2018-2019

2018-2019

School Guidelines

Houston Independent School District

School Guidelines, 2018-2019 Table of Contents

HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SCHOOL GUIDELINES 2018-2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION

? Legislative Update ........................................................................ 1 ? PEIMS Update.............................................................................. 1 ? Attendance Accounting Update .................................................... 4 ? Content....................................................................................... 11 ? Abbreviations and Acronyms...............................................13

II. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

? Calendar

II.1

? Length of Instructional Day

II.2

? ADA .............................

II.2

? Flags/Pledges: Texas and US

II.3

? Filming, taping of students

II.4

? Videos: Use and Copyrights

II.4

? Parental Rights

II.5

? PTA/PTO Requirement

II.5

? Notification to Parents

II.6

? Leaving Campus Early

II.7

? Medication: anaphylaxis: allergy: medication

II.9

? Teachers: certification

II.14

? Teachers: days of service

II.15

? Duty Free Lunch

II.15

? Planning Period

II.15

? School Counselors & Counselor's Program

II.17

? Professional Development

II.18

? Faculty Meetings

II.18

? Scheduling........................................................................II.20

? Waiver Oversight Committee.................................................II.23

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III. ACCOUNTABILITY

? PEIMS (Public Education Information Management System) ? Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) ? Accountability: TEA Standards ? HISD: Campus of Accountability ? School Report Card (SRC) ? On-Site Investigations ? Sanctions: Accountability ? FAQs: What is a record? ? PID ? Data Quality

III.1 III.7 III.8 III.8 III.11 III.12 III.12 III.14 III.14 III.14

IV. CAMPUS PROGRAM OPERATIONS

? School Improvement Plan

IV.1

? SDMC

IV.2

? Committees

IV.3

? Discipline

IV.3

? Student Code of Conduct

IV.9

? SIS Discipline Reporting

IV.14

? Truancy Reporting Requirements

IV.18

? Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA)

IV.18

? Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC)

IV.30

? IAT: Intervention Assistance Team

IV.34

? ARD/IEP Committee

IV.35

? Grade Placement Committee

IV.45

? School Attendance Committee

IV.47

? Placement Review Committee

IV.47

? Dropout Prevention Program ...............................................IV.47

? Security and Emergency Preparedness Council

IV.49

? Fire Code

IV.51

? Required Permits

IV.51

? Campus Safety / Security Plan

IV.51

? Child Abuse

IV.53

? Compensatory, Intensive and Accelerated Instruction

IV.55

? Faculty Advisory Committee

IV.58

? Family and Community Engagement .................................... IV.59

? Section 504 Committee

IV.64

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V. ADMISSION / WITHDRAWAL

? Registration and Enrollment of Students ? Proof of Identity of Parent or Legal Guardian ? Proof of Residence ? Out of District Residence ? Determination of Residence of a Minor ? Statement of Residence ? Student Transfers ? Documentation Needed to Establish Residence ? Capped Schools ? Attendance Boundaries ? Street Names ? Proof of Student Identity and Eligibility ? Kindergarten ? Prekindergarten ? Preschoolers Acquiring Learning Skills (PALS) ? Immunizations ? Exemptions from Immunizations ? Enrollment Forms ? Student Assistance Questionnaire ? Health Inventory/Food Allergy ? Home Language Survey ? Free or Reduced-Price Meals ? Rainy Day/Emergency Plan ? Students from Another HISD School ? Textbooks: missing: withdrawn student ? DAEP: enrolling student expelled by other HISD school ? Home School ? Enrollment from unaccredited private schools ? Enrollment with no obtainable records ? Enrollment of Foreign Students ? McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act ? Migrant Education Program ? Enrollment of Undocumented Students..... ? Withdrawal Procedures ? Leaver/Withdrawal Code ? Issues Involving Custody

