YUKON-KOYUKUK SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS Luke Titus, Chairperson Priscilla Sipary-Lakoduk, Vice-Chairperson Andy Durny, Treasurer Emily Bergman, Secretary Fred Lee Bifelt Donald Honea Sr. Charlie Titus Jr. ADMINISTRATION Christopher Simon, Superintendent INTRODUCTION Welcome to Yukon-Koyukuk School District. The administration and the staff of each school are proud of their program and hope that you will find your educational experience a good one. This handbook is designed to give you more information about items such as the school calendar, district goals, and student rights and responsibilities. All courses offered, including vocational education courses, by Yukon-Koyukuk School District are open to all students regardless of sex, handicap, race, or national origin. This student handbook was prepared by the Yukon-Koyukuk School District. If you, the Elementary and Jr. High School students of our district have any ideas concerning additions or changes that should be made to this handbook, please feel free to contact your school principal. A MISSION STATEMENT OF YUKON-KOYUKUK SCHOOL DISTRICT The Mission of the Yukon-Koyukuk School District is to prepare all students to become life-long learners, problem solvers, and contributing members of their family, community, and society by providing meaningful learning experiences that create understanding of their cultural heritage and the technological world. STUDENT LEARNING GOALS Students will: Know and value their own culture. Communicate, solve problems, master core skills, and use modern technology. Be respectful, dependable, persistent, self-disciplined (including sobriety and drug-free) and productive workers. STUDENT RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES According to State Statutes (laws) and State Regulations (rules) each school district must have approved guides for student rights and responsibilities. After they have been adopted, the district must explain the guides to all students on a class basis in grades 1-2. Following are the adopted guides and procedures for the Yukon-Koyukuk School District. I. Statement of Rights and Responsibilities 1. An understanding of our representative form of government, the rights and responsibilities of individuals, and methods of legally changing the system are the primary goals of the district and its teacher. 2. The school is a community and the rules of a school are the laws of that community. Each person in school has rights as a school citizen and also has responsibilities. Each citizen of the school must respect its laws and the rights of others. Each citizen of the school must work to cooperate with others. 3. Young people in the United States have a right to receive a free public education. Before anyone can take that right away it must be shown that the student has done something that would cause him/her to lose that right. Also before a student can lose the right to attend school, he/she must be given "due process of law." 4. As citizens of the United States, students have the same rights of speech and expression as any other citizens. In school, this right can be limited if the school can show that school work and discipline would be disrupted a great deal if it were not limited. 5. Administrators and teachers also have rights and duties. The teacher is required by law to maintain a suitable environment for students, and administrators have the responsibility for maintaining and helping the school program. 6. The principal or unit administrator has the power to recommend that a student be dropped from school completely (expulsion) and to tell a student to leave school for short periods of time (suspension) or to discipline students when he/she has a good reason (cause) to do so. II. Due Process (Following Procedures in Disciplining) 1 The constitutional rights of individuals assure the protection of due process of law; therefore, this system of constitutionally and legally sound procedures is developed with regard to the administration of discipline in the schools. 1. Discipline is based on fair treatment and is the result of one’s actions. 2. Reasonable efforts shall be made by administrators and teachers to solve problems by using services at the school in cooperation with the student and their parent or guardian. 3. A student shall be given a chance to prove that any facts against him or her are not true or may show that the punishment he/she is to receive is not right. The student shall also be allowed to prove prejudice or unfairness on the part of the school district official responsible for the punishment. 4. The student grievance procedure shall be as follows: a. Should the student wish to contest the punishment, he/she will be given the opportunity to present his/her case in person or in writing to the next higher authority. b. At each level of appeal, the student is entitled to present arguments and evidence in their behalf and to have parents, guardians, or some representative or advisor at the hearing. III. Married Students 1. Marriage shall not prohibit a student from attending school. 2. The School Board shall not develop policies, nor shall administrators develop rules and procedures that would discriminate or cause discrimination against married students. IV. Pregnant Students 1. Pregnant students shall be encouraged to continue in school, however, the student may withdraw from school on the written advice of the attending physician. The letter shall be made available to the principal. 