Student Handbook – HTHNC

Handbook Highlights

Student Supervision

Campus opens at 7:30 am and closes at 5 pm.
Academic coaches will supervise at least one class room before school Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 8:30 am.
Academic coaches will supervise at least one class room after school from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Monday through Thursday.
Visitors must sign in and out at the front desk.
Parents of students must sign students out if they are going to leave school early.
HTHNC is a closed campus which means students must stay on campus for lunch.
All teachers rotate supervising students during lunch duty once a week.
Students should not be in a classroom without teacher supervision.

Facilities

Please no eating or drinking other than water in the classrooms.
With block scheduling feel free to take a snack break out on the deck or by the blue tables out back with your students.
Vandalism is sad and bad. Please let us know if this comes up in any way.
Gum ruins our tables, rugs, chairs, walls...you name it. Please don't chew it.

Field Trips

All students need permission slips to leave campus...even if you are walking. See Toni for appropriate paperwork.
All drivers must be licensed and insured to carry student in their cars. See Toni for appropriate paperwork.
Drivers may only transport as many students as there are functioning seat-belts in the vehicle. For instance taking the seats out of a van and going off-roading is a bad idea.

Attendance

Attendance should be taken through powerschool every class period, every day.
This includes SIG, advisory & X-block.
Parents can call 760-759-2700 to leave a message for Toni if their student is absent.
Planned absences longer than 3 days require a contract for independent study (CIS). A CIS should be requested via Toni at least a week prior to the absence.

Medication, Illness, Injuries

We do not have school nurse.
By Friday 8/22 we will all have completed the basic first aid, CPR & AED training.
All injuries should be recorded in an incident report (attached) and shared with Shani, Nikki, or Toni.
We have simple medical supply case by the door of Shani's office.
We may not distribute over the counter medications even if a parent requests that we do.
Students may carry in their backpack prescription medication in the original bottle or over the counter medications.
Students may not distribute or share their medications.
Controlled substance medication (i.e. Adderal, Codeine, Vicodin, etc.) should be checked in with Shani.
If you see a student with medication feel free to quietly ask them how they are feeling and what the medication is for.
Anything sketchy, such as students sharing a medication, come talk with Shani or Nikki immediately.

Dress Code (aka duress code)

All students should wear collared shirts that cover their shoulders and midsections.
Shirts must be buttoned.
Sweaters and Jackets are fine to wear over but not in place of collared shirts.
Hoodies (aka hooded sweat shirts) should not be worn at school.
T-shirts may not be worn over collared shirts.
Skirts and pants are fine. Skirts should be closer to the knee than to the behind.
Sandals are not acceptable.
Dress code should be checked every morning.
Dress code issues should be sent to Shani at a natural break in class.

Consequences:

1st dress code issue: warning and change of clothes
2nd dress code issue: call home and "uniform" for 1 week
3rd dress code issue: parent meeting and "uniform" for 2 weeks
Subsequent dress code issues will result in separation and uniform for remainder of semester.

Electronics

Personal computers are allowed on site after checking in with Sergio.
Video games of any kind may not be used at any time at school; even on student's personal computer.
IPODS, Cell phones, MP3 players, pagers, etc. may not be used at school at any time.
They must remain off and in backpacks from the time students arrive on campus until they leave.
This includes lunch.
Students can use the office phone not their cell phones.
Parents can contact students by calling 760-759-2700.

Consequences:

1st issue: Confiscate item and give to Shani. Parent may pick item up from Shani between 3:30 pm and 3:45 pm.
2nd issue: Confiscate item and give to Shani. Parent may pick item up from Shani after meeting with student & Shani.
Subsequent issues will result in separation and parent meeting at the end of semester to pick up item.

General reminder of scary things:

When in doubt...talk it out...with Shani & Nikki!