2020-2021 MBA Student Handbook Montgomery Bell Academy 4001 Harding Road Nashville, Tennessee 37205-1998 www.MontgomeryBell.Edu Facebook.com/rollredroll Twitter.com/montgomerybell youtube.com/user/rollredroll1867 instagram.com/montgomerybellacademy/ http://mbawaffleiron.blogspot.com/ School Office Hours (Monday-Friday) Academic Year: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Summer Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Main Telephone: 615-298-5514 Main Fax: 615-297-0271 Junior School Office: 615-369-5380 Admission Office: 615-369-5311 Athletic Office: 615-369-5350 Athletic Fax: 615-369-5354 Alumni and Development Office: 615-369-5360 Alumni Fax: 615-369-5361 Voice Mail: 615-298-1691 CEEB Code: 431710 (for SAT, ACT, and ISEE Testing) The MBA Directory is published strictly for the use of members of the school community. It is not to be used for address lists, marketing, or any other purpose without the express permission of Montgomery Bell Academy. Table of Contents MBA School Profile 3 Calendar 9 All School Policies 11 Student Life 18 Discipline 24 Junior School Student Life 33 Academic Policies 36 Athletic Program and Policies 43 Campus Contact Information 49 Campus Map 54 MBA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, handicap or disability, sex, or age in its employment policies, or in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and financial aid programs, athletic programs, and other school-administered programs. Montgomery Bell Academy has four trademarks registered with the US Patent and Trademark Office. The MBA “Family of Marks” includes (1) the “Waffle” (also known as MBA and Design), (2) the title “Montgomery Bell Academy”, (3) the letters “MBA”, and (4) the School Seal. Use of any of the MBA “Family of Marks” is permissible only with the prior written authority of Montgomery Bell Academy. Facts & Figures Statistics Students Faculty • Student body of 809 in grades 7-12 • 8:1 student-teacher ratio • Entering students represent 50 different public and private schools from 6 states and 2 foreign • Approximately 68% of faculty hold advanced countries degrees, including 21 doctorates • 22% of student body receive more than $2.5 • Eleven fully-endowed faculty chairs: English, million in need-based financial aid Science, Languages, Math, Visual and Performing Arts, History, Junior School, Interns, Leadership, • 100% of student body is college bound and Humanities • 9 National Merit Finalists and 13 Commended • 42% of Alumni give annually to the school Scholars Campus • Students took 785 AP Exams in 2020 and scored • 50 acres on Harding Road, including 10 buildings approximately 20% higher than the State and and 5 fields, 8 tennis courts, 1 track, and global average courtyards and green space • 83% of 785 AP exams had a score of 3 or higher • 200-plus acre campus on Long Mountain near McMinnville, TN with an observatory, ropes • Average ACT scores were 30 which is 10 points courses, lake, and hiking trails higher than the national average in 2020 • 10 acres of field space exclusively for Junior School • 28 AP classes and examinations offered athletics on 42nd Avenue in Sylvan Park • State-of-the-art digital language lab, art media studio, robotics lab, and recording studio 3 Facts & Figures Extracurriculars Achievements • Active community service leadership: ongoing relationship with 24+ organizations throughout • #1 Debate team in the country 2020; 3 Debate teams Middle Tennessee, serving in the areas of housing, ranked in top 10 Nationwide; Varsity National hunger, environment, education and special needs Champions 2020, 1999, 2005, 2019; 1st Year services, with students logging over 4500 hours National Champions 2015, 2016; Middle School annually on MBA Service Club projects, which are National Champions 2015, 2016 led by students with the advice of faculty. Organizations include: • State championships in football, soccer, rifle, cross- Best Buddies (recognized nationally for our country, lacrosse and tennis over the last seven contributions) years; 2017 regular season champions in hockey; Canine Companions for Independence Nationally ranked crew team Cellophony Fannie Battle • Six theater state championships since 2005; 3 Fort Negley Shakespeare Competition winners Glen Leven Green Door Gourmet Garden • 45 MBA students were recognized for the Hands on Nashville Scholastics Art Competition at Cheekwood; 10 Just.Glass of those were Gold Key Award winners and Last Minute Toy Store were on display at the museum; Clay Lamb, Last Saturday Dinners for Urban Housing was recognized nationally by Scholastics for his Solutions scratchboard titled “Boardwalk” and his work Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen is included in a virtual gallery. 