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Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School
4545 Ammendale Road Beltsville, Maryland 20705
http://www1.pgcps.org/martinlutherkingjr
301.572.0650 (Main Office) 240.297.6117 (Guidance Office) 301.572.0668 (Fax)
Robin J. Wiltison, Principal Aaron Galie, Assistant Principal Marvin Gilliard, Assistant Principal
Welcome to the 2015 – 2016 School Year
1 Welcome to Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, an exemplary school in Prince George’s County. As a staff, we support the mission of Prince George’s County Public Schools, which is to ensure that all students acquire knowledge and develop skills that will enable them to become productive citizens and lifetime learners. Strong instructional leadership, high expectations and an emphasis on learning in a safe and orderly school environment characterize MLK. Teams of teachers will closely monitor your academic progress and make appropriate instructional adjustments to your program. All stakeholders, parents, students, and staff sign a Parent Agreement Form outlining expectations for attendance, behavior and academics. It is our belief that each and every student who attends MLK has the potential to be successful if he or she is committed to striving for academic excellence.
MLK parents are expected to be involved to a high degree in the academic progress of their children. A computerized progress report and report card are sent home each quarter, giving parents an update on current academic progress in each subject. Parent, student and teacher conferences are scheduled to discuss overall progress and to develop a plan of action to be mutually implemented. Parents receive a weekly newsletter to apprise them of current events. Homework is assigned on a nightly basis to reinforce the teaching and learning process. Students are required to use their agenda books to record homework assignments and parents are expected to monitor progress on SchoolMax to ensure completion of assignments.
It is our hope that your middle school experience will be a positive one. A strong academic focus, a commitment to community service, and extracurricular enrichment activities will prepare you for the high school years to come. A shared accountability between you, your parents and the MLK staff will guarantee your success. Our vision is reflected in our school motto: “Success Today – Success Tomorrow.”
As a staff, we look forward to working with you in the 2015 - 2016 school year.
Middle School Program Features
● High expectations for student achievement ● An overall environment stressing disciplined behavior, regular attendance, and punctuality ● A clear sense of purpose and a high degree of parent and family involvement ● Parent involvement in the monitoring of homework assignments and academic progress ● Emphasis on excellence in reading, writing, mathematics, science, geography, history and world languages ● Critical-thinking skills emphasized throughout the curriculum ● Rigorous teaching of oral and written communication and study skills ● Latin exploration as related to root words and vocabulary development ● Latin I and II, Spanish I and II, and Algebra I are offered for high school credit ● Diverse literature is used as the background for reading, writing, vocabulary development and discussion ● Hands-on science with an emphasis on problem solving and a science fair project ● Use of maps, globes, related texts and materials
2 ● Public speaking related to assigned research projects ● Creative arts classes provide students with an opportunity to pursue individual areas of interest ● Research skills are taught in grades 6, 7 and 8 ● Computer labs with an emphasis on mathematics, science, writing and research skills ● Extra-curricular activities compliment academic studies and promote self- discipline and teamwork
The Board of Education of Prince George’s County does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, origin, sex, marital status, or disability.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School Mission Statement
The mission of Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School is to foster the growth of knowledge, skills, and personal development enabling all students to achieve their potential. We will accomplish our mission by maintaining high expectations, a positive and safe environment, effective home-school communication, and frequent assessment of student progress. We share this responsibility with students and parents.
School Strategic Plan Long Range Goals
I. Attendance: Students will demonstrate significant progress toward maintaining or exceeding MSDE standards of 94% or better in attendance. Teachers will maintain a 95% or better attendance rate.
II. Self-Management: Improved student self-management skills will result in a more positive learning environment. Less than 5% of the student body will be suspended. 50% of the student body will attain honor roll status during the 2015 - 2016 school year.
III. Competency: Students will continue to meet or exceed the Proficient standard on state assessments.
2016 - 2020 PGCPS Strategy Map
3 Vision: PGCPS will be a GREAT school system recognized for providing education services which ensure that every student in our diverse school district graduates ready for college and careers in a global society.
Mission: To provide a great education that empowers all students and contributes to thriving communities.
Goal: Outstanding Academic Achievement for All Students Emphasis on Literacy; Performance Management System of Accountability
1. Academic Excellence: Emphasize Rigorous Literacy Instruction; Support Early Learning Readiness; Establish College and Career Benchmarks; Embrace Data Wise as a Continuous Systemic Improvement Approach; Extend Specialty Programs
2. High Performing Workforce: Optimize Recruitment, Retention, Hiring, and Succession Planning; Align Staff Development to System Goals
3. Safe and Supportive Environments: Promote Health & Wellness, Ensure Safe Environments; Improve Discipline Management; Modernize Facilities and Technology; Develop and Improve Policies and Procedures
4. Family and Community Engagement: Increase Family Engagement; Strengthen Business Partnerships
5. Organizational Effectiveness: Improve Communications, Customer Service, and Culture in Schools and Offices; Strengthen Strategic Focus; Adopt and Embrace a Performance/Process Excellence Discipline; Improve Program Prioritization and Accountability
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MIDDLE SCHOOL 2015 – 2016 PROFESSIONAL and SUPPORT STAFF ASSIGNMENTS
Principal: Robin J. Wiltison Assistant Principals: Aaron Galie - Grades 6 and 7 Marvin Gilliard - Grades 7 and 8 Mathematics Language Arts Catherine Abbott Megan Carter 4 Natalie Barnes William Lynch Celeste Kell Mary Ann Parkman Zacharia Musong Cecelia Sawyer Carolyn Sagosky Winsome Richards Ashanna Wong Wing Stacey Wages
World Languages Creative Arts Judith Lambert-Winfield - Spanish Jennifer Clontz - Instrumental Music Jonathan Porter - Latin Courtney Frengel - Physical Education, Health Dale Williams – Spanish Otis Harris – Chorus, Piano Keyboarding Monica Jenkins-Jackson - AVID Social Studies Stephanie Keeling - Physical Education, Health Colleen Raville Taylor Songer - Physical Education, Health Agnes Slaugh Dale Williams - Technology Integration Anissa Stewart
Resource Science Mussie Debessay Ailanna Baker Patrick Drzemiecki Jill Borbas Sara Littlejohn Elizabeth Butler Elizabeth Mader Vickie Johnson Thomas McAndrews I. Lucille Price Kassandra Scallone VACANT Helaine Scott VACANT VACANT
Professional School Counselors Tracey Goodridge: Team M - 6, Team L-7 - Last Names A - L 5 Verline Jackson: Team K - 8, Team L-7 - Last Names M - Z
ESOL: Taylor Tarter Itinerant Special Education Assistant: Carolyn Hendricks, Carol Petteway, Rebecca Thilza Testing Coordinator: Alissa Dick AVID Coordinator: Monica Jenkins-Jackson Psychologist: Sarah Regnell Paraprofessionals: David Costow, Shirley Jeffries, Media Specialist: Mona Todras Dedicated Aides: Marckita Barnett, Ebony Lincoln, Leena Parks, Diana Stoaks Technology Coordinator: John Pupil Personnel Worker: VACANT Henrici Speech: Paula Rivers PBIS Coordinator: Sara Littlejohn Renaissance Coordinator: Jennifer Clontz Support Staff Custodial Staff Cafeteria Staff Office Manager: Denise E. Williams Building Supervisor: Gary Butler Christina Stotler, Manager Financial Secretary: Queen Bennett Night Supervisor: Wallace Henson Maria Barahona Guidance Secretary: VACANT Building Engineer: Thomas Hodge Piedad Blanco ISSC, Peer Mediation: VACANT Day Cleaner: Shakiyl Burris Marilyn Hamma Nurse: Khadijah Salim Night Cleaner: Anthony Jennings Kathleen Renn Security Assistant: William Hughes Sara Reyes-Ovando Mindy Weiss-Weatherford
6 SCHOOL CALENDAR – 2015-2016 (as of 6.10.15) AUGUST 10 – 12 - PROFESSIONAL DUTY DAYS FOR NEW TEACHERS AUGUST 17 – 20 - PROFESSIONAL DUTY DAYS FOR ALL TEACHERS AUGUST 24 – SYSTEMIC ORIENTATION DAY FOR NEW 6TH & 7TH GRADE MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS AND NEW 9TH GRADERS AUGUST 25 – FIRST DAY OF SCHOOLS FOR ALL STUDENTS SEPTEMBER 7 – LABOR DAY (SCHOOLS AND OFFICES CLOSED) SEPTEMBER 8 – MLK BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT SEPTEMBER 14 – ROSH HASHANAH (SCHOOLS AND OFFICES CLOSED) SEPTEMBER 23 - EID AL-ADHA AND YOM KIPPUR OCTOBER 2 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY (SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR STUDENTS) OCTOBER 16 – MSEA CONVENTION (SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS) OCTOBER 30 – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY – 2 HR. EARLY DISMISSAL FOR STUDENTS OCTOBER 30 – END OF FIRST QUARTER (45 DAYS) NOVEMBER 2 - GRADING/TEACHER PLANNING (SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR STUDENTS) NOVEMBER 11 – PARENT AND TEACHER CONFERENCES BY APPOINTMENT ONLY (SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR STUDENTS) NOVEMBER 16 - 20 - AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK NOVEMBER 25 - 27 THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY (SCHOOLS AND OFFICES CLOSED) DECEMBER 1 – TOYS FOR TOTS CAMPAIGN BEGINS DECEMBER 9 – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY – 2- HR. EARLY DISMISSAL FOR STUDENTS DECEMBER 23 – 25 - WINTER BREAK – CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS (SCHOOLS AND OFFICES CLOSED) DECEMBER 28 – 31 - WINTER BREAK (SCHOOLS AND OFFICES CLOSED) JANUARY 1 – WINTER BREAK - NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY (SCHOOLS AND OFFICES CLOSED) JANUARY 18 – MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY (SCHOOLS AND OFFICES CLOSED) JANUARY 21 – END OF SECOND QUARTER (45 DAYS) JANUARY 22 – GRADING/TEACHER PLANNING (SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR STUDENTS) FEBRUARY 12 – PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – (SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR STUDENTS) FEBRUARY 15 – PRESIDENTS’ DAY (SCHOOLS AND OFFICES CLOSED) MARCH 23 – END OF THIRD QUARTER (41 DAYS) MARCH 24 – GRADING/TEACHER PLANNING (SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR STUDENTS) MARCH 25 & 28 - EASTER HOLIDAY (SCHOOLS AND OFFICES CLOSED) MARCH 29 – 31 - SPRING BREAK (SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS) APRIL 1 & 4 – SPRING BREAK (SCHOOLS CLOSED FOR STUDENT AND TEACHERS) APRIL 27 – SECRETARY APPRECIATION DAY APRIL 26 – PRIMARY ELECTION DAY – SCHOOLS AND OFFICES CLOSED MAY 2 - 6 – NATIONAL STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK MAY 30 – MEMORIAL DAY (SCHOOLS AND OFFICES CLOSED) JUNE 3 – AWARDS ASSEMBLY, END OF THE YEAR DANCE, YEARBOOK SIGNING JUNE 6, 7, 8 – MLK FINAL EXAMS JUNE 13 – 2 - HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL FOR STUDENTS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER) JUNE 14 – LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS - 2- HOUR EARLY DISMISSAL END OF FOURTH QUARTER (49 DAYS) JUNE 15 – LAST DAY FOR TEACHERS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER) JUNE 15 - 17 & 20 - INCLEMENT WEATHER MAKE-UP DAYS - PLEASE PLAN VACATIONS ACCORDINGLY
7 Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School “Dress For Success” Uniform Policy Uniform dress is required to be worn by all students. All uniforms must be neat and clean. Students should practice good hygiene and take pride in their appearance. Hair must be completely groomed prior to arrival at school. If a student is out of uniform, he/she will be sent to the main office for administrative action. A parent or guardian will be required to bring the appropriate attire to school for the student. Violations to the dress code will result in school disciplinary action in accordance with the Student Rights and Responsibilities. Students will wear the same color shirt for three years. The school uniform program will accommodate students’ religious expression. DRESS VIOLATIONS COMPLIANT Items listed below are in violation of the mandatory Items listed below are in compliance with the mandatory uniform policy. uniform policy. Repeated violations will result in reassignment to another The policy is for all students. school. The policy is for all students. Shirts (SOLID color, polo, cotton, poly blend) NO OVERSIZED SHIRTS Shirts 6th grade – solid white o May not have any colored piping, embroidery, designs, 7th grade – solid royal blue logos, characters, names or numbers of any size other 8th grade – solid red than school logo Long or short sleeved collared, polo-style shirt with two or o Sleeveless tops, fish net, crop tops, V-necks, halters, three clear, midriffs, muscle, undershirts, and tee-shirts are not appropriate colored buttons at the neck; WHITE allowed UNDERSHIRTS ONLY o Undershirts may not be colored; THEY MUST BE o Shirt must be tucked in securely WHITE o MLK club/organization shirts are acceptable on o May not wear gym clothes under uniform designated days Other tops Other tops (fitted sweater, sweatshirts only) NO o No oversize or hooded sweaters or sweatshirts; NO OVERSIZED TOPS EXCEPTIONS o All sweaters, sweat shirts must be worn over the o Tops may not have a hood, zipper, designs, logos, uniform shirt characters, names or numbers of any size, other than o All sweaters, sweatshirts must match the uniform top school logo in color o Jackets and coats may not be worn in class and must be kept in students’ lockers Belts (one color; SOLID black, or brown) BELTS ARE Belts MANDATORY o Belts may not contain stripes, additional colors, o Leather, leather-like, or braided leather-like belt designer insignia, characters, bottle caps, rhinestones, must be worn through the loops and be buckled plastic, gel, eyelets, graphics, patches, inappropriate securely at the waist language, graphics, names or numbers o Belt buckles should be gold or silver toned o No LCD billboard or graphic belt buckles Uniform Shoes Shoes o Dress shoes may be solid brown or black in color with o All tennis shoes must be black; NO EXCEPTIONS matching shoe laces o Shoes should reflect minimal additional colors or o Black tennis shoes/laces ONLY with minimal 2nd insignias color or insignias o Winter boots, snow boots must be changed upon o Shoes must be fully enclosed entering the building o Boots may be worn during inclement weather and o No sandals, flip flops, open toe or open heel shoes changed upon arrival at school to the uniform shoe Pants Pants (fitted, Docker style, cotton twill, front and back o May not fall below the waist, be baggy or sag, and pockets) may not contain designer insignia, characters, names NO OVERSIZED PANTS, NO CARGO PANTS WITH FRONT or numbers of any size LEG, POCKETS, NO TIGHT PANTS o Rubber bands, bandanas or add ons are not allowed o Khaki o Pants may not be rolled up or tucked into shoes or o The cuffs of the pants should touch the tops of fully boots enclosed shoes o Pants may not be altered in any way that changes the o Pants should not extend below the heel of the shoe intended appearance (no cut pant legs) o Fitted pants are to be worn securely around the o No form fitting/spandex, Capri, flared, skinny waist with a belt through all loops style, cut/torn, or Cargo uniform pants. Jeans are not allowed. Skirts will be determined on a case by case basis in order Skirts will not be authorized except on a case-by-case to accommodate religious expression. basis.
