Admission Information   

1. Registration Packet

2. Course selection handbook

3. Acceptable Use Policy

Medication to be taken during the school day must be provided by the parent or legal guardian and is dispensed to the student through the Nurse/Attendance office at the designated time on the prescription. Physician and parent or legal guardian must complete the Medication in School Form.  Medication in School Forms are to be renewed yearly.  Medication in School Forms are available in the school nurse’s office.  Many physicians have the same form.  Remember to request it from the physician’s visit so the medication can begin on schedule.  All medication must be delivered to the school Nurse/Attendance office staff by parent or legal guardian in the original pharmacy container and accompanied by a written request from a parent.  Students are not permitted to carry prescription or non-prescription medicine. One exception is asthma inhalers prescribed by a medical provider.

California state law requires each student to have a current immunization status form. Exclusion is required for failure to comply with immunization status requirement.

 All students are required to be immunized against Polio, DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis and Tetanus), MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella- 2 shots) and Hepatitis B- 3 shots.

Breakfast is served each morning before school and lunch is served each school day in the cafeteria. Students qualifying for free and reduced-price lunch need to see the cafeteria manager.  Students may choose from hot lunch menu or “a la carte” items.

Food and drink are only allowed in the cafeteria and quad area.

The homework hotline allows students and parents to access classroom assignments 24 hours a day by calling 650-8900.  Parents/students can obtain a list of teacher mailbox numbers from the front office.  The homework hotline can also be used to leave voice mail messages for individual teachers.

The school library is located in Room 12 and is open to all students. The library is open from 7:30 a.m. until 3:50 p.m. The library is open Period 1 through Period 6 to students with a planner pass signed by the classroom teacher.

The library has over 10,000 library books available for students to check out. Each student may check out books on a 2*2 system--2 books 9maximum) for 2 weeks. Books may be renewed.  There are no overdue fines but citizenship grades may suffer if books are not returned on time. Students and parents are responsible for the cost of any lost or damaged books.

Students riding bicycles to campus are required to wear bike helmets.  Bikes are to be locked in the bike cage.  For safety’s sake, students are not permitted to walk or ride bicycles through the parking lot.  Students walking to/from school must use sidewalks to enter/exit school campus.  When students on bicycles reach campus, they must walk their bikes from the sidewalk to the bike cage.  When leaving campus, students are to walk their bikes from the bike cage to the sidewalk without cutting through the parking lot.

 Students are required to use the marked crosswalks when using the major streets that surround our campus.

 Students riding Regional Transit buses are required to follow bus rules and regulations pertaining to the bus stop, bus loading, conduct on the bus during trips, obeying all school regulations and rules while on bus trips, and bus safety regulations.  Violations of bus regulations may result in the student receiving appropriate and prescribed disciplinary action(s), which may include being removed from the bus and/or suspended from school.

Students riding in vehicles to and from school are to be dropped off on Mirandy Drive on the south front entrance to the school. Passenger vehicles are not permitted in the staff parking lot before, during, or after school hours.

 Students walking to and from school are encouraged to walk directly to school and with friend(s) and/or family as opposed to being alone.

All visitors are required to report to the main office. Student visitors are not permitted to visit campus or classrooms during the school day.  Adult visitors are required to check into the office and obtain administrator approval prior to campus visit.  The school has the right to deny access to school grounds and facilities.

PROGRESS REPORTS

Progress Reports are prepared for students approximately 4 weeks into the quarter. Progress reports are distributed for students performing unsatisfactorily or who need improvement. (For academics, progress reports are prepared for C or below and for citizenship for N and U).

REPORT CARDS

Report cards are given every quarter or four times per year. Academic progress is shown by A, B, C, D, or F grades. All academic grades shall be determined solely by student achievement of clearly stated instructional objectives and expectations. Citizenship grades are given for conduct, behavior, and social skills.

Scholarship grades are:

A – Very High Achievement  90%- 100%

B – High Achievement 80% - 90%

C – Moderate Achievement  70% - 80%

D – Low Achievement 60% - 70%

F – Minimum Achievement, Below 60%

      Objectives Not Met                               

 Citizenship grades are:

O – Outstanding

S – Satisfactory

N – Needs Improvement

U – Unsatisfactory

HONOR ROLL

Honor rolls will be announced at the end of each grade-reporting period or quarter. To be on the honor roll, a student must have 3.0 or above grade point average and have no D or F on their grade card. 

