MS Handbook

Curtis Inge Middle School · 2026–2027

Your Guide to Life at CIMS

Middle school is the in-between year — eight class periods, a locker-free hallway, a phone that stays in the bag, and a student who is learning to run their own day. This page pulls out the parts of the handbook families and students actually look up. For the official word on any policy, the full handbook is always the source of truth.

Noble PROUD

The district vision and the CIMS mission, in the school’s own words.

• P — Problem Solvers in both the classroom and daily life
• R — Respectful to themselves and others
• O — Take Ownership of their work and actions
• U — Unstoppable in their leadership and pursuit of excellence
• D — Show Dignity and Integrity in their decisions and character

At CIMS, we believe every student has the potential to lead, learn, and thrive.

Before the First Day

A short list that makes the whole year smoother. Most of these take five minutes.

• Sign and return the CIMS Parent/Student Agreement — it’s the detachable page at the back of the handbook; detach it and send it back with your student.
• Sign the cell phone acknowledgment — every student and parent signs one at the start of the year or on enrollment.
• Sign the annual technology agreement — it covers the Chromebook your student uses in class and the district Acceptable Use Policy.
• Get your PowerSchool login — call or come by the office for an individual username and password, then check grades any time in the PowerSchool parent portal.
• Turn in the federal economic disadvantage form — the state requires one on file for every student so all kids eat free. Call NPS Child Nutrition at (405) 872-5690 for ways to access it.
• Check your emergency contact list — the office will not release a student to anyone who isn’t on it, so keep it current all year.
• Sign up for ParentSquare — it’s how the school and district reach you. Set up your ParentSquare account.
• Schedule questions? Corrections are made during the first two weeks of each semester and require administrative approval.

How the School Day Runs

Doors open at 8:10 a.m., the first bell rings at 8:30, and the day ends at 3:50. Cars and buses use different lots.

When each grade eats

The Pledge of Allegiance, moment of silence, and announcements run between 2nd and 3rd hour each morning. Students who prefer not to recite the Pledge are not required to.

Checking a student out

CIMS is essentially a closed campus. Students may not leave school grounds during the day without a parent’s permission and the office’s knowledge; a student who leaves without permission is counted truant.

• Come to the office and sign out — the sheet records the time out, the reason, and the expected time back.
• Only listed adults may check a student out — a parent or someone on the emergency contact list. Friends and relatives who aren’t listed will be turned away.
• Lunch checkouts are allowed — students may be checked out to go eat, but visitors are not permitted in the lunchroom during lunch.

Attendance

In middle school, absences follow the class period, not just the day — and they add up toward credit.

• Call the school when your student is out — (405) 872-3495. Without a call from a parent or guardian, the absence is recorded as unexcused.
• Doctor, dental, and court notes have a 48-hour window — the note must come from the agency and be turned in within 48 hours for the absence to be excused.
• The 10-day rule — all absences, excused or unexcused, count toward a limit of 10 per semester. Only school-related activities are exempt.
• What counts as excused — illness or serious illness of an immediate family member, a death in the family or of a close friend, doctor or dental appointments, driver’s license testing, required court appearances, school-sponsored activities, educational trips, religious holidays, and pre-arranged family trips.
• Make-up work — students get the number of days missed, plus one, to turn work in. Arranging make-up work is the student’s responsibility, not the teacher’s.
• Late to school — report to the office for an admit pass before heading to class.
• Late to class — go straight to that class. Fifteen minutes late counts as absent for the period. Teachers call home on the third tardy of a semester, and referrals may follow after that.

Phones & Personal Devices

Under Oklahoma Senate Bill 139, CIMS is a bell-to-bell, phone-free campus — from the first bell of the day to the final dismissal bell.

• “Personal electronic device” is broad — cell phones, smart watches, tablets, laptops, headphones, and smart glasses. Anything privately owned that connects to a phone, the internet, or a cellular network.
• School-issued devices are exempt — the Chromebook a teacher hands out is fine; a personal laptop is not.
• Teachers may collect them — a teacher can require phones to be turned in at the start of class or stored in a designated spot.
• No personal devices on the school Wi-Fi — students can no longer connect a personal device to the school network.
• Need to reach your student? Call the office. Students aren’t pulled from class for calls, but in an emergency a message is delivered.

The three exceptions

This is a district-wide policy, not just a CIMS rule. The district’s policy page explains why the law changed, what counts as a device, and how the exceptions work — and it links the full policy and Senate Bill 139 as PDFs.

Dress Code

The district code applies equally to all students. The short version is below; the full fourteen-point standard is in the handbook, and the building administrator has the final call on what complies.

Out of dress code? Students get a chance to fix it — change clothes or have a parent bring something acceptable. Parents are notified when a violation costs instructional time, requires leaving campus, or keeps repeating, and every dress-code conversation is handled privately.

Grades & Eligibility

The scale every subject is graded on, and what it takes to stay eligible for activities.

