Oak Mountain High School2010-2011

Grade Level Meetings

OMHS Administration

• Mrs. Doyle – Principal

• Mr. Vines – 12th Grade

• Mr. Hayn – 11th Grade

• Dr. Fineburg – 10th Grade

• Mrs. Walls – 9th Grade

OMHS Expectations

• Excellence in all things

• Achievement of personal and group goals

• Gratitude for opportunities provided

• Loyalty to family, friends, and school

• Effort to finish the task at hand

• Service to others here and beyond

Code of Conduct Updates & Reminders

Dress Code• General Reminders

–No holes in garments

–Females: Skirts, dresses, & shorts must be fingertip length• Leggings are considered panty hose.

–Appropriate length of dresses, skirts, or shorts will be checked even if leggings are worn.

Attendance• NEW POLICY:

– Any absence that is not a doctor’s note (2X) or court excuse (3X) is counted toward the 12 absence limit.

• If you have 12 or more unexcused, parent-excused, or principal-excused absences, you will not be excused for further absences without a doctor or court note.

• A student who has 4 unexcused absences in a semester shall be reviewed for denial of academic credit for excessive absences.

Make-up Work

• NEW POLICY:– If a student is absent on the day an

assignment is due AND the student was informed of the due date prior to being absent, that assignment is due on the day the student returns to school.

Academic Honesty• NEW POLICY: There are three forms of academic

dishonesty covered in the Code of Conduct:– Cheating– Plagiarism– Fabrication/Falsification

• Consequences for Academic Dishonesty:– Awarding of reduced credit or no credit (i.e., a “zero”)– Documentation in the student’s individual conduct file– Additional consequences as applicable to the particular

incident (i.e., Saturday School or ISD, etc.)

Tardies To School

• Tardies to school = any sign-in after 7:40 a.m. without allowable excuse. NOTE: Traffic issues are not considered allowable by state regulations.

# of Tardies to

School

Student who drives to school

Student who does not drive to school

3Parking Pass suspended

for 5 school daysDetention and/or

Saturday School

4Parking pass suspended

for 10 daysIn-School Detention —

1 successful day

Subsequent Tardies

Parking pass suspended for 9 school weeks (rules for reinstatement apply)

1 day of suspension and a Pre-Early Warning

Referral

Tardies To Class

• Tardies to class = Student arrives after or is not in his/her seat when the bell rings.

Tardies to classConsequences

6 2 hours of detention

9 Saturday School

12 1 successful day of In-School Detention

15 Extended In-School Detention

Electronic Communication Device Usage

*The visible or audible use of personal communication device, including but not limited to cell phones, beepers,

messaging devices, and walkie-talkies.*The school is not responsible for lost or stolen cell phones or

electronic devices if students do not follow the appropriate policies for storing devices during the school day.

1st offenseIn-School Detention –

1 successful day

2nd offenseIn-School Detention –

3 successful days

Subsequent offensesOut-of-School Suspension

In-School Detention

• Location – 2nd Floor above the gym

• Teacher – Mr. Vanderford

• Must complete all work appropriately

–If not, more days in ISD will result.

We look forward to an excellent year!