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CAMDENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
FACULTY HANDBOOK
2013-2014
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Content Page Assembly Seating 21
Attendance Procedures 10
Bulletins 17
Bus Request 16
Cell Phones & Telephones 17
Complaint Procedures 23 – 24
Computerized Information Technology 13 – 14
Dance Supervision 19 - 20
Department Chair Responsibilities 7
Faculty and Staff 5 – 6
Family Rights and Privacy Act 11
Fire, Tornado, Earthquake & Intruder Drills 19
First Day of School Activities 20
Flower Fund 7
Game Work Schedule 21 – 22
Gate and Concession Stand Procedures 23
Guest Speakers 17
Guidelines for Coaches and Extra Curr Sponsors 23
Hall Duty 15
Health Services 12
Inventory 13
Length of School Day 17
Make Up Work 9
Morning Supervision 16
News Release 20
Petty Cash 19
Programs of Studies 8
Progress Reporting 10
Purchase Orders 14 – 15
Sponsor List 18 – 19
Student Visitors 17
Student Withdrawal 10
Substitute Teachers 15
Supervisor Duties 16
Technology Usage 24 – 26
Transportation of Students 17 – 18
Vision and Goals 3 – 4
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Our vision…
“Everyone Learning Every Day”
Our shared commitments...
Together, we will establish activities and classes that directly improve student learning.
Together, we will use student results/data in making decisions about changes to our school.
Together, we will emphasis good behavior in our students and staff to create a quality, learning environment.
Together, we will commit to quality work.
Together, we will all accept responsibility for creating success in our school.
Together, we will improve timely communication of expectations, student information, and procedures.
Together, we will prepare students for their future learning needs.
Our meeting norms:
All team members will be prepared and participate.
Meetings will have a clear, focused agenda published ahead of time and should be limited to items requiring
discussion or clarification.
Be professional, respect others and their opinions through active listening. Sidebar conversations should be
limited and on topic.
Meetings will have a pre-established date and time frame and will begin and end on time.
Rules of confidentiality shall be clearly communicated and followed.
Documentation will be available.
Our common language…
The BIG 4 Questions:
1) What do we want kids to know?
2) How will we assess what they know?
3) What will we do if they don’t learn it?
4) What will we do if they already know it?
3 Types of Teaming:
1. Interdisciplinary Teaming: Shared students with integrated curriculum
2. Departmental Teaming: Shared curriculum with common assessments
3. SMART Teaming: Shared goals with systematic collaboration
Collaboration:
Collaboration is a systematic process in which teachers work together to analyze and improve their classroom practice to
achieve shared goals. Camaraderie and congeniality are great, but they are not collaboration.
Consensus:
“All opinions will be valued, leading to a shared, committed decision.”
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SMART Goals:
SMART Goals are a very effective process for finding tools and methods that let you act on the belief that learning and
improvement should be explicitly linked.
Focus Teams:
A small group of advisors composed of selected individuals who are focused on one specific goal and collaborate to
develop recommendations designed for continuous improvement toward that goal.
SMART Goals:
Goal 1: Professional Learning Community
We will fully implement all aspects of the District’s PLC Implementation Guide by May 1st, 2014 as evidenced by
the production of the required artifacts.
Goal 2: Attendance
Within two years increase district attendance rate to 90% of 90% of population as indicated in the
District’s APR (Annual Performance Report).
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Board of Education Mr. Christopher C. McElyea ............................................................................................... President
Mrs. Nancy Masterson ................................................................................................. Vice President
Mrs. Selynn Barbour ............................................................................................................ Treasurer
Mr. Tom Williams ................................................................................................................. Member
Mrs. Laura Martin.................................................................................................................. Member
Mrs. Jackie Schulte ................................................................................................................ Member
Mr. John Beckett.................................................................................................................... Member
Mrs. Linda Leu .................................................................................................................... Secretary
Dr. Tim Hadfield ........................................................................................................ Superintendent
SPECIAL SERVICES Becki Long-Ruggles ........................................................................................... Guidance Counselor
Pat McWhirter .................................................................................................... Guidance Counselor
Heather DeLaurent ................................................................................................... Media Specialist
Nancy Dickerson ....................................................................................................................... Nurse
GENERAL FACULTY Jayme Shellhorn ............................................................................................................................ Art
Paul Baur ............................................................................................................. Instrumental Music
Michael Fenn
Amanda Fall
Trent Clayton .................................................................................................................. Vocal Music
Wil Hedrick ........................................................................................................ Industrial Education
Bob Hayes
Nancy Groves .................................................................................................... Communication Arts
Malinda Beushausen
Lori Sullivan
Amy Atler
Dee Klein
Kirk Richey
Jane Seifert
Lee Smith
Elizabeth Blansett
Jane Riddle ............................................................................................................... Special Services
Katie Dwiggins……………………………………………………………………….Interventionist
Ron Larrington………………………………………………………………………..Interventionist
Michelle McGrath…………………………………………………………………….Interventionist
Wendy Ruble………………………………………………………………………….Interventionist
Vicki Schoonover……………………………………………………………………..Interventionist
Jamie Webster…………………………………………………………………………Interventionist
Lanita Bell…………………………………………………………………………….Interventionist
Nancy Mitchell………………………………………………………………………..Lifeskills
Cyndi Porter .............................................................................................................. Computer Skills
Sherry Rickerson ............................................................................................................ Mathematics
Karin Brambilla
Judy Amerine
Jane Noyes
Sheri Brown
Kayla Patterson
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Austin Walker .............................................................................................. Girls Physical Education
Lindsey Potts ............................................................................................... Girls Physical Education
Shawn Maschino…………………………………………………………...Boys Physical Education
Jason Ingold………………………………………………………………...Boys Physical Education
Andrew Nolting……………………………………………………………..Strength & Conditioning
Mary Beth Otto ............................................................................ Careers/Family Consumer Science
Amy Larrington ...................................................................................................................... Science
Nicolette Hemen
Mark Jenkins
Brian Schelp
Kelli Anderson
Tim Mulford
Matthew Hendon .......................................................................................................... Social Studies
Heather Sappington
Dusty Miller
Zach Franklin
Dino DeLaurent
Kirk Richey ............................................................................................................ Video Production
Clinton Luetkemeyer………………………………………………………………..Capstone
CAMPUS SECURITY Officer Win Stevens
SECRETARIAL STAFF Earlene Blair……………………………………….…………………………Switchboard Operator
Karen Grogan .................................................................................... Attendance/Building Secretary
Susan Grady………………………………………………………………….….Guidance Secretary
Jenelle Horton ..................................................................................................... Principal's Secretary
Thalia Jeffries .....................................................................................Assistant Principal’s Secretary
PARAPROFESSIONALS Cheri Bonacker……….. ..................................................................................... Music Accompanist
Jennifer Hicks-Enemark ......................................................................................................... Library
Carolyn Dickerson ....................................................................................................... Computer Lab
Mary Coffey…………………………………………………………………………...Special Services
Britt Wynne……………………………………………………………………………Special Services
Angela Bright-Capstick………………………………………………………………..Special Services
Kassie Patterson………………………………………………………………………..Special Services
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DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN RESPONSIBILITIES
The responsibilities of the department chairman are to make recommendations and assist the principal in the
following areas:
1. Attend monthly meetings with the building principal or as requested by the principal.
2. Serve as a member of the building level Professional Development Committee.
3. Coordinate within the department and with other departments in the building. This includes coordination with the
guidance and special services departments.
