2018-2019
2018-2019
School Guidelines
Houston Independent School District
School Guidelines, 2018-2019 Table of Contents
HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL GUIDELINES 2018-2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
? Legislative Update ........................................................................ 1 ? PEIMS Update.............................................................................. 1 ? Attendance Accounting Update .................................................... 4 ? Content....................................................................................... 11 ? Abbreviations and Acronyms...............................................13
II. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
? Calendar
II.1
? Length of Instructional Day
II.2
? ADA .............................
II.2
? Flags/Pledges: Texas and US
II.3
? Filming, taping of students
II.4
? Videos: Use and Copyrights
II.4
? Parental Rights
II.5
? PTA/PTO Requirement
II.5
? Notification to Parents
II.6
? Leaving Campus Early
II.7
? Medication: anaphylaxis: allergy: medication
II.9
? Teachers: certification
II.14
? Teachers: days of service
II.15
? Duty Free Lunch
II.15
? Planning Period
II.15
? School Counselors & Counselor's Program
II.17
? Professional Development
II.18
? Faculty Meetings
II.18
? Scheduling........................................................................II.20
? Waiver Oversight Committee.................................................II.23
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III. ACCOUNTABILITY
? PEIMS (Public Education Information Management System) ? Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) ? Accountability: TEA Standards ? HISD: Campus of Accountability ? School Report Card (SRC) ? On-Site Investigations ? Sanctions: Accountability ? FAQs: What is a record? ? PID ? Data Quality
III.1 III.7 III.8 III.8 III.11 III.12 III.12 III.14 III.14 III.14
IV. CAMPUS PROGRAM OPERATIONS
? School Improvement Plan
IV.1
? SDMC
IV.2
? Committees
IV.3
? Discipline
IV.3
? Student Code of Conduct
IV.9
? SIS Discipline Reporting
IV.14
? Truancy Reporting Requirements
IV.18
? Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)
IV.18
? Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC)
IV.30
? IAT: Intervention Assistance Team
IV.34
? ARD/IEP Committee
IV.35
? Grade Placement Committee
IV.45
? School Attendance Committee
IV.47
? Placement Review Committee
IV.47
? Dropout Prevention Program ...............................................IV.47
? Security and Emergency Preparedness Council
IV.49
? Fire Code
IV.51
? Required Permits
IV.51
? Campus Safety / Security Plan
IV.51
? Child Abuse
IV.53
? Compensatory, Intensive and Accelerated Instruction
IV.55
? Faculty Advisory Committee
IV.58
? Family and Community Engagement .................................... IV.59
? Section 504 Committee
IV.64
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V. ADMISSION / WITHDRAWAL
? Registration and Enrollment of Students ? Proof of Identity of Parent or Legal Guardian ? Proof of Residence ? Out of District Residence ? Determination of Residence of a Minor ? Statement of Residence ? Student Transfers ? Documentation Needed to Establish Residence ? Capped Schools ? Attendance Boundaries ? Street Names ? Proof of Student Identity and Eligibility ? Kindergarten ? Prekindergarten ? Preschoolers Acquiring Learning Skills (PALS) ? Immunizations ? Exemptions from Immunizations ? Enrollment Forms ? Student Assistance Questionnaire ? Health Inventory/Food Allergy ? Home Language Survey ? Free or Reduced-Price Meals ? Rainy Day/Emergency Plan ? Students from Another HISD School ? Textbooks: missing: withdrawn student ? DAEP: enrolling student expelled by other HISD school ? Home School ? Enrollment from unaccredited private schools ? Enrollment with no obtainable records ? Enrollment of Foreign Students ? McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act ? Migrant Education Program ? Enrollment of Undocumented Students..... ? Withdrawal Procedures ? Leaver/Withdrawal Code ? Issues Involving Custody
V.1 V.2 V.3 V.4 V.4 V.5 V.6 V.7 V.9 V.9 V.10 V.11 V.14 V.17 V.19 V.20 V.21 V.19 V.19 V.20 V.20 V.21 V.22 V.27 V.28 V.29 V.34 V.36 V.36 V.37 V.40 V.45 V.45 V.45 V.57 V.58
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VI. GRADE PLACEMENT
ELEMENTARY ? District Authority ? Prekindergarten ? Kindergarten ? First grade ? Grades 2 through 6 ? LEP Students with no records
SECONDARY ? Grade Placement ? Middle School, Grades 6-8
o Reading Elective o Technology Applications (Computer Literacy) o Physical Education o Credit Courses in Middle School o CTE o Advanced Math o Accelerated Science o Advanced Languages Other Than English ? High School, Grades 9-12 ? Special Education Middle School Courses, Grades 6-8 ? Special Education High School Courses, Grades 9-12
VI.1 VI.1 VI.5 VI.7 VI.8 VI.8
VI.9 VI.9 VI.11 VI.11 VI.12 VI.12 VI.13 VI.13 VI.19 VI.24 VI.25 VI.30 VI.31
VII. STUDENT CLASSIFICATION
ELEMENTARY ? Promotion Standards ? Kindergarten Retention ? State Promotions Rules ? Accelerated Instruction ? Notice to Parents of Performance and Accelerated Instruction ? Grade Placement Committee ? TEA Monitoring of Retained Students ? HISD Promotion Guidelines for Grades 1-5 ? HISD Promotion Matrix Grades 1-5 ? Promotion of Students with Disabilities ? Dyslexic Students ? Promotion Standards Guidelines for LEP Students ? Attendance Committee Appeals ? Supplemental Report Cards ? Report Cards for Students with Disabilities ? Final Promotion Status
VII.1 VII.2 VII.2 VII.3 VII.3 VII.4 VII.6 VII.6 VII.8 VII.9 VII.10 VII.10 VII.11 VII.11 VII.13 VII.13
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SECONDARY
? Grade Level Requirements
VII.14
? Middle School Promotion Standards
VII.14
? Student Success Initiative
VII.14
? Grade Placement Committee
VII.15
o Procedures
VII.18
