Raymond Park Intermediate & Middle School works hard to maintain a formal learning environment that puts the focus on academics and achievement and de-emphasizes social influences that serve to distract adolescent learners.  Dress guidelines exclude clothing items, accessories, colors, and styles that may be acceptable in the community, but detract from the formal learning environment.  RPIMS is committed to enforcing dress guidelines.  A progressive discipline approach is used to encourage full and consistent compliance with the least amount of disciplinary action.  The same disciplinary actions applied to enforce other school and district rules may be utilized.  Students new to RPIMS are afforded the number of school days left in his/ her first week of attendance before compliance is fully enforced.

     The following dress guidelines rubric will help students dress and accessorize appropriately.  It is the result of input from students, caregivers, staff, and the school improvement committee:  

School officials will make the final determination if there is a question as to whether or not any student’s apparel or appearance is appropriate for school.  If there is doubt about appropriateness, please consult a grade level administrator before wearing the item(s).  

Raymond Park Intermediate and Middle School Dress Guidelines