2013-14 Student/Parent Handbook - Nash-Rocky Mount Schools

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE
NRMPS High Schools can award a Graduation Certificate for the completion of a four year high school program (or upon
aging out of school) at the graduation ceremony to certain students with specific development disabilities as determined by the
IEP team.The graduation certificate can also be awarded to students with disabilities who are enrolled in the Occupational
Course of Study who have compared all requirements of the OCS except the 360 paid employment hours. OCS students have
up to 2 years fllowiubng graduation to complete the paid 360 employments
REPORT CARDS & PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
The report card is one method of communication between home and school regarding a student’s academic performance.
Report cards are issue six times per year at the end of each grading period. Interim reports are also sent home during each
marking period.
Parent/guardians are encouraged to make an appointment to meet with their child’s teacher(s) throughout the
school year to discuss academic progress.
READ TO ACHIEVE
The goal of the North Carolina Read to Achieve is to ensure that every student reads at or above grade level by the end of third
grade and continues progress in reading proficiency so that he or she can read, comprehend, integrate, and apply complex texts
needed for secondary education and career success.
The state will develop, implement, and continuously evaluate a research-based comprehensive reading program to improve
reading achievement.
As a part of the Read to Achieve Initiative, beginning in fall 2013, North Carolina will administer the Beginning-of-Grade 3
English Language Arts/Reading Test (BOG3) to all third grade students. The test will be given within the first 11-15
instructional days of the year and will serve as a pre- test. The purpose is for principals and teachers to track student growth
after the 3rd Grade READY English Language Arts/Reading EOG Test that will be given spring 2014.
Read to Achieve eliminates social promotion starting in the 2013-14 School Year. Students failing to demonstrate proficiency
on the Reading READY EOG in third grade will be retained. Good Cause Exemptions will be determined by the
Superintendent. Students not demonstrating proficiency will be enrolled in a summer reading camp prior to retention.
Retained students will have opportunities to demonstrate proficiency for mid-year promotion. Parents will be provided with a
plan for reading at home.
Parents and guardians will be notified in writing of student retention and why the student is not eligible for a good cause
exemption. The Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools Board of Education will annually publish and provide written notification
to the State Board of Education on the progress of reading proficiency and interventions provided to retained students.
For more information on North Carolina Read to Achieve, visit the Nash-Rock Mount Public Schools website,
http://www.nrms.k12.nc.us/read-to-achieve or the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction website at
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/k3literacy/resources/.
SECTION 504 RIGHTS
Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools implements procedures to ensure a free, appropriate public education for
students with disabilities who are eligible under Section 504.
The purpose of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, is to ensure that:
"no qualified person with a disability shall, on the basis of disability, be excluded from participation
in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity
which receives or benefits from federal financial assistance."
Parents of students with disabilities have the following rights under Section 504:
1. to be informed of the rights available under Section 504.
2. to receive benefits from public education programs without discrimination.
3. to receive all information in their native language or other primary mode of communication.
4. to have their child receive a free, appropriate public education.
5. to have their child given an equal opportunity to participate in school programs and extracurricular
activities sponsored by the school.
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