1 Table of Contents Leesville Road High School Personnel 3 Introduction 4 Leesville Road High School Mission Statement 4 Leesville Road High School Basic Facts 4 Leesville Road High School Telephone Numbers 5 Calendar of Events 6 WCPSS 2012-2013 Calendar 6 Additional Important 2012-2013 Dates Specific to LRHS 6 Testing Dates 7 Academic Accountability 7 Report Cards 7 Interim Reports 7 Additional Policies 8 Grade Calculation 8 Grading Scale 8 Course Withdrawal Penalty 8 Class Rank 9 Quality Points 9 Driver’s License Legislation/Dropout Prevention 9 General Student-Related Issues 9 Sending Transcripts 9 Student Services Department 10 Scholarship Information 10 Student Parking 10 Student Co-Curricular and Extracurricular Organizations 11 Parent Organizations 13 Leesville Road High School Athletics 13 Eligibility Requirements 13 Athletic Participation Form 14 Attendance 14 Team Rosters 14 OSS 14 School Spirit 14 General Procedures 14 Attendance 14 Leesville Road High School Absentee Procedures 15 Exam Exemption Policy for Seniors 17 Make-up Work Policy for Excused Absences 17 Make-up Work Policy for Unexcused Absences 18 General Discipline Procedures 18 Leesville Road High School Code of Student Conduct 18 Areas Off Limits to Leesville Road High School Students 20 General Student Information 21 After-School Activity Bus 21
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Table of Contents
Leesville Road High School Personnel 3
Introduction 4
Leesville Road High School Mission Statement 4
Leesville Road High School Basic Facts 4
Leesville Road High School Telephone Numbers 5
Calendar of Events 6
WCPSS 2012-2013 Calendar 6
Additional Important 2012-2013 Dates Specific to LRHS 6
Testing Dates 7
Academic Accountability 7
Report Cards 7
Interim Reports 7
Additional Policies 8
Grade Calculation 8
Grading Scale 8
Course Withdrawal Penalty 8
Class Rank 9
Quality Points 9
Driver’s License Legislation/Dropout Prevention 9
General Student-Related Issues 9
Sending Transcripts 9
Student Services Department 10
Scholarship Information 10
Student Parking 10
Student Co-Curricular and Extracurricular Organizations 11
Parent Organizations 13
Leesville Road High School Athletics 13
Eligibility Requirements 13
Athletic Participation Form 14
Attendance 14
Team Rosters 14
OSS 14
School Spirit 14
General Procedures 14
Attendance 14
Leesville Road High School Absentee Procedures 15
Exam Exemption Policy for Seniors 17
Make-up Work Policy for Excused Absences 17
Make-up Work Policy for Unexcused Absences 18
General Discipline Procedures 18
Leesville Road High School Code of Student Conduct 18
Areas Off Limits to Leesville Road High School Students 20
General Student Information 21
After-School Activity Bus 21
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Assemblies 21
Bicycles 22
Cafeteria Information 22
Dress Code 22
Early Release Students 23
Electronic Devices 23
Emergencies/Health Room 23
Fire Drills 23
Flowers, Balloons, Gifts, etc. 23
Forgotten Items 24
Fundraising 24
Hall Passes 24
Homework 24
Integrity 24
Lockers 25
Make-up Work/After-School Assistance 25
Media Center 25
Nuisance Items 26
Posters and Displays 26
School Functions 26
Student Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources Policy 26
FORM This form must be completed and filed with the school’s athletic trainer prior to a
student’s participation in any practice sessions and/or athletic contests. A current
physical/medical examination is one of the components to be reported on this form.
Please note that physicals/medical examinations are valid for 365 days.
ATTENDANCE ON THE DAY OF AN ATHLETIC EVENT A student must be in attendance at school for the entire day on the day of any athletic
game or practice in which he/she is to participate. Any exemptions with regard to this
rule require the principal’s approval and may require a doctor’s note.
TEAM ROSTERS Once an athlete has been placed on a team’s roster, he/she may not withdraw from that
roster and try out for another team until the original team’s sport season has ended. (For
example, a member of the football team may not try out for basketball until the football
season has ended.) Dual participation will be determined on an individual basis. (An
example of dual participation would be playing soccer while kicking for the football
team.)
OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION (OSS) A student assigned OSS cannot participate in a practice or athletic contest scheduled for
the day(s) of the OSS assignment.
