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Era ISD 2012-2013 Student Handbook Table of Contents PREFACE ................................................................................................................... 7 Vision Statement………………………………………………………………………..7 Mission Statement………………………………………………………………………7 Goals…………………………………………………………………………………….8 SECTION I: PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES .................................. 8 Parental Involvement ...................................................................................................... 8 Working Together ....................................................................................................... 8 Parental Involvement Coordinator………………………………………………………………………9 Parental Rights………………………………………………………………………..9 Obtaining Information and Protecting Student Rights ............................................... 9 “Opting Out” of Surveys and Activities ...................................................................... 9 Inspecting Surveys ...................................................................................................... 9 Requesting Professional Qualifications of Teachers and Staff ................................... 9 Reviewing Instructional Materials .............................................................................. 9 Displaying Student's Artwork and Projects .............................................................. 10 Accessing Student Records ....................................................................................... 10 Granting Permission to Video or Audio Record a Student ....................................... 10 Granting Permission to ReceiveParental and Paternity Awareness Instruction ...... 10 Removing a Student Temporarily from the Classroom ............................................. 10 Removing a Student from Human Sexuality Instruction ........................................... 10 Excusing a Student from Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags ............ 11 Excusing a Student from Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence ... 11 Requesting Limited or No Contact with a Student through Electronic Media ......... 11 Requesting Notices of Certain Student Misconduct .................................................. 11 Corporal Punishment ................................................................................................ 11 School Safety Transfers ............................................................................................. 11 Requesting Classroom Assignment for Multiple Birth Siblings ................................ 12 Parents of Students with Disabilities ........................................................................ 12 Request for the Use of a Service Animal ................................................................... 12 Options and Requirements for Providing Assistance to Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who Need or May Need Special Education .................................. 13 Parents of Students Who Speak Primary Language Other than English .................. 13 Accomodations for Children of Military Families .................................................... 14 Student Records ........................................................................................................ 14 Directory Information ........................................................................................... 15 Directory Information for School-Sponsored Purposes ........................................ 15 Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education .............................................................................................................. 15 SECTION II: INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS ........................... 16 Absences/Attendance .................................................................................................... 16 Compulsory Attendance ............................................................................................ 16 Exemptions to Compulsory Attendance .................................................................... 16 CollegeDays..…………………………………………………………………………………16 Era ISD Student Handbook 2 2012-2013 Failure to Comply with Compulsory Attendance ...................................................... 17 Attendance for Credit ................................................................................................ 17 Official Attendance Taking Time .............................................................................. 17 Parent’s Note After An Absence................................................................................ 17 Doctor’s Note After An Absence for Illness .............................................................. 18 Driver License Attendance Verification .................................................................... 18 Excused Absences ..................................................................................................... 18 Unexcused Absences ................................................................................................. 18 Academic Programs ...................................................................................................... 18 Awards and Honors—Class Rank/Top Ten Percent ..................................................... 18 Grade Point Averages............................................................................................................19 Transfer Grades ................................................................................................................................... 19 Weighted (Honors) Classes ...................................................................................................................... 19 Bullying ........................................................................................................................ 20 Career and Technical Education (CTE) ........................................................................ 20 Child Sexual Abuse……….............................................................................................21 Class Schedules ............................................................................................................. 21 College Credit Courses ................................................................................................. 21 Dual Credit Courses……………..…………………………………………………………………………21 Tech Prep………..……………...……………………………………………………………………………22 Distance Learning…………………………………………………………………………………………...22 Advanced Placement Courses………………………………………...……………………………………23 Complaints and Concerns ............................................................................................. 23 Conduct ......................................................................................................................... 23 Applicability of School Rules .................................................................................... 23 Disruptions ................................................................................................................ 23 Social Events ............................................................................................................. 23 Junior /Senior Prom Guidelines ............................................................................... 23 Contagious Diseases/Conditions ................................................................................... 24 Correspondence Courses ............................................................................................... 24 Counseling .................................................................................................................... 24 Academic Counseling ................................................................................................ 24 Personal Counseling ................................................................................................. 25 Course Credit ................................................................................................................ 25 Credit By Exam—If a Student Has Taken the Course ................................................. 25 Credit By Exam—If a Student Has Not Taken the Course .......................................... 25 Dating Violence, Discrimination, Harrassment, And Retaliation ................................ 25 Dating Violence ........................................................................................................ 26 Discrimination .......................................................................................................... 26 Harassment ............................................................................................................... 26 Sexual Harassment .................................................................................................... 26 Retaliation ................................................................................................................. 26 Reporting Procedures ............................................................................................... 27 Investigation of Report .............................................................................................. 27 Era ISD Student Handbook 3 2012-2013 Distribution of Published Materials or Documents ...................................................... 27 School Materials ....................................................................................................... 27 Nonschool