Student Handbook

Principal - Hope Grant Assistant Principal(s) - Bart LaGrassa / Ronald Edwards

Student Handbook

STUDENT HANDBOOK

The policies and procedures contained in this handbook are designed to establish a positive school climate ensuring a successful year at Daylight/Twilight. This information has been carefully prepared so that it will help you adjust to our school and become part of it.

Your teachers are eager to help you achieve your academic and personal goals and to prepare you for a successful adult life. Remember, your success is directly related to your efforts.

Eligibility

Daylight/Twilight does accept students sixteen years old and up, but we encourage minimum age students to remain at the high school until all available services have been accessed. Consequently, most of our students are at least 17 years old. Since we do not refuse admittance to anyone over 16 due to age, we have a very healthy mix of age-different students. This mix has lent both a youthful exuberance and a steady maturity to each of our sessions.

We have recruited staff willing and eager to accept our non-traditional approach to education that is interactive and project based. Many of our students fared poorly in traditional educational settings. While traditional education includes interactive learning in curriculum, we use it as the base of all curriculum plans.

Selection of students is extremely liberal at the Daylight/Twilight High School. We don’t refuse admittance to any student based on prior history and continually remind students that we aren’t interested in where they have been, but we have a greater interest in where they are going. We have found that our strict attendance requirements, zero tolerance punctuality policy, an no-nonsense approach to discipline define both our program and the students who choose to remain with us on our terms.

GRADE INTERPRETATION

A- Excellent B-Good C-Fair D-Poor F-Failing

HONOR ROLL

To be eligible for the honor roll, a student must have a 85 or above for each quarter.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Trenton Board of Education directs that a high school diploma be awarded upon completion of a minimum of 115 credits. Each student is required to have at least:

English......20 credits Physical Education/Health...20 credits

History......15 credits Mathematics........................15 credits

Science.......15 credits Electives...............................30 credits

Must pass HSPA. (SRA proficiency test if necessary.)

VISITORS

1. Daylight/Twilight students are not permitted to have pets, children, or friends accompany them to classes.

2. Salesmen are not allowed to solicit business on school grounds during the school day.

3. All visitors must obtain passes at the school office.

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

Student Awareness Coordinator (SAC): SAC serves students in the middle schools and high school. This service provides free confidential assistance to help students with personal problems. SAC is a school sponsored program for students and their families. Confidentiality is assured. For more information contact the Substance Awareness Specialist at 989 – 2561.

Child Study Teams: Pursuant to state law, the Trenton Board of Education provides a continuum of educational programs an services for all students. Early assessment by the Child Study Teams of academic, physical, emotional, psychological, or sociological needs help to determine the right educational program for each student. The teams are located in school throughout the District. For information regarding the location of the Child Study Teams, contact the Director of Special Education/Support Services at 989 – 2471.

School – Based Youth Services Program (SBYSP): This program is a partnership between the Trenton Board of Education and the Urban League of Metropolitan Trenton, Inc. The program offers services to students who have special needs and concerns. For more information: 989 – 7537

Crisis Intervention:

Beverly Ann Smith 278 – 3013

Homeless Liaison:

Monique Harvey 989 – 2779

ATTENDANCE REGULATIONS

All students are expected to attend school regularly and promptly.

A student may only be absent 3 days per quarter. Any student who misses 3 days will forfeit the opportunity to earn credit for that session. Students will be encouraged to continue attending on an audit basis in preparation for their re-entry into the credit lane.

HOMEWORK WHEN ABSENT FROM SCHOOL

Assignments missed as a result of absences are to be made up within five (5) school days. It is the responsibility of the student to request makeup work.

TARDINESS

Students will not be admitted to the class late unless escorted by the administration.

STUDENT CONDUCT

1. Students must, at all times, abide by state and federal laws, D.O.E. regulations, and school rules.

2. All students are responsible for their own behavior. Students should not disrupt activities and class work of other members in the school.

3. Students are not allowed to leave the campus during school hours without permission.

DRESS CODE

1. Students should be appropriately attired and personally clean.

2. Footwear will be worn at all times for health and safety reasons.

3. The following are not allowed in classrooms: Non-prescription dark glasses, spikes, gang-related clothing, other clothing and accessories which promote drugs, alcohol, tobacco, profanity, hats, radios or food.

4. Students inappropriately dressed will be sent home.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

The following are prohibited on the premises of Daylight/Twilight High School and satellite sites as well as any school functions.

Smoking is not allowed on the school campus and at school functions. Offenders will be referred to the administration. Offenders face parental conferences and/or suspensions.

Unacceptable Student Behavior

1. Physical assault upon another person causing bodily harm. (18A:37:2)