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At Naperville Central, we value each Redhawk’s unique perspective and contribution to both the classroom community and our school community. In order to maximize growth in academic and interpersonal skills, we are renewing our focus on three important aspects of community contribution at Naperville Central in 2024-2025; attendance, responsible use of technology, and appropriate language use.

Be Present

1. • In person class time is valuable and Redhawks are expected to be in attendance, on time, and present for the entire duration of each class period.
   • Redhawks demonstrate their commitment to the classroom community by being present and ready to learn.
   • Being present allows for community learning experiences, which prepare Redhawks to meet future goals and develop the essential skills of collaboration, communication, and accountability.

Be Engaged

2. • By limiting unnecessary digital distractions, Redhawks become better listeners and thinkers, more focused, productive, and connected to others around them. Devices will remain stored for the duration of each class period unless explicitly aligned to instruction and permitted by the teacher.
   • Redhawks will store their cell phones and earbuds in their bag or designated location upon entering the classroom.
   • Being engaged means the individual is wholly present in the learning environment and not everywhere all at once (on social media, in text conversations, outside the classroom, etc).

Be Respectful

3. • At NCHS, every person is respected and valued. Being respectful communicates a desire to create communities that honor and celebrate self and others, build the skills necessary to access a successful future, and problem solve individual and community needs.
   • Redhawks respect themselves and our community by using language that is appropriate for a school and professional setting. Language that threatens harm or is negative about a person’s race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, languages they speak, religion, ability, and/or gender will not be tolerated.

4. • All areas of our campus are learning spaces and a reflection of Redhawk pride. We demonstrate appropriate actions and take personal responsibility for the care of other people, spaces, equipment, and shared resources.

Redhawks care for each member of our community by fulfilling the expectation of being the third person [(Be)] and intervening or reporting situations where a member of our community is being harmed or safety is threatened.