SCHOOL SPIRIT Leesville Road High School students are encouraged to attend sporting events and
support teams. However, visiting teams and fans are our guests and should be treated as
we would wish to be treated in their arenas. Leesville Road High School athletic teams
should be noted for their skill as well as their sportsmanship. We take PRIDE in this fact
and know that our students and fans will always cheer to support our teams, not to deride
opponents. BE A PART OF THE PRIDE EXPERIENCE!! Signs, noise makers, and
body/face paint are not permitted at Leesville Road High School athletic events.
General Procedures
ATTENDANCE Attendance in school is central to educational achievement and school success.
Attendance and participation in class is an integral part of the teaching/learning process,
and thereby a part of the grade earned. Additionally, regular attendance develops patterns
of behavior essential to success in later life. While there are times when students must be
absent from school due to physical inability to attend, it must be understood that parents
or legal guardians have the responsibility for ensuring that students attend and remain at
school daily. It is the responsibility of the student to check their attendance records
regularly in SPAN and promptly report potential discrepancies to the attendance
office.
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An absence is excused if the following conditions exist (School Board Policy 6000.3):
A. Illness or injury that makes the student physically unable to attend school.
B. Isolation ordered by the State Board of Health or the Wake County Health
Department
C. Death in the immediate family
D. Medical, dental, or other appointment with a health care provider for the student or
for a child for whom the student is a custodial parent.
E. Court when a student is under subpoena.
F. Religious observance, as suggested by the religion of the student or the student’s
parents.
G. Participation in a valid educational opportunity, such as travel with prior approval,
as documented on the “Request for Excused Absence for Educational Reasons.”
This would include, but is not limited to, a student serving as a legislative page or a
governor’s page.
H. A catastrophic event or natural disaster.
I. Absence related to deployment activities (parent or legal guardian on active duty
who has been called to duty, is on leave from, or immediately returned from
deployment)
LEESVILLE ROAD HIGH SCHOOL ABSENTEE PROCEDURES General Information
In the event of an absence or tardy, it shall be the responsibility of the student to bring to
the attendance office a note signed by the parent or guardian citing the reason for such
absence or tardiness. The note should list a telephone number where the parent may be
reached during the school day. Such notes shall be presented within two days of the
student’s return to school. All notes should have a parent phone number listed on them.
Failure to comply will result in the absence or tardy being recorded as unexcused per
School Board Policy 6000.4. The administration may require any additional
documentation deemed necessary to verify an absence or tardy.
Additional requirements
A. Absences not anticipated in advance may be excused if the student brings a note
from his/her parent or guardian explaining the absence within 2 days of his/her
return to school. The note should be presented to the attendance personnel who will
issue a class admission slip. The student shall present this slip to each teacher on the
day of return to school.
B. Absences of more than one day anticipated in advance must be excused in
advance. A Prior Approval Request Form (#1710) must be completed by the parent
and returned to the attendance office. These forms are available on our website and
in the attendance office. They should list a telephone number where the parent may
be reached during the school day. Completed request forms will be considered for
approval by the principal. Students are encouraged to make these requests at
least two days prior to the anticipated absence. Note: One-day anticipated
absences do not require a completed Form 1710 and should be handled in the same
way unanticipated absences are handled (e.g., bringing a signed note from a parent
with a phone number listed within two days of the student’s return to school).
C. For items A & B, please note that make-up work is the responsibility of the student.
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D. Students arriving to school after the first tardy bell are to report to a “sweep” station
during the first ten minutes after the bell. If the tardy is to be considered excused,
the students should bring a note from home. Students reporting to school after 7:35
must report to the attendance office before reporting to class (or before the start of
the next school day) with a note verifying the reason for the tardy.
(1) Individual automobile equipment failures are not considered as reasons for
excused tardies or absences.
(2) Students arriving late to school on a school bus should report directly to
class. Late buses and their arrival times will be reported to teachers. E. A student who needs to leave school early should bring a note explaining the reason
and the time to be excused. This note must be signed by a parent/guardian and
should include a phone number for verification. The student should present this
note to the attendance office before the school day begins to have the note verified.
The attendance personnel will time/date this note and the student will present it to
the teacher when leaving class to check out. This same note should be taken to the
attendance office for sign out, and the student will then receive a yellow Early
Release Slip. When returning to school on the same day, the student should sign
back in with the yellow Early Release Slip to receive a slip for class admission. If
the student returns the next day, he/she should treat this situation as an absence,
bringing the yellow Early Release Slip to the attendance office prior to the
beginning of first period.
F. If a student becomes ill during off-campus lunch, he or she should call the
attendance office that day and upon the student’s return to school follow procedures
for excusing an unanticipated absence.
G. Types of absences other than the ones listed as excused or where procedures are not
followed will be recorded as unexcused. In addition:
(1) Students may be required to serve detention after school for unexcused
absences or tardies.
