually appraised of
the outcome of the districts testing program.
GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING
As an essential
element of the districts educational process, the North Pemiscot Guidance
Program is based upon student and community needs. This program is provided to
assist students in developing competencies for life experiences and
transitions. All students have available to them the services of the North
Pemiscot Guidance Counselor. Assistance is available on any problem a student
might have that affects his / her school or personal life. The counselor is
ready and willing to listen. A student may request a visit with the counselor
personally or ask a teacher to arrange the appointment. Teachers or parents may
also make the initial request for a student to visit the counselor. Parents are
encouraged and invited to make use of our guidance services to better
understand their childs programs.
The Guidance
Program includes guidance curriculum, individual planning, responsive services,
and system support. Components include promoting knowledge of self and others,
career planning and exploration, and educational and vocational development.
The counselor
can be contacted at 359-0543.
LOCKERS AND DESKS
Lockers and
desks are not student owned. They are the property of the school district and
provided for student use. The administration reserves the right to inspect and
search any lockers/ desks when necessary.
Writing on desks
and lockers or defacing any school property will be considered intentional
destruction of school property and will be handled according to the discipline
guide.
SCHOOL PICTURES
School pictures
are taken in the fall of the year. These are prepaid pictures and students must
have picture money on the day the pictures are taken. The picture money
envelope will be sent home before the day of school pictures. Whether
purchasing a picture packet or not, all students will have a picture taken for
the permanent record.
SCHOOL PARTIES
Annual
school-wide celebrations will be held during the school year as scheduled by
the faculty, Parent Advisory Committee and administration. (See annual Title I
Parent Activity Calendar) Parents will be notified in advance with event dates
to plan for these special celebrations. Due to limited amount of time, birthday
parties (including invitation deliveries) should be planned after school. To
support bus safety regulations and protect the instructional setting with
minimal disruptions, no gifts should be delivered to your child during the
school day.
DRESS CODE
In the
elementary school, we request that children dress appropriately for school. A
primary concern is that they dress as needed for safety and weather conditions.
The following specific statements apply:
1.
Clothing with obscenities, profanity,
advertisements of alcohol, tobacco, or drugs are
not to be worn at school. Clothing with slang words or
slogans that are distasteful or vulgar is prohibited.
2.
Caps, scarves, bandannas, or head coverings of
any kind will not be worn in the buildings.
3.
In order to provide a safe and productive
educational opportunity fully enclosed flat rubber soled shoes (e.g. tennis
shoes) should be worn to PE.
When the type of
clothing worn or the way it is worn causes distraction in the classroom or
problems during the school day, the student will be referred to the principals
office for punishment according to the discipline guide.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
The students of
North Pemiscot represent our school and community to the public during
after-school activities and assemblies. We want everyone to have a positive
opinion of our school, students, and community; therefore we expect our
students to be on their best behavior anytime guests are present on our campus
or we are visiting another school. Students that misbehave during an
after-school activity or assembly will be disciplined. Supervision will be
provided by administration and teachers.
If students are
absent from school on the day of an extra-curricular activity, they will not be
allowed to attend the activity either at North Pemiscot or an away activity
without special permission granted to the parents from the principal. This
includes junior and senior high school activities. Parents will be required to
justify requests.
Students
who owe money for textbooks, instructional materials, lunch money, fines, etc.,
may not attend nor participate in extra-curricular activities or field trips.
FIELD TRIPS
Students will not be allowed to
go on field trips if:
·
They are suspended from school
·
They are suspended from the bus
·
They are assigned ISS
·
They are assigned Saturday school
·
They have more than one U in conduct, or have a
U in conduct during the 4th quarter.
·
They violate the districts attendance policy.
·
Owe money for textbooks, instructional
materials, breakfast/lunch, fines, etc.
VISITORS
Parents are
always welcome at North Pemiscot Schools. All visitors are asked to check in at the
principals office before visiting teachers or classrooms. Students are
not to invite friends or students from other schools to visit during the day.
LUNCHROOM SERVICES
A well-balanced
breakfast and lunch are served daily in the school cafeteria. All food consumed
on the campus by students must be eaten in the cafeteria. Students may bring
their lunch to school in a lunch box or sack. Students may not bring snacks or
other foods to eat at lunch in addition to school lunch. Students should eat a
well- balanced meal. Therefore, canned soft drinks and candy are not allowed in
the lunch brought from home. No food is to be taken from the cafeteria.
GRADING SYSTEM
Deficiency
reports are sent home mid-way of the nine-week grading period. Report cards
will be issued at the end of each quarter. In grades 1 through 5, the following
grading system will be used.
Grade Percentage
A 100-97
A- 96-93
B+ 92-90
B 89-87
B- 86-84
C+ 83-81
C 80-78
C- 77-75
D+ 74-72
D 71-68
D- 67-65
F 64-Below
Teachers may use
either the percentage grade or letter grade with its corresponding numerical
value for homework, daily grades, test scores, etc. All report card, quarter,
and semester grades will be a percentage and/or a letter grade.
To obtain the
semester grade, the percentage grade for the two quarters will be averaged.
When averaging the quarter grades, any fraction of .5 or greater will be
rounded up. For example: a 96% A- the first quarter and a 91% B+ the second
quarter has a 93.5% average. The semester letter grade will be a 94% A-.
Until grades are
placed on the report cards and permanent records, teachers will be given sole
responsibility in determining individual grades. After grades have been placed
on report cards and permanent record cards, the following will be strictly
adhered to:
1. After a grade has been placed on the report card, it will
not be changed except by mutual agreement between the principal and teacher.
