Student Planner - Tempe Union High School District

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Closed CampusMountain Pointe is a closed campus. A closed campus is designed to aid in the safetyand accountability of students. Mountain Pointe practices the following closed campusprocedures:• All students will remain on campus during normal school hours.• Parents or legal guardians are the only people allowed to sign out their children.• Parents must sign out their children through the attendance office.• Students will not be allowed to go off campus for lunch.• Any student that has parental permission to leave campus must have cleared it through theattendance office.Late to School (1st Hour)In order to minimize class interruptions and to assure students do not miss valuable instructiontime, students who arrive late to school [arriving after first (1st) period has started] will be sentto Sweep for the remainder of that class period unless:1. They are accompanied to school by a parent or court-appointed legal guardian.2. They have documentation from their doctor that the tardy is due to a scheduled appointment.3. An unforeseen emergency occurred. Oversleeping, missing a ride or car problems do notconstitute an emergency.This policy applies to all students arriving after first (1st) period has started.Off-Campus PassesTo leave campus a student’s parent/guardian must call the attendance hotline (ext. 57457) on theday of and prior to the time of the absence to receive an off-campus pass and to be excused.Students must have their MPHS ID to leave.Students who are ill must report to the nurse. The nurse will make arrangements with the parent/guardianwith regard to how the student will get home.Release HoursSeniors only may have up to two release periods but must be enrolled in four credit-bearingclasses. In order to leave campus during the school day, seniors must display a release sticker ontheir school ID.Release for Work Study Program and EVITStudents in DECA, COE, HERO, Advanced Marketing, Business Internship and EVIT must displaya release sticker on their school ID.Tardies (Sweep)Mountain Pointe High School is committed to providing a learning environment that will enableour students to learn and excel. To reinforce responsible behavior and to minimize the interruptionsduring instructional time, Mountain Pointe High School has instituted a “Sweep Program”.MPHS Student Handbook 2009-2010 13
Tardies (Sweep) Rules and Procedures• Teachers, security guards, and administrators will sweep students out of the hallways duringthe first five minutes of class. These late students will be swept to the Sweep Room.• Students who will be swept:~ Students who violate the classroom tardy policy or who are in the halls when the bell rings~ Students out of class without passes (large hall pass or official front office pass)~ Students late to school first hour without a doctor’s note or accompanied by a parent• Students swept for the third time (cumulative in all classes) and each time thereafter, will besubject to disciplinary action.• Students swept for the third time in the same class, and each time thereafter, will count as anunexcused absence and student will be subject to additional disciplinary action.• Sweep DOES NOT postpone any assignment deadline. Unless the assignment is turned in onthe same day as the Sweep, it will be considered LATE.• Sweep students who miss an assignment or test must contact the teacher and/or follow establishedabsence procedures by the next time the class meets and complete all make-up work.• Students ditching to avoid a sweep will be disciplined.Sweep Room• Students must sign in when they enter the Sweep Room.• While in the Sweep Room, students may not talk, study, work, or sleep. Students must sitstraight in the desk, looking forward until the class period is finished.• If a student fails to follow Sweep Room rules, s/he will be assigned a full day of ISS thefollowing day.Sweep vs. Ditching• Attendance Office personnel will post a “W” during the hour the student was swept.• If a student has been swept, s/he has until the next class meeting to obtain missed assignments.If s/he does not do so, a zero will be received on that assignment.• If a student is ditching, s/he will receive an unexcused absence (“U”) and has no opportunityto make up the missed test or work. Teachers can also write a referral for ditching.Students will be disciplined as a result of excessive (3 and each one thereafter) tardies (sweeps)upon referral from a teacher or the Sweep Room attendant. Consequences will include, but arenot limited to, after school detention, in-school suspension, parent conference and short-termor long-term suspension.Attendance Procedure_____________________________The following is a summary of the Mountain Pointe Attendance procedure:Parent CallsOnly the parent/legal guardian of the student can notify the school of an absence or request anoff-campus pass. When a parent/legal guardian calls to excuse their student, the absence is listedas excused and the reason given is documented. Parent or legal guardian must call on the sameday of the absence before 3:00 p.m.Unexcused AbsenceIf a parent does not call on the same day of the absence, and the teacher enters the studentabsent, the computer automatically records that student unexcused.MPHS Student Handbook 2009-2010 14
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