E. A. COX MIDDLE SCHOOL

STUDENT HANDBOOK

 
 
 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome

 

We are delighted you have chosen to be part of our school.  E.A. Cox Middle School has a great deal to offer you in both learning and enjoyment.  We encourage you to take an active part in all of our programs.

 

Mission Statement

 

The mission of E.A. Cox Middle School is to teach, to mentor, to measure, to monitor, and to inspire.

 

Vision

 

E.A. Cox Middle School strives to be an educationally progressive student-centered learning community committed to excellence through an integrated educational program, with focus on excitement for life-long learning and responsibility to provide an caring and harmonious multi-cultured environment.

 

 

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E.A. Cox Middle School adheres to the policies in the Maury County Student Handbook.

 

 

 

 

 

Excerpts from CMS Student Agenda:

 

 

This agenda book is prepared for you and contains information about the academic curriculum and the school’s general regulations.  It will acquaint you and your parents with Cox Middle School policies.  (No attempt has been made to include all aspects of the school’s procedures.  Situations arise from time to time that require special attention on an individual basis.)

Attendance, Tardies, & Illness

 

Students must submit a note from his/her parent OR the parent must call the attendance office.  Five (5) unexcused absences will result in notification from the Maury County Board of Education Central Office.  Personal illness, death in the family, or extenuating circumstances (as agreed to by the principal) are the only basis for excusing an absence.

 

Early Sign Out Procedures

 

If your student has an appointment and needs to sign out early, these procedures need to be followed so that classroom instruction is not interrupted:

 

  • Write a note in the agenda book stating the time you will arrive to pick up your child.
  • Your child needs to show the note to the teacher and come to the office to wait for you.
  • Come in and sign out your child.

 

Homework

Homework is the responsibility of each student.  Parents should check this agenda book on a daily basis and sign for homework assignments.  Each student should make sure that they have at least two homework buddies to call for assignments.

 

Make-Up Work

 

Each student is responsible for getting phone numbers of classmates to obtain homework assignments in case of absences.  Students have three (3) days upon their return to contact teacher to obtain assignments.  The front office will be unable to collect students’ make-up work.

 

Contagious Health Conditions

 

If your child should have a contagious health condition such as chicken pox, strep infection, pink eye, fever, head lice, ringworm, impetigo, etc., please treat the condition and keep the child at home until the condition is no longer contagious.  If your child has been running a fever, he/shee may return to school after he/she has bee fever-free for 24 hours.

Cafeteria

 

Breakfast and lunch are served daily in the cafeteria.  The price of breakfast is $1.20, and the price of lunch with no extras is $2.10.  (Restaurant food and/or bottled drinks are not allowed in the cafeteria.)  Lunch numbers are issued to students and are not transferable.  Students are allowed to charge for a two-day period only.  Charging is not allowed during the month of May.  Any account balances at the end of the school year will be held in a student’s account until the next school year.

 

Students may not wear coats, oversized sweatshirts, or jackets into the cafeteria.  Students are expected to conduct themselves in an orderly manner when eating in the cafeteria.

Cafeteria inquiries, including those of students, should be directed to the cafeteria manager at (931) 840-3911.

 

Dress Code

 

The Student Handbook describes specific guidelines for appropriate dress – this will be enforced.  The Board of Education recognizes the effect student dress and grooming has upon student behavior and commitment to learning.  It further recognizes the role of parents in assisting their children in making appropriate choices regarding clothing, accessories, and personal appearance.  In order to maintain an atmosphere conducive to learning and to prepare students for the working environment, the Board of Education shall require that all students, grade K-12, exercise good taste with regard to their personal appearance.  Attire considered disruptive or risky to health or safety is not appropriate.

 

Standardized Dress:  Appropriate clothing must cover the student from the shoulders to three inches above the knee.

 

Students dressed inappropriately will be subject to disciplinary consequences in accordance with the Maury County Discipline Handbook, Board Policy 6.300.

