AZTECS 2012-2013 Student Planner Jacinth Cisneros Principal Administrators Counselors Khevin Devaughn Wendy Duanes AP - Guidance A-Flores Dr. Rosa Northcott Jackie Herrera AP - Instruction Man-Tang Dr. Cindy Prentice Ha Lin Matsuo AP – Business & Hui-Mal Activities John Scanlan Jennifer Moya AP- Student Fong - Huang Services Elizabeth Sesztak Tao - Z This agenda belongs to: My Counselor’s name is: Table of Contents Academics Academic Honesty (Cheating) 17 A-G Courses 12 Grading, Report Cards and Eligibility 10 Four Year Plan 13 Graduation Requirements 11 Testing Schedules 14-16 Activities Associated Student Body (ASB); ASB Cards 23 Officers and Members 24 Class Councils 24 Dances 23 Lockers 9 Athletics Almont League and CIF; Eligibility and Participation; Seasons and Teams 22 Attendance Bell Schedules 5-8 Procedures 1-4 Communications Connect Ed; Daily Bulletin; Bulletin Boards PowerSchool Portal; Web Page 25 Discipline Cheating 17 Dress Code 19 Electronic Devices 20 General; Safety 18 Harassment; Hazing; Pranks; Sexual Harassment; Vandalism/Graffiti 21 Resources & Staff Career Center; Library; Lockers 9 Campus Staff 4 The information printed in this Agenda was accurate at the time of printing. Changes made after printing are not included in the agenda. The school bulletin is updated daily and is considered the most accurate calendar of events. The bulletin is also available online at MKHS.org ATTENDANCE OFFICE Office hours 7:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Phone (626) 943-6716 If reporting an absence by phone, please call after 9 a.m. The Attendance Office is located in the main building. All absences from school, whether for a single period or for several days, are handled through the Attendance Office. Parents or guardians are encouraged to call the office to check on their student's absences or their attendance as a whole, or to view their attendance on Parent Portal of PowerSchool Students are responsible for knowing the following policies: RETURNING TO SCHOOL FROM AN ABSENCE Student absences must be cleared through the Attendance Office by one of the following: 1. A note written in ink by the parent/guardian in English or the parent/guardian's native home language. The note should include the student's legal name, the student's I.D. number, the reason for the absence, and the exact date(s) of absence. 2. A telephone call to the Attendance Office from a parent/guardian to report the student’s absence. The Attendance Office opens at 7:15 a.m. in the morning for re- admit card distribution for those students absent. Students with Period 5 and Period 6 absences should pick up re-admit cards during passing time or Lunch time. Students should be in the attendance line before the 7:37am warning bell. “There is always hope…You just have to find it.” – Amy Herrera 1 .Leaving During the School Day Students may not leave school early without parent/guardian notifying the Attendance Office (by written note). If the Attendance Office is not notified in advance, an “Unexcused” may be recorded for an absence. Please make sure all Emergency Contact names on Emergency card are complete and up-to-date. If the Health Office releases a student from school, the student is required to return the Pink slip (signed by the parent/guardian) to the Attendance Office or it will be “Unexcused”. Students sent home by the nurse with a circle around "excused as a precautionary measure" on the pink slip, must see the nurse before picking up the re-admit card and reporting to class. CLEARING ABSENCES WITH EACH TEACHER 1. The student must take the re-admit card to each of the classes he/she attends to clear the period absence with the individual teacher. 2. The student is allowed 72 hours to give the re-admit card to each individual teacher for clearance. 3. All students must make up the class work missed during the absence. Legal Absences (Ed. Code Section 48205) Students are legally excused from school attendance for reasons such as: illness, medical or dental appointment, four hours of religious retreats per semester/or holiday, funeral of immediate family (limited to one day in state, three days out of state). Other arrangements may be made at the discretion of the principal prior to the absence. Connect Ed Mark Keppel uses an automated calling machine to inform parents of absences. These calls are made daily as well as on the weekends. The automated calling machine is also used to remind parents of special meetings and activities as well as detention assignments. “Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” – Winston Churchill 2 PERMIT TO LEAVE SCHOOL GROUNDS If the procedures listed below are not followed, an “Unexcused” will be recorded. 1. If a student must leave school grounds (without the presence of parent/guardian) for a valid reason, the student MUST SIGN OUT through the Attendance Office with a signed note from the parent/guardian before leaving the school grounds (including those students from a P.E. class or sports). Please do not call or text your child to make arrangements to meet your student. Parents must contact the Attendance Office directly. 