4. Inventory, ordering of supplies, materials including ordering reference, resource, and audiovisual materials with the
librarian and tests.
5. Curriculum revision and change within the curriculum as necessary.
6. Adoption of a comprehensive Curriculum Guide for all classes within their department and up-to-date changes being
made as new materials, projects, or activities are available and new classes are added.
7. Resource person, overall responsibility for department resource material, and department resource center.
8. Liaison between the principal and department teachers.
9. Assist the principal in recommending teaching assignments, interviewing, and employment of new department
faculty.
10. Work closely with new teachers for proper implementation of district policies, curriculum teaching strategies,
materials, and supporting the mentoring process.
11. Coordination with building librarian in ordering reference and resource materials including audiovisual materials.
12. Perform such related assignments as may be delegated by the building principal.
FLOWER FUND
Assessments to be assessed each school employee at the beginning of each year. The amount of the assessment
to be determined by a flower committee and dependent upon the amount then in the treasury.
This money is to be used only for the following purposes:
1. Flowers sent to the school employees who are in the hospital or while convalescing at home after being
in the hospital.
2. Flowers sent to employees retired from teaching or the work in Camdenton Schools if in the hospital or
convalescing at home.
3. Flowers sent to the home of the employee in case of death in the immediate family. (Immediate family
being defined as father, mother, husband, wife, or children.)
4. Flowers sent to Board members in the hospital or convalescing at home.
5. Flowers sent to Board members in case of death of husband, wife, or children.
6. Unless unforeseen reasons indicate that cut flowers would be more appropriate, potted plants will be
sent in the above instances.
7. Cards, such as sympathy or get well cards sent on occasions not covered at the discretion of the Flower
Committee.
8. All flowers sent are to be ordered and paid for by the flower fund chairman.
None of the above regulations preclude special collections on the part of groups or individuals in cases not
included in the above categories.
Teacher wishing to have information placed on the teachers' announcements which would normally generate
condolences should inform the principal's secretary.
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Grading Periods
August 20 – October 17
October 21 – December 20
January 6 – March 13
March 14 – May 21
Grade Card Distribution
First Quarter, October (handed out to students)
Second Quarter, December (handed out to students)
Third Quarter, March (handed out to students)
Fourth quarter, May (mailed after school ends)
PROGRAM OF STUDIES Seventh Grade Courses
Required Electives
Communication Arts Art I (Semester)
Social Studies Computers I (Semester)
Science Family and Consumer Science I (Semester)
Math I or Pre-Algebra Strength and Conditioning I (Semester)
Physical Education/Health Video Communications ( Semester)
Chorale (Year Long)
Beginning Band (Year Long)
Yearbook (Year Long)
Eighth Grade Courses
Required Electives
Communication Arts Art II (Semester)
American History Computers II (Semester)
Science Drama (Semester)
Math II or Algebra I Family and Consumer Science II (Semester)
Physical Education/Health Industrial Technology (Semester)
Strength and Conditioning II (Semester)
Technology II (Semester)
Video Production (Semester)
Yearbook (Year Long)
GRADE EVALUATION
Grades are indicated by the letters A, B, C, D, and F. Under certain circumstances, delayed grades (W-withheld
or incomplete) are given. Plus and minus grades may be given, i.e., A-, B+, etc. Semester grades should be based on
total points for the two quarters of the semester and not on averaging the two letter grades for the quarters.
Final Exam Policy
Comprehensive semester exams shall be given by all teachers at each teacher's discretion on the specific day set
aside for finals by the administration. This final may be included as part of the quarter grade. If the semester final is not
included as a quarter grade, the teacher shall send information home to the parents, prior to the final, explaining how the
semester grade will be determined.
Suggested Percentages for Each Grade
Grade Percentage Grade Percentage A 95-100 C 73- 76
A- 90- 94 C- 70- 72
B+ 87- 89 D+ 67- 69
B 83- 86 D 63- 66
B- 80- 82 D- 60- 62
C+ 77- 79 F 59-Below
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Each teacher should follow this grading scale unless special circumstances require a deviation from it.
Grade Interpretation
1. A - Masters essentials and employs them in related fields; exhibits
intellectual curiosity in the subject.
2. B - Easily understands essentials; does some worthwhile supplementary
work; shows interest.
3. C - Understands minimum essentials; cooperates. This is an average grade.
4. D - Barely learns essentials; is likely to do no extra work; often shows
indifferent attitude.
5. F - Receives no credit. Few people fail if they have made an effort.
MAKE-UP WORK
Students with an excused absence can and should make up all work missed. Those who are unexcused will
receive an F for the work missed. If unusual circumstances are present, some agreement will be worked out with the
teacher, students, and principal. Please see the “Make-Up Work” section of the Student Handbook.
TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
All school-sponsored trips must be made with public approved transportation school buses. Transportation
must be arranged through the assistant principal's office. Approval should be requested two weeks in advance of any bus
usage. This will help us avoid any unnecessary problems obtaining the desired number of buses.
Generally speaking, students should be required to ride school buses to and from activities. Individual
circumstances, however, may require exceptions. The following guidelines are to be observed in making these
exceptions:
1. Students remaining on campus after the regular school day must be supervised by a faculty sponsor
and remain with the sponsor until approved transportation arrives. Anyone not complying with this
regulation will lose the privilege of staying for any after-school activity.
2. The school provides transportation to extra-curricular activities. Any student riding to an activity on
school transportation must return on school transportation unless a parent or guardian requests in
person with the sponsor to assume the responsibility for the student's return after the activity is
complete. Students are not allowed to ride home with other students' parents or guardians. Any
exception to this rule must be due to unusual circumstances and requested in writing and approved in
advance of the activity by the principal or assistant principal.
3. Students wishing to get on or off the participants bus as it passes their home on the way to or from an
activity may do so if the sponsor, assistant principal or principal has advanced parental written
permission.
Transportation Requests. Requests for transportation can be found on the Novell-Delivered Application window that
is minimized in the lower left-hand side on the bottom of the computer screen. The Transportation icon will be used to
submit transportation requests for athletic events or field trips.
1. All requests must be submitted at least three days prior to the trip date.
2. All fields on the computer screen must be completed for the request to be considered. If you do not
know the exact date at the time of the submission of the request, put “TBA” in the field. Please enter
dates in the form mm/dd/yy.
3. A separate request must be completed for each trip.
4. When the request has been made, the building administrator will receive an automatic e-mail with a
link to view and approve the transportation request.
5. After administrative approval, the request is e-mailed to transportation to assign a bus and driver
6. You will receive an e-mail confirmation when this request is approved by the Transportation
Department.
If two buses are needed for any one trip or event, one bus will be designated for boys and one bus will be
assigned to girls.
Responsibility of the Sponsor.
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1. While traveling, the sponsor should sit in the middle of the bus. If two sponsors are traveling, one
should sit near the front and the other should sit in the back of the bus.
