School And Student Handbook Final.docx

FOREWORD This student handbook is intended to direct all students of ROBERTO E. SATO MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL of Carcar City, Cebu. It contains pertinent information about the school, its practices, policies, rules and regulations. Students, parents or guardians are expected to familiarize themselves with the contents of this handbook. Ignorance of the provisions of this daily handbook is by itself an admission of negligence and cannot be used as an excuse for failure to comply with its provisions. This handbook must be brought every day and must be free from any unauthorized markings. Other guidelines maybe issued from time to time.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 LETTER FROM THE PRINCIPAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CHAPTER 1: THE FOUNDATION OF ROBERTO E. SATO MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ARTICLE 1 : Statement of Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ARTICLE 2 : Vision, Mission, and Core Values . . . . . . . . . . . .

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ARTCILE 3: School Overview: HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 ARTICLE 4 : CARCAR CITY HYMN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ARTICLE 5 : Daily Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 CHAPTER 2: SCHOOL OFFICIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11 CHAPTER 3: GENERAL PRINCIPLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-15 CHAPTER 4: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STUDENTS . .16 ARTICLE I: Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 SECTION I: Tardiness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 SECTION II: Absences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 16 SECTION III: School Uniform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-17 CHAPTER 5: PENALTIES AND DISCIPLINARY MEASURES . . . . . . . . . .18 ARTICLE I: Sanctions and Penalties . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 SECTION I: Less Serious Offenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 SECTION II: Serious Offenses . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .18- 19 SECTION III: Grave Offenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .20 SECTION IV: Consequences for Minor Misbehavior . . . . . 20 SECTION V: Consequences for Severe Misbehavior . . . . .21 SECTION VI: Expulsion . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22 CHAPTER 6: CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 ARTICLE I: Field Trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 ARTICLE II: Student Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 ARTICLE III: Parent Involvement and Communication . . . . . . . . . 23 2

SECTION I: Volunteering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-24 SECTION II: Parent Conferencing . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 CHAPTER 7: EDUCATION, ACCESSIBILITY, AND POLITICAL RIGHTS OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY OR SPECIAL NEEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 CHAPTER 8: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 CHAPTER 9: K TO 12 GRADING SYSTEM . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 29-31 CHAPTER 10: COMPACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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Letter from the Principal

Dear Parents:

Thank you for choosing Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School for your child! The school’s leadership team, managers, faculty, and staff are eager to build on the success and challenges of our opening, and we have been busily preparing for the months ahead. The School and Student Handbook and Code of Conduct are designed to guide you and your child through this exciting time. We encourage you to read both sections of this booklet thoroughly and discuss them with your child.

At Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School, we recognize that educating children requires a team effort, and we look forward to joining you in this vital pursuit. Working together, we can realize our shared vision of excellence in public education. Thank you for choosing Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School and for allowing us to educate your most prized possession, your child. Sincerely,

Violene Castañares Principal

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CHAPTER 1: FOUNDATION OF ROBERTO E. SATO MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

ARTICLE 1 : Statement of Diversity Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School admits students of any race, color, or national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded and made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate based on race, color, or national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, and other school-administered programs.

ARTICLE 2 : Vision, Mission, and Core Values

Vision Statement We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learner-centered public institution the DepEd continuously improves itself to better serve its stakeholders

Mission Statement To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, culture-base, and complete basic education where:    

Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe and motivating environment. Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture every learner. Administrators and staff as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective learning to happen. Family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long learners. Our Core Values Makatao Makalikasan Makabansa Maka-Diyos

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ARTCILE 3: School Overview HISTORY Calidngan, a far-flung barrio of the town of Carcar, (now a proud city), is lucky to have residents who have dreams of having a national high school, as some neighboring barrio and cities in the whole province have enjoyed such privilege. People believed that education is the key to success. As we go along with the time of computers, the web and the net, people become more aware that education will lessen the poverty of majority. The sad reality is that only stable families in his locality can afford to send their children to higher learning in secondary and tertiary levels in Carcar, very rare in the city. But with the advent of the upliftment of the quality of life, Former President Ramos, believed that by exploring National High School in all barangays would educate the masses making quality education and affordable, especially to the less privileged students for them to become useful and fruitful citizens in this country. It was in this plight that the former barangay captain, Honorable Atanacio Sato was inspired by the folks that someday a school shall rise in the vicinity. Since then, with the help of Congressman Gullas, the proposal was studied, and was passed to the Congress for approval. It was so timely that President Ramos has initiated his drive on “Quality Education Philippines 2000”, without much ado, the proposal was approved. Atty. Lito Sato donated a portion of his land where the school building is seen to be standing. While things happened, on the other scenario, the high school class of first year began, way back 1994, was housed handled by Mr. Rolando Pansit, the pioneer teacher. Located at the heart of the barangay, closer to the barangay Hall, Health Center, to San Isidro Parish, to the wet and dry market, the institution has stood proudly. Since construction was still going on, making the vicinity rather a live and hopeful, Calidngan and neighboring places had an easier time for education, a dream come true. As days dragged on, teachers come and go. The number of enrollee increases and more buildings were constructed more instructional materials were delivered, armchairs, laboratory facilities and more. A two-classroom building proudly stood up along the road. As part of DECS vision to prove “Quality Education” to its students, it has continued its expansion and few development project initiated by the “teaching force” and under the care of Mrs. Maria Mantos. The academic and extra-curricular work, which has commenced by the previous principals and teachers of the school has continuously received its support by the current young and active school head, Mr. Lordjim L. Alcuizar, with its proud lucky seal carrying the overflowing achievements in the different fields.

