MANZANOLA MIDDLE / HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT HANDBOOK
2016-2017
Superintendent/ High School Principal
Tom Wilke
Dean of Students
Susie Gilbert
301 South Catalpa
P.O. Box 148
Manzanola, CO 81058
Middle / High School # 719-462-5528
Principal’s message
It iswithgreatpleasurethatwetake thisopportunitytowelcomeyoutoschool. We areextremelyproudoftheprogramsweofferourstudents,andweencourageyoutomakethemostofyourtimewithus. Thishandbookhasbeendevelopedtohelpyouandyourparentslearnas muchaspossibleaboutschoolpoliciesandprocedures.
Manzanola School District is an equal opportunity educational institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, and handicap in its activities, programs, or employment practices as required by Title IV, Title, IX, and section 504. For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact Superintendent of Schools, 301 S. Catalpa, Manzanola Colorado, 81058, 719-462-5528, or to the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Region VIII, Federal Office Building, 1244 North Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver Colorado 80204, 303-844-2991.
Mission Statement
The staff, students and community of Manzanola 3J School District show their devotion to academic excellence by developing a supportive environment in which individuals can successfully progress to their highest possible level, thus creating responsible, self-assured and productive members of our society.
Telephone Directory
Middle/High School Office------(719) 462-5528
Middle/High School Principal------(719) 462-5528
General School Information
Bell Schedule
Period 1------...7:55 – 8:50
Breakfast for Middle School------8:50 – 9:00
Breakfast for High School ------9:00 – 9:10
Period 2------9:03 – 10:08
Period 3------10:11 – 11:13
Period 4------11:16 – 12:18
Lunch Middle School------12:10 – 12:51
Lunch High School ------12:20 – 12:51
Period 5------12:53 – 1:55
Period 6------1:58 - 3:00
Period 7------3:03 – 4:05
Board of Education
Damon CarrollPresident
Thomas ReyesVice-President
Steve BausermanTreasurer
Bill HodgesSecretary
Jeremy HornMember at Large
Administration & Administrative Support Staff
Tom Wilke Superintendent/Principal K-12
Susie Gilbert Dean of Students/ Activities Director
Joe HeadleyAthletic Director
Rhonda BohlanderDistrict Business Manager
Tabitha MartinezJr/Sr High School Administrative Secretary
Teacher /StaffTitle
Alanna HolmesHigh School English/AP English
Crystal CuckowArt
Gaynell WilliamsMiddle School English
Geri HodgesTechnology Director/Math/AP Math
Mark SchroederSocial Studies
Becky Ball Industrial Arts/Science
Susie GilbertPhysical Education
Debbie FosdickCounselor
Delores ChavezParaprofessional
Kathy BausermanLibrarian
Karyl SutherlandSpecial Education
Maintenance Staff & Bus Drivers
Victor EstradaMaintenance
Tammy SalazarMiddle /High School Custodian
Larry Padilla Bus Driver
Health Staff
Niki Liddle BSNSchool Nurse
Food Service Staff
Jacey SinksKitchen Supervisor/Director/Cook
Patsy Romero Cook
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ATTENDANCE – ABSENCES, TRUANCY, TARDINESS, MAKE UP WORK ……….. Page 6
DRESS CODE …………………………………………………………………………………Page 7
CLASSES & GRADUATION INFORMATION …………………………………………...Page 8
ATHLETICS …………………………………………………………………………………..Page 15
MISCELLANEOUS …………………………………………………………………………..Page 16
MEDICAL & HEALTH ………………………………………………………………………Page 21
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES …………………………………………………………… Page 24
BEHAVIOR & DISCIPLINE ISSUES ……………………………………………………....Page 25
FUNDRAISING ……………………………………………………………………………….Page 28
TRANSPORTATION …………………………………………………………………………Page 29
COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION ………………………………………….Page 30
ATTENDANCE – ABSENCES, TRUANCY, TARDINESS, ETC…
Attendance
Attendance is taken hourly, as opposed to being taken daily. Therefore, each class period missed counts as one hourly absence. Being late more than 10 minutes becomes an absence.
