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Expectations of Student Behavior and Attendance. Reasonable, Appropriate, Cooperative. To the Parents and Students of Lisle Senior High School:.
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Expectations of Student Behavior and Attendance Reasonable, Appropriate, Cooperative
To the Parents and Students of Lisle Senior High School: • This power point was part of a presentation made to each class of students at Lisle Senior High School on Wednesday, August 24, 2005. It is an introduction to our expectations of student “discipline and attendance” and provides some direction on some more specific items. The student handbook, issued to each student at the start of the year, provides more, specific information on procedures and policies. Please become familiar with its contents. • If you have questions on anything in the presentation or in general about these topics, please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail. • Our purpose in this presentation is to maximize student success by making clear the expectations of LSHS and the school’s commitment to helping each student achieve that success. • Mark Cunningham • Assistant Principal, LSHS • 630-493-8304 • mcunningham@lisle202.org
Welcome! • We’re glad you’re here! • Our goal is your success • Make the most of your time here • Studies • People • Activities
Purpose • To acquaint students with the basic expectations of student behavior and attendance to maximize student success at Lisle Senior High School
Basic Expectation • Students will demonstrate or learn to demonstrate appropriate behaviors in the learning and social situations of the high school. • Areas to be addressed include but are not limited to: • Behavior and decorum • Attendance and punctuality • Industry • Dress
Important Note • The student handbook is issued to all students. Students are responsible for its contents. Please read and understand it. Much of the following information is in the handbook.
AttendanceStudents are expected to be in their assigned classroom at the time assigned. Otherwise a student is either tardy or absent • The school makes all decisions about the nature of an absence, that is, whether an absence is excused or unexcused. • The handbook lists reasons for excused absences, such as illness, pre-arranged absences, etc. Students who have unexcused absences will receive behavioral and academic consequences • Students are not allowed to leave the building without specific permission. • Teachers will share with students their definition of tardiness • When a student leaves the area to which he/she is assigned for that period, that student will carry a signed, timed pass from the supervising teacher.
ConsequencesTardiness • Tardiness (in a class, in a semester) • 3rd warning • 4th 1 detention • 5th 2 detentions • 6 and more 1 Saturday Detention • Lunch detentions may be substituted for after school detentions at the discretion of the Assistant Principal
ConsequencesUnexcused Absences • 1st in a semester 1 detention • 2nd and more in a semester 1 Saturday Detention • When a student acquires 5 outstanding Saturday Detentions, that student may be suspended for 5 school days.
Note • More than 700 detentions for tardiness were written in the 2004-2005 school year. • 807 referrals for unexcused absences were written last year • A total of 2,620 referrals were written during the entire school year. • That means almost 60% of all referrals were for attendance issues.
Behavior Basics • Students are asked to exhibit reasonable behaviors and follow the reasonable requests of staff members. • In many instances, student willingness to follow these reasonable requests will eliminate minor or potential problems and behavioral consequences. • Failure to follow reasonable requests creates a new problem for the student, insubordination • Insubordinationis the failure of a student to follow the reasonable request of a staff member. It carries consequences such as detention or suspension
Behavior Basics (cont’d) Certain behaviors, dangerous in the school environment are consequenced by suspension and/or expulsion, due to repetition or gravity. Arrest/ticketing by the LPD may be an option. A list includes, but is not limited to: • Fighting, physical violence to a student • Drug, alcohol, tobacco, use, sale, distribution • Defiance (a directly demonstrated or stated refusal to comply), threats, physical violence to a staff member • Repeated and/or gross acts of bullying, intimidation, harassment • Possession/use of weapons • The student handbook has a listing of offenses and consequences
Behavior Basics (concluded) • Most detentions, not related to attendance are issued for: • Profanity • Minor classroom disruption • Rough/physical behavior in classroom, hallway • Insubordination (the failure to follow a reasonable request by a staff member)
Detentions • Tuesdays and Thursdays after school, 245-345 pm. • Lunch detentions for tardiness may be held during a student’s lunch period • Saturday Detentions are from 8 am to 1pm • Held in room 101 (Study Hall) • After the first detention in a semester, the student may be assigned to detention on Saturday for anymore detentions received in that semester. • Detention hours may be increased when student misses detention. • Students who fail to serve their detentions are suspended out of school.
Student Dress • Students are expected to dress in a manner to promote a professional learning atmosphere • Dress Code is in the Student Handbook and posted in restrooms and locker rooms. • Students will be asked to modify inappropriate clothing. Repetition may be considered insubordination. • Four most common violations of dress code are: • Head coverings • Inappropriate female tops • Males pants too low • Shirts with drug, alcohol, sexual, profane references
Specific Items… • Backpacks and book bags are to be in student lockers during the day (If it is used to carry books and/or papers, it’s a book bag). • Personal entertainment devices • Discouraged • School not responsible • NOT worn in hallways • Teacher decision about use in classroom
More Specific Items… • Cell phones are to be out of sight and sound during school day. Leave it off, in your locker • The use of camera devices in areas that infringe on the privacy of others is prohibited • Lisle HS assumes no liability for the above devices. • Students are to use the locker assigned to them and keep them clean. Periodic checks will take place during the year. • Food is to be consumed in the lunchroom and students are expected to remain in the lunchroom during their lunch. • Generally speaking, all the above are minor incidents and students will be warned of their inappropriateness. Repetition of the behavior is insubordination.
Parking • A privilege for Seniors and then Juniors. Seniors have applied for spaces during registration. Some Sophomores will be allowed to park at the Park District building (east side lot) on the south side of Short Street. Information regarding Junior and Sophomore parking will be released during the first full week of school. • Limited number of permits. On Monday, August 29, a list of numbered spaces and the student it is assigned to will be posted in the Assistant Principal’s Office. Student will park in his/her numbered space. • Failure to follow parking rules (student handbook, parking application), and/or other school rules may result loss of parking privilege and carry behavioral consequences. • Tickets may be issued by the LPD for failure to follow parking procedures. Cars may be towed for failure to follow procedures.
Conclusions • The purpose of these rules and policies is to create and promote a learning environment in which you can be most successful and safe. • We believe you either know appropriate behaviors or can learn them. We will help you. • Your willingness to cooperate with staff members trying to help you will contribute greatly to your success • If you are where your supposed to be, when you are supposed to be there, and do what the staff members in charge reasonably ask you to do, you will be very successful here. • GOOD LUCK! • SEMPER LEO!
GO LIONS! semper leo
