LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL 2011-2012 STUDENT ...

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2011-2012 Handbook
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• Students are to be seated as directed by the cafeteria monitors.
• Students can be assigned seats by a lunch monitor if the monitor determines there is a behavior problem
occurring.
• No open containers (food or drink) may be taken from the cafeteria.
• No outside deliveries of food items will be accepted at any time of the day.
• The lunch monitors from the cafeteria will dismiss students.
The cafeteria staff and your fellow students will appreciate your cooperation in:
• Depositing all lunch litter in the proper receptacles.
• Returning all trays and utensils to the appropriate area.
• Leaving the table and floor around your seat clean.
• Depositing all recyclables in the proper bins.
• Consuming all food and beverages in the cafeteria. No open beverage containers or goods are to be
brought into the school.
Any violation of cafeteria guidelines may result in alternate lunch, assigned seating, loss of cafeteria
privileges, detention, and/or suspension from school.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding our food service program, please contact the cafeteria at 570-
323-3211 or meals@ltsd.k12.pa.us.
GUIDANCE SERVICES
Our school counselor provides individual and group counseling services for students with particular needs.
The counselor will:
• Assist students to achieve their optimum growth.
• Enable students to draw the greatest benefit from the offerings of the instructional program.
• Aid students in identifying options and making choices in career and academic educational planning.
• Help students learn to make their own decisions and solve problems peacefully and independently.
The school counselor will monitor academic progress, as well as provide support systems for those with
personal problems that may affect school performance. Individual counseling is essential for each young person
in order to plan intelligently to meet the problems of an increasingly complex society. An appointment may be
made with the school counselor by calling the middle school office.
Our school counselor is also responsible for coordinating all special education cases and referrals;
administering annual standardized testing; acting as liaison between parent/guardian(s), teachers, and students;
and assisting the principal in student scheduling.
If a student is suspected of having a learning, speech, or emotional problem, or if the child is thought to
qualify for the Gifted Program, permission for an evaluation is issued to the parent/guardian(s).
Parent/Guardian(s) may also request an evaluation. A Multi-Disciplinary Evaluation (MDE) Team, which
includes parent/guardian(s) and school personnel, completes an evaluation to determine if the child needs
specially designed instruction. If so, an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) is developed and written. Additional
information on special programs is available from the school counselor.
PEER MEDIATION
This is a program at the middle school designed to help students solve conflicts in a non-violent manner.
Students, teachers, the administration, or parent/guardian(s) can make referrals for strictly confidential
mediations. Participation is voluntary, but mediation can be mandated at the discretion of the building principal.
STUDENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SAP)
The purpose of SAP is to identify and make referrals for students who are experiencing problems with
drugs/alcohol/mood-altering substances, mental health issues, or general adjustment difficulties. Loyalsock
Township Middle School has a C.A.R.E. Team (Children at Risk Educationally). The team will gather data and,
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