SPS Policy Manual - Saginaw Public Schools

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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
Section 7000 – Instructional Program 7580 Homework 7580 Homework is a beneficial and necessary tool which aids students in their academic growth. It is used for review and reinforcement of concepts already under study. The frequency of specific assignments depends upon the teacher's judgment of the needs of an individual or group of students. When homework is assigned, it is to be completed, graded, and recorded. Homework shall be used as an educational enhancement and not as a means to discipline students. Homework shall be encouraged strongly by each building level administrator. Approved: LEGAL REF: Owasso Independent School Dist. No. 1-011 v. Falvo, 122 S.Ct. 934 (2002). 7600 Promotion and Retention 7600 Grade level and group assignments, including promotion and retention, shall be the responsibility of the Superintendent and shall be made in the best interests of the individual student subject to parent(s)/guardian(s) involvement in accordance with law. Students will normally progress annually from grade to grade. However, exceptions may be recommended when, in the judgment of the professional staff, and after consultation with parent(s)/guardian(s), such exceptions are in the best interests of the individual student involved and retention is indicated. A written statement of parent(s)/guardian(s) approval of the retention should be obtained if possible, and included in the student’s permanent record file. If the parent(s)/guardian(s) do not agree to retention and, as a result, the student is promoted, a statement signed by the parent(s)/ guardian(s) so indicating the parent(s)/guardian(s) rejection of the District’s recommendation for retention should be placed in the student’s file. Approved: LEGAL REF: MCL 380.10 23 23 380.10 Rights of parents and legal guardians; duties of public schools. Sec. 10. It is the natural, fundamental right of parents and legal guardians to determine and direct the care, teaching, and education of their children. The public schools of this state serve the needs of the pupils by cooperating with the pupil's parents and legal guardians to develop the pupil's intellectual capabilities and vocational skills in a safe and positive environment. History: Add. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996. Popular Name: Act 451 SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF SAGINAW
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