ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM

My child and I have received a copy of the Laneville Accelerated School Student Handbook and the Student Code of Conduct for 2006–2007.  I understand that the handbook contains information that my child and I may need during the school year and that all students will be held accountable for their behavior and will be subject to the disciplinary consequences outlined in the Code.

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Print name of student:_____________________________________________________

Grade Level of Student ____________________________________________________

Signature of student:______________________________________________________

Print Name of Parent ______________________________________________________

Signature of parent:_______________________________________________________

Date:___________________________________________________________________


Table of Contents

PREFACE.. 7

SECTION I IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS. 8

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT. 8

Working Together 8

Obtaining Information and Protecting Student Rights. 9

“Opting Out” of Surveys and Activities. 9

Display of your child’s artwork, projects, and other special work products: 9

As a parent, you also have a right: 10

GRADING GUIDELINES. 11

REPORT CARDS / PROGRESS REPORTS AND CONFERENCES. 11

STATE-MANDATED TESTS. 12

OTHER STANDARDIZED TESTING:  COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS. 12

MEDICINE AT SCHOOL.. 12

PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS. 13

STEROIDS. 14

STUDENT RECORDS. 14

Directory Information. 15

Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education  15

STUDENT OR PARENT COMPLAINTS AND CONCERNS. 15

RELEASE OF STUDENTS FROM SCHOOL.. 16

Late Arrival to School 16

Withdrawing from School 16

SECTION II CURRICULUM-RELATED INFORMATION.. 17

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. 17

AWARDS AND HONORS. 17

CLASS RANK / TOP TEN PERCENT / HIGHEST RANKING STUDENT. 17

STATE SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS. 18

CLASS SCHEDULES. 18

COMPUTER RESOURCES. 18

CORRESPONDENCE COURSES. 18

COUNSELING.. 18

Academic Counseling. 18

Personal Counseling. 19

CREDIT BY EXAM—If a Student Has Taken the Course. 19

CREDIT BY EXAM—If a Student Has Not Taken the Course. 19

DUAL CREDIT COURSES / COLLEGE COURSES. 20

CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS. 20

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, AND ORGANIZATIONS. 20

Offices and Elections. 21

GRADE CLASSIFICATION.. 21

PROMOTION AND RETENTION.. 21

GRADUATION.. 22

Requirements for a Diploma. 22

Graduation Programs. 22

Certificates of Coursework Completion. 23

Students with Disabilities. 23

Graduation Dress Code

    Graduation Expenses

SPECIAL PROGRAMS. 23

Options and Requirements for Providing Assistance to Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who Need or May Need Special Education. 23

TEXTBOOKS. 24

SECTION III GENERAL INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS. 25

ATTENDANCE.. 25

Compulsory Attendance. 25

Attendance for Credit 26

Driver License Attendance Verification. 26

MAKEUP WORK.. 27

Routine and In-depth Makeup Work Assignments. 27

DAEP or In-school Suspension Makeup Work. 27

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES / CONDITIONS. 27

Bacterial Meningitis. 27

HEALTH-RELATED MATTERS. 29

Physical Activity for Students in Elementary Grades. 29

School Health Advisory Council 29

Vending Machines. 29

Other Health-Related Matters. 29

Tobacco Prohibited. 29

Asbestos Management Plan. 29

Pest Management Plan. 30

FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION.. 30

Reporting Procedures. 30

Investigation of Reported Harassment 30

Services for the Homeless and for Title I Participants. 31

Services for Students with Disabilities. 31

CONDUCT. 31

Applicability of School Rules. 31

Corporal Punishment 32

Disruptions. 32

Radios, CD Players, Cell Phones, and Other Electronic Devices and Games. 33

Social Events. 33

LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. 33

Questioning of Students. 33

Students Taken Into Custody. 33

Notification of Law Violations. 34

DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLISHED MATERIALS OR DOCUMENTS. 34

School Materials. 34

Nonschool Materials…from students. 34

Nonschool Materials…from others. 35

DRESS AND GROOMING.. 35

STUDENT FEES. 35

FUND-RAISING.. 37

IMMUNIZATION.. 38

PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS / HEALTH SCREENINGS. 38

PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE AND A MINUTE OF SILENCE.. 38

PRAYER.. 38

SAFETY.. 38