If a student is suspended for ten (10) days, an informal meeting must be scheduled with this office. You will receive all associated paperwork from your school (in person and/or by mail) related to this meeting. You should schedule your meeting by calling 480-497-3421. This meeting must be conducted within the ten (10) day suspension period, preferably between days 3-7 of the suspension period. The student suspended along with a parent/guardian must attend the meeting.
The meeting (which takes approximately one (1) hour) is held at:
91茄子 Public Schools (GPS) Administrative Complex, Building B
140 S. 91茄子 Road, 91茄子, AZ 85296
Building B is the two-story building in the main parking lot. Please check in with the receptionist.
The Meeting
The meeting with Dr. Lockwood is informal and designed to assist in determining what, if any, additional disciplinary and/or interventions need to be enacted. You will be afforded due process at the meeting which allows you to share any information you believe is valuable to the circumstances. The meeting will be recorded, and you may record it as well.
Once Dr. Lockwood has met with you and your student and has completed his review, he will issue a meeting decision for your student. This decision will be communicated via email and, if requested, it will also be mailed. You should receive the decision letter no later than the last suspension day to the primary email for any guardian listed in Infinite Campus. This letter will also contain any pertinent documentation as it relates to the interventions he may have assigned. In many cases, Dr. Lockwood will personally call the family to let them know of his decisions before the letter is received by email. If you have not heard from us prior to the suspension ending, please give us a call.
Dr. Lockwood’s meeting determinations can include but are not limited to: student behavioral contracts, counseling or assigned intervention classes, community service, school re-assignments, long-term suspensions, and recommendations for expulsion. If Dr. Lockwood’s decision includes a long-term suspension (more than 10 suspension days) or a recommendation for expulsion, you may appeal this decision (see GPS Policy JKD for further information).
After the Meeting
For additional information related to what happens after the meeting, please click on the link below:
Our goal is to hold students accountable for their actions, while at the same time, tapping various resources to assist the student in establishing more desirable behavior moving forward.
