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Discipline
Management System (DMS)
The Discipline
Management System (DMS) for
Fondren Middle School
has been incorporated for the entire faculty and staff to be involved in its
implementation. We, the staff of Fondren Middle School, must be diligent in
our efforts to maintain good discipline and assure safety and security for
all of our students. Our school learning and social environment must
appreciate our students, encourage them to do their best, and recognize
their accomplishments.
MISSION
STATEMENT
High expectations for
Fondren
Middle School
students will not be lowered or compromised by unacceptable behavior. The
learning environment for deserving students will be maintained at an
acceptable level.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the DMS is to support and better enforce the HISD Code of
Student Conduct and to alleviate administrators and teachers from
repetitious corrective disciplinary measures. It will assure students a
safe and organized learning environment that is conducive to learning and
provide teachers the support they need to do what they do best-TEACH.
GENERAL PLAN
(1)
Create
a set of disciplinary procedures that is reliable and effective for the
classroom. Teachers will be expected to administer their classroom rules
and follow their discipline procedures.
(2)
Make
students aware of what is acceptable and expected of them, as well as, the
possible consequences of disciplinary infractions.
(3)
Inform
students and parents of the corrective discipline procedures.
CORRECTIVE DISCIPLINE
PROCEDURES BY CLASSROOM TEACHER
(1)
Each
teacher will post a set of Student Norms that are expected to
be followed.
▪
BE PROMPT
Arrive to school and
to class on time.
▪
BE RESPONSIBLE
Bring all materials
and required assignments to school on a daily basis.
▪
BE A PARTICIPANT
Be involved in your
classes and extra-curricular activities.
▪
BE SUCCESSFUL
Do the best that you
can do each and every day!
REMEMBER: Attitude
is everything!
(2)
Each
teacher will post a Discipline Plan with the procedural steps
and consequences clearly defined. Students will be made aware of the plan
and understand each step.
(3)
Each
teacher will administer their rules and follow the posted discipline plan.
Consequences might include teacher-assigned detention, parent telephone
calls, and/or parent conference. Teachers are never to place a student
outside of the classroom as a disciplinary measure.
(4)
Teachers MUST keep DETAILED DOCUMENTATION on conduct,
disciplinary actions, telephone calls, parent conferences, and student
actions.
(5)
After a
teacher has done all that is expected to do, a referral can be made to
Administrator.
See the Code of
Student Conduct 2008-2009 for more information.
GRADE LEVEL DISCIPLINE
INTERVENTION
When the Grade Level Administrator receives a request from
a teacher for disciplinary intervention, the following decisions are at
their discretion depending on the severity of the student’s actions and the
teacher’s documentation:
(1)
Additional
after-school detentions.
(2)
Parent
phone calls, formal letters, and/or conference with all teachers in the SLC.
(3)
Recommendation to counselor.
(4)
Saturday
School.
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ZEROS AREN’T PERMITTED (ZAP)
CLASS
Students will not be assigned zeros for failure to
complete classwork and/or homework assignments. Those students will be
required to attend Zeros Aren’t Permitted (ZAP) class. Teachers will
contact parents twenty-four (24) hours prior to detention time (4:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m.). A copy of the referral will be given to the assigning
teacher, student and ZAP teacher. Students will be escorted to ZAP class
five minutes prior to the final bell of the school day. Any student who
does not attend an assigned ZAP class will be admitted to the Room for
Positive Change (RPC)- In School Suspension. If a student is in compliance
for ZAP, but acquires three assignments, he/she will be referred to RPC upon
the fourth assignment.
ADDITIONAL
INITIATIVES TO SUPPORT THE DISCIPLINE PLAN
(1)
Recognition to reward deserving students will be enacted. Assemblies will
be held each 6 weeks to recognize these students per grade level.
(2)
Teachers
will be assigned hall duty every off period for a specified amount of time.
Others will be assigned before-school or after-school duties. Additionally,
teachers will stand at their open door for students to enter the classroom.
When the tardy bell rings, they will close their door and students entering
class after the bell, will be marked tardy (unexcused) unless they show a
signed excuse. After the third unexcused tardy, the student is to be
assigned After-School Detention for an hour.
(3)
Teachers
will be required to follow the 30/30 rule for restroom privileges and
dismissal from the classroom [i.e. visits to another teacher’s classroom or
nurse’s office, errand(s) within the school, etc.]
