GOOD PINE MIDDLE SCHOOL 

 Promoting Excellence for Today and Tomorrow

12642 Highway 84 West
Jena, Louisiana 71342
318-992-5665      Fax 318-992-5508

 

Mission Statement
“Where all children learn and have respect for others.” 

Motto
Good Pine Middle School a “Giant Learning Experience”. 

 DISCIPLINE POLICY

Teaching is our primary goal at Goodpine Middle, but it is impossible to teach without discipline.  Teachers have the right to teach and students have the right to learn.

 1.       Possessing weapons or using any tool or instrument to do bodily harm.

2.       Threatening or striking a teacher or any other school personnel.                     

3.       Initiating or participating in a fight.

4.       Possessing or using narcotics or alcohol on any school campus, school bus     
            or at school sponsored events.
5.       Willfully defacing, stealing or destroying school or personal property.  The
           student and/or his legal guardian will be required to pay  for the property.

6.       Willfully initiating any false alarms.

7.       Possessing or using fireworks or other explosives on any school campus, 
          school bus or at school sponsored events.

8.       Possessing or using tobacco on any school campus or school bus.

9.       Loitering on any school campus or school bus while under suspension or 
          during truancy.

10.    Refusing to comply with any reasonable request of any

To help students comply with the LaSalle Parish Discipline Policy, we ask Good Pine Middle School students to observe the following rules:

1.     Leave all toys and games at home

2.     Walk quietly on the right side of the halls

3.     Remain in assigned areas on outside days during recess breaks.  Students are not to re-enter the classrooms or halls without permission of a duty teacher

4.     Keep hands, feet and all objects to self

5.     No name calling, cursing, tattling or teasing

6.     No gossiping or note writing

7.     No gum, hats or caps on campus  

REPORTING TO PARENTS

Report cards are issued six times a year, at the end of each six-week period.  The parent will keep the original report card for future reference.  A card is to be signed and returned to the teacher indicating that the report card was received by the parent.

A sampling of the student’s work will be sent home each week.  Parents are asked to review the papers and sign the card checklist.  The signed checklist should be returned to the teacher the following day in the folder.  A behavior report will be included with the weekly folders if improvement is needed.

HALLS

Students should be in the halls only at the beginning and close of school and while moving from one class to another unless they have special permission or special duties that require them to be there.  Students in the halls during class time must have passes.  Students are asked to be courteous at all times and to keep to the right when moving in the halls.  Running and shouting in the halls is never permitted.

CHEATING

Whenever a student is guilty of cheating, the teacher shall collect the student’s paper, mark a zero for the work, and notify the parent and office immediately as to the action taken.  The parent shall be notified that a second offense will bring automatic suspension from school.

HOMEWORK POLICY 

We believe that homework is a means of bringing teacher, pupil, and parent together.  Students are to complete all written and oral homework assignments as required by the teacher.  Homework should have purpose and meaning to the pupil as well as to the teacher and parent.  The emphasis should be on quality rather than quantity.  Time spent on homework should increase with age.                           

EARLY CHECK-OUT

  In the event that it becomes necessary for a child to checkout of school during the regular school day, the accompanying adult will go to the office to sign the student out of school.  Parents must notify the school office prior to 2:00 p.m. if the child’s mode of transportation home will change.

  GRADES

Letter grades (A,B,C,D,F) are reported for all content areas for students in grades 4-6.  S and U are given in P.E. and Handwriting.   

Grades reflect a student’s mastery of materials and activities as judged by teacher observation, daily assignments and tests.  Good work habits are essential to good grades.  Independent study in school and at home is necessary.  Students must assume responsibility for completion of all assignments. 

Parents can help by providing a quiet place for children to study and read at home.  Encourage your child to do well in school.  Look for the good things that he/she can do and praise your child for his/her accomplishments.  Keep in contact with your child’s teacher.  Frequent parent-teacher contacts by telephone and/or conference will prove beneficial to your child’s success in school and the student-teacher-parent relationship.

  GRADING SCALE 

                            100-94  A

                            93-87      B

                            86-78    C

                            77-70    D

                            69 & Below F   

 

PROMOTIONS  

The promotion policy existent in the LaSalle Parish Schools has been adopted by the LaSalle Parish School Board and approved by the Louisiana State Board of Education.

  To be eligible for promotion, students must meet the following criteria:

1.     Demonstrate mastery of LaSalle Parish Levels

2.     Pass the Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) Test

3.     Comply with the Louisiana Compulsory School Attendance Law.  Promotion from one grade to the next requires that the student be in attendance a minimum of 152 days within the school year unless absences are due to illness and verified by a written statement from a practicing physician.

FOR YOUR CHILD’S SAFETY  

The instructional day begins at 7:50 and ends at 3:15.  For safety reasons we strongly encourage that parents not bring their children to school prior to 7:20a.m.  There is no supervision of students prior to 7:20a.m. 

