HOW TO SUCCEED AT R.M.S. AND LIFE!
- SHOW UP EVERYDAY READY TO LEARN
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BE ON TIME
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DO WHAT YOU ARE ASKED TO DO
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WORK HARD
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MAKE WISE CHOICES AND SHOW GOOD CHARACTER
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DO YOUR BEST
What is a Middle School?
Robbinsville Middle School is a school providing a program for students in grades seven and eight. Children included are in their early teen years. These students are in a unique, very special, very critical period of their lives. They are in a transitional period between childhood and adolescence, the "in between years." They no longer belong in elementary school but are not yet ready for high school. Our middle school is here to help our students move more easily from the elementary to the high school.
Middle School Courses :
Language Arts : Robert Luther & Alan Hobbs
Math : Rance Shuler & Melissa Mauck
Social Studies : Warren Knott & Ronny Carringer
Science : Ben Davis & David Napert
Exploratory Programs : Latressa Phillips & Randy Moody Keyboarding/Computers
PE : Jessica Yates & Stuart Nelms
Band: Jamison Stout
Discovery : Brian Beasley
Support Staff for 7th and 8th Grades
Guidance: Connie Adams
Exceptional Children : Lendy Beasley, Pat Ayers, Stephanie Goodpastor
Media Center : Kim Carringer, Teresa Hollifield
RMS Secretary : Cathy Rogers
After School Program Director : Tina Henderson
RMS Health Center : Marlene Carver, Sandy Graves
School Nurse : Kim Lovelace
Native American Education: April Johnson
School Resource Officer: Dennis Crisp
Middle School Bell Schedule
HALL OPEN AT 8:00
1ST - 8:10
2ND - 9:15
BREAK - 10:15
3RD- 10:30
4TH - 11:35
LUNCH - 12:35
5TH - 1:05
6TH - 2:10
GO HOME - 3:10
Students will have 5 minutes between classes to get their books, use restroom and make it on time to class.
** Please try to make an effort not to have students at school prior to 7:40. Before 8:00 RMS students are to wait in the Lunchroom and are assigned to sit at the tables or stand in the areas closest to the gym. The purpose of this assigned area is to separate our students from high school students.
RMS Grading Policy:
A - 93 - 100
B - 85 - 92
C - 77 - 84
D - 70 - 76
F - 69 and below
*There are 2 honor rolls at the end of each 9 weeks. There is an "A" honor roll for students with an "A" average with all their classes combined and the Principal List for students with straight A's.
RMS Promotion Policy : In order to be promoted, all students at RMS are required to meet or exceed all local and state promotion standards.
State Promotion Standards:
- Each student must score a Level III or above on math and reading end-of-grade (EOG) exams.
- Score 2.5 on NC 7th grade writing exam or make adequate progress in writing in 8th grade.
- All 8th grade students must pass the state computer test given in the spring. If they fail this test they must take it again in high school and must pass it then to graduate.
- Graham County Schools' Student Promotion and Placement Policy (LBP-20A) requires that students in grades 3-8 demonstrate proficiency by having test scores at Level III or above on end-of-grade tests in both reading and mathematics.
*The school principal has ultimate responsibility for promotion or retention decisions in accordance with P.L. 94-142.
Local Promotion Standards:
Ø Any student that has a failing yearly average in one class must attend summer school.
Ø Any student that has a failing yearly average in two or more classes will be retained.
Character Education: "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches"
At Robbinsville Middle School we feel that character development is of the utmost importance in the development of the students. We feel that what a student practices now sets the stage for who they become later as young and older adults. Character education is taught in the classrooms and we also have established a Caught Doing Good Program. This program rewards students who display outstanding character and for those who go above and beyond what is expected of them at school and in helping others. OUR DEFINITION OF CHARACTER IS TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT EVEN IF NO ONE SEES YOU DOING IT!!!!!!!!
Attendance: Recognizing that regular school attendance is the foundation for learning and that the North Carolina Attendance Law requires attendance of students between the ages of seven and sixteen, these regulations are intended to inform, to encourage regular attendance, and to hold students and parents responsible for attendance. Children over age seven are subject to the compulsory attendance law as long as they are enrolled in public school (G.S. 115C - 378).
