Jim Ned Middle School Student Handbook 2016-2017
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Jim Ned Middle School 2016-2017 Student Handbook Vision Jim Ned is a 21st century learning environment that prepares all students for the choices they must make in the rapidly changing world that they will inherit. We respect others. We foster curiosity. We equip to achieve. We expect excellence. Mission The Jim Ned CISD, in partnership with parents and community, will provide quality education to all students. The District will strive to empower all students to pursue productive and fulfilling lives in an ever-changing, interdependent world. The mission is grounded in the belief that all students can be successful in learning tasks if the teaching and learning experiences are meaningful and appropriate. To this end, each campus is committed to subscribing to the correlates of effective schools through their application in daily operations. Jay Wise, JNms Principal [email protected] 325-554-7870 Laura Lavallee, JNMS Counselor [email protected] 325-554-7870 Kari Phariss, JNMS Secretary [email protected] 325-554-7870 Jim Ned Middle School Student Handbook 2016-2017 Contents Preface ...................................................................................................... 8 Section I: Parental Rights and Responsibilities ..................................................... 11 Parental Involvement ............................................................................... 11 Working Together ............................................................................... 11 Parental Rights ....................................................................................... 12 Obtaining Information and Protecting Student Rights .................................... 12 “Opting Out” of Surveys and Activities ...................................................... 12 Inspecting Surveys ................................................................................ 13 Requesting Professional Qualifications of Teachers and Staff ............................ 13 Reviewing Instructional Materials ............................................................. 13 Displaying a Student’s Artwork, Photos, and Other Original Work ................... 13 Accessing Student Records ..................................................................... 13 Granting Permission to Video or Audio Record a Student ............................... 14 Granting Permission to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction .... 14 Removing a Student Temporarily from the Classroom ................................... 14 Removing a Student from Human Sexuality Instruction .................................. 14 Excusing a Student from Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags ........... 15 Excusing a Student from Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence .... 15 Requesting Limited or No Contact with a Student through Electronic Media ........ 15 Requesting Notices of Certain Student Misconduct ....................................... 16 Prohibiting the Use of Corporal Punishment ................................................ 16 School Safety Transfers .......................................................................... 16 Requesting Classroom Assignment for Multiple Birth Siblings .......................... 16 Parents of Students with Disabilities with Other School-Aged Children in the Home ....................................................................................................... 17 Request for the Use of a Service Animal ..................................................... 17 Options and Requirements for Providing Assistance to Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who Need or May Need Special Education Services .................... 17 Students With Physical or Mental Impairments Protected under Section 504 ........ 18 Parents of Students Who Speak a Primary Language Other than English .............. 18 Accommodations for Children of Military Families ........................................ 18 Student Records .................................................................................. 18 ii Jim Ned Middle School Student Handbook 2016-2017 Directory Information .......................................................................... 20 Directory Information for School-Sponsored Purposes ................................... 20 Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education .......................................................................................... 21 Section II: Other Important Information for Students and Parents ............................ 22 Absences / Attendance ............................................................................. 22 Compulsory Attendance ........................................................................ 22 Exemptions to Compulsory Attendance ..................................................... 22 Failure to Comply with Compulsory Attendance .......................................... 23 Attendance for Credit ........................................................................... 24 Official Attendance-taking Time .............................................................. 24 Documentation after an Absence ............................................................. 25 Doctor’s Note after an Absence for Illness .................................................. 25 Driver License Attendance Verification ..................................................... 25 Academic Programs ................................................................................. 25 National Honor Society ........................................................................ 25 Bullying .......................................................................................................... 26 Classroom and Campus Discipline Plan ................................................................... 27 Classroom Discipline Plan ................................................................................ 27 Campus Discipline Plan ................................................................................... 27 Campus Discipline Regarding Tardies .................................................................. 27 Career and Technical Education (CATE) Programs ..................................................... 28 Child Sexual Abuse and Other Maltreatment of Children ............................................. 28 Class Rank / Highest Ranking Student .................................................................... 29 Class Schedules ................................................................................................. 31 College and University Admissions ......................................................................... 31 College Credit Courses ....................................................................................... 31 Complaints and Concerns .................................................................................... 32 Conduct ......................................................................................................... 32 Applicability of School Rules ............................................................................. 32 Disruptions of School Operations ....................................................................... 32 Social Events ................................................................................................ 33 Contagious Diseases / Conditions .......................................................................... 33 Counseling ...................................................................................................... 33 iii Jim Ned Middle School Student Handbook 2016-2017 Academic Counseling ...................................................................................... 33 Personal Counseling ........................................................................................ 33 Psychological Exams, Tests, or Treatment ............................................................ 34 Course Credit ................................................................................................... 34 Credit by Exam - If a Student Has Taken the Course .................................................... 34 Credit by Exam - If a Student Has Not Taken the Course .............................................. 34 Dating Violence, Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation ....................................... 35 Dating Violence ............................................................................................. 35 Discrimination .............................................................................................. 35 Harassment .................................................................................................. 35 Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Harassment................................................... 36 Retaliation ................................................................................................... 36 Reporting Procedures...................................................................................... 36 Investigation of Report .................................................................................... 37 Discrimination .................................................................................................. 37 Distance Learning .............................................................................................. 37 Distribution of Published Documents or Materials .....................................................