We need to maintain an open driveway for the safety of all students until all LaSalle Parish buses have safely loaded and unloaded all riders and cleared the drive.  Please do not park between the loading and unloading signs in front of the school.  

According to LaSalle Parish School Board policy, persons other than parents or legal guardians who pick up students from school must have parental authorization and provide proper identification.  

Due to safety concerns, NO bus transfers or car pickup requests will be taken over the telephone.  A note with the child’s guardian’s signature must be sent to school in the morning or dropped by the school office during the school day for a  change of transportation. 

TARDIES

  Students arriving at school after 7:55 are considered tardy.  If a student is tardy, he/she is to report to the office BEFORE going to the classroom.  Consistent tardies will result in parent contact by principal.  

  RULES FOR BUS RIDERS

  Seating arrangements are to be determined by the school bus driver.  Problems concerning the bus should be discussed with your child’s bus driver.  Parents must notify the school office prior to 2:00 p.m. if the child’s mode of transportation home will change.   

TELEPHONE 

Students will not use the office phone for personal calls except in emergency and with permission.  In the event of an emergency and a student receives a call, a message will be taken and given to the student.    

STUDENT DRESS CODE POLICY:

The dress and grooming of LaSalle Parish students shall be neat and clean, promoting a positive, safe educational environment. Apparel that disrupts educational activities and processes of the school, including extra-curricula activities, will result in the removal of the student from the regular school environment until acceptable apparel can be secured for the student. The administration will be the final judge of whether a student's clothing is appropriate for school. Principals, faculty, and staff members will enforce the dress code.

General Guidelines:

  1.  All shirts and blouses must cover the midriff (while sitting and arms raised), back, sides, chest, and all undergarments. Blouses/shirts which are not appropriate for school include those which are low-cut, see-through, backless, halter tops, tube tops, spaghetti straps, and tank tops.

  2. All shirts, tops and dresses shall cover the shoulders.

  3. Shirts worn by boys must have sleeves and must be tucked in with a belt.

  4. All clothing must be hemmed.

  5. Shorts must be no shorter than six inches above the knee. Skirts, divided skirts, dresses and culottes can only be four inches above the knee. These garments will be measured with the student kneeling. No gym shorts allowed except during P.E. time.

  6. All trousers, pants, or shorts must be size appropriate, worn at the waist, and cover undergarments, including boxer shorts. No chains allowed on pants.

  7. All clothing, jewelry, accessories, and personal items shall be free of the following: profanity; violent images, wording or suggestion; sexually suggestive phrases or images; gang related symbols; alcohol, tobacco, drugs or advertisements for such products; and anything else disruptive to the educational process or learning environment. Only chains purchased and suitable as jewelry are allowed.

  8. Tattoos which are not free of items noted in #7 above, must be covered.

  9. Clothing not properly buttoned, zipped, fastened, or with holes or tears shall not be allowed.

  10. Extremely tight fitting clothing is not allowed.

  11. Jogging suits or knit warm-up pants, including wind suits may be worn only in P.E. classes.

  12. Hats, caps, head covers, scarves, head rags, "do-rags", stocking caps, combs, picks, and head or wrist bands are not permitted.

  13. Safe and appropriate footwear must be worn. Inappropriate footwear includes, but is not limited to, cleated shoes, skates, skate shoes, bedroom slippers, steel-toed boots, and rubber flip-flops.

  14. Trench coats are not allowed.

  15. Boy's hair is to be kept neat, clean, combed and uncovered. It is to be styled so that the hair is kept above the eyes. It shall be no longer than chin length in the back (not pinned up or braided). No disruptive hair styles or colors will be worn. No hair-styles may extend more than three inches above the scalp. Wigs and/or hairpieces are not acceptable except for medical reasons. No ponytails will be permitted. Facial hair is not permitted.

  16. Girls' hair must be kept well-groomed with no distracting hair styles or color.

  17. Sunglasses and shades are not allowed at school.

  18. Boys are not allowed to wear earrings. Nose, facial, and/or other forms of body piercing are not allowed for anyone.

LOST BOOKS  

Textbooks are furnished at no cost to the students.  However, once the textbooks are issued, the students are responsible for lost or destroyed books at their full value.  This also applies to library books.   

VISITORS 

All visitors must report to the main office.    

PROBLEMS

      Regardless of how hard someone tries to avoid problems, they still exist.  If you have a problem with any portion of Good Pine Middle School, please, come to the school and we will discuss the problem and do our best to resolve the problem before it becomes a major obstacle in the learning process of our children. 

     If the problem can be corrected in the classroom with teacher assistance, be sure to discuss the problem with the teacher first.  If the problem is not corrected to your satisfaction, come by the office or contact the principal.