LOYALSOCK TOWNSHIP MIDDLE SCHOOL 2011-2012 STUDENT ...

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2011-2012 Handbook
NORA: Before an IEP can be implemented, the parent is asked to give approval for special/gifted education
placement by signing a Notice of Recommended Assignment (NORA). This legal document notes the type of
program in which the child is to be enrolled.
A child’s NORA is reissued when programming is changed to a major degree. Parents should retain the
NORA with the child’s IEP in a safe place.
Confidentiality: All information gathered about your child is subject to the confidentiality provisions
contained in federal and state law. The district has policies and procedures in effect governing the collection,
maintenance, destruction and disclosure to third parties of this information.
All student information is confidential. It is available only to people in education working with a child and to
his or her parents. For more information on any aspect of special education contact the Student Services office.
CHAPTER 15 STUDENTS
In compliance with state and federal law, the Loyalsock Township School District will provide services to
each protected handicapped student, without discrimination or cost to the student or family as follows: those
related aids, services or accommodations which are needed to provide the student with an equal opportunity to
participate in and obtain the benefits of the school program and extracurricular activities to the maximum extent
appropriate to the student’s abilities. In order to qualify as a protected handicapped student, the child must be of
school age with a physical or mental disability, which substantially limits or prohibits participation in, or access
to, an aspect of the school program.
These services and protections for “protected handicapped students” are distinct from those applicable to all
eligible or exceptional students enrolled or seeking enrollment in special education programs.
For more information on the evaluation procedures and provisions of services to protected handicapped
students contact the Student Services office at 570-323-5326.
DISCIPLINE
The school district reserves the right to take necessary and appropriate action
to protect the safety and well-being of the school community. Disciplinary action could result in suspension
or expulsion, unless specific and significant mitigating factors are present.
There is a complete list of misconduct, as outlines in Board Policy #218.2.
DISCIPLINE OVERVIEW
Loyalsock Township Middle School students will be responsible for their behavior with and among all
students and staff. The student management system is used to provide a positive communication approach for
student discipline. Interventions occur through teachers, teams, and administration. Teacher intervention
emphasizes communication in which the inappropriate behavior is defined. Team intervention involves
conferences with the student, administration, and parent/guardian(s). Administrative intervention is the final
phase involving conferences with the student, parent/guardian(s), faculty members, and administration.
Administrative intervention may result in detention, Saturday school, out-of-school suspension, in-school
suspension, loss of privileges (such as assemblies, field trips, and other school activities), or expulsion.
In order to insure success, students should follow two simple rules:
1) Treat others as you wish to be treated.
2) If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.
Any student who fails to attend an assigned detention will be prohibited from participating in any school
program including assemblies and/or field trips and will be automatically reassigned to the next scheduled
detention day/date.
PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE POLICY
LTMS has a progressive student discipline policy. The goal of our progressive discipline at Loyalsock is
for students to take responsibility for their actions. Positive discipline is used to modify, correct, or improve a
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