2. The note should include the reason, date, and time of leaving. These requests are granted for doctor, dentist, optical or emergency reasons only. The student will take this note to class and show the teacher at the beginning of class. The teacher should allow the student to exit the classroom with a Hall Pass. The Attendance Office will issue an off-campus permit which MUST BE RETURNED for verification (i.e. doctor's stamp, court, etc). 3. The following day after an absence, the student must go to the Attendance office to obtain a re-admit card. 4. Students will not be summoned nor will classrooms be disrupted to remind students of their appointments. To avoid any delays, please make prior arrangements with the student (s). Do not call or text your child. 5. Health Office: If a student becomes ill during the day he/she must request a hall pass from the teacher to go to the Health Office. The parent or guardian will be notified by the Health Office BEFORE a permission slip is given to the student to leave school. 6. Students should not contact parent on their cell phones prior to seeing the Health Office nurse. The electronic device policy applies. “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” – Blaise Pascal 3 7. Students must be signed out through the Attendance Office by the parent or guardian before leaving campus. Failure to notify the attendance office before taking a student off campus will result in an “unexcused” absence. Parents/guardians are required to show ID before the student will be released. CAMPUS RESOURCES AND STAFF ASB Advisor Ms. Leslie Hayashibara Athletic Director Mr. Mark Garcia Attendance Office Mrs. Yvonne Gonzalez Bookroom Clerk Ms. Marlene Miller Cafeteria Manager Mrs. Rose Juarez Campus Supervisor, Head Mr. Ricardo Rodriguez Career Center Mrs. Elvira Minch Enrollment/Registration Ms. Caroline Chan Facilities (Plant Foreman) Mr. Robert Guerra Health Office/Nurse Ms. Sophie Wang Home-School Coordinator Mrs. Lien Luu Home-School Coordinator Ms. Denise Palomares Library Mrs. Cindy Vernon Music Office Ms. Carla Bartlett Psychologist Mrs. Bonita Sharma-Ngan Psychologist Mr. Carlos Rodriguez Records Ms. Maria Barrera ROP Ms. Mady Stevens Student Bank Mrs. Chic Boranian “I am only one; yet I am one. I cannot do everything but still I can do something.” – Helen Keller 4 Bell Schedules REGULAR Schedule Period 0 6:43 - 7:33 50 Warning Bell 7:37 Period 1 7:41 - 8:37 56 R Period 2 8:45 - 9:41 56 Period 3 9:49 - 10:45 56 Period 4* 10:53 - 11:51 58 LUNCH 11:51 - 12:29 38 Period 5 12:37 - 1:33 56 Period 6 1:41 - 2:37 56 Period 7 2:45 - 3:35 50 COLLABORATION Schedule Period 0 6:43 - 7:33 50 Warning Bell 7:37 Period 1 7:41 - 8:26 45 C Period 2 8:34 - 9:19 45 Period 3 9:27 - 10:12 45 Period 4* 10:20 - 11:07 47 Period 5 11:15 - 12:00 45 LUNCH 12:00 - 12:38 38 Period 6 12:46 - 1:31 45 MEETING 1:31 2:37 66 Period 7 2:45 - 3:35 50 MINIMUM DAY Schedule Period 6:43 - 7:33 50 Warning Bell 7:37 Period 1 7:41 - 8:20 39 M Period 2 8:28 - 9:07 39 Period 3 9:15 - 9:54 39 Period 4 10:02 - 10:41 39 Period 5 10:49 - 11:28 39 Period 6 11:36 - 12:15 39 Period 7 12:23 - 1:13 50 “Strive to be first; first to nod, first to smile, first to complement, and first to forgive.” –Unknown 5 RALLY SCHEDULE Schedule Period 0 6:43 - 7:33 50 Warning Bell 7:37 Period 1 7:41 8:33 52 F Period 2 8:41 9:33 52 Period 3 9:41 - 10:33 52 Period 4* 10:41 - 11:39 58 RALLY** 11:39 - 12:37 58 Period 5 12:45 - 1:37 52 Period 6 1:45 - 2:37 52 Period 7 2:45 - 3:35 50 ASSEMBLY Schedule Period 0 6:43 - 7:33 50 Warning Bell 7:37 Period 1 7:41 - 8:27 46 A Period 2 8:35 - 9:21 46 Period 3 9:29 - 10:15 46 Period 4A 10:23 - 10:44 21 Period 4B 10:52 - 11:13 21 Period 4C 11:21 - 11:42 21 Period 4D 11:50 - 12:11 21 LUNCH 12:11 - 12:49 38 Period 5 12:57 - 1:43 46 Period 6 1:51 - 2:37 46 Period 7 2:45 - 3:35 50 ACADEMIC PEP RALLY DAY Schedule Period 0 6:43 - 7:33 50 APR 7:41 - 8:46 65 APR Period 1 8:54 - 9:38 44 Period 2 9:46 - 10:30 44 Period 3 10:38 - 11:22 44 LUNCH 11:22 - 12:00 38 Period 4* 12:08 - 12:53 45 Period 5 1:01 - 1:45 44 Period 6 1:53 - 2:37 44 Period 7 2:45 - 3:35 50 “It's what you learn after you already know it all, that counts.” –John Wooden 6 FINAL EXAM DAYS SEM 1 Schedule Periods 1-3-5 7:41 - 9:39 118 Periods 2-4-6 9:47 - 11:45 118 E1 Periods 0-7 11:53 - 1:51 118 FINAL EXAM SEM 2 Schedule Periods 1-4 7:41 - 9:11 90 E2 Periods 2-5 9:19 - 10:49 90 Periods 3-6 10:57 - 12:27 90 LUNCH 12:27 1:05 38 Periods 0-7 1:13 - 2:43 90 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL Schedule Period 0 7:01 - 7:34 33 Period 1 7:41 - 8:16 35 Period 2 8:24 - 8:59 35 L Period 3 9:07 - 9:42 35 Period 4* 9:50 - 10:26 36 Period 5 10:34 - 11:09 35 Period 6 11:17 - 11:52 35 Period 7 12:00 - 12:33 33 KICK OFF Schedule Period 0 Warning Bell 7:37 K1 Period 4 7:41 - 8:02 Session 1 8:10 - 8:58 Session 2 9:06 - 9:54 Session 3 10:02 - 10:50 Session 4 10:58 - 11:46 Period 4* 11:54 - 12:18 “Be a good listener.