2017-2018 Middle School Student-Parent Handbook And
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Lake Travis Middle School Hudson Bend Middle School Student/Parent Handbook Student Code of Conduct 2017-2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Lake Travis Independent School District 9 Board of Trustees 9 Administration 9 Student Holidays 9 Grading Period 9 Lake Travis Independent School District Campuses 10 Middle School Student Hours 10 PREFACE 11 DISTRICT POLICIES 12 SECTION I: REQUIRED NOTICES AND INFORMATION FOR PARENTS 12 Accessibility 12 STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION 12 AUTOMATED OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION NOTICE 12 PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT 13 Working Together 13 PARENTAL RIGHTS 13 Consent Required Before Student Participation in Federally Funded Survey, Analysis or Evaluation 13 “Opting Out” of Participation in Other Types of Surveys or Screenings and the Disclosure of Personal Information 14 Consent to Conduct a Psychological Evaluation 14 Consent to Display a Student’s Original Works and Personal Information 14 RIGHT OF ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS, CURRICULUM MATERIALS, AND DISTRICT RECORDS/POLICIES 15 Teacher and Staff Professional Qualifications 15 Instructional Materials 15 Notices of Certain Student Misconduct to Noncustodial Parent 15 Participation in Federally Required, State-Mandated, and District Assessments 15 Student Records 15 Authorized Inspection and Use of Student Records 16 Directory Information 18 Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education 18 Middle School Student Handbook Revised July 2017 Page 2 Consent to Video or Audio Record a Student When Otherwise not Permitted by Law 18 REMOVING A STUDENT FROM INSTRUCTION OR EXCUSING A STUDENT FROM A REQUIRED COMPONENT OF INSTRUCTION 19 Religious or Moral Beliefs 19 Tutoring or Test Preparation Purposes 19 Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags 19 Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence 19 Limited Electronic Communications with Student by District Employees 19 Human Sexuality Instruction 20 STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONALITIES OR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES 20 School Safety Transfer/Assignment 20 Accommodations for Children of Military Families 21 Multiple Birth Siblings 21 The Use of a Service/Assistance Animal 21 Students in the Conservatorship of the State (Foster Care) 21 Students Who Are Homeless 22 Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who Need Special Education Services 22 Students Who Receive Special Education Services with Other School-Aged Children in the Home 23 Students with Physical or Mental Impairments Protected Under Section 504 24 Students Who Speak a Primary Language Other than English 24 SECTION II: INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS 24 ABSENCES/ATTENDANCE 24 Compulsory Attendance 24 Failure to Comply with Compulsory Attendance 27 Attendance for Credit or Final Grade (K-12) 27 Official Attendance-Taking Time 28 Make-Up Hours 29 Extracurricular and UIL Absences 29 ACADEMIC INFORMATION 29 Grading – Guiding Principles 29 Grading System 29 Grading Roles and Responsibilities 29 Conduct Information 30 Parent and Student Online Grade Access 30 Middle School Student Handbook Revised July 2017 Page 3 txConnect Application Process: 30 Reteach/Retest 30 Promotion 31 Grade 8 31 Additional Promotion Requirements 32 Credit by Examination for Advancement/Acceleration – If a Student Has Not Taken the Course/Subject 33 Grades 6-8 33 Recovery/Credit by Exam – If a Student Has Taken the Course 33 ACCOUNTABILITY UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL LAW 34 ANNOUNCEMENTS 34 BACKPACKS/BOOK BAGS 34 BRINGING MONEY TO SCHOOL 34 BULLYING (All grade levels) 34 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CTE) PROGRAMS 36 CELEBRATIONS 36 CELEBRATE FREEDOM WEEK 37 CELL PHONES, CAMERAS, AND OTHER PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES 37 CHANGE OF ADDRESS OR PHONE NUMBER 38 CHEATING/COLLUSION 38 CHILD FIND 38 CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND OTHER MALTREATMENT OF CHILDREN 38 COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS 39 COMPUTER AND TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS USE/INTERNET ACCESS 40 CONDUCT 41 Discipline Management Philosophy 41 Campus Behavior Coordinator 41 Applicability of School Rules 41 Disruptions of School Operations 42 Social Events 42 CONFERENCE PERIODS/PARENT CONFERENCES 42 COUNSELING 42 Academic Counseling 42 Personal Counseling 43 Middle School Student Handbook Revised July 2017 Page 4 COURSE CREDIT 43 DAILY PLANNER 43 DANCES/SOCIAL EVENTS 43 DETENTION HALL 43 DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, RETALIATION, AND DATING VIOLENCE 44 Dating Violence 44 Discrimination 44 Harassment 44 Sexual Harassment and Gender-Based Harassment 45 Retaliation 45 Reporting Procedures 45 Investigation of Report 46 DISTANCE LEARNING 46 DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATURE, PUBLISHED MATERIALS, OR OTHER DOCUMENTS 47 School Materials 47 Non-School Materials From Students 47 Non-School Materials From Others 47 DRESS AND GROOMING 48 ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS 48 ENROLLMENT 49 30 Day Provisional Enrollment 49 Registration 49 Residency 50 EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS 50 Academic Requirements – No Pass/No Play 50 Absences 51 Standards of Behavior 51 FEES 51 FIELD TRIPS 52 End of Year Grade Level Field Trip/Activity (These stipulations do not apply to trips taken as part of a co-curricular activity) 52 FOOD AND NUTRITION 53 FUNDRAISING 53 GANG-FREE ZONES 54 Middle School Student Handbook Revised July 2017 Page 5 GIFTED AND TALENTED (GT)/DISCOVERY PROGRAM 54 HAZING 54 HEALTH RELATED MATTERS 54 Bacterial Meningitis 55 Clinic 56 Health Screenings 56 Communicable Diseases 57 Diabetes 57 Emergency Medical Treatment and Information 58 Fever 58 Food Allergies 58 Head Lice 58 Immunization 59 Medication 59 Physical Activity Requirements 60 Physical Fitness Assessment 61 Psychotropic Drugs 61 School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) 61 Student Wellness Policy/Wellness Plan 61 Vending Machines 61 Other Health Related Matters 61 HOME SCHOOLING 62 HOMELESS STUDENTS 63 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES 63 Questioning of Students 63 Students Taken Into Custody 63 Notification of Law Violations 64 LEAVING CAMPUS 64 LOCKERS 65 LOST AND FOUND 65 LUNCH 65 MAKEUP WORK 65 Makeup Work Because of Absence 65 Middle School Student Handbook Revised July 2017 Page 6 In-school Suspension (ISS) Makeup Work 65 MESSAGES AND DELIVERIES 66 NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY 66 NEWSLETTERS 66 PARENT CUSTODY OF CHILDREN 67 PERMIT TO LEAVE SCHOOL 67 PHYSICAL EDUCATION (P.E.) WAIVER INFORMATION 67 PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS/HEALTH SCREENINGS 68 PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE AND A MINUTE OF SILENCE 68 PRAYER 68 PROMOTION AND RETENTION 68 PTA/PTO 68 PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION 69 RELEASE OF STUDENTS FROM SCHOOL 69 REPORT CARDS AND PROGRESS REPORTS 69 SAFETY 69 Drills – Emergency Information 69 Accident Insurance 70 Emergency Contact Information 70 Emergency/Crisis Communication 70 SCHEDULE CHANGES 71 SCHOOL FACILITIES 71 Use by Students Before and After School 71 Conduct Before and After School 71 Meetings of Non-Curriculum Related Groups 72 SCHOOL PICTURES 72 SEARCHES 72 Students 72 Telecommunications and Other Electronic Devices 72 Student Desks, Lockers, and Other Storage Areas 72 Trained Dogs 73 SPECIAL PROGRAMS 73 STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) 73 Middle School Student Handbook Revised July 2017 Page 7 Grades 3–8 73 STEROIDS 74 STUDENT COUNCIL 74 STUDENT SUPERVISION 74 STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE 74 SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION 74 SUICIDE AWARENESS and Mental Health Support 74 TARDINESS 75 TELEPHONE 75 TEXTBOOKS, ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOKS, TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT, AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS 75 TRANSFERS 75 TRANSPORTATION 76 General Rules 76 Rules for Loading the Bus 77 Rules for Students While on the Bus 77 Rules After Unloading the Bus 77 Rules for School-Sponsored or Extra-Curricular Trips 77 Consequences 78 SMART Tag 78 TUTORIAL ASSISTANCE 79 VALUABLES 79 VANDALISM 79 VIDEO CAMERAS 80 VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL 80 VOLUNTEERS 81 WAIVER OF FEES 82 WITHDRAWING FROM SCHOOL 82 APPENDIX A – LAKE TRAVIS ISD ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY (AUP) 83 APPENDIX B – HBMS AND LTMS BELL SCHEDULES 84 APPENDIX C – FFI (LOCAL) STUDENT WELFARE: FREEDOM FROM BULLYING 85 APPENDIX D – LAKE TRAVIS ISD STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT 86 APPENDIX E – LAKE TRAVIS ISD EXTRACURRICULAR CODE OF CONDUCT 87 Middle School Student Handbook Revised July 2017 Page 8 Lake Travis Independent School District 3322 Ranch Road 620 South Austin, Texas 78738 Telephone: 512-533-6000 Fax: 512-533-6001 www.ltisdschools.org Board of Trustees Kim Flasch John Aoueille Guy Clayton Lisa Johnson Alex Alexander Bob Dorsett, Jr. William Beard Administration Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brad Lancaster Deputy Superintendent Mary Patin Assistant Superintendent for Administrative & Community Services Holly Morris-Kuentz Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Evalene Murphy Assistant Superintendent for Business, Financial and Auxiliary Services Johnny Hill Student Holidays September 4 – Labor Day October 9 – Columbus Day October 10 – Staff Development/Student Holiday November 20-24 – Thanksgiving Break December 22 – Staff Development/Student Holiday December 25-January 5 – Winter Break January 8 – Staff Development/Student Holiday January 15 – MLK Day Student/Staff Holiday February 15-16 – Staff Development/Student Holiday February 19 – Staff Development/Student Holiday March 9 – Staff Development/Student Holiday March 12-16 – Spring Break March 30 – Good Friday Student/Staff Holiday April 27 – Staff Development/Student Holiday Bad Weather Day: March 30 Grading Period August 16 – October 13 October 16 – December 21 January 9 – March 8 March 19 – May 25 Middle School Student Handbook Revised July 2017 Page 9 Lake Travis Independent School District Campuses Bee Cave Elementary