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

2. Unexcused absences
a. Unexcused absences may result in no grade (NG) and the need to reconsider
Homebound Services.
Schoolwork
Testing
1. Textbooks
a. Textbooks should be provided to the student from his/her campus.
b. Parents are responsible for checking out and returning textbooks. Neither
homebound instructors nor school personnel will be able to check out textbooks.
2. Make-up work
a. If the student has been out of school for more than five days prior to the initial
General Education Homebound meeting, the family should request make-up work
from the student’s campus.
3. Extracurricular
a. Students who are too ill to attend school are considered too ill to participate in
extracurricular activities.
b. If the student exhibits the ability for such activities, the student would not continue
with Homebound Services.
4. Student Work
a. The student’s teachers must complete the Teacher Assignment Form (GEH # 4)
each week and provide to the Homebound Teachers.
b. The student’s teachers must provide the assignments and the materials for the
assignments weekly to the Homebound Teachers.
c. When writing lesson plans for the week for the student on homebound, teachers
must take into consideration the student is receiving much less direct instructional
time due to the severity of the student’s illness/injury than when the student is
attending school for instruction.
1. The homebound teacher will administer state assessments to eligible students.
Miscellaneous
1. Homebound Services are provided within the Aldine Independent School District
boundaries.
2. Homebound instructors will not enter situations that are dangerous. This includes a home
where any person has an infectious or contagious condition.
3. An adult must be present in the home with the student during the entire provision of
Homebound Services. This is required even if the student is age 18 or older.
Transition from GEH to the classroom
1. Length of the transition period must be determined by the GEH committee based on the
student’s current medical information.
2. ADA eligibility shifts back to the requirements of the 2-4 hour rule once the student has
completed the transition period as determined by the GEH committee.
AA. TRANSITIONAL INFORMATION
Elementary to Intermediate
1. STAAR campus printout for fourth grade students
2. Labels for all assessments affixed to intermediate school permanent record card
3. Iowa Test of Basic Skills campus printout for fourth grade students
4. Kindergarten math cards in cumulative folders
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