Students earning 4.0 grade point average receive an “A” honor roll certificate and students receiving a 3.0 and above grade point average receive a “B” honor roll certificate.

Grade point averages are computed at the end of each grade report card period.  Grade points are calculated as follows:

            A = 4 points

            B = 3 points

            C = 2 points

            D = 1 point

            F =  0 point

The Presidential Academic Award is a prestigious honor set aside for 8^th grade students who have maintained high academic standards in their educational experience. 

 The Presidential Academic Gold Award goes to 8^th grade students who have maintained a 3.5 and above grade point average over the two years and have reached and maintained the Advanced Level in their California Standards Test score.

The Presidential Academic Silver Award goes to 8^th grade students who show tremendous growth in their academic career, who have demonstrated an unusual commitment to learning in academics despite various personal obstacles and who have maintained a 3.25 grade point average.

Albert Einstein Middle School staff recognizes that full participation in all promotion ceremonies is a privilege to be earned. It is intended to recognize and celebrate students who have had a successful conclusion of their middle school year’s experience.

In order for students to be eligible to participate in the Promotion Ceremony, Promotion Dance, and the 8^th Grade Rewards Trip, the following requirements must be met:

1.      No suspension from school in the last 20 school days preceding the Promotion Ceremony.

2.      Student cannot have a total of 1 F or 1 U at the end of the first and/or second semester on report card. If a student should have an F or a U at the end of the first semester, he/she does have the opportunity to redeem that F or U in the second semester and obtain all passing grades and no U’s to meet eligibility.

3.      All textbooks, school equipment, uniforms, etc. returned and/or all fines paid.

Student Study Team meetings are arranged for parents, students, and teachers to review and outline steps to support a student to have success in his/her middle school years.  Team meetings are arranged before or after school and all teachers on the team are expected to meet with the parent(s) and student.  To schedule a SST meeting, please call 228-5817.

The PASSage program is an extended day enrichment and recreation program sponsored by the Sacramento City Unified School District and the City of Sacramento, Department of Parks and Recreation.  PASSage provides academic support, visual and performing arts, sports, games, trips, life skills education and much more!

Between the hours of 2:40 and 5:30 each school day starting in mid-September, PASSage is open to all students to sign-up and attend. Registration forms are located in the school office or call PASSage office at 264-8378.  All school rules and regulations apply to the PASSage program on campus.

ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT

Parents are required by California law to ensure that children are attending school.  Regular attendance at the school is the primary responsibility of the parent and the student.  Achievement in the classroom and attendance are closely related.  There is no substitute for regular attendance. Classroom experiences cannot be made up.  A student is considered to be absent when the student is not in the assigned class after the bell rings for a particular period of the school day. 

It is important that students attend school every day and be on time, that the student follows school rules and behaves appropriately, and the student applies maximum effort each and every day in academics. 

The Sacramento City Unified School District’s minimum attendance goal for all students is 95% regular attendance. 

 ATTENDANCE PROCEDURE

Regular school attendance is a key factor in school success. Albert Einstein Middle School staff encourages students to attend school every day and be on time and be prepared for class. Each classroom teacher monitors and records all absences of students.  In the event of an absence, the following procedure must be followed:

1.      On the first day of an absence, the parent or legal guardian calls the Attendance Office (228-5815) and notifies the school of the absence.  The 24-hour Attendance Hotline is available at 650-8900 ext. 46.       

2.      Telephone messages or notes must contain the following information:

a.       First and last name of the student

b.      The reason for absence

c.       The day/dates absent

d.      The signature (or name on telephone message) of parent or legal guardian on the written note.

3.      At the beginning of each day, teachers will receive a list of students on the Unexcused Absence List. A student is on the Unexcused Absence List if the previous day’s absence has not been cleared by parent contact or telephone call.

4.      Student must have a re-admit slip to return to class and only students on the Unexcused Absence List need a re-admit slip. Students must pick up re-admit slip before school in the Attendance Office. 

5.      State law permits the following reasons for excused absences:  

a.       Illness

b.      Dental or medical appointments

c.       Death in immediate family

d.      Authorized religious holidays

e.       Subpoena to court

f.        Quarantine

g.       School-sponsored activity

All other absences are unexcused. Students will not be allowed to make up missed work for unexcused absences and receive credit. 