2. A grade that is placed on the permanent record will not be
changed without the written authorization of the principal. Such authorization
will state the details concerning the change and will be signed by the teacher
and approved by the principal.
Kindergarten
will use the reporting system that has been specifically developed for that
grade level. Special education will use the system they have developed
according to the Special School District and Federal Government guidelines.
Remedial and
Learning Disability Grades: Teachers in these areas will work with the homeroom
teachers to decide the grades recorded on the report card for each individual
student.
HONOR ROLL
The honor roll
is published each nine weeks. To qualify for the honor roll, a student must
have a B- or better in all subjects except handwriting. More than one (1) U
in conduct will keep a student off the honor roll.
PROMOTION AND RETENTION
Promotion will
be determined on the basis of the individual pupils growth. There are also
other factors related to the pupils ability and performance that are
considered when placing a child where he /she can do the most effective work.
Thus, in determining whether a pupil should be promoted, the teacher will take
into consideration, in addition to academic attainment, such factors as the
pupils chronological age, social growth, physical development, emotional
status, effort, and purpose.
READING ACHIEVEMENT POLICY
As a result of
Missouri Senate Bill 319, school districts in the state are required to adopt a
policy to address reading achievement for students who are reading more than
one year below grade level. North Pemiscot has adopted the following reading
achievement plan:
1.
Students
in grades one through six will be assessed each quarter to determine their
grade-level
reading abilities.
2.
At the
end of the school year, a reading improvement plan will be developed for
students in
grades three through five who are reading more than one year below
grade level.
3. Fourth grade students who are reading below
a third grade level (G.E. of
2.9 or lower) at the end of the school
year will be retained in fourth grade. No student
will be retained more than once based
solely on reading achievement.
4.
At the
end of sixth grade, a notation will be made on the permanent record of any
sixth grade
student who is reading more than one year below grade level (G.E. of 5.8
or lower).
5.
Exceptions are students who: are receiving
special education or 504 services that
address
reading; are limited English proficient; or have been determined, prior to
the
beginning of
any school year, to have a cognitive ability insufficient to meet the
reading
requirements. A reading improvement plan will be developed for students
with such
insufficient cognitive ability.
6.
Parents
will be notified about students reading progress through parent/teacher
conferences in
October and March and also through report cards.
7.
Upon
request, the school district will provide information about the reading
achievement
plan and the number and percentage of students who are receiving extra
reading instruction.
Students will be
assessed each quarter and information will be recorded on the 1st - 3rd grade
report cards. A reading achievement record will be attached to the 4th - 6th
grade report cards. North Pemiscot staff will make every effort to ensure that
students get the assistance they need to read at grade level. Since education
is a team effort, we will need your help to achieve this. Have your child read
to you every night. It is highly recommended that parents take advantage of the
resources, such as after school tutoring, that are offered.
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Fire, tornado,
earthquake, and bus evacuation drills are required by the state of Missouri
throughout the school year. These drills should be treated seriously by the
students. Student lives may be in jeopardy if the learning required by these
drills is not treated importantly. Please help your child to understand and
respond properly to all evacuation and drop and cover commands.
FIRE ALARM - THREE SHORT BELLS - Students should:
1. Turn off lights and close windows.
2. Follow the teachers directions to the exit
door (leave everything).
3. Last person out should close the door.
4. Do not run but move quickly to the
designated meeting area.
5. Remain quiet so teacher can take roll.
6. Students in bathrooms or other areas should
join the nearest line exiting then rejoin
their own group.
7. One designated student should report the
roll to the secretary.
8. Do not re-enter the building for any reason.
Wait for the all clear bell.
9. The all clear bell is one short bell.
TORNADO ALARM - ONE CONTINUOUS BELL - This means that a tornado has
been seen. Students should follow teachers instructions and go quickly to the
designated area, get down on your knees, and cover your head. Stay in this
position until the all clear bell. IF YOU SEE A TORNADO COMING, DONT WAIT FOR
THE BELL.
EARTHQUAKE - There will not be an alarm since there are no early
warnings for earthquakes. Earthquake drills will be held periodically to show
students the proper drop and cover procedures. As soon as the ground starts
shaking, students should immediately drop to the floor and cover their head.
Take cover under desks, tables, next
to interior walls, etc. Turn away from windows and stay down until the ground
stops shaking then evacuate according to the fire drill procedure.
HEALTH SERVICES
A nurse is
available to all schools in the district. The nurse shall be on call from any
school when an emergency arises in another school. The principal or approved
representatives will make the request for her services.
It is
recommended that all children have a physical examination before school begins.
All physical examinations should be made early enough so that the doctors
recommendations may be carried out and the child may enter school in good
health.
During the
school year vision, hearing, height, weight, blood pressure and dental
screenings will be provided. Parents will be notified by the school nurse if
corrective measures might be necessary.
School Health Records
School health
records are an important part of your childs permanent records. Informing the
school when your child has had a serious accident, illness, operation, or
contagious disease can help meet any serious physical or emotional needs after
returning to school.
Immunizations
The Public
School Laws for Missouri state that every pupil must furnish a record of all
immunizations (shots) the child has received before school begins. Children
whose immunizations are not completed will be prohibited from enrolling in or
attending school at North Pemiscot. All students in kindergarten must present
documentation of month, day and year of each immunization. The following
schedule contains the immunization schedule recommended by the Missouri
Department of Health.
1.
DTP/ DT/
Td: Four (4) doses are required, last dose on or after fourth (4th) birthday.
Pertussis is
required for all students six (6) years of age and younger. Maximum
Doses: six (6).