8 Socks and Hosiery Socks (white, black, khaki) o Must be absent of characters multi-color print, o Socks must be worn daily designs, cutouts, holes, characters, names, anything o Must be solid white, black or khaki in color dangling or logos o Ankle length or above o Socks must be worn daily Jewelry and accessories o One necklace, must be tasteful and worn inside the Jewelry and accessories shirt o No bracelets o One watch o Authorized jewelry items may not be replicas of o Earrings (gold, silver tone stud or small hoops) weapons or contraband nor contain inappropriate o One pocketbook; NO TOTEBAGS USED FOR BOOKS language; NO ROSARY BEAD NECKLACES o Lanyards for house keys must be worn inside o No oversize necklaces or earrings; no visible lanyards the shirt o No backpack style pocketbooks or bags allowed
Hair accessories Hair accessories o Ungroomed hair is not an excuse for wearing head o Ribbons, barrettes, strings, headbands, cover scrunches/pony tail holders are acceptable o No bandanas, hats, scarves, do-rags, skull caps are allowed
Print Student Name Signature Date ______
Print Parent/Guardian Name _ Signature Date______
9 Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School Bell Schedule 2015 – 2016
Minutes per 64 min 55 min 48 min 52 min 40 min 52 min 40 min 28 min class: School Hours 1 Hour 2 Hour 1 Hour Early 2 Hour Early 3 Hour Early 9:10 am - 3:50 Master SSA Activity Day Delay Delay Close Close Close pm Home Room 9:10 – 9:30 9:10 – 9:10 – 9:30 9:10 – 9:30 9:10 – 9:30 9:10 – 9:30 9:10 – 9:30 9:10 – 9:30 9:30 9:30 – 2:30 – 3:50 10:15 Mod 1 M-6 9:30 – 10:15 – 9:30 – 10:18 10:30 – 11:30 – 9:30 – 10:22 9:30 – 9:30 – 9:58 L-7 10:34 11:10 9:30 – 10:18 11:22 12:10 9:30 – 10:22 10:10 9:30 – 9:58 K-8 9:30 – 10:15 – 9:30 – 10:18 10:30 – 11:30 – 9:30 – 10:22 9:30 – 9:30 – 9:58 10:34 11:10 11:22 12:10 10:10 9:30 – 10:15 – 10:30 – 11:30 – 9:30 – 10:34 11:10 11:22 12:10 10:10 Mod 2 M-6 10:37 – 11:13 – 10:21 – 11:25 – 12:13 – 10:25 – 10:13 – 10:01 – L-7 - CA 11:41 12:08 11:09 12:17 12:53 11:17 10:53 10:29 K-8 10:37 – 11:13 – 10:21 – 11:25 – 12:13 – 10:25 – 10:13 – 10:01 – 11:41 12:08 11:09 12:17 12:53 11:17 10:53 10:29 11:19 – 11:55 – 11:03 – 12:07 – 12:55 – 11:07 – 10:55 – 10:43 – 12:23 12:50 11:51 12:59 1:35 11:59 11:35 11:11 Mod 3 M-6 12:26 – 12:53 – 11:54 – 1:02 – 1:54 1:38 – 2:18 12:02 – 11:38 – 11:14 – L 7 1:30 1:48 12:42 12:20 – 12:56 – 12:54 12:18 11:42 K-8 11:44 – 12:11 – 11:12 – 1:12 1:36 11:20 – 10:56 – 10:32 – 12:48 1:06 12:00 1:02 – 1:54 1:38 – 2:18 12:12 11:36 11:00 12:26 – 12:53 – 11:54 – 12:02 – 11:38 – 11:14 – 1:30 1:48 12:42 12:54 12:18 11:42 Mod 4 M-6 – CA 1:33 – 2:37 1:51 – 12:45 – 1:33 1:57 – 2:49 2:21 – 3:01 12:57 – 1:49 12:21 – 11:45 – L-7 1:33 – 2:37 2:46 12:45 – 1:33 1:57 – 2:49 2:21 – 3:01 12:57 – 1:49 1:01 12:13 K-8 1:33 – 2:37 1:51 – 12:45 – 1:33 1:57 – 2:49 2:21 – 3:01 12:57 – 1:49 12:21 – 11:45 – 2:46 1:01 12:13 1:51 – 12:21 – 11:45 – 2:46 1:01 12:13 2:37 – 2:42 Lockers Lockers Lockers Lockers Lockers Lockers Lockers Lockers 10 Mod 5 M-6 2:42 – 3:50 2:51 – 1:38 – 2:30 2:54 – 3:50 3:06 – 3:50 1:54 – 2:50 1:06 – 1:50 12:18 – L-7 2:42 – 3:50 3:50 1:38 – 2:30 2:54 – 3:50 3:06 – 3:50 1:54 – 2:50 1:06 – 1:50 12:50 K-8 – CA 2:42 – 3:50 2:51 – 1:38 – 2:30 2:54 – 3:50 3:06 – 3:50 1:54 – 2:50 1:06 – 1:50 12:18 – 3:50 12:50 2:51 – 12:18 – 3:50 12:50 1st Lunch Team K-8 10:39 – 11:15 – 10:23 – 11:27 – 12:15 – 10:27 – 10:15 – 10:03 – 11:09 11:45 10:53 11:57 12:45 10:57 10:45 10:33 2nd Lunch Team M-6, 11:46 – 12:13 – 11:14 – 12:22 – 12:58 – 11:22 – 10:58 – 10:34 – CA 12:16 12:43 11:44 12:52 1:28 11:52 11:28 11:04 3rd Lunch Team L-7 12:53 – 1:11 – 12:05 – 1:17 – 1:47 1:41 – 2:11 12:17 – 11:41 – 11:05 – 1:23 1:41 12:35 12:47 12:11 11:35
3 minutes transition time between classes; 5 minutes transition time before and 10 minutes after lunches; 5 minutes for lockers before Mod 5; 4 minutes for dismissal in Mod 5
11 12 GRADE 6 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM Subject 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Read a variety of Read a variety of drama and folklore: Read a variety of narrative text Establish rituals and routines information text for close Folktales, tall tales, myths, and fables Continued for close read Model reading strategies reads Grammar Skills Poetry continued Utilize classroom libraries PCRs - developing Purposeful use of language Develop content ideas Close reading/literary analysis arguments/claims using Objective summaries Develop content ideas multiple sources Purposeful use of language English PCR - analytic essays Grammar Express ideas to inform Language Read narratives: memoir, biographies, Purposeful use of language PCRs on Narrative writing Arts fiction Revising and editing Objective summaries Organizational patterns Establish mood, author’s purpose, Purposeful use of language setting, plot Grammar skills Poetry Grammar skills
Unit 1: The Number System Unit 2: Ratios and Proportional Unit 3: Expressions and Unit 4: Geometry Reasoning Equations Apply and extend previous Solve real-world and mathematical understandings of numbers to the Apply and extend previous Understand ratio concepts and use problems involving area, surface area, and system of rational numbers understanding of arithmetic ratio reasoning to solve problems volume to algebraic expressions Math 6 Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and Reason about and solve one- Unit 5: Statistics division to divide fractions by fractions variable equations and Develop understanding of statistical Compute fluently with multi-digit inequalities variability numbers and find common factors and Represent and analyze multiples quantitative relationships Summarize and describe distributions between dependent and independent variables
Understanding Science: Understanding Energy: Earth and Geological Exploring Ecology: Changes: Branches, Scientific Inquiry, Scientific Forms of Energy and The Environment and Change Over Time: Method, Measurement and Scientific Transformations, Electric Charge and Fossil Evidence of Evolution, Natural Tools, Scientific Theory and Law Electric Forces, Electric Currents and Rocks and Rock Cycle: Selection, Biomes and Ecosystems: Land Circuits, Magnets and Magnetic Igneous, Sedimentary and Biomes and Aquatic Ecosystems, How Science Understanding Matter: Forces, Making Magnets with Electric Metamorphic Rocks, Plate Ecosystems Change, Interactions of Life: Currents, Waves, Light and Sound Tectonics, Continental Drift, Relationship within Ecosystems, Matter and States of Matter, Changes in State, Earthquakes and Volcanoes, Energy in Ecosystems, Natural Resources: Classifying Matter, Physical and Science Fair Project Weathering and Soil, Earth in Renewable Energy Resources, Air Land and Chemical Properties, Physical and Space: The Sun-Earth-Moon Water Resources. Chemical Changes. System, The Solar System, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe.