2. The principal and faculty of the school shall encourage the student to return to school and complete her education as soon as possible after the termination of the pregnancy and shall provide, by whatever means reasonably available to her, continuing education during any absence from school. 3. The School Board shall not develop policies, nor shall administrators develop rules and procedures that would have the effect of making pregnancy a ground for discrimination within the school environment. V. Right to Participate 1. No student shall be denied the right to participate or be subjected to discrimination in any school activities or programs solely on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, handicap, religion, marriage, pregnancy, or sex. Nor shall students be denied the right to participate as a method of collecting fines or fees. VI. Rights, Responsibilities and Limitations Any conduct prescribed by the following statement of rights, responsibilities and limitations shall be subject to appropriate corrective action from simple discipline to expulsion: 1. CRIMINAL ACTS The following acts are among those crimes defined in detail under the laws of the State of Alaska: ARSON: The willful and malicious setting of a fire, or the attempt to set a fire is a criminal act. ASSAULT: One or more persons giving physical threat or violence to another person is unlawful. BURGLARY: The unlawful entry by a person into another’s dwelling with the intent to commit a crime is illegal. ILLEGAL USE OF EXPLOSIVES: It is illegal to use explosives without a certificate of fitness. EXTORTION OR BLACKMAIL: Obtaining money, property, or actions by violence or threat of violence or untrue accusations or public ridicule is unlawful. 3 LARCENY: Theft without force or violence against another person is prohibited. MALICIOUS MISCHIEF: Willful property damage or interference with property rights is unlawful. ROBBERY: Stealing from a person, by another person, using force, or threat of force, is unlawful. SALE, USE OF, POSSESSION OF, INTOXICATING LIQUOR OR ILLEGAL DRUGS. TRESPASS: Presence on another’s property without permission and/or refusal to leave another’s property upon request is breaking the law. AIDING AND ABETTING: Assisting in the commission of a crime, will result in a person being treated as a principal suspect. The commission of, or participation in, any criminal activity in school buildings, on school property, or at school-sponsored events is prohibited. Disciplinary action may be taken by the school, regardless of whether or not criminal charges or prosecution result. 2. FIREARMS: Students on school property or attending a school-sponsored event shall not carry on their person, or place anywhere on school property or in the vicinity of a school-sponsored event, any firearms or other weapons except as assigned to students for, and used during, a regular course of instruction. 3. ATTENDANCE: Daily attendance of all who are enrolled in School District schools is required in accordance with State Law and School Board rules. Students will attend regularly scheduled classes, unless officially excused. 4. DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT: Conduct which materially and substantially interferes with the educational process or the lawful activity of others is prohibited. 5. COOPERATION WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL: 4 Students must obey the lawful instructions of all school district personnel. 6. SELF IDENTIFICATION: All students in school buildings, on school grounds, or at school-sponsored events must, upon request, identify themselves to authorized school district personnel or their designee, who properly shall identify themselves as being in a position of authority. 7. OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS: Students at school-sponsored, off-campus events shall be governed by school district rules and regulations and shall be subject to the authority of school district personnel. 8. DEFINITIONS: BATTERY: This is unconsented-to touching or application of force to another person. FALSE ALARMS: Activating a fire alarm for other than the intended purpose of the alarm is prohibited. UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE WITH SCHOOL AUTHORITIES: Interference with administrators or teachers by force or violence is unlawful. UNLAWFUL INTIMIDATION OF SCHOOL AUTHORITIES: Interfering with administrators or teachers by intimidation with threat of force or violence is unlawful. The school official in charge will immediately remove from contact with other students anyone under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or controlled substances and thereupon shall contact the parent or legal guardian. 9. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND DRUGS: No student, regardless of age, shall possess, consume, purchase or distribute any alcoholic beverages or drugs on (a) school property, (b) at any place where an interscholastic athletic contest is taking place, (c) during the course of any field trip or (d) during the course of any trip or activity sponsored by and under supervision of the Board of Directors or sponsors designated by the Superintendent. 5 Likewise, no students shall aid, abet, assist, or conceal the possession, consumption, purchase or distribution of any alcoholic beverage or drugs by any other persons or students (a) on school property, (b) at any place where and interscholastic athletic contest is taking place, (c) during the course of any field trip, or activity sponsored by the Board of Directors or under the supervision of the Board or sponsors designated by the Superintendent. 10. APPREHENSION OF STUDENTS BY POLICE: In the absence of parental consent, the principal shall release a student to law enforcement officials only if a warrant is issued, or if the arresting officer provides a written statement that they have seen the student commit a specific offense. 