STUDENT AND FAMILY HANDBOOK AND STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT 2020-21 Table of Contents ABOUT IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ............................................................................................................................... 5 MISSION .............................................................................................................................................................. 6 VISION ................................................................................................................................................................. 6 HISTORY ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ......................................................................................................................... 6 HOMELESS LIAISON AND TITLE I PARTICIPANTS .............................................................................................................. 7 TEACHER QUALIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 7 SPECIAL PROGRAMS ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Bilingual/ESL Services ............................................................................................................................................ 8 Special Education Services .................................................................................................................................... 8 Providing Assistance to Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who Need Special Education Services ....... 8 Section 504 Services .............................................................................................................................................. 8 GETTING PERMISSION TO VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORD A STUDENT ..................................................................................... 9 ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT ........................................................................................................................... 9 GENERAL ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 9 Admissions Application ......................................................................................................................................... 9 Acceptance Procedures ....................................................................................................................................... 10 STUDENT INFORMATION TO VERIFY ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY ......................................................................................... 10 Establishing Identification ................................................................................................................................... 10 Residency Verification ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Food Allergy Information .................................................................................................................................... 10 EXPULSIONS ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 TRANSFERS ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 WITHDRAWALS .................................................................................................................................................... 14 Voluntary Withdrawal......................................................................................................................................... 14 Involuntary Withdrawal ...................................................................................................................................... 14 ATTENDANCE AND TUITION ................................................................................................................................. 14 ATTENDANCE ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 TARDINESS .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 LOUISIANA COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE LAW .............................................................................................................. 15 REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION OF ABSENCES ................................................................................................................ 15 EXCUSED ABSENCES .............................................................................................................................................. 15 UNEXCUSED ABSENCES .......................................................................................................................................... 16 LEAVING CAMPUS DURING SCHOOL HOURS ............................................................................................................... 16 TUITION ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 REQUIRED INSTRUCTION AND GRADUATION ...................................................................................................... 17 REQUIRED CURRICULUM ........................................................................................................................................ 17 PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 17 Physical Education Exemption ............................................................................................................................ 17 STANDARDIZED TESTING ........................................................................................................................................ 17 LEAP (Louisiana Educational Assessment Program) ........................................................................................... 17 English Language Proficiency Screener (“ELPS”) ................................................................................................. 18 ATTENDANCE NEEDED PER CLASS FOR CREDIT............................................................................................................. 18 1 STUDENT AND FAMILY HANDBOOK AND STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT 2020-21 PROMOTION AND RETENTION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................ 19 Students with Disabilities .................................................................................................................................... 20 HEALTH ................................................................................................................................................................ 20 PROHIBITION OF TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL .................................................................................................................. 20 DRUG-FREE SCHOOL NOTICE................................................................................................................................... 20 EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT .......................................................................................................................... 20 IMMUNIZATIONS .................................................................................................................................................. 21 Provisional Enrollment ........................................................................................................................................ 21 Exclusions from Immunization Requirements ..................................................................................................... 21 Immunization Records Reporting ........................................................................................................................ 22 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES ..................................................................................................................................... 22 ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION ........................................................................................................................... 22 Authorized Employees ......................................................................................................................................... 23 Self-Administration of Prescription Asthma or Anaphylaxis Medicine ................................................................ 23 Psychotropic Medication ..................................................................................................................................... 23 DYSLEXIA AND RELATED DISORDERS ......................................................................................................................... 24 VISION AND HEARING SCREENINGS ........................................................................................................................... 24 SPINAL SCREENING