MIDDLE SCHOOL
PROGRAM
Telephone: (973) 429-8303
Message from the Principal:
Welcome to a new school year
and a new building. This year will bring you many exciting opportunities both
in and out of the classroom. It is the hope of the administration, faculty and
staff that we will be able assist you in making the most of those
opportunities.
This book is designed to help
you reach some of your goals. The information and organizational tools included
will be beneficial to you in a variety of ways. When utilized this book will
assistance in your efforts to achieve.
I look forward to seeing you
and what you will accomplish in the Glen Ridge Middle School Program during the
2007-2008 school year.
Kenneth Rota
Principal
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Dear Students,
This
Student Handbook/Agenda is a very important tool to use to assist you in
becoming a successful student in our Middle School Program. Your student
handbook explains our school rules, policies and procedures. Please take some
time to read over this important information and discuss it with your parents.
The
Agenda section will help you organize your homework assignments and social
activities. Good planning will be the
beginning of your successful journey in Grades 7 & 8.
You
will be expected to carry your Student Agenda with you at all times because it
contains your hallway pass.
Please
feel free to discuss any questions or concerns about the material presented in
the Student Agenda with me.
With
best wishes for a great year,
Dr.
Mary Lynn De Pierro
Assistant Principal
CONTENTS PAGE
SCHOOL CALENDAR
. 3
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITY OF STUDENTS
. 4
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT
. 4
GRADING
..
5
SCHOOL PROCEDURES
.. 6
STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
. 9
ATTENDANCE POLICY AND PROCEDURES
10
DRUG/ ALCOHOL POLICY
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.. 12
STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE
. 14
ACADEMIC HONESTY
. 17
DISCIPLINE GUIDELINES
21
HOMEWORK HOTLINE
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.. 23
Lost or stolen
handbooks will cost $5.00 to replace.
REGULAR DAY
TIME SCHEDULE
Warning Bell
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
MS Lunch
Block 5MS
Block 6MS
Block 7
Block 8
Block 9
HALF- DAY
TIME SCHEDULE
Warning Bell
Block 1
Announcements
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Block 5
Block 6
Block 7
Block 8
2007 2008
September
4 Tuesday School Re-Opens
September
13 Thursday School Closed Rosh Hashana
October
8 Monday School Closed Columbus Day
November 8 & 9 Thursday/ School Closed NJEA
Friday Convention
November
21 Wednesday
Dismissal Recess
November
23 & Thursday/ School Closed Thanksgiving
24 Friday Recess
December 21 Friday
Dismissal
December 24 - Monday School Closed
December 28 Friday
January
2 Wednesday School Re-Opens
January
21 Monday School Closed Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day
February
18-22 Mon.-Fri. School Closed Winter Recess
March 21 Friday School Closed Good Friday
April 21-25 Mon.-Fri. School Closed Spring Recess
May
26 Monday School Closed Memorial Day
June
20 Thursday
RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES OF
STUDENTS
The following are excerpts from the state
handbook on students rights and responsibilities.
1.
You have the right and responsibility to live by the rule of law and to
equal protection under the law, in school as in the larger society. It is your responsibility to obey school
regulations and the school authorities that enforce them. This responsibility extends to your conduct
to and from school as well as in the building itself. Public information such as state school law,
decisions by the Commissioner of Education, rulings by the State Board, and
county and district by-laws, and directives are available to you as students at
your local board of education office.
2.
3.
Your right to assemble and circulate petitions carries with it the
equal responsibility to respect the orderly operation of the school. School authorities have a right to restrict
the time and places of such activities and may require advance notice when
necessary to avoid conflicts and to ensure protection of the school community.
4.
Your parents are entitled to inspect the official or permanent school
records (those which are retained after you leave school) relating to you. This means that they themselves have the
right to inspect the actual record, and not merely have items selected from the
record by school officials. However, school
authorities may withhold items of information which, in their judgment, are of
a confidential nature or in which the applicant for such information has no legitimate
interest. School authorities may
determine the time and manner of presentation of this information; for example,
they may suggest that a counselor, qualified to interpret data in the records,
be present.
5.
Under the Constitution, all citizens are protected from unreasonable
searches and seizures. However, this
does not mean you are legally protected from search or seizure of any materials
in your locker, which is school property.
6.
Students that are eighteen years old can take legal responsibility for
themselves. If a student desires to have
the responsibility, he/she must sign an affidavit declaring that they are now
assuming the rights of being eighteen. A
parent must sign this affidavit. Once
the completed form is turned into the main office, all notes and permission
slips by the eighteen-year-old student will be honored as long as they are
within the guidelines of the district attendance policy.
In
order that teachers and parents will have a clear understanding of the rights
and responsibilities under the eighteen-year-old law, it is the policy of the
school that no student may withdraw from school without his parents/guardians
signature.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT
It is the policy of the Glen Ridge Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion,
sex, handicap, ancestry, national origin or social or economic status in the
education program or activities.
Inquiries regarding compliance should be directed to the district Affirmative Action Officer, Barbara Gemza. The district affirmative action grievance
procedure is available through Barbara Gemza.
The grievance procedure may be utilized by any student, parent, staff or
community member who has a concern arising from the application of policies or
administration decisions arising from prejudice or discrimination on the basis
of the aforementioned items.
GRADES AND GUIDANCE
QUALITY POINTS
Grade Numerical
Equivalents
A+ = 98
- 100
A = 93
- 97
A- = 90
- 92
B+ = 87
- 89
B = 83
- 86
B- = 80
- 82
C+ = 77
- 79
C = 73
- 76
C- = 70
- 72
D+ = 67
- 69
D = 63
- 66
D- = 60
- 62
F = 0
- 59
MIDDLE SCHOOL
MIDTERMS, FINAL EXAMS
All academic subjects will require
that students complete a midterm and final exam, which will
cover
the skills and concepts studied throughout the year. The mid-term exam will be counted
toward
the second marking period grade, and the final exam will be counted toward the
fourth mark
ing period grade.
The first experience the seventh grade
students will have with mid-term and final
exams
is a learning process where the mid-term and final exams count as one test grade.
That
exam
grade will be averaged in with the respective marking period grades.
For eighth grade students, in
preparation for High school exams, the midterm and final exam
will have the weight of two test grades. Good study habits, note taking, and reviewing
techniques
are
important ingredients to success on these important tests. Teachers will review with the
students before the scheduled midterms and finals.
HONOR ROLL
Students on the honor roll must achieve all
As and Bs, and no grade lower in all their courses.
HIGH HONOR ROLL
Students on the high honor roll must achieve
all As and no grade lower in all their courses.