Parents and the community are welcome at Albert Einstein. During the school year office hours are 7:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Front Administration Office handles general administrative practices and staff. Student Services/Attendance Office handles attendance, registration, counseling, conferences, class scheduling and student behavior.

Regular Day Schedule
Period 1 8:29 – 9:25 (56 min)
9:25 – 9:30 (5 min)
Period 2 9:30 – 10:19 (49 min)
10:19 –10:24 (5 min)
Period 3 10:24 –11:13 (49 min)
11:13 –11:18 (5 min)
Period 4 11:18 –12:07 (49 min)
12:07 – 12:12 (5 min)
Lunch 12:12 –12:42 (30 min)
12:42 - 12:47 (5 min)
Period 5 12:47 –1:36 (49 min)
1:36 – 1:41 (5 min)
Period 6 1:41 – 2:30 (49 min)
Minimum Day Schedule
Period 1 8:29 – 9:10 (40 min)
9:10 – 9:15 (5 min)
Period 2 9:15 – 9:50 (35 min)
9:50 – 9:55 (5 min)
Period 3 9:55 – 10:30 (35 min)
10:30 –10:35 (5 min)
Period 4 10:35 –11:10 (35 min)
11:10 –11:15 (5 min)
Period 5 11:15 –11:50 (35 min)
11:50 –11:55 (5 min)
Period 6 11:55 –12:30 (35 min)

Emergency cards are used to gather important information from parents or legal guardian. Parents are to complete emergency cards during the first week of school. Parents are to update emergency cards in the Attendance Office with any telephone, address, or family situation changes as necessary.

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.

Please inform us if a student has a chronic medical condition such as diabetes, asthma, headaches, etc. You are encouraged to come in and or call the nurse to discuss the specific health condition so that we are aware of the special needs of the student. It is our mission to keep the students safe and healthy throughout the school year. All conversations are kept confidential.

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 allowed in the cafeteria and quad area at meal time ONLY.

At Albert Einstein, every effort is made to celebrate school spirit, academics, success and excellence. As a result, calendar festivals such as Columbus Day, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, etc. are not celebrated during the regular school day including Birthdays. Balloons and toys are not allowed in classrooms or in the hallways. If such party items arrive at school they are stored in the Front Administration Office until dismissal. It is the students’ responsibility to retrieve items from the office upon dismissal from school.

Cell phones must be turned off and stored out of sight as soon as students arrive on campus. Cell phones can be used once students are completely off campus, meaning the sidewalk in front of the school and the park behind the school. If the cell phone is seen or heard on campus by any staff it will be confiscated. The school and its staff will not be responsible for any lost or stolen cell phones or electronic devices.

CD players, beepers, pagers, cameras, or any other electronic devices are prohibited items on campus and will be confiscated.

Confiscated items can be picked up from the Front Office on Wednesday’s only from 2:30-3:30pm. Teachers may keep phones secure until they can be safely delivered to the office and logged in.

The use of gambling devices: dice, playing cards, etc. is prohibited on campus. No use of deodorants, colognes, sprays, lotions, perfumes etc. in and during class time. No hats of any kind are allowed on campus.

Chewing gum or the unauthorized sale of gum or candy is prohibited on campus. Energy Drinks such as Rock Star or Monster will not be allowed 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.

There will be no phone messages delivered to students. In case of an emergency, the parent/legal guardian may contact the Associate Principal’s office.

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

The school library is located in Room 12 and is open to all students. The library is open Period 1 through Period 6 to students with a planner pass signed by the classroom teacher. It is also open before and after school.

The library has over 10,000 library books available for students to check out. Each student may check out one or two books and the books are due in 21 days. 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. For more information on library services call the Library Info line at 916-650-8900, ext. 12#. To review information about our new innovative program, Accelerated Reader, see page 4 of the planner.

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.

Regional Transit bus fares and routes are controlled directly by RT. Student bus stickers are sold in the school’s front office for the months of October through June. Bus stickers are sold for 10 days, beginning with three days prior the 1st of each month. Eligibility for discounts is based on free or reduced lunch status. District office determines both mileage requirements and free or reduced lunch status.

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 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 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 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 D = 1 point
B = 3 points F = 0 point
C = 2 points

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

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

The Presidential Academic Silver Award goes to 8th grade students who show tremendous growth in their academic career, and students must have moved up at least one level on the California Standards Test and maintained a 3.25 grade point average.

The Principal’s Golden Eagle Award is awarded to 8th grade students who have maintained a 3.5 and above grade point average over the two years and who have not maintained the Advanced Level in their California Standards Test Scores.

