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PowersCatholicHighSchool

2019-20Student-ParentHandbook

MISSIONSTATEMENT

PowersCatholicHighSchoolisdedicatedtoexcellenceineducationwhilemakingdisciplesofJesusChristinasafeandwelcomingenvironment.

PHILOSOPHYSTATEMENTPowersCatholicHighSchoolcreatesintentionalDisciplesofJesusChristwholiveouttheGospel.GuidedbytheprinciplesofourCatholicfaith,ourstaffiscommittedtoformingleaderswhoservechurch,family,andcommunity.Ourhighly-qualifiedinstructorsandadministratorscreatelife-longlearners.Wepreparestudentsforhighereducation,wedevelopproductivemembersofsociety,andweeducatethemind,body,andspiritinafaith-filled,21st-centurylearningenvironment.Wefocusonexcellenceineducation,finearts,athletics,andavarietyofextracurricularactivitiesinasafeandwelcomingenvironment.Werespondtotheneedsofadiversestudentpopulationbypartneringwithparentstonurturestudents’self-worthandfostertheirGod-giventalents.“TheCatholicChurchandthisCatholicschoolrecognizeparentsastheprimaryeducatorsoftheirchildren.Theeducationofstudentsatourschoolisapartnershipbetweenparentsandtheschool.If,intheopinionoftheadministration,thepartnershipisirretrievablybroken,theschoolreservestherighttorequiretheparenttowithdrawhisorherchild.Thisisaveryseriousdecisionthatisnotmadelightly.”NCEA,MaryAngelaShaughnessy,SCN,J.D.,Ph.D.

TABLEOFCONTENTS

I. ContactInfo(pg.3)II. ParentNotificationStatements(pg.4)III. AdmissionsPolicyandProcedures(pg.5)IV. Tuition-Books-Fees(pg.5)V. AttendancePoliciesandProcedures(pg.6)VI. AcademicPolicies,Procedures,andPrograms(pg.7)VII. GeneralSchoolPoliciesandProcedures(pg.16)VIII. CodeofConductforStudents(pg.20)IX. SocialLife(pg.23)X. Athletics(pg.24)XI. Grievances(pg.28)XII. AppendixA–DrugTestingPolicy(pg.29)XIII. AppendixB–TechnologyPoliciesandProcedures(pg.34)XIV. AppendixC–TuitionPaymentPolicy(pg.40)

I. CONTACTINFO

Academicconcerns Instructorfirst; Counselorsecond; Third,Principal,Mrs.SallyBartos Athleticconcerns Coachfirst; AthleticDirector,Mr.MichaelWatson Attendance Mrs.MelindaMcKnight591-SICK(7425)Disciplinematters Instructorfirstforclass-relatedmatters; AssistantPrincipal,Mr.TravisPerry

Principal,Mrs.SallyBartos

Enrollmentquestions DirectorofAdmissions,Ms.ValariaSundayTuitionpayments First:ConnieWiggins,810-591-4747; Mr.RichTrogan,BusinessOfficeMgr. 810-591-4747Exceptwherenoted,call810-591-4741Emailaddressesavailableatwww.powerscatholic.org

II. PARENTNOTIFICATIONSTATEMENTSA. OPTOUT”NOTIFICATIONFORTHECALLEDTOPROTECTFORYOUTHCURRICULUM

InaccordwiththedemandsoftheUnitedStatesConferenceofCatholicBishops,PowersCatholicwillpresentcurriculumcontentfromPraesidium’sCalledtoProtectprogram.ThisprogramisprovidedtousbytheDioceseofLansingandisapartoftheChurch’songoingefforttohelpcreateandmaintainasafeenvironmentforchildrenandtoprotectallchildrenfromsexualabuse.Informationabouttheprogrammaybefoundatwww.praesidiuminc.comAsaparentyouhavetherighttochoosetohaveyourstudentnotparticipateinanylessonofthisnature.Ifthatisyourwish,pleaseemailorsendawrittennotetotheactingprincipal,SallyBartos,(sbartos@powerscatholic.org)thatyourchildisnottoparticipate.

B. DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSE–REQUESTFORDATA

TheNoChildLeftBehindActrequiresthatweprovidecontactinformationtobranchesoftheDepartmentofDefensewhenrequested.Wecanwithholdsuchinformationwhentheparentrequestsit.IfyouwantustowithholdthisinformationpleaseemailorsendawrittennotetoSueAdams(sadams@powerscatholic.org)clearlystatingyourintentionthatwearetowithholdthisinformation.

C. ASBESTOSMANAGEMENT

PowersCatholicisconsideredAsbestosfree.OurAsbestosManagementFileislocatedinourfrontofficeandisavailableforreview.

D. VACCINATIONS

Allincomingfreshmenandtransferstudentsmusthaveonedoseofmeningococcalvaccineandonedoseoftetanus/diphtheria/accellularpertussis(Tdap)vaccine(if5yearshavepassedsincetheirlastdoseofDTaP,TdorDT).AllvaccinationsaretobeuptodatenolaterthanOctober1,2020.

E. SCHOOL’SAUTHORITYTODETERMINE

ThePowersCatholicHighSchooladministrationretainstherighttoissueconsequencesforactsnotspecificallystatedhereinandtoalteranyconsequencesasdeemedprudent.

F. EMERGENCYPROCEDURECARDS

Anemergencyprocedurecardisgiventoeachstudentinthefall.Itshouldbefilledoutbytheparentandreturnedtoschoolassoonaspossible.Thesecardsaremaintainedconfidentiallyinthehighschooloffice.Pleaseinformtheofficeintheeventofanychangesofcontactinformation.Inanemergencysituationthisinformationiscrucial.Emergencyprocedureformsareavailableonourwebsite.

G. MEDICATIONATSCHOOL

Anystudenttakingorpossessingprescriptionmedicationatschoolistohaveanotificationformonfileintheoffice.Formsareavailableonourwebsite.

H. SCHOOLCOMMUNICATIONWITHSTUDENTSBysigningtheHandbookAcknowledgementForm,aparentagreestogivepermissionforallschoolpersonnel,includingteachers,counselors,coaches,andotherstaffmemberstohaveelectroniccommunicationwiththeirstudent

III. ADMISSIONSPOLICYANDPROCEDURESPowersCatholicHighSchooladmitsstudentswithoutregardtosex,race,color,ornational/ethnicorigin.Itistherightoftheschooltonotacceptstudentsforacademicordisciplinaryreasonsandtheschoolhastherighttoreviewallrelevantdocumentationfromthestudent’spreviousschool(s).WhilePowersdoesnotexcludestudentsonthebasisofreligion,itshouldbeunderstoodbythestudentandparentthatweplaceasupremevalueonthereligiousformationofourstudentsintheRomanCatholictradition.Allstudentsareexpectedtoparticipaterespectfullyinallofourformationactivities.StudentswhoregularlyabsentthemselvesfromrequiredactivitieswillbereviewedwithrespecttocontinuedenrollmentatPowersCatholic.

A. REGISTRATIONAstudentwillbeconsideredasregisteredoncetheyhavecompletedtheregistrationformandsuppliedthenecessarydocuments;transcript,behaviorreport,placementtestscore,signedreleaseofrecordsfrompreviousschoolandimmunizationrecord.

B. WITHDRAWALANDTRANSFERAnystudentwithdrawingortransferringfromPowersCatholicshouldmeetfirstwitheitheraguidancecounselororanadministrator.Thismeetingwillallowschoolpersonneltoofferadviceonthewisdomand/orthetimingofaplannedmoveandtoadvisethestudentofthecorrectprocedurestofollowinordertowithdraw.Allschoolpropertymustbereturnedandfees/tuitionmustbepaidbeforecreditsaretransferredandtranscriptssent.

IV. TUITION-BOOKSA. TUITION

OurtuitionratesaresetannuallybytheFinanceCommitteeandBoardofEducation.WebillfamiliesintwelveinstallmentsbeginninginJune.Itisimportantthatyoucommunicatewithusifanextenuatingcircumstancenecessitatesalatepayment.Pleasecallusat591-0100andaskforRichTrogan.Failuretopaytuitionontimemayresultinthestudent(s)sittingoutofextracurricularsandclassuntilsuchtimeasproperarrangementshavebeenmade.RefertoAppendixCformoredetails.

B. BOOKSInmostclassesstudentsarerequiredtopurchasetheirownbooks.Thesebooks,electronicorpaper,newand/orused,maybepurchasedfromalocationoftheparentschoosing.Booksmaycontinuetobepurchasedduringthefirstweekofclasses.

C. TUITIONASSISTANCEStudentsareeligibletoapplyfortuitionassistanceoncetheyhavesubmittedanapplicationforadmission.AllgrantsareawardedbytheSchoolScholarshipCommittee.AllapplicantsmustfileacompletePSASapplicationavailableonlineathttp://www.powerscatholic.org/tuition--financial-aid.html.Grantsawardedaredeterminedbytheneedoftheapplicantsandtheamountoffundsthatareavailable.

V. ATTENDANCEPOLICIESANDPROCEDURES

Tomeetthedemandsofachallengingacademicscheduleandtoreceivethegreatestpossiblebenefitofthetotaleducationalprogram,regularattendanceisessential.Itisimportantforthestudenttobeinclassontimeeachandeveryday.Itisalsoimportantthatparentsrealizethatstudentsneedtobeherefortheentireschoolday.Latearrivalsandearlydismissalscanbeadetrimenttothestudent’seducationalgrowth.Studentsunabletomeetthisidealaregovernedbythefollowing:

A. ABSENCESStudentsareexcusedbytheschoolforpersonalillness,illnessordeathinthefamilyorasapprovedbytheadministration.(MichiganSchoollaw)Intheeventthatastudentmustbeabsentfromschoolthefollowingstepsshouldbetaken:1. Parentsareaskedtocallnolaterthan9:00a.m.toreportanabsence,latearrival,orearly

dismissal.2. Absencesthatarenotphonedinwillbeconsideredunexcused.3. Studentswithexcusedabsencesareresponsibleformakingarrangementswiththeirteachers

tomakesurethatallworkismadeup.Areasonableamountoftimeisgrantedforthemake-upwork.

B. UNEXCUSEDABSENCE/SKIPPINGStudentshavingabsencesforoneormorehoursofschoolthataredeterminedtobeunexcusedbytheadministrationwillhavethefollowingpenaltiesimposed:1. Afirstincidentofskippingschoolwillresultinonedetentionforeachclass,studyhall,

homeroom,orassemblymissed.Parentswillbenotifiedoftheskippedclass(es).Ifastudentskips3ormorehours,theywillreceiveanin-schoolsuspension.

2. Asecondincidentofskippingwillresultinatleastaone-daysuspensionfromschool.3. Anysubsequentincidentmayresultinlong-termsuspensionordismissalfromschool.

PowersCatholicisaclosedcampus.Anystudentleavingcampuswithoutpermissionwillbesubjecttothepenaltieslistedaboveaswellasadditionaldisciplinarymeasuresatthediscretionoftheschooladministration.

C. EXCESSIVEABSENCES

Whenastudentexceedsten(10)daysofabsenceinasemesterwithoutpropermedicaldocumentation,astudentwillbesubjecttoadministrativereviewandpossibledismissal.Thisreviewmayleadtoconditionalenrollment,includingparametersforattendance.

D. TARDINESSTOSCHOOLStudentsarrivinglatetoschool(anytimeafterthescheduledstarttime)mustreportinattheattendanceofficebeforegoingtoclass.Parentsshouldcallthesickline(591-7425)toreportalltardies.Anytardythatoccursduetoalegalormedicalappointmentwillnotbecountedtowardastudent’saccumulationoftardiesprovidedthatanotefromtheappropriateprofessionalofficeisgiventotheattendanceofficeuponthestudent’sreturntoschool.Allotherincidentsoftardinesstoschoolarecumulativethroughthesemesterandfallunderthe

following:Thefirstthreewillbeallowedwithoutconsequence.Thefourththroughsixthincidentswillresultinadetention,REGARDLESSOFTHEREASONFORTHETARDINESS.Theseventhandeachsubsequenttardywillresultinthestudentbeingsuspendedfromclassesforoneday.Continuedtardinesswillbecauseforadministrativereview.

E. TARDINESSTOCLASSTardinesstoclasswillbehandledbytheteacher.Onthethird(andeachsubsequent)incidentoftardinessperquarterastudentissubjecttoonedetention.

F. EARLYLEAVE/ILLNESSDURINGTHEDAY

Ifastudentmustleaveschoolearly,hisorherparent/guardianmustphonetheschooltomaketherequest.UndernocircumstancesshouldastudentleaveschoolwithoutreportingtotheAttendanceOffice.UponreturntoschoolastudentistocheckbackinattheAttendanceoffice.StudentswhobecomeillduringthedayandneedtoexcusethemselvesfromclassmustreporttotheAttendanceOffice.Ifstudentsleaveforanappointment,theymustpresentanotefromthedoctorupontheirreturn.

