Seven Essentials Discussions Agenda: 1.Dress Code 2.Student ID Badges 3.Academic Office Hours 4.Attendance Policy 5.Off Campus Lunch Privileges 6.Electronic

Seven Essentials Discussions

Agenda:1. Dress Code2. Student ID Badges3. Academic Office Hours4. Attendance Policy5. Off Campus Lunch Privileges6. Electronic Device Privilege7. 10/10 Rule

Review during the first 10 minutes of class: • Policies 1 and 2 during 2nd period on Tuesday.• Policies 3 and 4 during 3rd period Tuesday.• Policies 5, 6 and 7 during 4th period Tuesday.

Cuda Policy DiscussionDress Code

• Responsibility for the dress and appearance of students enrolled in the Volusia County Public Schools primarily rests with parents and the students. • The principal or principal’s designee has the final authority for interpreting whether a student’s apparel/appearance conforms to the dress code. • If a student enters the district after the start of the school year, the student will have a grace period of five (5) school days before being required to fully comply with the dress code.• Students may wear special clothing related to a school sponsored activity or program, as permitted by the principal.

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Detailed description of the dress code is available in your student handbook and on the District’s webpage.

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Dress Code Procedures For Student Arrival Before 1st PeriodCampus advisors and school administrators will be vigilant and try to monitor student dress as they enter campus in the morning. Should a dress code issue be identified the student’s name will be taken, relayed to student services via radio and the student directed to the student services office. This procedure will be followed throughout campus for all dress code issues that are apparent before first period. Dress Code Procedures During 1st PeriodImmediately following the tardy bell, the morning announcements will direct teachers to scan the room to check for dress code issues. Teachers will direct all dress code issues to the student services office.

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Dress Code Procedures Through Out The School DayIt is an expectation that all employees refer possible dress code issues to student services as the need arises. Teachers have an obligation to direct all dress code issues to the student services office by either sending the student directly to the office with a pass or by calling the office to request a campus advisor escort the student. Inappropriate student dress not addressed earlier in the day is not a sufficient reason to ignore inappropriate student dress later in the day.

Consequences For Inappropriate DressStudents who are sent to the office for dress code violations have the following options:

1. Student can change into acceptable clothes they may already have on campus in his/her backpack or locker.

2. Student may call home and have a change of clothes brought to them.

3. Student may wear school issued change of clothes for remainder of the day.

4. Student may correct dress code issue to the satisfaction of school administration while in student services. However, student will sign referral stating if the dress code

violation occurs again that day then a minimum of one day lunch detention will result.

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Cuda Policy DiscussionStudent ID Badge

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• It is the expectation at New Smyrna Beach High School that

school issued ID badges will be carried by all students during the school day.

• It is an essential security procedure for all faculty and staff members to identify students at a moment’s notice through the student’s ID badge.

• Student ID badges are required for the following school transactions: purchase lunch, use of the media center, use of computer labs, checking in and out of school through the attendance office, accessing the counseling office, discipline office, and issuing textbooks.

Cuda Policy DiscussionAcademic Office Hours

ACADEMIC OFFICE HOURS

• It is the expectation that academic office hours are used to assist all students who need academic support to succeed in high school. Students are encouraged to attend office hours when they need academic assistance. No paperwork is required.

• Academic Office Hours take place Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of each week. Teachers are expected to make every effort to have students failing his/her course attend office hours.

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Cuda Policy DiscussionAcademic Office Hours

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• Office Hours Request –Teachers can request the student to attend by giving them an office hours pass which requires the student to attend on designated days.

• Students, we strongly encourage you to take advantage of the ½ hour office hour period to ensure your academic success.

Cuda Policy DiscussionAttendance Policy#4

• It is an expectation that students will attend class each day. Each student needs to be in class each day to assure that mastery of each course’s content is attained.

• Students are expected to consistently report to school and class on time each period of the day. Students should plan to be on campus by 7:10 a.m. to avoid traffic concerns and to allow enough time to proceed from the parking area to the class by 7:29.

Cuda Policy DiscussionAttendance Policy

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Students, your parents/guardians need to contact the attendance office to excuse your absence.


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School Wide Progression for Attendance Policies and Procedures The following policies and procedures apply to all students based on total number of absences per class period. No distinction is made between either excused or unexcused absences for these procedures because the underlying premise is that attendance and participation in class is important to learning process.

Days Absent Corrective Policies, Procedures and/or Interventions for Nonattendance

>1An automated attendance notification message will be sent via telephone to parent/guardian for each period a student is absent. All make-up work should be obtained during office hours.

1st through 3rd absences

An automated attendance notification message will be sent via telephone to parent/guardian for each period a student is absent. Attendance team will begin tracking student absences and tardies to counsel the student should patterns of poor attendance develop.

4th absence within

a grading period

On or directly following the fourth absence, within a grading period, the teacher will contact the parent/guardian regarding how this student’s attendance has the potential to have a negative effect on the child’s academic progress.


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Days Absent Corrective Policies, Procedures and/or Interventions for Nonattendance

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Absence within a grading period

On or directly following the fifth absence, within a grading period, the school counselor or attendance team designee will contact a parent/guardian via telephone to discuss strategies for improving student attendance and possible consequences regarding his/her absences.Problem Solving Team documentation and interventions will be initiated during regularly scheduled Tuesday morning Attendance Team meetings

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absence within a grading period

1. Based on the pattern of non-attendance during the grading period, The Problem Solving Team (PST) will convene a meeting with the parent and the student to develop solutions and interventions to be initiated during regularly scheduled Tuesday morning Attendance Team meetings.