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A medieval writer once wrote “ Long is the way and hard is the road… that leads up light.” Sure enough, the path to such light has not been easy with Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School, and thus, this would serve as an example.

ARTICLE 4 : CARCAR CITY HYMN Mauswagon ug Matahom nga Dakbayan, Ganghaan sa habagatan, Yutang gimahal ug gipuy-an Sa bulahang kaliwatan. Ikaw gihatud sa kasilinganan, Gi-amuma kini nga sumbanan, Sa mauswagong kausaban. Mga batid ug mga bantugan, Gipanghimugso sa imong sabakan. Imong ngalan among gihimaya, Imong dungug among ampingan. Ohhh CARCAR!!!

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ARTICLE 5 : DAILY SCHEDULE MORNING 06:30 Doors Open 07:15 Flag Ceremony 07:30 Academic School day begins AFTERNOON 04:30 Dismissal Special Activities (30 minutes)      

Kulokabildo sa Biodiversity (Every Monday & Wednesday) Clubbing (Every Tuesday & Thursday) Scouting (Every Friday) Bible Sharing (Students & Faculty) Zumba (twice a month) Clean-up drive (Every quarter)

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CHAPTER 2: SCHOOL OFFICIALS 1. PRINCIPAL The role of the principal with regard to discipline is to guide staff and students in their efforts to ensure student success- the central mission of Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School. The principal will have a thorough working knowledge of the Code of Conduct and when necessary will assist staff in implementing classroom and school-wide management procedures. Working with appropriate staff, the principal will provide training and continued support to teachers as they strive to teach students the value of following the school-wide expectations/rules. The principal will assist staff in responding to severe misbehavior such as insubordination and physically dangerous and/or illegal acts, as well as nay chronic or recurring problems. In certain cases, appropriate staff will initiate time-out periods, parent conferences, inschool suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, or other severe consequences. The principal may also contact the appropriate law enforcement authorities depending on the nature of the infraction. If the principal is unavailable to assist with a crisis situation, the school’s administrative assistant will direct referrals to another assigned staff member. The principal will head the school’s leadership team and will be responsible for ensuring that the team meets on a regular basis. In addition, the principal will assist teachers with the implementation of their classroom management plans, if needed. 2. FINANCE OFFICER She plans, supervises, and controls the financial activities of the school in accordance with school policies and regulations. She assists the Directress in the preparation of the annual budget and keeps an up-to-date inventory of all the school property and supervises the School Plant Supervisor and the Accountant. 3. SUBJECT AREA COORDINATORS They plan, organize and direct the activities and operations of his/her department. 4. GUIDANCE COUNSELOR He/She plans and structures tests as may be needed by the school and administers psychological testing and counseling programs for the school.

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5. LIBRARIAN He/ She is responsible for the effective operations of the library. Plans development programs for the library and provide direction, control, and supervision over the activities of the school library. 6. SCHOOL NURSE He/ She assists in the implementation of the school’s medical and health programs. 7. SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL COORDINATOR He/ She will be the head and supervise/ monitors in the implementation of the policies in Senior High School curriculum. 8. LEARNING ACTION CELL COORDINATOR He/ She will spearhead the activities in coordination with the facilitator in conducting the learning action session/s. 9. RESEARCH COORDINATOR He/ She will spearhead the research project/s of the school. 10. ICT COORDINATOR He/ She will monitors and take charge of the ICT Department. 11. SUPPORT STAFF The Secretary of the school serves as the first point of contact for parents, monitors parent concerns and supports the principal and Leadership Team ensuring compliance with corporate, local, state and federal guidelines and procedures. The school has a full time Special Education Teacher to address the needs of students requiring services. The Special Education Director, will serve as a resource to the school in assisting with the implementation of the Individual Education Plans (IEPs), a special education referral processes and staff development related to students with special needs. The school will contract with local providers for speech, language, and psychological services, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and other related services as identified by students’ IEPs. 12. LEADERSHIP TEAM The Leadership Team, led by the principal, will do the following duties throughout the year: 

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Set high expectations and standards for the academic and social development of all students and the performance of adults. Demand content and instruction that ensures student achievement of academic standards as outlined in the charter agreement. Create a school philosophy that values continuous learning for adults tied into student learning and other school goals. Use multiple sources of data collection to analyze barriers to achievement and to access, identify and apply instructional improvement. Actively engage the community to create shared responsibility for student and school success.