2.
Polio:
Three (3) doses are required, last dose on or after fourth (4th) birthday.
Maximum Doses:
four (4).
3.
Measles:
Two (2) doses are required on or after first (1st) birthday. At least twenty-
eight (28) days must
separate the two doses.
4. Mumps: One (1) dose is required on or after
first (1st) birthday.
5. Rubella: One (1) dose is required on or
after first (1st) birthday.
6. Hepatitis B: Three (3) doses are required.
7. Varicella vaccine: Two (2) doses required
for grades K-4 & 1 dose required for
grades 5-9
8.
Tdap is required
for 8-12 grades
To remain in
school, students currently enrolled must receive immunizations as soon as they become
due.
Health Problems
Often when a
child shows signs of fever, sore throat, cough and nasal discharge, it may be
the incubation period (beginning) of a contagious disease. The following
Missouri State Board of Health chart indicates how long a child must remain out
of school after the disease has been diagnosed by your doctor.
Condition/Incubation Period Homebound
Chicken Pox 14-21 days 1
week or until sores all reach healed scab stage
Rubella Measles (German or 3 day) 4
days after rash disappears
·
7-21 days
Mumps 12-28 days 9
days and until swelling is gone
Rubella Measles (Red Measles) 7
days and rash disappears
Scarlet Fever-Scarlatina 2-7 days 7
days or 3 days with penicillin treatment
Scabies-itch After
rash is gone with treatment
Ringworm 10-14 days After
adequate and continuous care and release by physician
Lice After
proof of adequate treatment and nits are not present
Impetigo After
proof of adequate treatment or after disappearance of scabs
Symptoms to Watch For - Out of consideration for your child, the
teachers, and other children keep your child home if he/she has had any of the
following symptoms during the night or before coming to school:
1. temperature above 99 degrees 6. rash
or severe itching
2. persistent cough 7. sore
throat
3. earache 8.
dizziness
4. vomiting
5. headache with blurred vision or any of the above
symptoms
Children should
be symptom-free 24 hours before returning to school. Please clean and cover all
open sores at home.
Medication Procedures - As required by state regulations, the
following medication policy will be enforced. Taking medicine at school should
be kept to a minimum. When at all possible, arrange times for taking medicine
before and after school. When your child has
to take medicine at school for a few days, the dosage should be brought to
school by the parent in a
prescription bottle (an extra school size bottle is available from the
druggist). Students are not allowed to bring any type of medication on the bus.
Parents are responsible for completing a medication request form available from
the school nurse.
Emergencies - In case of an accident or illness that the teacher
feels is of a serious nature, the nurse should be called.
Suitable first
aid supplies are provided in each building for minor cuts and bruises. In all
cases of acute illness or serious
injury the principal will be notified. Parents will then be contacted, if
possible, and the proper course of action agreed upon. For this reason current
phone numbers at home or places of employment for both parents are very
important. The telephone numbers of each childs doctor and dentist are
necessary in case of an emergency when a family member cannot be reached and
immediate instructions are needed. Treatment cannot be given by a physician
without parents presence and parents written consent. Also, parents need to
provide the school with several emergency telephone numbers of relatives or
friends who will assume temporary responsibility for the child until they can
be reached. No seriously ill or injured child will be sent home alone. Please
inform the school immediately if these emergency numbers change.
The school nurse
cannot assume the responsibility for any emergency treatment beyond first aid.
The nurse is not permitted to diagnose and cannot be expected to treat an
illness or injury which occurred away from school. A child who is ill,
especially one who has a fever, severe cold, vomiting or diarrhea, should be
kept at home.
If your child
becomes ill at school, your child should tell the teacher, who may send the
child to the school nurse. We will call you if there is an illness or injury
that requires treatment or if we feel your child should go home. Please dont
tell your child to call if he/ she feels sick.
TOYS, CAMERAS, RADIOS, MP3 PLAYERS, IPODS, ETC
Students are not
allowed to bring toys to school. Teachers will not be responsible for lost or
damaged items. Because of distraction and violation of other peoples rights, cell
phones, cameras of any kind, radios, mp3 players, iPods, tape players, digital
watches (ex: Apple Watch, etc.) and CDs (including walkman stereos) are not
allowed at school or on buses.
PERSONAL PROPERTY
The North Pemiscot School District will not
be responsible for any personal property left on the school premises or school
bus at any time.
GUM, CANDY, FOOD, AND DRINKS
Because of
damage to desks, tables, chairs, floors, and clothing, students are not allowed
to chew gum or eat candy in any buildings or school buses. Food and drinks are
not allowed in any buildings or school buses except under the supervision of a
teacher.
INTERNET SAFETY POLICY
INTRODUCTION
It is the policy
of the North Pemiscot School District to: (a) prevent user access over its
computer network to, or transmission of, inappropriate material via Internet, electronic
mail, or other forms of direct electronic communications; (b) prevent
unauthorized access and other unlawful online activity; (c) prevent
unauthorized online disclosure, use, or dissemination of personal
identification information of minors; and (d) comply with the Childrens
Internet Protection Act {Pub. L. No. 106-554 and 47 USC 254 (h)}.
DEFINITIONS
Key terms are as defined in the
Childrens Internet Protection Act.
ACCESS TO INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL
To the extent
practical, technology protection measures (or Internet filters) shall be used
to block or filter Internet, or other forms of electronic communications,
access to inappropriate information.
Specifically, as
required by the Childrens Internet Protection Act, blocking shall be applied
to visual depictions of material deemed obscene or child pornography, or to any
material deemed harmful to minors.