G. AFTERSCHOOLPARTICIPATION

Astudentmustbeinschoolalldayinordertoparticipateinorattendextracurriculareventsatschoolthatday,regardlessiftheextracurriculareventisbeforeorafterschool.Exceptionsmaybegrantedbyanadministrator.Itisincumbentuponthestudenttoseekpermissionpriortoparticipation.Anystudentservingin-schoolsuspensionwillnotbeallowedtoparticipateinorattendanyextracurriculareventsatschoolthatday,regardlessiftheextracurriculareventisbeforeorafterschool.

VI. ACADEMICPOLICIES,PROCEDURES,ANDPROGRAMS

A. GRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS

AllstudentsinattendanceatPowersCatholicarerequiredtotakesixclasseseachsemester.Onecreditisgivenforeachsemesterclass.InordertograduatefromPowersastudentmusthave:1. Completedfouryearsofhighschool2. Takenandpassed46credits3. Completedalloftherequiredclasses4. BeeninattendanceatPowersCatholicduringthelastsemesterofhis/hersenioryear5. CompletedtheChristianservicerequirement

RequiredClassesforGraduation

o Religion Onecreditforeachsemesterinattendanceo English 4yearso SocialStudies

§ WorldHistoryor§ WorldGeography 1year§ AmericanHistory 1year§ Government 1semester

o Elective 1semestero Mathematics 4yearso Science

(LaboratoryScience) 3yearso PhysicalEducation/Health 1year(2yearsofbandmeetthisrequirement)

o ModernLanguage 2years(ofthesamelanguage)

ThesearetheminimumrequirementsforgraduationfromPowersCatholic.Allstudentsarerecommendedtotakeacademicclassesbeyondtheseminimumrequirements.(Thereareseveralexceptionstotheserequirementsfortransferstudents,GeneseeCareerInstitutestudents,andDual-Enrolledstudents.)Tobeconsideredon-trackforgraduation,astudentmusthaveearnedaminimumof10creditsbytheendoffreshmenyear,22creditsbytheendofsophomoreyear,and34creditsbytheendofjunioryear.

Theprincipalmaymakeanexceptionforastudentnotpresentinschoolforthelastsemesterofsenioryearduetoillnessorotherexceptionalcircumstances.

Thestudentmustbewithintwocreditsoftherequirednumberforgraduationattheendoffouryearsofhighschoolandbeenrolledincompletionclassesinordertogothroughthegraduationceremony.ThedeficientcreditsmustbesuccessfullymadeupbyJanuaryoftheyearfollowingthegraduationinorderforthestudenttoreceiveaPowersCatholicdiploma.

Withproperdocumentation,PowersCatholicwillgranthighschoolcreditforahighschoollevelcoursetakenpriortohighschooladmission.

ChristianServiceRequirement

Everystudentwillberequiredtoperformfivehoursofserviceforeachsemesterinattendance.Thisserviceistobedoneoutsideofregularschoolhours.Itistobevoluntary,withoutpay,andwithnoclassroomgradeormarkgiven.Guidelinesforappropriateservicepergradelevelwillbedistributedtostudents.Seniorsareaskedtocompleteandturninallrequiredservicehoursbytheendofthefirstsemester.Seniorswillberequiredanadditional10hoursfortheirCapstone.

B. ATHLETES

StudentswhowouldparticipateinDivisionIorIICollegiateathleticsareboundbyNCAAorNAIAeligibilitypolicieswhichrequireveryspecificacademiccourseworkandlevelsofachievement.Studentathletesshoulddiscusstheserequirementswiththeirguidancecounselorearlyandthroughoutintheirhighschoolcareer.

C. TRANSFERSTUDENTREQUIREMENTS

If,priortoattendingPowersCatholic,astudentattendedahighschoolinwhichstudentsmaytakeonlyfiveclassespersemester,heorshemaygraduatewithareducednumberofcredithours.Foreachsemesterspentinsuchaschool,thentherequirednumberofcreditswillbereducedbyone.TransferstudentswhowerenotrequiredtotakePhysicalEducationintheirfreshmanyeararenotrequiredtomeetthephysicaleducationrequirementatPowersCatholic.Transferstudentswhowerenotrequiredtotakeworldhistoryorgeographyintheirfreshmanyearmaytakeanysocialstudieselectivestomeetthisrequirement.AyearofAmericanhistory,asemesterofgovernment,andthreeyearsofsocialstudiesarestillrequired.InfiguringthegradepointaverageforstudentswhotransfertoPowersCatholic,thehonorpointsforgradesfrompreviousschoolswillnotbeweighted.

StudentswishingtotransfertoPowersCatholicfromahomeschoolsettingmustsupplydocumentationandrecordsfromtheirparticipationinanapprovedhomeschoolprogram.

WhenaPowersCatholicstudentcompletesasemesteratanaccreditedinternationalschool,heorshewillbegivensixcredits,theequivalentofasemesteratanAmericanschool.Thegradesor

percentagesreceivedininternationalschoolswillnotbeusedindeterminingthestudent’scumulativegradepointaverage.ThestudentshouldpresentanofficialtranscriptordocumentwhichliststheclassesandgradesreceivedwhenheorshereturnstoorentersPowersCatholic.

D. CREDITRECOVERY

Creditrecoverycoursesmaybetakenforenrichmentortofulfillagraduationrequirement.However,classesthatarerequiredforgraduationfromPowersCatholicshouldnotbetakenincreditrecoverysettingunlessthestudenthasfailedthecourseatPowersCatholicorhasbeengrantedpermissionfromacounselororadministrator.APowersCatholiccounselororadministratormustapprovecreditrecoveryclassesbeforePowersCatholicwillgrantcredit.Creditrecoverygradesdonotaffectthestudent’sgradepointaverage.

E. EARLYCOLLEGEADMISSIONCREDITS

PowersCatholicwillgrantdualenrollmentcreditforcollegeclassesoron-lineclassesiftheclassesareofferedbyaccreditedinstitutionsandapprovedbythePowersCatholicadministrationbeforethestudentbeginstheclass.Thestudentwillberesponsibleforanycostincurredbytakingtheclass.

ThegradeearnedforaclassthatisnotofferedatPCHS,willnotbecomputedaspartofthestudent'shighschoolGPAunlessitisanapprovedDualEnrollmentprogram.ForapprovedDualEnrollmentclasses,gradeswillbecomputedonanA/Pass/Failbasis.

F. STUDYSKILLS

TakingaStudySkillsperiodcanbeaneducationaladvantagetosomestudents.Itwillaffordastudenttimetostudy,usethelibrary,meetwithatutor,makeupatest,seeacounselor,ortakecareofbusinesswithoutinterruptingclasstime.Ingeneral,itismoreimportantforastudenttodowellinsixclassesthantotakeseven.

G. REPEATEDCREDITS

Ifastudentrepeatsaclass(otherthanthosewhichmayberepeated:Forensics,3DArt,Band,Yearbook,SportsSkills,Choir,StudySkills),heorshemayonlyreceivecreditonce.Thegradesofbothattemptswillremainontherecordandthuswillbeaveragedinthecomputationofthecumulativegradepointaverage.Thissituationwillapplyalsoincaseswherethestudentfailedacourseandthenrepeatedit.

H. TEACHERASSISTANT,OFFICEEXPERIENCE,LIBRARYASSISTANT,PHYSICALEDUCATION

ASSISTANTJuniorsandseniorsmaysignupasanoffice,library,physicaleducationorteacherassistantasoneoftheirsixrequiredclasses,withtheteacher’spermissiononly.GradesofSorUaregivenintheseclasses.SeniorsmusthaveatleastfiveclasseswithlettergradesotherthanSorU.JuniorsmusthaveatleastsixclasseswithlettergradesotherthanSorU.

I. POWERSACADEMICSTUDENTSUPPORTPROGRAM

PowersAcademicStudentSupportProgramisanintegratedeffortonthepartofadministrators,counselors,teachers,andparentstohelpstudentswhohavelearningdifficulties.Workingasateam,thePowersCatholicstaff,withtheinputoftheparentandstudent,willattempttodevelopstrategiesandaccommodationstohelpthestudentbecomeasuccessfullearner.

PowersCatholicdoesnothaveaSpecialEducationProgram;PowersCatholicdoesnothavepersonnelwithSpecialEducationnorlearningdisabilitiestraining.PowersCatholicdoesnot

acceptnorfollowIndividualEducationalPlans(IEP’S).PowersCatholicdoeshavecaringadministrators,counselors,andteacherswhoarewillingtoworkwithspecialneedsstudentsinareasonable,butlimited,capacitytosupporttheindividual’seffortstomeetuniquelearningchallenges.

ThemainemphasisofthePowersAcademicStudentSupportProgramwillbeonpositiveself-imageandself-confidence.Atthebeginningoftheyear,schoolpersonnel,workingwiththeparentandthestudent,willdevelopalearningplanwithreasonableaccommodationsandachievablegoals.Theplanwillbereviewedyearlyandmodifiedwhennecessary.

Thestudent,workingcollaborativelywiththesupportoftheschoolandparents,willbeexpectedtoaccepttheresponsibilityforhisorheracademicachievement.MoreinformationaboutthisprogramisavailablefromthePowersguidancecounselors.

J. SCHEDULECHANGES

Wediscouragestudentsfromchangingtheirmindsaboutthecourseswhichtheyhavechosen.Theseschedulechangeswillbeallowedonlyifthefollowingconditionsaremet:

1. Thestudenthassufficientreason.2. Therationalemeetswiththeapprovalofthecounselorandtheadministration.3. Thereisanotherclasswithalowenrollmentavailabletothestudent.4. Thestudentpaysa$10.00fee.

Studentswillnotbeallowedtochangeordropclassesafterthethirdweekofthesemestereveniftheclassisaseventhclass.

K. SCHOLASTICGRADESANDREPORTS

GradePointValuesLetterdesignationsareusedtoevaluatethestudent’sprogressineachsubjectarea.Honorpointsforeachgradeare:

A4honorpoints B-2.8 D+1.5 A-3.8 C+2.5 D1.0 B+3.5 C2.0 D-.8B3.0 C-1.8 E0

IIncomplete(workmustbecompletedwithin2weeksofmarkingperiod.)S,Credit(doesnotaffectGPA)U,Nocredit(countsasafailure)QualityPointQuotient(QPQ):PowersCatholicusesaQualityPointQuotient(QPQ)whichgivesaddedweighttocertainacademicclasses.QPQisfiguredbythecomputerandappearsonallreportcardsandtranscriptsasthegradepointaverage.Alladvancedacademicclassesareweighted.Thehonorpointsfromtheseclassesaremultipliedbyafactorof1.1or1.08.Thefollowingadvancedclasseswillbegivenafactorof1.08:English9A Amer.Lit.AndLang.A

Thefollowingadvancedclasseswillbegivenafactorof1.1:Adv.Composition/GWA APGovernment DEEP(UM-Flint)APEnglish AlgebraIA KetteringCalculusI/II/IIIHonorsHumanities9 GeometryA

(Eng.,Theology,APWld.Hst.) AlgebraIIAHonorsHumanities10 Pre-Calculus

(Eng.,Theology,Amer.Hst.) APCalculusFrenchIII APStatisticsFrenchIV ScienceIASpanishIII ScienceIIASpanishIV APBiologyAPSpanish APPhysicsAPEuropeanHistory APChemistryAPPsychology APEnvironmentalScience

L. CLASSACADEMICDISTINCTIONS

PowersCatholicstudentsachievinga3.8GPAearnwillbedesignationasmagnacumlaude.Studentsachievinga4.1GPAorhigherwillearnthedesignation,summacumlaude.BeginningwiththeClassof2020,theNationalHonorSocietywillrequireaminimum3.8cumulativeGPA.

M. SEVENTHHOURPOLICY

AnystudentwithacumulativeGPAof4.0orbetterwhoelectstotakeanon-required,non-weightedseventhhourclass,andwhoearnsanAinthatclass,maychoosetotaketheclasswithouthavingtheclassaffecthisorherGPA.

1. Thegradewillappearonthestudent’sreportcardandtranscript.2. Thegradewillhavenoeffectonhonorpointsorgradepointaverage.3. Thisexemptionwillbeofferedonlytostudentswhocurrentlyhavea4.0orbetter

cumulativeGPA;studentswithlessthana4.0averagewouldnotbenefitfromexcludinganAfromtheirGPA.

4. Theexemptionfromhonorpointswouldoccurbetweenthetimethereportcardisprintedandthetranscriptand/orclassstandingsareprinted.

5. Afirstforeignlanguageclassisexemptfromexclusionbecausetheforeignlanguageweightingisequitable.Ifastudentchoosestotakeasecondforeignlanguage,firstandsecondyearcoursesinthatlanguagewillbetreatedaselectives.

6. Thisexemptionwillonlyoccurattheendofthesemester,affectingthesemesterfinalgrade.

7. AsecondyearofBandwillbetreatedasanelectiveinfiguringgradepointinordertoensureBandstudentsequitywithstudentswhowererequiredtotakeonlyoneyearofPhysicalEducation.