To be considered in attendance, a student must be present in the school for at least one-half of the school day or at a place other than the school with the approval of the appropriate school official to attend an authorized school activity. These activities include field trips, athletic contests, school conventions, music festivals, or similar activities.
Definitions
- One-half is defined as one-half of the instructional time scheduled in the student's day.
- School year is defined as one hundred eighty (180) school days.
Chronic Illnesses/Conditions: A doctor's verification of an illness/condition which is likely to result in the frequent absence of a student shall be placed in the student's health file as a medically fragile. Any student that is on a homebound status will not be allowed to participate in any extra-curricular activities.
State Attendance Policy:
- Upon 3 unexcused days absent: a letter to parent or guardian
- Upon 6 unexcused days absent: Letter to parent / guardian
- Upon 10 days unexcused absent: If under 16: refer to juvenile services or to D.A. and if over 16: may be refered to Y.D.C. and after 1 0 days dropped for the semester.
· If medically fragile refer to school social worker for designation as other health impaired and/or designate as homebound depending on the degree of debilitation.
(Homebound status may require services through social worker)
Robbinsville Middle School Student Attendance Policy:
- All absences are unexcused unless a student brings in written documentaion from a physician
- A student has 10 unexcused absences for the whole year, on the 11th unexcused absence the student will be turned into the court system on the 15th unexcused absence the parent will be turned into the court system.
- Any student who has two absences or less in a nine week grading period will have 2 (two) points added to their average or up to two 100 grades added in that particular class.
- With any absence regardless of the reason, it is the student's responsibility to approach their teachers and get their makeup work
GENERAL SCHOOL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:
High School Wing: No middle school student will be allowed in the high school area at anytime without permission.
Dress Code: Modesty and decency of dress are stressed at Robbinsville Middle School. It may be necessary to have a conference with a student or his/her parent/guardian if the student wears extreme variations of clothing that disturbs the educational atmosphere of the school; clothing worn to school should not be unsafe, indecent, or grossly inappropriate. All students must be decent and appropriate for school (including dress). Hats and caps should not be worn during school hours. Students must always wear shirts, blouses, or dresses which cover the areas of the stomach, side, back and shoulders. All shirts must be such a length that it could be tucked in and shorts must come to the mid-thigh.
In particular boys are to keep their pants/shorts up and with girls no low cut shirts that show cleavage!!!
Students who choose to wear inappropriate clothing will be asked to change, written up and/or asked to go home. Caps, T-shirts or other attire with slogans or pictures that are disruptive to the educational process or invade the rights of others should not be worn. Students will be required to change clothes or turn shirts inside-out if clothing is inappropriate. All students of R.M.S will dress in a manner conducive to a good learning environment. Clothing that is too revealing, suggestive, vulgar, advocating illegal substance(s), or is in any way disruptive to the instructional environment will not be tolerated. Clothing should cover all underclothes - no sagging pants, bare shouldered tops AND TANK TOPS MUST HAVE 3 INCH STRAPS MINIMUM!!
Transportation/Buses : RIDING THE BUS IS A PRIVLEGE, NOT A RIGHT!!!!
Students riding school buses must conduct themselves in a manner consistent with good behavior and safety. Students are not permitted to get off school buses except at school and regular stops. Any student wishing to ride a different bus in the afternoon must get a permission slip from the office. Movement by the students on the bus while it is in motion, excessive noise, or throwing of objects is strictly prohibited. No part of the body should be outside the school bus while the bus is in motion. Crossing the street after riding the bus in the morning or before departing in the afternoon is leaving school without permission and must be punished on the first offense. A student can not do anything that will delay the bus schedule. Bus safety is very serious to us at Robbinsville Middle School. The worst tragedy would be for any of our students to get hurt as a result of student misbehavior on the bus. The right to ride a bus is a privilege, not a guarantee. The school principal, by law, has the authority to terminate a pupil's privilege to ride the bus for any length of time if the students behavior endangers the health and safety of others by disregarding safety rules. School bus garage phone number 479 3339
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NO STUDENT IS ALLOWED ON CAMPUS AFTER SCHOOL HOURS UNSUPERVISED. IF CAUGHT THEY WILL BE PUNI SHED
Physical Education: It is a requirement from the state that all students must participate in physical education. A form will be sent home at the beginning of the year explaining rules and requirements for the class. P.E. classes will be segregated. Our female P.E. teacher will instruct the girls and our male P.E. teacher will instruct the boys. Health will also be taught in this class. If anything physical or emotional interferes with a students' performance in P.E., they must provide a doctor's statement in order not to participate. Participation is the main part of the P.E. grade and students need to participate. Students are required to have appropriate clothing which allows them to actively take part in P.E. Sit Outs will be given as a result of non-participation which will result in the lowering of their grade. Excessive Sit Outs will require disciplinary action from the office.