11. DISSEMINATION AND USE OF TEST RESULTS: Test results shall be utilized in the various aspects of curriculum development from general learning strategy at the district level to individual learner programming. Information on test results shall be disseminated as needed to those developing these plans or making such decisions, from the Board of Directors to individual students. Scores regarding individual students shall be furnished only to those who need them for such planning. Parents shall always be given scores concerning their children when they so request, or when the school staff deems desirable although not requested. Such scores may be accompanied by a written explanation which puts the test scores in appropriate context. Individual scores shall not be released to the news media or non-school agencies or persons without parental permission. Summaries of test results shall be available to the public by general dissemination or upon request, or both. The summaries shall also be available to the news media. An explanatory report should accompany such releases in order to accurately interpret testing. 12. FREEDOM TO PUBLISH: a. Generally, the restriction and regulations governing responsible journalism, as defined by the American Society of Newspaper Editors, should be applied to student publications with the clear understanding that school officials have the authority, indeed the duty, to provide for an ordered educational atmosphere free from constant turmoil and distraction. 6 Unacceptable Items: "Hate" literature which scrupulously attacks ethnic, religious and racial groups, materials involving defamation of the character of individuals in or out of school and other irresponsible publications aimed at creating hostility and violence, hard-core pornography, and profanity and vulgar slang are not suitable for distribution in the schools. b. Students are entitled to express in writing their personal opinions but are expected to exercise responsibility and good judgment. The distribution of such material may not interfere with or disrupt the educational process. A written expression of opinion must be signed by its author except that editorials representing a newspaper position may be printed without signature if all members of the editorial board are identified elsewhere in the paper. c. Students have the right to distribute leaflets and handbills at times and places as determined by the principal or their designee. The students who edit, publish, or distribute such leaflets and handbills among their fellow students assume the responsibility for the content of such publications. Publications being distributed on school property may be seized by the principal or their designee who have reasonable cause to believe that such publications contain libelous materials or materially and substantially interfere with the orderly process of the school and of the rights of others. Seized publications must be returned to the student or made available to the parent or guardian at the end of the school day. 13. FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND ASSEMBLY: a. Students are entitled to express verbally their personal opinions in a manner that does not interfere with the freedom of others to express themselves. Obscenity and slander are prohibited. b. Students have the freedom to assemble peacefully. There is an appropriate time and place for such assemblies. Meetings of student organizations on school property shall be conducted at times and places approved by the principal or his/her designee. Conducting demonstrations or meetings that interfere with the educational process or the lawful activities of others is prohibited. 7 The principal shall develop general guidelines for students' organizations, which may be augmented or modified by local policy developed by advisory school boards and approved by the Board of Directors. This policy shall apply only to on-campus organizations. and is not intended to restrict student organizations which are developed and operated apart from the school. 14. FREEDOM OF SYMBOLIC EXPRESSION: a. DRESS AND APPEARANCE: A student shall be free to determine their dress and grooming as they see fit, as long as their appearance does not substantially and directly endanger physical health or safety, damage property, or seriously and immediately disrupt the activities of others. b. BUTTONS AND ARMBANDS: Students may wear or display buttons, armbands, flags, decals and other badges of symbolic expression, unless the manner of expression materially or substantially interferes with the orderly process of the school or the rights of others. c. PATRIOTIC ASSEMBLY: A student may abstain from the pledge or salute if he/she so desires. 15. INTERVIEWS OF STUDENTS BY POLICE: Interviews by law enforcement officials on school time should be discouraged. However, in the event such an interview is necessary at school, it shall be conducted according to the following guideline: a. The student’s parent or guardian should be at the interview, if possible. If the parent or guardian cannot be present, the principal shall be present, shall make certain that the student is informed of their rights, and shall protect those rights during the interview. The principal shall report the details of such interviews to the student’s parents or guardians. 16. PUPIL RECORDS: Detailed guidelines for the collection, maintenance and dissemination of pupil records exist with the District Counselors. In part, they state that the pupil’s record is open to inspection by the student and/or his/her parent or guardian on appointment during regular school hours. 