1.  Be drug-free at PASS.

• Students who are caught using or possessing alcohol, illegal drugs, or paraphernalia will be immediately and permanently removed from PASS.
• Rule number 1 is considered violated if a staff member suspects drug use due to student behavior, smells drugs, or hears a student suggest or discuss drug use.

2.  Follow the honor system.

• Students caught cheating on class assignments or tests, signing in for unearned time "offsite," stealing food from PASS store, or other similar forms of dishonor will be immediately and permanently dropped from PASS.
• All work must be in the student's own handwriting. Typed work is not acceptable unless completed at PASS.
• The time on the digital clock in the office is the only acceptable time to be used on sign-in sheets. If you forget to sign out, you will earn a Negative Report. If you sign out the wrong time, even by 1 minute, it is considered cheating and you will be permanently dropped from PASS.

3.  Show respect for PASS staff and other students to keep a positive learning atmosphere at PASS.

• Students who are disruptive or use profanity in any room or immediately outside the PASS Building will receive a Negative Report.  NO room is a break room; students are expected to be productively working without disruption in any room.
• Students will receive a Negative Report for any talking in the Quiet Room.
• Students who are involved in a physical fight or possessing a weapon will be immediately and permanently dropped from PASS.

4.  Show respect for the Alternative Campus facilities, students and faculty.

• Students writing on or destroying buildings, property, or equipment will be removed permanently from PASS School.
• Students are expected to be polite and act in an adult manner.
• The speed limit on campus is 15 miles per hour. Students reported for reckless driving or speeding will lose their parking privileges on the alternative campus, and will receive a Negative Report.

5.  Stay away from Kingman High School, North campus, unless you have school business. You must have a PASS pass to be on campus unless you are with a PASS instructor.

• Students who are reported on any KHS campus during school hours without a PASS pass will receive a Negative Report.
• Students breaking any KHS rule on campus (wearing hats, smoking, carrying a walkman, or being rude to KHS personnel) will receive a Negative Report for each offense in addition to the Negative Report for being on campus without permission.

6.  Possession or use of tobacco products are prohibited.

• Students using or possessing tobacco products in the PASS or PALS buildings, on the Alternative Campus, or on KUSD grounds will receive a Negative Report.
• The Alternative Campus includes all fenced areas within the gates. The KUSD grounds include all property from Beale to Spring Street.

PASS Rules are explained in detail at the Parent/Student PASS interview prior to entry in the PASS School. Students waive their right to a board hearing if in violation of these rules and may return to Kingman High School

All students must take a Handbook Quiz before registering for PASS School. The Handbook quiz must be passed at 100% before the student begins classes. Copies of the PASS Student Handbook are available at PASS for student use. Parents may request a copy by calling 753-8400.
 
 

Attendance Guidelines
Students are required to attend 4 hours per day (Monday through Friday) calculated weekly.

PASS Hours

• 7:30-1:30 Tutoring/One-on-One Help, Tests taken
• 1:30-4:00 I-CARE Rules
• Quiet Room in all 3 Rooms
• No breaks—no re-entry for students who leave on break
• Teachers can answer questions or help with classes, but no one-on-one testing assistance.
• PASS is not on semesters; absences accumulate throughout the school year.
• All students are on a flexible schedule, with open entry and exit daily.
• The student is responsible for completing work for days missed; a parent call may excuse late work or low percent, but students are still obligated to make up work and days missed. (753-8400)
• On Friday, any time over 30 minutes “owed” converts to absence(s). Each hour short is one period absence.
• Students may make up absences by attending extra hours

Maximum Absences:  Students earn Negatives for being over the following limits prior to:

 9th  Week     5 days maximum absences
 18th Week    10 days maximum absences
 27th Week    15 days maximum absences
 36th Week    20 days maximum absences

Consequences of Nonattendance

• Students will earn 1 Attendance Negative each week for the first 2 weeks they are over the limit above.
• Attendance Negatives will be removed after making up all absences over the limit.
• Students over the limit may be dropped unless they follow conditions of an attendance agreement agreed upon at a parent conference.
• Students may enroll at Kingman High School only at the beginning of a semester or will be eligible to reapply to PASS on probationary status after a minimum of 12 weeks from their drop date.
• Students may not return to PASS if they are over the absence limit at the end of the year unless they complete summer work to earn the right to return.

Consequence for Negative Reports

Negative Reports 1-4   Student conference, parents may be called.
Negative Report 5        Dropped from enrollment (minimum 12 weeks out)

Academic Negatives

• The Progress Report will show a Negative added for any week work is below 40% of a class completed. 
• Negatives received for low academic progress may be removed by earning 50%.

Deadlines

All work must be turned in by Thursday at noon to go on the current week’s Progress Report.

NO work will be accepted on Fridays for prior week Progress Reports.