School Policies and Procedures

Arrival:

• All students must be prepared and ready to learn by 8:30 a.m.
• Breakfast is served daily.
• Students that arrive prior to 8:20am, should go to the Cafeteria. Students in Cafeteria will be escorted upstairs by an adult.
• Students arriving after 8:20, should proceed upstairs using staircases F/G and go to their first period class.

Dismissal:

• The academic day ends at 2:50pm.
• At the end of 8th period, LEAP teachers will pick students up and take them to their LEAP class where they will engage in enrichment activities that include the arts and homework help.

Cell Phone Policy:

• Cell phones are not allowed during school hours. All students must hand in their cell phone at the beginning of each day. Cell phones will be returned to students at the end of the school day.

Uniform:

• Students are expected to be in FULL uniform every day.
• The school uniform is the Burgundy school polo shirt with logo and Khaki pants or skirt. Skirts must be knee length.
• Any student out of uniform will borrow a school uniform for the day.

At South Bronx International Middle School, we believe that students are capable of making decisions and being held accountable for their actions, both positive and negative. If a student disrupts their learning environment and those of others:

First Incident: Teacher conducts a brief check-in with student

Second Incident: When teacher has a moment, teacher will pull student to the side and have a brief conversation that outlines classroom expectations and follow up consequences if behavior continues

Third Incident: Student will be sent out of the room to check-in with either the Social Worker, Community School Director or Principal. A mediation will occur between student and teacher to resolve any and all issues.

Fourth Incident: A mediation will occur between the school, teacher, social worker and/or community school director, principal, student and the student’ family.

Handbook:

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Student Arrival

Students will enter and exit the building each day using the main entrance in the front of the building. Breakfast is served daily from 8:15 A.M. – 8:45 A.M. on Monday through Friday. Students may bring their own food from home, but please note that food must be eaten in the cafeteria. They may not bring food into their classroom to eat.  Breakfast is free for all students. Please plan to arrive at school on time to ensure that you have ample time to eat either our provided breakfast or food brought from home.

Daily Schedule

This is the schedule for a typical school day.

Early Dismissal Procedures 

Please note, students are not permitted to be picked up from their classrooms. All parents must sign at the main office if they arrive to pick up students earlier than the end of the school day. 

1. Parents who are picking up their children must be at the dismissal area promptly at 3:05 P.M., located at the front entrance of the campus.
2. Blue Cards must be current. Only those people who are listed on the blue card are permitted to pick up students. Please note: DOE policy requires families to show ID when they check into the school building.
3. To ensure accountability for student safety, any child enrolled in our after school programs must have signed parent permission to leave early.

Attendance

Children between the ages of 6 through the completion of the school year in which they turn 17 are required to attend school. All students are expected to attend school each and every day.  In addition, all students must arrive on time to school so that they will not miss important work. If a child is late, a late pass will be issued in the main office. The child will bring the late pass to the classroom teacher in order to enter their classroom.

All lateness will then be documented on the child’s attendance records. Student attendance is recorded and tracked daily. A school representative will contact home if a child is absent. Procedures will be put in place in order to address excessively absent students.

1. Please make every effort to ensure that students arrive at school on time every day. If a student must miss school due to illness or emergency, please contact the main office or send a note documenting the reason for student absences. This is an expectation for all absences. Please note: The school will also call you to inquire of your child’s absence.
2. Extended absences due to illness or emergency must be documented. This may include a note from the child’s physician or other documentation of the hardship that is impacting student attendance. 
3. Students are responsible for missed work. Please contact your child’s teacher to make arrangements to make up missing assignments.
4. Please plan any trips, vacations, even appointments please plan around the school calendar.

Cell Phone Procedures

• Students will turn in their cellphones to be locked and stored immediately upon entering the building. Cell phones will be collected in the cafeteria during breakfast. Students who arrive late to school will turn their phones into the main office. 
• Students may not wear Airpods, Apple Watches, or other devices that can access the internet during school hours.
• Cell phones will be returned to students by administrative staff at the end of each day during dismissal. 
• If families have an urgent need to contact their child during the school day, they can do so by calling the main office.
• School staff will support students with communicating any emergencies, illness, or other urgent needs with families throughout the school day.
• In case of emergency, including severe weather or other safety concerns, schools will utilize Kinvolved messages to communicate updates to families in a timely manner.

Families will be notified immediately if students fail to follow cell phone procedures and the appropriate consequences will be assigned, including lunch detention. Please ensure make note of the additional guidelines below: 

• Cell phones cannot be used in class. Cell phones or electronic devices cannot be used to take photos or videos.
• Our cell phone policy is in effect during school trips.
• Cell phones and other electronic devices will be confiscated if the student violates school policy.
• If cell phones or other devices are confiscated, the student will be placed on the detention list and the phone will be returned at the end of the day, after serving detention. 
• If the student continues to violate the cell phone policies expectation, then phones will only be returned to a parent following a mandatory conference. 
• The school is not responsible for stolen, damaged or lost devices.

Uniform Policy

Uniforms help all of our students feel set up for success. All students are expected to wear school uniform daily. Our uniform consists of: a school t-shirt, school sweatpants or khaki pants, and sneakers. Students MAY NOT WEAR shorts, jeans, ripped pants, leggings, open toe shoes, Crocs, hats, or hoodies. 

Students who come to school out of uniform will receive a phone call home, requesting families to come bring their child a set of uniform clothes. 

Students who are not in uniform will receive lunch detention that day. Repeat offenders may require an in-person family conference or other consequences, including loss of privileges like field trips or special events.

School Calendar

Below is the link to the NYC DOE 2025-2026 School Calendar. This includes holidays, conference dates, and other important academic events.  

https://www.schools.nyc.gov/calendar/2025-2026-school-year-calendar  

Restorative Practices

At SBI, we utilize restorative practices to address issues between students, staff, and other stakeholders. We also reference the NYC DOE Code of Conduct to determine when behavior infractions have occurred. When infractions have occurred, the school will document the behavior and provide disciplinary action as appropriate.