V.1 V.2 V.3 V.4 V.4 V.5 V.6 V.7 V.9 V.9 V.10 V.11 V.14 V.17 V.19 V.20 V.21 V.19 V.19 V.20 V.20 V.21 V.22 V.27 V.28 V.29 V.34 V.36 V.36 V.37 V.40 V.45 V.45 V.45 V.57 V.58

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VI. GRADE PLACEMENT

ELEMENTARY ? District Authority ? Prekindergarten ? Kindergarten ? First grade ? Grades 2 through 6 ? LEP Students with no records

SECONDARY ? Grade Placement ? Middle School, Grades 6-8

o Reading Elective o Technology Applications (Computer Literacy) o Physical Education o Credit Courses in Middle School o CTE o Advanced Math o Accelerated Science o Advanced Languages Other Than English ? High School, Grades 9-12 ? Special Education Middle School Courses, Grades 6-8 ? Special Education High School Courses, Grades 9-12

VI.1 VI.1 VI.5 VI.7 VI.8 VI.8

VI.9 VI.9 VI.11 VI.11 VI.12 VI.12 VI.13 VI.13 VI.19 VI.24 VI.25 VI.30 VI.31

VII. STUDENT CLASSIFICATION

ELEMENTARY ? Promotion Standards ? Kindergarten Retention ? State Promotions Rules ? Accelerated Instruction ? Notice to Parents of Performance and Accelerated Instruction ? Grade Placement Committee ? TEA Monitoring of Retained Students ? HISD Promotion Guidelines for Grades 1-5 ? HISD Promotion Matrix Grades 1-5 ? Promotion of Students with Disabilities ? Dyslexic Students ? Promotion Standards Guidelines for LEP Students ? Attendance Committee Appeals ? Supplemental Report Cards ? Report Cards for Students with Disabilities ? Final Promotion Status

VII.1 VII.2 VII.2 VII.3 VII.3 VII.4 VII.6 VII.6 VII.8 VII.9 VII.10 VII.10 VII.11 VII.11 VII.13 VII.13

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SECONDARY

? Grade Level Requirements

VII.14

? Middle School Promotion Standards

VII.14

? Student Success Initiative

VII.14

? Grade Placement Committee

VII.15

o Procedures

VII.18

? Promotion/Retention in Middle School

VII.20

? Criteria for At-Risk Students

VII.20

? Additional Interventions

VII.23

? Mid-Year Promotion ...........................................................VII.24

? Registrar/Dean/Counselor Team Concept

VII.25

? Responsibilities of Deans/Counselors to Address

Compliance Issues

VII.27

? Responsibilities of Registrars to Address

Compliance Issues

VII.28

? Duties of Registrars for Graduation Preparation

VII.29

? Ranking of Seniors ................................................................VII.30

? Valedictorian and Salutatorian Eligibility .................................VII.32

? Diplomas ........................................................................ VII.36

? The Texas Academic Achievement Record

VII.39

? Withholding DAAR Academic Achievement File _____________ VII.41

o Academic Achievement Historical File

VII.41

? Certificates of Achievement for

Foreign Exchange Students

VII.41

o Authorized Foreign Exchange Programs

VII.41

VIII. CURRICULUM ? HISD Curriculum ? Foundation Curriculum ? Pre-Kindergarten ? Kindergarten ? Grades 1-3 ? Grades 4-5 ? Reading/Language Arts ? Language Arts: ? Mathematics ? Science ? Social Studies ? Fine Arts: Education ? Languages Other Than English ? Health ? Physical Education (PE) ? Extracurricular Activities ? Educational Technology

VIII.1 VIII.1 VIII.4 VIII.5 VIII.6 VIII.10 VIII.17 VIII.26 VIII.28 VIII.32 VIII.34 VIII.35 VIII.38 VIII.39 VIII.41 VIII.46 VIII.47

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? Magnet School Programs ......

