Student/Family Handbook

District Policy-JICDA: Code of Conduct

Behavior To/From School
We need to earn and keep the respect and good will of homeowners, community members, and businesses around our school. The following principles should be observed:

• Stay on public property
• Walkers should stay on the sidewalks and use appropriate pedestrian crosswalks for crossing streets, including use of the traffic light at South Chelton Rd
• Walkers, bicyclists, skateboarders, non-motorized scooter riders should obey traffic rules and use caution around busses and cars, whether moving or parked
• Bicycles should be locked on the bike racks located outside of the school. Skateboards and non-motorized scooters can be placed in the front office and picked up at the end of the day. The school is not responsible for stolen or damaged skateboards, scooters, and bikes. To ensure the safety for everyone, riding bicycles, skateboards, or scooters on the CSS campus is not acceptable. No motorized bikes or scooters permitted. E-scooters and e-bikes cannot be stored inside the school; please bring a lock to lock the scooter or bike to the bike rack outside of the school.
• Bus riders are subject to transportation department rules
• Students are expected to demonstrate SOAR behavior from door-to-door. From the moment students leave their home to go to school to the moment they walk back into the door after school, they are to follow school and district rules and expectations or consequences will be put into place.

Classroom Behavior
Each class period is intentionally designed for instruction to improve content skills, proficiency, and knowledge for each student. The teacher has organized the instructional activities to ensure that each student can learn in the most conducive environment as possible.

Students should follow the SOAR matrix for the classroom setting. The learning environment should be stimulating yet supportive; providing the means where every student can experience academic success with the confidence to verbally participate. Students should also be prepared to work cooperatively with other classmates.

Internet & Technology Behavior (District Policy-JS, JSE, JSR)
Students will be using the Internet and other forms of technology for research, projects, and instructional activities. Technology use permission forms will be handed out during registration. Laptop agreement forms are also handed out during registration. Appropriate use of all technology programs and “apps” is expected. Limited use or loss of privilege could be possible for any misuse under administration discretion. Lost or damaged laptops, chargers, and/or cases are the responsibility of the student and parent/guardian. A fee will be assessed and mailed home. Students are responsible for the laptops that are assigned to them. Laptops may not leave school grounds!

Students at Carmel Community School a safe learning environment is our number one priority. Cell phones are a huge disruption to maintaining that safe environment. NO student cell phones, ear buds, air pods, Bluetooth headphones or speakers will not be allowed to be in use on campus during the school day, for ANY reason. Cell phones must be on silent or turned off and checked in at the beginning of each class or stored inside backpacks. If a student requests to use the bathroom during class, they must show that their cell phone is not leaving class with them.

1. Earphones that are wired and plug in to their laptop, may be used, if needed, for coursework.
2. Students may use their cell phones when given explicit instruction from teachers to use them for academics in the classroom under teacher supervision.
3. If there is a medical reason to use a cell phone, that will be allowed per a 504 or health plan. (Please contact the school to arrange a meeting with the necessary documents to create a plan).

Some of the reasons for this policy:

• Students taking videos and pictures of other students and staff and posting on Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, etc., without their permission.
• Students continually taking out their phone during instruction.
• Cyberbullying on sites that allow the user to remain anonymous.
• Taking bathroom breaks as an excuse to use cell phones.
• Messaging friends or foes to meet up in the bathrooms at an appointed time. (Fights are often preplanned)
• Students blatantly disrespect staff by refusing to put away their phones or listening to music in class.

The process if a student phone is not put away: the teacher will send the student and their phone to the office immediately. Administrators will call parent/guardian to retrieve the phone, as phones will not be returned to the student.

We understand the importance of parent/guardian communication.

• If you child becomes ill or has a health-related emergency at school, you will be notified by the building health tech.
• If you need to get in contact with your child, you may call the front office and the message will be relayed.
• If your child needs to get in touch with you, they may come to the front office to call home.