Spring Branch ISD Student Handbook
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HIGH SCHOOLS Memorial High School 935 Echo Lane 77024 713-251-2500 Northbrook High School #1 Raider Circle 77080 713-251-2800 Spring Woods High School #1 Tiger Trail 77080 713-251-3100 Stratford High School 14555 Fern 77079 713-251-3400 Spring Branch Academy of Choice 9016 Westview 77055 713-251-1500 Westchester Academy for International Studies 901 Yorkchester 77079 713-251-1800 The Guthrie Center for Excellence 10660 Hammerly 77043 713-251-1300 MIDDLE SCHOOLS Cornerstone Academy 9026 Westview 77055 713-251-1600 Landrum Middle School 2200 Ridgecrest 77055 713-251-3700 Memorial Middle School 12550 Vindon 77024 713-251-3900 Northbrook Middle School 3030 Rosefield 77080 713-251-4100 Spring Branch Middle School 1000 Piney Point 77024 713-251-4400 Spring Forest Middle School 14240 Memorial 77079 713-251-4600 Spring Oaks Middle School 2150 Shadowdale 77043 713-251-4800 Spring Woods Middle School 9810 Neuens 77080 713-251-5000 Westchester Academy for International Studies 901 Yorkchester 77079 713-251-1800 Disciplinary Alternative Educational Program 9000 Westview 77055 713-251-1755 (DAEP) OTHER FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS Wayne F. Schaper, Sr. Leadership Center 955 Campbell Road 77024 713-464-1511 (SBISD Administration Building) Spring Branch Education Center 9016 Westview 77055 713-251-1500 SBISD Police Department 9009 Ruland 77055 713-984-9805 SBISD Transportation Department 1066 Gessner 77055 713-251-1000 SBISD POLICE DEPARTMENT’S SAFE SCHOOLS HOT LINE To request police assistance or to make a report involving school safety, call 713-365-HELP (4357). Spring Branch Independent School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability in providing education services, activities, and programs, including vocational programs, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. This Student/Parent Handbook will assist you with rules, regulations, and procedures to follow in your daily student life. Please read and refer to this handbook at appropriate times. Share it with your parents so they too may become a part of your school. From time to time, additional information will be made available to you through bulletins. Spring Branch Independent School District Secondary Student/Parent Handbook 2014–2015 School Safety Spring Branch Independent School District continues to strive to provide a safe environment for all students and staff as well as anyone visiting our schools or other District facilities. Precautions will be taken that include, but are not limited to, visitor registration at all schools; possible searches of backpacks, purses, bags, and other containers that may conceal items that could be used as weapons; close supervision by staff members; and continuous monitoring of facilities by the SBISD Police Department. In the event of emergencies that require shelter-in-place procedures, affected District facilities will be closed with no one allowed to enter or leave the facilities until an “all clear” is given by the SBISD Police Department. Your cooperation in all areas related to safety is greatly appreciated. General Information, Procedures, and Services and Academic Information TABLE OF CONTENTS Page GENERAL INFORMATION, PROCEDURES, AND SERVICES .............................................................. H-1 Enrollment and Attendance Regulations ..................................................................................... H-1 Enrollment Requirements ........................................................................................................... H-1 Immunization Requirements ....................................................................................................... H-1 Student Information Forms ......................................................................................................... H-1 Change of Student Information ................................................................................................... H-1 Homeless Students ..................................................................................................................... H-1 Students in Protective Custody of State ..................................................................................... H-1 Admissions and Attendance of Transfer Students ...................................................................... H-1 Campus Transfers ...................................................................................................................... H-2 Attendance Regulations .............................................................................................................. H-2 Absence Classifications .............................................................................................................. H-2 Student Tardies .......................................................................................................................... H-4 Student Tardies/Unexcused Absences ....................................................................................... H-4 Truancy ....................................................................................................................................... H-4 Truancy Referral ......................................................................................................................... H-4 Warning Notices to Parents ........................................................................................................ H-4 Failure to Attend School ............................................................................................................. H-4 Parent Contributing to Nonattendance ........................................................................................ H-5 Checking Out of School Early ..................................................................................................... H-5 Withdrawing from School ............................................................................................................ H-5 Closed Campus Policy ................................................................................................................ H-5 Alternative Learning Activity ....................................................................................................... H-5 School Safety and Security ............................................................................................................. H-6 Child Sexual Abuse and Other Maltreatment of Children ........................................................... H-6 Parent and Student Responsibilities ........................................................................................... H-6 Shelter in Place........................................................................................................................... H-7 Shelter in Place, Weather Only ................................................................................................... H-7 Lockdown Procedures ................................................................................................................ H-7 Parent/Student Reunification Process ........................................................................................ H-7 SBISD Notification System ......................................................................................................... H-8 Safety Drills ................................................................................................................................ H-8 Student Activities............................................................................................................................. H-8 Definitions ................................................................................................................................... H-8 Requirements for Participation in Extracurricular Activities ......................................................... H-8 Loss of Eligibility—Grades 6-12 .................................................................................................. H-9 Regaining Eligibility ..................................................................................................................... H-9 Special Education Exception ...................................................................................................... H-9 Non-Participation by Choice ....................................................................................................... H-9 Attendance ................................................................................................................................. H-9 Conduct ...................................................................................................................................... H-9 Dress .......................................................................................................................................... H-9 Leadership Positions .................................................................................................................. H-9 Financial Expense ...................................................................................................................... H-10 Waiver of Student Fees .............................................................................................................. H-10 Administrative Approval .............................................................................................................