Personal physical education and athletic equipment and apparel. Voluntarily purchased pictures, publications, class rings, yearbooks, graduation announcements, etc. Voluntarily purchased student accident insurance. Musical instrument rental and uniform maintenance, when uniforms are provided by the district. Personal apparel used in extracurricular activities that becomes the property of the student. Parking fees and student identification cards. Fees for lost, damaged, or overdue library books. Fees for driver training courses, if offered. Fees for optional courses offered for credit that require use of facilities not available on district premises. Summer school for courses that are offered tuition-free during the regular school year. A reasonable fee for providing transportation to a student who lives within two miles of the school. FUND-RAISING Student groups or classes and/or parent groups may be permitted to conduct fund-raising drives for approved school purposes. An application for permission must be made to the principal at least 7 days before the event. [For further information, see policies at FJ and GE.] GANG-FREE ZONES Certain criminal offenses, including those involving organized criminal activity such as crimes, will be enhanced to the next highest category of offense if they are committed in a gang-free zone. For purposes of the district, a gang-free zone includes a school bus and a location in, on, or within 1,000 feet of any district-owned or leased property or campus playground. GRADING GUIDELINES Six Weeks Grades Each teacher should have a minimum of 12 documented grades each six These should be a combination of daily grades, quizzes, exams, projects, etc. The teacher must keep an accurate, up to date grade book. The following must be recorded in the grade book: ▪A record of attendance for each student.
Index absences attendance review committee, 62 doctor’s note, 17 excused, 14, 15 extenuating circumstances, 16 for college visits, 15 for competition, 32 makeup work, 47 military families, 10, 15 parent’s note, 17 unexcused, 15 See also attendance. academic programs, 17 nontraditional, 49 parent involvement, 3 See also graduation, requirements. accelerated instruction attendance, 14, 15 defined, 62 failure to meet passing standards on state assessment, 14 reading instruction, 14 accident insurance, 52 ADA/Section 504 coordinator, 49 admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee, 37 admissions college and university, 20 University of at Austin, 21 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, 21 anaphylaxis, 48 See also food allergies. asbestos, 42 attendance, 14 college visits, 15 compulsory, 14 doctor’s note, 17 driver license, 17 extenuating circumstances, 16 failure to attend, 15 for credit, 16 for final grade, 16 military families, 10 official attendance-taking time, 16 parent’s note, 17 principal’s plan, 16 removing a student from the classroom, 6 students 18 or older, 14 unexcused absences, 15 attendance review committee, 16, 24 defined, 62 automatic admission, 20 awarding credit, 24 awards, 17 bacterial meningitis, 39 communicability, 39 defined, 39 prevention, 40 symptoms, 39 See also contagious diseases. bilingual programs, 10, 46 bullying, 18 counseling, 18 cyberbullying, 18 investigation, 27 policy, 65 school safety transfer, 8 See also hazing. bus 60 buses, 59 pick-up and drop-off locations, 59 required conduct, 60 routes and schedules, 59 cafeteria, 54 nutrition, 54 career and technical education (CTE), 19 college credit courses, 21 counseling, 23 nondiscrimination statement, 19 Celebrate Freedom Week, 7 cell phones, 29 certificate of attendance, 37 certificate of coursework completion, 37 child abuse, 19 changes, 59 class rank, 20
class schedules, 20 partial vs. full-time, 20 schedule changes, 53 clubs. See extracurricular activities. college admissions, 20 credit, 21 University of Texas at Austin, 21 visits, 15 communicable diseases See contagious diseases. complaints, 11, 22 conduct at social events, 23 before and school, 53 disrupting school operations, 22 on school buses, 60 on school transportation, 23 use of hallways, 53 when school rules apply, 22 contagious diseases, 38 bacterial meningitis, 39 excluding from school, 38 leaving campus in case of illness, 45 corporal punishment, 8 prohibiting, 66 correspondence courses. See distance learning. counseling academic, 23 personal, 23 psychological 23 credit by exam, 24 with prior instruction, 24 without prior instruction, 24 for coursework, 24 partial credit, 24 dating violence, 25 Declaration of Independence excusing a student from reciting, 7 Department of Public Safety (DPS), 17 diabetes, 48 directory information, 2, 12 disabled students, 9 discrimination, 25 distance learning, 27 distribution, 28 nonschool materials by others, 28 by students, 28 school materials, 28 doctor’s appointments, 15 dress code, 29 driver license, 17 verification of enrollment form, 17 drug testing, 55 See also