students in conservatorship of the state. Technology, 51 See students in foster care. test preparation. See tutoring. students in foster care, 25, 87 tests, 19 diplomas for students in confidentiality, 21 conservatorship of the state, 25 credit by exam, 43 educational services, 87 exams for accleration or grade enrollment assistance, 87 advancement, 44 enrollment of students in personal electronic devices, 51 conservatorship of the state, 25 scores, 20 exemptions to compulsory attendance, Tests 30 Also Standardized Tests. See foster care liaison, 87 Texas Success Initiative (TSI) assessment, students with disabilities, 25–28 86 graduation, 61 Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN), 40, nondiscrimination, 75 48 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, textbooks, 19, 88 28, 75 Title IX Coordinator, 75 students with learning difficulties, 26 tobacco prohibited, 67 substance prevention and top 25 percent, 39 intervention, 88 top ten percent, 39 Suicide Awareness, 88 tornado drills, 81 Summer School, 88 transfers, 89 surveys, 16 multiple birth siblings, 24 inspecting, 17 safety reasons, 24 opting out, 17 special education, 27 tablets, 51 students who are victims of bullying, 36 tardiness, 88 students who engage in bullying, 24, 36 teacher and staff qualifications, 23 unsafe schools, 25 technology victims of bullying, 24 acceptable use of district resources, 52 transportation confiscated devices, 51 school-sponsored trips, 89 instructional use of personal electronic Transportation, 89 devices, 52 truancy, 31 personal electronic devices, 51 prevention measures, 31 personal telecommunications devices, truancy court, 32 51 tutoring, 19 prohibited uses of district resources, 52 removal from classroom, 19 recording still and video images school services, 19 prohibited, 51 UIL. See University Interscholastic League. searches of personal devices, 51 unexcused absences, 31 unauthorized use, 51
students in conservatorship of the state. See students in foster care. students in foster care, 25, 87 diplomas for students in conservatorship of the state, 25 educational services, 87 enrollment assistance, 87 enrollment of students in conservatorship of the state, 25 exemptions to compulsory attendance, 30 foster care liaison, 87 students with disabilities, 25–28 graduation, 61 nondiscrimination, 75 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 28, 75 students with learning difficulties, 26 substance prevention and intervention, 88 Suicide Awareness, 88 Summer School, 88 surveys, 16 inspecting, 17 opting out, 17 tablets, 51 tardiness, 88 teacher and staff qualifications, 23 technology acceptable use of district resources, 52 confiscated devices, 51 instructional use of personal electronic devices, 52 personal electronic devices, 51 personal telecommunications devices, 51 prohibited uses of district resources, 52 recording still and video images prohibited, 51 searches of personal devices, 51 unauthorized use, 51 Technology, 51 test preparation. See tutoring. tests, 19 confidentiality, 21 credit by exam, 43 exams for accleration or grade advancement, 44 personal electronic devices, 51 scores, 20 Tests See Also Standardized Tests. Texas Success Initiative (TSI) assessment, 86 Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN), 40, 48 textbooks, 19, 88 Title IX Coordinator, 75 tobacco prohibited, 67 top 25 percent, 39 top ten percent, 39 tornado drills, 81 transfers, 89 multiple birth siblings, 24 safety reasons, 24 special education, 27 students who are victims of bullying, 36 students who engage in bullying, 24, 36 unsafe schools, 25 victims of bullying, 24 transportation school-sponsored trips, 89 Transportation, 89 truancy, 31 prevention measures, 31 truancy court, 32 tutoring, 19 removal from classroom, 19 school services, 19 UIL. See University Interscholastic League. unexcused absences, 31
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