Subject to staff
supervision, technology protection measures may be disabled or, in the case of
minors, minimized only for bona fide research or other lawful purposes.
INAPPROPRIATE NETWORK USAGE
To the extent
practical, steps shall be taken to promote the safety and security of users of
the North Pemiscot School District online computer network when using
electronic mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, and other forms of direct
electronic communications. Specifically, as required by the Childrens Internet
Protection Act, prevention of inappropriate network usage includes: (a)
unauthorized access, including so-called hacking, and other unlawful
activities; and (b) unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal
identification information regarding minors.
SUPERVISION AND MONITORING
It shall be the
responsibility of all members of the North Pemiscot School District staff to
supervise and monitor usage of the online computer network and access to the
Internet in accordance with this policy and the Childrens Internet Protection
Act.
Procedures for
the disabling or otherwise modifying any technology measures shall be the
responsibility of School Principals or designated representatives.
ADOPTION
The Board of
North Pemiscot School District adopted this Internet Safety Policy at public
meeting, following normal public notice, on June 18, 2013.
CIPA definitions of terms:
TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION MEASURE. The term technology protection
measure means a specific technology that blocks or filters Internet access to
visual depictions that are:
1. OBSCENE,
as that term is defined in section 1460 of title 18, United States Code;
2. CHILD
PORNOGRAPHY, as that term is defined in section 2256 of title 18,
United States Code; or
3.
Harmful to minors.
HARMFUL TO MINORS. The term harmful to minors means any picture,
image, graphic image file, or other visual depiction that:
1.
Taken as a whole and with respect to minors,
appeals to a prurient interest in nudity,
sex, or excretion;
2.
Depicts, describes, or represents, in a patently
offensive way with respect to what is
suitable for minors, an actual or simulated sexual act
or sexual contact, actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual acts, or a
lewd exhibition of the genitals; and
3.
Taken as a whole, lacks serious literary,
artistic, political, or scientific value as to minors.
SEXUALACT; SEXUAL CONTACT. The terms sexual act and sexual
contact have the meanings given such terms in section 2246 of title 18, United
States Code.
INTERNET POLICY AND USAGE
AGREEMENT CONTRACT
I,_______________,
agree to follow all guidelines adopted by the Board of Education when using the
Computers in the Classroom, Library, and Computer Labs in the North Pemiscot
School District.
1.
I will only use the computers for the purposes
intended, and will not add or delete
programs from the hard drive while using the
computers. All computers are to be used in a responsible, efficient, ethical,
and legal manner. Vandalism will result in cancellation of computer privileges.
Vandalism is defined as any malicious attempt to harm or destroy hardware,
software, or data of another user.
2.
Computers are used to support learning and to
enhance instruction. The Internet offers vast, diverse and unique resources to
both students and teachers. I understand that the use of the Internet is a privilege, not a right, and
inappropriate use will result in a cancellation of those privileges.
Inappropriate uses include but
are not limited to:
·
using the network to access a file that contains
pornographic pictures/material
·
using the network to send/receive E-mail that
are racist, sexist and/or contain obscenities
·
using the network to send / receive
inflammatory messages
·
using profanity, obscenity or other language
which may be offensive to another user using the network for financial gain,
for commercial activity or for any illegal activity
Responsible users:
·
use the Internet to research assigned classroom
projects
·
use the Internet to research approved personal
projects
·
may NOT violate the rules of common sense and
etiquette
·
may NOT send any inappropriate E-mail messages
·
may NOT use impolite or abusive language
·
may NOT send anonymous E-mail messages of any
kind
·
may NOT send chain letters or spam any letter
·
may NOT use the Internet to take part in any
Chat rooms
·
may NOT use the Internet for any illegal purpose
·
may NOT change any computer files that do not
belong to the user
·
may NOT send or get copyrighted materials without
permission
·
may NOT download an extremely large file without
permission
·
may NOT give their name, address or phone number
on the Internet
3.
Users must not give their password to anyone.
Users must use their own account or
user directories. Users may not access any other users account or directory.
If the user is
not sure how to do something on the computer, ask a teacher or the technology coordinator.
The system operators will have access to all user accounts and directories.
Attempts to login to the system as any other user or as supervisor will result
in cancellation of user privileges.
At school,
student access to and use of the Internet will be under teacher direction and
will be monitored as any other classroom activity. The School District,
however, cannot prevent the possibility that some users may access material
that is not consistent with the educational mission, goals and policies of the
school district. If any user violates the provisions of this contract, access
to the information service may be denied and the user may be subject to
disciplinary action.
NORTH PEMISCOT
ROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DISCIPLINE GUIDE BOOK
Revised: June 2019
Home of the Mustangs
DISCIPLINE GUIDE
Instruction time
is valuable to all students. We will not
tolerate any student interrupting the teaching-learning process. All
students are expected to behave appropriately, not only while in the classroom,
but at any time they are on school property, including the school bus.
Students benefit
most when the school and parents work together as a team in all areas of the
students education. The principal and teachers will be in close contact with
parents regarding student behavior.
This is only a guide and in certain
cases can be adjusted by the school administration or the North Pemiscot Board
of Education to better resolve the situation. For example, a fourth or fifth
offense discipline may be assigned for a first offense if the administration
feels it is necessary. The choice of
punishment is the decision of the teacher, administrator or school board; not
the student. In many instances parents will be contacted by the teacher and
/or principal and informed of their childs behavior. Persistent offenders,
students that consistently disrupt classes or interrupt the educational
process, can be placed on school probation in which case they cannot attend any
extra-curricular activities and all behavior will be referred to the principal.
