Student/Parent Handbook - Ysleta Independent School District

ecommends skipping the grade level, and the student’s parent or guardian gives written approval. Under certain criteria,a child may be allowed to be assigned initially to grade 1 rather than kindergarten. See EHDC (LOCAL) and FD-R1.CREDIT BY EXAMINATION (CBE) WITHOUT PRIOR INSTRUCTIONA student in grades 6-12 who has received no prior instruction in a course or subject can receive credit if the studentscores 90 or above on the criterion-referenced examination for acceleration for the applicable course. When such creditis awarded, the district will enter the exam score on the student’s transcript.CREDIT BY EXAMINATION (CBE) WITH PRIOR INSTRUCTIONThe district offers the opportunity for CBE credit to a student in grades 6-12 when the student has had some priorinstruction in an academic subject and either 1) the student is enrolling in the district from a nonaccredited school; 2) thestudent has taken a course and received a failing grade of at least 60, or 3) the student has earned a passing grade in asubject or course, has at least 67% attendance, but has failed to earn credit because of excessive absences. Prior to theexam, the district will review the student’s educational records to determine whether the student has had prior instructionin the subject or course. The student will receive credit if the student scores 70 or above on the criterion-referencedexamination. When such credit is awarded, the district will enter the exam score on the student’s transcript as areplacement for the original grade.PROCEDURE FOR CREDIT BY EXAMINATIONThe district will provide at least two opportunities annually for CBE, including cost-free options. The district may restrictwhen a student can take more than one CBE exam. Registration is usually in early September for early Novembertesting and late January for late March testing. Counselors will announce the CBE schedule, collect YISD registrationforms (parent signature is needed), provide students with review sheets at least two weeks before the test dates, andadminister the examinations on the scheduled dates. Registration forms will specify the required passing grade. Whenthe required passing grade is earned, the score will be entered as the numerical grade on the student’s transcript and willcount for GPA and class rank. For more information, contact your school guidance counselor.DISTANCE LEARNING AND CORRESPONDENCE COURSESDistance learning and correspondence courses include courses that encompass the state-required essential knowledgeand skills but are taught through multiple technologies and alternative methodologies such as mail, satellite, Internet,video-conferencing, and instructional television.Students may obtain credit through correspondence or online courses offered through The University of Texas at Austinor Texas Tech University. Before enrolling in correspondence courses, students will make written request to the principalor designee for approval to enroll in the course. If approval is not granted before enrollment, the student will not beawarded credit toward graduation. The correspondence course must include the essential knowledge and skills asspecified in §74.1 of the Texas Education Code. Students may be enrolled in only one correspondence course at a time.The Superintendent or designee may waive limitations on an individual basis for extenuating circumstances.The Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN) has been established as one method of distance learning. A student has theoption, with certain limitations, to enroll in a course offered through the TxVSN to earn course credit for graduation. Inlimited circumstances, a student in grade 8 may also be eligible to enroll in a course through the TxVSN. Depending onthe TxVSN course in which a student enrolls, the course may be subject to the “no pass, no play” rules. In addition, for astudent who enrolls in a TxVSN course for which an end-of-course (EOC) assessment is required, the student must stilltake the corresponding EOC assessment and the requirements related to the incorporation of the EOC score into thestudent’s final course grade and the implications of these assessments on graduation apply to the same extent as theyapply to traditional classroom instruction.If you have questions or wish to make a request that your child be enrolled in a TxVSN course, please contact thecounselor.If a student wishes to enroll in a correspondence course or a distance learning course that is not provided through theTxVSN in order to earn credit in a course or subject, the student must receive permission from the principal prior toenrolling in the course or subject. If the student does not receive prior approval, the district will not recognize and applythe course or subject toward graduation requirements or subject mastery.NONACCREDITED PUBLIC, PRIVATE, PAROCHIAL, AND HOME-SCHOOLS FOR CREDIT ACCELERATION ORCREDIT RECOVERYStudents wishing to enroll in a nonaccredited public, private, parochial, or home-school for credit acceleration or creditrecovery, must submit a letter of interest in writing to the counselor and campus administrator, for prior approval.The letter must include the name, address, phone number, and contact person for the student, the name, address, phone34