Discipline

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What is the biggest discipline issue at MIS? HPMS?

MIS:

• Attention/focus
• Bullying/gossip
• Homework completion/organizational skills

HPMS:

• Bullying/gossip
• Homework completion/organizational skills
• Dress code

What is being done to prevent bullying?

• Fifth grade students are taught about bullying behavior and what bullying really means. Students are taught how to get help whether they are a victim, a bystander, or a participant in bullying behavior. This course is taught by a representative from “Family Place”.
• Sixth graders are taught about making good decisions and dealing with peer interactions through the DARE decision-making model. The DARE course is taught by a UPPD police officer. 
• Seventh and eighth graders participate in advisory discussions with the counselors and administrators throughout the year. These sessions focus on respect, while educating students about harassment and bullying behaviors.
• Both schools participate in a “NO put-down” policy in which all students who put down others are immediately corrected by any adult who hears it. Students are also encouraged to speak up for the victim if they hear a put-down. Students who are aware of bullying are expected to report these incidents to a counselor or assistant principal. Parents who hear of bullying incidents are also highly encouraged to report these incidents to the assistant principal.

Students who are found to be participating in bullying behaviors will receive appropriate consequences that are based on the severity of their behavior. Consequences will also escalate for students who are found to participate in bullying behavior on a repeated basis. Parents will be contacted. We have found that parents who jump on this behavior and take it seriously tend to eliminate the behavior in the student. Parents who deny their students are participating in this behavior or feel their child is somehow justified in the behavior do not see the same success in eliminating this behavior in their child. We ask for your support in eliminating this behavior among our students. Bullying, including “cyber-bullying” can be as small as the unwelcome teasing of a friend or as big as malicious gossip toward others and physical threats.

What are the attendance requirements?

Students must be in attendance 90% of school days for any course. For most courses, this means no more than 18 absences per year. For health and speech, semester credit courses, a student may have no more than 9 absences per semester.

How do I keep up with my student’s attendance?

Your child’s attendance report is available online through the Gradebook Viewer.

What happens if my child misses more than 18 class periods (9 periods for semester courses)?

You child loses credit for the course. If there are extenuating circumstances, an attendance committee hearing will be called to discuss the student’s specific circumstances.

What types of consequences do we use for misbehavior?

• Teacher conference
• Team conference
• Teacher detention
• Parent contact
• Parent conference
• Administrator conference
• Administrator detention
• Lunch ISS
• In-school Suspension (ISS)
• Out of School Suspension
• Alternative Educational Placement (AEP)
• Expulsion
  
• (See Code of Conduct)

How do we acknowledge positive behavior?

MIS:

• Praise/recognition to parents
• Good citizenship grades
• Feathers (10 feathers=big feather and small prize in the office)
• “Caught you being good” = small prize in the office
• Citizen of the Month Pizza Parties
• Postcards home

• Praise/recognition to parents
• Good citizenship grades
• Citizen of the Month Luncheon
• Postcards home