VIII.48

? Character Education Program

VIII.48

? English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS)

VIII.52

? PowerUp in High School......................................................VIII.53

? Middle School....................................................................VIII.56

? High School.......................................................................VIII.57

? Spanish for Spanish Speakers Courses (LOTE).........................VIII.67

? Strategic reading and Writing (SRW) ...................................... VIII.67

? Health...............................................................................VIII.71

? Physical Education...............................................................VIII.77

? HISD Evaluation Procedure.................................................. VIII.83

? Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps....................................VIII.85

? Recommended Guidelines for Course Sequencing.....................VIII.88

? Foundation High School Program...........................................VIII.94

? Foundation Mathematics Sequencing Charts ............................VIII.95

? General Comments.............................................................VIII.108

? Technology Applications......................................................VIII.111

? Graduation Requirement......................................................VIII.112

? Tutorial Program ................................................................VIII.116

? Seventh and Eighth Foundation High School Requirements.........VIII.118

IX. CREDIT STRUCTURE

? Unit and Credit Definitions

IX.1

? Credit for Late Enrollees

IX.2

? Transfer of Credit

IX.2

? Credit Conversion

IX.3

? Off-Site Courses

IX.4

? Correspondence Courses

IX.5

? Other Credit Limitations

IX.6

? Credit By Exam (CBE Testing Window Dates)

IX.6

? Dual Credit

IX.10

o CTE-Workforce

IX.12

o CTE-Tech Prep

IX.12

? HISD Online Learning Options

IX.13

? Credentialing ................................................................... IX.18

? Credit Recovery

IX.21

? Locally Developed Courses

IX.22

o Innovative Courses

IX.22

o List of SBOE Approved Innovative Courses

IX.23

? Independent Studies

IX.25

o Special Topics in Social Studies

IX.26

o Social Studies Advanced Studies

IX.27

? Course Approval Process

IX.28

o Application

IX.28

o Panel Review Prior to Submission to the Board of Education

For Innovative Courses

IX.29

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o Local Credit Courses o Board Approval and Notification ? Courses Approved Specifically for HISD

IX.29 IX.30 IX.30

X. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

? Graduation Exercises

X.1

? Graduation Requirements

X.2

? Senate Bill 149 Individual Graduation Committees.................... X.4

? GED ...............................................................................X.6

? Information on Diplomas /Veteran Diplomas.............................X.6

? Personal Graduation Plan ...................................................X.7

? Sample High School PGP Grade 10-12..................................X.9

? Sample High School PGP Grade 9........................................X.10

? HISD Core Program/Minimum High School Program

X.12

? HISD Recommended High School Program

X.13

? HISD Distinguished Achievement Program

X.14

? Graduation Requirements

X.15

o For Students Beginning 9th Grade 2007-2010

X.18

o For Students Beginning 9th Grade 2010-2012

X.26

o For Students Beginning 9th Grade 2012-2014

X.33

o For Students Beginning 9th Grade 2014-2017

X.39

? Tech Prep/"2+2 or 4+2" Programs

X.44

? Distinguished Achievement Program Chart

X.45

? Students with Disabilities

X.46

? General Education Development Test

X.49

XI. MULTILINGUAL ? LPAC ? Eligibility ? Bilingual Education Program ? ESL Programs ? Waivers ? ELL Identification ? ELL Exit criteria ? Grading ? Bilingual/ESL Programs for ELL Students in Middle School ? Program Requirements for Grade 6-8 ? ESL Programs in High Schools ? English/ESL Courses for LEP Students in High School (9-12) ? Scheduling for ELL Preliterate/Beginning Students ? Recommended High School Course Assignments ? High School English (ESOL) Courses ? Credits for LEP students in High Schools ? Title III ? Immigrants Student's Right of Access ? Migrant Education Program

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XI.1 XI.2 XI.5 XI.7 XI.7 XI.7 XI.8 XI.9 XI.11 XI.14 XI.16 XI.17 XI.19 XI.20 XI.25 XI.26 XI.30 XI.32 XI.33

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