FORMS OF DISCIPLINE
TEACHERS PRINCIPAL SCHOOL BOARD
1. Warning / Conference 1. Warning / Conference 1. Warning / Conference
2. Extra Assignments 2. Corporal Punishment 2. Suspension
3. Corporal Punishment 3. Noon Detention 3. Expulsion
4. Refer to Principal 4. Saturday Detention
5. Noon Detention 5. Notify Parents
6. Notify Parents 6. In School/Out of School Suspension
7. Recommend Expulsion to Superintendent/School
Board
SATURDAY SCHOOL RULES
1. Students must report to the high school with
books and materials at 8:00 am. Teachers will
make additional assignments
in math, science, social studies and English.
2. Students must remain until 12:00 noon. They
will be given a five-minute break at 10:00 am.
3. A faculty member or administrator will
supervise students.
4. Students are responsible for their
transportation to and from school.
5. Conduct deemed unacceptable by the detention
supervisor or failure to make suitable
progress on assignments will
result in additional Saturday Schools and / or alternative
forms of discipline.
6. Failure
to appear for an assigned Saturday School:
First
Offense one day in-school suspension and the assigned Saturday School
will still have
to be made up.
Second
Offense three days in-school suspension and the assigned Saturday
School will still
have to be made up.
Third
Offense three days out-of-school suspension
7. A form will be sent home to be signed by the
parents and student. It must be returned to the
principal the next day.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Corporal
punishment, as a measure of correction or for maintaining discipline and order
in the schools, is permitted in the state of Missouri. However, it shall be
used only when other means of discipline have failed; and then only in
reasonable form. If found necessary, it should be administered by a certified
employee in the presence of another certified employee and never in the
presence of other students.
Corporal
punishment shall be administered only by swatting the buttocks with a paddle.
When it becomes necessary to use corporal punishment it shall be administered
so that there can be no chance of bodily injury or harm. Striking a student on
the head or face is not permitted.
The principal
shall document each case of corporal punishment. The documentation shall
include the students name, date and time of punishment, number of swats
administered, name of certified witness, and signature of person administering
the swats.
A staff member
may, however, use reasonable physical force against a student without advance
notice if it is essential for self-defense, the preservation of order, or for
the protection of other persons or property of the school district.
REFUSING PUNISHMENT
North Pemiscot students are not allowed the
choice of suspension in lieu of receiving corporal punishment or any other type
of punishment prescribed by the faculty. If a student refuses a determined
punishment they will not be allowed to return to school until the parents have
a conference with the principal and the student agrees to accept the previously
assigned punishment.
SUSPENSION
A student may be
suspended from school by the principal for a period not to exceed ten (10)
school days and by the superintendent for a period not to exceed 180 school
days. If the parents cannot be reached to pick up the student, the student must
be accompanied home by a school official. A letter stating the reason for
suspension will be sent to the parents and the superintendent on the day of the
suspension. The student shall not be re-admitted to classes until a conference
with the parents has been held by the principal.
Any student in
the North Pemiscot School System that engages in an activity which disrupts the
educational program of the school shall be subject to immediate suspension.
Days of
suspension will not be counted toward the attendance policy, however, work
during the assigned suspension may not
be made up and no credit will be given for work done during the suspension.
EXPULSION
The North
Pemiscot School Board may expel a student from the North Pemiscot School system
permanently for misconduct when other forms of discipline have failed. In general,
the act of expulsion may be taken in the following circumstances:
1. Continued disobedience.
2. Open and persistent defiance of teachers.
3. Habitual profanity or vulgarity.
4. Acts that interfere with the private life of
school employees.
5. Failure to comply with established rules and
regulations.
DUE PROCESS
Students rights
in school discipline matters are governed by state and federal law. By state
statute, students are guaranteed certain rights prior to a disciplinary suspension.
Section 167.171, RSMo. provides for the following rights:
(1) The right to oral or written notice of
charges.
(2) If the charges are denied, the right to an
oral or written explanation of the facts
supporting the charges.
(3) The right to present the students own
version of the incident.
(4) If the suspension is to last more than ten
days, the right to a hearing before the board,
to call witnesses, to present evidence,
and the right to counsel.
(5) The right to reinstatement pending a board
hearing unless, in the judgment of the
superintendent, the students presence
poses a continuing danger to persons or
property or an ongoing threat to disrupting
the academic process.
BEHAVIOR GUIDELINES
The faculty and
staff or Ross Elementary School take pride in creating and maintaining a school
environment which contributes to academic and social growth. To accomplish
this, it is necessary for every student to know and follow the rules and
policies regarding discipline and supervision. As responsible young people,
students are to behave in a way that is acceptable to everyone concerned
other students, teachers, administrators, and society. All students are under
the authority of principals, teachers, and bus drivers on school buses.
Threats
The faculty and staff at Ross Elementary
take safety seriously. In an effort to
ensure that our students are safe, any threat made to cause bodily injury or
harm to any student or staff member will be taken seriously. The following is a guideline. The seriousness and extent of the threat may
result in an immediate long term suspension or expulsion. All threats will be
investigated and reported to the proper authorities.
Threat to do bodily
harm:
First Offense
5 days suspension.
Second Offense
10 days suspension.
Third Offense
Long-term suspension or expulsion.
Loss of Life Threat:
Any threat in which loss of life is
expressed or implied will be immediately reported to law enforcement, who may
participate in the investigation of the threat.
A loss of life threat will result in long-term suspension or
expulsion.
Classroom Rules
The classroom
teacher has the authority to make and enforce reasonable class rules. Classroom
rules and regulations are consistent with the schools goals and objectives.
