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CAPE (Citizenship, Attitude, Participation, Effort)

At Randolph Union Middle School, we believe that a well-rounded student demonstrates more than just academic success. A successful student demonstrates attributes that will help make him/her a contributing and productive member of society. Those attributes include showing good citizenship, maintaining a positive attitude, participating to the fullest extent possible, and putting forth one's best effort.

We define our CAPE standards as follows:

CITIZENSHIP Standard:

• The student is respectful of people and property
• The student follows school rules

ATTITUDE Standard:

• The student shows a positive attitude toward others and towards learning through his/her words, tone, and body language.

PARTICIPATION Standard:

• The student contributes when working in groups
• The student pays attention/listens to others
• The student volunteers in class discussion
• The student asks meaningful questions as appropriate

EFFORT Standard:

• The student stays on task during work time
• The student completes assignments on time (meets deadlines)
• The student works to stay organized
• The student works to the best of his/her ability

The Middle School faculty and staff also believe that when a student demonstrates these actions in a noticeable way it should be acknowledged. Essentially, this means that we like to "catch students being good." When a faculty or staff members notices a student demonstrating a CAPE attribute, he or she may hand the student a piece of CAPE cash. Students can save their CAPE cash and use it to attend various events during the school year.