On the first day of school, students found out that teachers now have the ability to log infractions of school rules on Skyward. Mr. Jeffrey Godin, vice principal, and Mr. Raymond Yost, dean, monitor these infractions, calling students to the dean’s when they see too many. All teachers in the district have the ability to record any discipline issues throughout their school.

“A lot of the teacher input said that they wanted to have a way to record minor infractions. The culmination of smaller infractions was causing problems in the classroom and in the hallways. Skyward does have the capability to cover this type of thing, so it kind of fell together,” Ms. Tiffany Reedy, principal, said.

The issues that teachers can record range from a student having his or her phone out to sleeping in class. Consequences depend on the nature of the infraction and the office’s opinion on handling the issue.

“I think this new tracker is very beneficial for teachers and staff. It will reduce their stress and time lost from dealing with annoying issues,” sophomore Laura Turnitza said.

The system is not meant to target a student for breaking one rule, but rather the grouping of multiple infractions. Skyward makes reporting issues for teachers much easier and faster. Students will not be interrupted from their studies due to minor problems.

“I’m not sure if this is coincidental or not, but it seems that the student body has been behaving better at the start of the year than in previous years. Our hope is that we can spend our time doing positive things instead of focusing on the nuisance behavior,” Ms. Reedy said.