Guidelines for Student Behavior

When a student misbehaves in school, it is usually because he/she does not know the rules, has forgotten the rules, or has used poor judgment in dealing with a specific situation.  Discipline is then viewed as part of the educational process and is approached as an opportunity for problem-solving.  A student is taught to accept the natural or logical consequences of his/her behavior and encouraged to make more appropriate decisions in the future.  Staff members help students to be effective, responsible individuals by teaching them problem solving skills, by consistently helping students to apply the skills and by providing good role models.

Our use of TRIBES to help bring our Learning Community together will provide a process to establish a positive culture for learning a safe and caring learning and work environment.

We will be sharing our school behavioral expectations with students along with our TRIBES agreements of Safety First, Attentive Listening, Appreciation/No Put-Downs, Right to Pass and Participate and Mutual Respect.

General School Rules

  1. Arrive to school no earlier than 7:00 am.  Students in grades K-2 will be allowed to wait outside their classroom building until 7:45 am.  Students in grades 3-5 will be released from the cafeteria at 7:45 am.  Parent or guardian may wait outside of the classroom buildings with their child.
  2. Stay away from parking lots and driveway areas.
  3. After school, go home promptly, unless enrolled in an after school program.  Wait for parents in designated areas only.
  4. Leave expensive jewelry, electronic games, toys, excessive  amounts of money, and expensive items at home.
  5. Students may bring a cell phone if it is turned OFF, kept in a bag or backpack, not used during the school day and not shared with other students.  See Cell Phone Policy.
  6. Any items brought to school are the responsibility of that child.
  7. Walk on paved walkways only.

Contraband Items

Contraband items include any item which may hinder the normal functioning of the school.  These items should be left at home.  Items may include, but are not limited to:
  • Toys
  • Gum
  • Skates
  • Electronic games or devices
  • Matches or lighters
  • Darts
  • Water guns, cap guns or shooting toys-Please note some shooting toys may meet the Chapter 19 definition of a firearm and should never be brought to school!

Playground Rules

  1. Play only in areas designated by your teachers.
  2. Students are to use play equipment properly as instructed by their teachers.  Safety is always the first consideration.
  3. Should balls need to be retrieved from the roof, beyond the fences or from the parking lot, seek assistance from adults on yard duty.
  4. Rough play such as fake-fighting, karate, wrestling, pushing and shoving is not allowed.
  5. Disagreements on the playground should be resolved by students with the help of adults or peer mediators
  6. KEEP YOUR HANDS, FEET, BODY AND OBJECTS TO YOURSELF.
  7. Shoes must be work when playing on playground equipment.

Cafeteria Rules

  1. Line up and wait in your designated area in an orderly manner.
  2. No playground equipment shall be brought into the cafeteria.
  3. Remain seated while eating.
  4. Shouting, yelling or creating a disturbance is unacceptable.
  5. Do not share/take food from other students.
  6. Clean up your own area by picking up forks, napkins, or other items you may have dropped.
  7. If you need to leave the cafeteria for any reason during  lunch, ask an adult supervisor for permission.
  8. Return to your assigned table after disposing of your lunch  and remain seated until dismissed by the adult supervisors.  
  9. When excused, walk, do not run, to your classroom or playground area.
  10. Students will follow the directions of the adult supervisors and cafeteria workers or other adults supervising the area.

Classroom Rules

Teachers have the first line of responsibility for classroom management.  Each teacher has rules and procedures to guide proper behavior and learning in the classroom.  They will teach and review behavior expectations and classroom consequences.