Student/Parent Handbook - Onteora Central School District

LEARNING CENTERThe Onteora HS/MS Learning Center is open from 7:40 A.M. until 4:10 P.M., Monday - Thursday and7:40 A.M. until 2:40 P.M., on Friday. It is open to students in grades 7-12 and all staff. The LearningCenter provides a supportive, academically stimulating environment, which allows for learningoutside the traditional classroom experience. The Center is equipped with a collection of resourcematerials including several networked computers. The Learning Center may be used for groupactivities, testing (make-up and alternate site), remedial support, tutoring, etc. Students are expected toassume responsibility and maintain a quiet working atmosphere, having consideration for othersworking.LIBRARYThe Onteora HS/MS Library (Media Center) is open from 7:30 A.M. until 4:15 P.M. The library willnot be open afterschool (2:35 P.M. – 4:15 P.M.) on Fridays. Books may be taken out for a two-weekperiod and then renewed. Periodicals are available for overnight and weekend use.The library maintains a continually growing collection of printed and non-printed materials selected tosupport and enrich the 7-12 school curriculum, providing both reference and recreational resources.The staff provides students with assistance in the selection and use of resources. A library researchskills program has been implemented in grades 7 and 8 as a mandate of the New York State RegentsAction Plan. Research skills are also taught in specific senior high classes. If materials are notavailable in our library, students may order books on loan from public and academic libraries via interlibraryloan services provided by the Ulster County School Library BOCES System, located in NewPaltz, New York. This service is free of charge. In order that the best possible use be made of thelibrary facility, students are expected to assume responsibility for carrying out the necessaryregulations and maintaining a quiet working atmosphere. Students are expected to use the libraryfacilities in a proper manner, taking into consideration the rights of others. The library staff is there toassist and supervise the students who have requested permission to come to the library. Inappropriatebehavior will result in loss of privileges and disciplinary action.General disturbances within the library will result in detention. Acts of vandalism resulting indestruction of library materials will result in the reimbursement and the loss of library privileges for aperiod of time. We feel that your parents should be involved. A pre-signed pass from an academicteacher is required to come to the library. Students in grades 7-12 must report first to study hall forattendance.Students are notified of overdue library materials in their homerooms. If the item(s) in question are notreturned or paid for after the student has received two overdue notices and a bill in homeroom, his/herlibrary privileges are suspended. Suspension of library privileges means that a student is not allowedin the library or to take out materials unless he/ she is in the library with a classroom teacher. If thematerial is still out when report cards are issued, the report card is withheld and kept in the office untilthe material is returned or paid for. Your parents are notified of each action taken.13