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4. Students will be held accountable for conducting themselves appropriately while changing in the locker rooms. School discipline
will be issued accordingly.

Injury or Illness
1. If excused from P.E. activities for less than one week, a parent note is required. The note is to be turned in to the school
nurse, who will notify the P.E. teacher.
2. If excused from P.E. Activities for longer than one week, a doctor’s note is required. The note is to be turned in to the school
nurse, who will notify the P.E. teacher, school counselor, and athletic director (if needed)

As a result of the extended absence, students will …
a. be assigned to a study hall or team support until doctor’s release.
b. Remain on the P.E. class list and receive an (E) exempted from assignments/daily points during the absence. When

missing the majority of a quarter (per PE teacher discretion), the student will receive an M (medical) as a final grade.
c. Once a doctor’s release is obtained, please turn it in to the nurse, who will notify the P.E. teacher, school counselor, and

athletic director. At that point, the student will resume P.E. class activities.
d. The school counselor will check in with a student if no doctor’s release has been provided, and will notify the school nurse,

P.E. teacher, and athletic director.
3. Students are required to participate in P.E. class in order to participate in a physical activity after school.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us. Boys' P.E. Office: 330.653-1316 x4142 or 4201
Girls' P.E. Office: 330.653-1316 x3404

REPORT CARDS

Report cards for the first 3 quarters will be posted on your child’s Sungard (HAC) account. Year-end report cards will be
mailed home at the end of the year, and will also be posted in SunGard HAC.

REACH Services

Direct gifted services are offered to students in grades 3 through 8 in the language arts content area. A Cognitive Skills
Index (CSI), or a comparable IQ score, is utilized to determine eligibility; services are provided for students with a CSI of
137 and above or 132-136 with a gifted reading identification of 95th percentile or higher. In grades 3 through 8, students
are scheduled into the Enriched Language Arts class (REACH Program) with a Gifted Intervention Specialist as the
teacher-of-record.

For more detailed information, please contact Nyree Wilkerson, District REACH/Gifted Coordinator, via email at
wilkersn@hudson.edu or telephone at 330-653-1328.

SCHOOL-SPONSORED ACTIVITIES

Regular school rules are in effect during school- sponsored activities which occur during the school day or outside the school day, on or
off school property and when being transported by school vehicles. Students are not permitted on school property after school
hours unless participating in a school-sponsored activity or community recreation activity.

SCHOOL STORE

The Hudson Middle School Store is sponsored by the P.T.O. and is located in the Commons. The store is open during lunch
periods Monday through Friday. The store is stocked with reasonably priced school supplies that many of the teachers require for
their classes. Locks are also available.

Students are NOT permitted in the school store.

STUDENT CONDUCT

Board Policy: 5500
Respect for law and for those persons in authority shall be expected of all students. This includes conformity to school rules as well as
general provisions of law affecting students. Respect for the rights of others, consideration of their privileges, and cooperative
citizenship shall also be expected of all members of the school community. The Board of Education has zero tolerance of violent,
disruptive, or inappropriate behavior by its students.

Respect for real and personal property; pride in one's work; achievement within the range of one's ability; and exemplary personal
standards of courtesy, decency, and honesty shall be maintained in the schools of this District. It is the responsibility of students,
teachers and administrators to maintain a classroom environment that:

A. allows teachers to communicate effectively with all
students in the class;

B. allows all students in the class the opportunity to
learn;

C. has consequences that are fair, and
developmentally appropriate;

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