2. The sponsor should be in control of discipline. The bus driver is not responsible for the control of
student behavior while on these trips. The responsibility lies with the sponsor. If you are the only
sponsor available, check various areas on a continuous basis. It is the sponsor’s responsibility that
noise be kept to a minimum.
3. The sponsor of the trip is responsible for the appearance of the inside of the bus after a trip. Sponsors
need to walk through the bus checking for paper goods, squashed food, and spilled drinks. Sponsors
will be held accountable for clean-up.
In our society, we can no longer assume that children will accept responsibility of good behavior and, even
though we can hold them accountable after the fact, we also need to take proactive measures to stop incidents from
occurring. Remember, that our school supports your activities and is appreciative that you are involved in our extra-
curricular activities; however, you need to take responsibility in assuring that the above is fulfilled.
ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES
The following procedures will be observed when students have been absent:
A. If a student misses one or more days of class, they must report to the office to obtain an admit slip
before going to Lakertime (homeroom).
B. If a student misses a partial day, they should always report to the principal’s office before going to
class for a tardy slip.
C. If a student comes to class without an admit slip, after being absent the day before, it is the teacher’s
responsibility to direct them to the office.
D. Each teacher, each period, must initial the admit slip.
E. At the end of the day the 8th
hour teacher should initial the admit slip and then place in the Main Office
mailbox in the teacher workroom.
Students arriving on a late bus will be admitted to class by announcement over the intercom. No admit or tardy
slips are necessary for those individuals.
If you have marked a student absent who was not present at the time that roll was taken you must adjust the
attendance to show the student tardy or present when they arrive to class.
Tardiness is defined as a student being late to class and not being in their seat when the bell rings. Tardies are
recorded daily by the teacher and reported to the office after three unexcused tardies. When a student has received their
third unexcused tardy, the teacher will fill out a disciplinary report stating “unexcused tardies” and dates of tardies; for
example, 9/25, 10, and 11/l. “Excused” or “unexcused” tardies will be determined by the teacher. The teacher will
attach the three unexcused tardy slips to the Discipline Form. The teacher will send the student with the form to the
Assistant Principal’s Office. Tardies will continue to accumulate throughout the school year.
Attendance will be reported by use of computers AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY PERIOD, EVERY DAY.
Note all students absent in your class. Pre-marking attendance is not allowed. i.e.: Marking a student absent for
every period that they have class with you or pre-marking “all present”.
STUDENT WITHDRAWAL FROM SCHOOL
Students who withdraw from school should get a withdrawal form from the Guidance Office and take it to each
teacher for the teacher's signature. The teacher should fill in the scholastic grade for the quarter as of the date of leaving.
The teacher should list books or other obligations (if any) that are due. The counselor, librarian, lunch cashier, and
attendance secretary must also indicate that everything is in order by signing the form. Teachers are notified by bulletin
of the name of the dropped student and the date they are to be dropped.
PROGRESS REPORTING
Mid-quarter reports will be mailed to each student on the fifth week of each quarter. Please refer to your CMS
calendar for specific dates.
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF FAMILY
RIGHTS
AND PRIVACY ACT AND FILE
Note: For brevity, the following statements are taken from Board policy and represent CMS procedures. See Mr.
Kirksey, Mr. Ezard or one of the counselors if you wish to review the entire policy.
Definitions.
Records. Any information directly related to a student which is recorded in any medium which is maintained
(kept) by the educational agency or by a party acting for the agency and which is intended to be communicated to others.
Exclusions. The term "records" does not include records of instructional, supervisory and administrative
personnel and educational personnel ancillary thereto which:
1. Are in the sole possession of the maker
2. Are not accessible or revealed to any other individual except a substitute.
Note: Grade books must be treated as a record.
Record Custodian is the principal of the school. He/she is responsible for maintaining a set of procedures
relative to collection, maintenance, review, dissemination and release of student records. Record Custodian for Special
Education Files is the Director of Special Education. CMS counselors
Mrs. Pat McWhirter and Mr. Dennis Hiner have been designated responsibility for collection, maintenance, review,
dissemination and release of student permanent records. CMS Assistant Principal Todd Shockley has been designated
responsibility for collection, maintenance, review, dissemination and release of student general files maintained in the
principal's office.
1. All correspondence to parents relative to discipline.
2. Health records and information not covered under Section 1.34, 1.35, 1.36.
3. Family background information and personal data.
4. Teacher comments; character trait sheets.
5. Achievement progress reports in subject areas.
Standards for Collecting Records
1 No information should be added to the record that assesses or tends to classify the individual by any
individual unqualified to make such assessment or classification.
2. All information in the record should be based on objectivity and personal bias should never be
displayed.
3. All individual assessments of students which classify or evaluate a child should have supporting
evidence contained in the record also.
4. Care should be exercised in including information on behavior that represents a single isolated
incident. Information which represents a trend over a period of time has greater validity and
is more worthy of inclusion into the record.
Maintenance - The record custodian for each building is responsible for maintaining all student records. He may
delegate authority to the assistant principal or counselor to maintain certain records on individual students. The type of
information included in the record, however, is the sole responsibility of the record custodian.
The record custodian for special education is responsible for maintaining all comprehensive evaluations and
I.E.P. records.
No other person is authorized to add to the record or collect official record unless prior approval is given by the
record custodian. The review of records with students under 18 years of age is in no way prohibited when it is in the best
educational interest of the student to do so.
Dissemination - Only the record custodian or his designate may release records for use by any school personnel. Care
should be taken that school personnel wishing to use the record have a legitimate educational interest in that child.
Access to Information.
1. Either the parent of a student or an eligible student has the right to inspect and review the educational
records of the student unless prohibited by court order. Copies of the educational records can be
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provided to the parent or eligible student with a charge for actual reproduction cost.
2. School district personnel may have access to the educational record so long as the person wishing
access has a legitimate educational interest in the child about whom the file pertains.
a. Legitimate interest would include, but not be limited to, having the child in class, counseling
the child, helping the child develop a school program.
b. School personnel may not pass educational record information on to third parties in any
manner and should not pass information on to other school personnel who do not have a
legitimate educational interest in the child.
Disclosure (Other Than To The Parent or Eligible Student)
1. Personally identifiable information from the educational records of a student may be disclosed without
the written consent of the parent of the student or eligible student if the disclosure is to
a. Other school officials, including teachers within the educational institution or local
educational agency who have been determined by such agency or institution to have
legitimate educational interests.
(1) School Officials - those employees of a school district who hold appropriate state
certification or who perform clerical duties under the direct supervision of the
principal.
(2) Legitimate Educational Interest - Those interests which are concerned with the
enrollment, re-enrollment, transfer, termination, suspension, or educational process
of the student.
HEALTH SERVICES
A trained nurse is on duty at the Camdenton Middle School during each school day. Her responsibilities are of
two kinds:
4. To carry out health programs designated by school board policy.
5. Provide first aid.
In case of accident or illness, a student should be sent to the health room or if this is not possible, the nurse
should be called to the scene of the accident or illness. All accidents causing injury at school or school activities should
be reported to the nurse, whether or not her services are needed.
First Aid Kit. The nurse has provided a first aid kit in the Middle School office for any injuries incurred after normal
school hours. This kit contains bandages, band aids, cold packs, alcohol swabs, cough drops, finger splints, arm slings,
etc., for extra-curricular sponsors and coaches use for any minor injuries or problems.