Specific information regarding classroom rules will be sent home during the first
two weeks of school. The following are basic classroom rules:
·
Always walk in the halls, in lines, and
traveling to and from the bus and cafeteria.
·
Use soft voices in the classroom, hall,
restrooms and cafeteria.
·
Raise hand and wait to be called on before
talking.
·
Do not fight.
·
Keep hands and feet to yourself.
·
Use proper respect for adults.
·
Always follow the teachers directions.
·
Do not use foul language.
·
Respect the rights and property of others.
·
Be truthful.
·
Do not bring toys to school.
·
No playing or loitering in the restrooms.
·
Return materials to proper storage space.
·
No name calling.
·
No littering help keep the room clean.
Cafeteria Rules
Students must
remain orderly in the cafeteria. Excessive noise and other disturbances will
result in disciplinary action. Students should enter the cafeteria in a
single-file line, get their tray and all items necessary for lunch (silverware,
napkin, straw, milk), sit at the table assigned and eat lunch. When students
are dismissed by the duty teacher, they should pick up all trash and deposit it
in the trash barrels provided. Students should remain in their seats at all
times unless instructed by teachers to prepare to leave the cafeteria.
Recess Rules
Recess and
playground time are very important for social and physical growth. We need your
assistance and support from home to make playground rules work.
·
Use playground equipment as it was intended to
be used:
o
SWINGS: Sit-do not stand, only one student per
swing.
o
SLIDES: Only one child at a time, do not walk up
slide. Sit down, legs forward.
o
TEETER-TOTTER: One student per end, do not stand
up or walk on teeter-totter.
·
Students should not:
o
play tackle football, do karate kicks or other
forms of karate, fight, hit, kick, or otherwise harm others, should not wrestle
or throw students to the ground, leave the playground without permission, throw
objects such as rocks, sand, snowballs, etc., argue with the duty teacher.
·
Students should:
o
enjoy recess, play with whiffle balls, Nerf
balls, basketballs, play in designated area, line-up immediately when signaled,
enter the building quietly.
Forms of Discipline
All school
districts have been mandated to have a discipline policy. The following pages
contain the discipline guide which has been approved by the North Pemiscot
Board of Education. Violation of school rules will result in the following
discipline tools being used: conference/warning, loss of privileges,
write-offs, loss of recess, lunch detention, corporal punishment, Saturday
School, ISS (in school suspension), suspension or expulsion.
ABSENTEEISM (EXCESSIVE)
Follow Current Board Policy-
includes letter, phone call or parent conference.
ACTS OF VIOLENCE (SUICIDAL ATTEMPTS OR ACTS TOWARDS ANOTHER)
1st Offense Contact parents and
Juvenile Office
2nd Offense Contact parents and
Juvenile Office
3rd Offense Contact parents and
Juvenile Office
4th Offense Contact parents and
Juvenile Office
5th Offense Contact parents and
Juvenile Office
ALCOHOL AND DRUG (USAGE OR POSSESSION)
1st Offense See Page 30
2nd Offense
3rd Offense
4th Offense
5th Offense
BULLYING
1st Offense Conference with
teacher/principal and parent contacted.
2nd Offense Saturday School or
In-school suspension, contact authorities
3rd Offense Out-of-school suspension,
contact authorities
4th Offense Out-of-school suspension
or expulsion, contact authorities
BUS MISBEHAVIOR (MINOR)
1st Offense Conference/Warning
2nd Offense Lunch detention
3rd Offense Corporal punishment
4th Offense Bus removal 5 days
5th Offense Bus removal 10 days
BUS MISBEHAVIOR (MAJOR)
1st Offense Corporal punishment or
conference/warning
2nd Offense Bus removal 5 days
3rd Offense Bus removal 10 days
4th Offense Bus removal for remainder
of year
CELL PHONES, MP3s, DIGITAL CAMERAS, ETC.
1st Offense See Page 16
2nd Offense
3rd Offense
4th Offense
5th Offense
CHEATING, LYING, ETC.
1st Offense Disciplined by the
teacher
2nd Offense Lunch detention
3rd Offense Corporal punishment
4th Offense Corporal punishment
5th Offense Suspension 5 days
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Confiscate items
and/or notify officers of the law when appropriate.
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY (ACCIDENTAL)
1st Offense Conference/Warning and
restitution
2nd Offense Lunch detention and
restitution
3rd Offense Corporal punishment and
restitution
4th Offense 1 day Saturday school/ISS
and restitution
5th Offense 2 days Saturday
school/ISS and restitution
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY (INTENTIONAL)
1st Offense Corporal punishment and
restitution
2nd Offense 1 day Saturday school/ISS
and restitution
3rd Offense 2 days Saturday
school/ISS and restitution
4th Offense Suspension 5 days and
restitution
5th Offense Suspension 10 days and
restitution
DISOBEDIENT (FAILURE TO OBEY TEACHER, FAIULRE TO DO CLASSWORK, ETC.)
