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Waller Independent School District2012-2013 Parent/Student Handbook & Code of ConductParent-Teacher ConferencesParent-teacher conferences are conducted to develop a better understanding between the home andthe school for the benefit of the child. Parents may schedule a conference by contacting the school orteacher for an appointment. Since teachers are involved with instruction the majority of the day, phonecalls will be returned during their conference time, after school or at their earliest convenience.PE Substitute Changes (Grades 9 th -12 th )A change from athletics, drill team, band, cooperative work programs or cheerleading to physicaleducation or from physical education to athletics, will be treated as a course-level change. A changefrom physical education substitutes to any course other than physical education will be treated as acourse change.Promotion (Grades 1 st -8 th )In grades 1-8, promotion to the next grade level shall be based on an overall average of 70 on a scale of100 based on course-level, grade-level standards (essential knowledge and skills) for all subject areasand a grade of 70 or above in three of the following areas: language arts, mathematics, science, andsocial studies. Students in grades 5 th and 8 th should refer to the Student Success Initiatives.Report Cards (Grades PreK-5 th )A parent must sign, indicating receipt of the report card.Schedule Changes/Dropping Courses (Grades 6 th -8 th )Students making changes are in jeopardy of losing credit in a class if the following guidelines are notfollowed:Elective Courses - A student may leave one course and move to another course (e.g., exit Speech andenroll in Art I) only during the first three weeks of the semester, provided there is space available in thedesired course. They must also complete a schedule change request form and receive permission fromthe counselor. Forms are available from the students’ counselor. Students are responsible for makingup all missed work in the new course.Academic Courses – Before the end of the first six weeks of the semester, a student may exit a coursehe/she is enrolled in and move to another course of the same type (e.g., exit Honors Social Studies andenroll in 8 th grade Social Studies), provided there is space available in the desired course along withteacher conference, parent permission, and counselor approval. The student will take the previousgrade to the new course.After the First Six Weeks - After the first six weeks of each semester, no schedule changes will be madeand the student must remain in the course he/she is enrolled until the end of the semester. If for anyreason an exception is made, students making a change after the first three weeks of a semester maylose credit for that course if it is a high school course.Schedule Changes/Dropping Courses (Grades 9 th -12 th )Students making changes are in jeopardy of losing class credit if the following guidelines are notfollowed:Elective Courses - A student may leave one course and move to another course (e.g., exit Speech andenroll in Art I) only during the first 3 weeks of the semester, provided there is space available in thedesired course. They must also complete a schedule change request form and receive permission fromthe counselor. Forms are available from the student’s counselor. Students are responsible for makingup all missed work in the new course.Page 60 of 84
Waller Independent School District2012-2013 Parent/Student Handbook & Code of ConductAcademic Courses - Before the end of the 3 weeks and before the end of the first six weeks of thesemester, a student may exit a course he/she is enrolled in and move to another course of the sametype (e.g., exit U.S. History AP and enroll in U.S. History), provided there is space available in the desiredcourse along with teacher conference, parent permission, and counselor approval. The student will takethe previous grade to the new course, but will NOT receive the 5.0 points in the case of a Pre-AP or APcourse.Exiting a Course at Semester Change - A student may exit a full year course at the end of the semester,following the same guidelines mentioned above. Requests should be made three weeks before thecurrent semester ends.Semester & Final Exams (Grades 9 th -12 th )The final exam schedule will be set by the campus principal. Semester exams are 75-minutecomprehensive exams. No finals are given prior to the scheduled dates. An administrator may stipulatethat illness, verified by a doctor’s note, or family emergencies are the only acceptable reasons for astudent to be absent from a semester final examination.Senior Information (Grade 12 th )‣ Students who anticipate early graduation must complete all correspondence courses prior tothe end of school and must present confirmation of successful completion of those courses totheir counselor prior to graduation.‣ Caps and gowns will be ordered during the fall of the year of graduation with the cost being paidby the student.‣ Students may purchase graduation invitations made available through a commercial vendorduring their senior year.‣ Transcripts will be furnished to designated colleges through the office of the registrar. The finaltranscript will bear the academic seal earned by a student. A maximum of five officialtranscripts will be sent free of charge to the designated colleges. There will be a small feecharged to send additional official transcripts.‣ All diplomas and official records will reflect the legal name of the student, as required by law.‣ Graduating Rank – Seniors shall be ranked within the graduation class upon the basis ofweighted grade averages for the four-year program, including estimated academic performancethe last six weeks of the senior year. The graduating rank will be calculated at the end of the 5 thsix weeks. Final graduating rank will be completed after graduation for the Superintendent’sTop Ten Scholarship Awards.‣ To be eligible for valedictorian or salutatorian honors, a student must have been continuouslyenrolled in the District high school for four semesters preceding graduation. Studentstransferring into the District after class rank for graduation honor purposes has beendetermined will have their standing calculated, but will not replace any student in thegraduation honors ranking.‣ An honor student is one whose rank places them in the top 15 percent of the senior class.Honor students will be those graduating seniors who have accumulated the highest grade-pointaverage in all high school courses through the first semester of the senior year. The top 5percent by rank will graduate Magna Cum Laude, and the next 10 percent will graduate CumLaude. The student with the highest scholastic average will be Valedictorian, and the studentwith the second highest scholastic average will be Salutatorian. These students will graduateSumma Cum Laude.Page 61 of 84
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