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SOUTH CONWAY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT MORRILTON HIGH SCHOOL HANDBOOK FOR STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE BOARD OF EDUCATION John Gibson, President Buck Joyner, Vice President Elaine Sullivan, Secretary Michelle Cheek, Member Mark Stobaugh, Member Craig Mullins, Member Sue Spivey, Member Superintendent of Schools Mr. Shawn Halbrook South Conway County School District 100 Baramore Street Morrilton, AR 72110 Telephone (501) 354-9400 * * * * * * _________ Morrilton High School 701 East Harding Street Morrilton, AR 72110 (501) 354-9430 1 FOREWORD The South Conway County School District works hard to provide a safe and orderly environment that supports all aspects of learning through communication and high expectations of appropriate behavior. The essential component of effective, positive discipline is that it preserves the time needed for meaningful instruction necessary for student learning and achievement. The 2019-2020 Parent/Student Handbook for Student Conduct and Discipline is designed for students, parents, guardians, principals and teachers. Its main purpose is to set forth clearly the standards and limits for behavior established by state law and the Board of Education. It also describes the administrative actions taken when standards of behavior are violated. The handbook is annually reviewed and revised as needed by parents, students and District personnel. We sincerely hope that all who use this handbook do so realizing the importance of the student’s responsibility for his own acceptable behavior and the protection of the student’s personal rights to due process and fair treatment. Mr. Shawn Halbrook Superintendent of Schools Board of Education Disclaimer Statement Use of the masculine pronoun throughout the policies adopted by this Board is for the sole purpose of ease in sentence construction and should not be construed as Board intention to discriminate against females in either its written materials or its practices. The feminine pronoun will be used only in those policies where the masculine form would be totally inappropriate. For Your Information The handbook is available for review at www.sccsd.org 2 South Conway County School District Morrilton, Arkansas Dear Parents/Guardians and Students: Welcome to Morrilton High School! We are very proud of our schools and know that your experience here will be productive and rewarding. The purpose of this handbook is to inform you about applicable philosophy, policies and procedures. We are sure you realize that this must be a cooperative endeavor and that we can succeed only to the extent that each of you cooperates with us in this vital activity. In this handbook, you will find the discipline policies of all South Conway County School District Secondary Schools. A.C.A. § 6-18-502 (d) (e) requires school districts to advise and provide written notification to parents and students of the district’s student discipline policies. Act 104 also requires your documentation of the receipt of these policies. Please sign and return to your child’s teacher immediately. Your signatures do not indicate your agreement with the policies – only that you have received them. Thank you for your assistance in helping Morrilton High School comply with A.C.A. § 6-18-502 (d) (e). Please take the time needed to thoroughly review this handbook. All students are expected to comply with the policies and procedures found herein. We look forward to the opportunity of working with your child. Danny Ketcherside Ed.S. Principal, Morrilton High School Morrilton High School 2019-2020 Student Handbook Committee Danny Ketcherside, Principal Craig Pinion, Asst. Principal Zach Watson, Dean of Students Carolyn Bailey, Counselor Anita Grendell, Teacher Patti Hill, Teacher Leeann Mobley, Parent Evan Mobley, Student 3 What is a Devil Dog? A Devil Dog is a maroon and gray figure with horns and teeth for fighting with all his might. The Devil Dog wears a gruff yet determined expression that radiates confidence and enthusiasm. He is strong and kind, he is stern and determined, yet he is friendly and considerate. A Devil Dog can be a ferocious opponent or a friend for all time. The Devil Dog is a spirit that lives in the heart and mind of every past and present student of Morrilton High School. He is in the classroom and walks in the halls. The Devil Dog is filled with energy and the will to improve and a willingness to work. He knows the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat and in each finds a lesson. The Devil Dog is that abstract spirit that lives in every student of M.H.S. and makes them proud and envied. (From 1972-73 Student Handbook) 4 THE MISSION OF MORRILTON HIGH SCHOOL: In collaboration with teachers, parents, and students, we will engage and inspire students by providing high standards of learning empowering all to be productive, responsible citizens in a global society. 