Accident Report Forms.
Written reports will be prepared on all accidents occurring on school property or at a school-sponsored activity.
When the school nurse is not available, it is the responsibility of the coach or teacher/sponsor to complete the standard
student accident report form. This form is can be obtained from the nurse. All accidents of any nature which causes
absence from school should be reported.
Policy for teachers to follow:
6. No student is to come to the nurse’s office without a corridor pass from his/her teacher definitely stating the
nurse’s office as their destination. When a student returns to his/her class, the corridor pass must have the
time he/she left the health room and be signed by the nurse.
7. Do not send a student to the health room at the end of a class. Ask the student to report to his next class
and get written permission to go to the nurse form that teacher.
8. Never give students any medication unless specifically requested to do so at the written direction of a
qualified physician under emergency conditions. (Specifically no aspirin or aspergum are to be given out.)
9. Please note on the corridor pass if you are giving a test when the student has to report to the nurse’s office.
10. Any time you have a question regarding a student’s health or physical condition, please feel free to check
with the school nurse.
Policy for the nurse to follow:
1. Students with serious illness or injury should be brought to the attention of the principal.
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2. No student is sent home until his parents have been contacted or the situation is cleared with the office.
3. A daily record is kept of every student who has been in the health room during each day, recording the
date, time, reason for visit and results.. At the close of each day the nurse will have recorded, in the
SASI attendance atom, any hour that a student missed or hours following the student being picked up
to go home as ILL.
Administering of Medication by Members of the Teaching Staff
If a child needs to take medication during school hours, the parent should notify the school nurse of this. The
teacher may be asked by the nurse to remind the child when it is time for his medication. The school nurse will have all
student medications in her office.
There are a few selected instances when medication may save the child's life. In this kind of situation, it will be
necessary for the school nurse to keep the child's medication on hand at all times. If this is the case, the school nurse
must have written directions from the attending physician as to how and when medication should be administered. The
medication should be kept in the nurse's office or other location where it is accessible to those who may need to
administer the medicine at a time of emergency.
Under no circumstances, should aspirin or aspergum be given to children by a member of our staff. Many
children experience severe reactions to these. The school system is in no position to be responsible should a parent
decide to bring suit against the individual staff member for giving medication at the wrong time or the wrong dosage.
You can understand that it is our desire to be of assistance but in order to be helpful, it must be within the
understandings carefully drawn between the family, the school, and the attending physician.
The nurse is available to assist faculty in the planning and implementation of health curriculum, the school
nurse will assist in the following roles:
1. Capitalize on the "teaching moments" when students express a need and/or interest in learning more or
when the situation lends itself to teaching.
2. Participate in the planning of the district's health skills for Life and Substance Abuse Prevention
curriculum.
3. Serve as a consultant to classroom teachers in the preparation of their health lessons, assist in planning
specific content, and assist in selecting resource materials.
4. Serve as an in-service person for the faculty and school staff.
5. Participate in classroom presentations using learning objectives.
6. Act as a consultant or liaison with community persons and groups concerning substance abuse
prevention activities and presentations.
INVENTORY
Inventory cards will be filled out by the department at the time the purchase order is processed. Each fall
during teacher workweek, a printout of room inventory items will be distributed for updating purposes. This should be
checked to see if all new items purchased for the current year is listed, if items should be deleted, or moved to another
room. Each room should contain a detailed listing of items which were grouped under one number.
Computerized Information Technology (Novell-Delivered Applications)
A+ Tutoring. This allows faculty to directly request a tutor from the high school for specific hours needed. High
School students use this opportunity to accumulate 50 mentoring hours as partial requirement for the A+ scholarship.
Board Policies. The Camdenton R-III Board Handbook is online. Faculty and staff needing information concerning
School District policies should access this icon by using the following procedures: (a) Click on Adobe Reader (if not
already installed on your computer, (b) Click on Board Policy Icon, (c) All Board policies are listed according to letters
referenced in the handbook.
Career Ladder. This site has all the forms required for Career Ladder.
E-Mail. It is against Board policy and state law to use district resources to support or oppose a political issue. The use
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of the District e-mail system is considered district resources. The use of the e-mail system is intended for school use
only. In addition, without administrative approval, the District e-mail system cannot be used to advertise a personal
sale/business or community activity that is not school-sponsored.
Curriculum and Professional Development. This site has been added to the Novell-Delivered Applications. It will
be used for Curriculum Resource Guides, any surveys required by the state for completion by faculty, brag facts
(outstanding student projects to be used for PDC newsletter or news releases).
Maintenance. This site allows a building to submit maintenance requests directly online. You may now directly type
your maintenance requests online. The request will then be sent to the principal’s office for approval and forwarded to
maintenance.
School to Work. This site will allow you to online request career-related tour or guest presenter for your classroom.
Technology. All repair requests for computers, printers, Smart boards, and other technology equipment will need to be
submitted via this icon.
Transportation. Bus requests for field trips and sports events will be submitted online through this icon.
PURCHASE ORDERS AND COLLECTION OF MONEY Purchase Orders
1. All purchase orders are required to be retyped by the principal’s secretary. You may use a Xerox copy of
an old purchase order or use one sent to you through e-mail.
2. Purchase orders will need to be signed or forwarded from the e-mail of the department head in order to
ensure that the department head is aware of individual teacher requests within his/her department
3. The following information must be on the purchase order submitted to the principal’s office:
a. Budget account from which funds will be spent, i.e., Science Instruction, Science Equipment or
Science Textbooks.
b. Separate purchase orders must be submitted for each budget area (instruction, equipment, textbooks).
c. Use the catalog/part numbers when possible
d. If ordering items that come in a set, please indicate how many are in the set.
e. If ordering items that come in colors, please indicate the color as well as the catalog number and color
code for easier checking in through Central Receiving.
f. Preview items must be processed through a Purchase Order before previews are shipped. When
submitting the request, please indicate on the form that this is a preview item.
g. Subscriptions must indicate to whom the subscription should be sent.
4. Maintain a running total record of expenditures and check your totals with the principal’s secretary
periodically to verify expenditures.
5. Please be reminded that a purchase order must be processed before you can order the item
6. Purchase Orders for audiovisual items must be processed through the library budget. Any purchase orders
turned in the office without the librarian’s signature will be returned to the librarian for processing.
Purchasing Procedures. Purchase Order forms may be obtained in the principal's office to be used for all local and
mail order purchases.
a. Local Purchases. Please mark your Purchase Order "local" if you wish to pick the merchandise up personally.
After the Purchase Order has been processed through the principal's office and returned, you may take the
Purchase Order to the business. The receipt must be returned to the principal's office. All purchase orders not
picked up locally will be faxed, mailed or ordered online by the principal’s office.
b. Required Bids. All equipment purchases, purchases of multiple large equipment items, or an item with several
components which involve an expenditure of more than $2,000 must be made on the basis of written bids. This
does not include instructional supplies or textbooks. Bid specifications must be submitted to the principal's
office along with a list of companies who will receive bid sheets. The bids will be returned by the company to
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the Secretary of the Board of Education, Linda Leu. Along with this procedure, departments will continue to
take informal bids on all large equipment items of $200 or more as in the past. If you have any questions
concerning the need to obtain a bid on an item, please check with the principal. Bids should include local
bidders.