 

 

Fire Drills, Tornadoes, & Lockdowns

 

In order to maintain a safe environment for all students, fire and safety drills are periodically held to teach the students the proper way to leave the building or find alternative exit routes in an emergency. Fire and safety drill instructions are posted in each classroom.  Students are to quietly and quickly follow all directions given by teachers or other school or fire department personnel. Students misbehaving during these safety drills will be subject to disciplinary actions.

 

 

Library

 

The school library is the center for information and research.  Its collection of books, magazines, and audiovisuals can be a source of genuine pleasure.  The library will operate efficiently with the cooperation of the students in remembering the following rules:

 

1.                  Hours are regular school hours, 7:35 a.m. – 2:40 p.m.  Students may come to the library with a class, between bus room and early homeroom period, and at other times that teachers have reserved on the library calendar.

2.                  Books are checked out for two (2) weeks.  Limit two (2) books per student.

3.                  Students will be billed for all lost books.

4.                  Students will pay for the cost of replacing all damaged books.

5.                  Students should return books to the drop slot in the book counter—never to the shelves. 

6.                  Students are to return magazines and reference books to the shelves provided.

7.                  Copies may be made for $ .10 per copy—exact change is required. Computer printouts are $ .10 for black and white and $ .50 for color –

            exact change required.

 

Assistance is available from the library staff or student library assistants.

 

Lockers

 

Locker space in the building is limited and will be issued to students by the guidance office.  No student is allowed to use a locker that has not been properly assigned to him/her.  Students are allowed to use hall lockers during class changes and immediately after school.  Coats and backpacks must be put in lockers between 7:35 a.m. – 7:45 a.m. and will remain there until dismissal.

 

Medication - Student

 

STUDENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BE IN POSSESSION OF ANY MEDICATIONS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.  Student medication cannot be dispensed unless the following criteria are met:

 

  1. Administration of Prescription Medication Form* (physician’s statement) is completed.  This form must be completed in its entirety and signed by a certified physician.
  2. This formed must be submitted to the office along with the original bottle of medication.
  3. Forms that have expired must be renewed.
  4. Short Term Prescription (less than 2 weeks) and Over-the-Counter Medication Form* must be completed for all medications (prescription and  non-prescription).  Only antibiotics prescribed for 4 doses a day will be given at school.  All medication must be in its original container.

 

*Forms may be obtained from the office.

 

 

Report Cards, Progress Reports, & Honor Roll

 

Progress reports are issued to all students in each subject area at the 4 ½ week mark of each nine-week grading period.  Progress reports are designed to help parents monitor your child’s progress before official grades are assigned.  Progress reports must be signed by a parent and returned to school.

 

Report cards (nine-week grading period) are assigned numeric grades and are computed by using test grades, homework grades, and daily performance grades.  *There is a $0.25 charge for extra copies or report cards.

 

To qualify for the honor roll, a student must have a grade point average of 88 or above in all subjects each nine-week grading period.  The grading scale is as follows:  100-93  A,  92 – 85  B,  84 – 76  C,  75 – 70  D,  69 – 0  F.

 

Transportation, Car Riders, & Bus Room

 

A parent/guardian must come to the office in person to arrange for any changes in transportation; this includes riding a different bus, being picked up by a different person, or to be a car rider.  There will be no communication via phone or written notes regarding a student’s transportation.  All transportation changes must be approved by an administrator and the Transportation office. Parents, for safety reasons, please be prompt when picking up your child.  The front office will be closed at 3:00 p.m. and the building will be locked.  Please refer to the Student Handbook for the Bus Conduct Discipline Continuum.

 

 

Car rider line students must unload the vehicle and enter the building immediately upon arrival.  Please pull all the way forward.  Please remember you do not need to stop right in front of the door.  Parking in visit or, faculty, or the car rider lines is not permitted at any time except for official school business.