13 Unit 3: Economics and Unit One: Foundations of Unit Two: An Introduction to the Unit 4: Civic and Political Trade in Central Social Geography United States of America and Institutions Participation and America and the Caribbean Studies The Tools of Geography Canada Deliberation Processes, Rules, and Laws
GRADE 7 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM Subject 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3nd Quarter 4th Quarter Close reading: literary analysis], inference, central ideas Read a variety of summarizing informational text- close PCRs - Prose Constructed Reading of narrative text and Read a variety of drama and reads English Response analytic essays poetry continued folklore: PCRs- developing Language Objective summaries Folktales, myths, tall tales, and PCRs on literary analysis arguments/claims through Arts Reading narratives: biographies, legends Objective summaries multiple sources memoirs, fiction Persuasive writing Establish setting and mood effect argument/counter argument on plot Poetry
Unit 1: Ratios and Unit 2: Operations with Unit 4: Geometry Proportional Reasoning Rational Numbers (Continued) Unit 5: Statistics and Solve real-life and Analyze proportional Unit 3: Expressions and Probability mathematical problems relationships and use them to Equations involving angle measure, solve real-world and Use random sampling to draw area, surface area, and Math 7 mathematical problems Use properties of operations to inferences about a population volume generate equivalent expressions Unit 2: Operations with Investigate chance processes and Draw, construct, and describe Rational Numbers Solve real-life and mathematical develop, use, and evaluate geometrical figures and problems using numerical and probability models describe the relationships Apply and extend previous algebraic expressions and between them understandings of operations with equations fractions to add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers Science Exploring Life: Life Structures and Human Body Systems: Scientific Explanations: Characteristics of Life, Classifying Function: Transport and Defense, Structure, Understanding Science, Organisms, Exploring Life, Plant Cell Structure and Function: Movement and Control, Measurement and Scientific Tools Diversity: Seed and Seedless Cells, Life and Energy, Moving Reproduction and Development, Plants, Animal Diversity: Cellular Material, From a Cell Immunity and Diseases: Immune Interactions of Matter: Invertebrate Phyla and Phylum to an Organism: Cell Cycle and System and Staying Healthy Substances and Mixtures, Structure Chordata, Animal Structure and Cell Division, Levels of of Atoms, Periodic Table, Metals, Function: Support, Control and Organization, Reproduction of From Bacteria to Plants: Non-Metals and Metalloids Movement, Circulation and Gas Organisms: Sexual Matter and Energy in the Exchange, Digestion and Excretion Reproduction and Meiosis, Environment: Abiotic Factors, Asexual Reproduction Cycles of Matter, Energy in
14 Ecosystems, Environmental Impacts: People and the Science Fair Project Environment, Impacts on the Land, Water and Atmosphere
World Geography, land and water forms, European civilizations & physical Cultures Southwest Asia & Africa East & South Asia; civilizations, study skills, organizational skills, geography & Australia civilizations, and culture, physical geography critical thinking skills culture, physical geography Geography
GRADE 8 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM Subject 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Autobiography, biography, Short stories, poetry, writing to Building vocabulary, grammar, Drama, myths, legends, folktales, building English analogies express personal ideas, reading writing to develop vocabulary, language usage skills, writing Language PCRs on literary analysis using to be informed, proofreading arguments/claims in reports, creative writing, grammar, research, Arts multiple sources skills, SAT skills/analogies informational text PARCC novel choice Objective summaries PCRs on analytic essays preparation Unit 2: Linear and Unit 4: Expressions and Unit 5: Quadratic Functions and Exponential Functions Unit 1: Linear and Exponential Equations Modeling (Continued) Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities Understand the concept of a Interpret the structure of Interpret the functions that arise in Interpret the structure of expressions function and use function expressions applications in terms of context Create linear equations and notation Perform arithmetic operations on Focus on quadratic functions inequalities that describe numbers or polynomials Compare with linear and exponential functions Interpret functions that arise in Algebra 1 relationships Create equations that describe applications in terms of contexts Solve equations and inequalities in numbers or relationships one variable Interpret linear models Solve equations and inequalities Unit 2: Linear and Exponential Unit 3: Descriptive Statistics in one variable Functions Represent and solve equations and Data represented by single inequalities graphically count or measurement variables Two categorical and quantitative variables Math 8 Unit 1: Rational and Irrational Unit 3: Geometry Unit 5: Equations Unit 6: Bivariate Data Numbers Understand congruence and Understand the connections Investigate patterns of association in bivariate Know that there are numbers that similarity using physical between proportional data are not rational, and approximate models, transparencies, or relationships, lines, and linear them by rational numbers geometry software equations Understand and apply the Solve real-world and Analyze and solve linear equations Pythagorean Theorem mathematical problems and pairs of simultaneous linear Square and cube roots involving volume of cylinders, equations cones, and spheres Unit 2: Exponents Work with radicals and integer Unit 4: Functions exponents Define, evaluate, and compare functions Use functions to model
15 relationships between quantities
Scientific Problem Solving: Life Changes and Interactions: Exploring the Universe: Life Structures and Function: Scientific Inquiry and Tools Inheritance and Traits, Adaptations Sun-Earth-Moon System: Earth’s Motion, Earth’s Cell Structure and Function: Cells, and Species, Interactions with Moon, Eclipses and Tides, Solar System: Life and Energy, Moving Cellular Matter Properties and Changes Ecosystems: Energy and Matter, Structure of the Solar System, Inner and Outer Material, From a Cell to an Science Thermal Energy and Changes in Matter, Humans and Ecosystems Planets, Dwarf Planets and Other Objects, Stars Organism: Cell Cycle and Cell Elements and Chemical Bonds, and Galaxies Division, Levels of Organization, Chemical Reactions and Equations, Reproduction of Organisms: Mixtures and Solubility, Acid-Base Earth’s Atmosphere: Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis, Solution Weather and Climate, Clues to the Earth’s Past: Asexual Reproduction Fossils, Relative-Age Dating, Absolute-Age Dating Native Americans, Exploration, American Revolution, Constitution Early National Period, Westward African American Experience in the North and United Colonization Expansion, Industrial Revolution, South, Reforms and Sectionalism, Abolitionist States Jackson Era, Research Paper Movement, Civil War, Reconstruction to 1900 History
Creative Arts MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MIDDLE SCHOOL CURRICULUM Subject 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter Subject 1st Quarter Students will learn the basic operations of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Inspiration, Publisher, Excel, Blackboard, Internet Technology Explorer and Mavis Beacon Typing Software Repeated each quarter Repeated each quarter Repeated each quarter Integration Program in order to apply the technology skills to the curriculum through a series of project-based lessons with clear goals and performance based objectives. Lockers, rules, gym suits; recreational Lockers, rules, gym suits; recreational Lockers, rules, gym suits; recreational Lockers, rules, gym suits; recreational activities: Physical games; volleyball, fitness circuits, fitness activities: team handball, basketball activities and games: table tennis, pickle softball, soccer outdoors, handball, fitness testing; Education testing, pacer run, flag football, badminton skills, fitness testing, fitness circuits, ball, basketball skills, fitness testing, close out activities and softball table tennis badminton Rules, procedures, multiple intelligences and learning styles, communication skills, Health body systems; functions, substance abuse, Repeated each quarter Repeated each quarter Repeated each quarter family llfe/ human sexuality ,fitness and nutrition
16 Read cultural information in order to compare and contrast cultural differences; practice grammar in the form of written Introduction exercises; group projects; oral To presentations; PowerPoint presentations. Repeated each semester Repeated each semester Repeated each semester Latin and This course provides constant opportunities Spanish to explore the 5 Cs of world language education-Communication, Culture, Communities, Connections and Comparisons. Students will use preexisting skills in reading, listening, speaking and writing to communicate and interpret with the teacher and others; students will explore careers Students who complete the World which use the target language, exchange Languages Level I class must take the Latin 1, 2 ideas and make cultural connections. This County Assessment and pass in order Repeated each semester Repeated each semester Spanish 1, 2 course provides constant opportunities to to receive high school credit; explore the 5 Cs of world language homework practice is mandatory education-Communication, Culture, Communities, Connections and Comparisons. Vocal techniques, sound production, performance techniques, songs for winter Continue techniques, acoustics, intervals, Musical production, continue with techniques, review Continue with techniques and songs Chorus concert, Honors Chorus auditions, voice continue Festival selections and Spring year of theory, Spring Concert, Awards Program for Festival evaluations, simple choreography, sight- Concert songs Performance reading
BCR's w/composers, entertainers and time General periods of music, musical terms (vocabulary, Repeated each quarter Repeated each quarter Repeated each quarter Music SAT words); musical notation, musical styles, musicals, singing and recorder
Review of previous concepts, scale studies, establishment of practice routine, how to Continuation of scale studies, Final festival preparation, continuation of Auditions for next year, awards program, continuation Instrumental effectively practice; instrument care and development of critical listening skills scales, continuation of critical listening of scales, continuation of critical listening Music maintenance, beginnings of aural and continued preparation for concert development development development; preparation of concert literature
Receive instruction on piano methods, Keyboard Repeated each quarter Repeated each quarter Repeated each quarter theory, performance, technique, sight- reading, and artistry concepts.
King Principles
Rules Bus Cafeteria Hallway Classroom Outside Restrooms Assembly Areas Be Respectful *Follow the *Use inside voices *Use quiet *Raise your *Stay on *Respect privacy *Listen and watch directions of the *Use good table voices and limit hand and wait sidewalks *Use quiet voices *Applaud politely Consider bus driver manners noise at lockers to be *Remember *Keep restrooms *Treat presenters thoughts, feelings *Use quiet voices *Follow directions and in the recognized other classes clean; no vandalism with respect
17 *Accept *Use the first time and possessions consequences encouraging, are *Take pride in your hallways *No booing, ever of others without arguing polite and kind in session area or complaining words *Complete assigned work *Listen for *Walk and talk *Clean up after *Follow *Use restrooms Be Responsible afternoon bus *Keep clipboard *Follow staff yourself directions of appropriately *Stay with your notifications or pass visible directions *Follow the staff *No loitering teacher and class Take care of self *Leave class only at all times *Use designated directions of member(s) *Report vandalism and others when your bus is *Limit time in doors cafeteria staff *Arrive on time called halls *Start work in a timely manner *Stay at assigned *Enter/Exit Be Safe tables *Use materials *Stay to the through *Enter and eat in an appropriately *Keep hands, feet right designated *Use proper hygiene Maintain a safe orderly fashion *Follow safety *Stay in assigned and objects to *Use lockers at doors *Wash hands with and orderly *Enter with class, procedures seat oneself the designated *Stay in soap and water environment at all sit at table, wait in *Sit in assigned times designated times line quietly when seat areas called
*Arrive early to *Have PIN number, *Bring all *Walk and talk bus stop money or lunch required *Bring Be Ready *Have all of your *Look for the when you enter *Move directly materials everything you school supplies signal to start the MPR to class without *Have your need to class *Keep pass visible Preparation helps and lunch with and become *Get needed lingering schedule and *Line up at you feel confident you quiet utensils while in agenda book appropriate *Dress in required line with you doors uniform.
Class PR RC RC PR RC P RC R English Language Arts
18 Math Science Social Studies Creative Arts Creative Arts Grade Point Average A Year in Progress
1 st Quarter 3 rd Quarter I did well in I did well in
I‘d like to do better in I’d like to do better in
19 One way I can do better is by One way I can do better is by
2 nd Quarter 4 th Quarter I did well in I did well in
I’d like to do better in I’d like to do better in
One way I can do better is by One way I can do better is by
20 Student Performance Record
Name: ______Grade: ______English/Language Arts Teacher:______Math Teacher:______
Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) Scores Lexile August 2015 January 2016 April 2016
1600 1550 1500 1450 1400 1350 1300 1250 1200 1150 1100 1050 1000 950 900 850 800 750 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50
Directions: Write your SRI score at the top of each column. Create a bar graph to display your score, shading the entire column. Proficiency levels and scores will be explained by your teacher.
21 Scholastic Math Inventory (SMI) and MSA Science Scores
Date # 1 #2 #3
SMI Score and Performance Level
Grad Below Basic Basic Proficient Advanced e 6 EM400-700 705-865 870-1125 1130 and ABOVE 7 EM400-770 775-945 950-1175 1180 and ABOVE 8 EM400-850 855-1045 1050-1275 1280 and ABOVE Performance Levels by Grade
Notes about my math skills:
22 MSA Science Scores
MSA Science 2015 Score: MSA Science 2015 Proficiency Level:
MSA Science Proficiency Cut-Offs: 5th Grade MSA Science Score Proficient=391 Advance=467 8th Grade MSA Science Score Proficient=387 Advance=478
Science Lab Safety Contract
Keep this contract in your science notebook at all times.
Following safe procedures is very important in any laboratory situation. It is especially important in a science lab because open flames, flammable materials, harmful chemicals, and caustic chemicals (those that seriously burn the skin) are often present. Keep in mind that some of the equipment you will be using is very expensive. Following is a list of some of the more important safety instructions. Additional safety instructions will be given for each lab.
1. Read and follow directions carefully: note any special warnings. Lab partners should double- check each other
2. Double-check labels to make sure you are using the correct chemical.
3. Wear goggles when indicated; always wear goggles when using alcohol burners, acids, or bases. No exceptions to this rule!
4. Pour acid into water, never water into acid.
5. Dispose of materials as indicated in the lab. Certain chemicals may be poured into the sink with the cold water running. Other circumstances require that special containers be used for chemical disposal.
6. Accidents do happen. Report accidents and broken equipment immediately. Place broken glassware in the proper container, never in the trash. (Ask your teacher for a broom and a dustpan.)
7. Report any chemical spills immediately.
8. When using an alcohol burner, light only when ready to begin the experiment and extinguish as soon as experiment is completed. Replace cap. Students are not to refill alcohol burners. Always take extra care around an open flame.
9. Keep your working area free of unnecessary materials.
10. When heating a test tube, hold it tilted and point it away from other students.
23 11. Learn where the safety equipment (fire blanket, extinguishers and eyewash station) is located and learn how to use it.
12. Do not perform experiments that you have designed before first obtaining the authorization of the teacher.
13. Do not handle the chemicals in the stockroom and classroom without the supervision of the teacher.
14. Never eat or drink anything during lab; some of the chemicals you will be using may be harmful.
15. Clean your work area with a damp paper towel after returning equipment to its proper place. If you have been handling chemicals, wash your hands before leaving the science room.
16. Behavior in a laboratory situation should be appropriate at all times. Inappropriate behavior will result in loss of laboratory privileges for a specified length of time. You are graded on your work during lab and on your lab reports. Loss of lab privileges will result in a lower grade.
CONTRACT: I AGREE TO FOLLOW THE ABOVE RULES DURING LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS FOR MY OWN SAFETY AND FOR THE SAFETY OF MY CLASSMATES. I REALIZE THAT SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF THE RULES WILL RESULT IN MY NOT BEING ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LAB EXERCISES.
Student Signature: ______Date: ______
Internet Acceptable Use Agreement
Dear Parents and Students,
Internet access is available to students and teachers at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School. We believe that the Internet offers vast, diverse, and unique resources to both students and teachers. Our goal in providing this service is to promote educational excellence in schools by facilitating resource sharing, innovation and communication. The Internet is an electronic highway connecting thousands of computers all over the world and millions of subscribers. With Internet access comes the availability of materials that may not be considered of educational value in the context of the school setting. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle has taken precautions to restrict access to objectionable materials but an industrious user may discover inappropriate information. We firmly believe that the valuable information and interaction available on this worldwide network far outweighs the possibility that users may procure material that is not consistent with the educational goals of the county. Therefore, please read carefully the guidelines below before signing the Internet Use Agreement:
1. Acceptable Use - The use of the Internet must be in support of education and research consistent with the educational objectives of the Prince George's County Public School System.
2. Privileges - The use of the Internet is a privilege, not a right, and inappropriate use will result in a cancellation of those privileges.
3. Network Etiquette - Students must use appropriate language and must not reveal their personal address/phone numbers or those of others.