Albert Einstein Middle School staff takes great pride in recognizing students to be inducted into the Albert Einstein National Junior Honor Society Chapter (NJHS). The purpose of NJHS is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, to develop character, and to encourage citizenship. To be eligible for the membership, seventh and eighth grade students must have a scholastic average of 3.5 for two consecutive terms.

NJHS members will be similar to ambassadors of our school, dedicating their time to activities such as community service projects, new student tours, recruitment of sixth graders, peer tutoring, and campus projects for the climate and academic expectations of all students on campus.

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 8th Grade Rewards Trip, the following requirements must be met:
No suspension from school in the last 20 school days preceding the Promotion Ceremony. No more then 12 days suspension.
Student cannot have a total of 1 F at the end of the first and/or second semester on report card. If a student should have an F at the end of the first semester, he/she does have the opportunity to redeem that F in the second semester and obtain all passing grades and no U’s to meet eligibility.
All textbooks, school equipment, uniforms, etc. returned and/or all fines paid.
For both the promotion dance and ceremony, students are to wear appropriate dress-up attire. Boys are to wear a collared shirt and dress slacks. Girls may wear a semi-formal summer dress. Halter tops will need to be worn with a cover up. No jeans or shorts.

Satisfactory or Outstanding Citizenship grades, with no U or N grades throughout the 3rd quarter are the criteria to be met to be eligible to attend the 8th Grade Reward Trip.

Parent-Teacher conferences 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. To schedule a Parent–Teacher conference, please call 228-5800.

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!

PASSage is open to all students between the hours of approximately 2:40 and 5:30p.m. each school day starting in September. Registration forms are located in the school offices or call PASSage office at 264-8378. All school rules and regulations apply to the PASSage program on campus.

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.

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:
On the first day of an absence, the parent or legal guardian reports the absence by calling 24-hour Attendance Hotline at 650-8900, ext. 15#. The voice prompt will ask you to leave the following information:
Parent/Guardian name
First and last name of student
Reason for absence
Day/dates of absence
Day time contact phone number
OR
Provide a note upon the child’s return, including the following information:
First and last name of the student
The reason for absence
The day/dates absent
The signature (or name on telephone message) of parent or legal guardian on the written note.
Follow up to make sure your child has turned in the note to the Attendance Office.
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 any absence has not been cleared by parent contact or telephone call.
Student must have a re-admit slip to return to class on the first day back to school from any absence. Students must pick up re-admit slip before school in the Attendance Office.
State law permits the following reasons for excused absences:
Illness
Dental or medical appointments
Death in immediate family
Authorized religious holidays
Subpoena to court
Quarantine
School-sponsored activity
All other absences are unexcused. Students will not be allowed to make up missed work for unexcused absences and receive credit.
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.
After 10 absences , any absence that is not verified by a physician is an unexcused absence.
Excessive accumulated absences will be addressed and presented to Student Attendance Review Board (SARB).
Report cards print total tardies and absences per class period as accumulated throughout the year.
For excused absences, it is the responsibility of the student to complete make-up work equal to the number of days the student missed.
Perfect Attendance Award Certificates are given to students with zero absences at the end of each quarter.
Good Attendance Award Certificates are given to students with two or less absences at the end of each quarter.
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 who need to leave school during the day must follow the proper procedures:

a. Parents must come in the Attendance Office to sign out a student for an early dismissal. Students will be taken out of class once the parent has signed the early dismissal form. No exceptions.
b. A written request or telephone call to the Attendance Office from the parent or legal guardian will be honored upon appropriate verification for the early dismissal. An early dismissal slip is issued to the student at the time of the dismissal. The student comes to the Attendance Office and signs out prior to leaving campus.
c. 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.
d. 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.

Parents may request homework for a student who will be absent 3 or more days. If a student is to be out for an extended absence, the parent should contact the Attendance Office as soon as possible with information about the length of absence, reason, and request for work. The Attendance Office staff will complete “homework request” forms and place them in appropriate teacher’s mailboxes. Teachers will respond by 3:00 p.m. the next workday providing the appropriate homework assignment to cover the absent days.

Tardiness will not be tolerated. Tardiness is a disruption to the educational process. You are considered tardy if you are not in your seat in the classroom at the time the bell rings. Consequences for tardies include detention to be assigned by Associate Principal. Ongoing tardies to same class by same student will follow with further additional discipline consequences.
Tardy 1 - Teacher conference with student.
Teacher documents and logs tardy and date.
Tardy 2, 3, 4 - Teacher documents, logs, and issues specific consequences that may include conference with parent/ student, parent telephone call, teacher detention, citizenship grade, and double detention time.
Tardy 5 - Teacher notifies Associate Principal for a tardy letter to be sent home to parent.
Tardy 5, 6, 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.

Albert Einstein Middle School is a closed campus. Students may not leave the campus without being signed out in the office by a parent or legal guardian. Students are required to stay on campus from the time of their arrival until they leave to go home.

