August 2, 2012 Dear Students and Parents/Guardians: I hope you ...

LEESVILLE ROAD HIGH SCHOOL
A.J. Muttillo, Ed.D.
Principal
August 2, 2012
8409 L EESVILLE R OAD
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27613
PHONE: 919.870.4250
FAX: 919.870.4287
E MAIL: AMUTTILLO@ WCPSS. NET
SCHOOL WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW. LEESVILLE. ORG
Dear Students and Parents/Guardians:
I hope you are enjoying your summer vacation. We are looking forward to your arrival at Leesville Road High
School for the opening of school.
We have enclosed your schedule of classes for the 2012-2013 school year. We have made every effort to schedule
students according to the registration sheets that were submitted in May. Our goal is to have student schedules as
accurate as possible by the first day of school to minimize interruptions to instructional time.
Many classes are already full. For this reason, we WILL NOT be able to move students out of courses that were
selected on their registration sheets. The Leesville Road High School summer staff has worked hard to create a
master schedule that will accommodate the requests made on the registration sheets submitted by students in May
2012. Please review your schedule, which is enclosed in this mailing. Changes to schedules will be minimal and
will only occur if there are errors or if you are assigned to a class that was not on your elective registration
sheet. The only changes that we will be able to consider are listed on the enclosed Schedule Changes for 2012-
2013 sheet.
Our staff has organized a Freshmen Orientation, Pride Launch to 2016, for both parents and students. Orientation
will be held for students and parents on Wednesday, August 22 from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM. This program will give
our new ninth graders an opportunity to meet their teachers, learn about Leesville Road High School clubs and
organizations, and meet new friends. Parent sessions will provide important information about high school and an
opportunity to interact with a panel of experienced LRHS parents.
The Fall Meet the Teachers Open House will be held on Thursday, August 23, 2012 from 6:00 – 8:10 PM for all
Leesville Road High School parents. This open house will begin with a general information session in the main
gymnasium, followed by an opportunity for parents to follow their child’s schedule and hear from their child’s
teachers. Due to classroom space limitations, we ask that students not attend the Meet the Teachers Open House.
The first day of school is August 27. Classes start at 7:25 and students should report to their first period class
between 7:18 a.m. and 7:25 a.m. There will be a list of all students posted around the school with their first period
room number printed next to their name. Students will receive an updated copy of their schedule in first period
classes.
Several important items/events and their corresponding dates are listed on the back of this letter.
Sincerely,
A.J. Muttillo
Principal
WEBSITE: WWW.WCPSS.NET

1. Off-Campus Lunch Pass: Seniors and juniors may pick up a previously-requested lunch pass or apply for a lunch pass in
the East Building Lobby on August 23 from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
2. Parking Pass: Students may not park on campus without a valid LRHS parking permit. Students must have a valid N.C.
Driver’s License to purchase a parking permit. All students must use their assigned parking spaces starting August 27. The
charge for parking on campus is $170.00. Payments can be made online by visiting our school website or by check made
payable to Leesville Road High School. Forms for requesting a parking pass were made available to all students through the
July mailing. Parking pass requests sent to the school by August 3 were processed and will be mailed soon. Students who
are requesting a parking space and did not submit a form by August 3 should get a form from the LRHS website or main
office. The completed paperwork should be submitted to the main office. Please be advised that there will be a 24 hour
waiting period, so do not bring a vehicle to campus until your parking request has been processed and you have received your
parking tag.
3. Traffic: Parent drop off and pick up should be in front of the main building only. The parking lots behind the school are
reserved for students and selected staff members only. A single lane is used for entry to the student parking lot in the
mornings. Entry to the parking lots behind the school is prohibited from 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. due to the students’ use of both
lanes to exit the campus during this time period. To park on campus during school hours, a valid LRHS parking permit must
be displayed in a student’s vehicle at all times. Students MAY NOT park on the circle or any of the driveways at any time.
4. Lunch Prices: Lunch prices for the 2012-2013 school year are $2.25 for a plate lunch and $.40 for a reduced price lunch.
5. Bell Schedules: The following bell schedule will be used on our campus in the absence of special events, such as
assemblies, and/or delayed openings due to inclement weather:
Bell Schedule
Warning Bell 7:18
Period 1 7:25 – 8:48
Pride Period 8:51 – 9:11
Period 2 9:17 – 10:40
A Lunch 10:46 – 11:21 Period 3 10:46 – 11:28 Period 3 10:46 – 12:09
Period 3 11:26 – 12:49 B Lunch 11:28 – 12:03 C Lunch 12:14 – 12:49
Period 3 12:08 – 12:49
Period 4 12:55 – 2:18
6. Bus Routes: The bus routes for the 2012-2013 school year will be posted on our website when the transportation department
makes them available to us. Hard copies will be available during our Meet the Teacher Open House. Please make sure you
know the route number of your bus. Buses are parked in the bus parking lot according to route numbers. Students need to
keep up with their route number, not their bus number. Bus numbers may change throughout the year; however, route
numbers will remain constant. The Transportation Office may be reached at 919 508-9064 if you have any questions.
7. Dress Code: The WCPSS Dress code continues to be in effect. Please note the following two changes to the 2012-2013
dress code. Shorts must be longer than a student’s thumb when arms are dropped to the side with relaxed shoulders, and tank
tops of any kind are prohibited for both males and females.
8. Dances: Leesville Road High School prohibits students who have been suspended from school for any level II-V infraction
from attending dances (including prom) for the remainder of the academic year. A student with a single level I suspension
may attend school dances. However, any student with multiple suspensions (regardless of the level) will be ineligible to
attend future dances.

Schedule Adjustments for 2012‐2013
Efforts have been made to ensure that you have the classes you requested; however, errors sometimes occur in
the scheduling process.
Schedule adjustments will be considered in the following situations:
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A senior who needs a class to graduate
A student who was retained at the end of the 2011‐2012 school year and needs a particular course to be promoted
at mid‐year
A student who is enrolled in a class he/she has already passed
A student who is repeating a class with the same teacher
o A student who has a class out of sequence (for example, Spanish II before Spanish I)
o A student missing a class (for example, no 2 nd period class listed)
o A returning LRHS student assigned to a class that does not appear on the Course Verification Letter (sent home via
student to be checked for accuracy in May and returned by student if changes were requested)
o A new freshman from a Wake County middle school who received a class he/she did not request during 8 th grade
registration
o A new student to Wake County who received a class he/she did not request during enrollment
Other notes regarding schedule adjustments:
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If a student receives a course he/she requested or listed as an alternate, it will not be changed.
Students who are requesting to be removed from an honors or AP level course to a lower level of the same course
will be considered after the first three days of class. Students may petition for a change by e‐mailing Mr. Greene at
egreene@wcpss.net between the fourth and tenth days of class.
Students have until the tenth day of a class (September 10) to petition for a schedule adjustment. Students may
petition for a change by e‐mailing Mr. Greene at egreene@wcpss.net
Schedule Adjustment Procedures
Students with questions about their schedule have two options to request changes prior to the start of school:
1. A student may e‐mail his/her request to Mr. Greene at egreene@wcpss.net starting August 6 th . Upperclassmen
with concerns listed above will receive preference. Please allow at least two school days to receive a response.
2. A students may come to Student Services to speak directly with a counselor about one of the errors listed above
according to the following schedule:
August 14th
August 15th
8:00‐12:00
8:00‐10:00
Seniors and
Juniors and Sophomores
students in any grade who
have no classes listed
10:00‐12:00
(entire schedule is empty)
Freshmen
Students who are unable to attend their assigned session,
may attend a later session but not an earlier session.