Disclosure

Attendance:

Attendance is essential component to your academic success.  When you are absent, it is your responsibility to get the work you missed from your teachers and turn in the missing work.  If you are more than 10 minutes late to a class, you will be considered Way Late.  Your parents/guardians will be contacted.

Tardies: 

You are considered on time to class if you are in your assigned seat with your learning materials before the bell stops ringing.  If you are not in your assigned seats and/or do not have their learning materials ready, you will be marked tardy. If students exceed 10 tardies in a quarter, they will participate in a learning lunch to recoup the lost learning time.  For tardies above 6, students will meet with an administrator and additional interventions will be implemented.  

Food and Drink:

Please consume outside foood or drink (other than water) in the cafeteria.  If there is a medical need for food (e.g. diabetes), then we will provide an accommodation through a medical plan.  

Technology:

Personal Technology Devices: 

Personal technology devices (i.e. cell phone, tablet, ear phones, etc.) should not be used during instructional time without permission from the teacher.  If you are having difficulty following this rule, the teacher will take your personal device to the Main Office for safe keeping. After the first two offenses, a student can pick up the device from the Attendance Office at the end of the day.  After the third offense a parent/guardian will be contacted and the phone will be checked-in and held the entire next learning day in the Attendance Office. 

School Computer Use:

Each student will be issued a Chromebook to use for the entire school year.  Any student who shows the proper respect to this equipment can enjoy this privilege.  

• • When you are using a school Chromebook, you are financially responsible for the computer.  The district has a fine schedule to replace/repair equipment in the event of broken Chromebooks, cracked screens, broken keyboards, or lost charging cords. 
  • Appropriate behavior is expected if all students using computers.  Inappropriate behavior will result in the loss of all computer privileges.  
  • Please do not put any personal stickers on your Chromebook.
  • Any problems with the computers, the software or the printers should be reported to your teacher.  Please do not attempt to fix any machine or program yourself.  If a problem arises, please notify your teacher for assistance.  
  • Log-ins and passwords should be kept confidential at all times.  

Canvas:

Students will use a platform called Canvas to access materials and assignments for each class. Students will often complete assignments in the Canvas platform and teachers will grade the work and offer feedback on the platform.  However, to check the status of your grades, please refer to the Skyward grading system, not Canvas. 

When you are ill or have to miss school, you can find your missed assignments on Canvas.

Online Grades:

Student grades for all classes will be available at: http://www.skyward.canyonsdistrict.org

Individuals with Exceptionalities: If you have a disability and need accommodations in connection with your learning, please speak with your counselor and/or administrator.  We are here to help. 

Multimedia:

Throughout the year, students will be shown clips for educational instruction purposes that are rated G and PG.  If students are going to view a full length PG movie, the teacher will send home notification and a permission slip.  Movies with higher ratings than PG are not allowed in middle school. 

Plagiarism/Cheating: 

Union Middle School will be working conscientiously on citation this year; therefore, under no circumstance will plagiarism/cheating be tolerated in any classes. For plagiarim/cheating, students will redo the assignment and parent/guardian will be notified.