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Gain an appreciation of several forms of artistic and literary expression, the creativeprocess, and the disciplined use of imagination, formal structure, and aesthetic values;A flexibility of thought that allows for creative problem solving through an integrationof quantitative and qualitative techniques;Knowledge of some of the most influential works of Western culture and criticalunderstanding of the values, assumptions, ideologies that they express;Knowledge and appreciation of modes of thought of other cultures – includingnon-Western cultures, and groups or societies that exist as distinct subcultures withinWestern culture;A sense of history – ideas, movements, peoples, and events of the past – and anunderstanding of how our view of the past is shaped, and shapes our understandingof the present and future;Sensitivity to the moral and ethical dimensions of thought and action, and developingthe ability to make informed moral and ethical decisions.Please note that, while this wonderful opportunity for students to earn college credits and adegree may not require tuition payments from families, students learn that the price ofexcellence is hard work and determination. Within this caring community and culture of highexpectations, students develop a sense of responsibility for their own educationalachievement, of leadership, and of accountability. They prove their college readiness throughtheir efforts to achieve academic excellence as well as their positive contributions to theschool community and beyond. BHSEC-Newark is a place for students to think and to growinto purposeful young adults prepared to take the next step toward positive participation inthis 21st century global society.10BHSEC Newark Student Handbook

CODE OF CONDUCTCOMMUNITY RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIESBard High School Early College is committed to being a community in which all ranges ofopinion and thought can be expressed and debated, and within which behavior is inadherence to public law, the Newark Public School district, and consistent with the BHSEC’smission and regulations. The BHSEC community is varied, including men and women ofdiverse races, religions, national or ethnic backgrounds, and sexual orientations. We value ouracademic, political, and social diversity in developing and sustaining a community of learning.BHSEC is committed to fostering and maintaining an environment free of all forms ofdiscrimination, harassment, and intimidation. From time to time, our members may disagreewith one another’s ideas and behavior. BHSEC expects that when such disagreements occur,they will be addressed peacefully, through discussion and debate, rather than through forceor confrontation. Therefore, we seek to insure the right of all to express themselves in wordsand actions, and we also prohibit behavior that infringes on the rights of others, or isinconsistent and/or detrimental to the mission and purpose of BHSEC. All who work, teach,and study at Bard High School Early College are here by choice. As part of that choice, we arecommitted to these standards, which emphasize a degree of caring, civility and a respect forthe personal dignity of others.STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATIONThe Bard High School Early College Community includes people from diverse backgrounds,religions, races, ethnic ancestries and sexual orientations. We recognize the value of suchdiversity and insist that persons are entitled to tolerance, respect, dignity and understanding.Bard High School Early College is committed to freedom of thought, speech and debate inan atmosphere free of unlawful discrimination. Therefore, the members of the Bard HighSchool Early College community have the right to be free of discrimination and/orharassment based on race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national/ethnic origin, ordisability. Any behavior that violates this policy will be investigated and disciplined inaccordance to the degree of the infraction.HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION, AND BULLYING (HIB)Harassing, intimidating, and bullying behavior not only violates district and school policy, insome cases, it is against the law. Consequences for such behavior can be severe, because ithurts the entire community in addition to those persons involved in such incidents.HIB is defined as any gesture, any written, verbal or physical act, or any electroniccommunication, whether it be a single incident or a series of incidents, that:11BHSEC Newark Student Handbook

Is reasonably perceived as being motivated either by an actual or perceivedcharacteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexualorientation, gender identity and expression, or a mental, physical or sensory disability,or by any other distinguishing characteristic; Takes place on school property, at any school-sponsored function, or on a school bus;or off school grounds, as provided for in N.J.S.A. 18A:37-15.3; substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school or therights of other students; and that a reasonable person should know, under thecircumstances, will have the effect of physically or emotionally harming a student ordamaging the student’s property, or placing a student in reasonable fear of physical oremotional harm to his person or damage to his property; or has the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or group of students; or creates a hostile educational environment for the student by interfering with astudent’s education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harmto the student.Any such behavior should be reported to a responsible adult in the community. Foranonymous reporting, please use the Anonymous Report Form available on theBHSEC-Newark website under the “Student Portal” or “For Parents” link.BHSEC-Newark’s Anti-Bullying Specialist is Mrs. Dana Hamilton, MSW, in Room 120 whocan be reached atPhone: (973) 733-8248 Fax: (973) 733-8361 Email: Dhamilton@nps.k12.nj.usSEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICYIncluded in the definition of HIB is sexual harassment which is incompatible with theacademic and social standards of BHSEC. Sexual harassment is detrimental to our individualdignity, social integrity, and the academic objectives of BHSEC. Generally, unwelcome sexualadvances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal, visual or physical conduct of a sexualnature may be considered to constitute unlawful sexual harassment when: Submission to or rejection of such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly aterm or condition of instruction or employment decisions or evaluations orparticipation in BHSEC activities; or The conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’sperformance by creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment.12BHSEC Newark Student Handbook

