Check-in procedures:

All students will be allowed to enter the building only after check-in procedures are completed.  All students will empty their pockets and take off their belt, jackets, sweatshirts, and shoes.  Any items deemed inappropriate by the check-in staff will be confiscated and returned to a parent.  Inappropriate items include, but are not limited to, makeup, ink/gel pins, jewelry, personal pictures, large key chains, binders, magazines, and catalogs. 

Grade reports: 

Weekly progress reports will be sent home on the first day of the school week.  These reports are to be signed by a parent or guardian and returned on the next day.  Failure to return the progress report will result in loss of points or assignment to ACS. 

Report cards provide the student and his/her parents a cumulative report of the student's progress in each course in which her or she is enrolled.  Report cards are given out at the end of each six-week grading period at parent information nights.  Parental attendance is strongly encouraged.

The OAC follows the district guidelines for both junior high and high school students in regard to grading standards, grade scales, and policies.

Homework:

In order to make academic progress, it is essential that students have homework.  All students are expected to complete assigned homework.  Failure to do so may result in a loss of points due to non-compliance with instructions.  Homework assignments are included in weekly lesson plans and should be recorded in the student's weekly planner.

Lunchroom:

All students are to take their point sheet and their crate with them to the lunchroom.  Behavior is monitored in the lunchroom just as in the classroom.

Medication:

Prescription and non-prescription medications are to be turned in to the office in their original containers and are to be accompanied by a note from the doctor stating the need for medication and directions for administering.  NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.  No medication will be administered by any OAC staff unless the doctor's note is current and specific for the student and for the diagnosed illness as stated in the doctor's letter.

Students are not to have in their possession medication of any sort without a doctor's statement of the emergency need for such.

Supplies:

Students need pencils (non-mechanical), paper, and spirals or folders (per individual class requirements) upon arrival at the OAC.  All items must be labeled for identification purposes.  A student must have the minimum required materials to begin the OAC program.  Students are not allowed to bring backpacks, pens, colored markers, or liquid paper.  Failure to have supplies will constitute a principal referral.

Telephone:

Permission to use the telephone will be granted only in serious or emergency situations.  Permission can only be given by school administrators or counselors.