N. GRADINGSCALE

100–94 A 79-72 C93-92 A- 71-69 C-91-90 B+ 68-67 D+89-85 B 66-62 D84-83 B- 61-60 D-82-80 C+ Below60 E

DescriptionofGradesAThestudenthasmasteredtheobjectivesofthecoursewithexcellence.Thestudenthasdemonstratedthisexcellencenotonlybytesting,butbyparticipatingmeaningfullyinclassactivities,byoutsidereading,bywrittenworkofsuperiorquality,and/orbyextraprojects(research,experiments,skilldemonstrations.)BThestudenthasmasteredtheobjectivesofthecourseinasuperiormanner.Thestudenthasmanifestedanextraamountofeffortinparticipation,inoutsidereading,ingoodwrittenwork,and/orsomeextraprojectsrelatedtotheclass.CThestudenthasmasteredtheobjectivesofthecourseinasatisfactoryway.Thestudenthasdonetherequiredworkandhasdemonstratedanaverageamountofeffortindoingso.Cisanaveragegradeandshouldnotbeconsidereddisgraceful.DThestudenthasaccomplishedsomeoftheobjectivesofthecourse.Thestudenthasfallenbelowaverageinsomeway-byfailingsometests,byfailingtoturninsomerequiredassignments,bypoorattendance,byshowingonlyaminimumofinterestorambitionintheclass.EThestudenthasfailedtomeettheobjectivesofthecourse.Thestudenthasfailedtests,hasnotturnedintherequiredassignments,hasshownlittleornoeffortorinterestintheclass,orhasverypoorattendance.

O. COMPUTATIONOFGRADES

Semestergradesaretobecomputedbythefollowingmethod:2/5foreachquartergradeand1/5forsemesterexams.

P. ISSUANCEANDCONTESTATIONOFGRADES

First,second,andthirdquartergradesaredeliveredtothestudentinschool,normallywithinoneweekofthequarter’send.Fourthquartergradesaresentbymail,normallywithinoneweekoftheendoftheyear.

Aparentorstudentwishingtocontestagrademustdosowithin10schooldaysfromtheissuanceofthegrades.

Q. FAILURES

Failureoftwoormoreclassesinaschoolyearwillresultinthestudentbeingplacedonacademicprobation.Ifthestudentfailsanyfurtherclassesafterhavingbeenputonprobation,he/shemaybesubjecttoexpulsion.

R. ACADEMICELIGIBILITYPOLICY

Academiceligibilityrulesapplytoathleticsandallextra-curricularactivitiesatPowersCatholic.Extra-curricularactivitiesarethoseactivitieswhichrequirestudentstoputintimeafterschoolandnotactivitiesrequiredbyaclasswhichthestudentiscurrentlytaking.

S. QUARTERINELIGIBILITY

1. MaintainagradepointofC(1.83)eachquarter.2. HavenomorethanoneEinthequarter.

Ifthestudentdoesnotmeetthisstandard,heorshewillbeputonacademicprobationforthenextquarter.Duringthisprobation,thestudentwillbesuspendedfromallactivities,includingpractices,forthefirstthreeweeksofthequarter.AprogressreportwillbesentaroundeverythirdFridayforthedurationoftheprobation.Ifthestudentisperformingsatisfactorilyattheendofeachthreeweekperiod,he/shewillbeallowedtoparticipatebutwillremainonprobation.Ifthestudentisnotperformingsatisfactorily,he/shewillcontinuetobesuspendedforthequarterfromallactivities.Thissuspensionwillremainineffectuntilthenextthreeweekcheckatwhichtimehe/shemayregaineligibilitywithacceptableclassroomperformance.Thisprocesswillbemonitoredbythehighschooladministration.

T. SEMESTERINELIGIBILITY

Ifthestudentfailsmorethan1semesterclass,he/shewillbeineligibleforthenextquarter.

Clarificationso I’sareconsideredE’suntiltheworkiscompleted.o A1.83willbeconsideredaC-average.Studentsnotmeetingthisgradepointaveragewillbe

ineligiblebeginningthedayaftergradesarehandedouttothegeneralschoolpopulation.o ApprovedsummerschoolclassesmaybetakentomakeupforanEand/ortoraisealowG.P.A.for

eligibilitypurposesonly.

SummerSchoolPolicyIfastudenthasreceivedagradepointlowerthan1.83forthefourthquarterendinginJune,heorshemayattendsummerschooltoraisethatgradepointforpurposesofacademiceligibilityonly.Ifastudenttakesonecourseinsummerschool,thesummerschoolgradewillbesubstitutedforthestudent’slowestquartergrade,andthequartergradepointaveragewillberefiguredforpurposesofacademiceligibilityonly.Ifthenewgradepointaverageishigherthan1.83,thestudentwillbeeligibleinthefall.Ifastudenttakestwocoursesinsummerschool,thetwosummerschoolgradeswillbesubstitutedforthestudent’stwolowestquartergrades,andthequartergradepointaveragewillberefiguredforthepurposesofacademiceligibilityonly.Ifthenewgradepointaverageishigherthan1.83,thestudentwillbeeligibleinthefall.Summerschoolgradesareenteredonthestudent’stranscriptsandacreditisaddedtothestudent’stotalnumberofcredits.However,thesummerschoolgradewillnotaffectthestudent’sactualgradepointaveragewhichisshownonthetranscript.Thefallsportsineligibleperiodwillbeginthefirstdayofclasses.

U. TESTINGPROGRAM

Toenablestudentstosetandachievegoalscompatiblewiththeirabilities,interests,andmotivations,atestingprogramisadministeredbytheGuidanceandCounselingDepartment.Thisprogramwillincludethefollowing:

1. TheACTASPIRE(7thgradeversion)orthePowersCatholicPlacementTesttobeusedasa

placementtestforenteringfreshmenandtransferstudents.2. AnAlgebraIfinalforenteringfreshmenenrolledinAdvancedGeometry,aModernLanguage

PlacementtestforstudentswhowishtobegininSpanish2/3orFrench2/3,andanessayapplicationfortheHonorsHumanitiesprogram.

3. ACTASPIRETestforfreshmenandsophomoreswhichwillgarnerapredictedACTscore.

CollegeEntranceTests:JuniorsandSeniors

o PreliminaryScholasticAptitudeTest(PSAT)/NationalMeritScholarshipQualifyingTest(NMSQT)

o AmericanCollegeTest(ACT)o ScholasticAptitudeTest(SAT)

Ingeneral,thesetestsaredesignedtoprovidestudentsandtheircounselorswithtimelyrelevantassessmentinformationinpre-collegeandcollegeplanning;theyarealsousedbymostcollegesasinstrumentstodeterminerecipientsofscholarships.DATESoftestingareavailableintheGuidanceOffice.TestcodeforPowersCatholicHighSchoolis231-490.JuniorsandSeniorsshouldcontacttheircounselorsconcerningtestregistrationandotherdetailsrelevanttocollegeentrancetestingprogram.InformationonthesetestprogramsisavailableonlineatACTwww.actstudent.organdSATwww.collegeboard.org.

V. COLLEGEAPPLICATIONPOLICY

ThecounselorsatPowersCatholicHighSchoolactasadvocatesforstudentsinthecollegeadmissionprocess.Itistheirresponsibilitytosupportstudentsandtoprovideaccurateinformation.PowersCatholichasapolicyoffulldisclosurewhendealingwithcolleges.PowersCatholicwillreleasetothecolleges,whenrequested,allacademicrecordsandtranscriptsanddisclosedisciplinaryactionresultinginsuspensionsduringthejuniorandsenioryearsaswellasviolationsoftheacademicintegritypolicy.Thecredentialsofseniorsadmittedtocollegearesubjecttoreviewbythecollegeuponhighschoolgraduation.AspertheStatementofPrinciplesofGoodPracticeoftheNationalAssociationforCollegeAdmissionCounseling,studentsandcounselorsshouldreportanysignificantchangeinacandidate'sacademicstatusorqualifications,includingpersonalconductrecord,betweenthetimeofrecommendationandgraduation,wherepermittedbyapplicablelawsandregulationsandifrequestedbyaninstitution’sapplication.Whentheyapplytocolleges,studentswillbeadvisedtodiscloseappropriateinformationregardinganylearningdisabilitiesthatmayaffectthestudent’sperformanceorrequiresupportservicesatthecollege.Afteracceptanceofadmission,studentswillbeencouragedtodiscloseanyemotional,medical,family,orpsychologicalissuesforwhichtheymayneedsupportservices.Thiswillassistthecollegetoensurethestudent'ssmoothtransitiontocampuslife.TheSecondarySchoolReport,orcounselorrecommendation,isincludedincollegeapplicationsthatrequirethem.SecondarySchoolReportsandcounselorrecommendationsarecompiledfromtheacademicfolder,teacherrecommendations,andotherinformationgatheredbythestudent’scounselor.Thesearenotreleasedtoparentsorstudentsastheyareconsideredaconfidentialcommunicationbetweenthecounselorandthecollege.Seniorsareabletocomplete,submitindividual,andtheCommonAppcollegeapplicationsuponattendingSeniorCollegeGuidanceinearlySeptember.Also,seniorswillreceiveinformationaboutthetranscriptsubmissionprocessatthattime.Theyareencouragedtomeetwiththeircounselortodiscussanyconcerns.

W. ACADEMICINTEGRITY

AcademicintegrityisahighpriorityatPowersCatholicHighSchool.Itrequiresthatstudentsbetruthfulandrespectfulofothers’intellectualproperty.Intheirpursuitofknowledge,studentsmustunderstandwhatconstitutesacademicdishonestysothatitcanbeavoided.Integrityinallformsisdiscussedwithstudentsatseveralpointsinourcurriculum.Examplesofacademicdishonestyinclude,butarenotlimitedto:1. Cheating:Whenastudentmisrepresentstheirmasteryofmaterialonatestoronwritten

projects.Examples:o Copyinganotherstudent’shomeworkorclasswork.o Allowinganotherstudenttocopywork.o Usingnotesorlistsduringanexam,test,orquiz.o GivingouttestanswersduringorAFTERanexam,test,orquiz.o Submittingworkintheirnamewhenithasbeencompletedbyanother.o Alteringresponsesonaquizortesttodeceivetheteacherorto“help”anotherstudent.o Utilizingelectronicdevices.

2. Plagiarism:Representingsomeoneelse’swords,ideas,phrases,orstatisticsashisorherownwork.Whenastudentsubmitsworkthatincludesresearch,thesourcesoftheinformationmustbeacknowledgedthroughcomplete,accuratecitationsofreferences,verbatimquotations,whennecessary,andbibliographicallisting.Toavoidachargeofplagiarism,astudentshouldbesuretoincludeacitation(credittoanotherperson’swork)wheneverthey:

o Quoteanotherperson’sworkdirectly.o Usesanotherperson’sideas,opinions,ortheorieseveniftheyhavebeenparaphrased

inthestudent’sownwords.o Usesfacts,statistics,orgraphicmaterialtakenfromasource,unlesstheinformationis

commonknowledge.3. Fabrication:Thisisinventinginformationorgivingfalseinformationtodeceivethe

educationalprocess.Examples:o Citinginformationwhichisnottakenfromthesourceindicated.o Paddingabibliographybylistingsourceswhicharenotvalid.o Makinguporfabricatinginformationandsubmittingitasresearchdata.o Writingaquiz,paper,test,orotherclassworkforanotherpersonorallowinganother

persontodothesameforthem.

ThegoalatPowersCatholicHighSchoolistoencourageandpromotehonestbehavioronthepartofourstudents.Infractionoftheabovepolicieswillbecumulativeoverallyearsthatastudentisinattendance,andwillresultinthefollowing:

1stOffense:o Studentwillreceivea“0”onthetest,quiz,orassignment.o Parentorguardianiscontactedbytheteacher.

2ndOffense:o Step1fromabovealongwithameetingwiththeparentorguardian.o Studentreceivesadetention.o StudentisreferredtotheGuidanceOfficeforcounseling.TheIntegrityPolicywillbe

reviewedwiththestudent.

3rdOffense:o Allstepsfrom2ndOffensewillapply.

o Studentwillserveanin-schoolsuspensionforuptoonefullday,andwillforfeittheopportunitytoparticipateinANYandALLextra-curriculareventsforoneweek.StudentswillberequiredtosignanIntegrityProbationContractoutliningtheramificationsofa4thOffense.

4thOffense:o StudentwillbeaskedtoleavePowers.

Forthepurposesofthispolicy,extracurricularactivitiesinclude,butarenotlimitedto,dances,practices,games,competitions,meeting,andperformances.Thestealingorpossessionoftestsorgradebooks,orsimilarinfractions,willbedealtwithbytheschooladministration,followingtherecommendationsforseriousinfractionsofschoolpolicy.StudentsinvolvedinNHSorStudentGovernmentwhoarecaughtcheatingwillbedealtwithasabove,ANDmaybeputonprobationorevendismissedfromtheorganizationforoneormoreoffense.PowersCatholicwilldisclosetocolleges,wherepermittedbyapplicablelawandifrequestedbyaninstitution'sapplicationdisciplinaryactionduringthejuniorandsenioryears,includingviolationsoftheIntegrityPolicy.