Return Orders
1. When sending items back which were wrong orders or double orders, the procedure listed below should be as
follows:
a. A letter explaining the problem listing the Purchase Order number and items received should be in the
returned box. Copies should be made for Linda Platter and the principal's office.
b. The box should be resealed and labeled for shipping.
2. PREVIEW ITEMS. Process a Purchase Order form to request items on a preview basis. State on the Purchase
Order that these items are ordered on a preview of (number) days. Be sure that all items are returned on time
because of the difficulty of being billed when the previewed items are not returned. It is important to notify the
office when the preview items are returned or if the decision has been made to keep the items. The school will
not pay for items that have not been requisitioned.
Activity Accounts.
The secretary to the principal will process Purchase Orders for the activity fund. No organization should keep
money (regardless of its source) to make purchases or pay bills with cash. All organizational money must be deposited
in the activity fund and all obligations paid by check. Under no circumstances (regardless of its source) should money
be left in a classroom or other area of the building. All money is to be deposited daily.
Resale Accounts.
These are activity accounts and must equal -0- or show a positive formal balance at the end of the year.
Inventory can be reflected in the balance.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS
When it is necessary for you to be absent, please call Jenelle Horton at 573-286-3828 by 6:30 a.m. or the
evening before. Competition for substitutes in our district is extremely keen. It is necessary to start early in order to
obtain the best substitute. Please give us as much advanced warning as possible if you plan to be gone on personal leave
or to teacher professional meetings. The Direct Dial to the Middle School is 346-9257.
You should have the substitute folder completed with all relevant materials and information inside the folder.
These materials should include bell schedule, class rosters (with instructions to send hourly attendance to the main
office), lunch schedule, etc.
Rate of Pay for Substitutes
Substitute teachers on a day-to-day assignment in either the elementary or secondary schools will be paid a
standard daily rate as fixed by the Board of Education. However, if a substitute teacher continues teaching for the same
teacher for ten (10) consecutive school days, the substitute will be placed on a beginning teacher salary scale for each
day taught beyond the first ten (10) days as long as the days are consecutive and uninterrupted. If it is necessary for the
substitute teacher to be absent due to his/her personal illness, the count for consecutive days will not be interrupted so
long as the number of days absent is three or less. A doctor's excuse must be provided. This illness absence will be
allowed for a maximum of three days with no pay for the missed days. Absences for other reasons or that exceed the
three (3) days allowed will result in the teacher having to requalify for the beginning teacher salary.
HALL DUTY If we are to maintain proper discipline, all teachers must be responsible for the discipline in the hall. This
refers to those areas near their rooms or to those situations that they observe when in other parts of the building.
All faculty are responsible for monitoring the hall during hourly passing periods and for five minutes after
school or until the halls are clear. Check the restroom of your gender each passing period.
Supervisor Procedures Morning Supervision
6:30 a.m. Doors open
7:00 a.m. Amy Larrington – Library/Ron Larrington – Cafeteria
7:30 a.m. Ron Larrington – Move to Crosswalk
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Zach Franklin – Busses
Shawn Maschino – Behind Dogwood Elementary
Andrew Nolting – Downstairs
Dusty Miller – End of Dogwood Elementary
Matt Moulder – ISS table – 7:30 a.m.
Jesse Knott – Near Gym Entry Doors at Crosswalk
Austin Walker – Cafeteria
Lindsey Potts – Gym (Girls)
Jason Ingold – Gym (Boys)
(Kirk Richey – Substitute)
Students are not to be dismissed from the gym or cafeteria unless they have a specific reason; i.e., admit slip, library,
work in a teacher classroom, etc.
Austin Walker will escort band students to the band room to leave their instruments at 8:15 a.m.
Matt Moulder will open gate at 7:50 a.m.
Daily Supervision
All teachers – Supervise outside doors between classes.
Afternoon Supervision
3:20 p.m. – Ron Larrington – busses
Assistant Principal - busses
BUS REQUEST Requests for transportation can be found on the Novell-Delivered Application window that is minimized in the
lower left-hand side on the bottom of the computer screen. The Transportation icon will be used to submit transportation
requests for athletic events or field trips.
1. All requests must be submitted at least three days prior to the trip date.
2. All fields on the computer screen must be completed for the request to be considered. If you do not
know the exact date at the time of the submission of the request, put “TBA” in the field. Please enter
dates in the form mm/dd/yy.
3. A separate request must be completed for each trip
4. The request when submitted will be automatically sent to the building administrator for approval.
5. You will receive an e-mail confirmation when this request is approved by the Transportation
Department.
Activity Trip Rules.
The following rules have been established to improve our policies for activity trips:
1. The driver shall make sure that the interior and exterior of the bus he/she is taking is in a neat and
clean state before leaving for the trip.
2. The driver is responsible to take the safest and best route from Camdenton R-III Schools to the town in
which the activity takes place.
3. It is the responsibility of the sponsor/coach to know the directions to the destinations once they are in
the town. Both the sponsor and driver should work together.
4. The sponsor/coach is responsible for the behavior of the students during the trip. It is also the
sponsors’ responsibility that noise be kept to a minimum and when a large group is on the bus (35 to
40+ students) that the sponsor sit back in the middle of the bus for supervision, especially at night with
boys and girls on board.
5. The driver is responsible to make sure plastic bags are available for trash. It is the sponsor’s
responsibility to see that all the trash is picked up at the end of each trip. Many times this bus has to be
used on a route soon after the trip. The driver and sponsor should do a walk-through to make sure the
bus is clean. The driver is responsible for trash bags to be put in proper trash containers, and lids kept
closed on containers.
6. The driver is responsible for wearing clean, appropriate attire for the activity for which they are
driving. Clean and appropriate clothing should be taken for overnight trips.
7. The driver is responsible for being at the proper locations for trip pick-up and give ample loading time
(approximately 15 minutes). It is the responsibility of the sponsor to be prepared to load students and
equipment at the prescribed time and location.
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By state law, it is the driver’s responsibility for making sure the rear emergency door is not blocked
and any type of supplies or equipment that might be needed for that activity DOES NOT BLOCK
AISLE. 8. The driver of any Camdenton R-III School District bus will drive in a careful and prudent manner, and
will exercise the highest degree of care in driving over all types of roads
GUEST SPEAKERS The names of potential guest speakers should be reported to the principal prior to the date the speaker is to
appear. This is to insure a discussion concerning any possible reservations regarding the use of a guest speaker prior to
inviting the individual. Before a teacher presents a speaker to the principal, he/she should be thoroughly checked out.
There should be at least two references for the speaker. One must have heard the presentation. Guest speakers should be
checked in through the office and receive a visitor’s pass.
CELL PHONES AND TELEPHONES The use of personal cell phones by school employees will be limited to non-instructional or scheduled off-duty
or break times only. Cell phones must be turned off at all other times unless instructed by their principal/supervisor. All
personal cell phones should be turned off during staff meetings.
Telephone messages or placement of telephone calls during class time are strongly discouraged. Only
telephone messages of an emergency, family nature, will be relayed while the class is in session. Other messages will be
relayed during class break or on e-mail.
