Principal _____________________________________ date ______________ Adviser _____________________________________ date ______________ APPENDIX IV: Flex Days Flex days of instruction have been built into the 2016-2017 calendar to provide additional small group instruction and accelerate the learning of our students. These dates of instruction include: September 16 • May 19 October 21 • May 22 November 11 • May 23 January 16 • May 24 February 20 • May 25 April 7 Criteria for students required to participate in these flex days include: Attendance (Less than 90% attendance reported) To maintain 90% attendance or greater
driver license, 16 extenuating circumstances, 15 failure to attend, 14 for credit, 14 for final grade, 14 military families, 10 official attendance-taking time, 15 parent’s note, 15 principal’s plan, 14 removing a student from the classroom, 6 students 18 or older, 13 unexcused absences, 14 attendance review committee, 14, 24 defined, 64 automatic admission, 20 awarding credit, 23 awards, 17 bacterial meningitis, 40 communicability, 41 defined, 40 prevention, 41 symptoms, 40 See also contagious diseases. bilingual programs, 9, 47 bullying, 17 counseling, 17 cyberbullying, 17 investigation, 26 policy, 67 school safety transfer, 8 See also hazing. bus rules, 61 61 pick-up and drop-off locations, 61 required conduct, 61 routes and schedules, 61 cafeteria, 55 nutrition, 55 career and technical education (CTE), 18 college credit courses, 21 counseling, 23 nondiscrimination statement, 18 Celebrate Freedom Week, 7 cell phones, 30 certificate of attendance, 38 certificate of coursework completion, 38 child abuse, 18 class changes, 61 class schedules, 20 partial vs. full-time, 20 schedule changes, 54 clubs. See extracurricular activities. college admissions, 20 credit, 21 University of Texas at Austin, 21 visits, 14 communicable diseases See contagious diseases. complaints, 11, 21 conduct at social events, 22 before and after school, 55 disrupting school operations, 22 on school 61 on school transportation, 22 use of hallways, 55 when school rules apply, 22 contagious diseases, 40 bacterial meningitis, 40 excluding from school, 40 leaving campus in case of illness, 47 corporal punishment, 7 prohibiting, 71 correspondence courses. See distance learning. counseling academic, 23 personal, 23 psychological exams/treatment, 23 credit by exam, 23 with prior instruction, 23 without prior instruction, 24 for coursework, 23 partial credit, 23 dating violence, 24 Declaration of Independence excusing a student from reciting, 7 Department of Public Safety (DPS), 16 diabetes, 49 directory information, 2, 12
homework, 3, 44 electronic and social 7 See also makeup work. honors, 17 human sexuality instruction, 6 curriculum, 6 removing a child from class, 7 reviewing materials, 7 IEP. See individualized education program (IEP). illness leaving campus, 47 See also contagious diseases. immunization, 44 exemptions for reasons of conscience, 44 medical exemptions, 45 required immunizations, 44 individualized education program (IEP) and eligibility for extracurricular activities, 33 defined, 64 graduation, 38 instructional materials, 5, 61 International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, 21 joint high-school and college programs, 21 laptops, 30 law enforcement, 45 notification of law violations, 46 questioning of students, 45 students taken into custody, 45 verification of officer’s identity and authority, 46 learning difficulties, 9 leaving campus, 46 in case of student illness, 47 signing a student out, 46 legal guardian defined, 1 liaison for homeless children and youths, 44 liaison for students in custody of the state, 59 library, 55 lice. See head lice. limited English proficiency (LEP), 47 STAAR-L, 58 lost and found, 48 makeup work, 48 during in-school suspension, 49 for absences, 48 in DAEP, 49 penalties, 48 medical emergency, 54 medicine, 49 allergies, 49 asthma, 49 diabetes, 49 herbal or dietary supplements, 49 nonprescription, 49 prescription, 49 psychotropic drugs, 50 meditation, 51 meetings of noncurriculum-related groups, 55 mental health, 60 early intervention, 60 detectors, 56 military families, 10 military recruiters, 12 minute of silence, 7, 51 in observance of September 11, 2001, 51 mobile phones, 30 multiple birth siblings, 8 National School Program, 55 netbooks, 30 newspaper (school newspaper), 27 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, 64 no pass, no play, 27, 33 nondiscrimination, 50 organizations, student. See extracurricular activities. parent access to student records, 10 being involved, 3 defined, 1 noncustodial, 7 organizations, 3 rights, 4 volunteering, 3, 63 parenting and paternity awareness, 6 pediculosis. See head lice. personal appearance, 28 personal graduation plan (PGP), 52
personal electronic devices, 31, 56 trained dogs, 56 vehicles, 56 service animals, 9 sex education. See human sexuality instruction. sexting, 32 sexual abuse of a child, 18 counseling options, 18 reporting, 19 warning 18 sexual harassment, 25 SHAC. See School Health Advisory Council. signing a student out. See leaving campus. special education, 8, 9 graduation, 38 standardized tests, 38 special programs, 57 coordinator, 57 standardized 57 end-of-course (EOC) assessments, 58 limited English proficiency (LEP), 48 SAT/ACT, 57 special education, 38 STAAR, 57 students with disabilities, 38 TAKS, 58 TSI assessment, 58 See also credit; grades; graduation; promotion and retention. State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), 57 Alternate, 58 defined, 65 Modified, 58 promotion and retention, 51 retaking, 52 STAAR-L, 58 steroids, 59 See also drug testing. Student Code of Conduct, 1, 7, 22, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 40, 43, 53, 55, 56, 60, 61, 62, 64 student groups, 33, 34, 55 See also extracurricular activities. student illness leaving campus, 47 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, 16 government agencies, 11 institutions of higher education, 12 military recruiters, 12 released with permission, 11 school officials, 10 students 18 or 10 student speakers, 59 See also graduation, student speakers. student work display of, 5 publishing, 5 students with disabilities, 8 graduation, 38 standardized tests, 38 students with learning difficulties, 9 substance abuse prevention and intervention, 60 suicide awareness, 60 summer school, 60 surveys, 4 inspecting, 4 opting out, 4 tablets, 30 tardiness, 60 teacher qualifications, 5 technology, 30 acceptable use of district resources, 32 confiscated devices, 30, 31 instructional use of personal electronic devices, 31 personal electronic devices, 31 personal telecommunications devices, 30 prohibited uses of district resources, 32
recording and video images prohibited, 30 searches of personal devices, 31 unauthorized use, 30 tests, 5, 6 confidentiality, 10 credit by exam, 23 personal electronic devices, 30 scores, 5 See also standardized Texas Assessments of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), 58 See also graduation. Texas Success Initiative (TSI) assessment, 58 Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN), 21, 27 textbooks, 5, 61 Title IX Coordinator, 50 tobacco prohibited, 43 top 25 percent, 20 top ten percent, 20 tornado drills, 54 transfers, 61 multiple siblings, 8 safety reasons, 8 special education, 8 students who are victims of bullying, 17 students who engage in bullying, 8, 17 victims of bullying, 8 transportation, 61 school-sponsored trips, 61 truancy, 14 UIL. See University Interscholastic League. unexcused absences, 14 university admissions. See college admissions. University Interscholastic League (UIL), 32 drug testing and athletic competition, 59 use of school facilities, 54 vandalism, 62 vending machines. See health, vending machines. video cameras, 62 visitors, 62 career day, 63 classroom observation, 63 parents, 62 vocational education. See career and technical education (CTE). volunteers, 3, 63 withdrawing from school, 63 yearbook, 27