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2021-2022 Handbook PEARLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 2021-2022 HANDBOOK 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................... 2 Preface ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Accessibility ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Section I: Parental Rights .................................................................................................................. 13 Parental Involvement ......................................................................................................................... 13 Working Together ............................................................................................................................. 13 Parent Involvement Coordinator ....................................................................................................... 14 Consent, Opt-Out, And Refusal Rights ............................................................................................. 14 Consent to Human Sexuality Instruction ........................................................................................... 14 Consent to Conduct a Psychological Evaluation ............................................................................... 14 Consent to Display a Student’s Original Works and Personal Information ...................................... 15 Consent to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction if Student is Under Age 14 ..... 15 Consent to Video or Audio Record a Student When Not Already Permitted by Law ...................... 15 Limiting Electronic Communications between Students and District Employees ............................ 16 Objecting to the Release of Directory Information ........................................................................... 16 Objecting to the Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions ................. 17 of Higher Education (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ...................................................................... 17 Participation in Third-Party Surveys ................................................................................................. 17 Consent Required Before Student Participation in a Federally Funded Survey, Analysis,............... 17 or Evaluation ..................................................................................................................................... 17 “Opting Out” of Participation in Other Types of Surveys or Screenings and the ............................. 17 Disclosure of Personal Information ................................................................................................... 17 Removing a Student From Instruction or Excusing a Student From a Required .............................. 18 Component of Instruction .................................................................................................................. 18 Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence in Grades 3-12 ............................................ 18 Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags ............................................................................. 18 Religious or Moral Beliefs ................................................................................................................ 18 Tutoring or Test Preparation ............................................................................................................. 19 Right of Access to Student Records, Curriculum Materials, and District Records/Policies ............. 19 Instructional Materials ....................................................................................................................... 19 Notices of Certain Student Misconduct to Noncustodial Parent ....................................................... 19 2 Participation in Federally Required, State Mandated, and District Assessments .............................. 19 Student Records ................................................................................................................................. 19 Accessing Student Records ............................................................................................................... 19 Authorized Inspection and Use of Student Records .......................................................................... 20 Teacher and Staff Professional Qualifications .................................................................................. 23 Students With Exceptionalities or Special Circumstances ................................................................ 23 Children of Military Families ............................................................................................................ 23 Parental Role in Certain Classroom and School Assignments .......................................................... 24 Multiple Birth Siblings ...................................................................................................................... 24 Safety Transfers/Assignments ........................................................................................................... 24 Service/Assistance Animal ................................................................................................................ 24 Students in the Conservatorship of the State (Foster Care) ............................................................... 24 A Student Who Is Homeless .............................................................................................................. 25 A Student Who Has Learning Difficulties or Needs Special Education Services or ........................ 26 Section 504 Services .......................................................................................................................... 26 Special Education Referrals .............................................................................................................. 26 Contact Person for Special Education Referrals ............................................................................... 27 Section 504 Referrals ........................................................................................................................ 27 Contact Person for Section 504 Referrals ......................................................................................... 27 Notification to Parent of Intervention Strategies for Learning Difficulties Provided to Student in General Education ............................................................................................................ 28 Students Who Receive Special Education Services With Other School-Aged Children .................. 28 In the Home ....................................................................................................................................... 28 Students Who Speak a Primary Language Other than English ......................................................... 28 Students With Physical or Mental Impairments Protected Under Section 504 ................................. 28 Section II: Other Information for Students And Parents ................................................................... 28 Absences/Attendance ........................................................................................................................ 29 Compulsory Attendance .................................................................................................................... 29 Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten .................................................................................................. 29 Between Ages 6 -18 ........................................................................................................................... 29 Age 19 and Older ............................................................................................................................... 29 Exemptions to Compulsory Attendance (All Grade Levels) ............................................................. 29 Secondary Grade Levels .................................................................................................................... 30 Failure to Comply With Compulsory Attendance ............................................................................. 30 3 All Grade Levels ................................................................................................................................ 30 Students with Disabilities .................................................................................................................. 31 Truancy Prevention Measures ........................................................................................................... 31 Attendance for Credit or Final Grade (Kindergarten Through Grade 12) ........................................ 31 Official Attendance-Taking Time (All Grade Levels) ...................................................................... 32 Documentation After An Absence: (All Grade Levels) .................................................................... 33 Doctor’s Note After An Absence for Illness (All Grade Levels) ...................................................... 33 Driver License Attendance Verification (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ........................................ 33 Academic Programs
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