6.      All unexcused absences must be cleared within 24 hours of the student’s return to school by parents or legal guardian with the Attendance Office.

7.      Excessive accumulated absences will be addressed and presented to Student Attendance Review Board (SARB).

8.      Report cards print total tardies and absences per class period.

9.      For excused absences, it is the responsibility of the student to complete make-up work equal to the number of days the student missed.

10.  Perfect Attendance Award Certificates are given to students with zero absences at the end of each quarter.

11.  Good Attendance Award Certificates are given to students with two or less absences at the end of each quarter.

12.  Students who arrive late to school are to check in with the attendance office.  The attendance office staff will fill out an admit slip denoting the reason for the tardy.  A tardy student must have this admit slip and a signed planner pass to enter their classroom.

Every student attending Albert Einstein Middle School is required by law to attend school. Students under the age of 18 absent from school without parent/legal guardian knowledge are considered truant.  Cases of truancy are required by California law to be reported to the appropriate statutory authorities.  SARB will be contacted for cases of chronic truancy.

Students may need to leave school during the day.  A written request from the parent or legal guardian for a student to leave campus during the day will be honored when the note is presented to the Attendance Office or a telephone call is received from the parent or legal guardian before the student misses the class or leaves the campus.  Failure to comply with established procedures to notify the office for the absence will result in an unexcused absence and appropriate disciplinary action taken for the student leaving campus without permission.

 Bring the note before school to the Attendance Office. An early dismissal slip is issued to the student. The student must show the early dismissal slip to the teacher. The student comes to the Attendance Office and signs out prior to leaving campus.

 If the student returns to the campus the same day, the student checks back into the Attendance Office.  The slip is shown to the teachers for the classes missed.   If the student returns the next day to the campus, the student shows the early dismissal slip to the teachers of the classes missed.

Tardiness is a disruption to the educational process. Tardiness will not be tolerated.  You are considered tardy if you are not in the classroom at the time the bell rings.  Consequences for tardies each quarter are as follows:

Tardy 1            Teacher conference with student. Teacher docu-ments and logs tardy and date.

Tardy 2, 3, 4 Teacher documents, logs, and issues specific conse-quences that may include conference with parent/ student, parent telephone call, teacher detention, citizenship grade, and double detention time.

Tardy 5            Teacher notifies Vice Principal for a tardy letter to be sent home to parent.

Tardy 5-7         Teacher documents student discipline referral and submits to Vice Principal.

Administrative action may include administrative detention(s), In-School Suspension, Out-of-School Suspension, parent/student/administrator conference, SST Conference.

Chronic tardies will include administrative action for suspension and be referred to the Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) for additional action to be taken.

Telephones in the office and outside the office area are not for student use during the school day.  In the case of emergency, only with the permission from a teacher, office staff, or an administrator may telephones be used during the school day. Students are not to call home from the classrooms.

 The public pay phone is available for use before and after school.

Telephone calls from parents for emergencies will be delivered to students if parents contact the office.  Non-emergency messages will not be taken in the office.

Students must wear a bicycle helmet to school. Bicycles must be walked on campus through the parking lot to the bike cage.  All bikes must be parked and locked in the bike cage.  Please do not bring expensive bikes or easily removable parts to bicycles to school.  It is highly recommended that bicycles are registered and licensed with the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department. 

Skateboards, in-line skates, scooters are not permitted on campus. These items can be dangerous and harmful to self and to others.  Items will be confiscated and parents will be contacted.

The use of CD players, cell phones, beepers, pagers, cameras, or any other electronic devices is prohibited on campus.  The use of gambling devices: dice, playing cards, etc. is prohibited on campus. Medication or pills on a student is prohibited.  Medications that are required to be taken by a student during the school day should be turned into the Nurse’s office and acquired from the Nurse when necessary.  Prohibited items will be confiscated and parents will be contacted.

Chewing gum or the unauthorized sale of gum or candy is prohibited on campus.

 Refusal to surrender prohibited items or comply with a school staff member’s request related to the use or possession of these items may result in administrative action.  Administrative action may include administrative detention(s), In- School Suspension, Out-of-School Suspension, parent/student/administrator conference, SST Conference.

