Student Handbook - rgccisd

viiiTable of ContentsPREFACE ........................................................................................................................................1PHILOSOPHY ............................................................................................................................... 2VETERANS MIDDLE SCHOOL VISION & MISSION STATEMENT ..................................... 2IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS .................................................................... 3YOUR INVOLVEMENT AS A PARENT……………………………………………………..3"OPTING OUT" OF SURVEYS AND ACTIVITIES………………………………...………4MEDICINE AT SCHOOL ...............................................................................................................5PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS…………………………………………………………………….5REPORT CARDS, PROGRESS REPORTS, AND CONFERENCES ...........................................6STUDENT OR PARENT COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS ......................................................6STUDENT RECORDS ....................................................................................................................7DIRECTORY INFORMATION…………………………………………………….………….8TESTING……………………………………………………………………..…….……………..9STATE ASSESSMENT………………………………………….…………………………….9RELEASE OF STUDENTS FROM SCHOOL……………………………………………….….9TARDINESS………………………………………………………………….………………....10WITHDRAWAL FROM SCHOOL……………………………………………………………..10CURRICULUM-RELATED INFORMATION ....................................................................... 11ACADEMIC PROGRAMS .......................................................................................................11AWARDS AND HONORS .......................................................................................................11CAREER & TECHNOLOGY COURSES………………………..…………………………..12CLASS SCHEDULES / CHANGES .........................................................................................12CLASS WORK POLICY ..........................................................................................................12COMPUTER RESOURCES ......................................................................................................12COUNSELING ..............................................................................................................................13ACADEMIC COUNSELING .................................................................................................... 13PERSONAL COUNSELING .................................................................................................... 13COURSES OFFERED…………………………………………………………………………...14EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, AND ORGANIZATIONS ..............................15OFFICES AND ELECTIONS .................................................................................................. 15GRADE CLASSIFICATION……………………………………………………………………15GRADING POLICY ..................................................................................................................15