SPS Policy Manual - Saginaw Public Schools

Section 7000 – Instructional Program
7500 Guidance Program 7500
The guidance program shall be organized to meet the needs, interests and abilities of all
individual students with their own particular capabilities, their aptitudes and their personalities. It
is a District goal to make each student an active participant in the learning process and not simply
a passive absorber of knowledge.
The guidance and counseling services of the District shall be available to any student and
shall not discriminate against any student on the basis of sex, race, age, color, national origin, or
disability.
Educational Guidance
The educational guidance program shall relate to the educational objectives and needs of
the students.
Career Guidance
The District shall assist students in selecting a career pathway and guide them in
participating in coursework aligned to their career pathway. Work based learning including job
shadowing, apprenticeship training, and the like, is expected of all students.
Personal Guidance
The guidance program shall provide for the individual needs of the students.
Approved:
LEGAL REF: MCL 380.1233; 20 USCA §1232 (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act);
28 CFR §42.410; 28 CFR §42.405 (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act); 42 USCA
§1981 et seq. (Civil Rights Act); 20 USCA §1681; 34 CFR §106.8; 34 CFR
§106.9 (Title IX of the Education Amendments); 29 USCA §794, et seq.
(Rehabilitation Act of 1973)
7560 Grading System 7560
The Board encourages a uniform grading system for use in the elementary and secondary
schools the full details of which shall be published and distributed to the appropriate faculty.
Approved:
LEGAL REF: MCL 380.1282; OAG, 1981-1982, No 5879, p 124 (April 17, 1981)
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF SAGINAW