Expectations of Student Behavior and Attendance

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Expectations of Student Behavior and Attendance

• Reasonable, Appropriate, Cooperative

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To the Parents and Students of Lisle Senior High
School

• This power point was part of a presentation made
  to each class of students at Lisle Senior High
  School on Wednesday, August 24, 2005. It is an
  introduction to our expectations of student
  discipline and attendance and provides some
  direction on some more specific items. The
  student handbook, issued to each student at the
  start of the year, provides more, specific
  information on procedures and policies. Please
  become familiar with its contents.
• If you have questions on anything in the
  presentation or in general about these topics,
  please feel free to contact me by phone or
  e-mail.
• Our purpose in this presentation is to maximize
  student success by making clear the expectations
  of LSHS and the schools commitment to helping
  each student achieve that success.
• Mark Cunningham
• Assistant Principal, LSHS
• 630-493-8304
• mcunningham_at_lisle202.org

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Welcome!

• Were glad youre here!
• Our goal is your success
• Make the most of your time here
• Studies
• People
• Activities

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Purpose

• To acquaint students with the basic expectations
  of student behavior and attendance to maximize
  student success at Lisle Senior High School

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Basic Expectation

• Students will demonstrate or learn to demonstrate
  appropriate behaviors in the learning and social
  situations of the high school.
• Areas to be addressed include but are not limited
  to
• Behavior and decorum
• Attendance and punctuality
• Industry
• Dress

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Important Note

• The student handbook is issued to all students.
  Students are responsible for its contents. Please
  read and understand it. Much of the following
  information is in the handbook.

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AttendanceStudents are expected to be in their
assigned classroom at the time assigned.
Otherwise a student is either tardy or absent

• The school makes all decisions about the nature
  of an absence, that is, whether an absence is
  excused or unexcused.
• The handbook lists reasons for excused absences,
  such as illness, pre-arranged absences, etc.
  Students who have unexcused absences will receive
  behavioral and academic consequences
• Students are not allowed to leave the building
  without specific permission.
• Teachers will share with students their
  definition of tardiness
• When a student leaves the area to which he/she is
  assigned for that period, that student will carry
  a signed, timed pass from the supervising teacher.

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ConsequencesTardiness

• Tardiness (in a class, in a semester)
• 3rd warning
• 4th 1 detention
• 5th 2 detentions
• 6 and more 1 Saturday Detention
• Lunch detentions may be substituted for after
  school detentions at the discretion of the
  Assistant Principal

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ConsequencesUnexcused Absences

• 1st in a semester 1 detention
• 2nd and more in a semester 1 Saturday Detention
• When a student acquires 5 outstanding Saturday
  Detentions, that student may be suspended for 5
  school days.

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Note

• More than 700 detentions for tardiness were
  written in the 2004-2005 school year.
• 807 referrals for unexcused absences were written
  last year
• A total of 2,620 referrals were written during
  the entire school year.
• That means almost 60 of all referrals were for
  attendance issues.

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Behavior Basics

• Students are asked to exhibit reasonable
  behaviors and follow the reasonable requests of
  staff members.
• In many instances, student willingness to follow
  these reasonable requests will eliminate minor or
  potential problems and behavioral consequences.
• Failure to follow reasonable requests creates a
  new problem for the student, insubordination
• Insubordination is the failure of a student to
  follow the reasonable request of a staff member.
  It carries consequences such as detention or
  suspension

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Behavior Basics (contd)

• Certain behaviors, dangerous in the school
  environment are consequenced by suspension and/or
  expulsion, due to repetition or gravity.
  Arrest/ticketing by the LPD may be an option. A
  list includes, but is not limited to
• Fighting, physical violence to a student
• Drug, alcohol, tobacco, use, sale, distribution
• Defiance (a directly demonstrated or stated
  refusal to comply), threats, physical violence to
  a staff member
• Repeated and/or gross acts of bullying,
  intimidation, harassment
• Possession/use of weapons
• The student handbook has a listing of offenses
  and consequences

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Behavior Basics (concluded)

• Most detentions, not related to attendance are
  issued for
• Profanity
• Minor classroom disruption
• Rough/physical behavior in classroom, hallway
• Insubordination (the failure to follow a
  reasonable request by a staff member)

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Detentions

• Tuesdays and Thursdays after school, 245-345 pm.
• Lunch detentions for tardiness may be held during
  a students lunch period
• Saturday Detentions are from 8 am to 1pm
• Held in room 101 (Study Hall)
• After the first detention in a semester, the
  student may be assigned to detention on Saturday
  for anymore detentions received in that semester.
• Detention hours may be increased when student
  misses detention.
• Students who fail to serve their detentions are
  suspended out of school.

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Student Dress

• Students are expected to dress in a manner to
  promote a professional learning atmosphere
• Dress Code is in the Student Handbook and posted
  in restrooms and locker rooms.
• Students will be asked to modify inappropriate
  clothing. Repetition may be considered
  insubordination.
• Four most common violations of dress code are
• Head coverings
• Inappropriate female tops
• Males pants too low
• Shirts with drug, alcohol, sexual, profane
  references

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Dress Code Donts
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Specific Items

• Backpacks and book bags are to be in student
  lockers during the day (If it is used to carry
  books and/or papers, its a book bag).
• Personal entertainment devices
• Discouraged
• School not responsible
• NOT worn in hallways
• Teacher decision about use in classroom

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More Specific Items

• Cell phones are to be out of sight and sound
  during school day. Leave it off, in your locker
• The use of camera devices in areas that infringe
  on the privacy of others is prohibited
• Lisle HS assumes no liability for the above
  devices.
• Students are to use the locker assigned to them
  and keep them clean. Periodic checks will take
  place during the year.
• Food is to be consumed in the lunchroom and
  students are expected to remain in the lunchroom
  during their lunch.
• Generally speaking, all the above are minor
  incidents and students will be warned of their
  inappropriateness. Repetition of the behavior is
  insubordination.

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NOT IN THE CLASSROOM
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Special Procedures
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Parking

• A privilege for Seniors and then Juniors. Seniors
  have applied for spaces during registration. Some
  Sophomores will be allowed to park at the Park
  District building (east side lot) on the south
  side of Short Street. Information regarding
  Junior and Sophomore parking will be released
  during the first full week of school.
• Limited number of permits. On Monday, August 29,
  a list of numbered spaces and the student it is
  assigned to will be posted in the Assistant
  Principals Office. Student will park in his/her
  numbered space.
• Failure to follow parking rules (student
  handbook, parking application), and/or other
  school rules may result loss of parking privilege
  and carry behavioral consequences.
• Tickets may be issued by the LPD for failure to
  follow parking procedures. Cars may be towed for
  failure to follow procedures.

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Conclusions

• The purpose of these rules and policies is to
  create and promote a learning environment in
  which you can be most successful and safe.
• We believe you either know appropriate behaviors
  or can learn them. We will help you.
• Your willingness to cooperate with staff members
  trying to help you will contribute greatly to
  your success
• If you are where your supposed to be, when you
  are supposed to be there, and do what the staff
  members in charge reasonably ask you to do, you
  will be very successful here.
• GOOD LUCK!
• SEMPER LEO!

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GO LIONS!
semper leo