F is 59 and below. A 50% is the lowest grade a student may receive on work attempted with a good-faith effort.

Grades and attendance together largely determine whether a student takes part in an activity. Check progress any time in PowerSchool, and watch for progress reports between the nine-week grading periods.

Clubs & Organizations

There is a place here for nearly every interest. Ask a sponsor or stop by the office to find out how to join.

Looking for classes rather than clubs? Band, Choir, Journalism, Robotics and several others are also offered as electives during the school day — the elective course list has everything available each year, with descriptions.

Meals, Health & the Everyday

Free meals, what happens when a student is sick or hurt, and the small logistics that come up all year.

• If a student is sick or hurt at school — the school will make them comfortable and call you. A medical release form signed by a parent must be on file for the school to obtain emergency medical care; without one, care is provided in life-threatening situations only.
• Medication during the day — it must arrive in the original prescription container and be brought to the office, and a parent should send a note or call before the student is allowed to take it. Don’t send medicine in a backpack.
• Head lice — a student found with live lice or brown nits goes home and can’t ride the bus or return until properly cleared. The Cleveland County Health Department, (405) 321-4048, checks Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. It’s common, treatable, and nothing to be embarrassed about.
• Accident insurance — optional student accident insurance is available; a packet is in the office the first week of classes.
• Lost and found — it lives in the cafeteria and is emptied when the bin fills, with items donated to local charities. CIMS is not responsible for lost or stolen items.
• Chromebooks — devices are assigned to classrooms and handed out as needed. Students are responsible for the care of a device while it’s in their hands; intentional damage, misuse, loss, or theft can carry discipline and repair or replacement costs.
• Snow days and storms — closings are announced through ParentSquare, television, social media, and local news, as early as possible before buses roll. The district covers 144 square miles, so conditions vary. School is not dismissed for a tornado watch or warning, but a concerned parent may pick a student up.
• Fire and tornado signals — a repeating tone with flashing strobes means fire; one long continuous bell means tornado. Disaster and lockdown drills are announced individually.

Questions Families Ask

Our Agreement With Each Other

CIMS is a Title I school-wide program site, and the handbook’s school–family compact spells out what each of us takes on.

The Fine Print

The handbook carries the district’s board policies in full legal detail. These are the ones families most often need to know about — several are time-limited, so read them early.

• Photos and video of your student — images, likeness, or voice may be used in news releases, district print and electronic publications, and the district website. To limit or decline that, write to the head administrator at the school within two weeks of enrollment, saying which forms of use you are declining. All unlisted uses are permitted.
• Award winners — treated as directory information and may appear on web pages or in the newspaper.
• Internet access is opt-out — students are assumed to have permission to access the internet at school unless the school receives a written statement from a parent or guardian saying otherwise. Access is filtered, monitored, CIPA-compliant, and carries no expectation of privacy.
• Acceptable Use Policy — students sign it each year (with a parent signature for anyone under 18). It covers educational use only, netiquette, and prohibitions on harassment, hacking, impersonation, commercial use, and sharing personal information.
• Cyberbullying — not tolerated under any circumstances, on any device. Violations cost computer privileges and can lead to suspension or expulsion, and may carry civil or criminal penalties under state or federal law.
• Harassment, intimidation, bullying, and hazing — prohibited on school grounds, in school vehicles, at designated bus stops, at school-sponsored events, by electronic communication, and away from school when the conduct affects the school. See the district’s bullying prevention page for how to report.
• Student records (FERPA) — you have the right to inspect and review your student’s education record, limit others’ access to it, seek corrections through a hearing, report violations to the U.S. Department of Education, and be informed of these rights. Records requests are answered within 45 days.
• Search and seizure — students have no reasonable expectation of privacy in school lockers, desks, or other school property, which may be searched at any time without cause. Personal property may be searched on reasonable suspicion.
• Drug-free schools — possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs or alcohol carries out-of-school suspension of 45 school days for a first offense and the current plus following semester for a second. A counseling or treatment program may reduce a suspension to a minimum of ten days, with written verification; students who distributed are not eligible for that reduction.
• Weapons — possession of a weapon of any type may bring suspension of up to one calendar year, or the maximum allowed by state law.
• Nondiscrimination — the district provides equal opportunity in its programs and activities without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, qualified disability, or veteran status. A written discrimination complaint must be filed within 30 days of the alleged violation; the grievance procedure and its deadlines are in the handbook. District compliance coordinator: Superintendent Frank Solomon, (405) 872-3452.
• Teacher qualifications (ESSA) — you may request information about the professional qualifications of your student’s teachers and paraprofessionals, and the district will provide it in a timely manner.
• District asbestos status — all NPS buildings have been re-inspected by accredited Department of Labor inspectors. Asbestos-containing materials were found in a few locations and are non-friable in their present condition. The management plan is available in the Office of the Superintendent.
• Minute of silence — observed daily under 70 O.S. § 11-101.2 so each student may reflect, meditate, pray, or engage in another silent activity by their own choice.

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