(2) Students with attendance problems (excessive absences or tardies) will be
referred to student services and administration for interventions and possible
disciplinary action.
H. Parents will be notified of student absences via the School Messenger System.
I. Senior College visitation days of longer than one day should be treated as
anticipated absences and completed by April 30. Visitation days lasting only one
day should be handled in the same way unanticipated absences are handled (e.g.,
bringing a signed note from a parent with a phone number listed within two days of
the student’s return to school).
J. Credit for attendance: To be counted present, a student shall be in attendance at
least one-half of the school day. This shall include attendance at official school
activities at a place other than the school with the approval of the principal. To be
counted present for a class, a student must be in attendance for at least one-half of
the class. Students who have excused absences should be reminded that it is their
responsibility to determine from the teacher the missed assignments and to
complete all make-up work within the allotted time period.
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EXAM EXEMPTION POLICY FOR SENIORS This policy is based on academic performance and attendance. Seniors should review
their attendance records in SPAN immediately after an absence to ensure the absence has
been coded properly. Exemptions may not be granted for Post-Assessments and End-of-
Course (EOC) examinations. Furthermore, exemptions will be granted each semester
under the following conditions:
The attendance count includes each instructional day of the semester.
1. Attendance will be calculated per class period according to period attendance.
2. According to school policy, a student must be in class for one-half of the period (45
minutes) in order to be counted present.
3. Five unexcused tardies will equal one unexcused absence for exam exemption
purposes only.
4. Time missed for school-related activities (such as school-sponsored field trips and
LRHS sports-related trips approved by the principal), will not be considered
absences.
5. Any time missed due to visiting a college campus on “College Days” will be
considered an absence.
6. A student with an unexcused absence in a class (including out-of-school
suspensions), regardless of his/her grade average, will forfeit the privilege of being
exempt from the exam in that particular class.
7. The grade average will be based on the student’s average from the beginning of the
course. Thus, the average that will be used to determine if a student is exempt will
be the anticipated final average for the course. 8. Any questions regarding the application of the Exam Exemption policy to a specific absence
should be directed to the principal prior to the day of the absence.
9. Exam exemptions are based on the following “Grade Average/Days Missed” scale:
A Average ---- 3 Absences
B Average ---- 2 Absences
C Average ---- 1 Absence
MAKE-UP WORK POLICY FOR EXCUSED ABSENCES School Board Policy 6000.6 R&P – School work will be made up for excused absences
under the following conditions:
A. If an absence has been approved in advance and/or if the work is assigned by the
teacher in advance, all make-up work, including tests assigned for the day of return,
is due upon the student’s return to school. Teachers should use discretion and may
make exceptions in the case of students whose excused absences were not planned
in advance, were beyond the student’s control, and the nature of which would not
support make-up work the day of return (e.g., death in the immediate family,
serious illness).
B. If the make-up work has not been assigned in advance, for absences of one to three
days, the student will have one day for each day absent to make up work. For
absences exceeding three days, the student may have two days for each day absent
to make up work. Special consideration should be given in the case of extended
absences due to injury or chronic illness.
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C. The student is responsible for securing make-up work at the secondary level. At the
elementary level, the teacher is responsible for assigning make-up work.
MAKE-UP WORK POLICY FOR UNEXCUSED ABSENCES School Board Policy 6000.5 R&P – Schools shall establish and communicate to students
and parents their procedures for making up work following an unexcused absence.
Make-up work shall be graded at a standard consistent with the original work. Credit
equivalent to not less than 70% of the original value of the work shall be awarded for
make-up work completed within the school’s established procedures. In making final
determinations about credit, the procedures should take into account the following:
A. The past performance of the student,
B. Circumstances that may have made the unexcused absence unavoidable,
C. Unusual family circumstances,
D. Nature of the specific learning activity,
E. Other issues that the teacher determines to be relevant to the situation.
G. Absences resulting from out-of-school suspensions are considered unexcused, and
the same policy for make-up work for unexcused absences applies, with the
exception that full credit must be given for any test/exam within the time frame
specified in Board Policy 6000.4 (in the case of short-term suspensions.)
General Discipline Procedures All Wake County Public School System and Leesville Road High School rules apply
to the regular instructional day as well as extracurricular activities and other events
affiliated with the school.
All administrators are available to deal with disciplinary emergencies.
Every effort by our staff will be made to contact parents by telephone or email when
disciplinary problems involving their children occur at school.
