Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District Student/Parent Handbook 2021-2022 DR. RANDAL O’BRIEN, Ed.D. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS [email protected] Office: 281.707.3220 • Fax: 281.420.4815 Fall 2021 Dear Students and Parents/Guardians: On behalf of our Board of Trustees, administrators, teachers and staff, welcome to the 2021-2022 school year. Providing a safe and orderly school setting for our students is an important part of cultivating an environment of academic excellence. Goose Creek CISD is committed to working with you to ensure student’s success, as well as celebrating it with you. This Student/Parent Handbook includes the Student Code of Conduct, which outlines the District’s Discipline Management Plan. Required by State law, the handbook outlines the basic rules and expectations for student behavior and consequences used when these expectations are not met. The information included in the handbook and the Student Code of Conduct is based on State law, local Board policies and Goose Creek CISD Administrative Guidelines. The handbook is approved by the Board of Trustees annually. Please refer to the Student/Parent Handbook whenever you have a question or concern and be aware of specific rules and regulations that apply to your child’s school so that you may comply with campus-level policies and expectations. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s principal as we have found that most issues may be resolved at the point of origin. Best wishes for a Safe and productive school year! Sincerely, Randal O’Brien, Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District GCCISD CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 4544 I-10 East • Baytown, TX 77521 PREFACE The 2021-2022 Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District Student/Parent Handbook is designed to provide a resource for some of the basic information that you and your child will need during the school year. Each student and parent should be familiar with the policies and procedures outlined in this Student/Parent Handbook and will be required to sign a statement (the Acknowledgement Form located on the last page of the Code of Conduct). The signature indicates that each student and parent have reviewed and read the Student/Parent Handbook and the Student Code of Conduct. The Student/Parent Handbook and Student Code of Conduct are located on the Goose Creek CISD web page at www.gccisd.net under the Parent section. The Student/Parent Handbook is designed to be in harmony with Board policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Please be aware that the handbook is updated yearly, while policy adoption and revision may occur throughout the year. Changes in policy that affect student handbook provisions will be made available to students and parents through newsletters and other communications. In case of conflict between Board policy or the Student Code of Conduct and any provisions of the Student/Parent Handbook, the provisions of Board policy or the Student Code of Conduct that were most recently adopted by the Board are to be followed. We strongly recommend that parents review the entire handbook with their children and keep it as a reference during this school year. If you or your child has questions about any of the material in this handbook, please contact a teacher, the counselor, or the principal. Also, please complete and return the parental acknowledgement form located at the last page of this handbook. i TABLE OF CONTENTS GOOSE CREEK CISD ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................v GOOSE CREEK CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES ................................................................................... vii HIGH SCHOOLS, JUNIOR SCHOOLS, ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS ......................................... viii ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ...................................................................................................................... ix SAFE SCHOOLS ......................................................................................................................................... xi GOOSE CREEK SCHOOLS BELL SCHEDULE .................................................................................. xii DISTRICT INFORMATION ACCOMMODATIONS FOR CHILDREN OF MILITARY FAMILIES ................................................1 ATTENDANCE INFORMATION ...............................................................................................................1 BACTERIAL MENINGITIS ........................................................................................................................5 CELLULAR PHONES/ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES ..............................................5 CHECKS ........................................................................................................................................................6 CHILD ABUSE PROCEDURES .................................................................................................................6 COMMUNICABLE DISEASE GUIDELINES ......................................................................................... 10 COMMUNICABLE DISEASE NOTES .................................................................................................... 10 COMPLAINTS/CONCERNS ..................................................................................................................... 11 COMPLIANCE WITH ASBESTOS REGULATIONS ........................................................................... 12 COURSE AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................... 12 CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK ............................................................................................................... 12 DELIVERIES .............................................................................................................................................. 12 DRESS AND GROOMING STANDARDS ............................................................................................... 12 EARLY RELEASE ..................................................................................................................................... 15 ELIGIBILITY CALENDAR – NO PASS/NO PLAY ............................................................................... 16 EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ................................................................................................................... 17 ENROLLMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ 17 EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................ 17 FIELD TRIPS .............................................................................................................................................. 18 FIRE DRILLS AND OTHER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ............................................................. 18 FOOD ALLERGIES ................................................................................................................................... 18 FUND RAISING .......................................................................................................................................... 18 GANG-FREE ZONES ................................................................................................................................. 18 GRADING GUIDELINES .......................................................................................................................... 19 IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................... 19 INAPPROPRIATE ITEMS ........................................................................................................................ 21 INCOMPLETE GRADES (“I”) ................................................................................................................. 21 LATE ASSIGNMENTS .............................................................................................................................. 21 LIBRARY ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 LOCKERS.................................................................................................................................................... 21 LUNCH PROGRAM ................................................................................................................................... 22 MAKE-UP WORK ...................................................................................................................................... 22 MEDICATION AT SCHOOL .................................................................................................................... 22 NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT ................................................................................................. 23 PARENT-INITIATED COMMUNICATION WITH STAFF MEMBERS ........................................... 24 PARENTS’ “RIGHT TO KNOW” ............................................................................................................ 24 PEST CONTROL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................... 24 PROGRESS REPORTS .............................................................................................................................