Humble ISD Parent/Student Handbook

Humble ISD Parent/Student Handbook

2018-2019

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2018 ? 2019 SCHOOL HOURS

Elementary

Full Day PreK (7:55 ? 1:50) Deerwood Elementary / Elm Grove Elementary / Eagle Springs Elementary / Foster Elementary / Groves Elementary / Humble Elementary / Jack Fields Elementary / Lakeland Elementary / Maplebrook Elementary / North Belt Elementary / Oaks Elementary / Park Lakes Elementary / Ridge Creek Elementary / River Pines Elementary / Timbers Elementary

Kindergarten and Grades 1-5 (7:55 - 3:20 PM)

Secondary Middle School (refer to campus website) High School (refer to campus website)

GRADING PERIODS

BEGINNING

Monday, August 20, 2018 Monday, October 22, 2018

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Monday, March 18, 2019

Nine Week Grading Periods

END FIRST SEMESTER Friday, October 19, 2018 Thursday, December 20, 2018

SECOND SEMESTER Friday, March 8, 2019 Friday, May 31, 2019

TOTAL TOTAL

DAYS

42 39 81

42 52 94

PROGRESS REPORT DATES

ELEMENTARY Progress reports will be sent to parents of students whose grade averages are at or near failing or if a grade has dropped the equivalent of two letter grades. These reports are sent the middle of each nine-week grading period or as needed.

Week of September 24, 2018 Week of November 26, 2018

Week of February 4, 2019 Week of April 23, 2019

SECONDARY Progress Reports will be available in Home Access Center (HAC) twice during each nine-week grading period as indicated below.

September 12, 2018 October 3, 2018

November 14, 2018 December 12, 2018

January 30, 2019 February 21, 2019

April 10, 2019 May 1, 2019

REPORT CARD DATES

Elementary Report Cards will be sent home with students and Secondary Report Cards will be available in HAC during the week following the end of the nine-week period and no later than the following dates.

October 26, 2018 January 11, 2019

March 22, 2019 Elementary May 31, 2019 Secondary June 7, 2019

Table of Contents

Table of Contents .................................................................................................................... 1

Humble ISD Campus/Facility Directory .................................................................................. 13

Notice of Nondiscrimination and Prohibition of Harassment ................................................. 16

Enrollment and Required Forms ............................................................................................ 17

Notice Regarding Directory Information and Parent's Response Regarding Release of Student Information ........................................................................................................................... 18

Preface .................................................................................................................................. 19

Accessibility........................................................................................................................... 19

Section I: Parental Rights ....................................................................................................... 20 Consent, Opt-Out, and Refusal Rights ...................................................................................... 20 Consent to Conduct a Psychological Evaluation ................................................................... 20 Consent to Display a Student's Original Works and Personal Information .......................... 20 Consent to Receive Parenting and Paternity Awareness Instruction if Student is Under Age 14 .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Consent to Video or Audio Record a Student When Not Otherwise Permitted by Law ...... 20 Prohibiting the Use of Corporal Punishment........................................................................ 21 Limiting Electronic Communications with Students by District Employees ......................... 21 Objecting to the Release of Directory Information .............................................................. 21 Objecting to the Release of Student Information to Military Recruiters and Institutions of Higher Education (Secondary Grade Levels Only) ................................................................ 22 Participation in Third-Party Surveys ..................................................................................... 22 Consent Required Before Student Participation in a Federally Funded Survey, Analysis, or Evaluation ..................................................................................................................... 22 "Opting Out" of Participation in Other Types of Surveys or Screenings and the Disclosure of Personal Information .................................................................................................... 23 Removing a Student from Instruction or Excusing a Student from a Required Component of Instruction................................................................................................................................. 23 Human Sexuality Instruction................................................................................................. 23 Reciting a Portion of the Declaration of Independence in Grades 3?12.............................. 24

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Reciting the Pledges to the U.S. and Texas Flags.................................................................. 24 Religious or Moral Beliefs ..................................................................................................... 25 Tutoring or Test Preparation ................................................................................................ 25 Right of Access to Student Records, Curriculum Materials, and District Records/Policies...... 25 Instructional Materials.......................................................................................................... 25 Notices of Certain Student Misconduct to Noncustodial Parent ......................................... 25 Participation in Federally Required, State-Mandated, and District Assessments................ 26 Student Records.................................................................................................................... 26

Accessing Student Records ............................................................................................... 26 Authorized Inspection and Use of Student Records......................................................... 26 Teacher and Staff Professional Qualifications ...................................................................... 29 Students with Exceptionalities or Special Circumstances ........................................................ 30 Children of Military Families ................................................................................................. 30 Parental Role in Certain Classroom and School Assignments .............................................. 30 Multiple Birth Siblings....................................................................................................... 30 Safety Transfers/Assignments .......................................................................................... 30 Service/Assistance Animal Use by Students ......................................................................... 31 Students in the Conservatorship of the State (Foster Care)................................................. 31 Students Who Are Homeless ................................................................................................ 32 Aiding Students Who Have Learning Difficulties or Who Need Special Education or Section 504 Services .......................................................................................................................... 32 Special Education Referrals............................................................................................... 33 Contact Person for Special Education Referrals ............................................................... 33 Section 504 Referrals ........................................................................................................ 34 Contact Person for Section 504 Referrals......................................................................... 34 Notification to Parent of Intervention Strategies for Learning Difficulties Provided to Student in General Education ............................................................................................... 34 Students Who Receive Special Education Services with Other School-Aged Children in the Home..................................................................................................................................... 34 Students Who Speak a Primary Language Other than English ............................................. 35 Students with Physical or Mental Impairments Protected Under Section 504.................... 35

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