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

A child shall not have unexcused absences on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six month
period in the same school year or on three or more days or parts of days within a four-week period
from school (Family Code Sec. 51.03). A student must attend school a minimum of 160 days.
Failure to comply with these laws will result in legal prosecution and will subject the parent/guardian
to a fine at the recommendation of the principal. Each day the child remains out of school after a
warning is issued will constitute a separate offense.
When students quit attending school without formally withdrawing, they are to be withdrawn BACK
TO THE FIRST DAY OF NON-ATTENDANCE after 10 days of absences AND no successful
contacts with the family. School MUST make attempts to contact the students/families and should
involve the attendance and police officers as appropriate. Attendance officers can file on withdrawn
students to involve the courts in helping to enforce compulsory education laws.
Z. GENERAL EDUCATION HOMEBOUND PROCEDURES (GEH)
General Education Homebound Program Criteria (GEH)
1. Student is expected to be confined at home or hospital bedside for a minimum of four (4)
consecutive weeks.
2. Student is expected to be confined at home or hospital bedside within Aldine ISD
boundaries for medical reasons only.
3. The medical condition is documented by a physician licensed to practice in the United
States.
4. Students must be served by a certified general education teacher.
Steps for General Education Homebound Consideration
1. Parent lets nurse know that the student is ill/had surgery/severe injury etc.
2. Nurse explains criteria for placing a student on homebound (Criteria-doctor expects the
student to be out of school for a minimum of four consecutive weeks from the date the
doctor completes the Medical Evaluation)
3. Nurse gives the parent a copy of the Medical Evaluation Report (MER) Form GH #1 has
parent sign consent for school to speak to doctor, gives parent homebound parent letter, and
has parent sign Receipt of Homebound Information (GE-0009).
4. Nurse notifies administrator of possible homebound placement.
5. IF STUDENT DOES NOT WARRANT HOMEBOUND:
a. Nurse notifies Campus Administrator
b. Campus Administrator notifies Parent
c. If parent disagrees, Nurse notifies Program Director of Health Services as an
independent mediator
6. IF STUDENT WARRANTS HOMEBOUND:
a. Nurse notifies the campus EIT coordinator to schedule a GEH Meeting
b. GEH Meeting is held, nurse notifies Homebound immediately.
7. EIT Coordinator makes a copy of the forms: GEH # 1, GEH # 2. EIT Coordinator collects
the student’s class schedule, a copy of the student’s transcript, a copy of the student’s most
recent report card and a copy of the student’s blue card. Send the copy of all of these
documents to Homebound Services in a folder within 2 days of the General Education
Homebound Meeting. Keep the originals on the home campus.
General Education Homebound Meeting
1. Role
a. Review and consider the necessity of providing instruction to a general education
student at home/hospital bedside.
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