While your child may be on time to orchestra class, they may still be marked tardy.
Every day at the start of class, Ms. Pruden / Mr. Frerck say "your tuning timer starts in ..." and then we count down from 10 to give everyone enough time to have their chair & stand, binder, tuner, and instrument and then we begin a 2 minute timer for tuning.
Students can raise their hand and get help from a teacher for tuning (especially beginner students), but everyone is expected to tune in 2 minutes. If they are not tuned in 2 minutes they may be marked tardy if we are doing an "Orchestra Tardy Sweep" that day.
Per the FMS Tardy Policy, students can receive a maximum of 3 tardies in a class, and then they are given a detention.
This is to maximize our class time and to encourage the right mindset for orchestra class: we are respectful, responsible, and on time.
Your child's teacher will email you to let you know that your child received a tardy that day.
If you have questions or feel your child should be excluded from this policy, please email us at madison.pruden@pisd.edu or at matthew.frerck@pisd.edu.