Student/Parent Handbook & Code of Conduct - Waller ISD - Website

Waller Independent School District2012-2013 Parent/Student Handbook & Code of ConductAcademic InformationAccreditationAll Waller ISD schools are fully accredited by the Texas Education Agency and Southern Association ofColleges and Schools.Awards (Grades PreK-5 th )At the end of each grading period, kindergarten through fifth grade may attend an awards ceremony.The following are examples of possible awards.‣ Perfect Attendance - Perfect attendance awards will be awarded at the end of each six weeks forstudents with no absences. Perfect attendance awards will be awarded at the end of the year tostudents who have not been absent during the school year.‣ Prompt and Regular Attendance - Prompt and regular attendance awards will be given at theend of the year for students who have no more than two absences during the school year.‣ All A Honor Roll - This is an award for students who received A’s in all subjects, excludinghandwriting.‣ A-B Honor Roll - This is an award for students who received A’s or B’s in all subjects‣ Bulldog Effort Award - This award is given to students who have shown improvement and putforth extra effort during the six weeks.‣ E in Conduct Award - This award is given to students who received an E in conduct for the sixweeks.‣ Outstanding Citizenship Award - Students are given this award based on exemplary behaviorthroughout all aspects of the academic and non-academic school day.Cheating/PlagiarismCheating is defined as giving or receiving and/or using unauthorized information on a test or submittingduplicate work for class or outside assignments. Plagiarism consists of representing another person’sideas or writings as one’s own. Plagiarism will be considered as cheating.Any student involved in an instance of cheating will have their paper taken. The student’s parents will becontacted by the teacher. A discipline consequence may be assigned to a student found guilty ofcheating.College and University AdmissionsFor two school years following his or her graduation, a district student who graduates in the top tenpercent and, in some cases, the top 25 percent, of his or her class is eligible for automatic admission intofour-year public universities and colleges in Texas if the student:‣ Completes the Recommended or Advanced/Distinguished Achievement Program; or‣ Satisfies the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks or earns at least a 1500 out of 2400 on the SAT.In addition, the student must submit a completed application for admission in accordance with thedeadline established by the college or university.The University of Texas at Austin may limit the number of students automatically admitted to 75 percentof the University’s enrollment capacity for incoming resident freshmen. For students who are eligible toenroll in the University of Texas at Austin during the summer or fall term, the University will beadmitting the top nine percent of the high school’s graduating class who meet the above requirements.Additional applicants will be considered by the University through an independent review process.Page 55 of 84