NUMS August Update

This year, North Union is trying to streamline our communication. The district will begin using the new app to help make communication between parents and staff a little easier, and all in one location. Please download the app and log in using an email or phone number. Mr. Ufferman sent out an email on Aug. 5th full of information and helpful links. If you are having trouble logging in or there are issues seeing your students rooms, please contact a staff member or the MS office.

• Please complete your returning student's OneView Registration before Open House/First Day. Students will not receive their schedules at Open House until this is complete.
• Parents/guardians can access their child's class schedule in ProgressBook. Please contact the MS Office if you have any questions.
• Parents/guardians may pay for your student's school lunches and fees and/or complete a Free and Reduced-Price School Meals Application by accessing the PaySchool site.
• ALL students arriving after 7:40am must check in to the main office to sign in, side doors will be locked.
• If you are picking your child up early from the MS, you will need to come into the Main Office to sign them out. You MUST have a State ID to be able to sign them out.

In accordance with the new Ohio law (Ohio Revised Code 3313.5317), students are no longer allowed to use cell phones or other personal electronic devices during class time. To follow this law and help students stay focused during the school day, our school policy at the middle school will require that all phones must be turned off and kept in lockers from the start of the school day until dismissal. This helps limit distractions and protect learning time to increase the impact on our students' education.

If a student breaks this rule, the following consequences will take place:

• First Offense: Student will be issued a warning and it will be documented. Students will be asked to tun off cell phone and return it to their locker. If a student refuses to comply, their behavior will be documented as the next level offense in the policy for insubordination.

• Second Offense: Student will be directed to the office to turn over their cell phone for the duration of the school day. Students can retrieve their cell phones at the end of the day.

• Third Offense: Student will be directed to the office to turn over their cell phone. Students will be assigned to an after school detention and parents will need to retrieve the cell phone from the office.

• Fourth Offense: Student will be directed to the office to turn over their cell phone. The cell phone must be collected by a parent or guardian. Students will be assigned to in-school suspension.

• Fifth Offense and Subsequent Offenses: Further violations will be considered Insubordination and will lead to escalating disciplinary measures including OSS.

NUMS will welcome in some new staff members to our building this year. We are very excited to add these individuals to our NUMS family. Here is a list of new staff and the roles this year:

Kelli Golinghorst: 6th Grade Math

Stephanie Cade: 6th Grade Science

Mitch Loomis: Intervention Specialist

Aug 11: Open House, 3:00 - 6:00 PM

Aug 13: First Day of School

Aug 17: Board of Education Meeting, 6:30 PM (High School)

Sep 2-4: Richwood Independent Fair Break- NO SCHOOL

Sep 7: Labor Day - NO SCHOOL

MS 7th Grade Football Schedule

MS 8th Grade Football Schedule

MS 7th Grade Volleyball Schedule

MS 8th Grade Volleyball Schedule

MS Girls Cross Country Schedule

MS Boys Cross Country Schedule

Please see the attached image of our daily schedule. Full schedule, including delays can be viewed using a link below. This is the same schedule we followed last school year.

• We value all students and their well being. If there are issues that are occurring at school where you suspect potential harassment/bullying or concern for a students welfare there is a system to process this. Please report this to our Public Works system.
• The online reporting system and the 1-866-listen2me phone system are for staff, students and parents to report concerns which may affect the peace of mind of students or jeopardize the safety of people or school facilities. Concerns may include, but are not limited to, bullying, abuse, bomb threats, cyber crimes, discrimination, drugs, health concerns, suspicious behavior, vandalism, fighting, & weapons. Helpline information helps us maintain school environments that are safe and conducive for learning.
  
• The ability to report Bullying and Harassment can be found on our website at the top right corner indicated by the blue hand (see graphic above).
• Once a student, parent, or staff member reports an issue it goes directly to the principal of the building for investigation.
• Administration will coordinate the appropriate investigation and communicate findings and outcomes to those involved.
• Administration will document the investigation and outcome in Public School Works.