2022-23 CMS Grading Plan - Parent & Student Resource

Students are expected to be seated in their classrooms by 9:10 am. Students arriving after 9:15 am are required to sign-in with the Attendance Secretary, with the exception of students arriving on late buses. Arrival time of late buses will be indicated on student excused tardy pass. Carpool entrances will close promptly at 9:10. A parent or guardian must sign in students who are late to school. Early dismissals must be complete by 3:30 and only guardians/family members listed in Power School will be allowed to pick up a student. You must have a photo ID to get your student.

Any student entering after the tardy bell without a pass will be considered tardy. Students with unexcused tardies face escalating consequences including lunch detention, ISS and Saturday detention.

These continue to be a disruption of the school environment. Rules are simple:

PTDs, specifically cell phones and smart watches, must remain off and put away.  Personal laptops are not permitted for instructional purposes and must remain off and put away during the school day.  PTDs are not permitted during transitions or in the bathrooms.  Exception: High School students may utilize PTDs during the lunch period in the cafeteria only.  

“Put Away” means stored in a non-visible place such as a backpack or locker.  It does NOT mean in your back pocket.  Your device should never be on your person.

Staff and administrators will be guided by “If We See It, We Take It.” After the second infraction, parents will need to pick up the device. Discipline consequences will also increase.

As we continue to transition back to a regular school year, we remind students that unauthorized copying, either from the internet or another student, as well as failing to cite sources or communicating assessment information can be considered cheating. Many teachers will use automatic scanning programs to detect this. Students will need to redo all work identified as such, and face discipline consequences as well.

We do have a dress code and before all else, we respect students’ rights to express themselves in the way they dress. We also believe that the responsibility for the dress of a student rests primarily with the student and their parents or guardians. 

We will go into greater detail the first days of school as well as provide videos online in the coming days. However, please keep in mind some basics:

1. Rips or tears in clothing should not be longer than 3 to 4 inches in length.

2. No underwear or undergarments may be visible at any time. Clothing may not be “see through.”  

3. Actual shoes must be worn at all times and should be safe for the school environment. 

4.  Sunglasses may not be worn inside the building.

5. No blankets or pajamas.

Students are not allowed to be dropped off on campus before 8:45 am unless there is a pre-approved rehearsal, tutoring, or meeting (students MUST have a pass). All students must board a bus or have a carpool pick-up by no later than 4:30 pm unless there is a pre-approved rehearsal, tutoring, or meeting (students MUST have a pass). Failure to follow the above will result in the student being exited back to their designated home school. This policy is in place for the safety and well-being of the student(s). 

Any student that is in a show or attending a show on campus after normal school hours must be picked-up immediately at the conclusion of the show (we are suggesting families arrive 15 minutes early). Students not picked-up within 15 minutes of the end time of the show will be prohibited from performing/attending future school shows for the remainder of the school year.

Security scanners have been issued to all CMS middle and high schools and all students will go through a security screening upon their arrival. These screenings act as a deterrent. We thank you in advance for your patience as we implement these processes, which will take a little bit of time at the beginning of the year, but will go smoother as students learn how to expedite their passage.