VII. GENERALSCHOOLPOLICIESANDPROCEDURES

A. SAFESCHOOLMEASURES

AnystudentorparentwithknowledgeofanyactivitythatthreatensthesafetyofanymemberofthecommunityshouldreportsuchinformationtothehighschooladministrationorcalltheStateofMichiganSafeSchoolLineforschoolsafetythreatsat1-855-565-2729.Thenamesofindividualsreportinginformationwillbeheldinabsoluteconfidentiality.Weallsharetheresponsibilityformaintainingasafecommunity.IfyouhavebeenabusedorvictimizedbysomeonerepresentingtheCatholicChurch,everydioceseintheUnitedStatesnowhasaVictimAssistanceCoordinatorwhoisavailabletoobtainsupportforyourneeds,tohelpmakeaformalcomplaintofabusetothediocese,andtoarrangeapersonalmeetingwiththebishoporhisrepresentativeifyoudesire.TheVictimAssistanceCoordinatorfortheDioceseofLansingmaybereachedat1-888-308-6252orcwilliamshecksel@dioceseoflansing.orgSeemoreat:http://www.dioceseoflansing.org/child_and_youth_protection#sthash.lYP3KJy9.dpuf

B. TRANSPORTATIONTOEXTRACURRICULAREVENTSPowersCatholichasmanyextracurricularactivitiesandextremelylimitedresourcesfortransportation.Wecannotrealisticallyprovidetransportationtoalloftheseeventsonaroutinebasis.Inthoseinstanceswhereschooltransportationisnotprovided,itisincumbentupontheparticipatingstudentsandtheirparentstoarrangefortransportationtoandfromtheseactivities.Ifyouhavequestionspleasediscussthosewithyourchild'scoachorfacultyadvisor.

C. VISITORSAllvisitorsmustregisterattheFrontOfficeandobtainavisitorspass.Parentsarewelcometovisitatanytime.

D. SEVEREWEATHER-SCHOOLCLOSINGS

Incaseofsevereweather,officialannouncementswillbemadeoverthelocalmedia.Thesestationswillhavethenecessaryinformationascloseto7:00a.m.aspossible.Intheeventofatornadowatchorwarning,schoolwillnotbedismissedunlesstheadministrationisreasonablycertainthatstudentscanbetransportedhomesafely.Parentsmaypicktheirstudentsupattheschool.

E. CARS/PARKINGLOTStudentsdrivingtoschoolmusthavetheirvehicle(s)registeredwiththeschoolanddisplaythePowersCatholicparkingpermit.Annualpermitstickersareavailableinthebusinessofficefor$1.Theareaimmediatelyinfrontoftheschoolisforstaffandvisitorsparkingonly.Driversaretousedesignatedentrancesandexitswhenleavingandproperlyutilizeparkingspots.Failuretousesafeproceduresmayresultinalossofparkingprivileges.Studentsmaynotloiterintheparkinglot.Studentsparkingwithoutaregisteredpermitafterthesecondweekofschoolaresubjecttoa$25.00fine.Failuretocomplycouldresultinvehiclesbeingtowedattheownersexpense.

F. STAFFCONTACTSParentswhowishtoseeaparticularmemberofthefacultymaycontactstaffbyemail.Emailaddressesareavailableonourwebsiteatwww.powerscatholic.org.Parentswithconcernsregardingaparticularcourseshouldcontacttheinstructorfirst.Ifadditionalassistanceisneeded,pleasethencontacttheguidancecounselor.

G. ILLNESSORINJURYWhenastudentisillorinjured,he/sheshouldreportimmediatelytotheoffice.Parentswillbenotified.NostudentisgivenpermissiontoleavewithoutusgettingpermissionfromacontactpersonontheEmergencyProcedureCard.StudentsmaynotleaveschoolwithoutcommunicationbetweentheiremergencycontactandtheAttendanceOffice.

H. PROTECTIONOFSCHOOLPROPERTYStudentsareexpectedtoassistinthecareandprotectionofallschoolproperty.Damagesresultingfromthedestructionordefacementofschoolproperty,whetherwillfuloraccidental,aretobecompensatedforbythestudentresponsible.Inaddition,thestudentguiltyofmaliciousdamagewillbesubjecttodisciplinaryactionthatmayincludeexpulsion.

I. LOCKER/PERSONALPROPERTYAlockerwithacombinationlockisassignedtoeachstudent.Thestudentisresponsibleforit.Thelockersarepropertyoftheschoolandaresubjecttoinspectionbyauthorizedschoolpersonnel.Theschoolisnotresponsibleforstolenitems.Thecustodyandsafeguardingofhis/herownbelongingsisthespecialresponsibilityofeachstudent.

J. DISTRIBUTIONANDDISPLAYOFPRINTEDMATERIALAnyliteratureorotherwrittenmaterialdistributedordisplayedinoronschoolpropertymusthaveadvanceapprovaloftheadministration.Displays,posters,andannouncementsmayonlybeplacedinassignedareasandmustberemovedwhentheeventisover.Thisincludesanyinformationdistributedviaelectronicdevices.

K. CLOSEDCAMPUSCampusisdefinedasallschoolgrounds.Studentswholeavethecampusduringtheschooldaywithoutpermissionwillbesubjecttosuspension.Studentsaretoremainintheschoolbuildingunlesstheyreceivepermissiontobeoutside.Studentsleavingthebuildingwithoutthepermission

ofaschooladministratoraresubjecttodetention.StudentsneedtobeawareofthedefinedspaceofPowersCatholicHighSchool,insideandout.

L. LOITERINGStudentsmaynotcongregateinornearschoolparkinglotsbeforeorafterschool.

M. DRESSGUIDELINESWerequestthatparentsbothreadtheguidelinesandmonitortheirstudent'spurchases.Studentsinviolationofthedresscodearesubjecttodetentionand/orsuspensiondependinguponthenatureand/orfrequencyoftheviolation.Theschooladministrationreservestherighttodeterminethesuitabilityofclothingandaccessoriesforwearatschoolandschoolsponsoredevents.NormalSchoolDayAttirePowersUniformPolicy2019-20

PowersCatholicstudentsmustbeintheapprovedPowersCatholicuniform.Thebulletpointsbelowwillhelpspecifywhatstudentsareallowedtowearthroughouttheschoolweek.FormoreinformationpleaseseethePowersCatholicwebpage(http://www.powerscatholic.org/uniforms.html).

Monday-ThursdayUniform

Ø Acceptable• FlynnO’Haracollaredshirts/pants/shorts/skorts/plaidskirts/pleated

skirts/pulloversweaters/sweatervests• GirlsOnly:ApprovedTommyHifigerskorts• Solidcoloredlongsleeveshirts(Orange,Blue,White,GreyONLY)underneath

collaredshirts• ¼-zippulloversfromschoolstoreorFlynnO’Hara.HOWEVER,studentsmustwear

uniformcollaredshirtunderneath• ForoptionalathleticDress-UpDays:FlynnO’HaraWhiteLong-Sleevebutton

down/FlynnO’Harapants• Sandalsmaybewornwithahealstrap• SpecialNote:Lands’Endskortsarenolongerallowed.

Ø Unacceptable

• Specificteam/club/organization/classt-shirts/sweatshirts/¼zippullovers• Hoodedsweatshirts• Fulllengthzip-uphoodies• Coats/Jackets• ForoptionalathleticDress-UpDays:Non-uniformpants/shirts• Sandalswithouthealstraps(ex.FlipFlops,SportSandals,etc)

FridayTeam/ClubDay(SpiritDay)

Ø StudentsareallowedtowearTeam/Club/Organization/Classtshirts/sweatshirts/hoodies/¼zippulloverswithauniformbottom.

Otherthingstonote:o Shortsmaybewornyearround.o PowersCatholictiesareforsaleintheschoolSpiritShop(theyareoptional).o NOITEMSmaybetornorripped,includingpantcuffsornecksonhoodedsweatshirts.o Hairmustbecleanandneatforallstudents.Youngmenmustbeclean-shaven.o Noextremehaircolorsorstyles.o Novisibletattoosandnovisiblebodypiercingotherthantraditionalearlobe.(Eyebrow,lip,

nose,tongue,eargauges,plugsareNOTallowed).o Noathleticsandalsorflip-flops;however,sandalsthathaveaback-strapareallowed.Nohigh

heelsmaybeworn.

JeanDaysSomejeandaysarefreewhileothersmayhavea$2feeasafundraiserforvariouscauses.Jeansmustbefreeofripsorholes.StudentsmayalsowearanyappropriateT-shirtthatiscleanandmodest.Attimespoloshirtjeandayswillbeannounced.Leggingsofanyvarietyarenotallowed.RelaxedDressCodeDaysTheseoftenoccurduringfinalexamtime.Studentsareallowedtowearathleticpants(sweats,notyogapantsorleggings),gymshortsthatareappropriateinlengthandfit,andT-shirts.Flipflops(athleticandbeach)maybewornonthesedays.Itistheresponsibilityoftheparenttoensurethatalluniformitemspurchasedfitthestudentinaccordancewiththenormsofneatnessandmodestyasdefinedbytheschool.

N. BUSCONDUCTRidingtheschoolbusisaprivilegeandstudentsmustactaccordingly.Studentswhomisbehaveontheschoolbusmaybesuspendedfromridingthebus.Behavioralexpectationsarepostedoneachbus.

O. BUSPASSESStudentsinterestedinridingtheMTAbusesservicingtheGrandBlancandFentonareasmustpurchaseabuspasseachsemester.StudentswhodonothaveabuspasswillbesubjecttofinesassessedbyPowersCatholicadministration.StudentslivingwithintheCityofFlintareeligibleforbusingthroughFlintCommunitySchools.Aformmustbecompletedandsubmittedtoourschoolofficeandthenyouwillbecontactedandtoldofyourpick-upanddrop-offtimesandlocation.TheformisavailableintheFORMSsectionofthewebsitelocatedhere:http://www.powerscatholic.org/forms.html

P. FIELDTRIPSAspartoftheeducationalserviceoftheschool,studentsaretakenonfieldtrips.Suchtripsaremadeonlyifparentssignaconsentslip.Astaffpersonsupervisesallfieldtrips.Appropriatedressisrequiredforsuchtrips.

Q. THEINTERVIEWINGOFSTUDENTSDURINGSCHOOLHOURSBYNON-SCHOOLPERSONNELWewillattempttoconsultwiththeparentsorguardianofanystudentwhomnon-schoolpersonnelwishtoquestionorinterviewduringschoolhoursoncampus.InthecaseofChildProtectiveServicespersonnelmeetingwithstudents,theschoolwillnotmakecontactwiththe

parentsorguardians.

R. MONEYRAISINGPROJECTSAllmoneyraisingprojectsmustbeapprovedbytheadministration.Ticketsorarticlesofanykindotherthanthoseassociatedwiththeschool-sponsoredactivitiesarenottobesoldonschoolpropertyunlessapprovedbytheadministration.

VIII. CODEOFCONDUCTFORSTUDENTS

PowersCatholicHighSchoolis,aboveallelse,aCatholicChristiancommunitywhichassemblessothatallmaygrowinmind,body,andspirit.Withthisinmind,eachmemberofourcommunitymusttakeseriouslytheirresponsibilitytowardtheothermembersofourcommunitybydisplayingrespectandChristianvaluesatalltimes.Individualswhofailintheirdutytobehaveinthismanneraresubjecttoconsequencesrangingfromadmonitiontoexpulsion.WiththeteachingsoftheCatholicChurchasitsguide,theadministrationreservestherighttoinvestigatefactsandtodeterminetheseriousnessofanyviolationofourCodeofConductforStudents.Further,theschooladministrationretainstherightandprivilegetoadministerconsequencesforactsnotspecificallystatedherein.

A. SeriousInfractionsofSchoolPolicy/Rulescanresultinanimmediatesuspensionandparentnotification.Offendersarealsosubjecttoexpulsion.Seriousinfractionsofschoolpolicyinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing:1. Physical,verbal,orsexualassaultorintimidatingbehavioronthepersonofanymemberor

guestofourschoolcommunity.Anyactionwhichcausesorhasthepotentialtocauseharmtoanother.Fightingand/orthethreatofphysicalharmtoanymemberorguestofourschoolcommunity.

2. SexualmisconductorSexualharassment.Thismayincludesexuallyorientatedactions,statements,orpictures.

3. Harassment.Thismayincludemakingstatements(verbalorwritteninanymedium)whichareinjurioustothedignityorreputationofanotherpersonwhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse;intimidatingbehavior;assault.Anyactionwhichcausesorhasthepotentialtocauseharmtoanother.

4. Speedingand/orrecklessdrivingonorneartheschoolcampus.5. Theftofpropertyfromamemberoftheschoolcommunityortheschoolitselforbeingan

accomplicetothesame.Possessionofstolengoods.Theunauthorizedpossessionofschoolkeys.Offendersaresubjecttoimmediateexpulsion.

6. Criminalacts.Thecommissionof,orparticipationin,anyactdefinedascriminalbyfederal,state,orlocallaworordinanceisprohibited.Disciplinaryactionmaybetakenbytheschoolwhetherornotcriminalchargesresult.(Examplesofthisinclude:arson,bombthreats,extortion,gambling,andindecency.)

7. Possessionoruseofanyweapons,fireworks,orothermaterialsorchemicalswhichcouldcausebodilyinjuryorpropertydamage.Thisincludestheuseofchemicalsprays,irritants,orothermaterialsordeviceswhichcouldbedisruptivetotheschoolorharmfultoothers(e.g.mace,peppergas).Offendersaresubjecttoimmediateexpulsion.