Students must be able to present I.D. badges at all times upon request by any school staff member. Lost I.D. is $5 to replace. Students without I.D. badges may be assigned detentions, loss of privileges, or other administrative consequences. Students must have I.D. badges to attend dances and other school functions.

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.

The use of basketballs is strictly reserved for the blacktop area and basketball courts. Students must carry basketballs onto campus, in hallways, classrooms, and all building areas. Basketballs will be confiscated for failure to use said item in the reserved areas.

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

Lost items should be reported to teacher(s) immediately and/or to the office. Do not bring large sums of money or other valuables to school. All personal belongings should be labeled. Found items are to be given to teacher, office staff, SRO, or administrator. Personal belongings and money left in classrooms, gym lockers, on athletic fields, in the quad, on the basketball court, or elsewhere on the campus are the responsibility of the student. The staff of Albert Einstein is not responsible for damaged, lost or stolen property.

Follow the physical education teacher’s directions on securing and locking all personal belongings. In order to more effectively secure the locker rooms, students are required to rent a school issued lock for a fee of $3.00 for the academic year. In this manner, teachers have access to the locker in case of emergency and students are assured access to a high quality, secure lock. Each student is responsible for their own lock, locker, locker security and closure. The school is not responsible for losses or damages due to theft.

California requires physical education of all students. Students must dress in the Albert Einstein physical education uniform for class. Required shorts and T-shirts are purchased through the Physical Education Department. Only cash, cashier’s check or money orders accepted.

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.

Einstein’s student yearbook staff produces a high quality memorable book each year. Yearbooks are sold at a discounted rate until Spring Break. After Spring Break, the price increases. Only cash, cashier’s check or money order will be accepted for the purchase of a yearbook.

Cheating or plagiarism will not be tolerated at Albert Einstein. Trying to take credit for other’s work will result in disciplinary consequences to be determined by the classroom teacher.

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.
Shoes must be worn at all times. No slippers, open toe or open heel shoes such as flip-flops.
Nothing allowed to be worn on the head including hoods. No hats are allowed on campus.
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.
No sagging pants. Bib overalls must be properly fastened. No pajamas. No PE clothes may be worn in classrooms (except in the case of Administrative approval). No sweatpants worn over clothing. No t-shirts, towels etc. hanging around the neck.
Clothing must be free of writing, pictures or any other insignia, which is crude, vulgar, profane, violent, sexually suggestive, advocates ethnic, religious prejudice, or the use of drugs, alcohol, or tobacco.
Any clothing, jewelry, or personal belonging that denotes gangs, drug, tobacco, alcohol, violence, promotes illegal activity or put downs of another person’s character or disruptive behavior is prohibited.
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.
Gang related attire or appearance will not be tolerated. This includes “grills” for the teeth. Since gang-related apparel and symbols are constantly changing, definitions of gang-related apparel shall be reviewed and updated throughout the school year.
Bandanas are not to be worn or brought to campus.

Consequences for dress code violation: students may be required to wear an appropriate Albert Einstein tee shirt to cover or replace the inappropriate attire. If the infraction is not resolvable, staff will contact the parent to bring a change of clothes or to take the student home to change. If a change of clothes is unavailable the student may be sent home. Hats, bandanas, grills, etc. will be confiscated.

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: students assigned administrative detention.

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 horseplay, running, pushing, shoving, jumping in line, crowding, hitting, shouting, or any physical or verbal activity that interferes with safety of self and others. Students violating line-up procedures or appropriate behavior expectations will be disciplined. Discipline may include loss of lunchroom privileges for 1 to 2 weeks, after school detention, or suspension.

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.

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. No physical contact is allowed.

The Sacramento City Unified School District and California Education Code strongly condemn, oppose, and prohibit sexual harassment of students whether verbal or physical, by anyone. This includes inappropriate Public Display of Affection. Any student who engages in sexual harassment of anyone in or from Sacramento City Unified School District will be subject to discipline based upon Title IX Compliant Procedures, up to and including expulsion. Definition of “sexual harassment” means unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal, visual, or physical conduct of a sexual nature. “Harassment” is judged by the perceptions of the victim.

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.

Staff and students are expected to treat each other with dignity and respect at all times. There is a strong commitment to fairness and protection of each individual’s rights and self esteem.

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, including graffiti, 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 3:00p.m. to 5:00p.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.

Students who have more then five referrals during a semester are subject to suspension from school during that semester. Students who have accumulated ten days of suspension during a school year may be subject to a behavior hearing and possible alternative placement.

