The Eagle’s Nest

Paynter Rules 2009-2010

     1.    Be on time and prepared for class.

•    Finish socializing BEFORE entering class.
•    DO NOT GET ON COMPUTERS without permission and processing.
•    Remove needed material and place your backpack ON ASSIGNED HOOK.   
•    Sharpen pencils BEFORE THE BELL.
•    BEFORE THE BELL place assignments that are due in the wire basket.
•    AT THE BELL, be in your assigned seat.  Leave seat only with permission of teacher.
•    AT THE BELL, silently do BELLWORK (first ten-fifteen minutes).   

2.   Attend to personal needs before coming to class.

• No passes are issued the first or last ten minutes of class.

• The bathroom pass requires a Paynter Point.  Sign out and back in.  Any out-of-class requests from other staff/teachers must be in writing and pre-arranged.  All students are responsible for what they miss while out of the classroom.

3.   Be quiet, on-task, and well behaved from bell to bell.

• Raise your hand and be called on before speaking.
• Do work assigned and read or work on other assignments when finished.
• No rough housing or throwing of anything allowed.  Instant referral for either.

4.   Treat all students, staff, and teachers with respect.

• At all times use proper, polite speech and body language. 
• If you disagree or have an issue, politely request an outside of class-time conference. Challenging or talking back is disrespectful and disruptive.

 5.   No food or drink, other than water, is allowed in the classroom.

• Bringing water (non-flavored) to class is encouraged.  
• From time-to-time teacher directed “food” exceptions may be made.
• A medical note is required for any student exceptions.

6.    Students are held responsible for all material/work presented, handed out,

       or assigned by the teacher, even if not in attendance.

• Take notes on lectures, presentations, and readings.
• Have with you all material relevant to the current unit of study.
• Keep all old handouts, notes, and returned papers for varification and study – until told that you can dispose of them.  YOU MAY USE YOUR CLASS FILE.
• When absent, promptly make-up missed assignments, tests, etc.  Tests are made up by arrangement at lunch or before/after school.   A zero will be posted until the work is made up or the allowable make-up time for excused absences has passed.  Long-term projects are due on the date of return. 
• Do your own work.  Zeroes and possible referrals will be given for all caught cheating or copying work (including websites). All involved parties will receive a zero and possible referral.  Guard your work. 
• Any papers, presentations, responses, etc. by students should be “school appropriate.”  If in doubt – don’t.  Grades will be severely impacted if non-compliant.  Willful actions in this arena will receive a zero and a referral.  No R or beyond rated film may be shown in the classroom, by the teacher, or by students in presentations.

 7.    Neatness counts in your work, your person, and your seating area.

• Properly wear the uniform of the day.
• Police your seating area.  Straighten the chairs at the end of the period.  Class will not be dismissed until all is clean and in proper order. The teacher, not the bell dismisses class.
• Check all turned in papers for identification, proper form, and neatness.  Name, date, assignment, and period are required on all papers.  Omissions may result in point deductions.   No name – no credit.

8.   Promptly obey any directive given by the teacher or those authorized to direct.

• In addition to the teacher this may include other staff, a substitute teacher, group leaders, attendance taker, ranking officers, presenters, etc. 
• Those authorized are responsible for what they ask others to do and for executing any directive given them by the teacher.  To lead you must first serve.

9.   The posted SMA classroom rule list is a companion to this list of rules.

       Consequences will result from the non-compliance to either. 

• The student chooses the consequence by choosing the action.  Just as grades are earned, so are disciplinary actions.  Choose wisely.
• Disciplinary actions may include, but are not limited to, points being deducted from employability, work being taken up and given a zero, standing for the remainder of class, assigning copied or original essays, copying or memorizing and reciting the rules, calls home, teacher assigned after-school time, and referrals.