Colwich Elementary School

Our students will frequently be assigned homework. Research shows us that achievement increases when students have regular homework. Each teacher establishes his/her own practices regarding homework. It is the student’s responsibility to come to class prepared, with homework complete. If homework is incomplete, teachers may require students to phone their parents, informing them of the incomplete work; students will be asked to stay after school to finish the work. Students may receive a zero on the incomplete assignment.

Students in 5th-8th grade will participate in the ZAP (Zeros Aren’t Permitted) Program. A study hall is held during lunchtime for students who have not completed assignments on time. Students will bring their lunch to the conference room to work on homework or read a library book. Students must turn in their homework by 3:30 that day. If a student is assigned to attend ZAP and fails to show, then a lunch detention will be assigned the following day.

Colwich Middle School (5-8) Job Performance Cards (JPC)

Each Colwich Middle School student will wear a lanyard daily that includes a color coded card.

There are three JPC color levels: green, blue, and red:

1. Every student starts on the green level. Each card, regardless of color, has six (6) spaces for negative infractions (front) and six (6) positive contributions (back). When a student is given a negative infraction the teacher or pertinent adult writes the infraction number (1-6), the infraction, his or her staff initials, and the date it was issued on the card.
2. After a student receives his or her sixth (6th) negative infraction, the JPC card is recorded, all positive contributions (if any) get transferred to the new card, the parent or guardian is notified, the student is required to serve a 30 minute detention, and the student moves on to the blue JPC.
3. When the student uses up all the infraction spaces on the blue JPC, the same procedure follows, however the student is required to serve an hour detention, the principal is notified, and the student moves to a red JPC.
4. If the student fills up the red JPC, the same procedure follows, with a day in In-School Suspension.
5. Out of school suspension or expulsion are options in severe discipline cases. BOE Policy will be followed. The action will be determined by the seriousness of the infraction.
6. When a student is given a positive contribution by a teacher or an adult, the staff member simply writes his or her staff initials on any of the six (6) boxes on the back of any JPC card.
7. If a student receives six (6) positive contributions, the student takes the JPC card to the homeroom teacher, it is recorded, given another green card (or any color they are currently on), if there are any negative infractions they get transferred to the new card, and the student receives a golden reward ticket. Each ticket comes with a variety of rewards any student can utilize during the school year. If a student has positive contributions and receives a new color JPC the positive contributions transfer over. Additionally, if a student receives the same color card due to filling up all six (6) positive contribution boxes, the negative infractions transfer over. The student cannot move back down to a green card, or blue from red until the semester is over and the JPC plan starts over.
8. All marks, regardless of the nature, are at the discretion of the teacher or staff member.

• Colwich Elementary ISS/HISS Rules and Expectations
• Colwich Middle School ISS/HISS Rules and Expectations