In order to keep students safe at all times and in order to discourage illegal or prohibited items on campus, administration may conduct a search whenever there is reasonable cause.
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.
Examples of Minor Violations
Tardies
Profanity
Truancy
Forgery
Possession of unauthorized objects (cellular phones, beepers, electronic devices, food, gambling devices etc.)
Loitering
Skateboards, In-line skates, scooters
Obstruction or disruption of the educational process
Missed Teacher Detention(s)
Other violations of laws and regulations pertaining to students
Dress code violations
Bus conduct violations
Hall Pass violations
Bicycle helmets
Basketball use in restricted areas
Closed Campus
Student I.D. violations
Textbook, school equipment violations
Inappropriate behavior

Examples of Major Violations
Disruption of In-School Suspension
Computer Hacking
Sexual Harassment
Use or possession or distribution of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, incendiary devices, firearms of any type (soft pellet guns)
Theft
Assault and battery
Willful damage to property – graffiti, cutting, defacing, or otherwise injuring any school district property, or the malicious injury or destruction of any other person’s real or personal property
Overt acts of defiance, disrespect or disobedience either in language or in actions against school personnel, or refusing to comply with the reasonable requests or orders of school personnel
Habitual use of profane or indecent language, either verbally or in writing
Possession or use of fireworks or firecrackers or explosive devices
Insulting or abusing school personnel
Willful disruption of the school, or interfering with the peaceful conduct of the activities of the school
Possession or use of weapons as defined by California Education Code
Sacramento City Unified School District governing board is required by law to expel students for one calendar year for these offenses:
Possession of a gun
Brandishing a knife
Selling Drugs
Sexual Assault/Battery
Possessing Explosives
(Education Code 48915 (C))
Legend of Action Categories
1. Informal talk by the staff member – attempts to reach an agreement with the student as to acceptable behavior, positive interactive relationships, and acceptance of responsibilities. Parents/legal guardians may be contacted in person by phone, providing communication, seeking involvement, and support.
2. Formal conference between student and teacher occurs outside class. A record is kept in the teacher log of the student’s commitment to corrective behavior. Parent/legal guardian contact in person or by phone, providing information, seeking involvement and support usually occurs.
3. Teacher assigned detention period. Time and work completion is expected. A record is kept in the teacher log and parent/legal guardian contact in person or by phone will occur.
4. Formal conference between student, teacher, and other school personnel (counselor, social outreach worker, nurse, special education teacher, psychologist, etc.). Prescriptive action will occur by some form of teacher action, i.e. student improvement contract, teacher detention. A record is kept in the teacher log of student’s commitment to corrective behavior. Parent/legal guardian contact in person or by phone will occur.
5. Student discipline referral to Vice-Principal/Formal Conference between student and administrator. Prescriptive action will occur by some form of teacher action, i.e. student improvement contract, teacher detention. A record is kept in the teacher log of student’s commitment to corrective behavior. Parent/legal guardian contact in person or by phone will occur.
6. Teacher Suspension. Teacher is permitted to suspend student 1 to 2 days from class period. Teacher is required to fill out Teacher Suspension form for the discipline file. Parent/legal guardian contact in person or by phone must occur.
7. Administrative Detention. A student is detained before school or after school for a specific purpose. Parent/legal guardian contact occurs by person or phone.
8. Appropriate Individualized Assignment and/or Loss of Privileges. School official devises an assignment to fit the offense and/or removes from the student one or more privileges usually associated with the offense. Parent/legal guardian contact occurs by person or phone.
9. In-School Suspension. The student is removed from the class but remains on campus isolated from other students under the supervision of a staff member. The student will be given appropriate assignments to complete for class time being missed and will earn academic credit for work completed. Student will complete administrative detention packet. Parent/legal guardian contact will occur.
10. Formal Conference. Parent/guardian involvement by personal conference with appropriate personnel (teacher, counselor, nurse, administrator) for prescriptive written action contract outlining student, school, and parent/legal guardian responsibilities and maintained in discipline file for corrective action.
12. Exclusion for the remainder of the day. The student is removed form classes usually following the offense to separate him/her from the school campus in a preventive manner. Parent/legal guardian contact in person or by phone occurs. Student may be given credit for work missed unless the missed time becomes a part of an out-of-school suspension.
13. Short-Term Out-of-School Suspension. The student is provided formal due process and is removed from the campus, school, bus, and other activities and placed under the supervision/responsibility of the parent/legal guardian. Parent/legal guardian notification occurs by phone and in writing.
14. Long-Term Out-of-School Suspension. The student is referred to the district hearing office for suspension which will follow formal due process procedures removing the student from the school and placing the student.
15. Expulsion. A student, through actions by the hearing and expulsion committee in a due process procedure, is removed from the school for a length of time of not less than one semester and not more than one full calendar year. Parent/legal guardian contact occurs.