1. THE BEST FOUR YEARS OF YOUR LIFE!
9th Grade Parent Night
THE BEST FOUR YEARS OF YOUR LIFE!
REALLY?

2. The Team Larry Goralski – Principal John Kelley – Assistant Principal
9th and 11th grade
Kevin Cumming – Assistant Principal
10th and 12th grade
Dianna Bissette – 9th grade counselor
Colette Judge – 9th grade counselor sub
Anne Edwards – Learning Consultant

3. Stoney Creek High School
Parent/Community
Involvement and Support
The
Student
Assessment
Learning Environment
Instructional Strategies & Interventions
Curriculum

4. Cell Phone Policy Cell Phone policy – class time is sacred
1st offense – parent pick up
2nd offense – parent pick up
3rd offense – one day suspension

5. Attendance Policy
12 total absences : excused + unexcused + tardies per class, per semester
2 tardies = 1 unexcused absence
Semester grades will be automatically lowered 1/3 of grade at a total of 13 absences for each class

6. Attendance Policy Excused vs. Unexcused absence = make up work
Students MUST Sign in/out in the attendance office – NO CALLS after the fact
Pick up passes from attendance office
Parents have 24 hours to call the attendance hotline to excuse an absence

7. Lunch Stoney Creek has 3 lunch periods Scheduled by 4th hour teacher
30 minutes
Stay in or around cafeteria
Closed campus – seniors only

8. Food Service Chartwells is our new food service provider.
Pricing will stay the same.
Menu has changed significantly
No more french fries or fried foods
Menu will be available on-line
Pre-pay is still available through or through checks
No more charging lunches

9. Security D. M. Burr is providing security services
Four uniformed security officers
Officer Amy Drehmer, Rochester Police Department

10. myRCS
Use to track your students’ grades, assignments, attendance, your contact information, and more.

11. Social Networking

12. Bullying High School: Step 2-7 Harassment
Harassment is the act of verbal or physical behavior,
written or electronic communication which:
Intimidates and/or bullies
Involves an expressed or implied threat
Interferes with someone’s participation in school or extra-curricular school activities
Involves unwelcome sexual advances or requests
Creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive school environment
High School: Step 2-7

13. Code of Conduct Changes
No Step 1 at the High School level
It takes 45 school days to go down a step (middle school was 30 days)

14. Dress Code Dress appropriately, not offensive to others.
No clothing with innuendoes
Tops/Shirts
Straps must not be less than 2” wide
No spaghetti straps
No open back/halter
No one shoulder/single shoulder/off the shoulder
No low-cut tops
No bare midriffs—shirts must be long enough to be able to be tucked into pants
No underwear showing (tops or bottoms)

15. Dress Code continued Shorts/Skirts No micro miniskirts No short shorts
Should be the length of the fingertips of their fully extended arms
Violations will result in consequences through the Step system
If a student is sent to the office, a parent will be contacted.

16. Other Information
School Activities, clubs, dances – Homecoming, formal
Bus Behavior – cameras now installed on all RCS buses

17. Instructional Strategies And Interventions
Anne Edwards

18. Curriclulm And Assessment
State and soon national common core standards
Michigan is good shape in this area
Teachers give common assessments in many core areas
Assessments are classroom, district and national (Explore, Plan, ACT)

19. Parent / Community Support
Stoney Creek’s history
Don’t punish the many for the crimes of the few
Focus on the big things and be firm
The Cookie Jar Theory
Mr. G’s old football coach’s saying
Prepare your child for the path not the path for your child

20. Thank you for coming out!
Theme
“COURAGE”
Stand Up, Give Back
Thank you for coming out!
Let’s have a great year!!!!!