2012-2013 AHS Handbook - Anamosa Community School District

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A Truant child is one of complusory attendance age (6-16) who fails to attend school anywhere, accumulates eight days of unexcused instruction per term, or accumulates fifteen days of unexcused instruction per academic year. When neither the school nor a parent has knowledge of or has given permission to be absent from school or class, the following rules will apply: • Personal contact and/or written notice to parent • Forty-five minutes of detention per period of absence In addition, once a student has accumulated eight unexcused absences in a class in a single term or fifteen days of unexcused absences during the school year, an administrator will request a meeting with the student, teacher, and parents to create an attendance contract which will outline what must be done to maintain credit in the class. If the absences continue and the student has missed in excess of eight days of unexcused absence in the same term or fifteen days of unexcused absence during the school year, an administrator will inform the parent/guardian in writing that due to the lack of improvement in the attendance of their child, the school will be referring the student and the parent/guardian to the District Truant Officer and/or Superintendent for a hearing. A student with nine or more truancies or unexcused absences in a given course will likely be denied credit for that particular course. The student will be placed in a study hall at that time. The school administration will make the final determination whether an absence is considered excused or unexcused. *Students of compulsory attendance age (starting the school year 15 years of age or under) will not be dropped from school for the remainder of the semester. Instead, students and their parents will be subject to truancy mediation and/or prosecution through the county attorney. According to Section 299.1 of the Iowa Code, the parent, guardian, or legal custodian is accountable for the child’s attendance at school. In accordance with 299.8 of the Iowa Code, any child who fails to attend school as required by the school board’s policy or who fails to attend competent private instruction under chapter 299A, without reasonable excuse for the absence, shall be deemed truant. According to Iowa Code 299.5A, parents, guardians or actual custodians who attempt to excuse their children for illegal reasons or refuses to accept the school’s attempt to assure the child’s attendance will be referred to the county attorney for mediation or prosecution. When dealing with attendance issues, the principal will exercise primary judgment concerning the reasonableness of absences and will make the final determination whether an absence is considered school excused or school unexcused. The principal may require documentation for absences deemed unreasonable. TARDIES Students are expected to arrive at class on time, which means being in the classroom when the bell rings. The first two tardies to a class will result in teacher intervention including warnings to the student and notification to parents via PowerSchool attendance reporting. Students that arrive to a class 10 minutes or more after class has begun will be counted absent and unexcused (unless the tardy is excused by the office) and will serve 45 minutes of detention. Quizzes, tests, and assignments done during the time the student is absent and unexcused will receive no credit. 14
Tardy Consequences 1st Tardy: The teacher will record on PowerSchool and will notify the student verbally. 2nd Tardy: The teacher will record on PowerSchool and will notify the student verbally. 3rd Tardy: The teacher will record on PowerSchool and will be reported to the office on an office referral form, the student will receive forty five minutes of detention and parents will be notified. 4th and Subsequent: The teacher will record on PowerSchool and will be reported to the office on an office referral form, the student will receive forty five minutes of detention and tardy will count as an unexcused absence. Parents will be notified. GRADES Parents are encouraged to actively monitor their student’s progress in courses using PowerSchool. Printed grades are sent home periodically throughout the school year. At Back to School Night, parents who access PowerSchool may decline to have printed grades sent home by signing a paper indicating they do not need paper grades. The grades at the end of a term (for a term class) and at the end of a semester (for a semester or yearlong class) reflect final semester grades in those courses. These grades become part of each student’s permanent record. GRADING POINT SCALE A+ = 4.33 A.P. Course are graded on a 5.00 Scale A = 4. 00 A- = 3.67 B+ = 3.33 B = 3.00 B- = 2.67 C+ =2.33 C = 2.00 C- = 1.67 D+ =1.33 D = 1.00 D- = 0.67 F = 0.00 ACADEMIC LETTER Student must maintain a 3.5 GPA or higher for two consecutive semesters to earn an academic letter. Academic letters are presented at the Awards Assembly. DROPPING/ADDING ACADEMIC CLASS Dropping or adding an academic class must be done within two days of the start of the new term. Also, students may only have one study hall per term. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS In order to graduate from Anamosa High School, students must earn a minimum of 56 credits. Of these credits, students must earn six credits of math, eight credits of English, six credits of science, six credits of social studies, four credits of P.E., one credit of Human Growth & Development, one credit of Computer Applications, and one credit of Portfolio. Students must also attend CPR training. A student may earn a maximum of five credits in the Kirkwood High School completion program and/or an approved correspondence program while enrolled in the Anamosa Community Schools. 15
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