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IRONWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 2017-2018 STUDENT HANDBOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS Page …………………………………………………Important Phone Numbers Page ……………………......................……….PUSD Governing Board Page …………………………………………….……Superintendent’s Message Page …………………………………….District Calendar/Testing Schedule Page …………………Academic Planning/Graduation Requirements Page …………………………………………………………………………Late Work Page ……………………………………..…Grading/Assessment Guideline Page …………………………………………………...………………….Attendance Page…………………………….Campus Procedures and Expectations Page …………………………….………...……Driving/Parking Regulations Page ………………………………………………………………………School Dress Page ………………………………………………..…………….Student Services Page ……………………………………………………….………..…………Activities Page …………………………………………………….…………………...…Athletics Page ………………………………………………….…….……..Student Conduct Page ……………………………………………………...…….Student Discipline Page ……………………….Student Handbook Awareness Statement 1 2017-2018 STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK Ironwood High School 6051 W. Sweetwater Glendale, Az. 85304 IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Main Line ..623-486-6400 Attendance 623-486-6405 Other Attendance 623-486-6406 Guidance 623-486-6407 Nurse 623-486-6408 Bookstore 623-486-6416 Athletic Office 623-486-6414 Safe School Line……………….……..623-486-6199 District Administration Center….623-486-6000 http://www.peoriaunified.org/Ironwood ADMINISTRATORS Mr. Setka 623-486-6401 Mr. Borkowski 623-486-6404 Mr. Dunham 623-486-6421 Ms. Schmit 623-486-6403 COUNSELORS Ms. Goldman 623-486-6435 Mrs. McCaughey 623-486-6417 Mrs. Doyle 623-486-6434 Mr. Starr 623-486-6432 Mrs. Harrell 623-486-6433 Guidance FAX 623-486-6446 MISSION OF IRONWOOD HIGH SCHOOL The mission of Ironwood High School is to provide outstanding programs and opportunities for all students to be responsible citizens and lifelong learners in a changing world. Student will be provided with sound academic opportunities to further their full intellectual, physical, emotional, social and career potential. Ironwood High School exists for the benefit of each student regardless of his/her capacity for learning. Peoria Unified School District #11, District Administrative Center 6330 W. Thunderbird Road Glendale, Arizona 85306 Follow Peoria Unified on Twitter @peoriaunified11 Like us on Facebook.com/peoriaschooldistrict Watch us on YouTube.com/pusdofficialchannel www.peoriaunified.org “Every Student, Every Day, Prepared to Shape Tomorrow” 2 August 2017 Dear Peoria Unified Students, Welcome to the start of the 2017-18 school year! I hope your summer was filled with new, fun and exciting adventures. Your school staff have been hard at work preparing to make sure you not only learn and grow this year, but also have fun along the way. I hope you will take an active role in learning and make the best of what your school has to offer. There are many ways for you to get involved on your campus by participating in school events, taking part in art and athletics, or even joining a new club. These are opportunities to enhance your learning and maybe meet a new friend or two along the way. On behalf of the entire Peoria Unified School District, I wish you a wonderful 2017-18 school year! Respectfully, Dr. Darwin Stiffler Superintendent Peoria Unified School District 3 PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Dear Students: Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year at Ironwood High School. Your high school years are among the most important in your life. They can be the foundation for your future, and a time to embrace new endeavors and opportunities. As you enter the 2017-2018 school year, we challenge all of you to: 1) Set goals and take pride in your efforts to attain all of the things in life you strive for. 2) Make friends, get involved in clubs and sports and enjoy the journey that is the high school experience. 3) Take pride in our school and respect yourself and other students. 4) Earn 8 to graduate. If you do these simple things, you will be successful and our school will be successful. Please use this booklet as a guide to the expectations we hold for you at IHS. We sincerely hope you will take advantage of all the opportunities available to you here at Ironwood High School, and make your high school years a rewarding experience. Make it a great year, Mr. Vance Setka - Principal Mr. Mark Borkowski – Assistant Principal Mr. Russ Dunham – Assistant Principal Ms. Susan Schmit – Assistant Principal If you would like to stay connected with all the Ironwood news please follow us on Twitter at: @IronwoodHS and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/IronwoodHighSchool 4 STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Summer may have been a blast these couple of months but an even more exciting year awaits at Ironwood High School. Welcome to all of our new Eagles and all returning Eagles for the 2017-2018 school year. They say high school goes by in the blink of an eye and that could not be more