BULLETINS Notice of events, announcements, and certain instruction to students should be placed in the bulletin. Please
submit items one day before the planned activity. Announcements will be posted to the teachers through e-mail. Faculty
will read the bulletin to the students during Lakertime. Bulletin items should be kept as precise and brief as possible.
They must pertain to school or to school-related activities.
STUDENT VISITORS Student visitors are discouraged. Any exceptions must be approved by the assistant principal.
LENGTH OF SCHOOL DAY In accordance with Board of Education policy, for consistency in the district a teacher’s work day will begin at
7:45 a.m. and will end at 3:30 p.m. Teachers should be available in their rooms between 8:00 and 8:20 a.m. to assist
students with assignments or special projects unless they are on hall duty. If it is necessary for a teacher to leave the
building during the school day, the principal must be given prior notice. The principal’s office will be open from 7:30
a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS Missouri Attorney General’s Opinion No. 193-88, December 22, 1988
1. In a first or second class county or in a third or fourth class county whose
Board of Education has adopted written compliance with Section 302.272, RSMo
Supp. 1988, Section 167.242, RSMo Supp. 1988, exempts an individual
transporting four or fewer students in a privately owned automobile from being
licensed as a school bus operator or as a chauffeur while under contract
with a public school or the State Board of Education
2. There is no requirement under Section 167.242 that the operator be paid
compensation for the exemption to be applicable but the operator must be under
contract with the district.
3. In a first or second class county or in a third or fourth class county whose
Board of Education has adopted written compliance with Section 302.272,
Section 167.242 does not exempt an individual transporting four or fewer
students in an automobile owned by the school district from being licensed as a
school bus operator because the exemption applies only to automobiles which are
privately, not publicly, owned; therefore the operator would be required to
obtain a school bus operator’s permit.
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SPONSOR LIST After-School Detention – As assigned by Assistant Principal
BACK-UP –
Concession Stand – Ron Larrington
Dance Sponsors:
Halloween Dance –Lori Sullivan, Karin Brambilla, Mark Jenkins, Tim Mulford, Kelli Anderson, Jane Siefert, Nancy
Groves, Elizabeth Blansett, Heather Sappington, Jane Noyes, Zach Franklin, Brian Schelp
Christmas Dance – Sheryl Brown, Amanda Fall, Jayme Shellhorn, Mary Beth Otto, Kirk Richey, Lee Smith, Nikki
Hemen, Amy Larrington, Ron Larrington, Malinda Beushausen, Cyndi Porter, Amy Atler
Valentine’s Dance – Lindsey Potts, Austin Walker, Shawn Maschino, Jason Ingold, Dino DeLaurent, Heather
DeLaurent, Andrew Nolting, Judy Amerine, Kayla Ballenger-Patterson, Katie Dwiggins
St. Patrick’s Day Dance – Dusty Miller, Jamie Webster, Jane Riddle, Nancy Mitchell, Michelle McGrath, Katie
Dwiggins, Matt Hendon, Vicki Schoonover, Dee Klein, Jesse Knott, Matt Moulder
Fellowship of Christian Athletes – Shawn Maschino, Heather Sappington
Honors Day Assembly –
Laker Ambassadors – Pat McWhirter
Sports Football Coaches
7th
Grade –Barney Porter, Tyler Knight, Dusty Miller, Bob Shore
8th
Grade –Zach Franklin, Paul Shaefer, Grant Leighty, Tim McDuffey
Boys Basketball Coaches
7th
Grade –
8th
Grade – Dusty Miller
Girls Basketball Coaches
7th
Grade –
8th
Grade –Lindsey Potts
Boys and Girls Track Coaches
Wil Hedrick, Brian Schelp
Volleyball Coaches
7th
Grade – Rhonda Sullivan
8th
Grade – Brianna Rodriguez
Cross-Country
7th
& 8th
Grade – Dave Weber
7th
& 8th
Grade – Brian Schelp
Wrestling
7th
& 8th
Grade – Grant Leighty
7th
& 8th
Grade – Will Hedrick
Girls Track
7th
& 8th
Grade – Jeff Shore
7th
& 8th
Grade – Brianna Rodriguez
Boys Track
7th
& 8th
Grade – Will Hedrick
7th
& 8th
Grade – Brian Schelp
Cheerleaders
7th
& 8th
Grade – Tiffany Mellencamp
General Guidelines for Dance Behavior.
1. Dress code is to be enforced.
2. Check restrooms frequently.
3. Stay mobile and visible.
4. No PDA (Use your discretion).
5. Students should not be in the hallways outside of Commons Area.
6. Students must remain in building until the dance is over. Students checking out early must be signed
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out by parents or guardians.
7. Students may sit on the bleachers that are pulled out.
8. No food or drink is allowed in the gym.
9. Students need to be supervised until all transportation has arrived.
10. Appropriate footwear (socks, tennis shoes) must be worn for the gym floor.
11. Students must exhibit appropriate behavior. There should be no running, jumping, or sliding.
12. Any bodily contact while dancing should be appropriate. There should be no dirty dancing.
13. Common sense rule is always in effect.
PETTY CASH
Due to instructions from our auditors, the Middle School does not maintain a petty cash fund. Please do not
request office personnel to cash checks or conduct any other form of money transactions.
NEWS RELEASES
In order to inform our public and tell the story of our student accomplishments, news releases are strongly
encouraged. The central coordinator for the CMS newspaper and radio releases will be the principal who will then
submit the article to Mrs. Joi Dickemann, Community Relations Coordinator. Each faculty member is responsible for
preparing and submitting the actual article to Mrs. Dickemann. If pictures are submitted, the names of the individual in
the picture, the event, and the date of the event must be written on the back of the picture.
The faculty member should write the article with the understanding that the final copy may be edited for
newspaper or radio style. The article should include the “Who,” “When,” and “Where” information along with a few
explanatory or other pertinent remarks to give the story color.
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
First Hour: Principal meets with students in gym. Counselors give out schedules.
Home Room Procedures:
1. Teachers are to call roll for their individual home rooms to be sure the right students
are in the correct home room. If you have a student whose name proves that they
should be in another home room, send the student to the correct home room
immediately. All students should have received a new schedule.
2. Discuss how to read the schedule.
3. Lunch schedules are not indicated on the student’s schedule. You will need to refer
to your list of teacher lunch schedules to help the student find his/her lunch time.
4. Student Handbooks will be included in each student’s first day packet. Inform the
students that they are to read the handbook thoroughly. Lack of knowledge about
anything in the handbook is not an excuse for ignoring school policy. Discuss items
you consider high priority items first, and what you consider less important next.
About this point in time, different teachers will be at different places in the process.
Expect to take approximately 30 to 45 minutes for student orientation.
5. Students should receive a packet of information to be taken home for their
parents to fill out and sign. All forms are included and the front of the packet
indicates which forms are mandatory and which are for their information only.
All packets will be collected by the homeroom teacher. Turn in to the principal’s office
ONLY when all
packets from your homeroom have been returned.
6. HAVE A GOOD DAY!
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7. All teachers should leave their classroom at 3:23 p.m. and supervise the hallways
leading to the locker and bus area.
8. The following teachers are asked to help with the bus loading the first day of school.
Meet at the buses immediately after the bell rings at 3:23 p.m. Be prepared to help
students find the right bus.