Charges of sexual harassment can impact the lives of all involved. Thus, a person whointentionally and knowingly files a false complaint under this policy will be subject todisciplinary action.UNIFORM POLICYAccording to Newark Public Schools policy, school uniforms are now REQUIRED for allstudents, grades School uniforms enhance school safety, promote school pride, create asense of unity among students, improve the learning environment, bridge socioeconomicdifferences between children, promote good behavior, improve children’s self-respect andself-esteem, and produce cost savings for participating families.Uniform items are available at Kids Place (311 Ferry Street, Newark – telephone#888-981-7467)The Bard High School College uniform consists of the following clothing items with theBHSEC logo: Maroon polo shirts (long/short sleeves) Oxford shirts (long/short sleeves) Maroon cardigan sweaters Maroon sweatshirts Khaki dress pants Khaki shorts (not shorter than 4 inches above the knee) Khaki skirts (not shorter than 4 inches above the knee) Bard Athletic/Spirit wearThe Bard High School Uniform Policy prohibits the following clothing items: Sleeveless shirts or T-shirts and belly/crop tops are NOT permitted NO hooded apparel Shorts, skirts, scooters and jumpers MAY NOT BE SHORTER than 4 INCHES ABOVETHE KNEE Ripped jeans are NOT Permitted. Clothing must be worn at the natural waist (NO SAGGING) NO OPEN HEEL OR OPEN TOE shoes Clogs, flip-flops, and bedroom slippers are NOT permitted NO HATS, HOODS, SWEATBANDS, BANDANAS (except religious exemptions), orSUNGLASSES worn in the school building13BHSEC Newark Student Handbook

Any questions or concerns regarding this policy should be referred to Shaviece Osborne,Dean of Students, via email – sharmon@bhsec.bard.edu). For questions or concernsregarding uniform acquisition, contact Veronica Osorio at 973-733-6861 (email –vosorio@bhsec.bard.edu).DRUG AND ALCOHOL POLICYThe distribution, possession, and use of alcohol or any illegal substance are absolutelyprohibited within the BHSEC campus or at any school-sponsored event. The consequencesfor a drug/alcohol infraction include, but are not limited to, out-of-school suspension,academic/social probation, suspension of college privileges, exclusion from commencementactivities, expulsion from BHSEC, and notification of the police.Smoking is not permitted on school grounds (the school building, school yard, and thestreets bordering the school).ATTENDANCE POLICYFirst period begins at 8:20 a.m. All students must be in the school building by 8:20 a.m.,even if they have no first period class. All high school students must stay in the building untildismissal at 2:40 p.m.Students must attend all classes. Aside from religious holidays, there is no such thing as anofficial school excused absence. For observance of religious holidays, students must informtheir instructors ahead of time of such an absence and make up any work missed. Similarly, ifillness or emergency necessitates missing a class, students should talk with their instructorsabout how to make up the work missed. Doctor’s appointments and college visits are notofficially excused, even if a parent and an administrator have given the student permission toleave the school building. Students should consult with individual course policies tounderstand the specific consequences of missing classes and not rely on a note from aparent to excuse them from missed work. Since a large percentage of a student’s coursegrade can be based on class participation, any absence may jeopardize the student’s ability toearn credit for a course.NOTE TO PARENTS/CARETAKERS AND STUDENTS: There may be rare urgentcircumstances when it is necessary for parents/caretakers to pick up their children fromschool before 2:40 pm. To ensure student safety, only caretakers authorized in Power Schoolcan sign a child out of the building. Any unauthorized person will be refused permission bySecurity or the operations managers in the Main Office. Therefore, it is important at the14BHSEC Newark Student Handbook

beginning of the school year that all caretakers complete the emergency contact forms andconfirm that the appropriate parties are noted in Power School. Similarly, unless parents of18-year-old students provide written permission for them to do so, students 18 or older arenot authorized to sign themselves out of school. As noted above, whenever students miss allor part of a class, they are responsible for any work missed.Classes immediately before and after vacations are as important as all other classes in theterm and attendance is required. Students are expected to attend those classes and to limittheir vacation to the days prescribed in the BHSEC calendar.If parents do not want their children to leave school on their own after school, then theparent must provide a written notice to the Principal that the student will be picked up andby whom (this person must be one of those noted in Power School).PASSING TIME (HALLWAY PASSES)Students are permitted two minutes to pass between each class period. All students musthave a valid hall pass after the allotted passing time to be in the hallway. Hallway passesmust be provided to administration, staff and security at their request.TARDINESSIf a student cuts a class or is frequently late to class (by ten minutes), the missed class timewill negatively affect the student’s course grade and could lead to students failing a course ifclass participation counts for a large percentage of the course grade (i.e., Seminar classes).Students should consult their course syllabi for specific repercussions of tardiness for theirclasses.“CUT” POLICYCutting class negatively affects the student’s course grade and could lead to students failing acourse if class participation counts for a large percentage of the course grade (i.e., Seminarclasses). If a student is found to cut class at the first instance, a call will be made to the homeby the teacher and documented in the student’s file. If a student is found to cut class at thesecond instance, the cut will be documented in the student’s file, detention will be given tothe student for the day and a conference will be held with the student’s parent/guardianabout the incident and its consequences. At the third occurrence, or in the case that astudent does not report to detention, in school suspension will be given to the student and aconference must be held with the student’s parent/guardian about the incident and furtherconsequences.15BHSEC Newark Student Handbook