Follow the physical education teacher’s directions on securing and locking all personal belongings.  Students must provide their own lock.  Combination locks of high quality are recommended.  Secure all personal belongings in the locker. Each student is responsible for own lock, locker, locker security and closure, and following the procedures.  The school is not responsible for losses due to theft. 

Teachers will issue students textbooks, instruments, uniforms, equipment, and materials.  Students are responsible for care of items issued, return and the condition of the item during the use. 

Students are to write names, room number, period, and date inside of all textbooks issued so that if the textbook is misplaced, the item can be returned to the student.  Any item issued to the student and not returned in proper condition or is lost: the student will be assessed a fine for the condition or lost item.

Albert Einstein Middle School encourages the development of new and long-lasting friendships.  Inappropriate display of affection between two persons will not be tolerated and warrants disciplinary consequences.  Parent contact will be made.

Dress Code at Albert Einstein Middle School emphasizes academic achievement, self-pride, young adulthood, and healthy dress and grooming.  Dress code on school grounds includes all classrooms, restrooms, blacktop, quad area, cafeteria, parking lot, grass areas, and sidewalks that surround the school grounds. 

1.      Shoes must be worn at all times. No open toe shoes.

2.      Nothing allowed to be worn on the head.

3.      No jewelry or chains attached to any clothing. No studded collars or bracelets. No jewelry can be worn that can be harmful to self or others.

4.      No sagging pants. Bib overalls must be properly fastened. No pajamas. No PE clothes worn in classrooms.

5.      Clothing must be free of writing, pictures or any other insignia, which is crude, vulgar, profane, sexually suggestive, advocates ethnic, religious prejudice, or the use of drugs, alcohol, or tobacco. 

6.      Any clothing, jewelry, or personal belonging that denotes gangs, drug, tobacco, alcohol, violence, or disruptive behavior is prohibited.

7.      Clothing must conceal undergarments at all times.  No bare midriff or cleavage. Neck to shoulder must be covered. Shorts and skirts must be at fingertip length. Belts should be worn properly.

Consequences for dress code violation:

First Violation: Teacher telephones parent. Teacher documents violation.  Student is requested to change to appropriate clothing and/or dress code requirement and/or item is confiscated if appropriate.  If student fails to comply, administrative office referral is completed and Vice-Principal is notified. Con-sequences will include action for defiance of teacher request.

Second Violation: Administrative office referral and Vice-Principal is notified. Discipline action may include parent telephone call, item confiscated if appropriate, and change of attire to meet dress code standards, In-School Suspension, parent/student/administrator conference, Out-of-School Suspension.

Subsequent Violation: Administrative office referral and Vice-Principal is notified.  Discipline action may include removal from school, Out-of-School Suspension, parent notification.

Teacher detentions are assigned for tardies, misbehavior, profanity, dress code, missing homework, incomplete work, low academics, disruption of class, etc.  Teacher detention time ranges from 15 minutes to 1 hour. Teacher detention affects the student’s citizenship grade.  Consequences for missed teacher detention:

First Missed Teacher Detention = Time may be doubled and must be served within 2 days before or after school by teacher/ student/parent arrangement.

 Second Missed Teacher Detention = Administrative Office Referral to Vice-Principal. Consequences may include administrative detention, In-School

Suspension, Out-of-School Suspension, parent/student/teacher/administrator conference, or other action as situation warrants.

Subsequent Missed Teacher Detention = Administrative Referral to Vice-Principal. Action may include any of the afore-mentioned consequences and/or doubled time.

Administrative detention will be assigned for tardies, truancy, lack of student I.D., profanity, dress code, misbehavior, and other acts of behavior below expectations for student conduct.

Students missing assigned administrative detention may have consequences that could include any one or a combination of the following: double the detention time, In-School Suspension, Out-of-School Suspension, parent/student/administrator conference, loss of privileges, etc.

In-School Suspension is to be a quiet, learning atmosphere. There are to be no interruptions or distractions in a positive classroom environment. Students will be expected to complete detention packets while serving In-School Suspension.  Vice-Principal will assign students to In-School Suspension based upon discipline infraction committed. 

Students disrupting In-School Suspension may have consequences that could include any one of the following: double the time

In-School Suspension, additional administrative detention time, Out-of-School Suspension, parent/student/ administrator conference, loss of privileges, student discipline hearing, etc.

