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Horse Heaven Hills Middle School Progressive Discipline Plan

Teachers maintain a discipline and productive work environment in their classrooms.  This environment is a learning zone, and not anything disruptive to either the teaching or learning in the classroom is permitted.  This means we expect our students to behave in the classroom, not interfere with the teacher’s right to teach, and not interfere with each student’s right to learn.

You will find that some teachers will have rules that are different from other teachers.  Each classroom teacher will establish the rules that are appropriate for their classroom.  Successful Horse Heaven Hills Mustangs understand that the classroom is for learning and not horseplay.

Although the classroom rules may vary a little bit from classroom to classroom, we will try to remind you of four simple rules:

1. Be safe
2. Be kind
3. Be respectful; and
4. Try your best

Our building plan is flexible but built on accountability.  There are consequences for misbehavior.  The consequences may vary based on the severity of the incident and the individual student’s behavior record.  In other words, if you misbehave often, you will find that your consequences also increase.

First Step: Classroom Intervention
Your classroom teacher may ask you to stay after class to discuss your behavior, may change your seat assignment, or may contact your parents to discuss the problem.
Second Step: Time Out
Time Out is a teacher-directed referral for misbehavior or other mild disruptions.  You will be sent out of the class for the remainder of the period and be asked to complete a Behavior Management Plan.
Third Step: Office Referral
Most Horse Heaven Hills students are not referred to the office.  However, if you continue to misbehave or disrupt the education of others, you will soon be headed to the office.  Office consequences may include: lunch detention, after-school detention, In-School suspension (ISS), or suspension out of school (OSS).
There are occasions when a student may be sent immediately to the office for significant misbehavior:

1. Use, possession, or transfer of controlled substances or illegal drugs.  This includes the possession of paraphernalia, tobacco or prescription/non-prescription drugs used improperly.  The misuse of other substances with the intent to “get high” may be included in this list (i.e., white out fluid, or any other substance that is used to “get high”).
2. Fighting is not acceptable at Horse Heaven Hills.  Fighting includes any physical contact where injury may occur.  This includes “play fighting”.
3. Harassment and/or intimidation is wrong.  This includes verbal, physical, or conduct that creates a threatening, intimidation, or offensive environment.
4. Vandalism is not acceptable at Horse Heaven Hills, and it includes destruction of school or private property.
5. Staff disrespect is not tolerated.  This includes disrespect to our substitute teachers and all other staff members. Disrespect includes profanity.
6. Insubordination is not following a reasonable request from a staff member. We expect Horse Heaven Hill students will respect teachers’ requests.
7. Truancy means that you are where you’re supposed to be, and missing class is not acceptable.  We expect our students will have proper passes to be out of class, and we expect that students will have signed excuses from parents when they have missed class.
8. Forgery or other dishonest acts will result in a referral to the office.
9. Weapons of any kind are not acceptable at school.  This includes knives, firearms, dangerous objects (something that could be used as weapon), or any device that can be used as to hurt others (i.e. sprays, etc.).  See school board policy # 3314 for details.
10. Other misbehavior that is not conducive to the educational mission at Horse Heaven Hills Middle School will result in disciplinary action.

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TIME OUT PROCESS

Occasionally an individual student may disrupt class and interfere with the educational process for other students.  The purpose of the Time Out Process is to remove the disruptive student from the classroom in order to maintain a quality learning environment, and to allow the teacher and the student time to develop an appropriate plan within a structured process for the student’s improved behavior.  Before a student is referred to the Time Out Process, the teacher will have tried to correct the behavior by utilizing effective teacher-directed strategies such as:

• Verbal correction
• Changing the student’s seating assignments
• Conferencing with the student either after or before class; and
• Discussing the classroom disruption with the student’s parent(s)

Most of the time the in-class strategies will correct the problem.  However, if the student continues to disrupt the class the teacher may elect to use the Time Out Process.

Sending Students to Time Out:

1. The teacher will fill out the Time Out Referral and give the student the white copy as his/her pass to the Time Out room.  The student will be advised of why he/she is being referred to Time Out.
2. Teacher will pre-arrange with the student when he/she meets with the teacher; the appointment will be written on the Time Out referral.  The goal of the meeting will be to discuss the student’s plan to improve the behavior.
3. Students who are referred to Time Out will attend all of their regularly scheduled classes; the only class affected is the one the student is referred from.  Teachers are asked to send the schoolwork with the student to the Time Out room.

Exit Requirements for Time Out:

1. The student will complete the student’s portion of the Behavior Management Plan.
2. The student will meet the teacher at the pre-arranged time to complete the Behavior Management Plan.
3. The teacher and the student will discuss the behavior(s) that led to being sent the Time Out room.  The teacher and the student will work together to develop a plan to improve the student’s behavior and it will be listed on the Behavioral plan.  The teacher will keep a copy for his/her records.
4. The teacher will then contact the student’s parent(s) by phone to discuss the time out referral and the behavioral plan.  Teacher will then note on the “yellow” copy of the Time Out referral when the contact was made and send the “yellow” copy to the assistant principal for his/her records.
5. In the event the student fails to show up for the agreed upon time to discuss the Behavior Management Plan, or if alternate arrangements have not been made before the next scheduled class the teacher will decide whether or not to allow the student back in class while waiting for the conference to occur.  If the teacher feels that the same disruptive behavior may occur again and wants to confer with the student before allowing him/her into class, the teacher may send the student back to Time Out with that class period’s schoolwork.  (This does not count as a new Time Out referral).
6. In the rare event that the student does not attend the rescheduled conference, the student is allowed back to class and he/she is referred to an administrator.

Repeat Time Out Placement Procedures:
The Time Out supervisor will record all referrals to the Time Out room.  Most students will never be referred to the Time Out process.  For the few who are repeatedly referred to the Time Out process, the following consequences are in place.

1. If a student is referred to the Time Out process two (2) times in a school day, the student will be referred to an administrator.
2. If a student receives two (2) Time Out referrals in a quarter, on the second referral he/she will also be referred to a counselor to discuss the referral.  The counselor and the teacher will make a call to the parents.
3. After two (2) referrals in a quarter, each referral will result in administrator contact. Continuing to receive Time Out referrals may result in suspension for disrupting the educational process at Horse Heaven Hills Middle School.

The Time Out Process is designed to assist students in recognizing the effect of disruptive behavior on instructional time.  The process allows the affected student to have a voice in the behavioral plan. 

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AFTER -SCHOOL DETENTION
Our after-school detention program runs daily from 2:30-3:00 PM.  Students who are late (>4 minutes) to detention (without a valid excuse) or who do not attend the after-school detention will find that their detention has doubled. We will give 24-hour notice of detention in order to allow the parents and students to arrange for transportation.  Horse Heaven Hills Mustangs who receive detention are expected to attend.

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IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSION
We operate an in-school suspension program as an alternative to home suspension.  ISS (in-school suspension) is a short-term suspension from regular school, and a Horse Heaven Hills staff member supervises it.  The supervisor works with the classroom teachers to make sure the student completes all work.  The student has no contact with any of the students at the school, is ineligible for all after-school activities and sports during the suspension, and must leave school grounds immediately after being released from ISS.  The administration will determine if ISS is available as an alternative to home suspension.  The general guidelines for ISS are:

• Any missed days during ISS placement will be made up;
• Students will cooperate with ISS supervisor and complete all work assigned
• Students who choose not to cooperate in ISS will be sent home.  Additional consequences may result.

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