24 4. Security - If a student feels there is a potential security problem on the Internet or with any other computer equipment they are to notify a staff member immediately. Attempts to access the Internet without the permission of a staff member or by using someone else's password may result in the loss of privileges.
5. Va ndalism is defined as any malicious attempt to harm or destroy the data or equipment of another user, or by the deliberate installation of a computer virus. Vandalism will result in the cancellation of privileges.
Student Agreement:
I understand and will abide by the above Internet Acceptable Use Agreement. I further understand that any violation of the regulations may result in my Internet/Computer Work Station access privileges being revoked and additional school disciplinary action may be taken. I understand that the Student Rights and Responsibilities (Code of Conduct) is in force and applicable to my use of the Internet/Computer Work Station.
Student's Full Name ______
Student Signature ______
Date______Grade _____ Homeroom ______
Parent or Guardian Agreement:
As the parent or guardian of ______, I have read the Internet Acceptable Use Agreement. I understand that this access is designed for educational purpose. I recognize that it is impossible for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School staff to restrict access to all controversial materials and I will not hold them responsible for inappropriate materials acquired on the network. I accept full responsibility for supervision if and when my child's use is not in a school setting. I understand that the Student Rights and Responsibilities (Code of Conduct) is in force and applicable to my child's use of the Internet/Computer Work Station. I hereby give permission for my child to use the Internet/Computer Work Station and will support the rules and regulations pertaining to its use.
Parent or Guardian's Name ______
Parent or Guardian's Signature ______Date ______
Library Media Center Student Use and Responsibilities Agreement
STUDENT USE AND RESPONSIBILITIES: In order to use the resources of the library media center, I agree to abide by all library regulations including, but not limited to:
● I agree to return all library materials that are entrusted to me and I will make every effort to return them by the date they are due. ● If borrowed materials are lost or damaged while in my care, I agree to pay for the current replacement cost of the item. ● I understand that I am responsible for all materials borrowed from the media center.
PARENT/GUARDIAN RESPONSIBILITIES:
● Parents/Guardians have the responsibility to monitor their own children's access to library materials.
25 ● By signing as the parent/guardian on this application, you are agreeing to be responsible for all the overdue fines and replacement costs of any lost or damaged materials. ● At Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, we strive to develop life-long learners in our students. If you notice your child is bringing home materials at an inappropriate level of difficulty, please discuss this with your child. ● Please review this form with your child, then sign the bottom portion. Your signature indicates that you understand the policies of the library media center and that your child has permission to check out books from the library. ● Students will not be able to check out books from the library without a signed permission form.
MATERIAL CHECK OUT POLICIES:
● Students must have a signed and returned permission form in order to check out library books. ● Students may check out two books at a time for a period of two weeks only, with an option to extend their due dates by renewing these books through the Library Media Specialist. ● Overdue notices will be provided to and students weekly. ● Students are responsible for paying for lost or damaged library books. If a student owes a book or overdue fines to the library, they may be denied participation in an activity until the obligation has been paid. ● Students who lose or damage books beyond repair will be charged the current replacement cost of the book. ● One renewal is permitted on most library materials. ● According to Prince George’s County Schools Administrative Procedure 6161.1 if the financial obligation has not been satisfied or arrangements made with the principal by the beginning of the next school year, the student may not participate in non-educational extra-curricular activities until the financial obligation has been met. ● Students who habitually lose books and do not pay for them will be limited to using books only in the media center. ● When you sign this permission form you agree to be responsible, along with your child, for all materials borrowed.
Student’s Name:______Grade:______Homeroom ______
Homeroom Teacher:______
Student’s Signature: ______Date ______
Phone Number:______
Parent’s Signature: ______Date ______
Phone Number:______
PROGRESS AND REPORT CARD RELEASE DATES
26 IMPORTANT: Please mark the following dates on your family calendar:
First Quarter Progress Report Release End of First Quarter (45 Days) October 30, 2015 First Quarter Report Card Release Second Quarter Progress Report Release End of Second Quarter (45 Days) January 21, 2016 Second Quarter Report Card Release Third Quarter Progress Report Release End of Third Quarter (41 Days) March 23, 2016 Third Quarter Report Card Release Fourth Quarter Progress Report Release End of Fourth Quarter (47 Days) June 14, 2016 Report Cards Mailed Home
Dates reflect the original schedule if there are no make-up days required for inclement weather.
It is the parents’ responsibility to monitor the timeline for the release of progress reports and report cards. A hard copy of all progress reports and report cards will be provided to the students and grades will appear in SchoolMax. Parents are expected to closely monitor student grades and progress in SchoolMax. Concerns about academic progress or grades earned below a “C” should be addressed with the teacher. Alternatively, you may call the guidance office and schedule a conference with your child’s team of teachers.
Information about the school system’s grading policy may be found at: Prince George’s County Public Schools - http://www1.pgcps.org/ Grading and Reporting for Middle Schools http://www1.pgcps.org/grading/ Grade Six through Grade Eight Administrative Procedure 5121.2
27 Parent/Guardian Signature: ______Date:______
Attachment 2 to A.P. 6151 Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Student Service-Learning Verification Form
Complete this form in blue or black ink and submit to the School-Based Student Service-Learning Coordinator. Submission Deadlines for this Student Service-Learning Verification Form: * October 15 (for any independent hours obtained between July 1 and August 30) * January 31 (for any independent hours obtained between September 1 and January 31) * July 15 (for any independent hours obtained between February 1 and June 30)
Section to be completed by the student:
Student Name:______Student Number:______
School:______Student Telephone:______
Student Mailing Address:______
City:______State:______Zip Code:______
Email:______Grade in School:______
Remember that any Student Service Learning independent activity must meet the Maryland State Department of Education’s 7 Best Practices and include preparation or research, action, and reflection.
✓ The Student Meets a Recognized Need in the Community. ✓ The Student Achieves Curricular Objectives. ✓ The Student Gains Necessary Knowledge and Skills. ✓ The Student Plans Ahead. ✓ The Student Works with Existing Service Organizations. ✓ The Student Develops Responsibility. ✓ The Student Reflects Throughout the Experience. ✓ Student Assessment of Service-Learning Activity
I. Discuss your preparation for these service-learning activity/activities by completing the prompts below. In reviewing the research and information available, I found the following facts about the population to be served and the need for this service-learning activity.
The name and title of the person who will train, supervise, and guide my service-learning activity is
II. Describe the service-learning activity/activities that you completed
Section to be completed by organization representative for independent hours:
Organization Name: ______Address: ______City:______28 State:______Zip______
Telephone: ______Email: ______
Supervisor/Teacher:______Title:______Signature: ______
Revised 4.30.12
Attachment 2 to A.P. 6151 Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Date of Organization’s Hours of Total Hours Signature of Supervisor/Teacher Name Service Service Earned
Upon reflection, what did you learn about yourself and others? ______
______Student Signature Parent/Guardian Signature
______Date Date
For School-Based Student Service-Learning Coordinator and data-entry personnel use only:
Previous Independent Hours ______+ Independent Hours for this activity ______= Total Independent Hours ______
29 Date of receipt _
Signature:______
Title: ______
Department of Curriculum and Instruction - Revised 4.30.12 Attachment 1 to A.P. 6151
Student Service - Learning Site Pre-Approval Form
The purpose of this form is for students and/or organizations seeking approval for the Student Service-Learning (SSL) Activity prior to the student completing the SSL activity. Submission and approval of this form by the School- Based SSL Coordinator will ensure that the student will receive the SSL independent hours after completing the activity at the stated organization.
To the Student: Please work with the organization representative to fill out this form in its entirety and return to your assigned School-Based Student Service-Learning Coordinator.
**Please note that submitting this form does not automatically equal site approval. Please follow-up with your School-Based SSL Coordinator. Be sure to make a copy of this Pre-Approval Form for your personal files. Remember that any Student Service-Learning independent activity must meet the Maryland State Department of Education’s 7 Best Practices and include preparation or research, action, and reflection:
✓ The Student Meets a Recognized Need in the Community. ✓ The Student Achieves Curricular Objectives. ✓ The Student Gains Necessary Knowledge and Skills. ✓ The Student Plans Ahead. ✓ The Student Works with Existing Service Organizations. ✓ The Student Develops Responsibility. ✓ The Student Reflects Throughout the Experience
To be completed by student: Student Name:______Student Number:______School:______Student Telephone:______Student Mailing Address:______City:______State:______Zip Code:______Email:______I request approval of this organization as a service-learning site. I have already spoken to the contact person about the possibility of completing service hours.
Student’s Signature: Date:
To be completed by organization representative: Organization Name: ______Address:______City:______State:______Zip Code:______Telephone:______Fax:______Website:______Email:______Contact Name:______Contact Title:______
Mission: ______The student’s volunteer activities will include: ______
30 For School-Based Student Service-Learning Coordinator Only:
I have talked with the organization representative and determined that the organization is (circle one) approved /
not approved.
Organization status: (please check one)
☐ non profit organization
☐ for-profit organization (for example nursing home, hospital, licensed daycare center)
☐ private organization/facility ☐ faith-based organization
Signature______Title ______Date ______Prince George’s County Public Schools Student Service-Learning Website http://www1.pgcps.org/ssl/
All students graduating from Prince George’s County Public Schools must complete 24 hours of community service. All service hours must meet the 7 Best Practices - see http://www1.pgcps.org/ssl/index.aspx?id=16542
Some activities not allowed are: chorus/band performances, church activities done a regular basis such as ushering, teaching Sunday School, singing in the choir, assisting teachers, office, or custodial staff during school hours (including summer), selling items in a school store, assisting coaches with record keeping, etc., hours for a specific numbers of food or other items, and participating in a club (hours can only be given if the club participates in a service learning activity. All completed Service Learning Forms are to be turned into the Guidance Secretary. A copy of the completed form will be returned to the student’s 1st mod teacher. The teacher will return the form to the student to keep for his/her records.
Some Suggestions for Organizations to Contact:
Organization Website The Maryland-National Capital Park and http://www.pgparks.com/Things_To_Do/Volunteer_Opp Planning ortunities.htm http://www.easterseals.com/DCMDVA/get- Easter Seals - Serving DC | MD | VA involved/volunteer/ City of Laurel http://www.cityoflaurel.org/content/volunteer-laurel Washington Suburban Sanitary http://www.wsscwater.com/home/jsp/content/communi Commission ty-outreach.faces http://maryland2.sierraclub.org/groups/prince-georges- Sierra Club - Prince George’s County group/prince-georges-group
31 Maryland Operation: Military Kids – https://extension.umd.edu/4-h University of Maryland http://www.fidosforfreedom.org/support/volunteer- Fidos For Freedom, Inc. Laurel, MD opportunities/ http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Patuxent/what_we_do/volun Patuxent Research Refuge Laurel, MD teer.html SHARE Food Network http://www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/SHAREvolunteer http://www.anacostiaws.org/get-involved/volunteer- Anacostia Watershed Society stewardship http://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/sites/SocialSe Prince George’s County Volunteer rvices/Services/CommunityServices/VolunteerServices/ Services Pages/default.aspx Chesapeake Bay Foundation http://www.cbf.org/join-us/volunteer/maryland M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and http://www.pgparks.com/Things_To_Do/Volunteer_Opp Recreation, Prince George’s County ortunities.htm The Maryland Park Service https://ec.volunteernow.com/custom/1289/ http://www.volunteermatch.org/search? Volunteer Match.Org r=20.0&aff=&l=Laurel%2C+MD %2C+USA&o=distance
MLK Clubs 2015 – 2016
New MLK Club Sponsor Day Time Members Jenkins- 7:30 AM – 8:30 Academic Connection Tuesday yes Jackson AM 4:00 PM – 5:00 Anime Club Abbott yes Tuesday PM 4:00 PM - 5:00 Art Club Wages Thursday yes PM Songer/ Monday and 7:45 AM – 8:30 with Cobra Conditioning Frengel Wednesday AM permission 7:30 AM – 8:30 with Debate Club Richards Thursday AM permission 4:00 PM – 5:00 Spanish Club Lambert Tuesday yes PM Lambert/ 4:00 PM - 5:00 Environmentalist Team Wednesday yes Williams PM December/Janu competitio Geography Bee Wiltison TBA ary n Monday & 7:30 AM – 8:30 Jazz Band Clontz by audition Thursday AM 4:00 PM – 5:00 by Kings and Queens Harris Wednesday PM application 7:30 AM – 8:30 Latin Club Porter Wednesday yes PM 7:30 AM – 8:30 with Math Tutor Corps Kell Wednesday AM permission Mathletes Abbott Wednesday 4:00 PM – 5:00 yes
32 PM 7:30 AM – 8:30 School Newspaper Baker Thursday yes AM 7:30 AM – 8:30 Science Bowl Butler Thursday yes AM Monday & 7:45 AM – 8:30 Science Club and Tutoring Borbas yes Thursday AM 7:30 AM – 8:30 competitio Spelling Bee Club Porter Wednesday AM n Tuesday & 4:00 PM – 5:00 Jan.-May by Spring Musical TBD Thursday PM audition Student Government elected Johnson Monthly During School Assoc. office 9:15 AM – 9:30 WMLK TV Jeffries Monday - Friday closed AM 7:30 AM – 8:30 by Yearbook Johnson Thursday AM application
Parents are responsible for providing transportation for all before or after school activities. It is the parents’ responsibility to ensure that students are picked up on time. Staff members are required to wait with students until all parents have arrived. Please be courteous to the club sponsor and pick your child up on time. Students who are dropped off early or picked up late will not be allowed to continue to participate in the club or activity.
