This handbook contains the policies and procedures of Kewaskum Middle School. The administration and faculty have carefully prepared this information to help you adjust to our school and become an integral part of it. Please see us if a question arises.

-Mrs. Skelton, KMS Principal

KMS MISSION, VISION, AND VALUES

KMS Mission

The mission of Kewaskum Middle School is to be a safe place where students are excited to learn and grow, feel connected to their school community, and learn the skills to be successful in their current and future endeavors.

KMS Vision

The vision of Kewaskum Middle School is to engage students in educational opportunities that meet their unique needs, build on their strengths, and challenge them to grow into their best selves.

KMS Values

The values of Kewaskum Middle School are:

Integrity- act with honesty and accountability
Responsibility- be dependable
Collaboration- work together for a common purpose
Professionalism- set high standards and be accountable
Inclusion- meeting the diverse needs of all students

CONTACT US

KMS Phone Number: (262) 626-3104

Office Extension: 2102

Attendance Extension: 2101

Guidance Extension: 2106

KMS PARENT INFORMATION HUB

SCHOOL HOURS

Classes: 7:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. daily

Office: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Main Entrance Unlocked: 7:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Students are not permitted to be in the building after 3:00 p.m. unless participating in supervised school activities/events or have a scheduled meeting with a staff member.

Per 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, school districts are required to provide annual notices of the student academic standards, school accountability reports, educational options and the Special Needs Scholarship Program. Additionally, certain Kewaskum School District policies and federal regulations require that parents/guardians be informed about them annually. Listed below are notices that are published to keep parents/guardians informed and to meet these notification requirements. Contact your child’s school office, the district office or the district website to obtain the complete policy or for additional information on these matters. View all district policies on BoardDocs (Active Policies).

BELL SCHEDULE 2024-2025

*KEY – Core Class – Music - Specials

	6th Grade			7th Grade			8th Grade
Period 1	7:30 – 7:55	ELT	Period 1	7:30 – 7:55	ELT	Period 1	7:30 – 7:55	ELT
Period 2	7:59 – 8:59	Core	Period 2	7:59 – 8:59	Core	Period 2	7:59 – 8:59	Specials
Period 3	9:03 - 10:03	Core	Period 3	9:03 - 10:03	Core	Period 3	9:03 - 10:03	Specials
Period 4	10:07 - 11:07	Core	Period 4	10:07 - 11:07	Specials	Period 4	10:07 - 11:07	Music *
Period 5	11:11 – 12:11	Music *	LUNCH 1	11:07 – 11:37	LUNCH 1	Period 5	11:11 – 12:11	Core
LUNCH 2	12:11 - 12:41	LUNCH 2	Period 5	11:37 - 12:37	Specials	Period 6A	12:14 – 12:45	Core A
LUNCH 2	12:11 - 12:41	LUNCH 2	Period 5	11:37 - 12:37	Specials	LUNCH 3	12:45 - 1:15	LUNCH 3
Period 6	12:41 – 1:41	Specials	Period 6	12:41 – 1:41	Music *	Period 6B	1:15 – 1:41	Core B
Period 7	1:45 – 2:45	Specials	Period 7	1:45 – 2:45	Core	Period 7	1:45 – 2:45	Core

*20 minutes are dedicated to i-Ready during the Music/Focus Period.

BOOKS & OTHER SCHOOL PROPERTY

Materials issued to students by the school must be returned in the condition they received them. Fines will be assessed for any damages to school equipment, property, or lost books.

BUSES

Bus transportation is provided for qualified students to and from school. Bus transportation is also provided for field trips, team participation, and other school activities. Generally speaking, students are to be on time, stay well off the road while waiting for the bus, and follow the rules furnished by the bus company. The school schedules all buses to games or field trips and each bus is under the direction of an adult supervisor. Students are required to return to school on their assigned bus unless signed authorization has been given by the building principal or designee. Students who violate the bus rules may be excluded from riding the bus and be subject to other disciplinary action.

Students may alter their regular afternoon bus stop by bringing written permission from both parents and guardians involved to the office before 7:30 AM to receive a bus pass. Students who are not regularly scheduled to ride a certain bus cannot do so without working with the KMS Office.

