Purpose: Our goal is to provide a safe, caring and orderly learning environment for a purposeful and positive learning and teaching climate.
Commitment: Our school is committed to having clearly stated expectations for student behaviour. These expectations will be explicitly taught in classrooms and reinforced by all staff members.
Kalamalka School has these following expectations apply to behaviour at school, during school organized or sponsored activities, and beyond these times. Examples of 'beyond times' include: bus pick-up areas in the morning and after school, walking to and from school, school sponsored events, and on-line behaviour.
Kalamalka School is committed to creating a positive culture that promotes a safe and caring school community free from: bullying, cyber bullying, harassment, discrimination and marginalization, threats, intimidation, violence in any form, verbal, physical or sexual abuse. We do not tolerate theft, vandalism, intoxicating substances, "look alike" substances, weapons, "look alike" weapons, explosives, intruders or trespassers. Adults are expected to model and demonstrate all student-expected behaviours.
At the beginning of each school year, these Conduct Guidelines are reviewed with all staff members and all students in our school. As well, a copy will be available to students' in the school agenda and will be placed on our school website.
We believe that everyone working and learning at Kalamalka Secondary needs to be aware of the guidelines we all need to follow to ensure that we treat others with respect and courtesy and condruct ourselves in a manner worthy of the respect of others, in order to promote a safe and positive school learning and work environment. Kalamalka Secondary promotes the values expressed in the Human Rights Code respecting the rights of all individuals in accordance with the law-prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, place of origin, religion, age, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, age, sex or sexual orientation.
Students with special consideration and possibly special needs (intellectual, physical, sensory, emotional and behavioural) will be provided accommodations to meet the code of conduct considering their disability when deemed necessary.
The Code of Conduct for Kalamalka Secondary is based on the following principles:
We believe that a positive school environment promotes:
Every student shall be subject to the code of conduct while on school premises, going to and returning from school and at all school sponsored games and functions whenever and wherever held. Students will be expected to:
Student Discipline Procedures and Consequences:
Consequences are assigned appropriately with reference to the circumstances, age and needs of the students. Wherever possible, consequences are assigned as restorative and instructional rather than punitive. Rising expectations occur for behavior incidents as students mature through the successive grades and with an increase in the frequency and /or severity of behavior incidents. Students with special needs who may have difficulty complying with code of conduct expectations are provided with identified plans and goals for improvement.
The school will take reasonable steps to prevent retaliation.
When the actions of a student jeopardize access to a safe and positive school environment, consequences will be initiated. These include:
Note: The district Code of Conduct guidelines will be followed in all cases involving suspensions. Consequences may be combined or varied depending on situation.
Kalamalka's Behaviour Expectations
Hallways | Commons | School Grounds | Washrooms | Assemblies | Classroom | Gym/change room | Computers | |
Respect |
Keep hallways clear for movement
Use appropriate language |
Follow instructions of supervisors
Use appropriate language |
Park in appropriate parking lot
Be courteous of school property and neighbours |
Honor privacy
Be clean and tidy |
Be attentive to speakers
Applaud appropriately
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Be on time
Listen attentively
Be polite
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Be mindful of other people's items
Honor privacy |
Keep food and drink away from computers
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Responsibility |
Keep clean
Keep lockers clean and clear of graffiti
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Clean up your area
Recycle
Respect other people's boundaries |
Keep grounds clean
Refrain from smoking/vaping
Be aware of vehicles
Be mindful of where you walk
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Report any problems
Return to class promptly
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Sit with your hands and feet to yourself
Be polite
Enter/exit in an orderly fashion
Turn off electronic devices |
Be prepared to learn
Follow instructions
Be polite
Turn off electronic devices |
Play fair and play hard
Take care of and return equipment
Keep your area clean
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Report any malfunctions
Sign out computers
Replace and plug in laptops
Stay on task and on appropriate sites
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Excellence |
Demonstrate pride in your school Always do your best
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