Schleicher County ISD Eldorado High School Student Handbook

Schleicher County ISD Eldorado High School

Student Handbook -10/26/22

2022-2023

Table of Contents PREFACE ..................................................................................................................................................viii

SECTION I: PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................................ 1 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ............................................................................................................... 1 Working Together ................................................................................................................................ 1 Parent Involvement Coordinator .......................................................................................................... 2 PARENTAL RIGHTS .............................................................................................................................. 2 Obtaining Information and Protecting Student Rights ......................................................................... 2 "Opting Out" of Surveys and Activities ............................................................................................... 2 Inspecting Surveys ............................................................................................................................... 2 Requesting Professional Qualifications of Teachers and Staff ............................................................ 3 Reviewing Instructional Materials ....................................................................................................... 3 Displaying a Student's Artwork, Projects, Photos, and Other Original Work ..................................... 3 Accessing Student Records .................................................................................................................. 3 Granting Permission to Video or Audio Record of a Student ................................................................ 3 Granting Permission to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction ................................ 4 Removing a Student Temporarily from the Classroom ........................................................................ 4 Excusing a Student from Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags........................................ 4 Excusing a Student from Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence ............................... 4 Requesting Limited or No Contact with a Student through Electronic Media ..................................... 4 Requesting Notices of Certain Student Misconduct ............................................................................. 4 Prohibiting the Use of Corporal Punishment ....................................................................................... 5 School Safety Transfers ....................................................................................................................... 5 Requesting Classroom Assignment for Multiple Birth Siblings .......................................................... 5 Parents of Students with Disabilities with Other School-Aged Children in the Home ........................ 6 Request for the Use of a Service Animal ................................................................................................. 6 Options and Requirements for Providing Assistance to Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who Need or May Need Special Education Services ........................................................................... 6 Parents of Students Who Speak a Primary Language Other than English ........................................... 7 Accommodations for Children of Military Families ............................................................................ 7 Student Records.................................................................................................................................... 7 Directory Information .............................................................................................................................. 9 Directory Information for School-Sponsored Purposes ........................................................................... 9 Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education ............... 10

SECTION II: OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS........ 10

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ABSENCES/ATTENDANCE ................................................................................................................

10

Compulsory Attendance ..................................................................................................................... 10

Absences ................................................................................................................................................ 11

Attendance Committee: ..........................................................................................................................

11

4-H Trips ................................................................................................................................................ 12

Exemptions to Compulsory Attendance ............................................................................................. 12

Failure to Comply with Compulsory Attendance ............................................................................... 12

Attendance for Credit .........................................................................................................................12

Official Attendance-Taking Time ......................................................................................................13

Documentation after an Absence .......................................................................................................13

Doctor's Note after an Absence for Illness ........................................................................................14

Driver License Attendance Verification .............................................................................................14

ACADEMIC

PROGRAMS

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AWARDS AND HONORS ....................................................................................................................14

BULLYING ............................................................................................................................................14

CAFETERIA SERVICES ......................................................................................................................15

CAMPUS - OPEN/CLOSED .................................................................................................................16

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES / CONDITIONS ................................................................................16

CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) PROGRAMS .....................................................17

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN ................................17

CLASS RANK / VALEDICTORIAN and SALUTATORIAN ............. Error! Bookmark not defined.

Valedictorian and Salutatorian ........................................................................................................... 18

Honor Graduate Categories ................................................................................................................ 19

Regular Tier Classes........................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.

Advanced Tier Classes ....................................................................................................................... 19

Accelerated Tier Classes .................................................................................................................... 20

Honors / Advanced Placement Course Criteria .................................................................................. 20

Graduation Requirements ................................................................................................................... 21

3-Year Graduates................................................................................................................................ 21

Top Ten Percent ................................................................................................................................. 21

CLASS SCHEDULES ............................................................................................................................

21

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS .................................................................................. 21

COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES ............................................................................................................ 22

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL .................................................................. 23

COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ....................................................................................................... 23

CONDUCT .............................................................................................................................................

