Junior High Expectations

Students are expected to abide by the following policies:

Cell Phones: Bringing cell phones to school is discouraged.
Cell phones may be brought to school under the following conditions:

Phones are in the off and locked position AND
<>Phones are surrendered to the classroom teacher at the beginning of the school day.

These rules apply to all electronic devices, including ipods and digital cameras. Failure to comply is a disciplinary offense.

Assignments
Students are expected to complete all assignments and turn them in in a timely manner.

Homework: Homework policy is at the discretion of the individual instructor.
Short-term assignments (book reports, essays, library classwork, etc.): Assignments will be accepted for full credit up until the due date. There will be a deduction of 5 points for each day the assignment is late. After 5 days, the assignment will not be accepted, and a zero will be given.
Extended assignments (one month or greater): The due date for the assignment is non-negotiable. Assignments will not be accepted after the due date for any reason.

Turnitin.com
To discourage plagiarism, the middle school (6th, 7th, and 8th grade) has subscribed to Turnitin.com.
At the request of any teacher, students will submit written papers to Turnitin.com for a plagiarism scan. Students must login at the site with their user ID and password, and then enter the particular class by clicking on it. Once there, they will click on submit, and electronically send their paper by the due date. Turnitin will keep a record of the submit time and date, and scan the paper for plagiarism, generating a report for the instructor. Students must also hand in a hard copy (paper) to the instructor.