South Glens Falls High School

The South Glens Falls Code of Character, Conduct, and Support is designed to promote equity and strongly supports our principles and efforts to be trauma-sensitive, as well as to present a strong focus on restorative practices.

In addition to outlining guiding principles, rights, responsibilities and various types of consequences, this document serves to provide a preventative approach and therapeutic response as we aim to keep students in the classroom.

Our Code of Character, Conduct, and Support also emphasizes the importance of implementing strategies, practices, interventions and plans that address students’ needs before behavior issues rise to a more serious level. Students are most likely to make positive decisions when they understand the expectations, know that adults care about them and when they feel respected.

In the South Glens Falls School District, we approach student behaviors as teachable moments and opportunities for learning instead of punishment. While it is important that we hold students accountable for their actions, consequences without re-teaching and reflection do little to change behavior in the long run. To improve educational outcomes for our students, we must provide interventions and behavior supports that are directed at addressing academic gaps and the causes of misbehavior.

The Code of Character, Conduct, and Support applies to all students while in South Glens Falls Central School District schools and on school grounds, in school vehicles, at school-related and district-sponsored activities including those held at locations off school property. It also applies to actions that occur outside of school hours and off school property when behavior can negatively affect the educational process or endangers the health, safety, morals, or welfare of the school community. For our schools to be safe and supportive environments, everyone within the school community must demonstrate and offer mutual respect and cooperation.

Please read the Code of Character, Conduct, and Support in its entirety. It should be used as a guide and reference throughout the upcoming school year. Our top priorities are to ensure that our schools are safe and that all students have what they need to be academically successful.

We are partners in the education of our students. Together we can ensure that every student is academically successful and on the path to graduation.

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please contact us through Let’s Talk. Go to the South Glens Falls Central School District website for the link.