MISSION STATEMENT

To develop and maintain a community of early adolescents who become life long learners. Therefore we promote and value:

 

     Citizenship - to empower all stakeholders with duties, rights and privileges

     Achievement - to persevere and complete a task successfully

     Respect - to treat all stakeholders with a regard, empathy, esteem, consideration

                   and tolerance

     Responsibility - to make moral and rational decisions which demonstrate the

                             obligation of each stakeholder towards him/herself, family,

                              community, country and the world

 

CARR CODE

 

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Attendance Cafeteria Procedures Detention
Daily Schedule Discipline Code Fire/Shelter Drills
Grading & Report Cards Guidance Homeroom
Honor Roll & Arista Lateness to Class Lateness to School
Leaving School for Sickness School Attire Special MedicalSituations
Cell Phones    

 

ATTENDANCE

            When a student is absent from school:

 

CAFETERIA PROCEDURES

DETENTION

  

Daily Schedule

PERIOD

BEGINS

ENDS

1

8:10

8:52

Homeroom

8:55

9:05

2

9:08

9:49

3

9:52

10:33

4

10:37

11:17

5

11:21

12:03

6

12:07

12:49

7

12:52

1:33

8

1:36

2:17

P.M. Homeroom

2:20

2:25

DISCIPLINE CODE OF

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FIRE DRILLS/ SHELTER DRILLS

          A FIRE DRILL is a very serious safety matter. Failure to follow the rules will result in disciplinary

           action. when a fire drill takes place:

 

GRADING & REPORT CARDS

        Your work in each class will be evaluated to let you know how well you're doing, and in which subjects will

          need extra work.

  • Students should set academic goals at the beginning of each year.
  • Teachers will explain how they compute their marks at the beginning of the year. There are four marking periods.
  • Students grades are determined by tests, homework, class work, special reports, projects and notebooks.
  • Students also receive comments for effort and conduct.
  • Letters are sent home during each marking period indicating areas needing improvement.
  • REPORT CARDS are issued four times annually. They are signed and returned to the homeroom teacher.
  • In the first marking period, students receive letter grades in electives. The letter grades are: P - passing and F - failure.
  • 65% is a passing grade (75% is the minimum in the Acceleration Program).
  • Accelerated students must maintain an 85 % average in their major subjects to remain in the Acceleration Program.
  • If you have any questions or concerns regarding your child's progress, please communicate with your child's teacher(s).

 

 

GUIDANCE SERVICES

        Guidance services are available to help students with their academic, social and emotional growth.

        The Guidance Counselor:

  • Helps students improve academic work.
  • Helps students make a smooth transition from elementary school into junior high school.
  • Helps process student's high school application.
  • Works closely with parents, school psychologists, social worker, Project 25, teachers and administrators to insure a student's success.

 

HOMEROOM

    MORNING HOMEROOM
  • Students must sit in their assigned seats.
  • Students must listen to all announcements, and stand for the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance as it is broadcast over the public address system.
  • All coats, hats, etc. should be secured in the student closets.
AFTERNOON HOMEROOM
  • Students must attend P.M. homeroom. Attendance is taken at P.M. homeroom. Students not present will be marked ABSENT. Students who are listed absent on the official attendance list will be reported to the dean as CUTTING.
  • Students MUST hand in late passes to their homeroom teacher.
  • If student is on the "official attendance list" as absent, then he/she will not be marked cutting.
  • No textbooks or personal belongings are to be left in homeroom.
  • Students are accompanied to the first floor exits for dismissal by their homeroom teacher.

 

HONOR ROLL AND ARISTA

  • Students must have and 85% in academic major subjects, satisfactory conduct, and passing grades (65% or better) in all other subjects, to be placed on the ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL (Silver Honor Roll.)
  • Students must have and 90% in major subjects, satisfactory conduct, and passing grades (65% or better) in all other subjects, to be placed on the ACADEMIC HIGH HONOR ROLL (Gold Honor Roll.)
  • Eighth and ninth grade students are eligible for ARISTA (The National Junior Honor Society). To qualify, 9th grade students must have been on either Honor Roll in the 4th marking period of the 8th grade; and on the Gold Honor Roll in the third marking period of the 9th grade. Eighth grade students must have been on either Honor Roll in the 4th marking period of the 7th grade; and on the Gold honor roll in the third marking period of the 8th grade

    In addition all students must have a 90% average in major academic subjects with no failures, in the third marking period; an 80% average in all other subjects, with no failures; a minimum of 30 hours of approved service credit, which includes tutoring; and satisfactory conduct ratings from all teachers. Candidates will be subject to review by a committee in the areas of Character, Scholarship, Service, Leadership and Citizenship

 

LATENESS TO CLASS

  • Students late to class, including auditorium and cafeteria, receive a warning.
  • Students serve detention for excessive lateness.
  • Habitual lateness may affect a student's academic progress and can result in disciplinary action.

