Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District

4. Money collected for lost or damaged library materials must be used to purchase
replacement copies. If a specific title is no longer available, the information literacy
specialist should purchase a similar title.
5. All receipts must be documented on an official pre-numbered Aldine ISD receipt book.
Y. ATTENDANCE POLICY
Every child in the state who is six years of age or who is less than six years of age but has previously
been enrolled in the first grade, must be enrolled in school. Students must continue to be enrolled in
school until their eighteenth (18 th ) birthday occurs. A student must attend school a minimum of 160
days.
Absences from school shall be of two types, excused and unexcused. Excused absences can be made
up and credit for make-up work recorded. Missed work for unexcused absences can be made up but
the maximum grade will be a 70. Excused absences are granted for the following reasons:
a. Personal illness
b. Serious illness or death in the student's immediate family
c. Emergency medical or dental attention
d. Absences approved by the principal in advance
e. Observance of religious holy days that require the student's participation.
A student whose absence is excused under this reason may not be penalized for that
absence and will be counted as if the student attended school.
A student whose absence is excused under this reason will be allowed a reasonable
time to make-up schoolwork missed on those days.
f. Weather or road conditions making travel dangerous
g. Quarantine
h. Temporary absence resulting from health care appointments, if that student commences
classes or returns to school on the same day of the appointment.
A student whose absence is excused under this reason may not be penalized for that
absence and will be counted as if the student attended school.
A student whose absence is excused under this reason will be allowed a reasonable
time to make up schoolwork missed on those days.
Students must bring a note from the parent or guardian requesting an excused absence for one of
these reasons. In the case of an absence due to a health care appointment, a note from the health care
professional's office and signed by that professional, must be brought to the school. These notes will
be kept on file in the attendance office. Unexcused absences include but are not limited to truancy,
missing the bus, over-sleeping, any excused absence without the required notes, and absences not
excused in advance by the principal. If a student is in attendance fewer than 160 days for grades K-
6, the student will not receive credit.
An attendance committee may grant exceptions for extenuating circumstances.
Participation in school sponsored activities will not be counted as an absence.
Attendance is taken at a set time during second period. This set time needs to be more than 20
minutes into the period. Students arriving after the period begins but during the first 20 minutes will
be marked tardy. Those arriving more than 20 minutes into the period will be marked absent – and
thus absent for official attendance. Students will receive a perfect attendance certificate for being
present each day of the school year.
TEC§ Sec. 25.085 states that “a child shall attend school each school day for the entire period
the program of instruction is provided”.
A school day shall be at least seven hours each day, including intermissions and recesses (TEC§ Sec.
25.082).
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