Maplewood Middle School
Expectations and
Procedures
Expectations and Procedures
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The following information explains the expectations you have
as part of our learning community at MMS.
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Your choice to contribute to a positive learning environment
will result in positive rewards.
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Your choice not to follow these expectations will result in
an after school disciplinary conference.
Maplewood Middle School
The Four Basic Rules
Please honor this school
by
working to create a safe and comfortable learning environment for all by:
1)
Following directions the first time given.
2)
Respecting everyone’s right to learn.
3)
Arriving on time and prepared to learn.
4)
Participating effectively in class.
AFTER SCHOOL CONFERENCES
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Any adult in the building will give you ONE warning to stop or change a behavior that does not follow the
four basic rules.
(ANY ADULT = Principal, Assistant
Principals, Teachers, Guidance
Counselors,
Social Workers, Nurses, Secretaries, Custodians,
Paraprofessionals, Lunch Aides,
Substitutes, etc… ANY ADULT.)
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If you CHOOSE not
to improve, stop or change your behavior you will receive an afterschool
conference.
LATE TO SCHOOL
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Period 1 begins promptly at 8:20am.
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If you are late to school, without a note, you will report
immediately to Period 1.
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You will NO LONGER report to the Main Office. - Your Period
1 teacher will mark you late.
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You will receive an after school conference each time you
are late.
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This is your official ONE
warning!
KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF
- It is NOT permitted to put your hands on
someone else at any time.
HALLWAYS
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If you are in the hallway you must have a pass and permission from an adult!
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Walk on the RIGHT
side of the hallways.
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Throw away any trash or garbage into the nearest trash can.
LOCKERS
You are allowed to go to your locker:
→ Before
school
→ Before
lunch
→ After
lunch
→ After
school
*Time at
your locker should be SHORT!*
FOOD
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Food and/or drink are NOT allowed to be carried out of the
lunch room.
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Gum is not permitted in the building.
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Glass bottles are not allowed in the building.
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You cannot eat and/or drink outside of the lunchroom without
a laminated pass.
YOU NEED
A LAMINATED PASS TO...
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Carry a bookbag
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Drink or eat outside of the lunchroom
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Wear a hat
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Use the elevator
*Or any
other situation discussed with administration.*
CELL PHONES
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Cell phones are TURNED
OFF in the building.
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Your cell phone can be kept in your locker or your pocket
but it must be out of sight!
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Visible cell
phones will be turned in by an adult to Mr. Gold or Mr. Brown.
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Only a parent and/or
guardian can pick up your cell phone from an Assistant Principal.
HEADPHONES
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Headphones CANNOT be
visible.
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You may carry your headphones in your pocket or your pencil case
for class use.
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You will receive an after school conference each time your headphones are visible.
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This is your official ONE
warning!
DRESS CODE
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No hats, hoods, bandanas or head coverings
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It cannot cover the top of your head or forehead.
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No coats
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No sandals or shoes without backs
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For example: flip flops, slides
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Undergarments CANNOT be visible
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For example: sagging pants, bras
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Offensive or insensitive clothing is not allowed.
AFTER SCHOOL CONFERENCES
The Process
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If you choose not to follow the above rules an adult in the
building will assign you an afterschool conference.
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This means that you must report to that adult during the
2:45 - 3:15 afterschool conference period to work on an improvement plan
regarding your choices not to follow the expectations.
AFTER SCHOOL CONFERENCES
The Process
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You have TWO days
to report to the adult that assigned you the after school conference.
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The day you received the conference and the following school
day.
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You and your family and that adult may work out alternative
dates depending on specific situations.
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After school commitments, more than one conference
The Process
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If you CHOOSE not
to report after school or work out alternate dates within TWO school days the adult that assigned you the conference will contact home.
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Ideally a phone call or email home will allow you, your
family and that adult to pick an alternate date for you to report after school.
The Process
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If you CHOOSE to
not report after an alternate date has been worked out with you and your family
the situation will then be dealt with by your team leader and/or administration.
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Unserved conferences or an excessive amount of conferences will keep you out of participating in
reward activities.
The Process
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When you report for a conference…
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You and the adult that assigned you a conference will discuss the situation and work on an improvement plan together.
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You will then write down the improvement plan that you and
teacher have agreed upon.
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You and the teacher will both then sign the conference form
as an agreement as to how you can work together to improve your choices and the
A Chance to Clear Existing Detentions
- If a
student has 60 minutes or less worth of detention minutes they can clear
their detentions by serving a 1 hour administrative detention on 2/20/15 from
3:15pm-4:15pm in the MMS Library.
A Chance to Clear Existing Detentions
- If a
student has more than 60 minutes worth of detention minutes they can clear
their detentions by serving a 3 hour administrative Saturday detention on
2/21/15 from 8am-11am in the
Cafeteria
Maplewood Middle School
Let’s
work together to make your time at MMS outstanding!
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