Index absences principal’s plan, 18 attendance review committee, 85 attendance review committee, 19, 30 doctor’s note, 20 defined, 85 excused, 17 automatic admission, 26 extenuating circumstances, 19 awarding credit, 30 for college visits, 17 awards, 21 for competition, 40 bacterial meningitis, 58 for playing "Taps", 17 communicability, 59 makeup work, 66 defined, 58 military families, 12 prevention, 59 parent’s note, 20 symptoms, 58 attendance. contagious diseases. See also See also academic programs bilingual programs, 14, 65 nontraditional, 69 bullying, 21 parent involvement, 69 counseling, 21 graduation, requirements. cyberbullying, 21 See also accelerated instruction policy, 88 defined, 85 school safety transfer, 12 accident insurance, 74 hazing. See also accountability of the school district, 20 bus rules, 82 ADA/Section 504 coordinator, 69 buses, 82 admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) pick-up and drop-off locations, 82 committee, 55 required conduct, 82 admissions routes and schedules, 82 college and university, 26 career and technical education (CTE), 22 University of Texas at Austin, 27 college credit courses, 27 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, 27 counseling, 29 advanced/distinguished program. nondiscrimination statement, 22 See graduation programs Celebrate Freedom Week, 7 anaphylaxis, 68 celebrations, 22 food allergies. cell phones, 38 See also asbestos, 62 certificate of attendance, 55 assistance animals, 13 certificate of coursework completion, 55 attendance, 16 child abuse, 23 college visits, 17 changes, 82 compulsory, 16 rank, 24 doctor’s note, 20 class schedules, 26 driver license, 20 partial vs. full-time, 26 extenuating circumstances, 19 schedule changes, 75 for credit, 18 classroom parties, 22 for final grade, 18 clubs. extracurricular activities. See military families, 12 college official attendance-taking time, 19 admissions, 26 parent’s note, 20 credit, 27
Index absences attendance review committee, 85 doctor’s note, 20 excused, 17 extenuating circumstances, 19 for college visits, 17 for competition, 40 for playing "Taps", 17 makeup work, 66 military families, 12 parent’s note, 20 See also attendance. academic programs nontraditional, 69 parent involvement, 69 See also graduation, requirements. accelerated instruction defined, 85 accident insurance, 74 accountability of the school district, 20 ADA/Section 504 coordinator, 69 admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee, 55 admissions college and university, 26 University of Texas at Austin, 27 Advanced Placement (AP) courses, 27 advanced/distinguished program. See graduation programs anaphylaxis, 68 See also food allergies. asbestos, 62 assistance animals, 13 attendance, 16 college visits, 17 compulsory, 16 doctor’s note, 20 driver license, 20 extenuating circumstances, 19 for credit, 18 for final grade, 18 military families, 12 official attendance-taking time, 19 parent’s note, 20 principal’s plan, 18 attendance review committee, 19, 30 defined, 85 automatic admission, 26 awarding credit, 30 awards, 21 bacterial meningitis, 58 communicability, 59 defined, 58 prevention, 59 symptoms, 58 See also contagious diseases. bilingual programs, 14, 65 bullying, 21 counseling, 21 cyberbullying, 21 policy, 88 school safety transfer, 12 See also hazing. bus rules, 82 buses, 82 pick-up and drop-off locations, 82 required conduct, 82 routes and schedules, 82 career and technical education (CTE), 22 college credit courses, 27 counseling, 29 nondiscrimination statement, 22 Celebrate Freedom Week, 7 celebrations, 22 cell phones, 38 certificate of attendance, 55 certificate of coursework completion, 55 child abuse, 23 changes, 82 rank, 24 class schedules, 26 partial vs. full-time, 26 schedule changes, 75 classroom parties, 22 clubs. See extracurricular activities. college admissions, 26 credit, 27
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