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

Curriculum guides are available from the Fire Prevention and Outreach section of the State Fire
Marshal’s Office at P.O. Box 149221, Austin, Tx 78714-9221 or online at
www.tdi.state.tx.us/fire/fmcurric.html.
Fire Drill
One fire drill must be conducted each month and a record of these drills kept.
Reports
Schools are required to maintain the fire drill and fire prevention forms at the campuses and turn
them in to the director of safe and secure schools at the end of the year.
L. GRADING POLICY
Policies described are minimum district policies. Individual buildings may have additional
requirements.
Grade Reporting
Students will receive report cards at the end of each nine-week period. Report cards must be signed
by the parent and returned. If a student receives a grade below "70" or an “N” or “U” in any class on
the report card, the parents will be notified of the need for a conference with the teacher who issued
the failing grade. All conferences must be documented by the teacher.
1. At the end of the third week and sixth week of a grading period, the teachers will send progress
reports home on every child. Teachers will phone parents of those students who do not return
their signed progress report. A teacher will phone parents of any child who begins to fail after
progress reports are sent home at the third week and sixth week. If the parent cannot be
contacted by phone after reasonable attempts, a letter must be sent informing the parent of the
child's progress. An error in notification will not necessarily result in a grade change.
2. The teacher will keep accurate grades. Grade book will be printed each nine weeks.
3. The grade reporting periods are determined by the district. The grade reporting period ends at
the end of the school day on the last day of the grading period excluding final grading period.
Cycle grades will not be exported into the curriculum management system before the end of the
grade reporting period. The last nine weeks grade reporting period will end before the last day
of the nine weeks.
Excluding the final grading period, report cards will go home at the end of the week following
the end of the previous grading period.
Grading System
1. All grades below 70 are failing.
2. The following grades will be reported.
100 - 90 = A
89 - 80 = B
79 - 75 = C
74 - 70 = D
69 - 0 = F
E = Excellent
S = Satisfactory
N = Needs Improvement
U = Unsatisfactory
3. Grades will be reported on a nine-week basis with a progress report at the end of the third week
and sixth week of each nine weeks. If the progress report is not returned with parent signature,
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