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

Honor Choir
1. Aldine ISD students in grades 3, 4, and 5 will have the opportunity to audition for
membership in the Aldine Children’s Honor Choir. Auditions will be held each September
of the new school year.
2. All elementary schools will have an opportunity to participate in the Honor Choir if student
audition prerequisites are met. Students must score 90% or higher on the audition material
in order to obtain membership in the Honor Choir.
Perfect Attendance
Art
1. Attendance must be verifiable through school records (i.e., report cards, permanent
records).
2. If records are not available from other campuses, it will be the responsibility of the parents
to provide records or make phone calls that may be necessary to obtain documentation.
3. Students must have perfect attendance grades one through six. Students will be recognized
at the sixth grade level.
4. Perfect Attendance will be indicated by "0" absences as reported on official school district
records of pupil accounting.
1. The honoree will have the Best of Show winning art work for the Aldine district in the
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art program.
2. Students receiving any other district, regional, state or national honor will be honored, such
as a Youth Art Month Exhibit, Fire Prevention Poster contest, PTA Reflections and Energy
Conservation Poster contests, etc.
Straight A's
1. Students with straight A’s will be honored.
2. If records are not available from other campuses, it will be the parental responsibility to
provide verifiable records or make phone calls necessary to obtain documentation.
3. The areas to be considered for straight A's will be the yearly average of written
composition, reading, mathematics, science, and social studies.
In cases where modified instruction is given, i.e. Special Education, a student must
receive letter grades E or S or its equivalent, which is represented on each specific
report card. (A student’s average in the Language Arts block, Fine Arts, Physical
Education, Handwriting, Health and Conduct is not considered part of the honor roll
criteria.)
Destination/Imagination
1. First and second place winners of the district, regional, state and national levels DI
competition will be honored.
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