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Conduct a formal year-end review of the school’s positive behavior support structures, as well as discipline policies and procedures. This process will include a review of all suggestions made during the year, a review of all office referrals and all exclusionary timeouts from reinforcements, and a staff review of all common area problems. As part of information gathering. Structured and policies will be rewritten as necessary based on staff feedback. Review the Positive Behavior Intervention Support structures and programming and the school’s disciplinary policies with staff at the beginning of each new school year to ensure that students will be taught (re-taught) the school rues and that the school’s expectations for conduct and character development are understood in all classrooms and common areas.

13. PTA BOARD OF TRUSTEES They will assist the teachers in implementing, organizing and supervising the school activities. Parent Teacher Organization Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School PTA was founded by a group of parents dedicated to supporting student learning and the overall success of the school. The PTA provides school leaders with ongoing input on the operation of the school and serves as a vital link between the school and you- its customers. All parents are encouraged to join the PTA. For more information, contact the school at (032) 09278567280.

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CHAPTER 3: GENERAL POLICIES Parents are encouraged to confer with school authority to strengthen familial relationship. The following shall serve as the guiding principles in the implementation of school policies: 1. Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School reserves the right to admit, refuse or dismiss a student on the basis of behavioral maturation and attendance. 2. The school shall act as second parents (loco parentis) in matters pertaining to school concerns. 3. Students are allowed to use the books provided by the government at the beginning of the school year and expected to return it by the end of the year. 4. Attending the flag ceremony is a must and an offense of this regulation would reprimand warning. 5. A school uniform shall be prescribed for all students. Shoes are regarded as part of the uniform.  All students shall be required to wear official I.D. in the school campus.  All male students must be observed the prescribed haircut at least one (1) inch from the ear, three (3) inches above the collar line. Noncompliance thereof will be subjected to disciplinary sanction. Repetition or non-compliance therewith will be subjected to a more serious sanction.  Male students are not allowed to wear earrings inside the school campus. The school campus and its premises shall be kept clean, tidy and orderly. Trash bins are available in strategic places for proper wastes disposal. 6. Regular attendance in all scheduled classes and school activities is required. 7. Students are to attend classes regularly from the opening of classes to the last day of classes. 8. If a student is absent from the class for any reason, two copies d written excuse letter duly signed by the parent/guardian will be presented to the Prefect Discipline’s Office for notification then to the adviser/ subject teacher before entering the class. If absence is due to prolonged illness, valid Medical Certificate has to be attached to the letter. 9. Absences whether excused or unexcused do not exempt the student from the submission/compliance of requirements. 10. A verbal or written communication by the class adviser shall be given to the parents of the student who has been absent from school for five (5) or more consecutive days without prior notification. 11. A student who incurs absences of more than 20% of the prescribed number of classes during the school year should be given a failing grade and given no credit for the subject, however, the school head may at his/her discretion and in a case basis exempt a student who exceeds the 20% limit for reasons considered valid and acceptable to the school. Such discretion shall no excuse the student concerned from responsibility in keeping up with the lessons, assignments and taking 12

examinations where indicated. The discretionary authority is vested the School Head and may not be availed by a student nor granted by faculty member without the consent of the School Head. 12. Habitual tardiness especially during the first period in the morning and in the afternoon shall not be allowed. Teachers concerned shall call for the parents of the student concerned for home visitation. 13. Use of cellphones and electronic gadgets are prohibited during class hours. Teachers and other school authorities can confiscate cellphones, and turned them over to the office of the Prefect Discipline. 14. Lost and Found items will be turned over to the Office of the Prefect Discipline. Progress Reports and Report Cards Progress reports will be sent to parents during the school year to provide specific information about student progress in each subject. At the end of each quarter, parents will receive report cards with cumulative data on their children’s performance and progress. Textbooks and Supplies Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School furnishes textbooks and instructional materials that remain school property. Parents may be required to reimburse the school for lost or damages books, before new books are issued. Supplies may be required and teachers will send home a list of such supplies. Accidents The principal or a trained staff member will administer initial treatment of minor injuries. The student’s emergency contact will be notified immediately by phone whenever medical treatment is administered to a student and an Incident Report will be kept in the student’s permanent file, in such cases, it is especially crucial that the school has working phone numbers for students’ parents and for alternate contacts in the event that a parent is unavailable. Please be vigilant in keeping the school’s records for your up-to-date information. Fire/ Earthquake Drills/Evacuations The school will have at least one drill per quarter within the school hours. Specific signals and procedures have been established for all types of disaster drills and safety areas have been designated. Teachers are equipped with instructions and all drills will be practiced with students on a regular basis. The entire school will practice weather and security lockdowns. During these drills, no one will be allowed to enter or leave the school. Please be patient and understanding of this important rule. Your child’s safety is our number one concern.

