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Confidentiality Agreements must be signed BEFORE you volunteer for anything at CRMS. If it's your first time, please sign an agreement (on the Volunteer Table in the Main office) and leave it under the sign in sheet.

Signing In - All volunteers are required by the school district and CRMS administration to sign in when they come to volunteer. If you have a set schedule (eg. 9:00 - 11:00) you can put your sign out time down as well. This is a security issue, but also a point of pride for our school, as the District compares parent support in terms of volunteer hours between schools.

Volunteer Opportunities

• They make connections between and among disciplines and concepts beyond what could be expected among their age peers.
• They are able to learn quickly and need appropriately paced instruction.
• They are usually inquisitive and often passionate about one or more areas of interest.
• They have interests beyond those which could be expected of their age peers.
• They are advanced academically in math and/or language concepts.
• They have curriculum needs which must be individualized beyond what is expected in the regular classroom.
• They display a high level of cognitive potential.
• Their social and emotional needs require grouping with their intellectual peers not often available within the regular classroom.

This program will address the needs of this population by:

• allowing for both acceleration and enrichment in one or more areas of the curriculum, thus ensuring student progress commensurate with ability.
• stressing academically rigorous content in order to excel in meeting the Douglas County Content Standards in identified areas of strength.
• meeting academic, emotional, and social needs.
• fostering self motivation, responsibility and self confidence and establishing patterns of independent lifelong learning.

    Selected students will be grouped together for challenging language arts and/or math classes.

The nomination process may be initiated by a teacher or other professional, parent or student. Many students will fit the profile but with a limited number of space not all children will be served in the 2005-2006 school year. Multiple criteria will be considered in the selection process which gives evidence of the best match to the established student profile. Please click here for more information.

School is a business-like setting where appropriate dress enhances the learning climate. We at Castle Rock Middle School feel students should learn to dress for success. Students are encouraged to dress comfortably, cleanly, and appropriately at all times. The following is our dress code policy which applies to all students and staff:

• Clothing should not expose undergarments, midriffs and/or private parts. Shirts should be of a length to be tucked in or worn over a belt line. Suggestive tight shorts, skirts, and tops are not appropriate. Sagging pants or shorts are not appropriate.
• Clothing and jewelry that advertise drugs, sex, alcohol, death, suicide, gangs, negative or derogatory messages are NOT permitted.
• State law requires that shoes must be worn at all times.
• Ear piercing is the only body piercing allowed to be visible.
• Hats, dog collars, and chains are inappropriate items to wear on campus or at any school function.

A student who violates these policies will be given a choice of calling home for appropriate clothing to be brought to school or changing into a garment provided by CRMS. If a student refuses he/she will spend the day in ACE (in-house suspension) and not be allowed to attend classes.