Extra-curricular Activites:
Athletics/Sports: Robbinsville Middle School will offer a variety of sports activities for students in grades seven and eight. These teams will play a regulation season within and out of our conference. Teams will be choosen by their coaches. Skill level, grades, character and discipline referrals will all be taken into account when selecting teams. Parents/Guardians should be prepared to arrange transportation from practice sessions and upon the return from games. When a student misses a class due to athletic participation, it is their responsibilty to find out what they missed in class and make it up.
ROBBINSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL HONOR CODE: The Robbinsville Middle School Honor Code is designed to protect the honesty of our students and the integrity of their academic achievement. The concept of character education creates an atmosphere of trust and respect in our school syste m.
STUDENT BEHAVIOR: Everyone starts with a clean slate each year. Follow the directions and rules then there will be no problems. If a student is disciplined it will be soley based on their actions or misbehavior.
Every student needs to realize also that their attitude, work ethic and the people they hang around with helps determine the person they are. BAD COMPANY CORRUPTS GOOD CHARACTER.
DISCIPLINARY MEASURES:
Discipline procedures may be altered at the discretion of the administration depending on the seriousness of the offense .
Violation of criminal law will be reported to the proper authorities.
Offenses that are not specifically stated in classes I - IV will be handled at the discretion of the administration.
C-Stop will be used as an alternative to OSS in certain cases
Discipline procedures that may be used by the administration include:
- In-school suspension (ISS) - Full days
- Out-of-school suspension (OSS)
- Out-of-School suspension in the form of C-Stop
- Lunch detention
- Work detail supervised by a school employee
- Long Term Suspension (LTS) - Superintendent
- Expulsion
R MS Discipline Procedure (Office Policy) : For procedures of accurate record keeping and consistency, offenses and infractions have been divided into five (5) categories according to degree of seriousness. The infractions and guidelines for punishment are given below.
Class I Offenses: All offenses designated in this list are offenses the state of North Carolina uses to determine if a school is considered a "safe school." They are: Hazing, Alcohol and Drugs, Dangerous Weapons, Assault, Rape, Sexual Assault, Any Sexual Offense, Robbery, Verbal Abuse of any School Employee, Death, other than natural causes, Unlawfully Setting a Fire, Communication Threats, Extortion, False Fire Alarm.
Hazing, Rape, Robbery with a weapon or dangerous instrument, Death, other than natural causes, Unlawful setting of a Fire:
Sale or distribution of alcohol or drugs, Possession of weapons or other dangerous instruments, Assault with a weapon or dangerous instrument, Sexual assault, Assault of any school employee with or without injury, Assault of another student with injury, Assault of another person (not a school employee or student), Robbery without a weapon:
- 1st Offense: Long term suspension, referral to law enforcement, counseling, and student must return to school through YDC.
- 2nd Offense: expulsion, referral to law enforcement.
Possession or use of alcohol and drugs, Assault of another student without injury, Sexual offense:
- 1st Offense: Ten (10) days OSS, completion of counseling, referral to law enforcement
- 2nd Offense: Long term suspension, counseling, referral to law enforcement, assigned to YDC upon return to school.
- 3rd Offense: Long-term suspension with referral to Superintendent for expulsion from Graham County Schools and referral to law enforcement.
**With any class 1 offense the student will be ineligible for any and all fieldtrips.
Possession of drug paraphernalia will constitute "reasonable suspicion" and a search will be conducted by the administration.