Attendance will count as 20% of each student’s daily grade for each class period.
Absence – Pre-Arrange/Readmission Procedures
A student must fill out a Pre-Arranged Absence (Pink Sheet) form whenever they will miss a day ( or part of a day) of school. This allows the office to track students and absences in a more efficient manner. The Pre-Arranged Absence form also allows student-athletes to participate in practice on the day of an absence. A parent note, phone call or e-mail to the principal must accompany the pink sheet in order for the absence to be excused.
In the event of an absence due to illness or other situations in which a Pre-Arranged Absence form was not turned in, the parent is asked to call the high school office and excuse the student.
When a student returns to school following an absence, he/she must present documentation from a parent and/or doctor, dentist etc… that verifies the absence.
Students returning to school following an absence due to a communicable disease (measles, mumps, chicken pox etc…) shall present a statement from a physician indicating that the student may return to school.
CHRONICALLY ABSENT STUDENTS WILL BE DEALT WITH ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS – THE PRINCIPAL OR DESIGNEE WILL DEVELOP A PLAN TO IMPROVE THE STUDENT’S ATTENDANCE.
Absences and After School Activities
As per district policy JJJ-R, students enrolled in the district must be in attendance for the
ENTIRE SCHOOL DAY, in order to participate in any school-sponsored activity that is
Conducted on that day. If the game/practice is on a day with no school scheduled, the student
must be in attendance for the entire school day the day prior to the game/practice i.e. for a
game/practice on Friday or Saturday, the student must attend school all day onThursday. In
cases of emergency or extenuating circumstances, the principal or designee may grant an
exception to this limitation. Extenuating circumstances will be pre-arrangedand made at
least 2 days prior to the absence
Truancy JHB
A student who misses school without the knowledge of parent(s)/guardian(s), or the permission of the administration, is considered truant. The student will receive no credit for the classes missed during this type of unexcused absence. Truancies are counted as absences and are disciplined in the Disicipline Code as “Irresponsible Behavior”. First truancy may result indetention & a visit with the principal, second offense the student and parent/guardian will sit down with the Superintendent to create an attendance plan. The third offense the student will be turned over to a Truancy Officer & Truancy Court.
Tardiness
Three tardies to any class will equal one unexcused absence from the class.
On the third tardy, the teacher will contact the parents/guardians regarding tardiness.
Excessive tardiness can result in suspension and loss of credit.
Make-Up Work
1)If a student knows ahead of time that he/she will be absent, they are expected to request make-up work ahead of time, and have it done either before the absence occurs or on the day they return to school.
2)If a student knows that an assignment is due, an absence may not excuse the student from having the assignment done and ready to turn in on the due date.An absence may not excuse a student from taking a test when the student knows ahead of time that there will be a test on a given day.
3)When students are absent for school activities, they are expected to get their work ahead of time and have their work, which is due, ready to turn in when they return to school.
4)Students who know ahead of time that they will be absent for other than a school activity should first obtain permission for the absence from the principal. The principal will give them a prearranged absence form, which they can submit to each teacher. Students are expected to have their work done when they return to school, unless arrangements have been made with the teacher ahead of time, to turn in work later.
5)Students or parents may call the school to request make-up work when the student is ill.
The complete Attendance Policy- (including Absences, Truancy, Tardiness & Make Up Work) is located in the back of the student handbook.
DRESS CODE
TheManzanolaSchoolDressCodeisdesignedtoencourageclothingwhichisappropriate foraschoolsetting. Clothingwhichmay beappropriate forothersettingsarenot necessarilyappropriateforschool. Clothingwhichis excessivelyrevealing,carriesamessageinappropriateforschool,or interfereswiththeeducationalprocessshouldnotbe worn.ThefirstbusinessoftheManzanola SchoolDistrictis theeducationofourstudents. Theschoolreservestheright tomodify thedresscodeascircumstancesdictate.
Studentswhoarerepresentingtheschoolawayfromtheschoolbuilding,during regularschoolhours or afterschoolhours, must adheretothedresscode.
When a school activity, such as homecoming, calls for students to dress according to a theme, students are expected to follow the theme, or wear regular school clothing. Students are also expected to wear clothing during the theme day that is within the district dress code requirements.