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Solicitation Solicitation of or by any student, parent, or staff member on school property for any cause except authorized by the principal is strictly prohibited. Money and other Valuable Property Students are encouraged to leave all money and other valuable property at home, especially cell phones. The school assumes no responsibility for the loss or theft of such articles. Safety and Security Policies

Controlled access and egress during the school day The extent of physical controls, such as fences, has been decided of the likelihood of visitors presenting a risk and the reasonableness of the control measure needed to reduce this risk. The main gate is locked during class hours.

Control of Visitors The control of visitors is a fundamental part of our school’s security policy for the safeguarding of the teachers, students and property. 

All visitors which include the parents, must report to the school head’s office for logged-in purposes.

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The staff will inform the concerned teacher/student the presence of the visitor.

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Visitors will not remove any items of school property without the express permission of school staff.

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Any refusal will be reported immediately to the School Head. Any aggression will be reported to the police.

CCTV The CCTV system is part of our security procedures. The system has the ability to record incidents to enable evidence to be presented to the appropriate authorities. The CCTV’s are found in front of the main gate, in front of the faculty room, inside the school head’s office and fronting the school ground.

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Personal Property Personal property will remain the responsibility of its owner. This includes both teachers and students personal property. Both are discouraged to bring any valuable personal property. Lost property should be handed to Property Custodian of the school. Any unclaimed personal property will be forfeited in favor of the school.

Admission, Re-enrollment, Transfers Admission Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School is open to all children, on a space available basis within each grade. The school does not discriminate on the basis of intellectual or athletic ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, disability proficiency in English, or any other basis prohibited by law. At the end of the year, it is expected that students with good standing will be given a reservation slip. In contrast, students who failed to show good standing will be subject to a panel of evaluators. The panel of evaluators will be composed of selected teachers and the principal. If upon evaluation, the student still failed to show good standing, the school will no longer admit the said student and will be advised to transfer. There are no admission tests given, although tests are used to determine group of placement once a student is enrolled. Once all available slots are filled, applicants will be placed on a waitlist. Students will be admitted form the waitlist as places become available in each grade, in the order that the applications were filed. Preference is given to siblings of admitted students. Re-Enrollment To secure your child’s place at Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School for the next school year, you must officially re-enroll him/her. In February, re-enrollment packets will be sent home. Students whose re-enrolment packets are received after the deadline will be added to the waitlist and admitted on a space available basis. Transfers The school, whenever possible, the parents should provide at least two weeks’ notice if a student will transfer from Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School for any reason. Such notice will allow the school to process the necessary transfer paperwork, including having the student records transferred. It will also enable the school to fill the vacant seat with another student from the waitlist.

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CHAPTER 4: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE STUDENTS ARTICLE I: Attendance SECTION 1: Tardiness Instruction at Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School begins promptly at 7:30 a.m. and it is critical that all students be prepared to begin instruction on time. Students may enter the building beginning at 7:00 a.m. Students must arrive at school before 7:30 a.m. A student who is late misses valuable instructional time, and conveys an unacceptable lack of regard for the school. SECTION II: Absences Parents must contact the school office whenever a child is going to be absent, and send a written excuse to the teacher when the child returns to school. The following reasons are sufficient cause for an excused absence: a.) illness, b.) death in the family; c.) inclement weather, which would be dangerous to the life or health of the child; d.) legal quarantine; e.) emergency conditions as determined by the principal and f.) prior permission from the principal and consent from the legal guardian. In the event that extraordinary circumstances require that the student be absent from school an Authorized Absence Plan may be developed jointly by the teacher, the principal, and the student’s parent or legal guardian. The plan will define the length of the absence and the means by which the student will make-up the work he/she will miss. The plan must be approved and signed by the principal and the parent/guardian prior to the student’s absence. If a student returns to school after an absence without a note of explanation from the parent, the teacher will call the parent to remind him/her to send a note the following day. If a note is not received within two school days of the absence, the absence will be regarded as unexcused. If the child receives three unexcused absences, the parent will receive a notice from the school. In response to continued absenteeism or chronic tardiness, the Parent Liaison will conduct a home visit with a citation. The citation will be explained and, if necessary, issued with a court date and location. The Parent Liaison will represent the school at court, providing the court with the student’s attendance record, a copy of the student’s progress report and grades, and all documentation related to the child’s truancy. Legal sanctions include fines. SECTION III: School Uniforms To help create an environment conducive to learning, students at Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School are required to wear simple uniforms. This policy is designed to permit students to focus their attention on academics and on these aspects of their personalities that are truly important.

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Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School dress code adopted by the Board of Education includes: Pants/skirts/shorts/jumpers: Black/Gray (no denim material) and collared polo type shirts/blouses: Light Pink/White. K-1 must wear a belt when appropriate or may wear pull up pants (elastic waistband). Shoes: Closed toe shoes only (black color). no sandals or flip flops and no wheels on shoes or backpacks. The principal will determine if a student’s dress is distracting. Parents of students not in compliance will be contacted by the school.

