[CCHS] Fwd: Open Campus info

[Louisa Coleman]

Dear Parents,

Welcome back to a new school year! I hope your son or daughter is off to a
good start.

Several parents have inquired about open/off campus privileges. I wanted
to get you the best information on the topic so I have included excerpts
from our Student Handbook below. Generally speaking the system is one of
graduated responsibilities in that students earn more privileges as they
progress through the grades.

If you have any further questions, feel free to contact Mrs. Gillis, Dr.
Weinstein or me in coming weeks.

Best Regards,

Peter Badalament


GENERAL INFORMATION

Open Campus/Off Campus 
Open Campus is a privilege that is possible to earn during junior and
senior years.  This doesn’t mean that freshmen and sophomores don’t need
to be aware of the criteria for open campus, because their behavior does
affect whether they will earn the privilege.  The following overview
serves as a reminder of what a student must do to earn and to keep open
campus privileges:
  · 	  · Sophomores
Make sure that you complete 10 hours of community service and do not do
something that would cause you to be suspended during the fourth quarter
of your sophomore year.  Also, you must complete 50 academic credits by
the beginning of your junior year to be eligible.
  · Juniors – First Semester
In order to qualify for the open campus privilege, you must have earned 50
academic credits, have no 4th quarter suspension from your sophomore year,
have completed 10 hours of community service, and have your parents’
permission.
  · Juniors – Second Semester
During the second semester, those juniors who have earned the open campus
privilege may qualify to earn Off-Campus privileges during their lunch
period (D, E or F only).  In order to qualify for this privilege, a junior
must have accrued no credit reductions from the first or second quarters,
have not violated the open campus policy during the first or second
quarters (an example of this would be to leave campus with an
upperclassman), and have earned 10 more community service hours for a
total of 20 hours.  During their second semester, juniors should complete
another 10 hours of community service, for a total of 30 hours, so that
they will be eligible for senior open campus privileges.
  · Seniors
In order to qualify for senior open and off-campus privileges, a junior
must have completed a total of 30 hours of community service before
his/her senior year, earned 75 academic credits and have not been
suspended during the 4th quarter of their junior year.  Parental
permission is also required.

Students who do not qualify for open campus privileges during their junior
or senior years will be put into directed studies until they meet all of
the criteria.

Violations of the open or off-campus policies will result in a loss of
open or off-campus privileges for up to ten weeks.  A student must apply
to the appropriate Assistant Principal for restoration of privileges.



RULES & REGULATIONS

Group F:
	1.	Failure to abide by the regulations for vehicular traffic and parking.
Transporting a student who does not have off campus privileges and/or who
hasn’t been 	properly dismissed from school.

Minimum Penalty
Revocation of the privilege of driving and parking one’s vehicle on school
grounds for up to one semester, determination as to whether additional
action as noted below is warranted.


Additional Action
One or more of the following: Revocation of open-campus privileges and the
privileges of driving and of parking one’s vehicle on school grounds for
up to the remainder of the year and all actions listed under Group C.







Peter Badalament
Principal
Concord-Carlisle High School
500 Walden St.
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 341-2490 x. 7110