504 Child Find Notice: Pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the district has a duty to identify, refer, evaluate and if eligible, provide a free, appropriate public education to disabled students. For additional information about the rights of parents of eligible children or for answers to any questions you might have about identification, evaluation and placement into Section 504 programs, please contact the district’s Section 504 Coordinator, at 682-867-7465, or by mail at 690 E. Lamar Blvd., Arlington, TX 76011. Please also see AISD Board Policy FB (Local) for additional and more specific information concerning Section 504 Student Complaints Procedures. This policy and all other Board policies may be viewed at each school campus or online at www.aisd.net/board (click on Board Policy).

Asbestos – Annual AHERA Asbestos Notification: The AISD Management Plan notebooks which contain all pertinent asbestos information, including inspections and periodic surveillances, are located in the administrative office at each district building.

Confidentiality Statement: The AISD, in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), restricts access to protected student records as required by law. Directory information on students will be released upon request without a parent’s consent unless the parent elects in writing to restrict directory information. The form on which parents can indicate their election is sent home each year.

Disclosures Under the Directory Information Exception: FERPA allows a school the ability to share directory information from educational records with juvenile justice agencies and others who request this information.

Directory information includes the student’s name, address, telephone listing, electronic mail address, photograph, date and place of birth, dates of attendance, grade level, enrollment status, participation in officially recognized activities and sports, weight and height of members of athletic teams, honors and awards received, and the most recent educational agency or institution attended.

Parents who do not want their child’s directory information to be disclosed must notify the school in writing.

Dismissal From Campus at Lunch: Dismissal from campus will be based on student classification. To be classified at the next grade level, a student shall have earned the following number of credits by the beginning of the school year:

Grade 9 / 0 credits: on campus lunch
Grade 10 / 6 credits: on campus lunch
Grade 11 / 12 credits: on or off campus lunch
Grade 12 / 18 credits: on or off campus lunch

Graduation Ceremonies: Participation in the graduation ceremony is optional and at administrator’s discretion. Graduating seniors are advised that conduct judged by the principal to be disruptive to the graduation ceremony will subject them to immediate removal from the ceremony and/or withholding of their diploma pending a parent conference. Students will remain seated at all times unless directed to stand. Possession or use of certain disruptive items is not permitted at graduation exercises. These items include, but are not limited to the following:

Air horns or similar noise makers
Balls of any kind
Whistles
Signs
Clappers
Frisbees
Electronic devices
Inflatable devices
Lasers
Bubbles

Male students are required to wear dress shirts with neckties, and female students are to wear dresses, skirts and blouses or pants that are in compliance with the AISD dress code. The principal is empowered to state standards for dress and behavior both prior to and during the ceremony and to take action when necessary.

Non-Discrimination Statement: The AISD does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion or disability in educational programs, admissions/enrollment decisions or activities that it operates as required by Title VI, Title IX, Title II and Section 504.

Pesticide: The AISD uses pesticide in its schools to control insects and also uses bait stations for rodents (refer to 72^nd Legislature, Texas Pest Control Act, 1356-6).

Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) Notice: In order to provide the most effective education for all children, AISD believes we must start with providing an effective education for each child. AISD uses a Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) model for identifying academic, behavioral and social-emotional strengths and needs to provide high quality instruction and early intervention to all students. AISD campuses and departments utilize a collaborative three-tier approach with varying levels of student specific targeted support.

Accelerated Learning: In the summer of 2021, the Texas legislature passed House Bill 4545 which ended the Texas Student Success Initiative (SSI). SSI previously required students to meet passing standard on the STAAR tests in reading and mathematics before they could be promoted to the next grade level. The grade advancement requirement within the SSI is now replaced with Accelerated Instruction.

When a student receives a performance rating of “Did Not Meet Grade Level” for a STAAR or EOC exam, 30 hours of Accelerated Instruction must be provided for that content area. The Accelerated Instruction hours required is per tested subject. This means that if a student receives the performance rating of “Did Not Meet Grade Level” for more than one STAAR or EOC exam, the student will receive 30 hours of Accelerated Instruction for each. Accelerated Instruction is provided outside of regular core instructional time, which can be before/after school, or during a dedicated intervention time.

Wellness Policy: The AISD has implemented a student wellness policy to create an environment conducive to healthful eating and physical activity and to express a consistent wellness message through other school-based activities. Please refer to AISD Board Policy FFA (Local) which ensures that students engage in minimum physical activity requirements.