MEETING TIMES AND DAYS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS TALKED TO AN ADVISOR AND PICKED UP A PERMISSION SLIP PRIOR TO STAYING FOR ANY AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITY. PARENTS MUST ARRANGE THEIR SCHEDULE IN ORDER TO PICK UP AND DROP OFF ON TIME
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MIDDLE SCHOOL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
I. GENERAL POLICIES Attendance E. Work approved or sponsored by the school F. Observance of a religious holiday 1. State law mandates that a student attend school G. State emergency regularly until he or she is sixteen years old. H. Suspension 2. Students presently enrolled in public schools are I. Lack of authorized transportation. This shall considered lawfully absent from school, including not include students denied authorized absence for any portion of the day, only under the transportation for disciplinary reasons. following conditions: J. Other emergency or set of circumstances which, in the judgment of the Chief A. Death in the immediate family Executive Officer or designee, constitutes a B. Illness of student good and sufficient cause for absence from C. Court summons school. D. Hazardous weather conditions
33 FAMILY VACATION TRIPS ARE NOT EXCUSED ABSENCES UNDER STATE LAW. Early Dismissal Parents should call the school whenever a child 1. Any student who must leave school before the is going to be absent. This will save considerable regular dismissal time must bring a written staff time and avoid interruptions at your place of explanation from a parent and present it to the work, since it is our policy to attempt to confirm main office secretary upon arrival to school. The absences. Whenever a student knows in advance student will be issued a yellow early dismissal slip that he or she will be absent from school, the parent stating the time of dismissal. A student should or guardian should notify the main office in writing or leave the classroom at the designated time, go to by telephone. 301.572.0650 his or her locker and report to the main office for dismissal. When a student has been absent from school, he or 2. Parents must report to the main office at the time she is to bring a note, on the return date, and give it of departure and show identification before the to his or her homeroom teacher. He or she will be student will be allowed to leave the building. given a yellow re-admit pass indicating the number of Students will not be released to anyone other than days absent and whether the absence is excused or the parent without written approval by the parent. unexcused. ANY STUDENT ABSENT FROM Before leaving, the student should place his or her SCHOOL MUST PRESENT A NOTE OF yellow slip in the tray on the secretary’s desk. EXPLANATION WRITTEN BY THE PARENT TO THE Upon the student’s return, he or she should pick up HOMEROOM TEACHER ON THE DAY OF HIS OR the yellow slip from the tray and show it to the HER RETURN EVEN IF THE PARENT HAS CALLED. teachers whose classes he or she missed. The WITHOUT A NOTE, THE STUDENT WILL BE GIVEN teachers will sign the slip and return it to the AN UNEXCUSED ABSENCE UNTIL A NOTE IS student. At the end of the day, after all teachers PRESENTED. IT IS REQUIRED BY THE have signed the yellow slip, the student will return MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION the slip to the main office secretary. UNDER NO THAT WE HAVE WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION OF CIRCUMSTANCE SHOULD A STUDENT LEAVE ALL ABSENCES. SCHOOL DURING THE DAY WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM AN ADMINISTRATOR Per Administrative Procedure 5113 Pupil AND/OR DESIGNEE Attendance and Absence:
School Closing “At all grade levels, pupils with unlawful absence(s), including so-called “cut days,” 1. School may be closed or may open late in cases of shall receive a zero for any day(s) of such inclement weather. absence(s). The zero(s) will be averaged with 2. Students and parents may check the PGCPS web other daily grades. Teachers are not required site or tune in to the following radio stations in the to provide make-up work for pupils when their morning to receive information on school closing: absences are unlawful.” WTOP, WWDC, WMAL, WRC, and WOL. 3. Parents and students are urged NOT to call the Teachers are required to provide make-up work when school or Board of Education. requested for a student who is lawfully absent. Students who fail to request and/ or complete make- Family Card up work will receive a zero for missing assignments. ALL STUDENTS are required to have an up-to-date Tardiness to School Family Card on file in the main office. Updated information is critical during an emergency situation. 1. A student is considered tardy to school if he or she PLEASE NOTIFY THE GUIDANCE SECRETARY is not seated in Mod 1 by 9:10 a.m. when school WHEN YOUR HOME, WORK, CELL PHONE begins. NUMBER OR EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGES at 2. Tardiness to school can be considered legal only in 240.297.6117. the same cases as described under lawful absence Report Cards from school or in the case of a medical or dental appointment. 1. Report cards are issued four times a year at nine- 3. When a student is tardy to school (arriving after week intervals in November, February, April, and 9:10 a.m.) the student should report to the main June. office. The student should present a note of 2. A progress report will be sent home in the middle of explanation as to why he or she is tardy. The office each quarter in order that students and parents secretary will provide the student with a yellow may have time to bring about improvement. pass to homeroom. If the student arrives after 3. In the case of unsatisfactory grades, a homeroom has ended, the student should save the conference should be scheduled with the yellow admit pass and give it to his or her student’s team of teachers, the student and homeroom teacher the next day. The teacher will the parents as soon as possible. The update the attendance record and return the pass conference will allow time for discussion and to the main office.
34 implementation of strategies in order for 1. All students must come to class with all required improvement to take place prior to the next materials. reporting period. 2. Homework will be required of all students and is a significant portion of the student's grade. Honor Roll PARENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING HOMEWORK AND GRADES POSTED ON 1. Principal’s - Grade average 4.0, no grade below an SCHOOLMAX. A 2. Honor Roll - Grade average 3.0 or higher, no grade Standard For Written Work below a C 1. Use wide-lined paper (3/8”), 8 1/2” X 11” in size. High School Credit Courses NO spiral paper will be accepted. 2. Algebra 1 is a high school credit mathematics course. If you type, use only one side of a sheet of paper In order to receive high school credit, students must and double-space the lines. pass the course with a D or higher. The final grade 3. Follow your teacher’s policy about writing on both for the course will appear on the student’s high sides of composition paper. school transcript and will count in the cumulative GPA. 4. All assignments must be written using blue or black ink or typed, except for math. World Languages Level 1 and Level 2 are both high 5. The left-hand margin must be straight. The right school credit courses. In order to receive the high hand margin should be as straight as you can school credit, students must pass the course, as well make it. Leave a margin of about one-inch at the as the final exam with a D or higher. Failure to pass sides and bottom. the course or the final examination will result in the student receiving only middle school credit. 6. Indent the first line of each paragraph about one inch from the left margin. NOTE: If a high school credit course is taken and 7. Write your name, subject/mod and date on the passed, the grade will appear on the high school first page in the upper right hand corner in the transcript. In order to change/improve the grade, the unlined portion of the paper. Put them on three student must retake the course with parent separate lines. permission. It is recommended that the course be retaken if the grade is a D in order to ensure 8. Write the title in the center of the top line. readiness for the next level. 9. Skip a line between the title and the first line of your composition (triple space if you are typing). Parent/Teacher Conferences 10.Number all papers after the first, placing the To schedule a parent/teacher conference, call the number in the upper right hand corner. Guidance Office (240.297.6117) and ask for the 11.Write legibly and neatly. If you are using unlined Guidance Secretary. The Guidance Secretary will paper, try to keep your lines straight. Form your coordinate a time that will be convenient for both you letters carefully so that your n’s do not look like and the teachers. It is advisable to begin this process m’s, a’s like o’s, and so on. Dot the i’s and cross as soon as you have a concern. Conferences are your t’s. scheduled with the team of teachers not with individual teachers. 12.In general, spell out words rather than abbreviate. A few abbreviations, however, are commonly used Promotion Policy such as: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Jr., Sr. 13.Write a topic sentence for each paragraph and All students are expected to successfully complete all relate each sentence in the paragraph to the topic subjects taken. In the absence of successful sentence. completion, promotion to the next grade shall be determined by the Principal, based upon 14.Write in complete sentences and begin each recommendations made by the student’s School paragraph with a capital letter and end with the Instructional Team and the Supplementary Services appropriate mark of punctuation. Team. In cases of retention, a conference shall be 15.Spell words correctly. Use the dictionary. held with the parent or guardian, prior to the retention. If the parent and teachers cannot reach 16.Clip or staple together assignments, of more than agreement relative to the retention, the Principal will one page, in the upper left-hand corner. Do not render the final decision. dog-ear papers. 17.Erase or draw one line through a mistake. White- Out is not allowed. Rewrite papers if necessary. Classwork Preparation and Homework 18.Do not use the signs (+ or &) for the word “and”.
35 Incidents of Cheating and Plagiarism Fire Drills Students are expected to conduct themselves honestly and with integrity in their work. All forms of 1. Fire Drills are conducted on a regular basis and will cheating and plagiarism are prohibited. Behavior that be signaled by a continuous blast from the fire is unacceptable includes, but is not limited to: horn. 2. Students should proceed in a quiet and orderly 1. Copying another student’s homework or working fashion to the designated exit and stay within the with others on projects that are assigned to one class group in a single line while attendance is student are prohibited. taken. 2. Looking at or copying another student’s test or 3. Students are reminded to remain in their class’s quiz answers, allowing another student to look at assigned area and not to block building entrances or copy answers from your test or quiz or using or roadways so that emergency fire and police any other method to obtain test or quiz answers. equipment may pass freely. 3. Taking a test or quiz in part or in whole to use or 4. Three short bells will readmit students to the give to others. building. 4. Copying information from a source without proper attribution, including other student’s work, Use of Telephone publications or the Internet. 1. Emergency calls may be made in the presence of a Disciplinary measures include, but are not limited to, staff member. A student must present a pass, from redoing the assignment, retaking the test or quiz, the teacher, to the main office staff, stating why he receiving a zero or a failing grade on the project, test or she is asking to use the phone. or quiz, detention, suspension or an alternative 2. Personal Electronic Devices (PEDs) are allowed in disciplinary action. school, while on school property, school buses and during fieldtrips but devices cannot be used in a Classroom Rules and Regulations manner that will disrupt the school environment or affect the safe operation of the school bus. If 1. All students are to enter the classroom quietly, sit permitted by school administrators, students may in their assigned seats and begin their warm-up use PEDs during the school day for instructional activities immediately. purposes only. They must be turned off during the 2. Students should be prepared with all materials school day and on the bus. upon arrival to class; a covered text, pen, pencil, 3. 1 st offense: Any student who receives a text or notebook, dividers, pencil pouch, etc. phone call will have the phone confiscated and 3. All work is to have a standard school heading. given to an administrator. The phone will be 4. Students should raise their hands for recognition to returned at the end of the day. speak during discussion, to ask questions or to 2 nd offense: The phone will be confiscated and a make comments. DO NOT BLURT OUT OR parent will have to pick it up. CARRY ON CONVERSATIONS DURING 3 rd offense: The student will be prohibited from INSTRUCTION. bringing the phone to school for the rest of the 5. All students are to keep the individual part of their year. classroom clean and neat at all times. Students will take trash to the trash can only at the end of class In case of an emergency, students should or as directed by the teacher. always use the phone in the main office. 6. All students will be required to keep a daily record of assignments in the student agenda book. It will 4. STUDENTS WILL NOT BE CALLED FROM CLASS be checked periodically by teachers and will be TO ANSWER A PHONE CALL. PARENTS MAY used at parent-teacher conferences. CALL THE SCHOOL AND LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR THEIR CHILD IN AN EMERGENCY. Parties Lost and Found An effort is made to reserve school time for instructional activities. Research has indicated that Students may inquire with the Security Assistant the more time on task the greater the achievement before and after school for lost and found items. gains. Parties for birthdays and other occasions will not be scheduled during instructional time unless II. STUDENT - STAFF ADVISORY PROGRAM prior permission from the principal has been granted. Board of Education Policy 0116 addresses Health Each student will be assigned to a homeroom whose Department regulations concerning food handling and teacher will serve as the Staff Advisor/Mentor. The the serving of food to students. STUDENTS ARE Mentor will keep track of your academic progress, NOT TO BRING CAKES OR OTHER your attendance and help you to succeed in school. REFRESHMENTS TO SCHOOL TO BE SHARED. You will participate in Student Staff Advisory group Flowers/ balloons are not to be delivered to the activities each month and have an opportunity to school. discuss important school related topics outside the
36 academic area. The goals for MLK’s Student/Staff 4. Parents will be notified and asked to bring suitable Advisory program are: clothing, or loaner clothes will be provided when ● To provide a caring significant adult for each attire is unacceptable. 6th, 7th and 8th grade student 5. Headdress can be worn indoors for religious or ● To further personalize the educational process health reasons. BANDANAS ARE NOT ● To monitor each student's educational process PERMITTED. ● To provide educational, personal, social, career 6. Shirts and blouses should be continuous from and leisure neckline to waist. The entire mid-section should time activities not show. The following are not allowed: tank ● To get to know and better understand self and tops, muscle shirts, clothing with vulgar language, others obscene pictures, weapons, drug/alcohol or drug paraphernalia, tobacco products, identifiable III. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES gang/crew clothing or paraphernalia or see-through clothing. Attire must be appropriate for the Students are expected to assume responsibility for work environment. their own actions while on school property or in 7. Skirts, dresses, and shorts should be approximately transit to and from school. Teachers, counselors, and six (6) inches below the buttocks, or no shorter administrative personnel will provide guidelines and than fingertip level. attempt to assist in the development of good decision 8. Pants should be secured at waist – no exposed making. undergarments. 9. Shoes must be worn. No flip-flops are allowed. Personal Appearance – Mandatory Uniform 10.Students MAY NOT wear outerwear in the Policy building. This includes coats, jackets, heavy denim jackets, and heavy sweatshirts with hoods. MLK is a mandatory uniform school. Uniform dress Students may wear and are encouraged to is defined on page 6 of the handbook. Uniforms keep a uniform sweatshirt in their locker at are required to be worn by all students. All all times. uniforms must be neat and clean. Students should practice good hygiene and take pride in their Bus Transportation appearance. Hair must be completely groomed prior to arrival at school. If a student is out of uniform, he Please know your child’s AM/PM Bus Numbers/Route or she will be sent to the main office. A parent or in case of an emergency. Morning ______guardian will be required to bring the appropriate Afternoon ______attire to school for the student. Violations to the uniform dress code will be considered insubordination The following guidelines are excerpted from and result in school disciplinary action in accordance Board of Education Procedure #5131.1 v.c. with Student Rights and Responsibilities. "Student Bus Conduct":
Non-Uniform Days – Dress-Up Days 1. Plan to be at the designated bus stop ten minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive. Throughout the school year special non-uniform days 2. Students are expected to conduct themselves in an will be announced in advance. Jeans are not orderly, safe manner at the bus stop, to line up and allowed on dress-up days. Students will be enter the bus after it has come to a complete stop. allowed to wear dress up clothing which is in 3. Students are to ride only the bus assigned. compliance with the system-wide dress code for 4. Courtesy and respect will be shown to bus drivers students as outlined below: at all times. 5. Eating, drinking, smoking, excessive noise, fighting, 1. Appropriate school dress, personal appearance, and vulgarity, horseplay, wrestling or any other cleanliness have a desirable impact on student improper or unsafe conduct will not be tolerated. behavior and performance. Those who take pride 6. Bus property will not be defaced or destroyed. in themselves take pride in their work. 2. Appropriate dress is that which is suitable and Procedure for Temporary Bus Change comfortable for a work atmosphere. Face paint, temporary hair coloring, pajamas, torn clothes or All requests to ride a bus other than the assigned bus holiday costumes are not considered appropriate must follow the procedures set forth below: for the learning environment. Recreational ● Students must present the school administrator in clothing, such as that for the beach or a picnic, is charge of transportation with a written parental bus not suitable. change request 24 hours in advance. A bus change 3. Students have a responsibility to dress in a manner request must mention the bus number that the that does not disrupt the academic environment. It change is being requested to as well as the date(s) of shall be the responsibility of the principal to the requested change and a phone number where interpret the standard of dress and decide the parent can be reached. The student must exceptional cases. show the approved request to the bus driver as he or she boards the bus.