CHROMEBOOK USAGE AGREEMENT

Students at Kewaskum School District can be issued Chromebooks for use in school. The students will take care of the equipment, use it to complete assignments, and be a good digital citizen. Students and their parents/guardians are reminded that use of TECHNOLOGY is a privilege and not a right and that everything done on any device, network, or electronic communication device may be monitored by the school authorities. Inappropriate use of the TECHNOLOGY can result in limited or banned computer use, and/or disciplinary consequences.

The school will repair or replace damaged equipment resulting from normal use. All other breakages will be the responsibility of the student to pay for. The school will make its best attempt to purchase replacement parts at the best possible price. Loss or theft of the device is also the student’s responsibility and will result in the student being charged the full replacement cost to purchase a new device.

CO CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

While participation in co-curricular activities is beneficial towards the development of a complete citizen, it is a privilege, not a right. Participation is voluntary, and not required; therefore, additional expectations and rules apply to all students who participate.

Kewaskum School District students participating in co-curricular activities must abide by specific rules. These rules are found in the Kewaskum Middle School All Activities Code. Any student planning to participate in school sports and/or interscholastic competitive clubs and organizations must attend a co-curricular code meeting. Student(s) and parent/guardian will be required to sign a yearly code form after the initial code meeting requirement has been met.

KMS offers the following competitive programs: All participants in competitive programs are required to pay a $25.00 per activity, non-refundable user fee for the school year. Students participating in any co-curricular activity must abide by all of the regulations.

7th and 8th Grades ONLY—Basketball, Girls Volleyball, Track, FFA
6th, 7th, and 8th Grades— Cross Country, Forensics, Track, Wrestling, Lego League, Rocket Club

KMS also offers the following non-competitive programs: All grades with no fees.

Student Government, Solo Ensemble, Jazz Band, Yearbook, FCCLA, Ski Club, Plays (Drama Club), Technology Club, Spanish Club, and Craft Club.

CONTACTING TEACHERS

During the school day, contact the middle school at 626-3104, extension 2102 and inquire as to whether or not the teacher is available. If so, you will be transferred, and if not, you will go to the teacher’s voicemail. Outside the school day, use the directory found on our website.

COUNSELING SERVICES

Counseling is available to students that may have concerns in the personal/social, educational, or vocational areas. They may seek the counselor to gain information about class schedules, how to study, club memberships, or to find out about their standardized test scores. Students may make an appointment to see the counselor, or the counselor may make an appointment to meet with the students. Parents can contact the counselor, Mrs. Weber, at 262-626-3104, extension 2106.

Student Assistance Support Groups are formed to help students deal with various issues. For further information on these programs, contact the Director of Student Learning and Services at (262) 626-8427, extension 1010.

DANCES

Middle School dances are only for KMS students. All three-grade levels may attend dances. Students who were absent the day of the dance may not attend. Students may not leave early or come late unless notification/permission is received from parents in writing. Parents must promptly pick students up from the dance at the end time. The office will not be open to make phone calls.

DRESS AND GROOMING

The following apparel items are not allowed at Kewaskum Middle School during the school day in order to promote an atmosphere that maximizes learning, health, and safety:

Clothing that is obscene, profane, vulgar, suggestive, harassing, endangering or otherwise inappropriate for school including the bearing of the Confederate Flag
Clothing that promotes alcohol, tobacco, and/or other drug use
Hats, bandanas or other headwear (If they are worn to school, place and keep them in your locker for the full school day.)
Coats, jackets, or backpacks (If worn to school, place and keep them in your locker for the full school day.)
Shirts/blouses that expose the waist, chest and back (Shirts exposing the shoulders must have straps that are at least the width of “two fingers.”)
Clothing exposing undergarments
Skirts that are shorter than 6” above the knee
Shorts with less than a 4” inseam

Thank you for your attention and cooperation with these expectations. Students failing to adhere to these standards will likely be required to obtain a change of clothes and risk disciplinary action. If the clothing cannot be removed, the student may be sent home after contact is made with the student's parent/guardian.

GRADING

Mid-trimester Reports

will post to Skyward every six weeks to inform parents/guardians if their child is doing unsatisfactory work. If you would like a printed copy, please call the KMS office.

Trimester Final Grade Reports

will post to Skyward at the completion of each trimester. If you would like a printed copy, please call the KMS office.

It is suggested that parents contact teachers to discuss any concerns they have regarding their child’s grade reports.