8. Defacingschoolproperty,includingthelockers,andotheractsofvandalismonorneartheschoolcampus.

9. Alcohol:Possession,useorbeingundertheinfluenceofalcohol.Studentsinviolationwillbesubjecttoimmediatesuspensionand,afteradministrationconference,maybeexpelledor

requiredtoattendaninterventionprogram.Asecondoffensewillresultinimmediateexpulsion.

10. IllegalDrugs:Beingundertheinfluenceofillegaldrugsorbeinginpossessionoflookalikedrugsordrugparaphernaliaonorintheproximityoftheschooloratanyfunction.Studentsinviolationwillbesubjecttoimmediatesuspensionand,afteradministrationconference,maybeexpelled.Asecondoffensewillresultinimmediateexpulsion.

11. IllegalDrugs:Studentsfoundselling,buyingorbeinginpossessionofillegaldrugsonorintheproximityofthecampusoratanyschoolfunctionaresubjecttoimmediateexpulsionandtheproperlegalauthoritiesmaybenotified.

(a) Wereservetherighttouseanylegalmeans,including,butnotlimitedto,cellphonesearch,caninesearchesoflockers,backpacks,purses,andothersimilaritemstopreventtheillegalpossessionofdrugsonourcampus.

12. Theuseoftobaccoortobaccoby-productsinanyformonschoolpropertyoratschoolsponsoredfunctions.Thisincludesallformsofvaping.

13. Grossdisrespectand/orinsubordinationtoamemberoftheadministration,faculty,orstaffincludingfailuretoproperlyidentifyoneselfwhenrequestedtodoso.Anythreat,verbalorwritteninanymedium,towardamemberofthestaff.Refusaltocomplywithanyreasonablerequestordirective.

14. Anypublicstatement(inanymedium,includingelectronic,Internet,andsocialmediawebsites)madetowardoraboutanymemberofourcommunityoraboutourschoolwhichcanbeconsideredinjurioustothedignityorthereputationoftheperson(s)ortheschool.

15. Anymisconductrelatingtothemisuseofschoolcomputersorotherproperty.SeepolicyonComputer/InternetandRelatedTechnologies.

16. Thetakingofanyphotographofanotherwithoutpermission.Thereistobenouseofpicturetakingdeviceswhileinanyareathatpeoplewouldnormallyexpecttohaveprivacyincluding,butnotlimitedto,restroomsandlockerrooms.

17. Repeatedmisconductofanynatureortruancy.18. Anyconductwhichcausesdisruptionorobstructionofanyfunction,process,oractivityofthe

school.

Specialnote:Someareunderthebeliefthatanactivitythattakesplaceawayfromschoolisnottheschool’sbusiness.Beadvisedthatanyconductwhichcausesunnecessaryemotionaldistresstooneofourcommunityordamagestheschool’sreputationbecomesourbusinessandwereservetherighttoaddressandconsequencesaidmisconduct.B. PRIVILEGEOFPARTICIPATION

Whileparticipationinextracurricularactivities–eitherdirectlyorasaspectator–isanimportantpartofhighschool,itremainsaprivilegedependentuponastudent’sgoodconductandcitizenship.Theadministrationreservestherighttosuspend,fordefiniteperiodsoftime,astudent’seligibilitytoparticipateinanyschoolrelatedextracurricularactivityforrepeatedorseriousmisconduct.AnyverifiedviolationofthePowersCatholicStudentCodeofconductwillresultinconsequencesspecificallyrelatingtosuspensionfromparticipationinextracurricularactivities.ThisincludesbehavioratorawayfromschoolthatdisruptsorderorreflectspoorlyonPowersCatholicHighSchool.

Studentsmustbepresentfortheentireschooldayinordertoparticipatein–orattend–anyextra-curriculareventsponsoredbytheschool.Exceptionsmaybegrantedbytheschooladministration.Itisincumbentuponastudentwhomissedanypartoftheschooldaytoseekpermissioninadvanceifthereareextenuatingcircumstances.

C. OTHER/MINORINFRACTIONSToavoidbeingcitedforotherinfractions,studentsshouldobservebasic,commoncourtesies.Examplesincludewalkinginthehallways,maintainingquietinthehallwayswhileclassesareinsession,beingpoliteandhonestindealingswithothers,takingcareofone’sownlitter,usingcarewiththepropertyoftheschool,usinggoodlanguage,etc.

D. DETENTIONOBLIGATIONDetentionwillbeheldeachweekontheseconddayofclass(normallyaTuesday)from3:15-4:00.StudentswhoreceiveadetentionarerequiredtoserveitontheTuesdayofthe“nextweek”.Anystudentwhoisinschoolondetentiondaymustservetheirdetentionorwillbesuspendedfromschoolthefollowingday.AnyexcusefromthisobligationrequirestheadvancepermissionoftheAdministration.

E. SUSPENSIONSuspensionfromclassorschoolisastatementabouttheseriousnessofaninfraction-orseriesofinfractions-ofschoolpolicy.Itspurposeistoraisetheawarenessofastudentandtoresultinchangedbehavior.Anymissedclasstimeduetosuspensionwillinevitablyhaveaneffectonastudent’sacademicprogress.Teacherswillnotberesponsibleforextraworktoaccommodatestudentswhohavebeensuspendedfromschool.Thefollowingwillapplytosuspendedstudents:

1. Testsandmajorprojectswillbetakenand/ordueonthedayofthestudent’sreturn.2. Studentsmustbringwiththemnecessaryschool/readingmaterialstokeepthembusywhile

theyareservingin-schoolsuspensions.3. Theschoolreservestherighttomandatethatcertainsuspensionsbeservedathomerather

thanatschool.Inthiscase,missedclassworkmayNOTbemadeup.Innocasewillastudentbesenthomewithoutaparentbeingnotifiedinadvance.

4. Studentsmaynotparticipateinanyschoolsponsoredextracurricularactivityonanydayduringwhichtheyaresuspended.Thisincludesweekendswhenasuspensioncarriesovertheweekend.

F. EXPULSIONExpulsionisdefinedasremovalofthestudentfromPowersCatholic.Expulsionmayresultfromaseriousact(seeseriousinfractionsabove)orfromapatternofnon-cooperationwiththeschool'srulesorexpectations.

G. GUIDELINESFORREADMISSIONReadmissiontoPowersCatholicafterexpulsionmaybeconsideredonlyatthebeginningofanewsemesterandwillonlybepermittedupontheapprovaloftheReadmissionCommittee.Tobegintheprocess,thestudentandparentmustcompletethereadmissionpaperworkprovidedbytheschoolandsubmititforcommitteereview.Thecommitteewillrequireevidencethatthestudenthassuccessfullycompletedcourseworkatanotherschoolwithoutdisciplinaryproblemsand/orevidenceofassistanceobtainedtodealwithproblemareas.Readmissionwillinvolvecertainconditionssuchasabehaviorcontractandcommunicationwiththestudent'soutsidetherapist,courtcaseworker,orotherappropriateprofessional.Additionally,thestudent’seligibilitytoparticipateinextracurricularactivitiesmayberestricted.

H. DRUGTESTING

PertheguidelinesoftheDioceseofLansing,allhighschoolstudentswillbeparticipatinginanannualdrugscreening.ThespecificdetailsofthisDrugTestingPolicyareavailableinAppendixAofthisdocument.

I. COMPUTER/INTERNETANDRELATEDTECHNOLOGIESTheuseofcomputers,theInternetandallrelatedtechnologiesatPowersCatholicHighSchoolisaprivilege,notaright.Failuretoabidebytheschoolpoliciesandproceduresmayresultinthecancellationofthatprivilege.Schooldisciplinaryactionmaybetakenand/orappropriatelegalactiontakenforviolationsthatareunethicalorconstituteacriminaloffense.Seriousviolationsmayresultinsuspensionorexpulsion.Allusersmustsignanacceptableuseagreement.Studentsmusthaveparent/guardiansigntheagreement.Theagreementmustbeonfileintheschoolbeforetheschooltechnologiesareused.ThetechnologypolicyandformsareavailableontheschoolwebsiteandinAppendixBofthisdocument.AcceptableUse:TheuseofComputers/Internetandrelatedtechnologiesmustbeinsupportofeducation,researchandbeconsistentwiththeeducationalobjectivesoftheDioceseofLansing.

UnacceptableUse:Thefollowingmayresultindetentionand/orcancellationofprivileges:

• Useforpersonaland/orcommercialactivities.• Useforproductadvertisement,politicallobbying,unauthorizedgameplaying,

unauthorizedchat,orunauthorizedpictureandvideotaking.• Useofcomputers/technologiesforplagiarism.Thisincludes,butisnotlimitedto,copyinga

computerfilethatcontainsanother’sassignmentandsubmittingitasyourownorusingitasamodelforyourown;orknowinglyallowinganothertocopyoruseyourcomputerfilesandsubmititashis/herwork.

• Accessingcomputers,software,computerdataornetworkswithoutproperauthorization.• Useofstoragedrives,programs,gamesetc.fromoutsidetheschoolwithoutprior

authorization.

SeriousViolation:Seriousviolationsmayresultinprobation,suspension,expulsion• Willfulactsofsabotageorvandalismtohardwareorsoftware.Thisincludestheuploading

orcreationofviruses.(Violatorswillalsoberequiredtomakerestitution.)• Attemptingtoremoveormodifycomputerequipment,softwareorperipheralswithout

authorization.• Circumventingnormalresourcelimits,log-onprocedures,andsecurityregulations.• Violatingthecopyrightlawsbyillegalandunethicalcopyingoruseofsoftware.• Usingthecomputer/technologytoharassorthreatenothers;thisincludesbutisnot

limitedtothetransmissionofconfidentialinformationandmisuseofsocialmedia.• Accessinginappropriateorcontroversialinformation.Thisincludesbutisnotlimitedto

bombmaking,terroristactivities,pornographyandinappropriatelanguage.• Misuseofnetworkedoron-lineservices.

IX. SOCIALLIFESocialeventsarecoordinatedthroughandapprovedbytheadministration.TheseeventsareopentoPowersCatholicstudentsandourregularcodeofconductisineffectregardlessofwheretheschool-sponsoredactivityistakingplace.Thisincludesalldances,athleticcontests,NHSFunNights,intramuralsports,dramaandmusicactivities,dodgeballtournaments,Powderpuff,andanyotherschoolactivity.Atanyschool-sponsoredevent,searchesmaybeconductedonanyvehicleand/orpersonalbelongings.

Refusaltocooperatefullywithsearches,breathalyzersordrugtestingisanadmissionofguilt.Dances:TheseeventsareopentoPowersCatholicHighSchoolstudents.Forsomeevents,studentsfromotherschoolsmayattendasaguestofastudentfromPowersCatholic.EachPowersCatholicstudentislimitedtooneguestpereventandisresponsibleforhis/herguest.Aguestpassisrequiredandmustbecompletedandsubmittedpriortothedance.AthleticContests:PowersCatholichasalongtraditionnotonlyofbeingsuccessfulontheplayingsurface,butalsointhestands.Webelieveinenthusiastic,positivecheeringforourteamsandingoodsportsmanshipinvictoryanddefeat.Rememberthatyourepresentnotonlyyourselfandyourfamily,butyourschoolaswell.BeLoud,BeProud,BePowers!X. ATHLETICS

A. MEMBERSHIP

PowersCatholicHighSchoolisamemberoftheMichiganHighSchoolAthleticAssociationandtheSaginawValleyLeague.

B. THEPOWERSCATHOLICATHLETEStudentsparticipatingintheathleticprogramareexpectedtoobservethefollowingguidelines-athletes:

1. MustcomplywiththeEligibilityRulesforseniorhighschoolstudentsasprescribedbytheMichiganHighSchoolAthleticAssociation(AthleticHandbook)

2. Mustmaintainacademicstandardsasprescribedbytheschoolandstate.3. Musthaveonfileeachyearaphysicalexaminationslipwhichindicatesthattheyare

physicallyfittoparticipateinthatsport.4. Mustfollowalltrainingandpracticerulesasestablishedbytheschoolandtheindividual

coachofeachsport.5. Willbeheldfinanciallyresponsiblefortheuseandcareofassignedequipment.6. Mustcomplywiththecoach'srulesandregulationsfortheteam.

C. MICHIGANHIGHSCHOOLATHLETICASSOCIATION:

SummaryofEligibilityRulesforSeniorHighSchoolStudents:• Readtheserulescarefully,andbesureyouunderstandthem.• IfyouhaveanyquestionsaskyourcoachorathleticdirectorBEFOREyouparticipateand

endangeryourhighschoolathleticeligibility.Thefollowingrequirementsmustbemettobeeligibletorepresentyourschoolininterscholasticathletics:

1. Enrollment:YoumusthavebeenenrolledinahighschoolnotlaterthanMondayofthe4thweekofthepresentsemester.

2. Age:Youmustbeunder19yearsofageatthetimeofcontestunlessyour19thbirthdayoccursonorafterSeptember1stofacurrentschoolyear,inwhichcaseyouareeligibleforthebalanceoftheschoolyear.