37 ● The Transportation Department and the bus driver for the purpose of getting materials for their make all decisions regarding permanent bus changes, morning classes. Students have 5 minutes to go to not the MLK staff. Temporary bus changes are not their lockers. guaranteed due to limited space. 3. School business, homeroom announcements and mentoring activities are conducted between 8:55 - ANY STUDENT WHO DISREGARDS THE RULES, 9:30 a.m. daily. Students who do not report to CAUSES ANY DISRUPTION TO THE SAFE homeroom within five minutes after entering the OPERATION OF THE BUS, OR INTERFERES WITH building are considered to be loitering and are tardy THE WELL BEING OF ANY STUDENT IS SUBJECT to homeroom. TO SUSPENSION OR EXPULSION FROM BUS 4. Students who repeatedly loiter will report to TRANSPORTATION PRIVILEGES. THE BOARD OF the cafeteria for administrative detention EDUCATION RECOGNIZES THAT PUPIL from the time they exit the bus until they are TRANSPORTATION IS A PRIVILEGE, AND NOT A given a pass to homeroom. RIGHT. Hall Lockers Late Buses 1. Each student is loaned a locker for the year. 1. Students riding late buses will be given a pass to Students are given the combination for that locker class as they exit the bus after 9:10 a.m. and it should be shared with others. 2. Students arriving by car after school has started 2. Hall lockers are for individual use - never shared. (9:10 a.m.) are to report to the main office for a Locker privileges will be temporarily denied to late pass. offenders. 3. Lockers should be kept clean, in good condition, Personal Belongings and free of pasted or taped materials and markings. Administrative staff members reserve 1. For security reasons, only items related to the right to randomly inspect lockers. Students the school curriculum shall be brought to found abusing lockers will be disciplined and/or lose school. The school will not be responsible for their locker privileges. recovering lost or stolen items, such as 4. Students may go to their lockers BEFORE radios, CD/tape players, audio devices, SCHOOL, AT THE cameras, cell phones, large amounts of BEGINNING AND END OF LUNCH, AND money, toys or games. BEFORE MOD 5. 2. Glass bottles, opened plastic or sport bottles, or any At all other times, students must have a pass. container with an unsealed screw top are not allowed in school. This policy has become Hall Conduct necessary as we have had instances of students either adding illicit substances to bottled 1. Appropriate hall conduct ensures a safe and orderly drinks/screw top, “open” type containers or of atmosphere for all King students and staff. containers being thrown, causing injury to others. 2. Students will keep to the right and will not run, 3. We encourage parents to allow students to push, or shove. purchase milk at school or provide juice in BOXED 3. Loud and/or disruptive behavior, whether physical containers. The cafeteria usually sells canned or verbal, is not permitted. Bullying is NOT allowed. juices and bottled water during all lunch shifts. We 4. Public display of affection is not permitted at any understand that this may be an inconvenience for time or any place. Parents will be notified of parents, but we must put the health and safety of students who violate this rule. our students first. 5. Students in the hall, in any group area in the 4. Any inappropriate items brought to school will be building, or on the facility grounds are responsible labeled and kept in the school office until parents to any and all staff members for their conduct, make arrangements to pick the items up on or and must exhibit respectful behavior to all adults before June 30th. and other students. 5. Book bags must be left in the student's locker, as there is not space to accommodate them in Lavatories classrooms. 6. Food, beverages, and candy are not allowed on the 1. Students must have a pass or be with a staff school bus or outside of the cafeteria. member in order to use the restroom. It is not an 7. The chewing of gum is not permitted on any school area for socializing. property, including the bus. 2. Report plumbing problems to a teacher or to the Arrival at School school office so that repairs can be made. 3. Report any obvious disturbance to a teacher or 1. Students should not be dropped off prior to 8:55 administrator. a.m. Students who eat breakfast will be directed to 4. Report evidence of vandalism to a teacher or the cafeteria, upon arrival. administrator. 2. Upon entering the building, students are to go directly to assigned activities and/or their lockers Arrival to Class
38 7. No food or bottled drinks may be taken Students are considered on time to each class when outside of the cafeteria at any time. they are sitting in their assigned seat at the 8. Your conduct and manners reflect your home beginning of class. Students who are tardy will be training. admitted to class but they will be given a discipline 9. The school's expectation is that your behavior will record card for being tardy. be a credit to your home and family. Excuses to Leave the Classroom Assemblies 1. Teachers will excuse a student from class only in an emergency and with a properly completed hall 1. Students will be accompanied to assemblies and pass. monitored by staff members. 2. When necessary, ONLY ONE STUDENT at a time 2. There will be blocks of assigned seats for classes. may be excused from class. 3. Students are expected to actively LISTEN and remain in their seats until dismissal. Make-up Work 4. Students will not use their voices for personal conversation nor to express approval or disapproval 1. A student who is legally absent from class or of performers. Booing is never allowed. school is expected, within two days after his/her return, to arrange with teachers to make up work Physical Education Policy and Procedures missed during the absence within a reasonable P.E. - Uniforms and Locks: amount of time. A reasonable amount of time is defined as time equivalent to the number of days 1. All students enrolled in the physical education the student was absent. program are required to have and wear gym 2. Students who are illegally absent will be given a uniforms, socks, and athletic shoes. THIS POLICY zero for each class missed, to be averaged into the IS STRICTLY ENFORCED. quarterly grade. 2. Gym uniforms must be purchased prior to the students first day in P.E., on your own outside of All students should have the phone number of school. one buddy, or more, in case homework 3. The P.E. uniform is a loose fitting, PLAIN gray t- assignments are needed. shirt and knee length PLAIN, black shorts. Name______4. Uniforms must be marked clearly and visibly with the student's name. NO OTHER MARKS ARE Phone Number______ALLOWED. 5. Uniforms may not be worn outside the P.E. class. 6. A combination lock will be loaned to the student Name______while taking P.E. For security reasons outside locks are not permitted. Phone Number______7. The Physical Education instructors will assign locks and lockers to the students. Students are Cafeteria responsible for the upkeep of these lockers and locks. 1. Students are required to report to the cafeteria 8. Students are required to wash their gym during their assigned lunch schedule: uniforms/socks weekly. ● First Lunch 10:39 – 11:09 9. P.E. LOCKER COMBINATION ______● Second Lunch 11:46 – 12:16 ● Third Lunch 12:53 – 1:23 P.E. – Parent Request-Exclusion From Active 2. When moving to and from the cafeteria, do so Participation quietly so that other classes will not be disturbed. 3. The cafeteria must be kept clean and orderly, 1. The student gives the parent note to his or her P.E. therefore, it is necessary to observe the following teacher. rules: 2. The student dresses and remains in P.E. class; the ● Take a place at the end of the line to make student is excused from active participation only. purchases. 3. After three days of parent notices, the student must ● Have your PIN # and money ready. present a doctor's notice. ● Do not break into line or save places. 4. The student is responsible for making up the work ● Keep voices down while conversing. he or she has missed during this time. ● No talking while in the serving line. 4. REMAIN SEATED THROUGHOUT LUNCH at the P.E. - Doctor Request Exclusion From Active table to which your class is assigned. Participation 5. Dispose of all dishes, utensils, trays and trash in the cans provided. GUM IS NOT ALLOWED. 1. The student gives the doctor's notice to his or her 6. Each student is to bring or purchase a lunch for his P.E. teacher. or her consumption only.
39 2. The teacher will give the student a green pass and Service-Learning Coordinator but they will not send him or her to the health room with the be reflected on the report card until all 24 doctor's note and a request for placement during hours are completed. All Student Service- the time of his or her recuperation. Learning Forms are due at the end of the 3. The nurse fills out the appropriate form notifying quarter when hours were earned, and by the teacher, student and person who is responsible September 30th if hours were earned in the for supervising the student's attendance during his summer. or her reassignment; the form will indicate when the doctor's notice expires. Service-learning is a teaching method that combines meaningful service to the community with Textbooks curriculum-based learning. Students improve their academic skills by applying what they learn in school 1. Textbooks are community property paid for by to the real world; they then reflect on their citizens’ taxes and as such should be used, not experience to reinforce the link between their service abused, so others may benefit from them. and their learning. We encourage students to 2. All textbooks should have proper identification complete their independent hours prior to high including the student's and subject teacher's name. school. Serving the community is a great way to Space is provided inside the front cover for this build character! purpose. 3. All textbooks must be covered and kept clean. A Bicycles and Skateboards fine will be charged if books are not covered. 4. The replacement cost will be charged for lost or 1. Bicycles, roller skates and skateboards will not be damaged textbooks, regardless of the age of the permitted inside the school building or on the book. school bus.
