Scholar Handbook

• Handbook General Information
• Section 1: Introduction
• Section 2: Admission
• Section 3: Attendance
• Section 4: Health and Wellness
• Section 5: Safe Schools
• Section 6: Rights and Responsibilities
• Section 7: Instructional Management System
• Section 8: Code of Conduct
• Section 9: Special Programs and Services
• Forms to Return to Local School

Handbook General Information

Handbook Goals

Consent Upon Registration

Scholar Conduct

District Calendar at a Glance

Frequently Called Numbers in District

Vision, Mission, and Core Values

District Terms, Midterm Progress & Report Cards

Emergency Closing of Schools

Equal Educational Opportunities

Letter from Superintendent

Section 1: Introduction

Introduction

Section 2: Admission

Age

Admission of Transfer Scholars

Scholar Transfer Inside District

Bona Fide Residence

Immunizations

Birth Certificate

Admission

Confidentiality

Transcripts

Scholar Records

Annual Notification of Rights Under FERPA

Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect

Neglected, Delinquent, or At-Risk Children and Youth

Educational Opportunities for Children in Foster Care

Migrant Education Program

Homeless Children and Youth

English Learners

Student Withdrawal from School

Rights of Custodial and Non-Custodial Parents

Section 3: Attendance

Student Dismissal Precautions

Permission to Leave School Before Closing Hour

Minimum School Day, School Attendance, Tardiness and Excuses

Section 4: Health and Wellness

Cardiac Emergency Response Plan

First Aid for Emergencies

Asthma Management Policy

Administration of Medication to Students

Self-Administration of Asthma and/or Anaphylaxis Medication by Students

Infection Control

Communicable and Chronic Infectious Diseases

Abstinence-Plus Sex Education

Physical Education and Comprehensive Health Education

Wellness Policy and Procedures

Site-Based Management

Section 5: Safe Schools

Automobile Use

Interrogations

School Searches

Handling of Abandoned or Seized Property That Has Been Confiscated from Students

Gun-Free Schools

Drug Abuse

Prohibition of Sexual Activity on School Property/Events

Scholar Smoking

Persistently Dangerous Schools or the Unsafe School Option

Reporting of Violent Acts

Scholar Safety

Smoking/Tobacco Products on School Premises

Weapons

Possession of Weapons on School Grounds or at School Activities

Visitors in Schools

Playing on School Sites

Section 6: Rights and Responsibilities

Teachers and Staff

Parents

Sexual Harassment—Student

Suicide Prevention Education In-Service Training

Procedures for Student Complaints of Bullying or Harassing Behavior

Anti-Bullying Policy for Students

Student School Board Representatives

Student Participation in Board Meetings

Rights and Responsibilities

Section 7: Instructional Management System

Online Blended Learning Program

College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC)

Credit Recovery

Dropout Prevention

Summer Sessions/Extended School Year

Early Graduation

Early Release

Assessment Options for Graduation

Graduation Exercises

Graduation

Dual Enrollment-Dual Credit

Top Ten Scholars

Valedictorian and Salutatorian

Weighted Grades

Literacy Based Promotion

Promotion and Retention of Scholars

Grade Adjustment and Minimum Grade

Grading System

Grade and Subject Classification

Vision and Hearing Screening

Dyslexia Screening

Speech Language Screening

Observations/Screenings/Assessments

District Assurances for Children with Disabilities

Scholar Equal Education Opportunity

Use of Public School Libraries

School Libraries

Damaged Books

Textbooks

Instructional Materials and Fees

Athletics

Teaching About Religion/Prayer In School

Selection of Instructional Materials

Standardized Testing Program

Literacy-Based Promotion Act

Instructional Management System

Section 8: Code of Conduct

Scholar Use of Electronic Devices

Laptop Policy

Acceptable Use and Internet Safety Policy

Initiation Activities

Membership in Fraternities, Sororities, and Secret Societies

High School Attire

Elementary and Middle School Mandatory Student Dress Code Policy and Procedures

Transportation and Bus Behavior

Student Restraint and Seclusion

Prohibition of Corporal Punishment

Due Process

Appeals of Non-admission, Suspension or Expulsion

Alternative School Program

Suspension and Expulsion

Scholars Conduct

Behavior Modifications

Scholar Transportation

Disciplinary Action Procedures

Section 9: Special Programs and Services

Additional Resources for Scholars and Families

Youth Court School - Henley Young Detention Center

Strings in the Schools Program — Mississippi Symphony Orchestra

Re-engaging in Education for All to Progress (REAP)

Pre-Kindergarten (Pre-K) Program

Brinkley Academy of Military Science

Montessori Program

Lower Elementary Alternative Program (LEAP)

Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) Program

International Baccalaureate Program

Honor Society

Homebound Instruction Program

Gifted Education Program

Parent and Family Engagement Center

Exceptional Education Services (EES)

Extended Learning Solutions, LLC (ELS)

Environmental Learning Center (ELC)

English Learners (EL) and Immigrant Program

JPS Tougaloo Early College High School Program

Dual Enrollment and Dual Credit

Character Education

Medgar and Myrlie Evers Career Development Center (ECDC)

Capital City Alternative School (CCAS)

Base Pair/SOAR

Ask for More Arts

Arts Access Program

Advanced Placement (AP®) Equity and Access Policy

Academies of Jackson

Academic and Performing Arts Complex (APAC)

Forms to Return to Local School

• Acknowledgment of the Code of Student Conduct and Handbook (PDF)
• Student Directory Information Denial Form (PDF)
• Student Acceptable Use and Internet Safety Contract (PDF)
• Parent-Student-School Compact Agreement (PDF)
• Acuerrdo Compacto Padre-Estudiante-Escuela (PDF)
• Parents Right-to-Know (PDF)
• Padres A Saber (PDF)
• Parental Optout Information for Parents of all Ninth Through Twelfth Grade Students (PDF)
• Allegation of Bullying Complaint Form (PDF)