P. O. Box 1280 Northport, wa 99157 High School: 732-4430 Elementary/Middle School: 732-4441 Solutions Room: 732-4870 welcome

STUDENT DRESS

The student and parent may determine the student’s personal dress and grooming standards, provided that the student’s dress and grooming, including jewelry, shall not:

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  Lead school officials to reasonably believe that such dress or grooming shall disrupt, interfere with, disturb, or detract from the school environment or activity and/or educational objectives; students should wear clothing that exposes minimal skin. “Spaghetti straps”, exposed midriffs, low-cut tops, shorts that are too short, etc. are not allowed and “underwear/garments” should not be visible.
  
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  Create a health or other hazard to the student’s safety or to the safety of others;
  
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  Create an atmosphere in which a student, staff, or other person’s well-being is hindered by undue pressure, behavior, intimidation, overt gesture or threat of violence; or
  
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  Imply gang membership or affiliation by written communication, marks, drawing, painting, design, and emblem upon any school or personal property.
  
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  Advertise alcohol, drugs or tobacco.
  

Students violating that dress code will be asked to change, cover-up.

EMERGENCY DRILLS / EMERGENCIES

Emergency drills, at regular intervals, are required by law and are an important safety precaution. It is essential that when the first signal is given, everyone obeys orders and clears the building or locks down as quickly as possible. The teacher in each classroom will give the students specific instructions.


Drill Practices and What to do During a School Emergency

We do have a comprehensive safe schools plan, which entails, in part, an “emergency calling” plan. Our PTO will assist with the update and drill of this part of the plan. No less than two times per year, when we have a lock-down drill, families will be notified by a volunteer caller of the drill. This is to ensure that we have the most current contact information.

In order for our emergency response plans to be effective, we must depend on the cooperation and assistance of many people, such as the police and fire departments. We also depend upon the parents of our students to support our disaster response efforts. Your cooperation is vital to helping us protect the safety and welfare of all children and school employees. We ask parents to observe the following procedures during a crisis situation:

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  Do not telephone the school. We understand and respect your concern for your child but it is essential that the telephone system be available for emergency communications.
  
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  Tune your radio to the local radio station for emergency announcements and status reports. You will also receive instructions on where you should go and how/when you may be able to pick up your child.
  
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  Do not come to the school or evacuation location until you are instructed to do so.
  

Keep Your Family Emergency Information Current!

Emergency and crisis situations can happen at any time so it is very important for you to keep your family contact information current. Notify your child’s school every time there is a change. Included in this information should be an up-to-date list of which friends and family members are authorized to pick up your child, with their current contact information. In an emergency evacuation, students will only be released to individuals on the authorized pick-up list.

TEXTBOOKS, FEES AND FINES

Students will be issued textbooks for many of their classes. Books are issued by number. Students are responsible for taking care of the books that are checked out to them and returning them at the end of the course. Any damage, excess wear and tear or loss will result in a fine.

Other fees include but are not limited to wood, welding, and business/computer classes. Some elective classes will also have fees such as ceramics, etc. All students are required to have clean PE shoes for use in the gym, only.

Each year individual portraits are taken in the fall and class pictures in the spring. Packages can be ordered for a reasonable price.

Students must pay for lost books in addition to other accumulated fines in order to receive report cards, diplomas etc.

ACCIDENTS

School accidents should be reported immediately to the nearest adult in charge. If additional help is needed, contact the office for further arrangements. The first adult on the scene must fill out an accident report.

CAFETERIA

The school cafeteria is maintained as a vital part of the health program at the school. To encourage good nutrition, a well-balanced lunch is offered at a reasonable price.

The lunchroom management and your fellow students will appreciate your cooperation in:

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  Depositing all lunch litter in wastebaskets.
  
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  Returning all trays and utensils to the dishwashing area.
  
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  Leaving the table and floor around your place in a clean condition for others.
  

A lunch card is issued to each student. Families are encouraged to pay in advance (weekly/monthly).

