TAPCo Disciplinary Code and Rules

1. TAPCo Disciplinary Code and Rules Learning Objectives: SWBAT explain TAPCo’s disciplinary code. SWBAT explain how TAPCo’s students are expected to behave throughout the year.

2. As TAPCo community members, we: • support our school Community members just as they support us; • focus on our Academic and Artistic work; • take Responsibility for our choices and actions through respect for others, our environment, and ourselves, and; • celebrate and communicate our community’s accomplishments of Excellence. TAPCo is a school where everyone takes CARE of themselves and each other.

3. The Basics • Be respectful of school and other peoples’ property. • Keeping our school clean is everyone’s responsibility- littering, food and trash left on lunch tables will not be tolerated. • Move quickly and quietly from class to class. Enter the room quietly, take your assigned seat, and begin work. • Come prepared to work every day with agenda book, binder, pen, pencil, paper, assignments, homework and any other items specified by your teachers.

4. Students are not permitted to leave TAPCo once they are inside the building.   • Students are not permitted to use the elevator unless accompanied by an adult or who have a pass from the main office indicating a medical excuse.

5. ID Cards • Have your TAPCo Identification Card with you at all times and be prepared to show it to any adult staff member. • Students will be required to swipe their card each morning. • A student that loses their ID card will be required to pay $3.00 for a replacement.

6. Leaving the Classroom • All students who are traveling in the hallway during a class period are required to have their agenda passport with a staff member’s signature. This will be their pass. • Student must present their agenda book to any TAPCo staff member who asks to see it. • Students in the hallway during class without their agenda books signed by a staff member are considered cutting. • Restrooms will be locked the first and last 10 minutes of each class period. • Students are permitted to leave class twice daily to use the restroom, one time in the morning and one time in the afternoon

7. Lateness • Students who are late must report to the Dean’s Office for a pass to class. • Anytime you are late, you get a call home. • After 3 latenesses, a student will receive a 1 hour detention from 3:30-4:30 p.m. • After five latenesses, a student will receive a 2 hour detention from 3:30-5:30 p.m.

8. Lunchroom Procedures • Students should only be in the cafeteria during their assigned lunch period. • Running, yelling, or throwing food is not permitted. • Students should be seated while eating. • Students are not allowed to take or eat food anywhere outside the cafeteria. • If a student is caught throwing food in the cafeteria that student will be suspended.

9. Prohibited Items • Beads, hats (all head gear) shall not be worn in class. • Eat and drink only in the cafeteria. • Cell phones, iPods & Gameboys should never be seen, taken out or used in class. If seen, they will be confiscated.

10. Dress Code • Students must come to school wearing appropriate clothing. • Mini skirts, pants or skirts hanging below the waist, low-cut tops, exposed midriffs, tank tops and t-shirts with obscene slogans are not allowed.

11. Think-Pair-Share • You will be asked a question. • Take two minutes to think about the answer the question. • Then, three minutes to share your answer to the question with person closest to your elbow. • Finally, share out your answer with the group.

12. Think-Pair-Share Which rule will be the hardest to follow? Why?