 

LATENESS TO SCHOOL

        Students who arrive late to school:

        After 8:05AM, will not be permitted to enter their period 1 class. Students who are consistently late to school will miss class work and assignments, thereby impacting  their grade for that subject. Please assist us in maintaining our high attendance standards by helping your child develop good attendance and punctuality habits. It is our expectation that all students will arrive to school each day on time, ready to work and enjoy the programs and activities our school offers.

 

LEAVING SCHOOL FOR
SICKNESS/EMERGENCIES

  • No student will be released from school to any adult or family member who is not listed on the blue emergency card completed at the start of each school year. Therefore, along with the parent's phone number, it is important to list the names of ALL adults who have permission to pick up your child on the blue card. If necessary, use the back of the card.

SCHOOL ATTIRE

The School Leadership Team developed a Dress Code for our school. It is outlined below. There is also a letter sent home in September and April detailing the overall policy.

Our dress code policy was created to provide students with an environment conducive to learning. In dressing appropriately, students come to school with the mind set that they are here to learn and prepare themselves for the future.

• Students may not come to school wearing "crop tops", midriff tops, backless tops, sheer or see-thru clothing, tank tops or muscle shirts. In other words, no skin should be exposed between the bottom of the shirt and the top of the pants. Underwear should not show.

• T-shirts with inappropriate graphic designs or slogans are prohibited.

• Students may not wear "short shorts," micro-mini skirts, micro-mini skorts or micro-mini dresses (Any garment should be no shorter than 3 inches above the knee).

• Students may not wear "pajamas."

Students not in compliance with the above policies will be subject to disciplinary action.

Wearing inappropriate apparel and/or accessories is a direct violation of the New York

City Department of Education’s Discipline Code as indicated in Code #9 - "Wearing

Clothing or other items that are unsafe or disruptive to the educational process."

 

SPECIAL MEDICAL SITUATIONS

  • When coming to school with a limiting physical condition (sprain, broken bone, cane, etc.) or returning from home instruction, a parent or guardian must accompany the child to school to fill out and sign papers. There must also be a doctor's note stating that the student may attend school and walk up and down the stairs every 45 minutes. If there are any limitations, such as no gym, it must be written on the note. The note must be clearly written by a physician.

CELL PHONES

Chancellor’s Regulation A-412 indicates that, "Beepers and other communication devices are prohibited on school property, unless a parent obtains the prior approval from the principal/designee for medical reasons. If the school confiscates a beeper/communication device, the principal/designee should immediately contact the student’s parent and arrange for the parent to appear in person to pick up the device. The beeper/communication device should be maintained and secured by the school until the parent appears. If the parent repeatedly fails to appear to pick up the beeper/communication device, the school should dispose of the item."

Chancellor’s Regulations also call for schools to confiscate all electronic equipment (cell phones, I-Pods, Game Boys, DVD players, etc.). The JHS 194 School Leadership Team supports the enforcement of these regulations with the modifications indicated below:

We are aware of the fact that as parents you provide your child(ren) with a cell phone or other electronic devices for use before or after school to ensure their safety. During the school day, however, cell phones and other electronic devices are not instructional tools and should not be used by students for any reason. Should an emergency arise that requires you to contact your child, you can do so by calling the school.

Students who have cell phones or other electronic devices in their possession must keep them in their backpacks or pockets (not on belt loops or cell phone holders), during the school day. Cell phones or other electronic devices may not be on, in use or visible during the day in school. The use of cell phones and other electronic devices in school is not only prohibited but interferes with the instructional program and safety of our students, therefore, a cell phone or other electronic device will be confiscated if a student has it on or is using it, (i.e. to call, text message, take a picture, check the time or receive a call, or listen to music or play a game), or it is visible during the school day.

Any student who has a cell phone or other electronic device taken away in school will not receive the cell phone back at the end of the day. The student will receive a letter to bring home that will explain that the cell phone/electronic device was taken away and locked in the school safe. The school has arranged for these items to be picked up by a parent/guardian on Monday morning from 8:00AM-12:00PM in the Main Office from Mrs. Iannizzi. Students not in compliance with this policy will be subject to disciplinary action. No exceptions to this policy will be considered.