1st Offense Disciplined by the
teacher
2nd Offense Lunch detention
3rd Offense Corporal punishment
4th Offense Corporal punishment
5th Offense Suspension 2 days
DISRESPECT TO SCHOOL EMPLOYEE
1st Offense Disciplined by the
teacher
2nd Offense Lunch detention
3rd Offense ISS/Corporal punishment
4th Offense ISS/Corporal punishment
5th Offense 3 days OSS
DISRUPTING CLASS
1st Offense Disciplined by the
teacher
2nd Offense Lunch detention
3rd Offense ISS/Corporal punishment
4th Offense ISS/Corporal punishment
5th Offense OSS 2 days
EATING, DRINKING, CHEWING GUM
1st Offense Disciplined by the
teacher
2nd Offense Disciplined by the
teacher
3rd Offense Lunch detention
4th Offense Corporal punishment
5th Offense ISS
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY MISBEHAVIOR
1st Offense Corporal punishment
2nd Offense Corporal punishment
3rd Offense ISS
4th Offense Bar attendance from all
extra-curricular activities
FIGHTING
1st Offense ISS 3 days and/or
Corporal punishment
2nd Offense ISS and/or Corporal
punishment
3rd Offense Saturday school 1 day or
2 days ISS
4th Offense Saturday school 2 days or
3 days ISS
5th Offense 5 days out of school
suspension
*Any student that incites a fight will receive the same discipline as
the students fighting. *
FIREWORKS POSSESSION OR USE OF
1st Offense Corporal punishment
2nd Offense Suspension 5 days
3rd Offense Suspension 10 days
4th Offense Recommend suspension for
remainder of year
HALLWAY, RESTROOM, CAFETERIA& PLAYGROUND MISCONDUCT
1st Offense Disciplined by the
teacher
2nd Offense Noon detention or
corporal punishment
3rd Offense ISS or corporal
punishment
4th Offense 2 days Saturday school or
ISS
5th Offense 3 days ISS
HARASSMENT, EXTORTION, THREATS (Excluding threats to kill)
1st Offense Corporal punishment
2nd Offense Saturday school 1 day or
ISS
3rd Offense Saturday school 2 days or
ISS
4th Offense In-school suspension 3
days
5th Offense Out-of-school suspension
3 days
HITTING/ASSAULTING ANOTHER STUDENT
1st Offense Conference/ISS/Corporal
Punishment
2nd Offense ISS/Corporal Punishment
3rd Offense ISS
4th Offense OSS
5th Offense OSS
IMPROPER DRESS
1st Offense Conference/Warning and
send home to change
2nd Offense Corporal punishment
3rd Offense Corporal punishment
4th Offense 1 day ISS
5th Offense 2 days ISS
INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE& GESTURES
1st Offense Conference/Warning
2nd Offense Lunch detention
3rd Offense Corporal punishment
4th Offense Saturday school 1 day or
ISS
5th Offense In-school suspension 2
days
MISBEHAVIOR DURINGANASSEMBLYOR WHEN GUESTS ARE PRESENT
1st Offense Corporal punishment/lunch
detention/ISS
2nd Offense Corporal punishment
3rd Offense ISS and ban from all assemblies
4th Offense 1 day OSS
5th Offense 3 days OSS
NOT DOING HOMEWORK/REFUSING TO WORK
1st Offense Disciplined by the
teacher
2nd Offense Conference/warning/lunch
detention
3rd Offense Corporal punishment/ISS
4th Offense Corporal punishment/ISS
5th Offense ISS/Saturday school
PHYSICAL ASSAULT ON A SCHOOL EMPLOYEE
Recommend expulsion and notify
legal authorities
PHYSICAL ASSAULT ON A
STUDENT
1st Offense 5 days
OSS; notify legal authorities
2nd Offense Recommend
expulsion and notify legal authorities
PHYSICAL ASSAULT WITH
A WEAPON
Recommend
expulsion
PUBLIC DISPLAY OFAFFECTION
1st Offense Conference/Warning
2nd Offense Corporal punishment
3rd Offense Corporal punishment
4th Offense Suspension 3 days
5th Offense Suspension 5 days
SEXUAL HARASSMENT
1st Offense
OSS 5 days; notify proper authorities
2nd Offense
OSS 10 days; notify proper authorities
3rd Offense Recommend
expulsion and notify proper authorities
STEALING (Officers of the law may be called.)
1st Offense Corporal punishment
2nd Offense 3 days ISS
3rd Offense 3 days OSS
4th Offense 5 days OSS
5th Offense Recommend suspension for
remainder of year
TARDY TO SCHOOL
1st Offense Report to principal and
warning
2nd Offense Noon detention, corporal
punishment, or Saturday school 1 day
3rd Offense 1 day Saturday school or
ISS
4th Offense 2 days Saturday school or
ISS
5th Offense 3 days ISS
TEXTBOOKABUSE
1st Offense Disciplined by teacher
2nd Offense Noon detention, corporal
punishment, or Saturday school 1 day
3rd Offense Saturday school 1 or 2
days
4th Offense ISS 3 days
5th Offense ISS 5 days
TOBACCO USE OR POSSESSION OF ANY FORM, INCLUDING VAPING, JULING, ETC.
1st Offense Corporal punishment
2nd Offense Suspension 5 days
3rd Offense Suspension 10 days
4th Offense Recommend suspension for
remainder of year
VERBAL ASSAULT ON A STUDENT
1st Offense Conference/Warning/Lunch
detention
2nd Offense Corporal Punishment
3rd Offense ISS 3 days
4th Offense OSS 3 days
5th Offense OSS 5 days
WEAPONS OR DANGEROUS ITEMS (INTENT TO USE)
Notify
authorities and recommend expulsion.
WEAPONS OR DANGEROUS ITEMS (POSSESSION)
1st Offense Suspension 5 days
2nd Offense Recommend expulsion
STUDENT TRANSPORTATION
Field Trips: Students will be supervised by school faculty. Parents
may be asked to help supervise.
Bus Routes: Bus routes are laid out in such a manner as to best
serve the majority of the students in the transportation area. Routes will be
established on public all-weather roads and may be changed at any time if there
is a shift in the resident location of pupils or as road conditions warrant.