3. PhysicalExamination:Youmusthavepassedasatisfactoryphysicalexaminationforthepresentschoolyear.Recordofthisexaminationmustbeonfileinthehighschool.

4. SeasonsofCompetition:Youmustnothavecompetedformorethan4firstand4second-semesterseasonsinasportinafour-yearhighschool,normorethan3each,firstandsecond-semesterseasonsinathree-yearhighschool.

5. SemesterofEnrollment:Youmustnothavebeenenrolledingrades9-12,inclusive,formorethan8semesters.The7thand8thgradesemestersmustbeconsecutive.Enrollmentinaschoolforaperiodof3weeksormorecountsasasemester.Participationinoneormoreinterscholasticathleticcontestsalsoconstitutesasemesterofenrollment.

6. Undergraduatestanding:Youmustnotbeahighschoolgraduate.7. Transfers:Astudentwhotransfersfromonehighschooltoanotherhighschoolisineligible

toparticipateinaninterscholasticathleticcontestforone(1)fullseasonofanysporttheyparticipatedinattheirpreviousschoolunlessthestudentqualifiesunderoneormoreoftheMHSAAexceptions.AlltransferstudentsmustmeetwiththeAthleticDirectortoreviewtheirstatusasastudentathlete.Theconferencemusttakeplacepriortothefirstcompetition.

8. Awards:Astudentmayaccept,forparticipationinathletics,asymbolicormerchandiseawardwhichdoesnothaveavalueorcostinexcessof$15.00.Thismaynotbeintheformofcashormerchandisecertificates.Banquets,luncheons,dinners,non-competitivetrips,andfeesoradmissionstobeaspectatoratevents,ifacceptedinkind,arepermittedunderthisregulation.

9. AmateurPractices:Thestudentmustnotacceptanymoneyorothervaluableconsideration(merchandise,etc)forparticipatinginanyformofathletics,sports,orgames,forofficiatingininterscholasticathleticcontests,orforhavingsignedacontractwithaprofessionalteam.

10. LimitedTeamMembership:(a)Astudentwho,afterpracticingwithorparticipatinginanathleticcontestorscrimmageasamemberofahighschoolathleticteam,participatesinanyathleticcompetitionnotsponsoredbyhis/herschoolinthesamesportduringthesameseason,shallbecomeineligibleforaminimumofthenextthree(3)contestsandmaximumoftheremainderofthatseasoninthatschoolyear.(b)AstudentshallnotcompeteatanytimeinanysportunderM.H.S.A.A.jurisdictioninanyofthefollowingevents:1)“All-Star”contests;2)“All-Star”fund-raisingevents;3)Anyeventwhichisorpurportstobeanationalhighschoolchampionshiporthequalificationthereto.Participationinsuchacontestbyahighschoolstudentshallcausethatstudenttobecomeineligibleforallinterscholasticathleticsforamaximumperiodofoneyearofschoolenrollmentfromthedateoftheathlete’slastviolationofthisRegulation.(c)Astudentmayparticipateasanindividualatanytimewithoutlossofinterscholasticeligibility:1)AsamemberofaNationalTeamor2)InanOlympicDevelopmentProgram.

D. CODEOFCONDUCTFORATHLETESPhilosophy:PowersCatholicathletesareexpectedtosetanexampleofgoodcitizenshipandsportsmanshipfortheirhighschool.Thepurposeoftheathleticcodeistohelpstudentsdevelopself-controlandself-disciplineinestablishingandmaintainingacceptablebehavioralstandards.SportsmanshipResponsibilities:Goodsportsmanshipisnotaninbornquality,butitcanbedevelopedbyfollowingjustafewsimpleguidelines.Thebasicfundamentalsofgoodsportsmanshipincludethefollowingexpectations:

1. ThePlayer• Treatsopponentswithrespect.• Playshard,butplayswithintherules.• Exercisesself-controlatalltimes,settingtheexampleforotherstofollow.• Respectsofficialsandacceptstheirdecisionswithoutgestureorargument.

• Winswithoutboasting,loseswithoutexcuses,andneverquits.• AlwaysremembersthatitisaprivilegetorepresentPowersCatholicHighSchooland

community.2. TheSpectator

• Attemptstoknowandunderstandtherulesofthecontest.• Recognizesandappreciatestheskillsofallparticipatingstudent-athletes.• Cooperateswithandrespondsenthusiasticallytocheerleaders.• Showscompassionforaninjuredplayer.• Applaudspositivesperformance;doesnotheckle,jeerordistractathletes,andavoids

useofprofaneandobnoxiouslanguageand/orbehavior.• Respectsthejudgmentandstrategyofthecoachanddoesnotcriticizetheathletesor

coachesforlossofacontest.• Respectspropertyofothersandauthorityofthosewhoadministerthecontest.• Censuresthosewhosebehaviorisunbecoming.

E. WINNINGISFORADAY;SPORTSMANSHIPISFORALIFETIME

RegulationsforAthleticsAnathletemaybesuspendedfromparticipationinallathleticcontestsandpracticesforadefiniteperiodoftimebytheAthleticDirectorforpersistentdisobedience,grossmisdemeanor,oractionsthatcouldbeconstruedasdetrimentaltotheathleticprogramoftheschool.Listedbelowareotherviolationsforwhichanathletecouldbesuspendedfromcompetition.

1. Drinking,smokingandsubstanceabuse• Anathletefoundguiltyofdrinking,smoking,vaping,orbeinginpossessionofalcohol,

tobaccoillegaldrugsorbannedsubstancesatanytimeduringhis/herattendanceatPowersCatholic,he/shemaybesubjecttoanautomaticsuspensionforupto25%ofthecurrentorupcomingathleticseason.AnystudentwhotestspositiveforillegalsubstanceundertheguidelinesoftheDrugTestingPolicywillbesubjecttothatpolicyandmayuponadministrativereviewbeexemptfromaninitialsuspensionundertheathleticpolicy.Thesuspensionwillbeissuedbasedontheconfirmationoftheoffense.Thesuspensionincludespracticeandiseffectiveimmediatelyordependingonthetimingoftheviolation,itwillbecomeeffectivetheweekofthefirstsuspendedcontest.

• Term:Ifaseasonendsandonlyapercentageofthesuspensionhasbeenserved,theremainingpercentagewillbeappliedtotheathlete’snextseasoninwhichhe/sheparticipates,regardlessofsport.Thesuspensionisacknowledgedasservedonlyiftheathletecompletestheseasonasamemberoftheteam.

• Ifthemaximumnumberofregularseasoncontestsarescheduled,thefollowingtableistobeapplied.Otherwise,thesuspensionwillbedeterminedbytheAthleticDirectorbasedonthenumberofcontestsscheduled–uptobutnottoexceed25%oftheseason’scontests.Intheeventofacancellationofacontest,thesuspensionwillbeservedduringthenextscheduledcontest.

• Ifasecondviolationshouldoccurduringthestudent’stimeatPowersCatholic,thenthesuspensionwillbecomeonecalendaryear.

Sport Games/Contests Suspension

Basketball 20 5

Football 9 2IceHockey 24 6Lacrosse 18 4Skiing 15 3Soccer 18 4Baseball 34 8Bowling 24 6GirlsComp.Cheer 12 3CrossCountry 15 3Golf 16 4Softball 34 8Swimming 17 4Tennis 16 4Track 18 4GirlsVolleyball 18 4Wrestling 16 4

**Games/ContestsintheabovetablesarebasedoffofthemaximumallotmentofgamesallowedduringaseasonaccordingtoMHSAApolicy.

2. CivilorCriminalLawViolations• TheAthleticDirectorandPrincipalwillmakedisciplinarydecisionsinallcasesofCivilor

CriminalLawViolationsinvolvingotherpersons.(Stealing,breakingandentering,carryingconcealedweapons,vandalism,assault,etc.)

• NonvictimviolationsofCivilorCriminallaw(exceptsmoking,drinking,anddrugabuse)aretobehandledbytheAthleticDirectorandPrincipalonlyifflagrantandrepeatedenoughtobeacommunityproblem.

3. AttendanceatSchool• Athletesmustbepresentfortheentireschooldayinordertoparticipateinpracticeora

gameunlesspermissionisgrantedbyoneoftheschooladministrators.

4. AthletesNotCompletingaSeasonwithaTeam• Anathletewhoelectsnottocompletetheseasononateamoncetheathletehas

participatedasateammemberafterthefirstscheduledcontestcannotjoinanotherteamduringtheseasonwithouttheconsentofbothcoachesandtheAthleticDirector.

• Ifanathleteleavestheteamduetoinjuryorillnessonaphysician’srecommendationandlateriscertifiedascapabletoparticipateinathletics,suchathletesmayrejointheteam,orifmutuallyagreedbycoachesinvolved,anyotherteam.

• SpecialcircumstancesnotincludedintheaboveitemsmustbeclearedthroughtheAthleticDirector.

5. SuspensionfromSchool• Anyathletesuspendedorexpelledfromschoolisautomaticallysuspendedfromallathletic

teamsduringthatperiodoftime.

6. Equipment• Eachathleteacceptsfullresponsibilityforallathleticdepartmentequipmentissuedto

him/her,andmustreturnallitemsattheconclusionoftheseasonorcompensateforanystolenorlostequipment.Failuretoreturnequipmentinatimelymannerwillresultina$25feeandwillnotbeallowedtoparticipateinthenextseasonuntilequipmentisreturned.

7. AthleticPracticeandVacations• Itmustbeunderstoodthatpracticeforathleticteamsistightlycontrolledbybeginningand

endingdatesofseasons,byschedulesandbytheneedforproperphysicalconditioning.• Ifastudentcannotattendearlypracticesessionsormustmisspartofaseasondueto

familyvacations,thestudentmustrealizethatthechancesofplayingormakingtheteamaregreatlyreduced.However,acoachmaynotdismissoreliminateaplayerfromtheteamformissingpracticeduringaschool-scheduledvacation.Practicesessionsandgame/meetschedulescannotbearrangedaroundvacationsforindividuals.

• Maintainingproperphysicalconditioningdictatestheneedforpracticeduringthevariousvacationsthatoccurthroughouttheyear.

• Coacheswillreviewthescheduleforpracticeandgames/meetsatthebeginningofaseason.However,studentswhomisspracticesmustearntheirstartingassignmentsorteampositionoveragain.Noassignmentorteampositionwillbeheldforathleteswhiletheyareonvacation,norwilltherebeanyotherpenaltygiventotheathlete.

8. AcademicEligibilityforAthletes• Theprimaryfunctionofschoolistoprovidestudentswithalearningenvironment.Itisthe

desireoftheschoolthatallstudentsmakeuseofthisopportunity.Withthisgoalinmind,academiceligibilityrequirementsareineffectatPowersforallathletes.(SeeAcademicEligibilityPolicy)

XI. GRIEVANCEPROCEDURESDiocesanregulationsdirectthatstudentsorparentswhohavea“complaintofawrongoraninjusticeallegedlysuffered(bythemshallmakea)sincereattempttoresolveanycomplaintsbymeansofaconferencebetweentheconcernedparties.”Inpractice,thismeansthatparentswouldtalktoacoachbeforegoingtotheathleticdirector.Theywouldtalktoateacherbeforeseeingtheprincipal.Theywouldtalktotheprincipalbeforerequiringassistancefromthediocesaneducationoffice.Wehopethatmostproblemswhicharisemightberesolvedatthefirstlevelofcommunication;however,wealsounderstandthatnoteveryissueisthateasilysolved.Thatiswhythispolicyisinplace.Thewelfareofourchildrenisofconcernnotonlytoparents,buttoourschoolstaffaswell.Thoughwecannotpromiseyoucompletesatisfactionineverymatterthatcomestoourattention,wedopromisethatwewilllistentoyourconcernsandmakeourbestefforttoresolvethem.Asalways,thankyoufortheprivilegeofworkingwithandforyourchildren.

XII. APPENDIXA–DRUGTESTINGPOLICYA. MandatoryDrugTesting

Everystudentwillprovideahairsampleorcheekswabsampleduringtheschooldaythatwillbescreenedforthefollowingdrugs:cocaine,opiates,PCP,amphetamines,andmarijuana.Hairsampleswillbecollectedbytrainedstaffinasecurelocation.TheactualtestingofthehairorcheekswabsamplewillbedonebytheOmegaLaboratoriesInc.basedoutofOhio,thatservicesvariousorganizationsaroundtheworld.TestresultswillbeavailabletoonlyPCHSadministratorsthroughapasswordprotectedweblink.ApositivedrugtestwillactivatetheprocessdescribedbelowandeventuallyoutlinedinmainbodyofthisStudentHandbook.Inadditiontotheonemandatoryscreeningforeachstudentinthefall,therewillalsoberandomsamplingofstudentsthroughouttheschoolyear.

