BEHAVIOR EXPECTATIONS
Our classroom will be a fun, engaging, and safe environment that is conducive to learning. In order for
this to work, students must hold themselves to a high standard of behavior. This standard is based on
the concept of respect and honor. The key will be to exhibit appropriate behaviors for appropriate
situations, and to intrinsically value showing respect for yourself and others. While I hope for lively
discussion and debate in our classroom, it must always occur with respect for each other. It has been
my experience that the students of St. Gerard Majella’s middle school are already a fine example of
these values in action. For further information on behavior please see the Middle School Behavior
Policy.
MIDDLE SCHOOL BEHAVIOR POLICY
Students in the middle school are held to a high standard of behavior. As in all grades, we
continue to stress respect for self and others. The general middle school discipline procedure is a
version that flows directly from the intermediate token system.
Every two weeks the student starts with a clean slate. Students who do not abide by the expected
standard of behavior and guidelines set out in the handbook will receive a discipline slip, the earned
consequence of their actions. Three (3) discipline slips in a two-week period will result in twenty (20)
minutes before or after school. The homeroom teacher will contact the parents to set up a mutually
convenient time. If it becomes necessary for your son or daughter to stay after school twice, you will
be contacted for a conference. Students who have not had to stay after school will participate in a
quarterly reward.