Jesse Knott Dusty Miller Shawn Maschino
Jason Ingold Lindsey Potts Austin Warren
ASSEMBLY SEATING PLAN AND SUPERVISION ASSIGNMENTS
Procedures for Beginning Assembly:
1. Escort your class to the gym. See that they are seated in the proper section and sit with them.
2. Supervise your class during the assembly.
3. Students are not to boo, make cat calls or be involved in other forms of unacceptable behavior. You
should put a stop to any of this kind of behavior in your area.
4. Students who do not cooperate or who are involved in unacceptable behavior should be reported to the
office and a discipline form completed.
5. Please review these directions with your class at the beginning of the hour.
Procedures for Exiting the Assembly:
1. Near the end of the assembly, move to your assigned areas.
2. Ask your students in the section to remain seated until they are requested to leave.
3. Students will be dismissed by rows starting with the first row.
Seventh Grade Team Luna Team Koa Team Pono
Team Aloha Team Mahalo Team O’Hana
Eighth Grade
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4. If problems arise with individual students, remove them from the section and sit them near you.
GAME WORK SCHEDULE
Extra-curricular sports are an important part of the Camdenton Middle School student’s school year. To protect
the health and welfare of these students is the intent of assigning teachers to a game work schedule.
Assignment of these duties to teachers was determined by:
Preference to assign football coaches to basketball games.
Preference to assign basketball coaches to football games.
Preference to make assignments on an equal basis.
Grade level of students with whom teacher has most contact.
Other assignments at events.
Teachers will be compensated at a rate of $9.50 per hour for working each sports event. Teachers may trade
assignments with other teachers as long as the principal is informed. Pay will be issued with your paycheck at the end of
the month. Teachers must submit an Employee Requisition Form prior to the 20th
of each month in order to be
compensated .
GATE AND CONCESSION STAND PROCEDURES General.
1. Personnel should be at their appointed area 45 minutes before the game starts which is usually at 5:30
p.m. The faculty member is responsible for obtaining money from the office before it closes at 3:30
p.m.
2. At the end of gate duty or concession stand duty, faculty member responsible for gate and concession
stand will place the money in the deposit bag and give it to the game supervisor.
3. The principal’s secretary will be responsible for collecting the money from the bank, counting the
money, and depositing it with the Central Office.
Gate.
1. Any person with a Gold Card or Purple Card should be admitted free.
2. Any person from an opposing school who presents a card from their school shall be admitted free.
Concession Stand.
1. Any group using the concession stand must leave it clean.
a. The floor should be swept; and if soda has been spilled, mop the floor.
b. Clean the popcorn maker and utensils.
c. Empty the overflow container for the soda.
FALL GATE DUTY ASSIGNMENTS
September 19, 2013 FB 8th
A/B – Rolla 5:30 p.m. Will Hedrick (Main Gate)
September 19, 2013 FB 8th
A/B – Rolla 5:30 p.m. Dino DeLaurent (South Gate)
September 26, 2013 FB 8th
A/B – Nixa 5:30 p.m. Jesse Knott (Main Gate)
September 26, 2013 FB 8th
A/B – Nixa 5:30 p.m. Mark Jenkins (South Gate)
September 26, 2013 VB 8th
A/B – Thomas Jefferson 5:30 p.m. Judy Amerine
October 1, 2013 VB 7th
B/8th
B– Joel E. Barber 5:30 p.m. Kelli Anderson
October 3, 2013 VB 7th
& 8th
A – Buffalo 5:30 p.m. Kayla Ballenger-Patterson
October 3, 2013 FB 8th
A/B – Branson 5:30 p.m. Matt Hendon (Main Gate)
October 3, 2013 FB 8th
A/B – Branson 5:30 p.m. Clinton Luetkemeyer (South Gate)
October 10, 2013 VB 7th
A/B – Waynesville 5:30 p.m. LaNita Bell
October 10, 2013 VB 8th
A/B – Waynesville 5:30 p.m. Malinda Beushausen
October 10, 2013 FB 8th
A/B – Waynesville 5:30 p.m. Matt Moulder (Main Gate)
October 10, 2013 FB 8th
A/B – Waynesville 5:30 p.m. Tim Moulder (South Gate)
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October 15, 2013 VB 7th
A/B – Nixa 5:30 p.m. Beth Blansett
October 15, 2013 VB 8th
A/B – Nixa 5:30 p.m. Karin Brambilla
October 17, 2013 FB 7th
A/B – Waynesville 5:30 p.m. Kirk Richey (Main Gate)
October 17, 2013 FB 7th
A/B – Waynesville 5:30 p.m. Ron Larrington (South Gate)
October 24, 2013 FB 7th
A/B – Lebanon 5:30 p.m. Jane Noyes (Main Gate)
October 24, 2013 FB 7th
A/B – Lebanon 5:30 p.m. Vicki Schoonover (South Gate)
GUIDELINES FOR COACHES AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR SPONSORS
Please note the following for your protection.
1. All Middle School athletes and cheerleaders must have physicals before practice starts.
2. All Middle School students involved in activities must be covered by the school insurance or have a
note stating they are covered by a policy at through their family insurance company before practice
starts.
3. Students remaining on campus after the regular school day must be supervised by a faculty sponsor
and remain with the sponsor until approved transportation arrives.
4. The school provides transportation to extra-curricular activities. Any student riding to an activity on
school transportation must return on school transportation unless a parent or guardian requests in
person with the sponsor to assume the responsibility for the student's return after the activity is
complete. Parents must sign out the student or on a sign-out sheet available in the office. Students are
not allowed to ride home with other students' parents or guardians. Any exception to this rule must be
due to unusual circumstances and requested in writing and approved in advance of the activity by the
principal or assistant principal.
5. Students wishing to get on or off the participants’ bus as it passes their home on the way to or from an
activity may do so if the sponsor has advanced parental written permission and is approved and the
note signed by the principal(s).
6. Schedule for school-sponsored activities are to be approved by the administration prior to leaving on
the trip and all information concerning leaving times, stops and returning times provided to students
and their parents.
7. Sponsors of all activities and coaches are to supervise students in locker rooms and all buildings being
used for their activity until they are all out and doors locked.
8. Supervisors and coaches should be at activities prior to the time they tell their students to be there.
9. Plan your activities so that you will be finished at the same time each day. Most participants live out
of town and their parents need to know what time to pick them up. If you cancel a practice, please
notify all participants at least two (2) days ahead of time.
10. All doors, gates, and lights are to be secured by Middle School coaches and sponsors after use of
football, track and CMS gym facilities each time they are used.
11. Corridor passes are not to be used to students from study hall or classes to go to weight rooms, locker
rooms, track, football field or any other place unless accompanied by another teacher.
12. Keep all doors and gates locked during practices and during games to prevent loss of items, theft, etc.
Students should not be given keys to open doors, gates, etc.
13. It is against school policy for students to carry, smoke, or chew tobacco on school property. Therefore,
if we are to enforce this policy for students, we would like to ask the faculty and staff to set an example
in front of students and fans.
14. All equipment should be put away and stored property after use each day. Equipment left out is a
temptation for a possible accident which can result in your accountability in a liable situation.