B. DRUGPOLICY:INTRODUCTION ThePowersCatholicHighSchool(PCHS)communityformsstudentsspiritually,intellectually,andsociallyintofaithfuldisciplesofJesusChrist.OurPCHScommunity(includingourparents,students,faculty,staffandadministration)pledgestoengageinthedevelopmentofourstudentstogrowtowardahealthy,safe,moralandCatholiclifestyle.ThePCHScommunityrecognizesthechallengesthatadolescentsfaceintoday'ssociety,withregardtoalcohol,drugs,andothersubstances.AstheCatechismoftheCatholicChurchobserves,abuseofdruginflicts"gravedamageonhumanhealthandlife."ThePCHSDrugPolicyhasafocusonstudent-parentparticipation,restorativesupport,andrecognitionofthemoralsignificanceofdrugabuse.AttendanceataCatholichighschoolisnotaright,butitisaprivilege.Withthatprivilege,comecertainresponsibilities.Weholdstudentsandtheirparents,orguardians,toahighcodeofconductinareasthataffectthewell-beingandsafetyofallstudents.Allstudentsandparentsarerequiredtoconsenttoparticipationinalltheaspectsofthispolicyanditsaccompanyingadministrativeregulationasaconditionofthestudent'scontinuedenrollmentatPowersCatholicHighSchool.(Throughoutthispolicy,areferenceto"parents"includesasingleparent,guardian,fosterparent,step-parent,custodialrelative,orotherpersonhavingresponsibilityforthewelfareofthestudent,asthecontextandthestudent'ssituationrequire).

C. APPLICABILITYThepolicyappliestoeveryPCHSstudent,fromthedayoforientationuntilthestudent'slastschool-affiliatedeventiscompleted.Thepolicyappliesatalltimesandinallplaces,throughoutthestudent'senrollmentatPCHS.Therearenotimes,nodays,noplaces,andnocircumstancesinwhichthepolicydoesnotapply.Astudent'sbehaviorawayfromschoolandintheschoolcanaffectthesafetyofthestudentorothers.Itcanalsobeasignofasignificantissueinthestudent'slifeandcanaffecttheoverallwell-beingoftheschoolcommunity.Forthisreason,theparentsagreethatPCHShasfullandcompletediscretiontoimposediscipline,ortakeotheractionasitdeemsappropriateforbehavioroccurringattheschoolandawayfromschool.

D. PROHIBITEDSUBSTANCESANDMATERIALSThefollowing,inanyformorquantity,areprohibitedsubstances:

1. IllegalDrugs2. Prescriptiondrugsforwhichthestudentlacksaprescription3. Steroids,HumanGrowthHormoneoranyperformance-enhancingdrugs4. Containersfortheaboveitemsorlook-a-likeitems(e.g.pills,powders,orchoppedupleaves

presentedasbeingillegaldrugs,thoughtheyarenot)5. Drugparaphernalia

6. Glues,solvents,fuels,orothercommonmaterialsusedforinhalantabuse,ifclearlyintendedforthatpurpose.

7. Tobaccoandvapingproducts8. Alcohol

E. CONDUCTThefollowingconductisanoffenseundertheDrugPolicy:

1. Possessionofaprohibitedsubstanceormaterial2. Useofaprohibitedsubstanceormaterial3. Sale,purchase,ortransferofaprohibitedsubstance4. Beingintoxicated,"high",orundertheinfluenceofaprohibitedsubstance5. Failuretocompletethetermsofaconsequence

F. PROCESS---SCREENINGFORDRUGUSAGE

StudentswillbescreenedfordrugusageutilizingaDiocesanapproveddrugtestingcompany(OmegaLaboratories).

1. AnnualScreening:Allstudentswillbescreenedfordrugsatleastonceperyear.2. RandomScreening:AnystudentenrolledinPowersCatholicHighSchoolissubjectto

screeningfordrugusageonarandomlyselectedbasisinadditiontotheannualscreening.Consequently,somestudentsmaybetestedmorethanonceayear.

3. Follow-UpScreening:Anystudentfoundtobeinviolationofthisdrugpolicywillbesubjecttofollow-upscreening.

4. TransferStudents:Alltransferstudentsshallsubmittoscreeningfordrugusageonadateassoonaspossibleafterregisteringforclasses.

G. DRUGSCREENINGMETHODPowersCatholicHighSchool,atthistime,willusehair-samplingproceduresorcheekswabproceduresforthepurposesofpolicyimplementation.Ifhairsamplingistobeused,asmallsampleofheadhairwillbecollectedfromthestudentsbytrainedpersonnel.However,ifasampleofheadhaircannotbeobtained,bodyhaircollectedfromthearmorlegwillbeusedforthedrugscreeningmethod.Ifbodyhairisalsounabletobecollected,analternativemethodoftestingwillbeadministered(i.e.,urineatatestingcenterand/orsaliva).Therefore,itisexpected(exceptincertainsituations)thatstudentswillwearahairstylethatallowsforasampleofheadhairtobecollected.

H. NOTIFICATIONOFTESTRESULTSNotificationoftestresultswillbedeliveredconfidentiallytotheadministrationbythedrugtestingcompany.Theadministrationwillnotifytheparentsofanystudentswhohavetestedpositiveoncetheresultshavebeenreviewed.Onoccasion,parentswillbeaskedtocometotheschoolatthefirstmutuallyconvenienttimetodiscussthereport.Itislefttothediscretionoftheadministrationastowhetherornottheywillnotifyparentsandguardiansinregardtoanegativetestresult.

I. CONSEQUENCES-ALLOFFENSES1. ParentMeeting(mandatory)-Thestudentandaparentorguardianwillmeetwiththe

supportgroupwhichmayincludeAdministrators,counselors,andthechaplaintodiscusstheoffenseandtheconsequencesundertheDrugPolicy.Astaffmentormayalsobeassignedtothestudentforextrasupport.

2. SchoolCounselingandTreatmentProgram(mandatory)-ThehighschoolcounselorwillmakeareferraltoaPCHS-approvedandlicensedassessmentagency(Assessment).The

studentwillprovideacopyoftheassessmentandtheplanresultingfromtheAssessmenttothePCHScounselorandtheadministration.ThestudentisrequiredtocompletetheplansuccessfullyandwillprovideanyverificationrequestedbyPCHS.AnyexpensesincurredfortheAssessmentand/oranytreatmentprogramrequiredbytheplanwillbetheresponsibilityofthestudent/parentandnotPCHS.Thestudent/parentwillberequiredtocontactarecommendedCounseling/TreatmentAgencyassoonaspossibleaftermeetingwithaPCHScounselorandobtainingthenecessarycontactinformation.

3. SpiritualCounseling(stronglyrecommended)-TheoccasionofanoffenseisanopportunitytoencounterChrist,whosepositivemessageisoneofTruthandRedemption.CatholicstudentswillmakeanappointmentwiththeschoolChaplain,thestudent'sparishpastor,orotherpriest,forspiritualguidanceandconscienceformation,andhavetheopportunity,ifdesired,fortheSacramentofReconciliation.Non-CatholicstudentswillmakeanappointmentwiththeschoolChaplainoraministerwithinthestudent'sreligioustraditionforsimilarpurposes.

4. MandatoryservicehourswillbeservedataPCHSapprovedagencyorprogram(theseservicehoursarenotcountedtowardthePCHSservicerequirementforeverystudent).ThestudentwillprovideacopyoftheservicehoursperformedwithasignatureofanagencyorprogramsupervisortotheAdministrationandPCHScounselor.ThestudentisrequiredtocompletetheservicehourssuccessfullyandwillprovideanyverificationrequestedbyPCHS.

J. INTERVENTIONMATRIX1. Firstoffense

a. Mustcompleteparentmeetingb. Mustcompleteassessmentandstarttreatmentplanc. Mandatoryseconddrugtestpaidforbytheparent/student;PCHSwillnotberesponsible

forthecostd. 4servicehoursapprovedbyPCHS

2. Secondoffense

a. Mustcompleteparentmeetingb. Mustcompleteassessmentandstarttreatmentplanc. Suspendedfor25%ofathleticseason,performances,activities,etc(discretionof

administration).d. Fourweeksonsocialprobatione. Athlete/actor/participantmustattendpracticesunlesstimeisneededfor

counseling/guidance***f. Finishtheseason,performance,activityingoodstandingg. Additionalmandatorydrugtestpaidforbytheparent/student.PCHSwillnotbe

responsibleforthecosth. 8servicehoursapprovedbyPCHS

3. ThirdOffense(Thestudentmaybesubjecttolong-termsuspension/expulsionatthe

discretionoftheAdministrationbasedonpreviousincidentsandbehavioralhistoryifathirdoffenseoccurs).a. Mustcompleteparentmeetingb. Mustcompleteassessmentandstarttreatmentplanc. Suspendedfor50%ofathleticseason,performances,activities,etcd. Eightweeksonsocialprobatione. Athlete/actor/participantmustpracticeunlesstimeisneededforcounseling/guidance***

f. Mandatorydrugtestpaidforbytheparent/student.PCHSwillnotberesponsibleforthecost

g. 16servicehoursassignedbyPCHS

4. FourthOffense• Studentwillbesubjecttolong-termsuspension/expulsionatthediscretionofthe

Administration.*Seasonasrelatedtoathletics,performancesasrelatedtoband,choir,drama,etc.,activitiesasrelatedtoclubs,etc.BecauseofthediversenatureofactivitiesofferedatPCHS,theAdministrationwillmakedecisionsinthisareaonacase-by-casebasiswhennecessary.**Initems2c&3c:Thepercentagewillbefiguredonthenumberofregularseasongamesorperformancesontheschedule.Iftherearenotenoughgames/performancesleftinthecurrentseasontoservethefullsuspension,theremainderofthesuspensionwillcarryovertothenextseason/performanceinwhichthestudentcompetesorparticipates.Allpercentageswillberoundeduptothenextwholenumber.***Initems2eand3e:Athletesmaycompeteinscrimmagesduringtheirsuspensionsbutscrimmageswillnotcounttowardthepercentageofthecontestsforwhichtheathleteissuspended.Actorsmayperformindressrehearsals,butdressrehearsalswillnotcounttowardthepercentageoftheperformancesforwhichtheperformerissuspended.Failuretocomplete-Studentswhofailtocompleteanyoftheconsequencesoutlinedabovewillremainineligibleforcompetition,andwillremainonsocialprobationuntilallconsequencesarecompleted.AtthattimetheAdministrationwilldeterminewhenandifthestudentmayreturntocompetition/participationand/orbereleasedfromsocialprobation.K. SELFDISCLOSURE

SelfdisclosureexistsforstudentswillingtoadmittheirviolationoftheDrugPolicyandmoveforwardonthepathtowardrestorationoffullprivilegesinthePowersCatholicCommunity,andtowardbecomingthepersonGodiscallingthemtobecome.Astudentwhobyhim/herselfortogetherwithhis/herparentorlegalguardianvoluntarilydisclosestheirviolationoftheDrugPolicytotheAdministrationbeforethemandatorydrugtestwillbesubjecttothefollowingconsequences(thestudentwillstillbetestedafterdisclosingtoestablishabaselineofusefromwhichtogaugeprogressorlackthereof):

1. Self-disclosure(availableforfirstoffenseonlyofhighschoolcareer)a. Mustcompleteparentmeetingb. Mustcompleteassessmentandstarttreatmentplanc. Mandatoryseconddrugtestpaidforbythestudent/parent.PCHSwillnotberesponsible

foranycostsNote:astudentwhocommitsasecondoffenseafterself-disclosingontheirfirstoffensereceivesthenormalsecondoffenseconsequences.

L. LAWENFORCEMENTItisthepolicyofPCHStocooperatefullywithlawenforcementagencies.Theschoolwillreportanyconductthatitisrequiredbylawtoreport.Whereappropriate,theschoolwillseek

informationfromlawenforcementagenciesregardingstudentconduct.

M. EXCEPTIONALCIRCUMSTANCESNotwithstandinganyotherprovisionsofthisPolicy,PCHSretainsfullandcompletediscretiontoimposeanydisciplineortakeanyotheraction,ordeclinetotakeaction,asitdeemsappropriateforanystudentbehavioroccurringanywhereatanytime.

XIII. APPENDIXB

PowersCatholicHighSchool

1:1TechnologyPoliciesandProcedures

TableofContents

1. PurchasingYouriPad................................................................................................................................3

2. TakingCareofYouriPad...........................................................................................................................3

2.1 GeneralPrecautions……………………………………………………………………………………….………………………..3

2.2CarryingiPads…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3

2.3 ScreenCare………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……3

3. UsingYouriPadatSchool……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..3

3.1 iPadsLeftatHome……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…..3

3.2 iPadUndergoingRepair…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3

3.3 ScreensaversandBackgrounds…………………………………………………………………………………………………3

3.4 ChargingYouriPad………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…4

3.5 Sound,Music,Games,orPrograms……………………………………………………………………………………….…..4

3.6 Printing………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4

4. UsingYourCellPhoneatSchool……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4

4.1 CellPhoneUsage……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….4

4.2 ScreensaversandBackgrounds………………………………………………………………………………………………….4

4.3 Sound,Music,Games,orPrograms……………………………………………………………………………………………4

4.4 StudentActivitiesStrictlyProhibited………………………………………………………………………………………….4

5. ManagingYourFilesandSavingYourWork…………………………………………………………………………………………….5

5.1 SavingYourWork……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5

5.2 NetworkConnectivity………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5

6. AcceptableUse……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5

6.1 Parent/GuardianResponsibilities………………………………………………………………………………………………5

6.2 SchoolResponsibilities……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5

6.3 StudentResponsibilities…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5

6.4 StudentActivitiesStrictlyProhibited………………………………………………………………………………………….5

6.5 iPadCare……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6

6.6 LegalPropriety…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6

6.7 StudentDiscipline………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6

7. ProtectingandStoringYouriPad…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6

7.1 iPadIdentification………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6

7.2 StoringYouriPad………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6

7.3 iPadsLeftinUnsupervisedAreas……………………………………………………………………………………………….6

7.4 RepairingYouriPad…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6

8. StudentPledgeforiPad…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..9

1. PurchasingYouriPadEachstudentisresponsibleforpurchasingtheirowniPad.TheacceptableiPadmodelsarea4thgenerationiPadornewer(excludingtheiPadmini)includingaprotectivecaseandkeyboard.