? Promotion/Retention in Middle School
VII.20
? Criteria for At-Risk Students
VII.20
? Additional Interventions
VII.23
? Mid-Year Promotion ...........................................................VII.24
? Registrar/Dean/Counselor Team Concept
VII.25
? Responsibilities of Deans/Counselors to Address
Compliance Issues
VII.27
? Responsibilities of Registrars to Address
Compliance Issues
VII.28
? Duties of Registrars for Graduation Preparation
VII.29
? Ranking of Seniors ................................................................VII.30
? Valedictorian and Salutatorian Eligibility .................................VII.32
? Diplomas ........................................................................ VII.36
? The Texas Academic Achievement Record
VII.39
? Withholding DAAR Academic Achievement File _____________ VII.41
o Academic Achievement Historical File
VII.41
? Certificates of Achievement for
Foreign Exchange Students
VII.41
o Authorized Foreign Exchange Programs
VII.41
VIII. CURRICULUM ? HISD Curriculum ? Foundation Curriculum ? Pre-Kindergarten ? Kindergarten ? Grades 1-3 ? Grades 4-5 ? Reading/Language Arts ? Language Arts: ? Mathematics ? Science ? Social Studies ? Fine Arts: Education ? Languages Other Than English ? Health ? Physical Education (PE) ? Extracurricular Activities ? Educational Technology
VIII.1 VIII.1 VIII.4 VIII.5 VIII.6 VIII.10 VIII.17 VIII.26 VIII.28 VIII.32 VIII.34 VIII.35 VIII.38 VIII.39 VIII.41 VIII.46 VIII.47
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? Magnet School Programs ......
VIII.48
? Character Education Program
VIII.48
? English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)
VIII.52
? PowerUp in High School......................................................VIII.53
? Middle School....................................................................VIII.56
? High School.......................................................................VIII.57
? Spanish for Spanish Speakers Courses (LOTE).........................VIII.67
? Strategic reading and Writing (SRW) ...................................... VIII.67
? Health...............................................................................VIII.71
? Physical Education...............................................................VIII.77
? HISD Evaluation Procedure.................................................. VIII.83
? Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps....................................VIII.85
? Recommended Guidelines for Course Sequencing.....................VIII.88
? Foundation High School Program...........................................VIII.94
? Foundation Mathematics Sequencing Charts ............................VIII.95
? General Comments.............................................................VIII.108
? Technology Applications......................................................VIII.111
? Graduation Requirement......................................................VIII.112
? Tutorial Program ................................................................VIII.116
? Seventh and Eighth Foundation High School Requirements.........VIII.118
IX. CREDIT STRUCTURE
? Unit and Credit Definitions
IX.1
? Credit for Late Enrollees
IX.2
? Transfer of Credit
IX.2
? Credit Conversion
IX.3
? Off-Site Courses
IX.4
? Correspondence Courses
IX.5
? Other Credit Limitations
IX.6
? Credit By Exam (CBE Testing Window Dates)
IX.6
? Dual Credit
IX.10
o CTE-Workforce
IX.12
o CTE-Tech Prep
IX.12
? HISD Online Learning Options
IX.13
? Credentialing ................................................................... IX.18
? Credit Recovery
IX.21
? Locally Developed Courses
IX.22
o Innovative Courses
IX.22
o List of SBOE Approved Innovative Courses
IX.23
? Independent Studies
IX.25
o Special Topics in Social Studies
IX.26
o Social Studies Advanced Studies
IX.27
? Course Approval Process
IX.28
o Application
IX.28
o Panel Review Prior to Submission to the Board of Education
For Innovative Courses
IX.29
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o Local Credit Courses o Board Approval and Notification ? Courses Approved Specifically for HISD
IX.29 IX.30 IX.30
X. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
? Graduation Exercises
X.1
? Graduation Requirements
X.2
? Senate Bill 149 Individual Graduation Committees.................... X.4
? GED ...............................................................................X.6
? Information on Diplomas /Veteran Diplomas.............................X.6
? Personal Graduation Plan ...................................................X.7
? Sample High School PGP Grade 10-12..................................X.9
? Sample High School PGP Grade 9........................................X.10
? HISD Core Program/Minimum High School Program
X.12
? HISD Recommended High School Program
X.13
? HISD Distinguished Achievement Program
X.14
? Graduation Requirements
X.15
o For Students Beginning 9th Grade 2007-2010
X.18
o For Students Beginning 9th Grade 2010-2012
X.26
o For Students Beginning 9th Grade 2012-2014
X.33
o For Students Beginning 9th Grade 2014-2017
X.39
? Tech Prep/"2+2 or 4+2" Programs
X.44
? Distinguished Achievement Program Chart
X.45
? Students with Disabilities
X.46
? General Education Development Test
X.49
XI. MULTILINGUAL ? LPAC ? Eligibility ? Bilingual Education Program ? ESL Programs ? Waivers ? ELL Identification ? ELL Exit criteria ? Grading ? Bilingual/ESL Programs for ELL Students in Middle School ? Program Requirements for Grade 6-8 ? ESL Programs in High Schools ? English/ESL Courses for LEP Students in High School (9-12) ? Scheduling for ELL Preliterate/Beginning Students ? Recommended High School Course Assignments ? High School English (ESOL) Courses ? Credits for LEP students in High Schools ? Title III ? Immigrants Student's Right of Access ? Migrant Education Program
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