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	AR List By Book Level	PDF Document
	AR List By Title	PDF Document
	AR List By Author	PDF Document
	School Supplies	PDF Document
	Link to Library Catalog	From District Facility
	Link to Library Catalog	From Home/Work
	Presidential Awards Criteria	PDF
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McKnight Staff and students have set aside 30 minutes a day for reading practice. Our goal at McKnight is to improve reading skills 25% over the next 3 years. Research tells us that reading practice is key to improved reading comprehension.

To help achieve this goal we have purchased Accelerated Reader, which is a system designed to motivate, monitor, and manage student reading practice, with accompanying teaching techniques for improving reading growth.
We encourage parents to read with their child. Reading helps create lifelong learners and critical thinkers.

Has your student been talking about their AR book? ZPD range? Need a list of AR books?

McKnight has adopted the Accelerated Reader program as part of our school-wide emphasis on reading improvement. Students have been tested and a Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) range has been set for each student. This is the reading level at which their reading is most likely to improve, but students have sometimes confused this range as their reading grade level. Please reassure them that it is not; most books are written between the 4 and 7 level even for adults! To help you and your student find Accelerated Reader books, we have added our AR list to our website as a pdf file. These lists are also available at McKnight Library and soon at your local public library.

Reading Schedule




Monday	Computers, Reading, World Language
Tuesday	Science
Wednesday	Social Studies
Thursday	All other electives
Friday	Language Arts

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School attire should be comfortable, but appropriate to an academic environment. Immodest or suggestive attire is inappropriate. To encourage learning and ensure success, students attending McKnight Middle School must avoid wearing:

1. Clothing or accessories which advertise tobacco, alcohol, or drugs.
2. Clothing or accessories which sport profanity, make sexual inuendos, or are in poor taste.
3. Sleeveless tops, halter tops, tank tops, half shirts, or short t-shirts which expose the midriff.
4. Shirts which reveal cleavage, the stomach, or the back.
5. Clothing which allows underwear to be visible.
6. Shorts, skirts, or skirt slits which are less than fingertip in length when arms are held straight down at the side.
7. Hats, scarves, sport headbands, or any other head coverings except for religious reasons.
8. Clothing which could be perceived as "gang" related (i.e., bandannas, Old English print, tagging, etc.).
9. Heavy or insulated jackets or vests while in the building, including lunchtime.
10. Chains, spiked jewelry, or pacifiers.

Remember: Health standards require footwear to be worn at all times.


Students not complying with the dress code are subject to discipline. In most cases, students will be warned or asked to change their clothing. Students may also be sent to the office for a change of clothes. Repeated offenses or refusal to change into appropriate clothing may result in ISPS or further disciplinary action. School administrators are the final authority in determining the appropriateness of school dress. Further information on student dress code is available in the Student Handbook.

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