15. Written reports will be prepared on all accidents occurring on school property or at a school-sponsored
activity. When the school nurse is not available, it is the responsibility of the coach or teacher/sponsor
to complete the standard student accident report form. The school nurse or the office has copies for
your use.
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COMPLAINT PROCEDURES
The policies of the School District (Codes 505.10 and 1003.1) require that complaints be handled in an orderly
manner. In summary, these policies require that all complaints first go to the person about whom the complaint
concerns. Therefore, all complaints in the district should first go through communication channels at the building level
and not to the Superintendent or member/members of the Board of Education.
Any person having a complaint shall follow the steps outlined below:
Step 1: If the complaint or concern is in regard to a classroom situation or a teacher, then the first step is to contact the
building principals’ or administrator’s office to arrange a conference with the teacher.
Step 2: If the complaint or concern is about any other matter than a teacher or classroom situation, the matter shall first
be brought to the attention of the building level administrator or principal. Any matter taken up at Step 1 but
not resolved shall also be referred to the building level administrator or principal. Complaints at this level shall
be submitted in writing.
Step 3: All matters not resolved at Step 2 shall be referred to the appropriate central office administrator,
Superintendent of Schools, or Assistant Superintendent for review of the facts and resolution.
Step 4: All matters not resolved at the Superintendent level may be appealed to the Board of Education. The Board of
Education will be the final judicial authority on all matters concerning district policy, policy interpretation,
procedures, and student, parent, employee or community complaint.
TECHNOLOGY USAGE
Privacy A user does not have a legal expectation of privacy in the user’s electronic communications or other activities involving
the district’s technology resources.
All district technology resources are considered district property. The district may maintain or improve technology
resources at any time. The district may remove, change or exchange hardware or other technology between buildings,
classrooms, employees, students or any other user at any time without prior notice. Authorized district personnel may
load or delete new programs or information, install new equipment, upgrade any system or enter any system to correct
problems at any time.
The district may examine all information stored on district technology resources at any time. The district may monitor
employee and student technology use. Electronic communications, all data stored on the district’s technology resources
and downloaded material, including files deleted from a user’s account, may be intercepted, accessed or searched by
district administrators or designees at any time.
Violations of Technology Usage Policies and Procedures Use of the district’s technology resources is a privilege, not a right. A user’s privileges may be suspended pending an
investigation concerning use of the district’s technology resources. Any violation of district policies, regulations or
procedures regarding technology usage may result in temporary, long-term or permanent suspension of user privileges.
The administration may use disciplinary measures to enforce district policies, regulations and procedures. Students may
be disciplined, suspended, or expelled for violating the district’s policies, regulations and procedures. Any attempted
violation of district policies, regulations or procedures, regardless of the success or failure of the attempt, may result in
the same discipline or suspension of privileges as that of an actual violation.
Damages All damages incurred by the district due to the misuse of the district’s technology resources, including the loss of
property and staff time, will be charged to the user. District administrators have the authority to sign any criminal
complaint regarding damage to the district technology.
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General Rules and Responsibilities The following rules and responsibilities will be followed by all users of the district technology resources:
1. Applying for a user ID under false pretenses is prohibited.
2. Using another person’s user ID and/or password is prohibited.
3. Sharing one’s user ID and/or password with any other person is prohibited. A user will be responsible
for actions taken by any person using the ID or password assigned to the user.
4. Deleting, examining, copying or modifying files and/or data belonging to other users without their
prior consent is prohibited.
5. Mass consumption of technology resources that inhibits use by others is prohibited.
6. Unless authorized by the district, noneducational Internet usage is prohibited.
7. Use of district technology for soliciting, advertising, fundraising, commercial purposes or for financial
gain is prohibited, unless authorized by the district.
8. Accessing fee services without permission from an administrator is prohibited. A user who accesses
such services without permission is solely responsible for all charges incurred.
9. Users are required to obey all laws, including criminal, copyright, privacy, defamation and obscenity
laws. The school district will render all reasonable assistance to local, state of federal officials for the
investigation and prosecution of persons using district technology in violation of any law.
10. Accessing, viewing or disseminating information using district resources, including e-mail or Internet
access, that is pornographic, obscene, child pornography, harmful to minors, obscene to minors,
libelous, pervasively indecent or vulgar, or advertising any product or service not permitted to minors
is prohibited.
11. Accessing, viewing or disseminating information on any product or service not permitted to minors is
prohibited unless under the direction and supervision of district staff for curriculum-related purposes.
12. Accessing, viewing or disseminating information using school or district resources, including e-mail or
Internet access, that constitutes insulting or fighting words, the very expression of which injures or
harasses other people (e.g., threats of violence, defamation of character or of a person’s race, religion
or ethnic origin) presents a clear and present likelihood that, because of their content or their manner of
distribution, they will cause a material and substantial disruption of the proper and orderly operation
and discipline of the school or school activities; or will cause the commission of unlawful acts or the
violation of lawful school regulations is prohibited.
13. Any use that has the purpose of effect of discriminating or harassing any person or persons on the basis
of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, pregnancy or use of leave
protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act or the violation of any person’s rights under applicable
laws is prohibited.
14. Any unauthorized, deliberate or negligent action that damages or disrupts technology, alters its normal
performance or causes it to malfunction is prohibited, regardless of the location or the duration of the
disruption.
15. Users may only install and use properly licensed software, audio or video media purchased by the
district or approval for use by the district. All users will adhere to the limitation of the district’s
technology licenses. Copying for home use is prohibited unless permitted by the district’s license and
approved by the district.
16. At no time will district technology or software be removed from the district premises, unless
authorized by the district.
17. All users will use the district’s property as it was intended. Technology or technology hardware will
not be lifted, moved or relocated without permission from an administrator. All users will be held
accountable for any damage they cause to district technology resources.
18. All damages incurred due to the misuse of the district’s technology will be charged to the user. The
district will hold all users accountable for the damage incurred and will seek both the criminal and civil
remedies, as necessary.
Technology Security and Unauthorized Access All users shall immediately report any security problems or misuse of the district’s technology resources to a teacher or
administrator.
No person will be given access to district technology if he or she is considered a security risk by the superintendent or
designee.
1. Forgery or attempted forgery of e-mail messages is illegal and is prohibited.
2. Unauthorized attempts to read, delete, copy or modify e-mail of other users are prohibited.
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3. Users are prohibited from sending unsolicited electronic mail to more than one (1) address per
message, per day, unless the communication is necessary, employment-related function or an
unauthorized publication.
4. All users must adhere to the same standards for communicating online that are expected in the
classroom and that are consistent with district policies, regulations and procedures.
Waiver Any user who believes he or she has a legitimate reason for using the district’s technology in a manner that may violate
any of the district’s adopted policies, regulations and procedures may request a waiver from the building principal,
superintendent or their designees. In making the decision to grant a waiver to a student, the administrator shall consider
the purpose, age, maturity and level of supervision involved.
No Warranty/No Endorsement The district makes no warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, for the services, products or access it
provides. The district’s technology resources are available on an “as is, as available” basis.
The district is not responsible for the loss of data, delays, nondeliveries, misdeliveries or service interruptions. The
district does not guarantee the accuracy of information obtained from the Internet or use of its technology resources.
Access does not include endorsement of content or the accuracy of the information obtained.