Dress Code Policy
ID Badges
Everyone will be provided an ID badge and must be visibly displayed by wearing the badge on the outside of each scholar’s sweatshirts, shirts, and/or jackets.
If left at home, lost or damaged, a temporary ID badge may be purchased for $1. A new badge may be purchased for $3 and a lanyard may be purchased for $2. If the District implements the Smart Pass, the replacement cost will be $5 in addition to the $2 lanyard fee.
Each grade level has a specific colored lanyard. (6th-Navy; 7th-Black; and 8th-Yellow)
School Uniforms
Our school uniform shirts and sweatshirts are solid grey, solid black and solid gold. No white shirts.
Our scholars do not wear hoodies, shorts or dresses.
Sweatshirts must be grey, black or gold without any graphics.
Jackets/coats/sweaters may not have a hood.
Pants may be khaki, navy, black or denim. Pants may not be torn, have holes or tattered.
Our PTO sells quality t-shirts for $11 and sweatshirts for $25. First come, first serve.
Shoes:
Shoes should provide adequate support and safety.
No Crocs, slides, open toed shoes, sandals, flip-flops, houseshoes, slippers, and steel toe boots are not permitted.
Scholars should only have the shoes they are wearing. No slides or Crocs should be brought to the campus. No sports or activities require slides or Crocs.
Headwear:
Only religious based headgear is allowed. No headgear of any kind is permitted for girls or boys including bandanas, caps, beanies, hats, doo-rags (durags), crochet scarves or hoods.
Backpacks and Bags:
Backpacks must be either mesh or clear.
Backpacks must be free from decorations, enhancements or writings that advertise, glorify or support lewd, offensive, vulgar, obscene or profane language or gestures, gangs, illegal activities, tobacco, sex, alcohol, illegal drugs or violence.
All athletic bags that are required for sports must be stored in the students athletic locker as soon as scholars are released to report to class at 9:00 am.
After the season is over, athletic bags may no longer be brought to school.
Large purses/bags are not permitted.
All athletes must take their backpacks to the gym lockers before going to the classroom.
Late arrivals must adhere to the athletic backpack policy
Containers/Water Bottles
No open containers.
Only “factory sealed” containers (water, Gatorade, juice) are allowed.
Yeti, Rtic or other containers must be empty for safety reasons.
All scholars should finish outside food and drinks before entering the building.
Dress Code Protocol
Scholars will be checked upon entry into the school. If a scholar is wearing white or any other color that is not grey, black or gold, he/she will be allowed to call home for someone to bring the school appropriate colored shirt or sweatshirt. The scholar will wait in the EC room until someone arrives with the appropriate clothing. All hoodies and headgear (girls included) will be collected upon entry. It is the scholars responsibility to pick up their collected items as they are leaving for the day from their grade level administrative assistant.
Cell Phone Protocol
Cell phones are not to be utilized during school hours. All scholars are expected to power off their cell phones prior to entering the building.
Upon entering the classroom, teachers will remind students to place their cell phones in their backpacks or in an area designated by the teacher.
Students are not allowed to take their cellphones to the restroom.
Students are not allowed to charge their cell phones at school as we are No Cell Phone campus.
If your scholar is caught using a cell phone, a warning will be given and the cell phone will remain with the administrative assistant until the end of the day for the first incident.
The second cell phone violation will result in the cell phone being taken and turned in to an administrator. Once confiscated, parents have two options: pay the $15 fee or your scholar will serve a full day in EC. Yes, we understand that you own the phone, but please note our policies are clear and are aligned with the Texas Association of School Boards.
If you need to speak with your scholar for any reason during the school day, please call the school, 281-891-7850. We will provide an office and a phone for your scholar to return your telephone call.
15-15 Rule
During the first and last 15 minutes of the class period, students are not allowed to leave the classroom.
This rule protects our instructional time. We only have 51 minutes in class. We will protect 30 of those instructional minutes by not allowing scholars to leave the classroom unless it is an emergency. Please review the District’s 9 B’s Policy to determine an emergency.
Tardy Policy
Students are expected to report to class on time.
Scholars who acquire 3 tardies or who are repeatedly tardy in a 9 Week grading cycle may be assigned after or Saturday school detention, EC, suspension and parents may be required to conference with an administrator.
Students who are constantly tardy may also receive personal escorts to class either before or after class transitions.
Nurse’s Pass
Parents, please encourage your scholar to come to school and remain in class. All teachers have a First-Aid kit in their classrooms (band-aids, alcohol wipes etc). The District has adopted a 9 B’s policy. In order for our scholars to go to the nurse, one of the following 9 things should be evident:
Blood
Burns
Breaks/Big Bump
Burning Up/Fever
Barf/Bowels (Diarrhea)
Breathing
Bites
Bonafide
Other emergencies include: fainting, known medical emergencies like allergic reactions, asthma, cardiac or diabetic emergencies or seizures.
If the reason for seeing the nurse is not on this list, it is more than likely not an emergency and not a reason to be seen by the nurse. The scholar will be recommended to remain in class. Please inform your scholar that a headache or stomach ache is not a reason to leave class. The nurse is not allowed to administer anything for head or stomach aches; therefore, scholars should remain in class.
Restroom Policy Will Be Enforced
We only have a 3 minute class exchange. It is impossible for nearly 900 scholars to go to the restroom and still get to class on time.
Scholars are provided unlimited access to the restrooms during PE and lunch only.
Scholars must leave their cell phones in the classroom when going to the restroom.
Scholars are provided four passes a class period each 9 weeks to go to the restroom. That’s a minimum of 36 opportunities to use the restroom in 45 days.
Our scholars will receive a limited number of passes to go to the restroom each 9 weeks. Please keep in mind that we only have 51 minutes of instruction per class period. Only 30 minutes is protected. Scholars may not leave the class while the teacher is presenting the lesson (Do Now and initial instruction) and cannot leave the classroom the last 15 minutes (Exit Tickets and put their supplies and materials away). Do Nows and Exit Tickets are mini assessments that we used to determine how well the scholars performed on a specific TEK/skill and, if a reteach is needed.