Professional Dress Code
There will be times when students will be expected to dress up for occasions beyond normal casual attire. At such times, they will be notified that professional dress code applies. Professional dress code means that a student is expected to dress as nice as possible for the appropriate situation. No blue jeans, t-shirts or sweatshirts will be allowed. If a student is inappropriately dressed for the occasion, he or she will be allowed to call home to change or will not participate in the event.
The following items are not acceptable and may not be worn in school buidlings, on school grounds or at school activities:
1)Shorts, dresses, skirts or other similar clothing shorter than mid-thigh length.
2)Pants/jeans with holes that expose skin above mid –thigh length.
3)Leggings may be worn as long as they are covered by an extended length shirt. The shirt/top must go below the students buttocks fully covering the buttocks.
4)Pants and shorts must be worn on or above the hips. Pants that “sag” and pants that are excessively wide in the leg and drag on the floorare not acceptable.
5)Sunglasses and/or hats worn inside the building. Handkerchiefs made into bandanas.
6)Inappropriately sheer (see-through), tight or low-cut clothing (ex; midriffs, halter tops, backless clothing, garments made of fishnet, mesh or similar material, muscle shirts, etc.) that bare or expose traditionally private parts of the body including the stomach, buttocks, back and breasts.
7)Tank tops or other similar clothing with straps narrower than 1.5 inches (three fingers) in width. This includes but is not limited to halter tops, strapless tops, or spaghetti strap tops.
8)No pajamas, slippers or blankets
9)No chains allowed, other than casual jewelry.
A complete Dress Code Policy is located in the back of the handbbook.
CLASSES & GRADUATION INFORMATION
Academic Awards
At the end of every nine weeks throughout the school year, the junior high and senior high school students are awarded certificates in recognition of outstanding academic performances (Academic Pep Assembly). Accomplishments such as perfect attendance, highest grade for the year, A’s for both semesters, A’s for all for quarters, all homework turned in for a grade for all 7 periods, etc. are examples of accomplishments that may be recognized.
The last day for seniors the Jr/Sr high school will hold an awards assembly for all Jr/Sr high school students.
Academic Dishonesty
If a student turns in an assignment or test for a grade and the student did not actually do the assignment, then that student is guilty of academic dishonesty. Academic dishonesty includes, but not limited to the following activities: cheating on a test, copying an assignment, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work, or obtaining a test or assignment without the authorization of the teacher. However, the student who did the copying or cheating and the person who allowed them to are guilty of scholastic dishonesty and will be punished accordingly.
The penalty for scholastic dishonesty will be:
1)Receive a grade of “0” (zero) on the assignment or test for the first offense.
2)Receive a grade of “0” (zero) for the quarter on the second offense for each class the scholastic dishonesty occurred in.
3)The student must, in the presence of the teacher or principal, call his/her parent(s)/guardian(s) to tell them about the cheating.
4)The student will automatically be placed on the ineligibilty list for one week (Sunday through Sunday. For example: if a student has been found ineligible due to academic dishonesty on a Wednesday, he/she will be ineligible for a game/match on Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
Additional State Board Approved Demonstrations of Student Competency
Additions will be made as advances in competency demonstrations become more standardized
1 Recognized for entrance into postsecondary institutions.
2 The Council is recommending this option with conditional criteria. As with the other measures or methods on the menu, these capstone projects must be proven as: valid, comparable in rigor to the other choices, standardized in their administration, free from outside assistance, credibly judged by a third party and aligned to the standards. Specific rubrics for district use in each subject area will be created and verified among and between high school educators and pertinent, subject‐specific industry and college advisors.
- The Manzanola School District has the authority to add measures of competency in other subject areas (such as world language, music, art, etc.) to serve as minimum criteria for graduation.
- In 2013‐14, the state will administer new science and social studies assessments. Readiness determinations for science and social studies will then be set in collaboration with the Colorado Department of Higher Education.
- In 2014‐15, the state will administer the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and
- Careers (PARCC) assessments in English language arts and mathematics. These will replace the TCAP exams.