Bus Rules: Listed below are the school bus rules. The safety of
students on the school buses may very well depend on their observance of these
rules. Therefore, the school solicits parental support in its bus safety
efforts.
NOTE: RIDING A BUS IS A PRIVILEGE NOT A
RIGHT. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE REGULATIONS MAY RESULT IN FORFEITURE OF
TRANSPORTATION PRIVILEGES.
1.
The driver is in charge of the pupils and the
bus. He/she may assign seats to students.
Students must
obey the driver promptly and cheerfully.
2.
Students
must be on time. The bus cannot wait beyond its regular schedule for those
who are tardy.
3.
Students
should stand back about 10 feet from where the bus will stop and wait until
the bus door is
opened before moving any closer. While waiting for the bus, students
should remain
in a safe place and not play on or near the highway.
4.
Students
should walk at least 10 feet in front of the bus when crossing the road.
Never walk
behind the bus.
5.
Students
are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that will not distract the
driver or
disturb other riders. No horseplay will be permitted.
6.
Students
should keep hands, feet, elbows, knees, books, and other objects to
themselves.
They also must not at any time extend arms, hands, legs, heads, or
bodies out of
bus windows.
7.
Students
should not change seats while the bus is in motion. They should also keep
the aisle of
the bus clear at all times.
8.
Students
are not to tamper with any safety devices such as door latches or fire
extinguishers.
9.
No
objects are to be thrown on or from the bus. Students are responsible for
helping
to keep the bus
clean. Any damage to a bus must be paid for by the student
responsible for
the damage.
10. The driver will not discharge riders at places
other than the regular bus stop near
home, or at school,
unless by proper authorization from parent or building principal.
PERSONAL SEARCH
If search of a
students personal belongings is deemed necessary, the student shall be asked
to voluntarily present articles for inspection, empty pockets, remove shoes,
etc. If a student refuses to voluntarily present personal articles for
inspection the parents will be notified immediately. Legal authorities will
also be notified if necessary.
Strip searches
are prohibited. If there is reason to suspect a more in-depth search is
necessary the parents will be notified and the student will be turned over to
the proper authorities for further investigation.
If any
questionable items or controlled substances are found, the parents and legal
authorities will be notified immediately. Search and seizure relates not only
to controlled items such as drugs and alcohol but also to other items such as
weapons that could be dangerous.
This policy
exists to protect the students of North Pemiscot and to maintain proper
behavior at school and school activities. Parents are encouraged to cooperate
with school officials concerning these matters as the administration does not
arbitrarily single out anyone without just cause. This policy is intended to be
helpful to parents as they will be notified if a student is involved in
questionable activities.
DRUGS OR ALCOHOL
Any student who
uses, possesses, has ingested, has under his/her control, sells, manufactures,
administers, dispenses or distributes any alcohol, intoxicating liquor,
controlled substance, counterfeit or imitation drug, and/or any drug
paraphernalia while on school district property or participating in or present
at a school-related activity shall be suspended immediately. After an
administrative investigation the student will be subject to the following
disciplinary action:
First offense
(1)
Ten day suspension (May be reduced to five days
if the parents arrange for counseling through an appropriate agency and bring
documentation of this to school and meet
with the administration.)
(2)
Parents and student will be required to meet
with the board at its next regularly scheduled
meeting to
discuss the matter.
(3)
The student will be placed on probation for the
remainder of their enrollment at North Pemiscot
and/or
(4)
Recommendation to the board for expulsion.
and/or
(5)
Legal authorities notified and charges filed.
Second offense
(1)
Suspension until the next regularly scheduled
board meeting at which time the student
will be
suspended from 10 - 180 days or expelled permanently from the North Pemiscot
school system.
(2)
The parents will be notified at the time of the
offense and they have the right to attend the
meeting and
present any information they desire.
(3)
Legal authorities will also be notified.
WEAPONS
In order to
maintain the safety of the educational community, the district will strictly
enforce the necessary disciplinary consequences resulting from the use or
possession of weapons on school grounds, buses or at school activities.
A weapon is defined to mean one
or more of the following:
(1)
A firearm as defined in 18 U.S.C. 921.
(2)
Any device defined in 571.010, RSMo, including
but not limited to a blackjack, concealable firearm, firearm, firearm silencer,
explosive weapon, gas gun, knife, knuckles, machine gun, projectile weapon,
rifle, shotgun, or switchblade knife.
(3)
Any instrument or device customarily used for
attack or defense against an opponent, adversary, or victim; or any instrument
or device used to inflict physical injury or harm to another person.
In accordance
with federal and state law, any student who brings or possesses a firearm as
defined in 18 U.S.C. 921 or a device as defined in 571.010, RSMo. on school
property or at any school activity will be suspended from school for at least
one calendar year or expelled and will be referred to the appropriate legal
authorities. The suspension or expulsion may be modified on a case by case
basis upon recommendation by the superintendent to the board of education.
Students that use or possess other weapons defined in this policy will be
subject to suspension and/or expulsion from school and may be referred to the
appropriate legal authorities.
ACTS OF VIOLENCE
The Safe Schools
Act of 1996 requires school administrators to report acts of school violence to
teachers and other school district employees with a need to know. Acts of
violence shall include but not be limited to the exertion of physical force by
a student with the intent to do serious bodily harm to another person,
including a school bus in service on behalf of the district or while involved
in school activities. Another would include any child contemplating or making
suicidal attempts. In both cases the Pemiscot County Juvenile Office has to be
contacted and informed of such actions.