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CHAPTER 5: PENALTIES AND DISCIPLINARY MEASURES ARTICLE I: SANCTIONS AND PENALLTIES EVERY SCHOOL IS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN ORDER AND DISCIPLINE FOR EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SERVICE. NO CORPORAL PUNISHMENT SHALL BE IMPOSED UPON ANY STUDENT. In as much as the School Administrator and the teachers exercise authority on the students. They shall have the right to impose appropriate disciplinary measures in the interest of good order and discipline. Students are prohibited from FATERNITY/SORORITY membership and expulsion shall be the penalty for such participation (DECS ORDER No. 20, 1991). SECTION I: Less Serious Offenses a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h.

Chewing gum inside the classroom and throwing them anywhere. Inappropriate conduct in library offices, building corridors and school ground. Refusal to participate in classroom activities. Selling of any item/sin school or in school property without approval from the principal Wearing of dangling earrings for girls, caps/hats for the boys inside the school campus. Wearing of make-up, colored hair and fingernails. Habitual tardiness. Inappropriate classroom behavior.  Less Serious Consequences- Teacher directed 1st offense – Verbal Warning 2nd offense – Conference with Teacher and Prefect Discipline 3rd offense – Guidance Counselor

SECTION II: Serious Offenses a. Persistence of less serious behaviors when a variety of teacher directed consequences have been exhausted. b. Persistent tardiness, truancy or skipping classes c. Throwing dangerous objects d. Stealing or possessing school or another person’s property e. Cheating in an examination

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f. Verbal abuse (oral or written) of school personnel, faculty, administrator or the students. g. Wearing of earrings by male students. h. Utterance of foul/ vulgar/offensive language. i. Fighting in the campus during school activities. j. Profane and obscene gestures in and off campus. k. Using somebody else’s ID or gate pass and other students’ permit under pretense or fraud. l. Gross disrespect to a person in authority or any school personnel. m. Smoking inside the campus. n. Possession of any instrument/ weapon that could be used to create a distraction or intimidate a student in school/in school activities and other related activities. o. Using electronic gadgets like cellphones, IPod, MP3, etc. during class hours (per DipEd Order No. 70 s. 1999). Confiscated units will be returned after the concerned student be sanctioned accordingly. p. Inappropriate use of computers and networks. q. Forgery which is defined as using the signature of the school personnel or parent without their consent. r. Gambling inside the school premises. s. Vandalizing or destroying the school property or another person’s property. t. Bullying (R.A. No. 10627 or DipEd Order No. 55 s. 2013) u. Acting as accomplice in serious offenses. v. Extorting money, favors, or privileges from other students’ w. Public Display of Affection. x. Selling, giving, using or delivering to another person an alcoholic beverages drugs, or related controlled substance, committing a serious act of offense while under the influence of alcohol, drugs or controlled substance. y. Disrupting of classes/ school activities or any lawful assemblies. z. Distributing of written materials not approved by the principal. aa. Committing any other actions that would destroy the good name of the school administrator whether it is done inside or outside the campus. bb. Participating in gang or cult activities. cc. Sexual harassment. dd. Assault or terrorist-related threat. ee. Ear and body piercing, tattoos for both male and female students.  Serious Consequences- Administration Directed 1st offense – student-parent conference before the Prefect Discipline 2nd offense – in school suspension three to five days or more and do community service

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SECTION III: Grave Offenses- Expulsion The following are considered grave offenses. a. Illegal possession and use of firearms, deadly weapons and explosives. b. Deliberately inflicting serious physical injuries. c. Unauthorized or illegal possession of prohibited drugs or chemicals and other banned substance enumerated in the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. d. Stealing in and out of the school, pick pocketing, shoplifting and snatching where the name of the school is put into great embarrassment. e. Direct involvement in an examination leakage; selling of examination papers. f. Organization of fraternities and sororities, affiliation to the same whether inside or outside the school premises. g. Plagiarism h. Immorality such as possession and distribution or bringing of indecent publication or pornographic materials; watching of morally questionable for adults or Rated R or X movies, videos or live shows whether inside or outside of the school. ALL THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS ARE PROMULGATED BY THE SCHOOL AUTHORITIES FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE STUDENTS. These rules and regulations are binding on all of the students of ROBERTO E. SATO MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL during any school year. It is for the purposes that copies of these rules and regulations are given out and would be safely kept by the class adviser for the future reference so that both students and parents are properly informed.