8 17. HOUSEKEEPING RULES (Student Handbook): The housekeeping rules of each school that govern the conduct of students shall be assembled in written form, and distributed to each student in the school. These rules shall be cooperatively developed and distributed on the first day of school and upon registration. 18. SEARCH AND SEIZURE: The following rules shall apply to search and seizure pertaining to student and school property assigned to them (e.g., lockers, desk): a. Search of a specific area assigned to a student should be for a specific item and take place in his/her presence and that of a third person, if each, respectively, can be located. No search shall be conducted without attempting to secure the permission of the person possessing the property to be searched except if the suspected possession poses threat to life or property. b. The school administration retains control over lockers and desk space loaned to students. The principal or their designee has the right and duty to inspect and search students’ lockers and desks if they have reasonable cause to believe, upon information received from reliable sources, that drugs, weapons, dangerous, illegal, or prohibited matter, or goods stolen from the school or from members of the staff or student-body are likely to be found therein. The principal or their designee has the right and duty to search a student’s person if they have reasonable cause to believe that drugs, weapons, dangerous, illegal, or prohibited matter, or such stolen goods, are likely to be found on the student’s person. The fruits of such searches may be turned over to the police or used in school disciplinary proceedings. c. Under no circumstances shall a school administrator conduct a search at the request of the police. Law enforcement officials, appearing with duly processed search warrants shall be accorded the right to inspect as per the court’s order. The District Superintendent for area administration should be informed as soon as possible and consulted with, in regard to any question of legality. d. Illegal items (firearms, weapons) or other possessions reasonably determined to be a threat to the safety or security of others may be seized temporarily by school authorities and in the discretion of the principal or their designee turned over to the police authorities. 9 e. Legal items which are used to disrupt or interfere with the educational process may be seized temporarily by school authorities. Such items shall, upon request, be returned to the student or the parent at the end of the school day. f. The principal or his/her designee may search automobiles which are parked on school grounds if there is probable cause to believe, upon information received, that drugs, weapons, dangerous illegal matter or student body are likely to found therein. However, unless a clear state of impending emergency or danger exists, the search warrant procedures will be followed and/or police authorities will be contacted. 19. SANCTIONS: a. SIMPLE DISCIPLINE: Any disciplinary action against a student other than suspension or expulsion. No simple disciplinary action shall be taken in such a manner as to prevent a student from accomplishing specific academic grade, level or graduation requirements, provided that credit may be withheld for irregular attendance. Simple disciplinary actions may be appealed pursuant to the procedures established in accordance with the requirements of the grievance procedure (No. 4 under Due Process). b. SHORT TERM, INTERIM AND EMERGENCY SUSPENSIONS: Denial without a formal hearing, of the right of school attendance either from a single class or any full schedule of classes for a limited period of time not to exceed ten (10) school days (except as noted in (2.) below). (1) SHORT TERM SUSPENSION: A short term suspension is a suspension ordered for any reason by the Superintendent or his/her designee where the total sanction will not exceed ten (10) school days. If a student is placed on short term suspension the student or his/her parent or guardian may within five (5) school days request a hearing. The request shall be in writing. The hearing will be held within five (5) school days of the receipt of the 10 request before the Superintendent or their designee. The decision of the hearing authority shall be announced within one (1) school day of the close of the hearing. (2) INTERIM SUSPENSION: An interim suspension is a suspension ordered by the Superintendent or his/her designee after an informal hearing (see section (c) below) in cases where a student is reasonably believed to be a danger to themselves, school personnel, or the educational process of the student’s school and the removal of the student pending a formal hearing and decision for a long term suspension or expulsion is deemed appropriate. If a student is placed on interim suspension, his/her right to a formal hearing may be exercised pursuant to the provisions of Section (e). No interim suspension may exceed ten (10) school days, except that where a longer suspension or expulsion has been proposed and a hearing has been requested, the interim suspension may be continued in effect during the pendency of the proceedings. (3) Prior to the student being placed on a short term or interim suspension, the student must be given written notice of the charges against him/her and if he/she denies them, an explanation of the evidence the school authorities have, and an opportunity to present his/her side of the case. (4) EMERGENCY SUSPENSION: Suspension to be used only in the most extreme