Graded work needs to be turned in on the day it is due, the only exception to late work will be illness or if an extension was granted by the teacher prior to the due date. If a plan is worked out with the teacher the work must be turned in within two weeks of the original due date. If a student has missing work it will be changed to a zero after two weeks.

Grade changes will only be considered up to two weeks after the trimester ends. Only missing or incomplete work can be completed for grade changes. All other circumstances need to be approved by the office.

Grading and Marking Procedure

Grading students’ work and achievement is the responsibility of the teacher. Grades should evaluate the proficiency

of the subject matter learned combined with the quality of the work produced. Teachers may use plus (+) or minus (-) while grading students.

The standard scale for calculating the Cumulative GPA on the report card is:

Grade	Description	Percentage
A	Outstanding	93 - 100
A-		90 – 92.99
B+		87 – 89.99
B	Proficient	83 – 86.99
B-		80 – 82.99
C+		77 – 79.99
C	Mostly Proficient	73 – 76.99
C-		70 – 72.99
D+		67 – 69.99
D	Minimal	63 – 66.99
D-		60 – 62.99
F	No Evidence of Learning	0 – 59.99
I	Incomplete	0
P	Passing	0

Incomplete grades will be changed to an “F” four weeks after the start of the next term unless the teacher provides an extension and informs the Office. Incompletes may not be given at the end of the year. Only the principal and guidance may approve grades of W (Withdrawal), N (No grade), or P (Passing).

HALL MANNERS

Hallway Expectations

Move through the hallway in a safe and orderly fashion.
Lock your locker.
Voice level kept to 1.
Keep hallway clear.
Hands to yourself.

Consequences of Breaking Hallway Expectations

1st Offense – Detention (lunch)
2nd Offense – Delayed passing time for a week. This means the student will wait and pass to their next class once the hallways have cleared.
3rd Offense – Student is escorted to and from all classes.
4th Offense – Loss of having a locker.

HALL PASSES

Students will not be in the hallway without a pass. Students are not to leave a classroom during class hours without permission from a teacher (and a pass). Teachers should give permission only when needed.

Students are not to go to any location other than that stated on their pass, so if they need to go to their locker as well as somewhere else, it should be stated on the pass. The administration reserves the right to suspend all pass privileges for any student who has abused his/her hall passes.

Kewaskum Middle School utilizes an electronic hall pass monitoring system. Students are given two passes a day to care for needs that cannot be done during passing periods.

ILLNESS OR INJURY

If your student is injured or becomes ill, he/she should tell his/her teacher and report to the first aid room in the office. Illness will be assessed and if necessary the parent/guardian will be called to pick up their ill child. If the parent cannot be reached, we will then contact the emergency number. Please be sure to keep emergency numbers updated in Skyward. When the school determines the child is too ill or injured to remain in class, it is the parent/guardian’s responsibility to pick the child up and provide care for them. If care to an injury is performed, parents will be notified, and the student and adult in charge will fill out an accident report.

LIBRARY PROCEDURES

The Library Media Center (LMC) has books, magazines, newspapers, electronic databases and media for assigned study and recreational reading. It is open for use daily from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. except when classes are scheduled for research or instruction. Quiet, good behavior is expected from all students in the LMC. Student removal from the LMC is at the discretion of the library staff. Students can be sent out if they are not using library materials appropriately.

Students and staff must have a computer use form on file in order to use the computers. Disciplinary measures will be taken with students who abuse LMC rules.

All materials are district property and must be checked out through the circulation desk before they are taken from the LMC. Staff is welcome to use all of the materials in the LMC. Some reference materials may be checked out overnight with permission from an LMC staff member.

Fines are charged for overdue materials. It is best to renew materials before they become overdue, in order to avoid fines. Regular collection materials may be checked out for three weeks and a ten-cent-per-day fine is charged for those overdue. Fine notices are sent to students periodically and fines must be paid in the middle school office. If you lose LMC materials checked out to you, you will be required to pay for the replacement cost of these items.

LOCKERS/SCHOOL PROPERTY

Desks, lockers, books, and equipment loaned to students remain school property while in possession of the student. Such property is provided for the convenience of the student and shall be used only for authorized purposes. Students will be expected to reimburse the school district for damage to school property, or for the loss or theft of such property. Students are responsible for reporting damage and/or theft of personal property to school officials and to the Kewaskum Police Department. Students have the responsibility to secure belongings to avoid theft. Students CAN NOT put shelf lining in their lockers.