steroids. dual-credit programs, 21 early mental health intervention, 58 earning credit, 24 elections for student clubs and organizations, 32 electronic contact between student and staff, 7 end-of-course (EOC) assessments, 56 special education, 37 students with disabilities, 37 English as a second language, 10, 46 English language learner, 10, 46 extracurricular activities, 31 conduct, 32 eligibility, 31 fees, 32 meetings, 54 offices and elections for student clubs and organizations, 32 See also meetings of groups. fees, 32 graduation, 38 waivers, 33 fire drills, 52 food allergies, 40 management plan, 40 See also anaphylaxis. foster care liaison, 58 foster students, 15, 58 foster care liaison, 58 fund-raising, 33 gang-free zones, 33 gender-based harassment, 26
for absences, 47 in DAEP, 47 penalties, 47 medical emergency, 52 medicine, 47 allergies, 48 asthma, 48 diabetes, 48 herbal or dietary supplements, 48 nonprescription, 48 prescription, 48 psychotropic 48 meditation, 49 meetings of noncurriculum-related groups, 54 mental health, 58 early intervention, 58 metal detectors, 55 military families, 10 military recruiters, 13 minute of silence, 7, 49 in observance of September 11, 2001, 49 mobile phones, 29 multiple siblings, 9 National School Lunch Program, 54 netbooks, 29 newspaper (school newspaper), 28 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, 62 no pass, no play, 27, 31 nondiscrimination, 48 organizations, student. See extracurricular activities. parent access to student records, 10 being involved, 3 defined, 1 noncustodial, 8 organizations, 3 rights, 4 volunteering, 3, 61 parent involvement coordinator, 4 parenting and paternity awareness, 6 pediculosis. See head lice. personal appearance, 29 personal graduation plan (PGP), 51 pest management, 42 physical activity, 41 physical examinations, 4, 49 physical fitness assessment, 41 pledges of allegiance, 49 excusing a student from reciting, 7 police. See law enforcement. police dogs, 55 prayer, 49 privacy and personal telecommunications devices, 30 during an investigation of prohibited conduct, 27 62 on district-owned equipment and networks, 54 student records, 10, 11 programs before and after school, 53 progress reports, 51 prohibited conduct, 25 investigation, 27 reporting, 26 See also bullying; dating violence; discrimination; harassment; hazing; retaliation; sexting; vandalism; video cameras. promotion and retention, 49 personal graduation plan (PGP), 51 STAAR, 50 See also credit; grades; standardized tests. protected information, 4 published material from outside sources, 28 from students, 28 school materials, 28 recording permission, 6 without parental consent, 6 release of students from school. See leaving campus. religion and immunization, 43 and removal from the classroom, 6 and surveys, 4 holy days, 14
See also contagious diseases. student records, 5, 10 colleges and postsecondary schools, 11 confidentiality, 10 copies, 11 corrections, 11 court orders, 11 custodian, 11 directory information, 12 driver license attendance verification, 17 government agencies, 11 institutions of higher education, 13 military recruiters, 13 released with permission, 11 school officials, 11 students 18 or 11 student speakers, 58 See also graduation, student speakers. student work display of, 5 publishing, 5 students with disabilities, 9 graduation, 37 standardized 37 students with learning difficulties, 9 substance abuse prevention and intervention, 58 suicide awareness, 58 summer school, 58 surveys, 4 inspecting, 5 opting out, 4 tablets, 29 tardiness, 59 teacher qualifications, 5 technology, 29 acceptable use of district resources, 30 confiscated devices, 30 instructional use of personal electronic devices, 30 personal electronic devices, 30 personal telecommunications devices, 29 prohibited uses of district resources, 31 recording still and video images prohibited, 30 searches of personal devices, 30 unauthorized use, 30 tests, 5, 6 confidentiality, 10 credit by exam, 24 personal electronic devices, 29 scores, 5 See also standardized tests. Texas Assessments of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), 57 See also graduation. Texas Success Initiative (TSI) assessment, 57 Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN), 21, 27 textbooks, 5, 59 Title IX Coordinator, 49 tobacco prohibited, 42 top 25 percent, 20 top ten percent, 20 tornado drills, 52 transfers, 59 multiple birth siblings, 9 safety reasons, 8 special education, 9 students who are victims of bullying, 18 students who engage in bullying, 8, 18 victims of bullying, 8 transportation, 59 school-sponsored 59 truancy, 15 UIL. See University Interscholastic League. unexcused absences, 15 university admissions. See college admissions. University Interscholastic League (UIL), 31 drug testing and athletic competition, 57 use of school facilities, 53 vandalism, 60 vending machines. See health, vending machines. cameras, 60 visitors, 61 career day, 61 classroom observation, 61 parents, 61