Student/Parent Handbook - Ysleta Independent School District

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STUDENT/PARENT HANDBOOK2012-2013TABLE OF CONTENTSIMPORTANT NOTICES TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS 4PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND PARENTAL RIGHTS 17ADMISSIONS AND ENROLLMENT 22ATTENDANCE INFORMATION 25CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 28PROMOTION AND GRADUATION 34Graduation Requirements 36GRADING 46STUDENT ACTIVITIES 49SPECIAL SERVICES 54Student Health Services 55Transportation 57DISTRICT AND SCHOOL FACILITIES 58LAW ENFORCEMENT 60STUDENT CONDUCT 61Cell Phone Violations 65Student Dress Code 66INDEX 67STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCTCAMPUS LISTHOW TO USE THIS HANDBOOKAt the start of the school year Carefully read all notices in the Important Notices to Parents and Students section. Look through the handbook sections to see the types of information provided. If you are unfamiliar with a topic that affects your child, please read the information carefully and discuss it withyour child. If you want more detailed information on a topic, check the district’s handbook, website or the school office for amore detailed handout on the topic.During the school year, as you have questions – Use the Table of Contents above or the Index in the back of the handbook to find your topic. Make sure to read related topics that could affect your question.Effect of district Policies and Specific Regulations Some topics refer to a district policy or regulation. A district Policy (LEGAL) is dictated by state or federal law. A district Policy (LOCAL) is dictated by decisions ofthe district’s Board of Trustees. A district Regulation (R) is dictated by the Superintendent. Board Policies are posted on the district’s website at http://pol.tasb.org/Home/Index/440. District Regulations are posted on the district’s website atwww2.yisd.net/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=124357&. Where there is any conflict, the provisions of the Board Policies and specific Regulations will govern over thelanguage in this handbook.Although the Student Handbook may refer to rights established through law or district policy, the Student Handbookdoes not create any additional rights for students and parents. It does not, nor is it intended to, create contractual orlegal rights between any student or parent and the district.3
IMPORTANT NOTICES TO PARENTS AND STUDENTSFAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY ACT (FERPA); 20 U.S.C. §1232g; 34 CFR Part 99Ysleta Independent School District (YISD) maintains general education records required by law. A student's schoolrecords are private and are protected from unauthorized inspection or use. A cumulative record is maintained for eachstudent from the time the student enters YISD until the student withdraws or graduates. This record moves with thestudent from school to school.By law, both parents, whether married, separated or divorced, have access to the records of a student who is a minor ora dependent for tax purposes, as do students who are 18 years of age or older. A parent whose rights have been legallyterminated will be denied access to the records if the school is given a copy of the court order terminating these rights.The principal is custodian of all records for currently enrolled students at the assigned school. The Superintendent orhis/her designee is the custodian of all records for students who have withdrawn or graduated. Records may bereviewed during regular school hours. The record custodian or designee will respond to reasonable requests forexplanation and interpretation of the records. The address of the Superintendent’s office is: Ysleta Independent SchoolDistrict, 9600 Sims Drive, El Paso, TX 79925The address of the principal's office is shown on the Campus List included in this Handbook.Parents of a minor or a student who is a dependent for tax purposes; the student (if 18 or older) and school officials withlegitimate educational interests are the only persons who have general access to the student's records. "School officialswith legitimate educational interests" include any employees, agents, or Board of Trustees of YISD, or cooperatives ofwhich YISD contracts for placement of students with disabilities, as well as their attorneys and consultants, who are:1. working with the student;2. considering disciplinary or academic actions, the student's case, or a student with disabilities individual educationplan;3. compiling statistical data; or,4. investigating or evaluating programs.YISD forwards a student's records on request to a school in which a student seeks or intends to enroll without thenecessity of the parent's permission. Parental consent is required to release the records to anyone else. When thestudent reaches 18 years of age, the right to consent to release of records transfers to the student.The parent’s or student’s right of access to, and copies of, student records does not extend to all the records. Materialssuch as, but not limited to, teachers' personal notes on a student that are shared only with a substitute teacher andrecords on former students do not have to be made available to the parents or students.Students 18 and over and parents of minor students may inspect the student's records and request a correction if therecords are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise in violation of the student's privacy or other rights. If the district refusesthe request to amend the records, the requester has the right to a hearing. If the records are not amended as a result ofthe hearing, the requester has thirty (30) school days to exercise his right to place a statement commenting on theinformation in the student's record. Although improperly recorded grades may be challenged, parents and students arenot allowed to contest a student's grade in a course through this process. Parents or students have the right to file acomplaint with the U.S. Department of Education if they feel that YISD is not in compliance with the law regarding studentrecords.Copies of records are available at a per copy cost, payable in advance, as specified in the annual notice to parents oftheir privacy rights. Parents may be denied copies of a student's records for the following reasons:1. after the student reaches age 18 and is no longer a dependent for tax purposes;2. when the student is attending an institution of post-secondary education; or3. if the parent fails to follow proper procedures and pay the copying charge. If the student qualifies for free orreduced-price lunches and the parents are unable to view the records during regular school hours, upon writtenrequest of the parent, one copy of the record will be provided at no charge.4
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CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECTActor Action
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NOTICE OF PARENT AND STUDENT RIGHTS
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IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS 2012-2013
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PARENT VISITATION AT SCHOOLParent v
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Page 47 and 48: FOR STUDENTS WHO ENTER 9 TH GRADE I
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Page 65 and 66: BULLYINGBullying occurs when a stud
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SPECIAL SERVICESGUIDANCE AND COUNSE
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DISTRICT AND SCHOOL FACILITIESLIBRA
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