School lockers are the property of the School District of Kewaskum. At no time does the District relinquish its exclusive control of lockers provided for the convenience of students. Inspections of lockers may be conducted for any reason at any time, by school administrators, their designee, or by the Police Liaison Officer, without notice, without student consent, and without a search warrant. Students are prohibited from putting private locks on their lockers without administrative approval; locks purchased and recorded from/by the District will be the only locks permitted.

To protect your property, keep the locker combination a secret and never leave the locker with the combination set or unlocked. Contact the office if you believe your combination is no longer a secret; the District will assist you in purchasing a new lock or swapping locks with you. Students are not to change lockers or share lockers. Students are also responsible for leaving their locker clean at the end of the year. Students may be billed for cleaning services if their locker requires special cleaning.

LUNCH

Lunch Period Rules

Seating expectations:

Booth can seat 4 to a side
Large tables can seat 8 and small tables can seat 4.
Please do not move the furniture or chairs.
Voice volume kept to 3 or lower.

Do not throw food.
Please leave your area clean and push in your chair.
Treat others with respect.

Consequences for Breaking Lunch Period Rules

1st Offense – Help clean up and organize the cafeteria.
2nd Offense – An assigned seat for a week.
3rd Offense – Loss of privilege to be in the cafeteria for a week.
4th Offense – Alternate learning environment for the day. (This will be documented as an in school suspension.)

*At times a more serious offense will result in a more serious consequence, thereby skipping lesser consequences due to the nature of the offense. All infractions are at the discretion of lunch supervisors.

PHONE USE at KMS

Students should plan with parents ahead of time to be picked up from after-school activities immediately following

any activity. Students may use the office telephone during their lunch hours, before school, and after school at no charge. Parents, who need to contact a student due to an emergency before 3:00 p.m., please call the office at

262-626-3104 extension 2102. We will deliver a message on your behalf. Students will not be called from class for phone calls except in extreme emergencies. School personnel will relay only important messages.

All cell phones need to be turned off and kept in the student’s locker. Students are permitted to use phones after school or with permission from a teacher or the office to contact a parent/guardian. If a phone is taken away from a student during the school day, a parent needs to pick it up. Note: camera use needs permission of the administration.

ROTATIONS

Each student will receive instruction in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies the entire school year. The student will alternate each day with having Physical Education one day and then the following day instruction in Spanish; Science one day and Social Studies the following day. This switching each day occurs for the entire school year. The 8th-grade students will rotate each trimester on the exploratory classes Art, Intro to Business, and Tech Ed. The 7th-grade students will rotate each quarter on the exploratory classes Tech Ed, Computers, Art, and FACE. The 6th-grade students will rotate each quarter on the exploratory classes STEM, Art, Health, and Computers.

For example, if your 8th-grade student starts with the Tech Ed exploratory in the 1st trimester, the student will rotate into Art in the 2nd trimester, then Intro to Business in the 3rd trimester.

Class	All Year	All Year (every other day)	Trimester	Quarter	Grade
Language Arts	X				6th, 7th, 8th
Math	X				6th, 7th, 8th
Science		X			6th, 7th, 8th
Social Studies		X			6th, 7th, 8th
Phy Ed		X			6th, 7th, 8th
Spanish		X			6th, 7th, 8th
Art			X		8th
Intro to Business			X		8th
Tech Ed			X		8th
Tech Ed				X	7th
FACE				X	7th
Art				X	6th, 7th
Computers				X	6th, 7th
Health				X	6th
STEM				X	6th

SCHEDULE CHANGES

Kewaskum Middle School staff strives to meet the needs of all learners throughout the school year. At times it may be necessary for your child to switch their class grouping. The office will make these decisions on a case-by-case basis. Every effort will be made to keep your child with the same teachers. These decisions can be made at any time during the school year. Families will be notified of this switch in writing prior to the schedule change taking place.

A student may not drop or add any elective course after registration is completed unless by teacher and/or administrative recommendation and approval. Required courses may not be changed.

STUDENT PLANNERS

All students will be provided with a student planner at the beginning of the school year. If a student loses the planner, he/she will be expected to replace it at cost. Each grade level will decide how the planner is to be managed and whether or not parents will be required to sign it. You are welcome to purchase your own planner for your student, the expectation remains the same that they carry it with them at all times.

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