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| Student Handbook |
Purpose The purpose of this handbook is to help students and parents understand school procedures at West High. Through student adherence to these rules and expectations, combined with parental support and involvement in school, we can be most effective in assuring a quality educational program for each student.
School district policies, rules and regulations are in effect while students are on school grounds, on school-owned and/or school-operated buses/vehicles/chartered buses, while being transported for school functions, while attending or participating in school activities; and while away from school grounds if the misconduct directly affects the good order, efficient management and welfare of the school district or involves students or staff. School district policies, rules and regulations are in effect 12 months a year. A violation of a school district policy, rule or regulation may result in disciplinary action and may affect a student's eligibility to participate in extracurricular activities whether the violation occurred while school was in session or while school was not in session.
Any complaint in regard to misinterpretation and/or misapplication of a school or school district rule or regulation and/or noncompliance with federal and/or state education/opportunity laws may be handled in accordance to the Grievance Procedure Administration Regulation 502.3.
All Iowa City Community School District Board Policies and Administrative Regulations are available upon request.
Table of Contents
General Student Expectations (Attendance, Prepare and Participate, Respect, ID Card)
Academics
(Academic Integrity, Graduation Requirements, Early
Graduation, Graduation with Honors, Grade Progression, National Honor Society
Membership, Class Load, Course Changes and Scheduling, Course Fees, Auditing
Program, Independent Study Projects for Credit, Physical Education,
Postsecondary Enrollment Option, Transfer Students, Retaking a Course, Failed
Required Courses, Kirkwood Courses, Withdrawal from School)
Academic Failure Policy
Attendance (Report an Absence, Partial Day Absence, Checking In/Out of School, Approved Absence, Unexcused Absences, School Consequences, Excessive Absences, Tardies, Make-up Work)
Behavioral Guidelines (Inappropriate behaviors, Sanctions, In-School Suspension, Out-of-School Suspension, Alcohol/Substance Use/Abuse, Due Process, Grievance Procedure, Dress, Lockers, Textbooks, Student Obligations, Automobiles and Motorbikes, Parking, Transportation to School Activities, Announcements, Posters/Signs, Open Campus, Restricted Areas, School Grounds, Closed Campus, Study Hall, Harrassment, Search and Seizure, Sexual Harassment, Weapons Policy)
Student Activity Conduct Code (Academic Eligibility, School Attendance, Good Conduct Rule, Transfer Students, Due Process Procedures, Appeals, Additional Guidelines)
Advisory (Purpose, Goals and Objectives, Structure)
Student Services (Activities, Clubs, and Athletics, Food Service, Student Records, Notification Rights (FERPA and PPRA), Student Directory Information, Guidance Services, Support Services for Students, Special Education, Student Support Team, Health Office, Lost and Found Items, Student Government, Telephone Use, Emergency Drills, Visitors)
Community Involvement (School Volunteers, Parent Involvement, Auditorium Use)
Library (Facility/Hours, Borrowing Resources, Equipment, and Textbooks, Technology Resources and Use Guidelines, Online Resources, Bibliographic Style Sheet, Parenthetical Documentation, Plagiarism)
This page was last updated on August 19, 2008.