Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District

It is of the greatest importance that this policy be followed without exception. This policy is to
include all CTE classes and computer labs. No student will be permitted to work during midmorning
and mid-afternoon breaks, during lunch periods or without teacher supervision after school.
The instructor is to be in the labs at all times when students are present.
Safety rules will be enforced at all times; this includes the wearing of eye protective devices when
performing or observing experiments which may cause eye injury.
K. FIRE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS
It will be the responsibility of the principal to see that the State Fire Prevention Regulations are met.
A report to this effect must be filed each school year. The requirements are as follows:
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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Schools are encouraged to incorporate fire safety/fire prevention lessons into the curriculum. At the
end of the year in the fire marshal’s report, schools are required to provide a percentage of students
who have had fire prevention instruction.
Curriculum guides are available from the Fire Prevention and Outreach section of the State Fire
Marshal’s Office at P.O. Box 149221, Austin, Tx 78714-9221 or online at
www.tdi.state.tx.us/fire/fmcurric.html.
Fire Drill
One fire drill must be conducted each month and a record of these drills kept.
Inspection Material
Representative material from each section of the tenth and twelfth grades must be kept on file in the
principal's office for inspection.
Reports
Schools are required to maintain the fire drill and fire prevention forms at the campuses and turn
them in to the director of safe and secure schools at the end of the year.
L. GRADING AND EVALUATION
Policies described are minimum district policies. Individual buildings may have additional
requirements.
Adequate grades and evaluations must be maintained on students at all times. These grades and due
dates of student assessments must be kept in the district’s electronic grade book. Each teacher must
record weekly evaluations on each student. Samples of student work must be filed in order to show
adequate evaluation procedures. Copies of all final exams are to be filed with the principal at the
end of each semester. All grades will be reported numerically on a scale of 0 to 100. A minimum
grade of 70 is required for credit in a course.
High schools will have two nine-week grades and a final exam for each semester.
End-of-Course (EOC) courses:
o Each nine weeks will count 50% of the semester average. There is no exam grade used in
the semester average. The benchmark exam is used as a major grade to be included in the
second or fourth nine weeks period.
o Final course grade:
Each final semester grade is worth 42.5% of the final course grade and the End-of-
Course exam will count 15% of the final course grade.