NO VOICE- Please see "Voice Commitment" policy rules and exceptions.
NO CELL PHONES- For any other purpose than what I have deemed necessary for your educational needs in MY CLASS.
BE ON TIME AND BE PREPARED- Life skill.
BE NICE TO ALL- Life skill. You never know who will be your future boss….
ALL BOOK BAGS PLACED IN DESIGNATED AREA- We need to see our hands for signing, we cannot have anything blocking our view! I will let you know what you will need from your bag before class starts. THIS IS NON-NEGOTIABLE.
Consequences to broken classroom rules:
Verbal reminder of classroom rules established.
Success building student/teacher conference during students lunch period.
Mrs. Sanchez heart is broken and parents are sent an email or text to request face to face conference.
Good attendance is important for many reasons. Your child receives the maximum benefit of education by being in school every day, and numerous studies show a strong link between academic performance and consistent attendance. Because attendance is so critical for the quality of your child’s education, Texas has a compulsory attendance law. State law requires children to attend school each day that instruction is provided. The law applies to children ages 6–19. If you voluntarily enroll your child in prekindergarten or kindergarten before age 6, school attendance laws apply to your child, too. A person who voluntarily enrolls in or attends school after turning 19 is also required to attend for the entire period of the program of instruction.
Absences/Attendance
All Grade Levels School employees must investigate and report violations of the state compulsory attendance law. When a student between ages 6 and 19 incurs unexcused absences for three or more days or parts of days within a four-week period, the school will send a notice to the student’s parent, as required by law, to remind the parent that it is the parent’s duty to monitor his or her child’s attendance and to require the student to come to school. The notice will also inform the parent that the district will initiate truancy prevention measures and request a conference between school administrators and the parent. These measures will include a behavior improvement plan, school-based community service, or referrals to either in-school or out-of-school counseling or other social services. Any other measures considered appropriate by the district will also be initiated. If you have questions about your student and the effect of his or her absences from school, please contact the campus administrator. A court of law may also impose penalties against a student’s parent if a school-aged student is deliberately not attending school. A complaint against the parent may be filed in court if the student is absent without excuse from school on ten or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year. If a student ages 12–18 incurs unexcused absences on ten or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year, the district, in most circumstances, will refer the student to truancy court.
tardy
A student who is tardy is missing important instructional time and may be subject to a consequence. A student who is tardy 3 times in a 5 day period may be assigned additional consequences. A student is considered tardy if:
He/she arrives to his/her assigned area within 10 minutes after the class bell rings without an excused note
after 10 minutes the student will be counted absent.
He/she departs from school earlier than the official dismissal time without permission from the campus.
All tardies will be recorded on the student attendance records. Repeated instances of tardiness including early sign outs may result in additional disciplinary action or court referral action. (See Absences/Attendance)
Homework/ late work policy
Late homework will be accepted up until the day of the unit test. Each class period late will result in 10 points off per day (unless you have an excused absence or documented accommodations). If a student missed a test or quiz it is their responsibility to arrange to make it up. Up to one week will be given to take the assessment, after that the grade will be recorded as a 0%.