STUDENT-PARENT HANDBOOK 2017-2018 Board Approved 07/31/2017 CENTRAL OFFICE 608 COLLEGE STREET PORTLAND, TEXAS 78374 361-777-1091 GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES Victor Hernandez President Reynaldo Rojas Vice-President Carrie Gregory Secretary Dean Atkinson Member Gilbert Cortinas Member Randy Eulenfield Member Tim Flinn Member ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL Dr. Paul Clore Superintendent Darla Czerwinski Chief Human Resources Officer Ronald Wilson CFO/Safety Coordinator Vanessa Riggs Director of Business Services Alberton Silguero Accountant Dr. Leslie Faught Assistant Superintendent of School Leadership & Student Services Velma Soliz-Garcia Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction Barbie Tumlinson Director of Special Education Crystal Matern Director of Communications and Education Foundation Suzy Ponton Director of Federal/Special Programs * Director of Instructional Services Sharon Reckaway Director of Assessment & Accountability Tina Ybarra Director of Instructional Services Andrew Guerra Director of Instructional Technology Jeff Atkinson Director of Food & Nutrition Alton Alexander Director of Operations & Construction Kyde Eddleman Principal—High School Gabe Alvarado Principal—Junior High School Leticia Villa Principal—Intermediate School Melba Franco Principal—S.F. Austin Elementary Bobby Rister Principal—T.M. Clark Elementary Penny Armstrong Principal—East Cliff Elementary Jana Tarkington Principal—W.C. Andrews Elementary Terra Haynes DAEP/WLC Coordinator 2 GREGORY-PORTLAND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 4200 WILDCAT DRIVE PORTLAND, TEXAS 78374 PHONE: 361-777-4258 PRINCIPAL: Leticia Villa ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL: Irene Horton COUNSELOR: Debbie Edge SECRETARY: Elma Trevino NURSE: Marty Campbell, R.N., B.S.N. DIAGNOSTICIAN: Amy Melrose LIBRARIAN: Cati Partridge FACULTY 6TH GRADE Atkinson, Christopher Baker, Kory Biediger, Leanne Brooks, Dawn Chiles, Kim Davis, Mara Henicke, Jennifer Ibarra, Vivian Jasso, Lynette Johnson, Monica Lay, Adriana Levensailor, Robert Manville, Beth Martini, Caroline McClary, Stacey McCleese, Gail Perez, Janie Quiroga, Cathy Solis, Mario Sosebee, Joe Stanford, Louise Wayne, Susan 3 Band: Jeremy Anderson Chris Morrow Ryan Sanders Sammy Posada Choir: Janell Stallard Darren Campion Terry Jacobson Speech Therapist: Custodians: Maria Galindo Amelia Rodriguez Minnie Rodriguez Pat Sanchez Educational Aides: Rebecca Sepaugh In-School Suspension: Elvia Hernandez Library Aide: Karen Doty Office Personnel: Diana Hinojosa (PEIMS) Lisa Price-Henry (Clerk) Official School Interpreters: Irene Horton Elma Trevino Leticia Villa Special Education Aides: Deborah DeMartino Barbara Garza Ana Guzman Erika Rivera 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS DISCLAIMER .......................................................................................................................................... 10 FOREWARD ........................................................................................................................................... 10 PHILOSOPHY ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Our Beliefs ......................................................................................................................................... 11 Our Call to Action ............................................................................................................................. 11 Our Learner Outcomes ..................................................................................................................... 11 Our Goals ........................................................................................................................................... 11 PREFACE ............................................................................................................................................... 12 STATEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ........................................................................................ 13 SECTION I: PARENTAL RIGHTS ..................................................................................................... 14 PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ......................................................................................................... 14 Working Together ............................................................................................................. 14 Parent Involvement Coordinator .................................................................................... 15 PARTICIPATION IN THIRD-PARTY SURVEYS ......................................................................... 15 Consent Required Before Student Participation in a Federally Funded Survey, Analysis, or Evaluation .................................................................................................... 15 “Opting Out” of Participation in Other Types of Surveys or Screenings, and the Disclosure of Personal Information ............................................................................... 15 Inspecting Surveys ........................................................................................................... 16 Teacher and Staff Professional Qualifications ............................................................. 16 RIGHT OF ACCESSS TO STUDENT RECORDS, CURRICULUM MATERIALS, AND DISTRICT RECORDS ..................................................................................................................... 16 Instructional Materials ..................................................................................................... 16 Consent to Display a Student’s Original Works and Personal Information .............. 16 Consent to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction if Student is Under Age 14..................................................................................................................... 16 Student Records ............................................................................................................... 17 Consent to Video or Audio Record a Student When Not Otherwise Permitted by Law ..................................................................................................................................... 17 Parent Notification Statement ......................................................................................... 17 Religious or Moral Beliefs ............................................................................................... 18 Tutoring or Test Preparation ........................................................................................... 18 Human Sexuality Instruction ........................................................................................... 18 Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags ........................................................ 19 Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence ............................................... 19 Limiting Electronic Communications with Students by District Employees ............. 19 Notices of Certain Student Misconduct to Noncustodial Parent ................................ 19 PARENTAL ROLE IN CERTAIN CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS .............. 20 Safety Transfers/Assignments........................................................................................ 20 Multiple Birth Siblings...................................................................................................... 20 5 STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONALITIES OR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ....................... 20 Parents of Students with Disabilities ............................................................................. 20 Students who Receive Special Education Services with Other School-Aged Children in the Home ....................................................................................................... 21 Service/Assistance Animal Use by Students ................................................................ 21 Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who Need Special Education Services ............................................................................................................................................ 21 Students With Physical or Mental Impairments Protected under Section 504 .......... 22 Students who speak a Primary Language Other than English ................................... 22 Children of Military Families ........................................................................................... 22 Authorized Inspection and Use of Student Records .................................................... 22 DIRECTORY INFORMATION ........................................................................................................ 25 Directory Information for School-Sponsored Purposes .............................................. 26 Objecting to the Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education ..................................................................................... 26 SECTION II: OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS AND PARENTS ........ 26 ABSENCES/ATTENDANCE .......................................................................................................... 26 Compulsory Attendance .................................................................................................. 27 Exemptions to Compulsory Attendance ........................................................................ 27 Failure to Comply with Compulsory Attendance .........................................................