(4)
Students
who are in the hallways before or during school without a hall pass will
automatically receive a detention. After the second time, they will receive
Saturday School. Teachers who allow students to leave the classroom without
a pass during school hours will be warned and/or reprimanded for failure to
follow school policy.
(5)
Students
who use profanity or are disrespectful any staff member will be assigned
Saturday School or suspended, depending on the severity of the offense.
(6)
Students
who exhibit unacceptable conduct in the hallways (excessively loud talk,
running, horse play, hitting, etc.) will be assigned a Saturday School.
(7)
Students
who come to school or to class out of uniform will be sent to the
appropriate assistant principal for immediate attention.
(8)
Hall
sweeps will be conducted as necessary. A one-minute warning bell will sound
to assist students in arriving to class on time.
(9)
Any
student who identifies himself/herself incorrectly or gives someone else’s
name will be given
Saturday
School.
(10)
Students
who repeatedly display inappropriate and unacceptable conduct, disrupt the
educational process of others, and do not respond to discipline measures
should be considered for alternative placement (with proper documentation)
immediately.
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LEVEL I—VIOLATION OF CLASSROOM RULES
Each teacher or staff member establishes the rules for the classroom and for
school-related activities. Much behavior can be managed by the classroom
teacher. The teacher may use any of the disciplinary options listed below
in maintaining classroom discipline.
Disciplinary
Options/Responses
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Oral
correction
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Teacher-student conference
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Parent
contact: note or telephone call to parent
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Student-counselor conference
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Detention
(maintained by teacher) before or after school
▪
Other
appropriate in-class disciplinary actions
▪
Restriction of school-bus privileges by the bus operator
LEVEL II—ADMINISTRATIVE INTERVENTION
Some infractions will result in a referral to an administrator. The
disciplinary response depends on the offense, previous actions, and the
seriousness of the misbehavior. Level II acts of misconduct include those
student acts that interfere with the orderly educational process in the
classroom or in the school. A teacher who observes a student engaged in
Level II or higher misconduct will fill out a discipline/referral form for
the principal or other appropriate administrator. The principal will
forward an oral or written report to the parents.
Disciplinary Options/Responses
▪
Parental
contact by phone and written or oral notification to parent or guardian
▪
Required
administrator/student/parental conference
▪
Detention
or placement in In-School Suspension.
▪
Exclusion
from extracurricular activities, such as field trips, and award ceremonies
▪
Removal of
school transportation privileges
▪
“Behavior,” “behavioral,” and/or “conduct” contracts
▪
Teacher
removal of the student from the classroom (Following procedures as outlined
on pp.18 and 19 of the Code of Student Conduct)
▪
Suspension
of transportation privileges
▪
Any other
appropriate disciplinary actions determined by the administration
LEVEL III—SUSPENSION AND/OR OPTIONAL REMOVAL TO A DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE
EDUCATION PROGRAM
Offenses that seriously disrupt the educational process in the classroom, in
the school, and/or at school-related activities, or a continuance of
repeated Level I, II, or III misconduct. A finding that a student has
engaged in a Level III offense may constitute a serious offense.
Disciplinary Options/Responses
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Required
administrator/student/parent conference
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Restitution or restoration, as applicable, for vandalism to property
▪
Exclusion
from extracurricular activities, such as field trips, and commencement
exercises/award ceremonies
▪
Placement
of the student into in-school suspension
▪
Suspension
for up to three school days per occurrence
▪
Removal of
transportation services for up to one year
▪
Restriction or removal of computer-use privileges for up to one year
▪
Teacher
removal of the student from the classroom (see procedures outlined on pp.
18-19)
▪
Referral
to a district Disciplinary Alternative Education Program
▪
Any other
appropriate disciplinary actions determined by the administration
LEVEL IV—REQUIRED PLACEMENT IN A DISCIPLINARY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM
Criminal offenses as defined in Level IV. This may include any felony,
whether school-related or not, unless it is one for which expulsion is
required. A finding that a student has engaged in an offense listed under
Level IV constitutes a finding that the student has engaged in serious
misbehavior.
LEVEL V—EXPULSION FOR SERIOUS OFFENSES
Offenses that
include those for which a student may or shall be expelled under state law.
They include continued serious or persistent misbehavior that violates the
district’s Code of Student Conduct by a student while placed in a
Disciplinary Alternative Education Program. A finding that a student
engaged in an offense listed under Level V constitutes a finding that the
student has engaged in serious misbehavior.
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