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH PROGRAM

Lunch cards are available from the office. The Northport School District’s hot lunch program in conjunction with the state and national lunch program is a non-profit co-operation, therefore, no breakfasts and/or lunches are to be served on credit for either students or adults. Free or reduced price breakfasts and lunches are offered through this district to individuals who qualify for this program. Eligibility and application forms will be sent to all families in September and are available in the office if you income status changes.

Breakfast prices are: Grades K-8 - $1.30 (reduced rates for breakfast $.00)

Grades 9-12- $1.30

Adults- $2.00

Extra milk- $0.40

Lunch prices are: Grades K-5 - $2.00 (reduced rates $.40 for grades 4-5)

Grades 6-12 - $2.25(reduced rates $.40)

Adults- $3.25

Extra milk- $0.40

Note – Beginning with the 2007-08 school year, there will be no fee for reduced breakfasts and no fee for K-3 reduced lunches.

TELEPHONES

Office telephones are used for school business. Middle and high school students must obtain a phone pass from their teacher and use the office phone only. Phones are to be used during class change and lunch times only. Tardy slips will not be issued for students who are late to class due to phone calls. High School students will be charged 35 cents per call for non-emergencies.

Students with cell phones are to use them on their passing and break times only. Cell phones are not to be on or visible in class at any time. Phones being used or that are out during class will result in consequences and possibly confiscation of the student phone.
LIBRARY

The library has books, internet access, magazines, newspapers, and many other print and non-print materials available for assigned study and recreational use by students. Fines are charged for overdue or lost materials.

INTERNET

Students must have a signed parent permission form on file with the office before accessing the Internet. Any student who uses the Internet in an inappropriate way or who accesses restricted information may lose computer privileges for a specified amount of time.

SCHOOL VISITORS

Students must secure a guest pass from the office and receive permission from all of their teachers two days in advance of the visit in order to have a student guest at school. Guests must have an educational purpose in order to attend and are at the discretion of the principal. Parents/guardians are encouraged to visit school at any time and are also asked to check in with the office personnel and obtain a guest pass.

STUDENT DRIVING

Students who wish to drive vehicles to school must obtain a form from the high school office requesting the following information:

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   Name, address, phone number
   
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   Washington Driver’s License Number (copy required)
   
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   Make, model, year of vehicle(s)
   
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   License plate number(s)
   
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   Proof of liability insurance of at least $50,000 (copy required)
   

Students will receive a copy of Policy 3241 when they return the completed form to the office. If a student does not adhere to the rules in the policy, their privilege to drive to school will be revoked. Students and staff are urged to lock their vehicles upon arriving to school.

Drivers must adhere to 10 MPH in the parking lot. Students must be secured inside the car before leaving the parking lot. (No riding in the back of pick-ups, on running boards, hoods, etc.)

DANCES

Procedures to be followed before the dance:

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   Every dance must be approved at the ASB meeting prior to the dance or earlier. Next, the principal must be notified. The dance request form must be filled out IN FULL before it will be considered. (This includes signed volunteer forms for the chaperones.)
   
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   Three chaperones must be at the dance, including one member of the faculty. Chaperones must sign a Volunteer Form and read rules completely.
   
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   Guest passes must be brought to the principal with parent signature for approval two days before the dance.
   
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   The custodial staff and the Northport Police/Sheriff’s Office must be notified in advance of a dance including when and where it will take place.
   

Procedures to be followed at the dance:

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   There will be a table manned by a chaperone for money collection. After a person has paid, they will receive a stamp.
   
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   No open beverages will be allowed into the dance.
   
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   There will be a designated area outside of one entrance to the dance that will be a “fresh air” area.
   
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   Once a student has left the dance or the designated “fresh air” area, they will not be readmitted and parents may be notified. Students must sign out upon leaving.
   
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   If a student must go to the parking lot, or some other nearby place, they may do so only if they are accompanied by a chaperone.
   

INITIATION

There will be no initiation or “hazing” activities of any kind allowed at any time on school grounds. Any initiation ritual perpetrated on another student will result in suspension and possible police referral.