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| Purpose:
To teach our students that being present
and on time is a basic individual responsibility.
Being present, in mind as well as body,
improves listening and memory skills.
“Presence” helps to develop
persistence and ability to learn. Punctuality
is an irreducible basic skill required
of anyone who wants to get even a low-skill
job and become a responsible, productive
adult. |
| ATTENDANCE
POLICY |
| All
students are expected to be on time to
each class. |
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Tardies
and truancies affect citizenship
grades |
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All
uncleared absences will be considered
truancies after 5 days |
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All
students must have at least a 2.0
GPA in academics and citizenship
to participate in extra-curricular
activities. |
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| TARDY
POLICY (by each marking period) |
| These
are the administrative procedures, additional
consequences to be determined by the classroom
teacher: |
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1st
tardy in a class |
Warning
and counsel student |
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2nd
tardy in a class |
Warning
and parent contact
At teacher’s discretion, he/she
may assign a detention to be served
with the teacher |
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3rd tardy in a class |
Placed
on a “loss of privileges”
list. Students can be
removed from the “loss of
privileges” list by attending
a Saturday School |
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On
the 10th cumulative tardy (in all
classes) during a grading period,
a student will be placed on a “loss
of privileges” list. |
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The recommended citizenship
grade on the 4th tardy in
a class during a grading period
would be no higher than an
“N.” Any additional
tardies in the grading period
would result in a “U.” |
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Excessive
tardiness may result in other
consequences and disciplinary
actions. |
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| “Loss
of Privileges” |
ALL
extra-curricular activities including
but not limited to:
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| *Athletics
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*Band |
Dances |
| *ASB |
*Drama |
Special
Events/Activities |
| *NJROTC |
*Dance
Team |
Pep
Rallies |
| *Cheerleading |
Air
Band |
Spectator
at games |
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Field
Trips |
*Still
able to practice – ineligible
to compete/perform or participate |
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Students
can be removed from the “loss
of privileges” list by attending
Saturday School |
[Tardy
Sweeps -If a student
is tardy during a tardy sweep other
consequences may result.]
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| Incentives/Rewards
[examples] |
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Assemblies/Award
certificates |
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Recognition
via website, marquee, Serra Spirit,
Tierra Times, and Serrandipity |
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Drawings |
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Special
lunches and other treats |
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T-Shirts |
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Spirit
Bucks |
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