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schools november1 2018 9 Schools Update: Noon Platoon By Rachel Wilcoxen Vernonia K-12 Vice-Principal As the first quarter is wrap- ping up, it seems like a good time to go over some systems we have at Vernonia Schools to assist your student in learn- ing responsibility for their own actions; in this case being on time and in class. If you have heard the words Noon Pla- toon (NP) then your student may have earned a lunch detention for being tardy to class. Here is how the process works. First tardy to class, middle school/high school students receive a warning from their teacher. The sec- ond tardy, students earn Noon Platoon. Any tardies after will earn a Noon Pla- toon. Four in a quarter will earn an Af- ter School Detention or ASD; regardless of serving their Noon Platoons. So you may be asking, “What happens if a stu- dent does not attend Noon Platoon or After School Detention?” For skipping Noon Platoon, the student is assigned ASD. For Skipping ASD, they are re- assigned ASD and can earn a referral. At times, students are not able to serve for legitimate reasons. The Opportunity Room (OR) staff are available to work with students if they come and discuss before the assigned NP or ASD. To help student’s remember, slips with assigned date are passed out to students. Any time a student is assigned ASD, parents are notified so they will know their child is staying after school. Parents are also no- tified if their student does not show for ASD. The OR staff will also work with families if it is a hardship to have stu- dents stay after school due to responsi- bilities at home with younger siblings or transportation issues. Typically the stu- dent will then do a few Noon Platoons to equate. We also work with students to account for skipping class through as- signing Noon Platoons and After School Detentions. If a student skips a class, as evidenced by being present to school for most classes on a particular day then showing up missing for just one period, a NP is assigned. In other words if a ran- dom unexcused appears in the daily at- tendance then an unexcused absence is assumed. Students are given the oppor- tunity to clear up the unexcused. If un- able to do so, they are assigned a Noon Platoon. Same process is used if a stu- dent chooses to skip this Noon Platoon. Please note that if a student is unexcused for half the day or the entire day, we rely on the automatic phone system to notify families that their student was absent. If this is the case, please call and excuse or discuss the issue with attendance. In some cases, we have students that are chronically late to class and Noon Platoons are not effective. Other consequences have been used where stu- dents are assigned In School Suspension (ISS). Students have access to classwork as provided by teachers during ISS and parents will be notified that their student is in a partial or full day ISS. NP, ISS, and ASD are all served in the Opportunity Room. ASD is offered Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays; from 3:15 to 4:15. Students can also use ASD hours to fulfill Study Tables as assigned by their coaches in order to remain active in sports. It is up Don‛t worry. We‛ll go to Meyer‛s Auto Body. I hear they‛re out of this world. Meyer’s Auto Body 493 Bridge Street VERNONIA • 503-429-0248 Hunting Season is here! Archery Equipment - Sporting Goods Calls - Cammo - Boots - Accessories Binoculars - Scent Killers - Targets Family owned & operated for over 45 years 834 Bridge St, Vernonia 503-429-6364 to the coach or Athletic Director to al- low an assigned ASD to count towards Study Tables or not. The OR staff will not notify parents in the case of Study Tables, that is the student’s responsibil- ity, but they can sign off on the time if the student was following OR rules dur- ing their Study Table time. No matter what reason a student is assigned to the Opportunity Room, the OR has established rules that need to be abided by for the time spent there to be considered successful, the least of which being to follow OR staff directions, ar- rive on time, be prepared with work, and work quietly. These systems are put in place to help your student develop the school-to- career readiness skill of being on time as they move up through the grades and out the door as a Vernonia Schools graduate. Please feel free to contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns and let me know how I can help your student be a success; or at least get to class on time. Vernonia School Board Meetings are usually held on the second Thursday of each month. The next School Board Meeting is scheduled for November 15 (third Thursday) at 6:00 pm in the Schools Library. Need more room? See us for the lowest prices GUARANTEED! Debit/Credit now accepted 5x10 $39 10x10 $69 10x20 $99 RV Storage $149 Outside storage available Totally fenced and gated Padlocks available 58605 Nehalem Hwy South • P.O. Box 292 Vernonia, Oregon 97064 (503) 429-7867 10-6 Tue-Sat 12-4 Sun