5 NOTICE TO PARENTS/GUARDIANS To: All Parents/Guardians From: South Conway County School District As the parent/guardian of a student in the South Conway County School District, you have the right to know the professional qualifications of the classroom teachers who instruct your child. Federal law allows you to ask for certain information about your child’s classroom teachers and requires us to give you this information in a timely manner if you ask for it. Specifically, you have the right to ask for the following information about each of your child’s classroom teachers: ● Whether the Arkansas Department of Education has licensed or qualified the teacher for the grades and subjects he or she teaches ● Whether the Arkansas Department of Education has decided that the teacher can teach in a classroom without being licensed or qualified under state regulations because of special circumstances ● The teacher’s college major, whether the teacher has any advanced degrees and, if so, the subject of degrees ● Whether any teachers’ aides or similar paraprofessionals provide services to your child and, if they do, their qualifications. If you would like to receive any of this information, please call (501) 354-9453. 6 Morrilton High School Parent and Community Involvement Parent Involvement Plan Committee Danny Ketcherside, Principal Regina Erwin, Parent Facilitator Patricia Hopkins, Parent Teresa Flory, Parent Brandy Brown, Parent Lucy Williams, Resource Teacher Vicki Canady, Parent Morrilton High School recognizes that a child’s education is a responsibility shared by the school and family during the entire time the child spends in school. To support the goal of the schools and to educate all students effectively, the schools and parents must work as knowledgeable partners. Parents are an integral component of a school’s ability to provide for the educational success of their children. Morrilton High School acknowledges that engaging parents is essential to improve student achievement and that schools should foster and support active parental involvement. In response to this commitment to active parental involvement, and in compliance with the legal requirements of Act 307 of 2007 and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Morrilton High School establishes the following parent involvement plan. 1. The school will involve parents in the review, improvement and printing of the school’s parental involvement policy annually; 2. Explain to parents and the community the State’s content and achievement standards, State and local student assessments and how the school’s curriculum is aligned with the assessments and how parents can work with the school to improve their child’s academic achievement; 3. Provide parents with the materials and training they need to be better able to help their child achieve. The school may use parent resource centers or other community based organizations to foster parental involvement and provide literacy and technology training to parents. 4. Educate school staff, with the assistance of parents, in ways to work and communicate with parents and to know how to implement parent involvement programs that will promote positive partnerships between the school and parents; 5. Keep parents informed about parental involvement programs, meetings, and other activities they could be involved in. Such communication shall be, to the extent practicable, in a language the parents can understand; 6. Find ways to eliminate barriers that work to keep parents from being involved in their child’s education. This may include providing transportation and child care to enable parents to participate, arranging meetings at a variety of times, and being creative with parent/teacher conferences; 7. Find and modify other successful parent and community involvement programs to suit the needs of our school; 8. Train parents to enhance and promote the involvement of other parents; 9. Provide, if requested by parents, opportunities for regular meetings to formulate suggestions and to participate, as appropriate, in decisions relating to the education of their child. Legal References: 20 U.S.C. § 6318 (b)(1) (NCLB Act of 2001, Section 1118), 20 U.S.C. § 6318 (c)(1),(2),(3),(4) (NCLB Act of 2001, Section 1118), 20 U.S.C. § 6318 (d) (NCLB Act of 2001, Section 7 1118), U.S.C. § 6318 (e)(1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(8),(9),(10),(11),(13),(14) (NCLB Act of 2001, Section 1118) The Parent Involvement Plan involves parents of students of all grade levels in a variety of roles. The plan recognizes that communication between home and school should be regular, two-way, and meaningful. To encourage communication with parents, Morrilton High School schedules two parent-teacher conferences per year. These conferences are scheduled near the mid-point of each semester of the school year. To promote and support responsible parenting, Morrilton High School will purchase books, magazines, and other informative material regarding responsible parenting through the school library. These materials will be advertised and parents will have an opportunity to borrow the materials for review. To welcome parents to Morrilton High School, there is no policy or procedure that would discourage a parent from visiting the school, specifically including: 1.