It's official!

So, highlights from the packet that was distributed to teachers about the honor level system:

". . .the program will individually calculate the student's stages of consequence."
My god, he loves that word, doesn't he?


"The fourth blue slip within a 14-day period imposes (3) hour Saturday School (8:00-11:00 AM)."
'And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through'
-David Bowie

Also-we actually have demerits this year. Really shocking that Pioneer is only the second high school to use this, huh? Check this out: the list of schools that use this system. Use the find function on your keyboard to search for "high school." If it doesn't work on your computer, I'll tell you what it says: there's one high school to use this system. Where is it? New Zealand.
*note: it's been pointed out to me that you actually get four results when you look for "high school". However, if you look closely, you'll notice that all but one of these is a "junior" high school.

"STEP 3: The student will receive a consequence. . ."
You just can't make this shit up.

"Student helpers can assist in placing notices in the teacher's boxes at the end of the school day."
I hope someone is willing to do this and really mess with the system. . .

"Phase Three: The full lunch detainees. . ."

There are constant references to "major referral slips," used when students are extra bad and don't show up for their detentions. Sounds dangerous. According to the packet, "Major Referrals are used when teachers observe or deal with a student displaying severe misconduct or who has been identified as a habitual offender who requires the immediate attention of an administrator."

"POSITIVE REWARDS:
Every 2 to 3 weeks, Pioneer High School staff will reward or treat the behavior honor level one and two students to school-wide fun activities."
Interesting. See, after Mr. White touted this as a "positive reward system," I expected it to be a BIT more positive. This packet is 2.5 pages long. Positive rewards comprise the very last section, a total of six lines. Here are the final four:
"Periodically, behavior honor level one and two lists are printed and posted in several locations around the building.
The computer will print almost any type of report or list needed. If a team is meeting with a parent, a personal report can be printed to show the parent the student's level."
Those lists are supposed to be positive. Look at this, kids! You're famous! That's your name, on the wall, in size 12 print! You're an honor-level all-star!"
"What do I get?"
"Why, popularity among your fellow good-citizen students, of course!"

Anyway, here's all the info you need to know, if you didn't catch it yesterday.

Blue slips can be given for every two tardies to a single class, or for three incomplete homework/classwork assignments.

Consequences (everything is within one 14-day period):
1 blue slip: full noon detention
2 blue slips: another full noon detention
3 blue slips: after school detention (served at either 7 AM or 3:30 PM)
4 blue slips: 3 hour Saturday School (8:00AM-11:00AM)
5 blue slips: "an Administrative Action," which apparently means an automatic one-to-three-day suspension.

Unfortunately, I don't know the points system right now, but I believe a blue slip for tardies and the like is equal to 2 points. Someone correct me if that's wrong.
Demerits for Honor Level Placement (once again, within a 14-day period):
0 "value points"-Honor Level One
1-12 value points-Honor Level Two
13-20 value points-Honor Level Three
21+ value points-Honor Level Four
Points are apparently erased every 14 days. I guess the fun activities will be at the end of every 14 days, or else everyone would, in theory, be able to participate. . .

Here's the site for the system:
honorlevel.com