SECTION IV: CONSEQUENCES FOR MINOR MISBEHAVIOR It is expected that the great majority of students at the school will strive to meet the expectations for responsibility and self-discipline outlined herein. It is also understood however, that no single set of procedures will be effective in helping every student develop the skills and attitudes necessary for success. Therefore, a series of interventions will be designed for students who have not been motivated by the schoolwide procedures. Teachers and faculty adapt disciplinary procedures to meet individual need for calm and consistent consequences. Students will learn that certain actions are unacceptable at the school and misbehavior has consequences that are neither amusing nor pleasant. Students who engage in any type of misbehavior, whether minor or severe will be required to make amends and/or teacher will determine the type of restitution required for a particular infraction. If possible, the restitution assignment will be communicated to the student’s parents prior to his/her completion of the task. In all cases, parents will be informed of the child’s inappropriate behavior and the restitution requirement. 20

SECTION V: CONSEQUNCES FOR SEVERE MISBEHAVIOR Most misbehavior will be handled with discussion or the use of mild consequences. However, severe misbehavior will be met swiftly with equally severe consequences. Such behavior is defined as belonging to at least one of the following categories:   

Insubordinate behavior Physically dangerous behavior Illegal behavior

Insubordinate behavior is the direct refusal to comply with reasonable staff instruction within a specified period of time. In such cases, the staff member involved will first explain to the student why his/her actions are inappropriate and will issue a mild consequence for the offense. If the student continues to disregard the staff member’s instruction, he/she will be sent to the office and the incident will be reported to the appropriate staff member. Insubordination is a breakdown in communication, when a student has been referred to the office for this offense, the principal or designee will arrange a conference between the student, the staff member involved, and possibly the parent or guardian. The purpose of the conference will be establish a plan that will help the student communicate more responsibly in the future. In cases of physically dangerous behavior- fighting, assault, verbal assault, physical intimidation, sexual intimidation- staff will firmly inform the students to stop the physical altercation. If the students do not respond, staff will use professional judgment to determine whether or not to intervene physically. Staff will not be required to take action that could be physically dangerous; in such cases, another student will be sent immediately for assistance. The principal or designee will notify parents ad make all decisions regarding whether to contact the appropriate law enforcement authorities. If a staff member is aware that a student has been or is engaged in illegal activity, the staff member will refer the case to the office. The principal or designee will notify re students’ parents or guardian and make all decisions regarding whether to contact the appropriate law enforcement authorities. Any student who brings a weapon to school or who uses a dangerous item in a way that makes another person feel threatened is subject to immediate expulsion. All incidents involving weapons will be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.

SECTION VI: EXPULSION Expulsion is defined as the removal of the right and obligation of the student to attend the school under the conditioned set by the schools Board of Trustees. A student can be recommended for expulsion if the student has had three or more suspension for

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severe misbehavior. The principal will make recommendation to expel a student to the School board. A student who brings a dangerous weapon to school or uses an implement in school in any way that makes another student, staff member, or volunteer feel threatened will be subject to an expulsion hearing before the School Board. If a student brings a firearm to school, the student will be expelled for at least one year. If a student enrolled in Grade 7 or above commits a physical or verbal assault at school against a person employed by or engaged as a volunteer or contractor by the School Board, and if the physical or verbal assault is reported to the School Board or principal by the victim, or if the victim is unable to report the assault, by another person on the victim’s behalf, then the School Board shall expel the student permanently. In addition, if a student in Grade 7 or above makes a bomb threat or similar threat directed at a school building, or school property, or at a school-related event, then the School board or designee on behalf of the School board, shall expel the student form the school up to 180 school days. If the principal receives a report of physical or verbal assault, he/she shall forward the report to the School Board with a recommendation to expel. If an individual is permanently expelled, the school shall enter on the individuals’ permanent record that he/she has been permanently expelled pursuant to the law. An expelled student will not be permitted on school grounds or at any school-related functions for the duration of his/her expulsion. If an individual is expelled, it is the responsibility of that individual and of his/her parent or guardian to locate a suitable educational program and to enroll the individual in such program during the expulsion. If the expulsion is for a limited time, such one year, the expelled student may choose to attend another school during this period. Students under the age of fourteen may be expelled for the duration of the existing school year.

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CHAPTER 6: CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ARTICLE I: Field Trips Field trips may be planned throughout the year for various academic enrichment and extracurricular purposes. Parents may be asked to assist in paying for field trips. Parents will receive advance notice of all such trips. A permission slip must be signed by a student’s parent/guardian in order for the student to participate in a field trip. Students without signed permission slips will remain at the school in another class. ARTICLE II: Student Conduct Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School recognizes that effective instruction requires an orderly environment focused on learning , and that schools have an important role to play in supporting parents’ efforts to teach basic values to their children. The School’s Code of Conduct clearly defines expectations for all in the learning community. Students are encouraged to model the character virtues in their every action and thereby to develop the habits that characterize a civil society. Parents can help reinforce such lessons by talking about the virtues and encouraged students to model them at home. A complete copy of the Code of Conduct is provided in another booklet. Please read the code thoroughly, discuss it with your children and sign and return to your child’s homeroom teacher the compact on the last page to indicate that you understand and agree to the school’s rules and expectations. Students are also asked to sign the form, which will be co-signed by the principal upon receipt. The code will thus serve as a contract among students, parents, and the school staff, involving parents at the most fundamental level in their children’s character development. The principal will make appointments to discuss the Code of Conduct with any parents who do not return signed copies of the form indicating their approval of the Code. ARTICLE III: Parent Involvement and Communications SECTION I: Volunteering Parents are encouraged to participate in school-related activities, including those pertaining to curriculum and instruction, such as tutoring and storytelling. Volunteers may also be involved in monitoring the playground, student drop-off and pick-up, crosswalk, and assisting with school events. In addition, parents are encouraged to contribute their time and talent to organizing extracurricular activities and community outreach projects. A log of volunteer hours is kept in the school office. A recognition night for volunteers is held at the end of the year. All volunteers must complete an Application for Employment and a Character Questionnaire, and each must be fingerprinted. Volunteers receive structured training, and must follow all policies and procedures defined by the school. If activity occurs that