19 students were Nashville Food Project included in the Middle Tennessee Regional Paragon Mills Hispanic Achiever Tutoring Student Art Exhibition at Watkins, 5 students Preston Taylor Tutoring, Race for the Cure received recognition and awards including 1st Richland Creek Run place in both 7th and 8th grade. 10 students were Safe Haven accepted into the 2020 Young Tennessee Artists AP Second Harvest and IB Exhibition which will be virtual this year Shakespeareathon, benefiting the Nashville and is organized by the Frist Art Museum. We are Shakespeare Festival very thankful for the creativity and innovation of Tennessee Donor Services all of our students. Thistle Farms Task Force Dagger and Operation Stand Down • Mock Trial state championship in 2016 and 2017; UniCyle Mock Trial teams placed 4th at Nationals in 2017 • Foreign exchange programs with fifteen schools • Regional and national recognition in theater, math, in Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, South envirothon,and science olympiad competitions Africa, China, Colombia, Singapore, Argentina, France, and Germany • JS winner of Harpeth Valley Athletics Association All Sports Trophy 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 • Wilson and college grants send more than 125 students annually to national and international • Eleven MathCounts State championships since 2003 programs • International Spring Break opportunities to Israel, London, South Africa, and Dominican Republic • Unique learning opportunities such as Robotics, Recording Studio techniques, Astronomy research, Digital Media opportunities, and Independant Research LOG IN and visit your online PROFILE to update your family’s information www.montgomerybell.edu 4 School Philosophy Mission Statement Montgomery Bell Academy offers young men an exemplary college preparatory experience in an inclusive community, assisting them to be “gentlemen, scholars, and athletes” and young men of wisdom and moral integrity who will make significant contributions to society. Montgomery Bell Academy, as a day school for young men in grades seven through twelve, seeks to enable its students, first, to achieve excellent academic preparation for college and, second, to become responsible and productive citizens within the community. Each young man is challenged to become a “gentleman, scholar, and athlete”: that is, to develop as fully as possible his qualities of personal integrity and respectful attention to the rights of other people, his intellectual scope and understanding, and his physical vigor and well-being. With these general goals in view, the school more specifically seeks: • to challenge each student to acquire a strong academic foundation in the humanities, in mathematics and the sciences, and in the arts, as preparation both for college and adult life; • to encourage each student to be engaged to the best of his ability in a wide range of extracurricular activities, both at school and in the community; • to encourage each student to assume responsibilities requiring leadership, personal initiative, and coordination of his own efforts with those of others; • to promote in each student a keen sense of self-discipline, dependability, service and honor; • to help each student gain a deeper understanding of himself and a full appreciation of his own worth as an individual human being and of the worth and dignity of others. Montgomery Bell Academy expects its students to have a high regard for others and a sense of responsibility to school, family, and community. Therefore, it endeavors to help each student develop citizenship and concern for others. MBA believes that positive mental, physical, and spiritual growth take place in a thoughtful and respectful environment, and the school expects its students to conduct themselves as gentlemen at all times. 5 Diversity & Inclusion We embrace diversity at MBA because the modern definition of being a gentleman demands that we do so. Embracing diversity complements the part of our mission that aspires to help boys become good men. By embracing diversity and inclusion, we achieve strength in our community, preparation for an ever-changing world, individual growth, self-awareness, inspiration, and authentic friendships. Race, Sexual Orientation, Cultural Identity, Socio-economic Status, Religion, and Physical Ability are the types of diversity we include at MBA. The values necessary to create a diverse and inclusive community are synonymous with the values necessary to be a Gentleman – respect, humility, kindness, empathy and courage. Montgomery Bell Academy believes that developing and reinforcing these values within our boys is essential to our individual and collective well-being in a multifacited world. Central to our mission is our commitment to ensuring that regardless of race, religious preference, physical