Student Service-Learning IV. DISCIPLINE POLICY AND PROCEDURES
Prince George’s County Public Schools students must Education cannot proceed without good discipline. engage in a minimum of 75 Student Service- Discipline is largely a matter of morale, classroom Learning (SSL) hours in order to successfully meet atmosphere, and positive interpersonal relationships. the service-learning graduation requirement. To While in school, students must know the rules and ensure that students are able to meet this understand the consequences of their behavior. requirement, service learning has been infused into Obedience to school rules and regulations by the the science and social studies curricula for grades 5 – responsible student provides experience for 10 for a total of 51 hours. Social Studies courses conforming to the laws of the community, state, and provide a total of 28 curriculum-infused hours and nation. Science courses provide a total of 23 curriculum- ● We believe that every teacher has an obligation to infused hours. Additionally, students must complete help each student achieve positive recognition, 24 independent hours of service-learning. respect, and a feeling of self-worth. ● We believe that although a student has failed in the Parents and students can visit the PGCPS Service past, he can succeed in the present and the future. Learning site at ● We believe that through a program of responsibility http://www1.pgcps.org/ssl/index.aspx?id=16524 to and natural consequences, a student can learn to find approved organizations, or a list is available in make better decisions and can gradually assume the Guidance Office. If your child is planning on command of his or her own positive behaviors volunteering at an organization not listed, a Service- without total monitoring by someone in authority. Learning Site Approval Form must be completed and submitted to the Guidance Office prior to Bullying, harassment or intimidation is not starting any service activities at the site. Sites must tolerated in Prince George’s County Public be a non-profit, tax-exempt community-based Schools. If you suspect that you are being organizations or a for-profit nursing home, hospital, or bullied you should complete a Bullying, licensed day-care facility. Students must use the Harassment or Intimidation Reporting Form and Student Service-Learning Verification Form to inform a responsible adult. Forms are located record their independent hours. The form must be in Guidance, Main Office, throughout the completed by the student and the agency building and online. All reports are representative for the organization. The student will confidential. There are severe consequences turn the completed form in to the Guidance Office for for retaliation, getting back at someone who processing. The form will be signed by the school reports bullying. BULLYING IS AGAINST THE based Service-Learning Coordinator and filed in the LAW. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO REPORT student’s cumulative folder, and a copy will be BULLYING. returned to the student for his or her records. All forms are available on the PGCPS website, or in the The Student Rights and Responsibilities Guidance Office. Service-learning hour totals are (CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT) categorizes available from the school-based Student
40 acts of misconduct into the following four organizations, referral to School Psychologist, levels: referral to School Instructional Team (SIT), referral to IEP/504 team (students with disabilities). ● Level I Conduct is the violation of general Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) / Behavioral classroom and bus rules and consists of minor offenses that generally occur in the classroom or on Intervention Plan (BIP). the bus and can be corrected by the teacher or ● Level III Conduct requires suspension and/or driver (ex. cheating, classroom disruption, temporary removal to a disciplinary alternative disorderly conduct, failure to come to class education program. Level III consists of offenses that prepared, Internet/computer misuse, public display significantly disrupt the educational process, school of affection, unexcused tardiness). environment, and/or school-related activities, ● Level I Disciplinary Options or Response: These including bus transportation, or which are persistent responses aim to teach correct and appropriate behavior so students can learn, act respectfully and or serious Level I or II misconduct (ex., serious or contribute to a safe environment. The classroom repeat of Level I or II offenses, assault, bullying, teacher or counselor will correct the behavior of the disrespect, fighting, forgery, gambling, group fight, student committing a minor offense. Teachers are hazing, inciting others to violence or disruption, encouraged to try a variety of teaching and indecent exposure, reckless endangerment, classroom management strategies. This response is repeatedly disruptive conduct, theft over $500.00, used when the student has no history of prior threat to a PGCPS employee, unauthorized use, or incidents. ● Interventions: Contact parent via telephone, e- distribution of over-the counter medication, mail or text message, conduct a teacher or student trespassing, vandalism/destruction of property over conference, correct and provide verbal redirection in $500.00. the classroom, establish the buddy teacher system ● Level III Disciplinary Options or Response: The (placing a student in temporary time out in another duration of the short-term removal is to be limited as classroom), develop a daily behavior progress much as practicable while adequately addressing the sheet, take time with a student to reflect on the behavior or allow them to apologize, remove behavior through the use classroom privileges from a student (does not of interventions and responses. include recess), reassign the student’s classroom Interventions: Notify Parent/Guardian, referral to seat, referral to School Instructional Team (SIT), IEP team (students with disabilities), referral to referral to IEP/504 team (students with disabilities). Professional School Counselor, revision to IEP ● Level II Conduct requires administrative (students with disabilities), referral to Safe and intervention and consists of offenses that are more Drug-Free Schools, referral to Pupil Personnel serious in nature, persistent or serious Level I Worker, referral to School Instructional Team (SIT), misconduct (ex., serious or repeated Level I referral to community organizations, referral to offenses, harassment, truancy, forgery, defamation, Student Support Team (SST), develop or revise dress code violation, indecent exposure, theft below Functional Behavioral Assessment, or Behavioral $500, insubordination, loitering, threat to person or Intervention Plan, referral to School Psychologist, property, unauthorized departure from school, complete a beautification project, in-school unauthorized use of portable suspension, short-term suspension (1-3 days) communication/electrical devices, vandalism below ● Level IV Conduct consists of serious offenses that $500). significantly disrupts the educational environment in the ● Level II Disciplinary Options or Response: The school, on the bus or at school activities and affects the administrator, pupil personnel worker or counselor safety of others; includes Level I, II, or III infractions will work with the student to correct the behavior of depending on the severity or persistence of the act the student committing the violation. This level will (ex., serious repeated Level I, Level II or Level III be appropriate for incidents that are inappropriate offenses, acts of gross misconduct at other schools, and disruptive to the learning environment. These arson, assault with serious injury, bomb threat, false responses address the potential implications for alarm, group fight, physical attack on a PGCPS future harm while keeping the student in school. employee, possession/ use/ distribution of alcohol, ● Interventions: Change in schedule or class, marijuana, prescription drugs, controlled dangerous reprimand by appropriate administrator, substances, imitation controlled substances, parent/guardian notification, mentoring program, inhalants or other intoxicants, controlled or drug revision to IEP for students with disabilities, loss of paraphernalia, possession/ use or distribution of privileges, in-school suspension, detention, referral explosives, possession/ use of weapons or to Pupil Personnel Worker, restitution, restorative instruments used as such, shakedown/ strong practice strategies, conflict resolution and arm/extortion, vandalism/ destruction of property community conferencing, develop 504 Plan, above $500.00). assignment of work projects, referral to community
41 ● Level IV Disciplinary Options or Response: Long-term suspension (4-10 days) and extended Discipline Record Card Procedures - Level 1 suspension (11-45 days) and/or referral to a Misconduct Disciplinary Alternative Program. These responses focus on the safety of the school community and on 1. First Incident ending self-destructive and serious behaviors. ● Interventions: Notify parent/guardian, write a A Discipline Record Card will be initiated by the Functional Behavioral Assessment or Behavioral teacher at the time of the first incident. Intervention Plan, participate in community a. The student and/or teacher will record what conferencing or mediation, referral to community happened. organizations, referral to Safe and Drug-Free Schools, b. The student will record a plan of action which referral to IEP team (students with disabilities) for is an acceptable alternative to the negative manifestation determination, alternative educational behavior he or she exhibited. placement by Office of Appeals, suspension request, c. During the class period, the teacher and (long - term 4-10 days). student will discuss the incident and agree on ● Level V Conduct involves the removal of a student a plan of action. from the school environment for an extended time due d. The teacher will file the Discipline Record to the severity of the behavior. Card. ● Level V Disciplinary Options or Response: A student may be expelled and/or referred to a 2. Second Incident Disciplinary Alternative Program for behavior that Procedure 1 is followed, with the addition of a seriously disrupts the educational environment in the telephone call to the student's parent by the school, on the bus or at a school activity that affects teacher. The purpose is to report, discuss, and the safety of others. solicit parental support and to advise the parent of ● Interventions: Behavioral Intervention Plan, referral the student's plan of action. The teacher has the to community organizations, referral to Safe and option of assigning a consequence such as lunch, Drug-Free Schools, referral to IEP team (students before or after-school detention or may have the with disabilities) for manifestation determination, student complete an assignment of educational alternative educational placement, expulsion (45 merit. days or longer; to be considered in most extreme cases). 3. Third Incident Procedures 1 and 2 are followed with the Under the umbrella of the Student Rights and exception that the student will be referred to Responsibilities, the school system’s Code of Student an administrator with a Pupil Discipline Referral Conduct, the staff of MLK has adopted a program of (PS-74) form. student responsibilities and natural consequences, a. The administrator will contact the home. which includes a record keeping system for b. The administrator has the option of assigning evaluation and accountability. The following are administrative detention or other appropriate inappropriate baseline behaviors selected by consequence. the staff for total school concentration: c. The Discipline Record Card will be returned to the teacher. 1. Disrespect: to dishonor or abuse in any manner, d. The teacher will be informed of the any member of the school community administrative action. 2. Fighting: any act involving either teasing or e. The PS-74 becomes a part of the student's hostile bodily contact in or on school property or permanent discipline record. going to or from school f. A referral will be made to the appropriate 3. Tardiness: failure to be in one's designated area counselor. at the appropriate time, either within the classroom, the school building, or the total school property 4. Fourth Incident 4. Persistent disobedience: continued disruption of the educational process of other students; willful Procedure 3 will be followed with the following failure to carry out reasonable requests or directions, exceptions: repeatedly a.A parent-administrator conference is 5. Vandalism: willful defacement of school or mandatory. personal property. b.The student could be suspended from school 6. Theft: the act of taking or acquiring the property and/or barred from school activities other than of others without their consent class curriculum participation. 7. Cheating: copying or presenting someone else’s work as being yours; allowing someone to copy or use Following the fourth incident, a student who work you completed continues to exhibit negative behaviors will be given an out-of-school suspension, denial of activity privileges, and referral to other county and school
42 system services. At the end of each reporting period denied any other educational participation for all Discipline Record Cards will be retired to an inappropriate conduct restricted to his/her school bus inactive file by the teacher. This, in effect, allows a behavior. Conduct on school buses follows all the student who is earnestly trying to discipline him or requirements and provisions outlined in the Student herself an opportunity to start anew. A new Rights and Responsibilities. Discipline Record Card will be initiated should new incidents occur. 1. Level I violation of bus rules are considered minor offenses that generally occur on the bus and can Consequences of Hall or Lavatory Misbehavior usually be corrected by the bus driver (eating or drinking on the bus, too loud, too boisterous, Students are responsible to every staff member standing, heads/arms/legs out of bus windows, and failure to obey or follow directions will result in using unassigned bus stop, riding unassigned bus). the following: Persistent or severe Level I violations will result in an Administrative Referral, parent contact, possible 1. The student will be sent or taken to an suspension of bus riding privileges or suspension administrator with verbal or written from school. communication between teacher and 2. Level II violations require administrative administrator. intervention and are considered more serious in 2. The administrator will confer with the student and nature; including persistent or severe Level I has the option of assigning consequences, which misconduct (ex., smoking/lighting matches/lighter, include one or more of the following: using foul or abusive language or throwing objects a. Parent contact from the bus). Violations will result in an automatic b. Assignment to detention Administrative Referral followed by the appropriate c. ISSC, suspension and/or denial of activities disciplinary action. d. Other appropriate action as needed 3. Level III violations are those which significantly disrupt the safety and security of bus Alternative to Suspension – Parent Shadowing transportation, including persistent or severe Level I or II misconduct (ex., threatening the driver, In the event that an out-of-school suspension is throwing or shooting objects on the bus, warranted, a parent may be allowed, at the discretion fighting/causing minimal disruption or damaging of the Principal, to spend a specified number of days the bus). Violations will result in an Administrative in school with his or her child in lieu of the Referral with possible restriction or suspension of suspension. The parent will attend classes and lunch school bus riding privileges or suspension from with his or her child for each of the days assigned. school and a parent conference is mandated. This activity has proven to be the MOST EFFECTIVE Repeated bus misconduct could result in an disciplinary action we take. extended bus suspension or in the student being removed for the rest of the year from school bus EDUCATION ARTICLE 26-101 transportation. 4. Level IV violations are serious offenses which Students who chronically disrupt the learning include willful or malicious acts that have the effect environment for others will be subject to Section A of materially and substantially disrupting the school of Maryland State Education Article 26-101: bus; or recurring cases or instances of refusing to obey school officials or to comply with “A person may not willfully disturb or transportation rules and regulations. Violations will otherwise willfully prevent the orderly conduct result in an immediate Administrative Referral with of the activities, administration, or classes of a request for long term suspension/ extended any institution of elementary, secondary or suspension. higher education. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a Consequences of Possession or Use of Weapons misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a or Instruments Used As Such fine not exceeding $2,500.00, imprisonment The Board of Education expresses the strongest belief not exceeding six months or both.” that a student found in possession or use of weapons or Instruments used as such will result in the Principal Should a student repeatedly disrupt the learning environment a conference will be scheduled with the completing a Request for Expulsion. parent, student and the PGCPS Youth Services Officer Consequences of Use, Possession and/or who works with our school. Distribution of Alcohol, Controlled Dangerous A plan of action will be developed in order to prevent Substances and Controlled Paraphernalia further violation of Education Article 26-101. The Board of Education views the possession, use, or Consequences of Bus Misbehavior distribution of alcohol, controlled dangerous A student may be excluded from riding a school bus substances, imitation controlled substances, synthetic intoxicants, inhalants, other intoxicants, or without being
43 drug controlled paraphernalia to warrant the appropriate accredited alcohol/drug treatment following disciplinary actions: program.
