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

The middle school has the following limitations for class socials:
7th grade - 1 social, for seventh graders only
8th grade - 2 socials, for eighth graders only
(Maximum of 3 school-wide socials)
Middle school class socials should be held on campus and should not require formal dress.
Middle schools will not have “proms” or “graduations.” These activities are reserved for high
schools.
Extracurricular/Co Curricular Field Trip Policies
1. Approved Trips
Field trips are to be limited to seminars, conventions, contests and experiences of an
educational nature. (Pleasure and entertainment type experiences are not to be interpreted
as being educational.) The request must originate with the building principal and be
approved by the area superintendent. All trips need to be planned well in advance and have
four copies of a written requisition submitted by the established deadline. Field trips
funded solely through special program funds must meet the requirements of the funding
source.
A list of students involved on a field trip must be kept by the school principal or designee
and by the lead teacher/sponsor. Students must be checked on and off the bus at each stop
to ensure the safety of each student involved.
2. Use of Buses
All trips involving buses require an approved bus requisition signed by an area
superintendent or director prior to the requested travel.
3. Overnight Trips
Middle school students may only take overnight trips for district approved events such as
the state or national history fair. All trips are not to be extended beyond 100 miles from
Aldine ISD. Refer to section ten for more information on travel.
4. Computing Cost of Bus
There will be no cost for use of school buses involved in field trips made in the immediate
Houston area. Each school, depending upon enrollment, will be allowed a specific number
of such trips.
5. Student/ Chaperone Ratios
See section 10 for student/chaperone ratios.
Involvement In More Than One Activity
1. A student may be enrolled in more than one extracurricular activity. Conflicts in
rehearsal/practice and/or performance times should be resolved at the campus level.
Rehearsal/practice time is to be apportioned in an equitable manner.
2. No penalty to grades, position, etc. is to be assessed because a student chooses to be
involved in more than a single activity.
Eligibility and Qualifications of Students Elected to Office
1. Eligibility: The student may be elected to an office at the beginning of the school year.
Following the initial six weeks or six weeks period of a school year, a student must not have
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