2. A referral to the school social worker can be made at this time in order to assist the student and his/her family with resolving the nonattendance issue.

3. Based on the pattern of non-attendance during the grading period, the school attendance committee designee will assign the student a volunteer mentor to work with the student to discuss and problem solve current barriers preventing acceptable attendance at school.

>15 over all absence

for the school year

On or directly following the fifteenth absence for the school year, school administration will reserve the right to revoke all parking privileges for the student until such time the student’s attendance is determined to be consistent and acceptable.


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Make Up Work• All students who are absent from class (excused or unexcused) shall be allowed

to make-up all their assignments missed during their absence. Students will be

provided 1 day to submit completed make-up work for each day absent.

• All make-up work should be obtained by the student during office hours.


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Procedures for Tardy Students

During 1st period all tardy students should be directed to the cafeteria.

Periods 2-7 students should be directed to the In-school suspension room (8-104) for the remainder of the class period.

Cuda Policy DiscussionAttendance Policy#4

Check-Out Procedures

Students may not leave campus at any time during the day without permission given through the Attendance Office. If a student must be checked out during school hours, the following procedures must be followed:•A parent or authorized person must come to the Attendance office or call (ext. 38573) to sign their student out before the student leaves campus.

•Absolutely no student will be allowed to check out of school without parent/guardian permission regardless of age.

•Students will not be allowed to take another student off campus.•Students who leave campus and return to campus later in the day, must check in through the attendance office.

•There must be a current emergency card on file listing persons who are authorized to check a student out of school.

•Students will not be allowed to check out of school during emergency drills even if a parent/guardian is physically present.

Cuda Policy DiscussionOff Campus Lunch Privileges

The hour lunch is a privilege and will be given to those juniors and seniors who are both succeeding in the classroom and following school attendance policies.

As a reward for their hard work and dedication, students meeting the academic and attendance criteria will have the option of leaving campus for lunch on specific days as identified by school administration. Students will have 1-hour for lunch and

must return on time for their next class to retain the privilege. Please make sure your completed permission form is on file with Student Services and that you have the proper sticker for identification, so that you can be released to leave campus for this privilege.

For students to qualify for off campus lunch privileges they must meet the following criteria:• Student must have credits and designation of a junior or senior

• Student must have signed permission form on file, a student ID and the correct “Dining Out” sticker on the ID.

• Must have earned at least a 2.5 unweighted GPA for the last grading period/quarter on his/her last report card.

• Must not have discipline issues.

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Cuda Policy DiscussionOff Campus Lunch Privileges

The hour lunch is a privilege and will be given to those juniors and seniors who are both succeeding in the classroom, and following school attendance policies.

Please follow this procedure:

• Exit/enter through hallway doors between buildings 1 & 2 (Front Office and Media Center).

• Must show ID with proper sticker to Campus Advisor and/or School Resource Deputy.

• May only use your lunch period to go off campus.• Refrain from transporting underclassman and students without permission to be off campus.

• Be on time for the next class to begin without being tardy.

It is critical that all students return for their afternoon classes for the participation and success of this privilege to continue. The continuation or extension of this privilege is at the sole discretion of the school’s administration based on the school’s policies and procedures.

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Cuda Policy DiscussionElectronic Device Privileges

It is not recommended that students bring cell phones, iPads, and other electronic devices to school; however, when they do the security of these items is the sole responsibility of the student at all times while on campus and during school sponsored events and/or activities.

1. Cell phones, iPads and other electronic devices are not for use during “academic class time” and are required to be “off and out of sight” (including silent or vibrating mode). Students may not use these items while on a pass during class time (specifically in the hallway or restroom areas).

2. ALL telecommunication and electronic devices are for use during “non-academic time only” and includes the courtyard, cafeteria and hallways.

3. ALL telecommunication and electronic devices may not be used in “academic areas,” specifically all classrooms, the media center, the auditorium, the gym and all office areas.

4. Phones are not out during classroom activity. Teachers must have a formal procedure prohibiting cell phone usage in their classroom (ex. backpack parking, desk parking, or phone put away & locked at all times).

5. NSBHS is not responsible for investigating lost or stolen cell phones, electronic devices, or personal property, etc.

6. Students participating in the BYOT program will be permitted to use their personal devices/technology, with teacher approval, during that period only. It is the student’s sole responsibility for the security of the item(s).

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Cuda Policy DiscussionElectronic Device Privileges

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FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE ABOVE GUIDELINES WILL RESULT IN THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINARY ACTION.

Students caught using electronic devices in violation of class rules will be subject to the following procedure.

• Teacher gives student a cell phone referral and the student takes his/her phone and turns it in to the Student Services Office – Room 5-102 (a campus advisor may get phone if necessary). The student must return to teacher with a pass from student services.

• The electronic device will be confiscated by the Student Services Office for the remainder of the school day. Repeat offenses may require that a parent or guardian pick-up the device.

*Chronic issues will be dealt with according to the Code of Student Conduct.

*Student use of a phone or electronic device during a test is addressed by the teacher’s policy.

Cuda Policy DiscussionThe 10/10 Rule

Since academic instruction is the primary focus of class time, and

students have ample time between classes to take care of personal needs the 10/10 rule will be in effect each period.

No students will be given passes to leave classrooms either the first 10 minutes of class or the last 10 minutes of class (exceptions can be made by the teacher when issuing a student pass is deemed an emergency.)

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Seven Essentials Discussions Agenda: 1.Dress Code 2.Student ID Badges 3.Academic Office Hours 4.Attendance Policy 5.Off Campus Lunch Privileges 6.Electronic