STUDY PERIODSIf students have an unassigned period, they must remain in the school building and makeproductive use of their time (i.e., studying, reading, research, homework completion,college or other post-high school planning, etc.). College students who may have morningstudy periods are still required to report to school at 8:20 am. They may go to the learningcenter, which is to be used for quiet study, or, if a senior, to the Y2 College Computer Lab.LEARNING CENTER POLICIESTHE LEARNING CENTER (TLC)The BHSEC Learning Center is a quiet study space and its resources are available to all themembers of the BHSEC community. It has been specifically designed to help students withtheir academic work and to allow them to research material outside the classroom. Studentsare encouraged to take advantage of the resources while keeping in mind that these sameresources are limited and must be used responsibly and respectfully in order to preservethem. Therefore, there are certain policies that the BHSEC community must honor. TheLearning Center exists to help students successfully achieve their educational goals in anEarly College Program. We support students by offering individualized writing tutoring. Theschedule for the Writing Center and Tutoring shall be posted in the learning center.LEARNING CENTER POLICIES Students are expected to respect others working in the Learning Center by not engagingin loud conversation or inappropriate and distracting behavior. Students may not bring or eat food and/or drink (aside from water, in lidded, plasticcontainers) into the learning center. Water bottles must be stored in backpacks. Do not litter. Make sure your workplace is clean before you leave. Recycle by depositingmaterials in the designated containers. Learning Center computers are to be used only for academic work. No games of any kindmay be played on learning center computers. Students who do not abide by this may beasked to leave the learning center.16BHSEC Newark Student Handbook

Students are expected to handle all learning center resources (i.e. furniture, books, andcomputers) respectfully. Students who do not abide by this rule may be asked to leavethe learning center. Students who lose materials must pay for their replacement, or will lose borrowingprivileges. Students who fail to pay for the replacement of lost books will not be able topick up their report cards at the end of year. Fines must be cleared before report cardswill be issued. Students are only allowed in TLC during enrichment/study periods, lunch and afterschool. Unless scheduled for a study period by the Dean of Studies or with writtenpermission from a teacher, high school students (9th-10th grade) are not permitted inthe Learning Center during 1st-3rd and 5th-7th periods. They are only allowed in theLearning Center before 1st period, during lunch, and after school. Any students foundin the learning center during an unauthorized time will be subject to the temporary tosemester removal of the privilege of using the learning center. “Cutting” class is definedas a student not present in class during the scheduled time as stated on the studentschedule.o The first occurrence of “cutting” in the learning center will be the immediateremoval of the student for the day.o The second occurrence of “cutting” in the learning center will be the removal ofprivileges for the week.o The third and final occurrence of “cutting” will result in suspension of saidprivileges for the remainder of the semester and will be reinstated once a parentconference is conducted.BHSEC COMPUTER USE POLICYBecause BHSEC has a limited number of computers available to students, students are to usethe computers in the learning center for schoolwork only. Checking email is permitted;however, please be advised that if another student needs to use a computer to complete aschool assignment, a student may be asked to offer their place to another student.GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNITY CONDUCT17BHSEC Newark Student Handbook

In order to insure the integrity of our community, students must follow a few basic rules ofacademic and community conduct. For a full list of NPS rules, please refer to the NPS’s“District Policies and Handbook,” available on the NPS website www.nps.k12.nj.us.Listed below are a few examples of conduct that is subject to disciplinary action:1. Behavior that impedes learning. This includes cutting class, patterns of tardiness,disrespectful language, disruption or prevention of school activities and theeducational environment.2. Plagiarism and cheating.3. Violation of State, Federal, and Newark Public Schools laws pertaining to the wearingof hats inside th

Congratulations on being accepted to college! Bard High School Early College, or "BHSEC" as we call it here, (pronou nced BEE-Sec) is a truly unique opportunity, as New Jersey's only Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree granting early college high school. We believe that the best way to get ready for college is to go to college,