At Auburndale High School, our mission is to prepare our students for success in college, career, and citizenship. We strive to create an extraordinary environment that inspires greatness and ensures that every student achieves at the highest possible level.

In order to be successful, we believe our students need to be on time, they need to be dressed for success, and they need to be focused on learning. We strive to communicate these expectations on a daily basis; whether through our announcement system, our HDTV program, information posted on our website and social media sites, posters, or through one-on-one conversations, our students are constantly reminded and encouraged to meet these expectations.
Our progressive discipline plan includes series of interventions designed to reinforce these expectations. One of these interventions is the 'Choice Room'. This discipline step is designed to emphasize our expectations to students who are tardy to class (have not entered their room by the time the two minute bell has finished ringing), who are out of dress code, or who are disruptive (includes but no limited to: out of turn talking, out of their seat, unauthorized cell phone use in the class, unauthorized eating in class, etc.).

When students are sent to the Choice Room by a teacher, they are expected to report to the Choice Room where they will sign in, be given a task by the Choice Room teacher, and will be expected to remain in the Choice Room for the remainder of that class period; when that class period ends, the student will be free to go to the next class. Students who are sent to Choice Room for a dress code infraction will be given a pass that excuses them for that infraction for the remainder of the day. For serious instances, a parent or guardian will be contacted to bring in a change of clothes.

Students in Choice Room will be expected to:

Report and sign in with the Choice Room teacher
Remain silent and in their seats for the entire Choice Room period
Complete any assignments that the Choice Room teachers or the teacher from the class they are missing gives him/her
Complete any homework assignments that they already have with them

Students in choice room will not be allowed to:

Talk to other students
Make any disturbances\
Be on their cell phones
Sleep
Request to go to another class to make up work
Request to go back to the teacher that sent him/her to get assignments to work on

Progressive Discipline Measures:

Students sent to Choice Room are expected to leave the classroom and head straight for the Choice Room. Students may not stop by the bathroom, offices, another classroom, or any other area on their way to the Choice Room
Students who do not show up to Choice Room, when sent by a teacher or administrator, will receive a three (3) day Out of School Suspension (OSS) for insubordination
A trip to Choice Room is an excused absence and teachers must provide make up work.
Students are afforded two (2) Choice Room visits per 9 weeks before being assessed a consequence. Parent(s) or guardian(s) will receive a letter notifying them of Choice Room visits on the student's 3rd visit. On the 3rd and 4th visits, a referral will be written and the student will receive a work detail. On the 5th visit to the Choice Room a student will receive one (I) day Out of School Suspension (OSS). The 6th visit will result in a two (2) days Out of School Suspension (OSS) and the 7th three (3) days Out of School Suspension (OSS). The length of the suspension will not exceed 3 days for subsequent visits.
Parents will be notified by an administrator anytime a consequence is assessed.
Students who are caught skipping by a teacher or an administrator will be sent to Choice Room; this trip to Choice Room counts as one of the five (5) visits. If the skipping student decides to skip Choice Room, this will result in a three (3) days Out of School Suspension (OSS).
Any student that goes to Choice Room twice in one day, will receive a one (I) day Out of School Suspension (OSS).

Why is it called 'Choice Room'?

Students who embrace and follow our expectations are doing the right thing. Students who meet these expectations are eligible for recognitions, rewards and incentives throughout the year. However, students who break the rules and fail to follow our reasonable and appropriate expectations will find themselves in the Choice Room as a consequence for their choices ... choices ... being in the Choice Room is about the choices that students make. We want our students to choose, daily, to strive for success and excellence!

Policies & Procedures

PREPARING OUR BLOODHOUNDS FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE, CAREER, AND CITIZENSHIP!

KEYS TO SUCCESS

1. ON TIME

2. DRESSED FOR SUCCESS

3. FOCUSED ON LEARNING