Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District
Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District
Aldine I.S.D. Teacher Handbook - Aldine Independent School District
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Attendance/Calculating eligible days present<br />
Amount of time served per week: Eligible days present/earned per week:<br />
One hour One day present<br />
Two hours Two days present<br />
Three hours Three days present<br />
Four or more hours Four days present (4-day week)<br />
Five days present (5-day week)<br />
1. Excused absences<br />
a. Student is too ill to complete school work.<br />
b. Student is contagious<br />
c. Family member is contagious<br />
d. Student has a doctor’s appointment<br />
2. Unexcused absences<br />
a. Unexcused absences may result in no grade (NG) and the need to reconsider<br />
Homebound Services.<br />
<strong>School</strong>work<br />
1. Textbooks<br />
a. Textbooks should be provided to the student from his/her campus.<br />
b. Parents are responsible for checking out and returning textbooks. Neither homebound<br />
instructors nor school personnel will be able to check out textbooks.<br />
2. Make-up work<br />
a. If the student has been out of school for more than five days prior to the initial General<br />
Education Homebound meeting, the family should request make-up work from the<br />
student’s campus.<br />
3. Extracurricular<br />
a. Students who are too ill to attend school are considered too ill to participate in<br />
extracurricular activities.<br />
b. If the student exhibits the ability for such activities, the student would not continue<br />
with Homebound Services.<br />
4. Student Work<br />
a. The student’s teachers must complete the <strong>Teacher</strong> Assignment Form (GEH # 4) each<br />
week and provide to the Homebound <strong>Teacher</strong>s.<br />
b. The student’s teachers must provide the assignments and the materials for the<br />
assignments weekly to the Homebound <strong>Teacher</strong>s.<br />
c. When writing lesson plans for the week for the student on homebound, teachers must<br />
take into consideration the student is receiving much less direct instructional time due<br />
to the severity of the student’s illness/injury than when the student is attending school<br />
for instruction.<br />
Testing<br />
1. The homebound teacher will administer state assessments to eligible students.<br />
Miscellaneous<br />
1. Homebound Services are provided within the <strong>Aldine</strong> <strong>Independent</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>District</strong><br />
boundaries.<br />
2. Homebound instructors will not enter situations that are dangerous. This includes a home<br />
where any person has an infectious or contagious condition.<br />
3. An adult must be present in the home with the student during the entire provision of<br />
Homebound Services. This is required even if the student is age 18 or older.<br />
<strong>Teacher</strong> <strong>Handbook</strong> 2012-2013 88