No running, pushing, shoving, jumping in line, crowding, hitting, shouting, or any physical or verbal activity that interferes with safety of self and others during lunch or breakfast. Students violating line-up procedures or appropriate behavior expectations will be disciplined. Discipline may include loss of lunchroom privileges for 1 to 2 weeks. No throwing of items. Throw and dispose of wrappers, lids, bottles, and waste properly in the garbage cans. 

No food or drink can be purchased during the last five minutes of lunch. No food or drink can be taken outside of the cafeteria or quad area. No food or drink on the blacktop, grass areas, or in classrooms and restrooms.

All staff and students at Albert Einstein Middle School and parents/visitors to district sites and/or activities have the right to be free from abusive statements, written or verbalized, which in any way degrade the unique qualities of an individual such as his/her race, ethnicity, culture, heritage, sexuality, physical/ mental attributes, or religious beliefs and practices.   

Campus facilities are to be well kept and orderly for students and staff and are necessary for the teaching and learning process at Albert Einstein Middle School.  Students share in the responsibility of the campus that property rights are protected and maintained.  Acts of destruction or vandalism will deprive students of a quality education and destroy the clean, well-kept orderly campus environment.  Students will be held accountable for property damage and crimes will be reported to authorities.  Restitution will follow for damage or vandalism.  Discipline action will follow and could include student district hearing. 

Students may not attend a dance if absent from school on the day of a dance. Students may not attend a dance if failing one or more classes, or have been suspended from school 20 days prior to a dance, or have an outstanding textbook or equipment fee or fine. 

 Most dances are 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.  Students cannot come and go from a dance. Students are expected to stay at a dance until the end, unless a parent comes to pick up the student early.  All school rules and expectations are guidelines for appropriate conduct at a dance. Students must have I.D. to attend a dance. 

The Sacramento City Unified School District recognizes that the District is responsible for ensuring that it complies with Federal and State laws and regulations governing education pro-grams.  The District shall follow uniform complaint procedures when addressing complaints alleging unlawful discrimination based on sex, race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age over 40, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, Vietnam era veteran status, actual or perceived sexual orientation, or for any other reason in any program or activity that receives or benefits from State financial assistance.  The District shall also follow uniform complaint procedures when addressing complaints alleging failure to comply with State or Federal law in adult basic education, consolidated categorical aid programs, migrant education, vocational educational education, childcare and development programs, child nutrition programs and special education programs.  (Board policy #1312.3(s)). The Board encourages the early, informal resolution of complaints at the site level. The program or site administrator should serve as the intermediary to resolve concerns when possible.

When a student accumulates ten (10) or more discipline referrals, a parent/ student/ administrator conference with Vice-Principal will be scheduled. If a student accumulates twenty (20) or more referrals, the student will be scheduled for a discipline district hearing date.

 The Sacramento City Unified School District has a progressive discipline policy, which begins with minimum behavior requirements and consequences and culminates with expulsion from school.

Preface to the Twelve Non-Negotiable Rules and Regulations

 Respect Yourself: Do only those things that will help you achieve a successful and healthful future.

 Respect Others: Treat others with courtesy, justice, and truthfulness.

 Respect Property: Take care of your things and take care of those things which we share.

The Twelve Non-Negotiable Rules and Regulations

 1.      Attend school daily. Be on time. Be prepared.

2.      Students are to dress appropriately according to school dress code.

3.      Move quickly from class to class. Enter the room quietly, taking your assigned seat, and begin work immediately.

4.      Be prepared with work every day. Bring large loose-leaf notebook, student planner, pen, pencil, ruler, calculator, textbook, and whatever equipment is required for learning.

5.      Do homework nightly. 

6.      Eat only in the cafeteria and in the quad.

7.      Do not bring radios, walkman, beepers, cellular phones, cameras, electronic games, skateboards, in-line skates, scooters, and electronic devices to school.

8.      Keep your desk area clean.

9.      Do not engage in physical or verbal violence. Learn to disagree without being disagreeable. Do not fight.

10.  Respect the building. Do not graffiti or deface any part of the building.

11.  Show your Student Planner or ID card to any adult in authority in the building that requests it.  Use Student Planner hall pass for any passing in the hall to restroom, classroom(s), office, or any other designated area on the pass.

12.  Bullying behavior and/or words and actions that are intended to hurt others will not be tolerated. Albert Einstein is a caring learning community that supports students, staff, parents, and patrons.