amelia earhart middle school discipline assembly 2008-2009

Amelia Earhart Middle School

Discipline Assembly2008-2009

Incentive Programs at Earhart

• Hawk Tickets• Monthly Super Hawk Awards• Team Recognition• Perfect Attendance

Attendance

Tardy:• School starts at 7:30- This means in the classroom by 7:30!!!•Our first bell rings at 7:25am. You should be on campus by 7:25am!!• Strategies

•Routines, cross-campus short cuts, walk and talk•Consequences •Truancy

•Not in class or at school when you should be.•Consequence

• Saturday School• STOP

Attendance

Perfect Attendance:• Donut Delivery• Trimester rewards.• Singh Chevrolet.

Transportation

• Feet• Bus• Parents

• Student Safety • Bike (Need a Permit)

• With Helmet-State law

Transportation NOT allowed

• Scooters• Skateboards• Roller blades

Transportation

Bus Behavior:• Behave on bus or you will lose

privilege of riding.• Consequences may be issued at

school for poor behavior on the bus

Lunch and Breakfast

• No food or drink past red lines• Use Trash Cans• Good citizenship and behavior expected• You must have pass to cross red lines during

lunch

Library • Hours – 7:10am to 3:00pm• Printers available to print homework – must be in Rich Text• Computers for internet Searches• Magazines, books, and newspapers

• Outstanding Book fines keep you from – Dances– 8th Grade Trip– Receiving Your Promotion Certificate– Receiving your Yearbook

• Book Fines for late books and damaged books– Water damage– Torn Pages– Written or highlighted– Corn Damage– Pet Damage

Gum!!!!!

• Not allowed, EVER!• Consequences immediately!

General Rules

• Items prohibited from school: – Markers (permanent, Sharpie)-

• When taken they will only be returned to a parent– TV’s, electronic games or cartridges, IPods, CD

Players, MP3 Player, cameras, video cameras, pagers, PSP

• Pick up during 7th period or last ten minutes of 6th period on planning day… 1st time taken

• Second confiscated item … no matter what… parent pickup only.

Cell Phones

• Must be in backpack and turned off until end of 7th period

• If no backpack in pencil case in binder.• Consequences

Additional Items prohibited from school:

•Laser Pointer•Marbles•Water balloons•Guns, knives or any type of weapon•Poppers•Stink bombs•Lighters/matches•“Any other object that is determined to detract from the educational process.”

Dress CodeIt is important students dress in a safe, modest

fashion. Decisions regarding student

appearance are made in the best interest of

students.

This is SchoolThis is School

No low cut shirts or showing undergarments

No low cut shirts or showing undergarments

No Pajama PantsNo Pajama Pants

No Spaghetti Strap Tops- This includes

several tops layered

No midriff- No tummies

No midriff- No tummies

No off the Shoulder Sleeves

Rule of thumb … Shorts and skirts must reach the thumb

No emblems, printing, lettering or pictures related to:

Drugs Tobacco

Alcohol or SexAlcohol or Sex

Profanity or Violence

#$#%&*@%

Gangs

No jewelry that creates a safety

hazard.

No Flip FlopsNo Flip Flops

Hats may not be worn in inside.

Hats may not be worn in inside.

Hats must be worn with Brim forward

No “Do” Rags and No Beanies or Bandanas

No Sagging - Pants must stay up without

a belt.

No Sagging - Pants must stay up without

a belt.

Students may not wearclothing of the same type

or color in order tointimidate other students,

to represent a gang, orgive the impression thattheir group represents a

gang.

ConsequencesConsequences• 1st –verbal warning /change clothes• 2nd –lunch detention/change clothes• 3rd – 3 lunch detentions/change

clothes/parent contact• Subsequent – Tuesday School,

Saturday School, Suspension/change clothes/parent contact

• 1st –verbal warning /change clothes• 2nd –lunch detention/change clothes• 3rd – 3 lunch detentions/change

clothes/parent contact• Subsequent – Tuesday School,

Saturday School, Suspension/change clothes/parent contact

Zero Tolerance

• Sexual Harassment• Defiance• Fighting• Possession of Illegal substances

Public Displays of Affection

• No Kissing• No arms around shoulders• No Squeezing

Fighting

• Self Defense • Mutual combat• Consequences• Riverside Police Department

Defiance

• Overt • Covert

LOSS OF PRIVILEGES

• Yearbook Signing• Dances• World’s Fair• 8th Grade Picnic• Promotion

Sexual Harassment• If it makes another person feel uncomfortable, then it is inappropriate:

– Verbal– Written– Physical

• Important to report immediately to:(as opposed to two or three months later)– Teacher– Administrator– Counselor– Other adult on campus

Standing up for your rights:

• Difference between tattling and telling• Important issues that threaten your safety, or

your ability to come to school and not be harassed, must be reported. – Report these violations to the counselor, an

Assistant Principal, teacher, or another adult on campus.

– Continue to report violations to an adult until someone responds to your concerns.