What it takes to be a Firebird…

1. What it takes to be a Firebird…

2. Firebirds Have… and Are… Proactive Respectful Integrity Discipline Excellence • Focus • Integrity • Respect • Expectations • Belief • Instinct • Responsibility • Discipline • Support

3. SNHS PBIS Matrix

4. Student Handbook • We will spend the next few days learning our student handbook (Guide to becoming a Firebird). • At the end of our lessons, a quiz will be given on the student handbook. • If you make a 100 on the quiz, you may use that as a quiz grade in your classes.

5. Day 1: Survival • New Bell Schedule • Entering/Exiting the building • Assemblies • Cafeteria Procedures • Dress code • Discipline chart

6. P. 6 of handbook New Bell Schedule NEW!

7. P. 8 & 9 of handbook Entering/Exiting the building • Arrival- School starts at 7:30 am. Drop off takes place in the Spring Hope parking lot. • Earliest arrival time is 6:45 am. Students enter at “Students First” signs. • If students arrive after 7:30 then they check in the office. • Dismissal- Bus and car riders are dismissed at 2:30. Athletes, 2nd bus load and students staying after school are dismissed at 2:35. If students leave early, that’s a referral. • Students are to walk quietlyon the right side of the hallway.

8. “Students First” signs

9. P. 13 of handbook Assemblies and hall movement • Assemblies- All students will follow the SLANT procedures during assemblies. • Hallway movement- All students will move swiftly and quietly on the right side of the hallway. • Tardies- Students arriving after the bell, will be considered tardy. • Sit up straight. • Lean forward. • Act interested. • Nod occasionally. • Track the speaker.

10. P. 31 of handbook Cafeteria Procedures • Walk to and from the cafeteria. • Put trash in proper containers. • Keep the floor and tables tidy. • Students are not to "cut in line". • Do not sit on tables. • Talk quietly. • Only the student to whom that number has been issued can use free or reduced lunch numbers.

11. P. 30 of handbook SNHS DRESS CODE POINTS OF EMPHASIS • No headphones/ear buds will be allowed in the building except in the cafeteria. • No hats will be worn in the building at any time. They are not to be visible or they will be taken.. • Students will only be allowed to have Bottled water & Gatorade in the halls and classrooms. • No blankets will be allowed in the building • Shorts or skirts should not be more than 6” above the kneecap.

12. P. 30 of handbook SNHS Dress Code Points of Emphasis • No sagging pants are permitted. • Straps on shirts must be at least two inches wide. (No spaghetti straps) • No visible undergarments. • No sleepwear. • No clothing with vulgar, offensive or suggestive language or anything that features controlled substances.

13. Day 2 of the Firebird: Consequences • If a rule is broken, there will be consequences

14. P. 24-29 of handbook 4 Types of Discipline Consequences • Choices- per period only • In school Suspension (ISS)- 1 day or more • Out of School Suspension (OSS)- Out of school 3-10 days • Long Term Suspension- rest of the year

15. P. 23 of handbook 3 Levels of violations • Level one is interpreted as minor disruption and disrespect infractions, etc.; • Level two is interpreted as more serious infractions such as using profanity, theft, and damage to property, etc.; • Level three is interpreted as major violations such as fighting, bomb threats, use of a weapon, drugs or alcohol offenses, etc. • Discipline consequences will be based on the severity (level of offense) and the total number of times a student has been seen in the office.

16. P. 23 of handbook

17. P. 23 of handbook

18. Day 3: Policies • Phone policy • Audio/video equipment • Medicine

19. P. 33-34 of handbook Cell phones (Policy 4318) The Nash-Rocky Mount Schools will permit students to possess but not use cell phones and other electronic signaling devices (to place telephone calls, to send or receive text messages or receive pages) during the regularly scheduled school day. Students who possess these devices are to keep them out of view and turned off. All students are required to adhere to the following guidelines regarding cell phones and other electronic signaling devices.

20. P. 33 of handbook Audio/Video • Radios, CD players, MP3 players, iPods, cameras, or video games should not be brought to school. • The school will provide those items needed for classroom instruction. • Failure to surrender such items will result in a discipline referral. • SNHS will permit the cafeteria to be a “free texting zone” during Breakfast and Lunch times only. • All electronic equipment should be put away BEFORE exiting the cafeteria. Thisis aprivilege!

21. P. 17-20 of handbook Medicine • Medications during school: Students who require medications at school have 2 options. Please refer to the NRMPS Board Policy 6125 below for the complete policy on medication administration. (P. 17-20 of student handbook) • STUDENTS BEING IN POSSESSION OF ANOTHER STUDENT’S MEDICINE OR STUDENTS GIVING ANOTHER STUDENT ANY TYPE OF OVER THE COUNTER OR PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE WILL RESULT IN LONG TERM SUSPENSION!!!!!!

22. Day 4 Absences and Tardies

23. P. 30 of handbook

24. P. 30 of handbook

26. P. 11 & 12 of handbook

27. P. 11 & 12 of handbook

28. P. 12 of handbook

29. Day 5 Academics, clubs and athletics

31. P. 10 of handbook

32. P. 10 of handbook

33. P. 11 of handbook

34. P. 13 & 14 of handbook

35. REMEMBER, One point can make all the difference. • 92- B • 69- F • 4 credits- remain a freshman • 28 credits- graduate • 3.0 GPA- pay for college • 93- A • 70- D • 5 credits- promoted to 10th grade • 27 credits- not graduate • 3.5 GPA- possible scholarship Always win by a nose!

36. P. 15 of handbook

37. P. 12 of handbook

39. P. 15 of handbook

40. P. 17 of handbook

41. P. 16 of handbook

42. P. 16 of handbook

44. Review If you arrive to school after 7:30, what do you do? Students have ____ bathroom passes per class per semester. The “S” in S.L.A.N.T. stands for… Students can only enter the school through doors that have the sign… Students can only go to Choices ____ times per semester.

45. Review (T or F) School discipline rules apply both before and after normal hours. The __________ function on a cell phone cannot be used at any time on school premises.  (T or F) Students in possession of another student’s medicine will get a Long-term Suspension. Straps on clothing should be a minimum of ___ inches wide (T or F) Students cannot bring blankets to school.

46. Review (T or F) Arriving to class more five minutes late is considered a tardy.  (T or F) First period tardies will be handled in the main office when a student signs in. (T or F) A student can be counted tardy to lunch. ISS assigned for tardies is for _____________. (T or F) Students must be present in class more than 45 minutes to be counted present.

47. Review (T or F) All make-up work must be completed within 5 school days of returning to school.  Students can make up _________ days in Fifth Period. (T or F) Fifth Period request form must be signed by the student’s parent. (T or F) Report cards and progress reports are expected to be signed by the student’s parent(s) and returned to school. (T or F) All school rules still apply for students at athletic contests, club, and organization events.