10/07/2022
Administrator Responsibilities:
1. to ensure that all students, parents and guardians, and school personnel are familiar with the Code of Student Conduct;
2. to assume responsibility for student discipline in the building and on school property;
3. to involve parents and students in the development of rules and regulations not covered by this policy through student assemblies and parental involvement activities;
4. to establish and implement rules and regulations for student conduct in their school that are consistent with the student responsibilities listing;
5. to support teachers in their commitment to equity, discipline, and a positive learning environment;
6. to enforce the Code of Student Conduct in a consistent, equitable, and fairmanner;
7. to ensure the delivery of responsive guidance and counseling services;
8. to notify and involve parents or guardians, when appropriate, about the acceptability of a student's conduct and to notify parents of disciplinary actions;
9. to work collaboratively with school personnel, parents, school board, law enforcement officers, and service agencies to provide necessary resources that will meet the needs of all students; and
10. to ensure that the administrative team and all teachers, counselors, and school staff know and follow the principals of positive havior intervention supports (PBIS), family engagement, trauma informed instruction, and restorative practices.
By working with families to promote good citizenship, self-discipline, and personal responsibility in children, Montgomery County Public Schools will establish a supportive environment for learning.
Montgomery County School Board Responsibilities:
1. to establish student conduct policies and procedures that are fair, equitable, and consistent in content and application;
2. to adopt a discipline policy that is fair, equitable, and consistent in content and in application;
3. to review the adherence to and enforcement of the Code of Student Conduct; and
4. to consider long-term suspensions, expulsions, and the readmission of students who have been expelled.