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Any student who fails to comply with the policies, rules, and regulations outlined in these policies will be subject to disciplinary action and possible termination. Special policies regarding tuition, attendance, and other areas of concern contained in this documentation may be established for programs which operate outside the usual requirements for adult preparatory classes.

Among those classes which may have such requirements are: Surgical Technology, Practical Nursing, Electrical Technician, and Commercial Driving. Copies of compliance requirements will be available to students enrolled in those classes during the first week of class.

  • Policy 1020: All-Day Status for High School Students Appeal Policy

    Purpose Due to limited capacity, only 100students (fifty eleventh graders and fifty twelfth graders) may be enrolled as all-day students at James Rumsey Technical Institute (JRTI). A student is considered to have an all-day status when they take both their CTE program and their academic courses at JRTI. When a student is denied an all-day… [Read more…]

  • Policy 1101: Attendance: Adult Students

    All postsecondary students exceeding the maximum number of allowable absences will be dismissed from their respective programs. For programs in which the maximum allowable days (hours) absent are fifteen (15), students will receive a warning letter upon the accumulation of five (5) absences and again at ten (10) days absent. These letters will serve as… [Read more…]

  • Policy 1102: Attendance: High School Students

    James Rumsey Technical Institute’s attendance policy follows the West Virginia State and Berkeley County Schools’ attendance policies and procedures. A copy of these policies is available upon request. Students who are absent need to provide an absence excuse to their James Rumsey Technical Institute instructor for admission into class. Student absences are reported daily in… [Read more…]

  • Policy 1103: School Attendance as a Condition of Motor Vehicle Licensing Privilege

    §126-81-7. The West Virginia Board of Education recognizes that driving a vehicle is a privilege and that West Virginia Code requires young people at least fifteen but less than eighteen years of age to maintain specified driver eligibility requirements related to school attendance, personal behavior and academic progress in order to obtain and maintain a… [Read more…]

  • Policy 1104: Attendance: Tardies and Signing In/Out

    Tardies/Early Sign-Outs Tardiness will be documented. In high school and postsecondary technical classes, a student will be marked tardy for any part of an hour in which he/she arrives more than five (5) minutes late for that class. A tardy is equivalent to 45 minutes of “contact time”. Three (3) tardies for students in a… [Read more…]

  • Policy 1201: Dress Code

    James Rumsey Technical Institute recognizes that certain clothing and footwear worn by students in public schools can often preoccupy and distract students from their major purpose for being in school: obtaining an education. The dress code procedure shall apply to all school activities during the school day as well as all school sponsored activities and… [Read more…]

  • Policy 1202: Vision Statement

    The James Rumsey Technical Institute is dedicated to the belief that each individual should be given a continual opportunity for the development and extension of his/her skill and knowledge to increase awareness of his/her role and responsibility in society. The James Rumsey Technical Institute is devoted to serving the educational needs of its community and… [Read more…]

  • Policy 1203: FERPA Disclosure

    1203.1: Notice to Students Regarding FERPA JRTI adult students all benefit from the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, was designed to protect the privacy of education records, to establish the right of students to inspect and review their education records, and to provide guidelines for the correction of inaccurate or misleading data… [Read more…]

  • Policy 1204: Mission Statement

    To enhance the quality of life through continual education for students of all ages throughout our community by setting standards of excellence in technical and academic education as determined by business, industry, and government. [Read more…]

  • Policy 1205: Nondiscrimination Disclosure

    James Rumsey Technical Institute does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, age, or any other basis prohibited by law in its programs, activities, or employment practices. For inquiries contact: Dr. Carissa Tress, Title IX Director, 3274 Hedgesville Rd, Martinsburg, WV 25403, 304-754-7925. No person shall be excluded from… [Read more…]

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