24

Applicability of School Rules ............................................................................................................ 24

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Academic Dishonesty / Cheating / Plagiarism ................................................................................... 24 DAEP/ISS Center Rules ..................................................................................................................... 25 Corporal Punishment .......................................................................................................................... 26 Disruptions of School Operations ...................................................................................................... 26 Social Events ...................................................................................................................................... 28 CONTAGIOUS DISEASES / CONDITIONS ....................................................................................... 28 COUNSELING ....................................................................................................................................... 28 Academic Counseling ........................................................................................................................ 28 Personal Counseling ........................................................................................................................... 28 Psychological Exams, Tests, or Treatment ........................................................................................ 29 COURSE CREDIT ................................................................................................................................. 29 CREDIT BY EXAM--If a Student Has Taken the Course .................................................................... 29 CREDIT BY EXAM--If a Student Has Not Taken the Course ............................................................. 29 DATING VIOLENCE, DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, AND RETALIATION ..................... 30 Dating Violence.................................................................................................................................. 30 Discrimination .................................................................................................................................... 30 Harassment ......................................................................................................................................... 31 Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Harassment ........................................................................... 31 Retaliation .......................................................................................................................................... 31 Reporting Procedures ......................................................................................................................... 32 Investigation of Report ....................................................................................................................... 32 DISCRIMINATION ...............................................................................................................................32 DISTANCE LEARNING .......................................................................................................................32 Correspondence Courses ....................................................................................................................32 Credit Recovery Policy ......................................................................................................................33 DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLISHED MATERIALS OR DOCUMENTS ...............................................34 School Materials .................................................................................................................................34 Nonschool Materials...from students ..................................................................................................34 Nonschool Materials...from others .....................................................................................................35 DRESS AND GROOMING ...................................................................................................................35 DRILLS - FIRE, TORNADO, AND OTHER EMERGENCIES ...........................................................38 Fire Drill Bells ....................................................................................................................................38 Tornado Drill Bells.............................................................................................................................38 ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ........................................................38 Bring Your Own Device ....................................................................................................................38 Use of Technology ............................................................................................................................. 39 Hardware and Software ...................................................................................................................... 39 Possession and Use of Personal Telecommunications Devices, Including Mobile Telephones ........ 40 Possession and Use of Other Personal Electronic Devices ................................................................ 40 Instructional Use of Personal Telecommunications and Other Electronic Devices ........................... 41 Acceptable Use of District Technology Resources ............................................................................ 41

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Unacceptable and Inappropriate Use of Technology Resources ........................................................ 41 END-OF-COURSE (EOC) ASSESSMENTS ........................................................................................ 41 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT ........................................................................................... 42 EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, AND ORGANIZATIONS ....................................... 42

Standards of Behavior ........................................................................................................................ 43 FOODS OF MINIMAL NUTRITIONAL VALUE (FMNV) ................................................................ 43 FEES ....................................................................................................................................................... 44 FUND-RAISING .................................................................................................................................... 44 GANG-FREE ZONES ............................................................................................................................ 45 GENDER-BASED HARASSMENT...................................................................................................... 45 GRADE LEVEL CLASSIFICATION ................................................................................................... 45 GRADING GUIDELINES ..................................................................................................................... 45 GRADUATION...................................................................................................................................... 46

Requirements for a Diploma .............................................................................................................. 46 Graduation Programs.......................................................................................................................... 46 Certificates of Coursework Completion ............................................................................................. 48 Students with Disabilities ................................................................................................................... 48 Graduation Activities ......................................................................................................................... 49 Graduation Speakers .......................................................................................................................... 49 Graduation Expenses .......................................................................................................................... 49 Scholarships and Grants ..................................................................................................................... 50 HARASSMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 50 HAZING ................................................................................................................................................. 50 HEALTH-RELATED MATTERS ......................................................................................................... 50 Student Illness .................................................................................................................................... 50 Bacterial Meningitis ........................................................................................................................... 51 Food Allergies .................................................................................................................................... 52 Head Lice ........................................................................................................................................... 52 School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) ......................................................................................... 53 Physical Fitness Assessment .................................................................................................................. 53 Vending Machines ................................................................................................................................. 53 Tobacco Prohibited ................................................................................................................................53 Asbestos Management Plan ...................................................................................................................53 Pest Management Plan ...........................................................................................................................54 HOMELESS STUDENTS ......................................................................................................................54 HOMEWORK ........................................................................................................................................54 Homework Policy Guidelines ............................................................................................................54 ILLNESS ................................................................................................................................................54

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