- Note that the ACT, SAT, AP, IB, and college credit determinations are set at the spring 2013 thresholds for “no need for remediation” as outlined in the Colorado Commission on Higher Education’s Admission Remediation Policy. These thresholds are under review. Updated thresholds are expected in the fall of 2013.
- While no single competency demonstration in the above menu fully measures the new academic K‐12 standards, the determinations begin the transition to a competency‐based system. While not identical instruments, the menu of competency determinations shares thresholds of approximately comparable levels of rigor.
- Manzanola School District has the authority to adapt the determinations of competencies to accommodate students with exceptionalities (i.e., students with disabilities and students who are gifted and talented).
- Manzanola School District high school graduation requirements must include student demonstrations of 21st Century skills in addition to the attainment of the minimum academic competencies. The skills include critical thinking and reasoning, information literacy, collaboration, self‐direction, and invention. These skills are embedded in the Colorado Academic Standards. As a result, students’ successful completion of coursework and/or other learning experiences aligned to the Colorado Academic Standards may provide one method for students to demonstrate 21st Century skills. Student engagement in and completion of extracurricular activities, service learning experiences, capstone projects, and other student demonstrations may also serve as demonstrations of 21st Century skills.
3. Manzanola School District’s high school graduation requirements include successful completion of the Individual Career and Academic Plan, known as the ICAP. Required by state statute for every ninth through twelfth grade student (or in the years required for a student to graduate), the ICAP is designed to assist a student and his or her parent or legal guardian in exploring the postsecondary career and educational opportunities available to the student, aligning course work and curriculum, applying to postsecondary education institutions, securing financial aid, and ultimately entering the workforce. ICAP attributes can be found at
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4. Manzanola School District high school graduation policies must allow students multiple, equally rigorous and valued ways to demonstrate competency of the knowledge and skills necessary for postsecondary education and meaningful careers. Districts are encouraged to benchmark their programs of study off of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education’s Higher Education Admissions Requirements.
5. Manzanola School District may permit students longer or shorter time to earn their diploma.
6. Local school district high school graduation requirements must align with the postsecondary and workforce readiness definition and description adopted by the State Board of Education and the Colorado Commission on Higher Education in 2009. This description is at
7. Local school district high school graduation requirements must align with the Colorado Academic Standards, Colorado English Language Proficiency Standards, and the Colorado Career and Technical education standards. The standards can found at
8. Manzanola School District graduation policies should recognize and acknowledge the importance of education in world languages, comprehensive health, physical education, music, dance, performing arts, visual arts, and career and technical education in strengthening student learning in other subjects and in supporting students' ability to succeed in the 21st Century.
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9. Beginning no later than the sixth grade, districts must provide information to students and their families about the requirements for high school graduation and successful entry into college and careers. It is recommended that districts also share with each student their academic readiness for graduation beginning in elementary school. Such information might take the form of current grade level proficiency in math and reading, attendance rate and forms of a student’s active participation in their own learning.
For previously enrolled 9th -12th grade students:
A student must complete 24 credits. All subjects that meet fourdays a week, one period a day for one year earns one credit.
Graduation Requirements for Manzanola High School 3J
TograduatefromManzanolaHighSchool,thefollowingrequirementsmustbemet:
Of these 24 credits, 16 are required:
English…...4(English 1, 2, 3, 4)
Social Studies…………………………………3(American History, Government/Economics, World Geography)
Math…………………………………minimum of 2/perhaps 3(Algebra 1 is a required Math class to graduate)
Science……………………………..minimum of 2/perhaps 3
*Students are required to take a combined 5 credits of math and science. Two credits must come from each individual subject. The fifth credit is at the discretion of the student whether they would like it to be math or science.
Vocational………………………………………2
Physical Education……………………………..1
Art/Humanities…………………………………1
The remaining 8 credits are earned from elective classes.
Class Rank
Class rank is not figured or released until the end of the second semester of a student’s Junior year. Class rank is computed using semester grades earned beginning with the 9th grade. Class rank is determined by grade point average with weighted points (weighted points are from college classes taken with a passing grade) added. Class rank is finalized at the the end of the 1st semester of their senior year.