Middle School Student Expectations 2024-2025

*Please utilize the Parent and Student Agreement Google Form to digitally sign*

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students,

The following is a list of the 7th and 8th grade standards your child is expected to follow. Please review the following information with your child. Some of this information is also included in the teacher class syllabus. School-Wide Expectations: The West Wing WAY At West Wing School, we prioritize respect, compassion, integrity, and celebration. We believe in creating a supportive and inclusive learning environment where all students can thrive and reach their full potential. Our campus will utilize behavior interventions and restorative practices instead of traditional discipline, when appropriate, to foster growth, and understanding and to protect the learning environment for all students. Thank you for being a part of our positive behavior community!

Pick Up / Drop Off Please take a look at the following drop off/pick up link: https://www.dvusd.org/Page/1673

Step System for Behavior 

Step 1: Students who are not exhibiting the West Wing Way will be given a step sheet to be signed by a parent and returned the next day to the teacher who assigned the step. This is an opportunity for the student to improve their behavior. 

Step 2: Students will be sent out to a buddy teacher’s classroom to complete a reflection that must be signed by a parent and returned the next day to the teacher who assigned the step. Students will be assigned a lunch detention. Parents receive an email from the teacher. 

Step 3: Students who continue to not exhibit the West Wing Way will be given a step sheet to be signed by a parent and returned the next day to the teacher who assigned the step and will be issued an office referral. Discipline consequences are progressive and follow the DVUSD Student’s Rights and Responsibilities Handbook which will be communicated by administration to the student and family.

**Steps start over monthly and students have an opportunity to improve their behavior

** Incentives All students will have the opportunity to earn Mustang Money by exemplifying the West Wing Way. Students will be able to use their Mustang Money to buy prizes during their recess when the store is open.

Middle School Student Expectations 2024-2025 Grading Practices 

Assessments are worth 80% of the overall grade and coursework is worth 20%.

A zero will be used as a placeholder for missing coursework or assessments with a missing label in Powerschool. If at the end of the quarter, the coursework or assessment remains missing, a final score of 49% will be given. 

If a student scores lower than a 50% on an coursework or assessment, their score will be entered as a 50%. 

Students who do not demonstrate mastery are allowed the opportunity to show mastery at the teacher’s discretion.

 No bonus points or extra credit will be offered. PowerSchool

It is the parent and student’s responsibility to view grades on PowerSchool. ●

Grades are updated weekly.

Student Daily Expectations

Have respect, compassion, and integrity. 

Defiance and disrespect toward school staff or peers will not be tolerated. 

Be prepared for all classes with personal supplies. 

Be on time to school and class. 

Listen and follow directions. 

Utilize Canvas as directed by your teachers. 

Do your personal best. 

Follow the character traits. 

Gum, food, and drinks other than water are not permitted in the classroom unless otherwise directed. 

Cell phones, AirPods/headphones, and electronics are not allowed unless directed by the teacher. Confiscated phones/electronics will be taken to the office, consequences are progressive. 

Students must use the 7th/8th grade restrooms only. 

Students are not allowed to use the restroom and drinking fountain between classes.

Daily Agendas/Planners All 7th grade students will be given an agenda/planner. Each student will be trained to write down what work was completed during the day and if there is any homework. Also, students will write down any long-term due dates for larger assignments/tests/quizzes. Please ask your student to see what was worked on that day from time to time.

Middle School Student Expectations 2024-2025 Classroom Evacuation Protocol 7th graders, when directed, will evacuate the middle school wing, towards the MPR (Multi-Purpose Room), down the stairs, and then towards the baseball field. The expectation is that all students treat drills as actual emergencies in terms of their behavior. Dress Code Students should dress in a manner that, in addition to the following guidelines, takes into consideration the educational environment, safety, health and welfare of self and others. 

Masks are optional and not required on campus. 

Clothing must cover the entire buttocks. Shirts may not expose bare midriffs, bare shoulders, nor be deeply cut or narrowly cut in the front or back, or under the arms. Halter tops, spaghetti straps, and strapless tops are not acceptable. 

Clothing that exposes undergarments will not be tolerated for males or females.

Hoodies are not to be worn inside. 

Bare feet are never acceptable. In the interest of safety, shoes must be worn at all times. Closed toe shoes are to be worn for any type of physical activity. 

Jewelry or ornamentation shall not be worn if it presents a safety hazard to self and others

. Defamatory writing, obscene language or symbols, or symbols of drugs, sex, or alcohol on clothing or jewelry are prohibited. Academic Integrity To be college, career, and community-ready, students in the Deer Valley Unified School District are expected to demonstrate academic integrity. Academic integrity is all about being honest and fair in your schoolwork. It means doing work that is entirely your own and giving credit to others (including generative Artificial Intelligence tools) through proper citation when you use their ideas or words.

*In lieu of your physical signature, please digitally sign the Parent and Student Agreement Google Form that has been emailed to you by Friday, August 9th* Middle School Student Expectations 2024-2025 I have read, understood, and will follow the above Middle School Expectations. Student Name (printed) ___________________________________________________ Student Signature ________________________________________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature _________________________________________________ Date _________________________________________________

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  ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

  To be college-, career-, and community-ready, students in the Deer Valley Unified School District are expected to demonstrate academic integrity. Academic integrity is all about being honest and fair in your schoolwork. It means doing work that is entirely your own and giving credit to others (including generative Artificial Intelligence tools) through proper citation when you use their ideas or words.