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is not keeping with the school policies, the principal reserves the right to relieve the volunteer of his/her responsibilities. SECTION II: Parent Conferences Formal parent/teacher conferences are scheduled three times per year to facilitate open communication between parents and teachers regarding student’s progress. Refer to the school calendar for specific dates. Dates are set in the months of October, January, and March. Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School maintains an open door policy, and parents are encouraged to visit their children’s classrooms to see them in action. We do ask that parents notify the office upon arriving to the school for a visit to a classroom so as to keep disruptions to a minimum. Informal conferences or conversations are encouraged and may also be scheduled with teachers or school leaders at any time throughout the year.

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CHAPTER 7: Education, Accessibility, and Political Rights of Students with Disability or Special Needs

Access to Quality Education The school shall ensure the students with special needs are provided with access to quality education and ample opportunities to develop their skills. The administrators, teachers, and other stakeholders shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible all students with disability or special needs.

School’s Health Program The school shall protect and promote the right to health of students with disability or special needs and shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach depending on the school’s health services program as directed by the Department of Education.

Barrier Free Environment The school shall ensure the attainment of a barrier free environment that will enable students with disability or special needs to have access to gradient passageways within the school premises.

System of Voting Students with disability and special needs shall have the right to participate in voting the Supreme Student Government (SSG) election. The same shall have the right to be chosen as one of the leaders of the Supreme Student Government and in any other school organization.

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CHAPTER 8: ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Each member of the Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School community has a role to play in creating a safe, orderly environment that is conducive to learning. The various roles and the responsibilities that accompany each are outlined on the following pages.

ARTICLE I: CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS The classroom teacher of the school is the center of the school’s character education and discipline policy. Teachers will continually emphasize to both students and parents the School Wide Expectations. The expectations will be established as rules for each classroom and the school as a whole. Teachers will underscore expectations for student behavior by relating student actions to the expectations language and the character virtues learned and reflected upon their study. In this way, teachers will focus on teaching and encourage appropriate conduct, rather than just trying to “control” behavior.

Three basic principles of classroom management and discipline will be implemented by all teachers. 

At the beginning of the school year, students will be given the information they need to behave responsibly in each type of classroom activity, and their efforts will be reinforced throughout the year.

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Teachers will strive to interact frequently with each student when the student is behaving inappropriately.

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When misbehavior occurs, teachers will calmly and consistently implement mild classroom “consequences”, corrective actions taken in response to inappropriate behavior, using such instances as teaching opportunities. The focus of interaction with each student will continue to be primarily positive, with a ratio of at least four positive interactions to every one correction.

Through these principles it will serve as useful guides, each teacher, student, and situation is unique. Teachers will use professional discretion to select the specific procedures that fit individual student needs and particular situations.

Teachers will work in collaboration with other staff to solve problems that are chronic or severe. Techniques that may be used by teachers in dealing with minor behavior problems as well as procedures for responding to chronic misbehavior are described under “Encouraging Appropriate Conduct.”

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ARTICLE II: STUDENTS Students at the school will take pride in their efforts to follow the school-wide expectations and cultivating the virtues embodied in the heroes they study, both past and present. In the classroom, students will follow the teacher’s classroom rules at all times and especially during instruction; direction will be articulated for each activity. ARTICLE III: PARENTS Parents are encouraged to participate fully in the education of their children. The support and cooperation of parents is the basis of and vital factor in supporting a child to reach his/her full potential. First and foremost, parents will be expected to support the academic learning of their children by maintaining high expectations for both the students and the school. The major role of parents with regard to discipline and character education at the school is to demonstrate consistent interest in the children’s progress at school and support for their best efforts. Parental support provides an enormous incentive for children to strive for excellence. Parents will be kept informed of students’ efforts through conferences, monthly progress reports, report cards, phone calls, and notes. Parents may be asked to help teach their child specific skills, such as remembering homework, learning to be more independent or managing anger in a mature way. If parents are asked to assist staff, specific information will be provided on ways to help the student. If there is severe or recurring problem, parents will be asked to help staff teach the student an alternative set of behavior. In such cases, it is important to recognize that teaching a student to behave appropriately as a contributing member of this school community will enable him/her to succeed in college or in the real world. By working together, parents and staff can help the student acquire the skills that will increase opportunities for success throughout life. Consistent failure to comply with the specifics of the school’s plan for teaching disciplinary measures including the students expulsion. Parents who have concerns about their child’s adjustment to the school or any aspect of the school’s program and policies will be asked to discuss their concerns first with their child’s teacher. Every teacher at the school will be prepared to work with parents and respond to parental concerns appropriately and expeditiously. The school’s leadership team will also be available if there are issues that exceed the scope of a parent-teacher conference. The Code of Conduct will be sent home with students each fail. Students and parents will be asked to discuss the Code together and to sign a form indicating that they understand and agree to the school rules and regulations. The Code will thus serve as a contract among students, parents, and school staff involving the parent at the most fundamental level in their children’s character development. The principal will make

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appointments to discuss the Code of Conduct with any parents who do return signed copies of the form indicating their approval of the Code.