Student Use or Possession 2nd Offense If a student is readmitted after an expulsion has been 1st Offense rescinded in accordance with the above conditions Any student that is found to have committed a first and there is a further offense under this section, the offense for use or possession of alcohol, controlled Chief Executive Officer may not rescind that dangerous substance, drug paraphernalia and/or expulsion. Any rescission for a second or further other substance will immediately have a “Notification offense must be ordered by the Board of Education. of Request for Expulsion” filed by their school All students suspended/ expelled for administrator and receive a short term suspension. alcohol/controlled dangerous substance offenses will That student will also be granted the opportunity to be requested to reveal their source. opt for the alternative to expulsion, which is mandatory. The principal or his/her designee will Consequences of Using Tobacco provide the student’s parent/ guardian with a list of community agencies that can provide the mandatory 1st Offense two counseling sessions. The student must provide to Parent notification is made by the referring his school and to the safe and Drug Free Schools administrator and a referral is made to the Student Office documentation stating the date of the Affairs/Safe and Drug-Free Schools Office. The counseling appointment as provided by an approved student must complete an appropriate tobacco agency. After the counseling sessions have been education program no later than four weeks from the completed, the administrator shall request a stay of date of the Code violation. The student and expulsion for the student and the “Notification of parent/guardian will sign a contract stating there will Request for Expulsion” shall be rescinded. be no further violation of the Code. Non-compliance will result in a two-day suspension or in-school 2nd Offense suspension. If a student is readmitted after an expulsion has been rescinded in accordance with the above conditions 2nd Offense and there is a further offense Parent notification is made by the referring under this section, the Principal or his/her designee administrator and a referral is made to the Student will provide the student/parent/guardian with a list of Affairs/Safe and Drug-Free Schools Office. The community agencies that can provide four mandatory student is placed on suspension for one day. A counseling sessions. The student must provide to his conference with the parent/guardian is scheduled. school and to the Safe and Drug Free Schools Office The student and the parent/guardian will complete an documentation stating the date of the counseling appropriate tobacco education program no later than appointment as provided by an approved agency. four weeks from the date of the Code violation. Non- Non-compliance will result in a “Notification of compliance will result in an additional two-day Request for Expulsion”. suspension or in-school suspension. 3rd Offense If a student is readmitted after the expulsion has been 3rd Offense rescinded in accordance with the above condition and Parent notification is made by the referring there is a further offense, under this section, the administrator and a referral is made to the Student Chief Executive Officer may not rescind that Affairs/Safe and Drug-Free Schools Office. The expulsion. student is placed on suspension for two days. A conference with the parent/guardian is scheduled. Student Possessors with Intent Distribute The student must complete an appropriate tobacco cessation program no later than ten weeks from the A student in possession of a quantity of alcohol, date of the student’s readmission to school. Non- controlled dangerous substances or other substances compliance will result in an additional three-day listed above in an amount which the principal could suspension or in-school suspension. reasonably infer was intended to be available for distribution shall be charged with Possession with 4th Offense Intent to Distribute and be subject to the disciplinary For students who commit offenses beyond the third guidelines outlined for student distributors. infraction of the tobacco policy, the sanctions set forth in the Student Rights and Responsibilities shall Student Distributors apply. If the student has been found to have committed a distribution offense under the provisions of this Consequences of Physical Attack On A Staff section, the student shall be expelled, Member notwithstanding any mitigating circumstances. The Chief Executive Officer may rescind the expulsion May result either in a short or long term suspension after the period of expulsion if the student provides or the Principal can request expulsion and/or a referral documentation of satisfactory participation in an
44 to a Disciplinary Alternative Program. Charges can also Any student placed on the No-Activity List a second be pressed at the discretion of the staff member. time will meet with an administrator, be assigned detention and a letter will be sent to the parent. The Consequences of Gross Misconduct at Other third incident will result in a parent conference. The Schools and Group Fighting fourth incident may result in a suspension from school for continued insubordination. May result either in a short or long term suspension or the Principal can request expulsion and/or a referral Consequences of Having Gum, Candy, or Other to a Disciplinary Alternative Program. Food Items in Unauthorized Areas of School Property Consequences of Initiating a False Fire Alarm, Fighting, Physical Attack or Threat Thereof, 1. Students will be required to give the above items to Possession and/or use of Fireworks, and a staff member, if requested. Such items will be Theft/Vandalism. labeled and turned over to an administrator who will dispose of them in the trash. Consequences can be counseling by Pupil Personnel 2. The student who refuses to obey the request will be worker, Counselors; short term suspension; long term sent to an administrator for insubordination and a suspension and referral to Disciplinary Alternative PS-74 will be written. Program. The Principal can request expulsion for 3. Any subsequent refusal to turn over items, when behavior that seriously disrupts the educational requested by a staff member, will result in a environment in school and or on the bus. Temporary Removal from Class and a parent conference. Students are hereby notified that all incidents 4. Incidents which reach Level III may have a involving weapons, alcohol, drugs or arson will be consequence of suspension. reported to the PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY 5. Gum chewing, eating, selling candy or snacks on POLICE DEPARTMENT for further investigation and school property may result in the assignment of an action. administrative detention.
Consequences of Excessive Student Tardiness Conflict Resolution Through Peer Mediation to School Conflict Managers, a peer mediation program, is Students are expected to be seated in homeroom or employed to help students resolve differences before assigned activities no later than 9:10 a.m. or within major disputes and violence occur. The program five minutes after they enter the building. Students recognizes that conflict is a natural process and seeks with 5 or more tardies will receive a letter from the to find peaceful solutions to problems. The Conflict Principal and the student will be referred to County Manager Program also recognizes that students can Pupil Personnel Services. solve their own problems and that students are responsible people. Students who are experiencing Consequences of Tardiness to Class difficulty or disputes with each other may elect to accept help from the peer mediators and must agree 1st Time - Record as an incident on the Discipline to work toward resolutions of their problems. Conflict Record Card Managers have been trained in a problem - solving 2nd Time - Record as an incident and follow the process to enable the disputants to reach an procedure required amicable solution. The use of this process can result 3rd Time - Record as an incident and follow the in improved communication between and among procedure required students, teachers, administrators and parents. It helps students to deepen their understanding about Administrative Hall Sweeps will occur on a themselves and others and provides them with random basis. Parents will be notified of students lifetime dispute resolution skills. Students are who are tardy and an administrative detention may encouraged to take advantage of this program in lieu be assigned. of trying to settle disputes in less effective ways.
Consequences of Loitering Before Homeroom V. SCHOOL SERVICES
Loitering is defined as being without the proper Health Services supervision of an adult and most frequently occurs in the morning before reporting to homeroom. Students 1. The school nurse/designee is available at all times are expected to report to their homeroom teacher to give first aid and comfort to any student who within five minutes after entering the building. becomes ill or injured during the school day. Exceptions are made only for those students 2. Parents will be notified if a student requires further delivering a musical instrument to the band room. treatment or is too ill to return to class after The instrumental teacher will identify these students resting. Parents are responsible for to staff. Students considered to be loitering will IMMEDIATELY picking the student up from automatically be assigned to the No-Activity List. school.
45 3. Hall passes to the nurse are required except for Instruction may be considered. The Home and emergencies. Hospital teacher will provide up to six hours per week 4. The school nurse handles all physical education of instruction to keep the student current with grade- excuses, accident and insurance forms. level skills. 5. Students who wish to discuss physical or other problems are Guidance Services welcome at any time. Medication At School Professional School Counselors assist in planning student programs and are willing to help with both 1. Medication should be sent to school ONLY when school and personal problems. ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. 2. Controlled substance medication, such as Ritalin, must be brought to school by the parent, counted and signed off in order to establish acceptance of 1. Students may be referred to counselors by medication and accountability. teachers, parents, or the students themselves. 3. Parents must give the first dose of a new prescription or over-the-counter drugs, except PRN 2. Students may make appointments by seeing the (as needed), emergency medication, e.g., epipen. guidance secretary before school, at lunchtime, or 4. Medication that needs to be broken, e.g., pills that after school. need to be divided in half must be done by the 3. Arrangements for books and homework parent. assignments for absent students may be made 5. PARENTS MUST NOTIFY THE SCHOOL STAFF by through the guidance secretary when a student will telephone prior to sending any medication to be absent for three days or more. school. Please send a completed “Physician’s Medication Authorization Form Prescription and Letters of Recommendation/Transcript Nonprescription Medication” Form (PS-51) with Requests doctor’s signature to the nurse. Medication will not be administered without this form All requests for transcripts, letters of 6. Prescription medication will not be accepted by the recommendation, or other documents are to be given school system unless it is labeled by a registered to the guidance secretary. A Release of Records pharmacist with: form is required prior to any information being Name of student Name of sent to any other school or office. It is the physician parent/student’s responsibility to provide the Name of medication Prescription number Guidance Secretary with a stamped (2 stamps), Date filled Quantity provided addressed 9” x 12” envelope in which to send the Date of expiration Number of transcripts and/or letter(s) of recommendation. The refills guidance office only sends out transcripts after first- Directions for administration quarter report cards are available. When 7. Nonprescription medication or over-the-counter requesting transcripts or letters of drugs must come to school in the original container recommendation, allow at least two weeks for labeled with: the process to be completed. Name of student Library Media Center Services Name of physician Date Students may avail themselves of this valuable Directions for administration resource as a class or individually to study, read, or to 8. Notify Health Services staff IMMEDIATELY when check out materials. your child needs specialized medication, such as an epipen, nebulizer treatment, inhaler or diabetes 1. Books are checked out at the charge desk for a management. There are special forms that must be two-week period. They may be renewed for an completed by your physician. These forms can be additional week if needed. obtained from the school nurse or the school 2. Reference materials are restricted to an overnight system website at www.pgcps.org check out. 9. A new medication form must be submitted: 3. Media Center hours are 9:10 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. ● At the beginning of each school year unless other arrangements have been made with ● When there is a change in dosage or time medication the Media Specialist is given or change in specialized services 4. Students must have permission from the Media Specialist in order to use the media center before Home and Hospital Instruction or after school.
When a student is expected to be absent three or Student Government Association more weeks because of an excused health or medical condition, the parent or guardian should notify the The SGA is the organized voice of the students at student's guidance counselor and request a MLK. A representative and an alternate conference so that appropriate Home and Hospital
46 representative will be elected from each homeroom in September. The success of the SGA depends upon Blue Qualifications the students’ ability to elect responsible *Increase GPA by 0.5 from previous quarter representatives, who will be active, concerned *No significant discipline referrals participants at meetings and who will effectively *No suspensions report back to the students what was accomplished. *No unexcused absences
Renaissance Student Clubs and Other Organizations
The mission of Renaissance at MLK is to promote and An attempt is made to arrange clubs around student achieve academic excellence through incentives and interests and talents. Each club will have at least one rewards. It is not merely a program which has an adult sponsor who will present specific information ending, but a process which continues and modifies about the activities to students. The students are itself to meet the needs of our school. responsible for the progress and success of the club We are creating a “renaissance” in education at MLK or activity. Extracurricular activities may include: Middle School. A primary goal is to improve WMLK TV, Intramural Sports, Art Club, Cobra performance at all levels. The at-risk students who Conditioning, Geography Bee, Jazz Band, Spanish raise their grades are equally important to Club, Spring Musical, SGA, Science Bowl, Renaissance as honor students are. This program Environmentalists, Latin Club, Yearbook, Math Tutor rewards effort and individual responsibility. Corps, King Cobra Press, Spelling Bee, Kings and Queens and Debate. Parents are responsible for Renaissance Honor Card providing transportation for all before or after school activities. It is the parent’s responsibility to ensure Gold Qualifications that his or her child is picked up on time. The club *4.0 GPA sponsor maintains the right to deny participation to *No significant discipline referrals students who are dropped off early or picked up late. *No suspensions *No unexcused absences PARENTS MUST PROVIDE ON-TIME TRANSPORTATION. Silver Qualifications *3.5 - 3.9 GPA with no E’s *No significant discipline referrals *No suspensions *No unexcused absences
Bronze Qualifications *3.0 - 3.4 GPA with no E’s *No significant discipline referrals *No suspensions *No unexcused absences
ANNUAL YEARBOOK SIGNING - June 3, 2016
At this time you may purchase the all-color 2015 - 2016 MLK Yearbook, and ensure your participation in the June 3, 2016 yearbook signing. If you would like to purchase the 2015 - 2016 MLK Yearbook, bring cash, money order or a check for $28.00 made out to MLK to the main office. FOR GRADE 8 STUDENTS ONLY: If you would like to purchase a Class of 2016 tee shirt, tee shirts are available in all sizes (color to be determined later) and will be delivered in the
47 spring. Yearbooks will be delivered in June at the annual yearbook signing. Don't miss out!
8th Grade Tee Shirts $14.00 (add $2.00 when ordering xx large) ***************************************************************** MTF ______School Use Only Student Name ______Grade___ Homeroom Teacher ______Room ____
GRADES 6, 7, 8: Year book $28.00 ______
GRADE 8 ONLY: ______Tee Shirt $14.00 (Grade 8 only) s, m, lg., xlg. ______Size ______$16.00 xx large ______Amount Enclosed ______ORDER FORM AND MONEY SHOULD BE TURNED IN TO THE MAIN OFFICE
The Dream of Martin Luther King Words and Music by Merle Gatrell and the students of Cummings Elementary School
Once there was a gentleman, who talked about a promised land,
48 He reached out and took the troubles of the people in his strong black hands. He had a dream that everybody ought to hear the bells of freedom ring. Now the people shout and sing about the dream of Martin Luther King Sing about the dream of Martin Luther King Chorus Oh the dream…the dream of Martin Luther King, Oh the dream…the dream of Martin Luther King, Sing about the dream of Martin Luther King. In his dream he saw the people of this land walking side by side, White man, Black man, Red man, Yellow man - loving one another with pride. Now he’s gone away before the day his dream became a real thing. But he’ll hear the angels sing about the dream of Martin Luther King, Sing about the dream of Martin Luther King. Chorus Oh the dream…the dream of Martin Luther King, Oh the dream…the dream of Martin Luther King, Sing about the dream of Martin Luther King.
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