2. TakingCareofYouriPadStudentsareresponsibleforthegeneralcareoftheiPadtheyhavepurchased.2.1 GeneralPrecautions:

● AlluserswillfollowthispolicyandtheAcceptableUsePolicyfortechnology.● StudentsareresponsibleforkeepingtheiriPad’sbatterychargedforschooleachday.● Studentsshouldbesuretolabeltheirequipment(iPad,charger,case,etc.).● StudentsshouldpersonalizeiPadswithaPassCode.

2.2 CarryingiPads:

● LimitthenumberofitemscarriedinabackpackwiththeiPadtolimittheamountofpressureappliedtotheiPadscreen.

● AvoidbumpingtheiPadagainstanysurface.● Protectivecasesshouldbeusedatalltimes.

2.3 ScreenCare:

● DonotleanonthetopoftheiPadatanytime.● DonotplaceanythingneartheiPadthatcouldputpressureonthescreen.● Donotputanythinginyourbackpackthatwillpressagainstthescreen.● Cleanthescreenwithasoft,dryclothoranti-staticcloth.Donotuseanychemicalsorcleaningfluid.● DonotbumptheiPadsagainstlockers,walls,floors,etc.asitwilleventuallybreakthescreen.

3. UsingYouriPadatSchool

3.1 iPadsLeftatHome:

• IfstudentsleavetheiriPadathome,theyareresponsibleforgettingthecourseworkcompletedasiftheyhadtheiriPadpresent.IfastudentleavestheiriPadathome,consequenceswillbeleftuptotheteacher’sdiscretion.ComingtoclasswithoutachargediPadwhereaniPadisanecessity,iscomingtoclassunprepared.

3.2 iPadUndergoingRepair:

• LoaneriPadswillbeavailabletocheckoutdailyfromthelibraryintheeventofadamagediPadonafirstcomefirstservebasis.

3.3 ScreensaversandBackgrounds:

• Inappropriatemediamaynotbeusedasascreensaverorbackgroundphoto.Forexample,presenceofguns,weapons,pornographicmaterials,inappropriatelanguage,alcohol,drug,tobacco,andgangrelatedsymbolsorpictureswillresultindisciplinaryaction.

3.4 ChargingYouriPad:

• StudentsareresponsibleforhavingiPadsfullychargedonadailybasis.ClassroomsarenotequippedforchargingiPads.Basedonthecurrentinfrastructureoftheschool,studentsshouldnotexpecttochargetheirequipmentduringtheday.

3.5 Sound,Music,Games,orPrograms:● Soundmustbemutedatalltimesunlesspermissionisobtainedfromtheteacherforinstructional

purposes.● Theuseofgames,musicorotherapplicationsduringinstructionwillresultindisciplinaryactionwithin

theclassroom.

3.6 Printing:

• Whilemanyassignmentsmaybesubmittedelectronically,studentsarewelcometoprintschool-relateddocumentsinthelibrary.Therearewirelessprintersavailable.

4. UsingYourCellPhoneatSchool4.1 CellPhoneUsage:

• Cellphoneusagewithintheclassroomisuptothatteacher’sdiscretion.Cellphoneusagewillbepermittedinthecommonsbeforeorafterschoolandduringlunch.

• Nousageinclassroomsorofficesatanytimewithoutpermission.

4.2 ScreensaversandBackgrounds:

• Inappropriatemediamaynotbeusedasascreensaverorbackgroundphoto.Forexample,presenceofguns,weapons,pornographicmaterials,inappropriatelanguage,alcohol,drug,tobacco,andgangrelatedsymbolsorpictureswillresultindisciplinaryaction.

4.3 Sound,Music,Games,orPrograms:

● Soundmustbemutedatalltimesunlesspermissionisobtainedfromtheteacherforinstructionalpurposes.

● Theuseofgames,musicorotherapplicationsduringinstructionwillresultindisciplinaryactionwithintheclassroom.

4.4StudentActivitiesStrictlyProhibited:● Illegalinstallationortransmissionofcopyrightmaterials● DownloadingorusingappswhichviolatetheAcceptableUsePolicyduringschoolhours● Participationincreditcardfraud,electronicforgeryorotherformsofillegalbehavior● Useofthecameratotakeand/ordistributeinappropriateorunethicalmaterial

5. ManagingYourFilesandSavingYourWork5.1 SavingYourWork:

• Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytoensurethatworkisnotlostduetomechanicalfailureoraccidentaldeletion.iPadmalfunctionsarenotanacceptableexcusefornotsubmittingworktimely.

5.2 NetworkConnectivity:

• PowersCatholicHighSchoolmakesnoguaranteethatthenetworkwillbeupandrunning100%ofthetime.Intherarecasethatthenetworkisdown,theschoolwillnotberesponsibleforlostormissingdata.

6. AcceptableUseTheuseofPowersCatholicHighSchool’stechnologyresourcesisaprivilege,notaright.Thispolicyisprovidedtomakeallusersawareoftheresponsibilitiesassociatedwithefficient,ethical,andlawfuluseoftechnologyresources.IfapersonviolatesanyoftheUserTermsandConditionsnamedinthispolicy,privilegesmaybeterminated,accesstotheschooldistrict’stechnologyresourceswillbedenied,andtheappropriatedisciplinaryactionshallbeapplied.ThePowersCatholicHighSchool’sAcceptableUsePolicyaswellastheStudentHandbookshallbeappliedtostudentinfractions.6.1 Parent/GuardianResponsibilities:

● TalktoyourchildrenaboutvaluesandthestandardsthatyourchildrenshouldfollowontheuseoftheInternetjustasyoudoontheuseofallmediainformation.

6.2 SchoolResponsibilities:● SchoolwillprovideInternetandemailaccesstoitsstudents.● School-offeredInternetwillprovideblockingofknowninappropriatematerialsandsocialmedia.

6.3 StudentResponsibilities:

● StudentswilluseiPadsinaresponsibleandethicalmanner.● StudentswillobeygeneralschoolrulesconcerningbehaviorandcommunicationthatapplytoiPaduse.

6.4StudentActivitiesStrictlyProhibited:

● Illegalinstallationortransmissionofcopyrightmaterials● Messagingservices● Internetgames● DownloadingorusingappswhichviolatetheAcceptableUsePolicyduringschoolhours● Participationincreditcardfraud,electronicforgeryorotherformsofillegalbehavior● UseoftheiPadcameratotakeand/ordistributeinappropriateorunethicalmaterial

6.5 iPadCare:

• StudentswillbeheldresponsibleformaintainingtheirindividualiPadandkeepingthemingoodworkingorder.StudentswillberesponsiblefordamagestotheiriPads.

● iPadbatteriesmustbechargedandreadyforschooleachday.● iPadsthatarestolenorlostmustbereportedimmediatelytotheoffice.

6.6 LegalPropriety:● PlagiarismisviewedasaformofcheatingandthusisaviolationofthePowersCatholicHighSchool

StudentHandbook.Givecredittoallsourcesused,whetherquotedorsummarized.ThisincludesallformsofmediaontheInternet,suchasgraphics,movies,music,andtext.

● Useorpossessionorhackingsoftwareisstrictlyprohibitedandviolatorswillbesubjecttodisciplinaryaction.Violationofapplicablestateorfederallawwillresultincriminalprosecutionand/ordisciplinaryactionbyPowersCatholicHighSchool.

6.7 StudentDiscipline:

• Ifastudentviolatesanypartoftheabovepolicy,heorshewillbesubjecttoconsequencesaslistedintheAcceptableUsePolicyandPowersCatholicHighSchoolStudentHandbook.

7. ProtectingandStoringYouriPad

7.1 iPadIdentification:

• iPadspurchaseddirectlyfromAppleincludefreeengraving.StudentsshouldalsotakecaretolabelallotherformsofequipmentrelatingtotheiPad(charger,case,etc).iPadspurchasedfromothervendorsmuststillbelabeled.

7.2 StoringYouriPad:

• WhenstudentsarenotusingtheiriPads,theyshouldbestoredintheirlockerorkeptwiththestudent.NothingshouldbeplacedontopoftheiPadwhenstoredinstudentlockers.StudentsareencouragedtotaketheiriPadshomeeverydayafterschool,regardlessofwhetherornottheyareneeded.iPadsshouldnotbestoredinastudent’svehicleatschoolorathome.DoNOTleaveyouriPadinaplacethatisexperiencingextremehotorcoldconditions(i.e.carinsummerorwinter).Extremeheatwilldamagetheunititselfandextremecoldwillcauseseverescreendamage.

7.3 iPadsLeftinUnsupervisedAreas:

• PowersCatholicHighSchoolisnotresponsibleforlost,stolen,ormisplacediPads.

7.4 RepairingYouriPad:

• StudentswillberesponsiblefordamagestotheiriPadsincluding,butnotlimitedto,brokenscreens,crackedplasticpieces,inoperability,etc.

RepairOptions1. AppleStore

TwelveOaksMall:27518NoviRd,Novi,MI48377SomersetMall:2800WBigBeaverRd,Troy,MI48084

2. iCrackedKollinVanDenHeuvel,MIMobileDeviceRepairLLC,CertifiedTech,(616)560-7162

Someoftheabovepolicieshavebeenusedfullorinpartfromthepolicydocumentsofthefollowingschools:OvertonPublicSchools.

XIV. APPENDIXC–TUITIONPAYMENTPOLICY

Powers Catholic High School makes every effort to provide an affordable, quality, Christ-centered education for our students. With tuition being our major annual funding source, it is imperative that all families are committed to paying tuition, fundraising obligations, and fees (collectively, “tuition”) in a timely manner. To that end, the following Powers Catholic Tuition Payment Policy is effective as of August 1, 2019. PaymentDueDatesandExpectations:Tuitionpaymentsaredueonthe5thofeachmonth.AnyoneenrolledinanautomaticACHwithdrawalprogramwillhavepaymentswithdrawnonthe15thofthemonth.Additionally,a$25.00pastduefeewillbeaddedtotheaccountiftuitionisnotpaidbythe15thofeachmonth.Ifextenuatingcircumstancesshouldarisethatwillcauseadelayinpayment,parents/guardianswillbeexpectedtocontactourBusinessOfficeinadvanceofmissinganypayments.Ifnecessary,alternativepaymentarrangementsmaybediscussedonatemporarybasis.

30DaysPastDue:A“PastDueNotice”willbesenttoparents/guardiansviaemailwhenatuitionpaymentbecomes30dayspastdue.Theentirepastdueamountincludinganypastduefee,istobepaidinfullwithintwoweeksofreceivingthe30daypastduenoticeinordertoavoidanyfurtherpenalty.

60DaysPastDue:Ifanypast-duetuitionowedreaches60dayspastdue,andnoalternativepaymentarrangementshavebeenagreedupon,thestudent(s)willnotbepermittedtoparticipateinschooleventsorextra-curricularactivities(including,butnotlimitedto,sportsoracademicteams,clubs,plays,dancesetc.).Inaddition,asecond“PastDueNotice”willbesenttothefamily.

90DaysPastDue:Ifanypast-duetuitionowedreaches90dayspastdueandnoalternativepaymentarrangementshavebeenagreedupon,inadditiontothestepsabove,thestudent(s)willnotbepermittedtoattendclassesforthefollowingquarteroranysubsequentquarteruntiltheaccountiscurrent.

Inaddition,sinceindividualstudentaccountsareinvoicedonafamilybasis,thesepolicieswillaffecteachchildinthefamily.Regardlessofcustody,bothparentsarejointlyresponsiblefortuitionandotherfeeschargedbyPCHS.

Furthermore,seniorstudentswillnotbepermittedtoreceivetheircap&gown,orparticipateingraduationceremoniesand/oranyothersenioractivitiesifANYfinancialobligationsareoutstanding.

Inallcases,PowersCatholicHighSchoolreservesallrightstocollectanypast-duetuition.Thismayresultinreferringyouraccounttoacollectionagencyasalastresort.ItisourgoaltoprovideALLofourstudentswithanexceptionalfaith-fillededucationandourdesiretoworkinpartnershipwithallofourfamiliestoachievethisobjective.Inordertoaccomplishthisgoal,wemustimplementaconsistenttuitionpolicythatisfair,consistent,andreasonable.Thankyouforyourunderstandingwiththisprocess.

RoryMattar,Presidentrmattar@powerscatholic.org

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