TAPPAN ZEE HIGH SCHOOL CODE OF CONDUCT/STUDENT HANDBOOK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Please read, sign, and return this acknowledgement AND the Emergency Contact Information on the back of this sheet to your homeroom teacher by Tuesday, September 26, 2017. I have received and reviewed the information contained in the Tappan Zee High School Student Handbook and agree to abide by the rules, regulations, and procedures contained therein. Student Name ____________________________________ (Please Print) Student Signature __________________________________ Grade _______________ Date _______________ Parent/Guardian Signature Date Printed Parent/Guardian Name 1 EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION 2017-2018 STUDENT LAST NAME:_________________________________ STUDENT FIRST NAME: ____________________________________ GRADE: _______________ Please update the following information in PowerSchool: Remove a contact/Phone ___________________________ Add a contact/phone ____________________________ (cell) ___________________________ (home) _________________________ (daytime) In the event of an emergency, it is important that we have current emergency contact information. Please complete the information below. List three people to whom you give us permission to release your child in the event of an emergency. Please print clearly. In an emergency, my child can be released to the following people: Name / Relationship Phone # (with area code) Name: _______________________________ (_______)__________________ Relationship:___________________ Name: _______________________________ (_______)__________________ Relationship:___________________ Name: _______________________________ (_______)__________________ Relationship:___________________ 2 2017-2018 TAPPAN ZEE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HANDBOOK TAPPAN ZEE HIGH SCHOOL 15 Dutch Hill Road Orangeburg, New York 10962 (845) 680-1600 Principal ........................................................................... Jennifer L. Amos Assistant Principal………………………….Juliet L. Gevargis-Mizimakoski Assistant Principal..…………………………………………Richard Neidhart Acting Director of Athletics and Physical Education…Chris Rastelli Guidance Counselors .......................................................... Randy Altman ........................................................................................... Laura Ferrante .............................................................................................. Jaime Holzer ............................................................................................... Kelly Keane .....................................................................................Richard Weissberg Psychologist .........................................................................Dr. Beth Jaret Psychologist .................................................................... Dr. Katelin Burns Nurse ........................................................................ Judy Flagg, RN, BSN PTSA President............................................................. Maureen Schroder This School Agenda belongs to Name: Address: Telephone: Homeroom #: Locker #: 3 South Orangetown Central School District 160 Van Wyck Road Blauvelt, New York 10913 (845) 680-1000 Board of Education Board Members Leon Jacobs Daniel Lamadrid Christine Lee Kenneth Malpeli Rosemary Pitruzzella Superintendent of Schools ....Dr. Robert Pritchard School Business Administrator ....Sandra Winkler Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum ....Dr. Brian Culot Director of Special Education ....Michele Fenster Director of Technology ....George Brady Board of Education meetings normally begin at 7:30 pm twice a month on Thursdays in the Library at South Orangetown Middle School, 160 Van Wyck Road, Blauvelt. There is time on every agenda for comments and questions from those attending the meeting. (Please check the district website to confirm the dates of Board meetings since this schedule may vary from month to month.) 4 Table of Contents Letter from the Principal ....................................................................................... 7 School Calendar .................................................................................................. 8 Your Role and Our Expectations .......................................................................... 9 Student Organization ......................................................................................... 10 Bell Schedules ................................................................................................... 11 The School Day ................................................................................................. 12 Buses & Parking..................................................................................... 12 Handicap Access, Lockers, Inclement Weather ..................................... 13 Lost and Found. Working Papers ........................................................... 13 Residency, Lateness, Leaving Early, Injury, Illness & Field Trips ........... 14 Absence, School Psychologists .............................................................. 15 Minimum Attendance Procedure ........................................................................ 15 Graduation, Academic Requirements ................................................................ 17 Participation in Graduation Ceremony .................................................... 18 Planning for Life after High School ..................................................................... 19 PSAT, SAT, ACT .................................................................................... 19 Grades ............................................................................................................... 20 Semester Courses, Full Year Courses ................................................... 20 High Academic Achievement.................................................................. 20 Report Cards & Progress Reports ..................................................................... 21 TZHS Writing Across the Curriculum Rubric ...................................................... 22 TZHS Writing Process ....................................................................................... 23 Extra Help .............................................................................................. 24 College Credits ...................................................................................... 24 Summer School...................................................................................... 24 Schedule Changes ................................................................................. 24 Your Records ......................................................................................... 25 Academic Integrity ............................................................................................. 25 Learning Center ................................................................................................. 27 Library-Media Center ......................................................................................... 27 Computer Use Policy ......................................................................................... 28 5 Open Campus Privileges ................................................................................... 30 Senior Privileges .................................................................................... 30 Junior Privileges ..................................................................................... 30 Physical Education ............................................................................................ 31 Extracurricular Code of Conduct ........................................................................ 32 Honor Society Expectations ............................................................................... 33 After School ....................................................................................................... 34 Co-Curricular Activities ........................................................................... 34 Athletics ................................................................................................. 35 Student Rights & Responsibilities ...................................................................... 36 Code of Conduct ................................................................................................ 37 Rules You Should Know .................................................................................... 37 Board of Education Regulations ......................................................................... 39 Board of Education Policy .................................................................................. 40 Policy on Tobacco Use ........................................................................... 40 Policy on Sexual Harassment ................................................................. 40 Dignity for All Students Act ..................................................................... 40 Policy on Weapons in School ................................................................. 41 Threats of Violence in School ................................................................. 41 Disciplinary Procedures ..................................................................................... 43 Detention/ In-School Suspension ........................................................... 44 Out of School Suspension .....................................................................