Definition: Drug Paraphernalia - All equipment, products, and materials of any kind that are used to facilitate, or intended or designed to facilitate, violations of the Controlled Substances Act, including planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, and otherwise concealing controlled substances and injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing controlled substances into the human body.
Class II Offenses: Disrespect of Authority or school staff
Any verbal or physical action or abuse towards a school employee that shows disrespect:
· Depending on the offense, 2 days ISS up to 10 days OSS
· Subsequent offenses can result in referral to YDC or long-term suspension .
Class III Offenses: Possession/Use of Tobacco or improper use of Over the Counter medication or the distribution of it to other students:
· Depending on the offense and the occurance of them 2 days ISS up to 10 OSS.
- Subsequent offenses can result in long-term suspension .
** Rules for taking medication are found on page 27.
Class IV Offenses: School Disruptions:
Possession/use of fireworks, verbal abuse/harassment of another student, fighting, affray, bullying, disorderly conduct, destruction to school property, theft, truancy, communicating threats, extortion, false fire alarms
- Depending on the offense and the occurance of them, 3 days ISS up to 10 days OSS, a combination of both ISS and OSS, referral to law enforcement. Subsequent offenses can result in referral to YDC or long term suspension.
*Communicating bomb threats will result in immediate suspension for up to a year.
Class V offenses: Classroom disruptions:
Disorderly behavior, leaving school without proper authorization, taking another student off campus, being out of class or in an unauthorized area without permission, skipping class, improper courting, improper attire, improper checkout, excessive tardiness, excessive early dismissals, parking violations, refusing a reasonable request by a school employee, insubordination, profanity, stealing, aggressive behavior, horseplay, running in the hall, honor code violation, gambling, falsifying information, spreading rumors, excessive classroom checks, excessive sit outs, excessive silent lunches, graffiti, any inappropriate material at school :
- Depending on the offense and the number of them, a written warning up to 10 days ISS or OSS. Too many offenses can lead to long term suspension or referral to YDC
Cell phone disruptions:
· 1st Offense: Confiscation of phone and parent must pick it up
· 2nd Offense on, they will be put in ISS.
Bus Offenses:
· 1st Offense: 2 days ISS
· 2nd Offense: 1 week off the bus
· 3rd Offense: 2 weeks off the bus
· 4th Offense: removal off the bus for the remainder of the school year.
Classroom Discipline Procedures: In order to provide our students with the excellent educational climate they deserve, we have developed the following classroom discipline plan. In an effort to be consistent throughout the middle school, these rules will be in effect in all classrooms at all times.
Rules: 1. Behave in a manner appropriate for the classroom.
2. Follow directions the first time they are given.
3. Be on time and prepared with materials and homework when the bell rings.
4. Respect the rights and property of others.
5. All behavior should allow the teacher to teach and every student to learn.
Consequences:
· Warning (Students will get one warning per week per class)
· Silent Lunch Detention
· Extra Assignments or Writing
· Classroom Isolation
· Office Referral
-Severe disruptions to the school or classroom environment can result in an immediate discipline referral to the office in cases such as fighting, insubordination or consistent misbehavior in the classroom.
Maximum number of referrals in discipline procedures:
- Silent Lunch Detention - unlimited
- ISS- No established limit
- OSS - 4 short term (10 days or less) per year. Thereafter, long-term suspension (LTS) will be recommended to the Superintendent
Silent Lunch Detention (SL) 12:40 - 1:00
- Students assigned to SL must report to the SL teacher by 12:40. Students will be required to follow all ISS rules of conduct, except classroom assignments.
- After a date is assigned for detention, students who do not show up for detention will be assigned additional detention time. Double detention time will be given for no-shows and one additional day of SL will be given for tardies of three minutes or less.
- Students who are tardy by more than 3 minutes will be disciplined for a no-show to Detention.
- Excessive tardies or no-shows detention will merit ISS.
- Students will not be allowed to leave SL after 1 2:40 to purchase lunch or additional snacks.
- Discipline problems in SL will result in ISS.
- Refusal to go to SL will result in ISS.
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