Index absences for credit, 19 attendance review committee, 76 for final grade, 19 doctor’s note, 21 military families, 12 excused, 18 official attendance-taking time, 21 extenuating circumstances, 20 parent’s note, 21 for college visits, 18 principal’s plan, 19 for competition, 39 students 19 or older, 17 for playing "Taps", 18 truancy court, 19 for students in foster care, 18 truancy prevention measures, 19 makeup work, 57 unexcused absences, 18 military families, 12, 18 warning letter, 19 parent’s note, 21 attendance review committee, 20, 30 unexcused, 18 defined, 76 See also attendance. automatic admission, 26 academic programs awarding credit, 29 nontraditional, 60 awards, 22 parent involvement, 60 bacterial meningitis, 50 See also graduation, requirements. communicability, 50 accelerated instruction defined, 50 attendance, 17, 19 prevention, 50 defined, 76 symptoms, 50 failure to meet passing standards on See also contagious diseases. state assessment, 17 bilingual programs, 15, 37 reading instruction, 17 bullying, 22 accident insurance, 65 counseling, 23 accountability of the school district, 22 cyberbullying, 23 ADA/Section 504 coordinator, 60 policy, 79 admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) school safety transfer, 13 committee, 47 See also hazing. admissions bus rules, 73 college and university, 26 buses, 72 University of Texas at Austin, 26 hazardous route pickup, 73 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, 26 pickup and drop-off locations, 73 advanced/distinguished program. See required conduct, 73 graduation programs. routes and schedules, 72 anaphylaxis, 59 cafeteria, 66 See also food allergies. campus behavior coordinator, 27 asbestos, 53 career and technical education (CTE), assistance animals, 13 23 attendance, 17 college credit courses, 27 college visits, 18 counseling, 29 compulsory, 17 nondiscrimination statement, 23 doctor’s note, 21 Celebrate Freedom Week, 7 driver license, 21 celebrations, 24 extenuating circumstances, 20 cell phones, 36
Index absences attendance review committee, 76 doctor’s note, 21 excused, 18 extenuating circumstances, 20 for college visits, 18 for competition, 39 for playing "Taps", 18 for students in foster care, 18 makeup work, 57 military families, 12, 18 parent’s note, 21 unexcused, 18 See also attendance. academic programs nontraditional, 60 parent involvement, 60 See also graduation, requirements. accelerated instruction attendance, 17, 19 defined, 76 failure to meet passing standards on state assessment, 17 reading instruction, 17 accident insurance, 65 accountability of the school district, 22 ADA/Section 504 coordinator, 60 admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee, 47 admissions college and university, 26 University of Texas at Austin, 26 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, 26 advanced/distinguished program. See graduation programs. anaphylaxis, 59 See also food allergies. asbestos, 53 assistance animals, 13 attendance, 17 college visits, 18 compulsory, 17 doctor’s note, 21 driver license, 21 extenuating circumstances, 20 for credit, 19 for final grade, 19 military families, 12 official attendance-taking time, 21 parent’s note, 21 principal’s plan, 19 students 19 or older, 17 truancy court, 19 truancy prevention measures, 19 unexcused absences, 18 warning letter, 19 attendance review committee, 20, 30 defined, 76 automatic admission, 26 awarding credit, 29 awards, 22 bacterial meningitis, 50 communicability, 50 defined, 50 prevention, 50 symptoms, 50 See also contagious diseases. bilingual programs, 15, 37 bullying, 22 counseling, 23 cyberbullying, 23 policy, 79 school safety transfer, 13 See also hazing. bus rules, 73 buses, 72 hazardous route pickup, 73 pickup and drop-off locations, 73 required conduct, 73 routes and schedules, 72 cafeteria, 66 campus behavior coordinator, 27 career and technical education (CTE), 23 college credit courses, 27 counseling, 29 nondiscrimination statement, 23 Celebrate Freedom Week, 7 celebrations, 24 cell phones, 36
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