Index absences official attendance-taking time, 16 attendance review committee, 62 parent’s note, 17 doctor’s note, 17 principal’s plan, 16 excused, 14, 15 removing a student from the classroom, 6 extenuating circumstances, 16 students 18 or older, 14 for college visits, 15 unexcused absences, 15 for competition, 32 attendance review committee, 16, 24 makeup work, 47 defined, 62 military families, 10, 15 automatic admission, 20 parent’s note, 17 awarding credit, 24 unexcused, 15 awards, 17 attendance. bacterial meningitis, 39 See also academic programs, 17 communicability, 39 nontraditional, 49 defined, 39 parent involvement, 3 prevention, 40 graduation, requirements. symptoms, 39 See also accelerated instruction contagious diseases. See also attendance, 14, 15 bilingual programs, 10, 46 defined, 62 bullying, 18 failure to meet passing standards on state counseling, 18 assessment, 14 cyberbullying, 18 reading instruction, 14 investigation, 27 accident insurance, 52 policy, 65 ADA/Section 504 coordinator, 49 school safety transfer, 8 admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) hazing. See also committee, 37 bus 60 admissions buses, 59 college and university, 20 pick-up and drop-off locations, 59 University of at Austin, 21 required conduct, 60 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, 21 routes and schedules, 59 anaphylaxis, 48 cafeteria, 54 food allergies. nutrition, 54 See also asbestos, 42 career and technical education (CTE), 19 attendance, 14 college credit courses, 21 college visits, 15 counseling, 23 compulsory, 14 nondiscrimination statement, 19 doctor’s note, 17 Celebrate Freedom Week, 7 driver license, 17 cell phones, 29 extenuating circumstances, 16 certificate of attendance, 37 failure to attend, 15 certificate of coursework completion, 37 for credit, 16 child abuse, 19 for final grade, 16 changes, 59 military families, 10 class rank, 20
Index absences attendance review committee, 62 doctor’s note, 17 excused, 14, 15 extenuating circumstances, 16 for college visits, 15 for competition, 32 makeup work, 47 military families, 10, 15 parent’s note, 17 unexcused, 15 See also attendance. academic programs, 17 nontraditional, 49 parent involvement, 3 See also graduation, requirements. accelerated instruction attendance, 14, 15 defined, 62 failure to meet passing standards on state assessment, 14 reading instruction, 14 accident insurance, 52 ADA/Section 504 coordinator, 49 admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee, 37 admissions college and university, 20 University of at Austin, 21 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, 21 anaphylaxis, 48 See also food allergies. asbestos, 42 attendance, 14 college visits, 15 compulsory, 14 doctor’s note, 17 driver license, 17 extenuating circumstances, 16 failure to attend, 15 for credit, 16 for final grade, 16 military families, 10 official attendance-taking time, 16 parent’s note, 17 principal’s plan, 16 removing a student from the classroom, 6 students 18 or older, 14 unexcused absences, 15 attendance review committee, 16, 24 defined, 62 automatic admission, 20 awarding credit, 24 awards, 17 bacterial meningitis, 39 communicability, 39 defined, 39 prevention, 40 symptoms, 39 See also contagious diseases. bilingual programs, 10, 46 bullying, 18 counseling, 18 cyberbullying, 18 investigation, 27 policy, 65 school safety transfer, 8 See also hazing. bus 60 buses, 59 pick-up and drop-off locations, 59 required conduct, 60 routes and schedules, 59 cafeteria, 54 nutrition, 54 career and technical education (CTE), 19 college credit courses, 21 counseling, 23 nondiscrimination statement, 19 Celebrate Freedom Week, 7 cell phones, 29 certificate of attendance, 37 certificate of coursework completion, 37 child abuse, 19 changes, 59 class rank, 20
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