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Topic
Page QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE ........................................................................................................... 1 BUILDING LAYOUT ....................................................................................................................... 2 2016 -2017 SCHOOL STAFF DIRECTORY ...................................................................................... 3 DISTRICT CALENDAR ................................................................................................................... 5 SCHOOL BELL SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................ 6 IMPORTANT DATES FOR 2016 -2017 ............................................................................................. 7 DELAYED OPENING AND “ NO SCHOOL ” ANNOUNCEMENTS ................................................. 7 STUDENT LIFE ............................................................................................................................... 8 The School Schedule .................................................................................................................... 8 Student Planners ........................................................................................................................... 8 Dressing Properly For School ........................................................................................................ 8 Lockers ........................................................................................................................................ 9 Lunch / Cafeteria Meals ................................................................................................................ 10 Textbooks .................................................................................................................................. 10 Benjamin Franklin Middle School Media Center Guidelines ......................................................... 10
ATTENDANCE / ABSENCES / TARDINESS ..................................................................................... 12 School Absences Because Of Family Vacations ........................................................................... 13 Tardiness to School Or Class ....................................................................................................... 14 Encore Subjects For Seventh And Eighth Grades .......................................................................... 14 Extracurricular Activities ............................................................................................................ 15
SUPPORT SERVICES .................................................................................................................... 17 Support Services ........................................................................................................................ 17 Guidance Counselors .................................................................................................................. 17 Peer Mediation ........................................................................................................................... 18 SAFETY AND SECURITY ................................................................................................................ 18 Notice of Nondiscrimination ............................................................................................................ 18 Transgender Students .................................................................................................................. 19 Visitors ...................................................................................................................................... 19 Report to the Division of Child Protection and Permanency ( DCP & P ) .......................... 19 Personal Possessions ................................................................................................................... 20 Lost And Found ......................................................................................................................... 20 Emergency Cards And Student Pick-Up Procedures ...................................................................... 20 Student Supervision After Dismissal ..................................................................................... 21 Hall Passes ................................................................................................................................. 22 Fire Drills and Security Drills ...................................................................................................... 22 Hazardous Substances ................................................................................................................. 22 Student Health ............................................................................................................................ 22 Medication in School ............................................................................................................ 22 Immunization Records .......................................................................................................... 23 Lice .......................................................................................................................................... 23
ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ................................................................................ 24 Student Records ......................................................................................................................... 24 Grade & Progress Report Dates ................................................................................................... 25 Marking System ......................................................................................................................... 26 Guidelines For Student Promotion ............................................................................................... 27 Excessive Student Absence And Promotion / Retention .................................................................. 28 Honor Roll Qualifications ........................................................................................................... 28 Formal Assessment of Student Progress ....................................................................................... 28 The PARCC Assessment ................................................................................................... 28 Instruction ............................................................................................................................ 28