Table of Contents ABOUT IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ............................................................................................... 8 Mission ..........................................................................................................................................8 Vision ............................................................................................................................................8 History ...........................................................................................................................................8 Statement of Nondiscrimination .....................................................................................................8 Homeless Liaison and Title I Participants .........................................................................................9 Teacher Qualifications ....................................................................................................................9 Special Programs ............................................................................................................................9 Videotaping of Students ............................................................................................................... 11 ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT ......................................................................................... 11 General Admissions and Enrollment Information .......................................................................... 11 Exclusion from Admission ................................................................................................................................... 12 Admissions Application ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Acceptance Procedures ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Student Information to Verify Enrollment Eligibility ...................................................................... 12 Establishing Identification ................................................................................................................................... 12 Undocumented Students ..................................................................................................................................... 13 Residency Verification ......................................................................................................................................... 13 Expulsions ....................................................................................................................................13 Transfers ......................................................................................................................................13 Withdrawal from School ............................................................................................................... 13 Voluntary Withdrawal......................................................................................................................................... 13 Involuntary Withdrawal ...................................................................................................................................... 14 ATTENDANCE AND TUITION ................................................................................................. 14 Attendance and Tardiness ............................................................................................................ 14 Texas Compulsory Attendance Law ............................................................................................... 14 Required Documentation of Absences .......................................................................................... 15 Excused Absences ........................................................................................................................ 15 Unexcused Absences .................................................................................................................... 16 Leaving Campus During School Hours ............................................................................................ 16 Tuition .........................................................................................................................................16 REQUIRED INSTRUCTION AND GRADUATION ....................................................................... 16 Required Curriculum .................................................................................................................... 16 Physical Education Requirements ................................................................................................. 16 Physical Education Exemption ............................................................................................................................ 16 Graduation Plan ........................................................................................................................... 17 Testing Requirements for Graduation ................................................................................................................. 17 Foundation Graduation Program ........................................................................................................................ 17 Standardized Testing .................................................................................................................... 18 STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) ............................................................................. 18 End-of-Course Assessments for Students in Grades 9–12 ................................................................................... 18 Texas Success Initiative Assessment ................................................................................................................... 19 Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) ..................................................................... 19 Attendance Needed Per Class for Credit ........................................................................................ 19 STUDENT AND FAMILY HANDBOOK AND STUDENT CODE OFCONDUCT 2020-21 Promotion and Retention Requirements ....................................................................................... 20 Students with Disabilities .................................................................................................................................... 21 Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test .......................................................................... 21 Career and Technical Education Program ...................................................................................... 22 HEALTH ............................................................................................................................... 22 Health-Related Resources, Policies, and Procedures ...................................................................... 22 Alcohol-Free School Notice ........................................................................................................... 23 Tobacco-Free School Notice .......................................................................................................... 23 Drug-Free School Notice ............................................................................................................... 23 Mental Health Promotion and Intervention .................................................................................. 23 Mental Health Support (All Grade Levels) ..................................................................................... 23 Emergency Medical Treatment ..................................................................................................... 24 Immunizations ............................................................................................................................. 24 Provisional Enrollment ........................................................................................................................................ 24 Exemptions from Immunization Requirements ................................................................................................... 25 Immunization Records Reporting ........................................................................................................................ 25 Food Allergy Information .................................................................................................................................... 26 Communicable Diseases ............................................................................................................... 26 Head Lice ............................................................................................................................................................. 26 Administration of Medication ....................................................................................................... 27 Authorized Employees ......................................................................................................................................... 27 Self-Administration of Prescription Asthma or Anaphylaxis Medicine ................................................................ 27 Bacterial Meningitis Information 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