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CHAPTER 9: K to 12 GRADING SYSTEM The K to 12 Basic Education Program uses a standard and competency-based grading system. These are found in the curriculum guides. All grades will be based on the weighted raw score of the learners’ summative assessments. The minimum grade needed to pass a specific learning area is 60, which is transmuted to 75 in the report card. The lowest mark that can appear on the report card is 60 for Quarterly Grades and Final Grades. For these guidelines, the Department will use a floor grade considered as the lowest possible that will appear in learner’s report card. Learner form Grades 1 to12 are graded on Written Work, Performance Tasks and Quarterly Assessment. These three are given specific percentage weight that vary according to the nature of the learning area. A. How is learner progress recorded and computed? In grading period, there is one Quarterly Assessment but there should be instances for students to produce Written Work and to demonstrate what they know and can do through Performance tasks. There is no required number of Written Work and Performance Tasks, but these must be spread out over the quarter and uses to assess learners’ skill after each unit has been taught. The following are the steps in computing for the Final Grades. STEP 1: grades from all student work are added up. This results in the total score for each component, namely Written Work, Performance Tasks, and Quarterly Assessment. Raw score from each component have to be converted to the Percentage Score. This is to ensure that values are parallel to each other. STEP 2: The sum for each component is converted to the Percentage Score. To compute the Percentage Score (PS), divide the raw score by the highest possible score then multiply the quotient by 100%. This is shown below.

LEARNERS’ TOTAL RAW SCORE PERCENTAGE SCORE (PS)

=

X HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE

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100%

STEP 3: percentage Score are then converted to Weighted Scores to show the importance of each component in promoting learning in the different subjects. To do this, the Percentage Scores is multiplied by the weight of the component found in Table 4 for grades 1-10 and Table 5 for Senior High School. The product is known as the Weighted Scores (WS)

WEIGHTED SCORE (WS)

=

PERCENTAGE SCORE x WEIGHT OF COMPONENT

TABLE 4: Weight of the Components for Grades 1-10

1-10

Components Written Work Performance Task Quarterly Assessment

Languages AP 30%

ESP

Science Math 40%

MAPEH TLE 20%

50%

40%

60%

20%

20%

20%

The Grading System for Senior High School (SHS) follows a different set of weights for each component. Table 5 presents the weights for the core and track subjects.

TABLE 5: Weight of the Components for SHS Academic Track

11 to 12

Written Task Performa nce Task Quarterly Assessm ent

Technical Vocational and Livelihood (TVL)/ Sports/ Arts and Design Track All other Work Immersion/ subjects Research/Exhibit Performance

Core All other Work Subje subjects Immersion/Research/ cts Business enterprise/Simulation/ Exhibit/ Performance 25% 25% 35% 20% 50%

45%

40%

60%

25%

30%

25%

20%

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STEP 4: The sum of the weighted scores in each component is the Initial Grade. This Initial Grade will be transmuted using the given transmutation table ( see Appendix B) to get the Quarterly Grade (QG).

STEP 5: The Quarterly Grade for each learning area is written in the report card of the student.

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CHAPTER 10: COMPACT THE SUCCESS OF Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School’s Code of Conduct depends on the support of each member of the school community. Working together, faculty and staff, parents and students can promote academic achievement and good character, and ensure the success of students at the school and throughout life. On behalf of the administration, management, faculty and staff of Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School, I pledge to fulfill the responsibilities and uphold the expectations outlined in the Code of conduct. Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School is dedicated in ensuring that communication between the school and parents is continual, on-going and uniform.

Principal Your signature in the appropriate space below will indicate your commitment to helping fulfill the school’s primary mission- rigorous academic learning. As the parent of ___________________________________ I pledge: To maintain high expectations for my child and the school To demonstrate consistent interest in my child’s progress at school To support my child’s best efforts To model school expectations and encourage their use as described in the Code of Conduct To support and work with school staff to promote my child’s learning I have read the Code of Conduct and support the rules and expectations outlined herein Signed: ____________________________________ Date: _____________________ As a student of Roberto E. Sato Memorial National High School, I pledge: To project a positive attitude in all I do To be responsible for my achievements and my mistakes To make smart choices To stay on task at all times To respect myself and others in the school community Signed: __________________________________ Date: _______________________ NOTE: This School and Student handbook is subject for comments and suggestions in both parents (Parents, Teachers/ faculty and Students). 32