situations for students whose presence poses an immediate or continuing danger to persons or property or an ongoing threat of disrupting the academic process. Immediate removal from school may occur. In such cases, the necessary notice and opportunity for a hearing shall follow as soon as is practical (normally on the same day), with the hearing and any subsequent proceedings to be governed by the procedures set out in Section b(1) or b(2). c. SUSPENSION: Denial of the right of attendance from any single class or any full schedule of classes for a stated period of time. The following limitations shall apply to all suspension: 11 (1) No student shall be suspended from an elementary school for more than twenty (20) consecutive school days. (2) No student shall be suspended from an elementary school for more than ninety (90) school days, and because of suspension, no student shall lose more than one semester’s credit during any school year. (3) The procedural requirements set forth in Section (e) shall apply to both cases of expulsion and suspension. d. EXPULSION: The denial of the right of school attendance either from a specific school or from the District for an indefinite period of time. No student shall be expelled unless other means of correction have failed or would not be adequate in bringing about proper conduct. In addition, the matter of an expelled student’s further education shall be referred to the appropriate authority. e. PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS: The following procedural guidelines will govern the procedures where suspension or expulsions under Sections (c) or (d) above are proposed by school authorities. (1) When the unit administrator or his/her designee or the Superintendent or his/her designee recommends the suspension or expulsion of more than ten (10) school days, a written notice of said intent shall be delivered by certified mail or in person to the student and his/her parent or guardian. This notice shall state the student’s right to a fair hearing, specific charges lodged against him/her, and the recommended sanction. The student and/or his/her parent or guardian may reply in writing within five (5) school days of receipt of the notice of suspension or expulsion, indicating whether or not he/she will request a hearing, whether he/she will be represented by legal counsel, and whether he/she wishes the hearing to be open or closed. If such a reply is not received within the five (5) day period, the student and his/her parent or guardian shall be deemed to have waived his/her right to a hearing and the recommended sanction shall take effect. If a hearing is 12 requested, it shall be held within five (5) school days of such a request. However, the sanction may be immediately imposed after an informal hearing if: (a) The student and parent knowingly and voluntarily waive the formal hearing prior to suspension or expulsion or any time thereafter, or (b) An initial interim suspension is ordered pursuant to Section b(2). (2) The hearing authority (who shall be the school district Superintendent or his/her designee) may request the student and parent or guardian to attempt conciliation first, but if the student and parent/guardian decline this request the hearing authority shall schedule the hearing in accordance with these rules. (3) The following procedural guidelines shall govern the hearing: (a) Written notice of charges against a student and recommended sanctions shall be supplied to the student and his/her parent/guardian. (b) Parent or guardian may be present at the hearing. (c) The student, parent/guardian may be represented by legal counsel (or other spokesperson). (d) The student or his/her representative shall be permitted to inspect in advance of such hearing any affidavits or exhibits which school authorities intend to submit at the hearing. (e) The student shall be given an opportunity to present his/her version as to the charges by oral or written argument, affidavits, exhibits and such witnesses as desired. (f) All relevant, not unduly repetitious, evidence shall be accepted. (g) The student shall be allowed to observe all evidence offered against him/her. In addition, he/she shall be allowed to question any witness. 13 (h) The hearing authority shall make his/her determination solely upon the evidence presented at the hearing. (i) Either a tape-recorded or verbatim record shall be made of the hearing by the School District. (j) Within three (3) school days of the hearing, the hearing authority shall render its decision upholding, modifying in any manner, or repudiating the recommended sanction. The student and his/her parent/guardian shall be mailed or otherwise provided with a written statement of the decision, supported by written findings of fact, within five (5) school days of the hearing. (4) The student and his/her parent/guardian shall have five (5) school days after receipt of the hearing authority’s written decision to appeal the decision to the School Board. If an appeal is not taken, the sanction decided upon shall take effect at the end of this five (5) day period or sooner if the right to appeal is waived by the student, parent/guardian. If an appeal is requested, the imposition of the sanction shall be stayed until such an appeal is decided by the School Board unless the student is on interim suspension, in which case such suspension may stand until a final determination is rendered. (5) The following procedural guidelines shall govern an appeal to the School Board: (a) The Board will schedule and hold a meeting to review the matter within a period of ten (10) school days from the receipt of such an appeal. (b) At that