LEESVILLE ROAD HIGH SCHOOL CODE OF STUDENT
CONDUCT The academic and social expectations for students at Leesville Road High School are
high. Respect for self, instructional time, and environment are essential for student
learning to occur. Thus, students are expected to display appropriate behavior at all times
on campus during the school day as well as at after-hour Leesville Road High School
events. Overall, staff members have authority over students at all school-related
functions, regardless of the location. Furthermore, students are expected to respect this
authority.
Teachers have the direct responsibility of setting appropriate standards to establish a
classroom atmosphere conducive to the learning process. A student referred to the office
may encounter several different approaches by an administrator to resolve the problem.
Primarily, the school officials want to identify and eliminate the causes of the
misbehavior. Nonetheless, each student will have to accept the consequences of his/her
misbehavior.
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At the beginning of the academic year, students will be issued a handbook that contains
the Wake County Public School System Code of Student Conduct. They are expected to
familiarize themselves with that document. Furthermore, they will be held accountable
for any infractions of its rules. The intervention techniques used with this code of
conduct range from parental contacts to recommendations for long-term suspension.
All Wake County and Leesville Road High School rules apply to all hours on campus
(before or after the regular school day), during any athletic event (home or away), or at
any time a student is directly or indirectly under the supervision of school personnel.
While all administrators are available for any disciplinary emergency, responsibilities are
assigned to specific assistant principals. Since student behavior can rarely be changed
without support from home, every effort will be made to contact parents when
disciplinary problems occur at school.
In a school as large as Leesville Road High School, it is necessary to set rigorous
standards for certain offenses. All cases involving inappropriate student behavior will be
accompanied by efforts on the part of the school’s staff to contact the child’s parents.
The following information is a general guide that, upon the discretion of the
administration, may be modified to align with the context of a situation.
Additionally, at times, the administration will be required to take other actions to
address situations not included on this list to maintain a safe school environment.
Violation 1st Offense 2
nd Offense 3
rd Offense
Tardy to class Please refer to
tardiness policy
Violation of wireless
communication/electronic
devices/laser pointer policy (in
class)
Confiscation with
parent notification
and return of device
to student at end of
period
1 day ISS/parent pick-
up
2 days ISS/parent
pick-up
Non-class violation of wireless
communication/electronic
devices/laser pointer policy
Device turned in to
main office/ student
pickup at end of day
Subject to additional
disciplinary action
Subject to additional
disciplinary action
Dress code violation
Required to change
clothes – ASD or ISS
Skipping an individual class 1 day ASD 1 day ISS 3 days ISS
Leaving campus without
permission
1 day ISS 2 days ISS 2 days OSS
Refusing to adhere to a
reasonable request by a staff
member
2 days ISS 2 days OSS 3 days OSS
Trespassing on a WCPSS
campus
3 days ISS 2 days OSS 3 days OSS
Possession/use of tobacco
products
2 days ASD 2 days ISS 2 days OSS
Class/school disruption 2 days ASD 2 days ISS 2 days OSS
Failure to identify oneself to any
staff member when requested
3 days ISS 3 days OSS 5 days OSS
Use of profanity to a staff
member
3 days ISS 2 days OSS 2 days OSS
Disrespect/verbal abuse to a staff
member
2 days ASD 2 days ISS 2 days OSS
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Theft 3 days OSS /Legal
Prosecution
5 days OSS/Legal
Prosecution
5 days OSS/Legal
Prosecution
Bullying/Harassment Mediation/Inform
SRO & counselor
3 days ISS/Inform
SRO & counselor
3 days OSS
Fighting/Physical
Aggression/Posturing to Fight
5 days OSS / Legal
Prosecution/inform
counselor
5 days OSS w/rec. for
long-term suspension
/ Legal Prosecution
Falsification of information 2 days ISS 2 days OSS 3 days OSS
Instigation of Fight or
Encouraging Physical
Aggression
2 days OSS/inform
counselor
3 days OSS/inform
counselor
5 days OSS/inform
counselor
Gang Association
Signs/Paraphernalia
Written
notification/inform
SRO
3 days OSS/inform
SRO
5 days OSS w/rec. for
long-term suspension
Skipping Multiple Classes 1 day ISS 2 days ISS 2 days OSS
Out of Assigned Area Possible search and 1
day ASD
Possible search and 2
days ASD
Possible search and 2
days ISS
Intimidation / Extortion 5 Days OSS 5 days OSS w/rec. for
long-term suspension
/Legal Prosecution
*Any referral to an administrator requires parent communication from the referring
teacher via phone or e-mail.
Key for Chart of Consequences (on previous page)
ISS = In-School Suspension
OSS = Out-of-School Suspension
Long-Term Suspension = Suspension for the remainder of the school year