accurate. High school is a chance to get to know yourself a little more and experience new things. There are so many clubs one can join as well as sports. High school should be a time in your life full of enjoyment and fun. I encourage every person to step out and try new things this year. Whether you join a club, sport, or just focus on your grades, spreading positivity and meeting new people is something I highly recommend. Don’t be afraid to do something you have never done because that is how the great memories come to be. Every person is responsible for how amazing they make a school year. If you want to make this year full of excitement, it all starts with you. One can make every single situation into a positive one no matter what it is. Ironwood hosts so many amazing events where memories just lie ready to be made. There are football games, basketball games, Homecoming, concerts, carnivals, Prom and so many more events that happen throughout the year that are loads of fun. I challenge every single one of you to make this the best year yet. If you have any comments, questions or concerns, feel free to contact me and let me know. I am always all ears. I hope this year brings you so much happiness! “Life is what you make it. So why not make it a beautiful one full of happiness and joy.” -Anurag Prakash Ray Sincerely, Bibiana Acosta Student Body President 2017-2018 STUDENT BODY OFFICERS President – Bibiana Acosta Vice-President – Makayla Wishner Secretary – Abby Verdugo Treasurer – Katie Cooper 5 6 PUSD DISTRICT CALENDAR 2017-2018 August 9 Student Start September 4 No School/Labor Day October 9 No School/Columbus Day October 11 First Quarter Ends November 10 No School/Veterans’ Day November 20-24 Fall Break December 21 Second Quarter Ends December 22-January 5 Winter Break January 15 No School/Martin Luther King, Jr. Day February 19 No School Presidents’ Day March 13 Third Quarter Ends March 19-23 Spring Break April 13 April Break May 24 Fourth Quarter Ends May 24 Students’ Last Day Early Releases Early Releases Early Releases 12:20 Dismissal 12:20 Dismissal 10:20 Dismissal August 14 December 18 November 17 August 21 January 22 December 20 August 28 January 29 December 21 September 11 February 5 May 22 September 18 February 12 May 23 September 25 February 26 May 24 October 2 March 5 October 16 Marcy 12 October 23 March 26 October 30 April 2 November 6 April 9 November 13 April 16 November 27 April 23 December 4 April 30 December 11 STATE TESTING WINDOWS – 2017-2018 Az MERIT Fall October 23, 2017 – November 30, 2017 Spring March 26, 2018 – May 3, 2018 AIMS SCIENCE TESTING TBD SPRING 2018 - check the school website 7 Directory Information The Title IX No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, and Section 9528, and District Policy JR states that high school principals are required to give out information to universities, colleges and U.S. Armed Services recruiters when such release is clearly in the student’s best interests. This information includes names, addresses, and telephone listings. Parents may request in writing that such information not be released for their child without prior written parental consent. Any such notice must be given to the guidance director at the school’s Guidance Office. Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) amended the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) to require that the Department of Education notify annually each state educational agency and each local educational agency of their obligations under PPRA and under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The general requirements placed on each local educational agency by law are required to notify parents and students of their rights. NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS UNDER FERPA The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) afford parents and students over 18 years of age (“eligible students”) certain rights with respect to the student’s education records. These rights are: 1. The right to inspect and review the student’s education records within 45 days of the day the school receives a request for access. Parents or eligible students should submit to the school administration a written request that identifies the record(s) they wish to inspect. The administration will make arrangements for access and notify the parent or eligible student of the time and place where the records may be inspected. 2. The right to request the amendment of the student’s education records that the parent or eligible student believes are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student’s privacy rights under FERPA. Parents or eligible students who wish to ask the school to amend a record should write the school administration and clearly identify the part of the record they want to change, and specify why it should be changed. If the school decides not to amend the record as requested by the parent or eligible student, the school will notify the parent or eligible student of the decision and advise them of their right to a hearing regarding the request for amendment.