time, the student, his/her parent/guardian and his/her attorney or other spokesperson shall have the right to present oral and/or written argument and any new relevant evidence not available at the time of the original hearing. (c) Prior to the adjournment, the Board shall make its decision known or agree to: (I) Study the hearing record or other materials and make its report within five (5) school days, or 14 (ii) Schedule and hold a special meeting to hear further arguments on that case and report its findings within ten (10) school days, or (iii) Hear the case de novo within ten (10) school days under the fair hearing provisions set forth in Section c(3). (6) In no circumstances shall either a suspension or expulsion prevent a student from making an application for readmission prior to the termination of imposed sanctions. Applications for readmission shall be given to the Superintendent. f. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: The use of corporal punishment in this School District is prohibited. (1) Definition: "Corporal punishment" means the application of physical force to the body of a student for disciplinary purposes. It does not include the use of reasonable and necessary physical restraint on a student to protect that student and other people from physical injury, to obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous objects from a student, to maintain reasonable order both in the classroom and on school grounds, or to protect property from serious harm. g. DETENTION: A student shall not be detained after school for disciplinary purposes in excess of ten minutes without notice to the parent. Detention for a period of time in excess of ten minutes shall require that the parent be notified in advance of the detention by either the teacher or principal. At no time shall a teacher leave a detained student in a school room unattended. VII. LEGAL DEFINITIONS: 1. OBSCENITY: Hard-core pornography, more specifically, matter which (1) taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest of an average person applying contemporary community standards; and/or (2) portrays sexual conduct, excretory functions or sexual organs in a patently offensive way; and (3) lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. 15 2. LIBEL: A false, defamatory statement, injurious to an individual’s reputation, which is communicated to another person in writing or in some other form of publication. 3. SLANDER: A false, defamatory statement, injurious to an individual’s reputation, which is communicated orally to another person. VIII. STUDENT GOVERNMENT 1. A student council in any district school shall be a formal organization of the students as their official representatives to serve in any matter of common concern to the entire school. The student council shall be the vehicle through which the student opinion may be heard, and shall act as a forum for the consideration of common school problems. 2. A student council shall: a. Give students a voice in the development of school programs, both academic and extracurricular. b. Give students a part in the development of those administrative rules and regulations that pertain to their conduct and activities as well as define their relationships with each other and to the school faculty. c. Help establish and uphold traditions of the school. d. Develop high ideals of personal conduct. e. Encourage the practice of good citizenship. 3. The building principal or his/her designee shall assist the student body and student council in developing a student body constitution. The student body constitution shall not contain elements that are contrary to state law, policies of the Board of Directors, or policies developed by the School Board. The faculty representative who has been assigned to assist the student body and student council shall be jointly approved by the student council and the building principal. 4. A student body constitution shall become effective upon approval of the School Board. 16 Criteria for Academic Awards Award Grades Criteria How to Honor When Good Musher K-3 90% or more E’s; No NI’s or U’s Awards’ Assembly; Name in local school newsletter end of each semester. * 1st semester 2nd semester Letter of Excellence signed by Principal and Superintendent K-3 Good Musher both semesters Awards’ Assembly; Name in Sept. Hanzi.* 2nd semester A Honor Roll 4-8 GPA 3.75 to 4.0; No D’s or F’s. Awards’ Assembly; Name in Hanzi end of each semester.* 1st semester 2nd semester B Honor Roll 4-8 GPA 2.75 to 3.74; No D’s or F’s. Awards’ Assembly; Name in Hanzi end of each semester.* 1st semester 2nd semester Letter of Excellence signed by Principal and Superintendent 4-8 A Honor Roll both semesters Awards’ Assembly; Name in Sept. Hanzi* 2nd semester A Honor Roll 9-12 GPA 3.75 to 4.0; No D’s or F’s. Awards’ Assembly; Name in Hanzi end of each semester.* 1st semester 2nd semester B Honor Roll 9-12 GPA 2.75 to 3.74; No D’s or F’s. Awards’ Assembly; Name in Hanzi end of each semester.* 1st semester 2nd semester Letter of Excellence signed by Principal and Superintendent 9-12 A Honor Roll both semesters Awards’ Assembly; Name in Sept. Hanzi*; YK Letter (1st yr); Honor Pin (2nd yr); Plaque (3rd yr); Desk Award Pen (4th yr) 2nd semester B Honor Roll for 4 consecutive semesters YK Letter 2nd semester B Honor Roll for 6 consecutive semesters Honor Pin 2nd semester B Honor Roll for 8 consecutive semesters Plaque 2nd semester *It is the principal’s responsibility to notify the editor of the Han Zaadlitl’lee of Honor Roll members in a timely manner and to likewise notify the Director of Instructional Programs of Letter of Excellence recipients. 17