SATURDAY SCHOOL
by Corey Fisher
November 07, 2006
ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SATURDAY SCHOOL POLICY FOR GRADES 4-12
Grade Levels Included:
- The Saturday School will be for students in grades 4-12.
Who Will Monitor:
- A different teacher may monitor the Saturday School each week.
- Teachers will be paid $50 for each session they monitor.
Guidelines and Schedule:
Saturday School will consist of three and a half hours, from 8:00 a.m. through 11:30 a.m. Doors will be open from 7:45 a.m. through 8:00 a.m. Any student that arrives after 8:00 a.m. will be refused admission and will be considered truant.
Students who are truant for Saturday School will be given an additional day of Saturday School on the first occurrence. The second time that they are found truant will result in a 1-day in-school suspension that will be served the following two school days, a loss of student privileges such as pop pass for the rest of the school year. Excessive absences may result in consequences of a more severe nature depending on the situation.
Students who violate Saturday School rules will be required to leave the school grounds and parents will be notified to come and pick-up their child. An additional two days of Saturday School and two days of in-school suspension will be added to students who violate Saturday School rules and are asked to leave.
Rules and Student Responsibilities:
- Students must be on time and ready to begin work at 8:00 a.m.
- The student(s) must bring homework or appropriate reading material. It will be expected that students work the entire time.
- Students will remain seated except as permitted by the supervisor.
- Sleeping is prohibited.
- The supervisor will schedule one break.
- Talking is prohibited.
- No walkmans, CD players or any other electronics including cell phones.
- No drink, food, candy and etc.
- Students who fail to follow these rules will be dismissed from Saturday School and consequences will be enforced.
- Elementary students will be seated in the same room as the secondary students; however, the supervisor will arrange the seating of students to best accommodate the students in attendance.
- The supervising teacher will notify the students in the daily bulletin every Friday as to the room used for Saturday School each week.
- Letters will be sent to parents of students who are required to attend a Saturday School session. If a letter would not reach the parents before the designated Saturday, then the administration would be responsible for calling the parent(s).
Reasons for Saturday School Assignment:
- Students who receive two or more detentions in a one-week period. (Monday through Friday) may be assigned Saturday School.
- Truancy—Students who are truant may be assigned Saturday School.
- Students who are reported tardy two or more times in a one-week period may be assigned Saturday School.
- Students who turn in incomplete or late assignments may be assigned Saturday School.
- Students who do not do assignments may be assigned Saturday School.
- Students demonstrating continual inappropriate behaviors may be assigned Saturday School.
- Students demonstrating any behavior that is disruptive or detrimental to the learning environment, depending on the severity may be assigned Saturday School.
- Any student failing one or more classes may be assigned Saturday School.
- Students who are outwardly disrespectful to any Elgin Public Schools staff member may be assigned Saturday School.
- Students who are assigned a detention during the week and then skip the assigned detention may be assigned Saturday School.
It should be understood by all parents and students that the administration reserves the right to assign Saturday School for the above acts or other acts that are not listed above but are deemed inappropriate.
