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All Osceola Middle School students are guaranteed important rights and privileges. Among these are the right to live and learn in a safe, orderly, and clean environment. Students have the right to be respected and to have their property respected and protected. In order to safeguard these rights, students are expected to assume and fulfill equally important responsibilities. Osceola Middle School staff believes that well?informed students will make good decisions, thereby avoiding the need for disciplinary or punitive consequences.
Discipline Policy
The discipline policy at Osceola Middle School is a collaborative effort on the part of the school, parents, and students. Discipline does not necessarily mean punishment. Discipline does mean the development of attitudes which lead the student to respect the need for rules and the willingness to follow them. Our expectations for student behavior are based on common sense, respect for the rights of others, and self?respect. Good self?discipline reflects good character. It sends a message about one's commitment to do what is right. This commitment comes from within. It cannot be forced upon an individual. The rules that are outlined here enable the school to function within a safe environment. Each person must provide the self?discipline that shapes the decisions that he/she makes about specific behaviors.
To support our discipline policy, the students have developed, through the democratic process, a social contact that they all agreed would allow them to fulfill their goals.
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Safe and healthy
Persevere
The Osceola Middle School Discipline Policy is based on the following assumptions:
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The school’s job is to provide academic instruction while helping to develop the emotional and psychological aspects of all students.
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The objectives of the school can best be accomplished in an environment characterized by learning, respect for the individual, structure and/or organization, enthusiasm, friendliness, and cooperation.
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An effective school discipline policy will encourage a positive learning environment with fewer opportunities for distraction.
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Schools should help students develop an attitude of self?discipline based on common sense, as well as respect for oneself and others.
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Osceola Middle School community expects the school staff to maintain effective controlled supervision of its students throughout the school day.
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Students, staff, and the community need to be aware of the school’s expectations for student behavior and the consequences if these expectations are not met.
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Osceola Middle School Discipline Policy must be in accordance with District policy.
Behavior Intervention Protocol
The staff at Osceola Middle School believe that every student should have the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to develop their own personal and social order in a democratic society. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary for students to behave in a safe, orderly way for an effective learning environment.
A discipline protocol has been established to support a climate of high expectations, teaching, learning, and maximized instruction. We feel that students rise or fall to the level of expectations that are presented to them.
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