2016-2017 Student Handbook - KIPP San Antonio [PDF]

2016-2017

Student Handbook 239 Stark San Antonio, TX 78204 Phone 210-290-8720 Fax 210-888-6410

Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” Mission Statement

KIPP University Prep is committed to developing principled and internationally-minded students and equipping them with the skills, knowledge and character to excel in college, serve their communities, and command their futures.

Vision Statement

KIPP University Prep is a school of excellence where the faculty, students and parents are devoted to the goal of every student going to and through college. We embrace the hard work of maintaining a growth mindset and being openminded because we know others, with their differences, can also be right. We teach the whole student – mind, character, and body – because we are equipping leaders who will command their futures and serve their communities. We know that when each of us personally commits to leaving a place better than we found it we will build a more just world.

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Dear KIPPster,

August 1, 2016

It is with a tremendous amount of excitement and joy that we welcome you to KIPP University Prep for the 2016 – 2017 school year! As your co-school leaders, we have worked hard over the past several months to ensure this school year will be the best year in our school’s history. We have a great faculty of veteran teachers who are ready to provide authentic, college preparatory instruction as well as outstanding character education. We want to ensure that our school is a place where you feel like a part of something special – a team and family. Each one of us must do our part to create a welcoming and safe school environment where each person can be his or her best version of themselves. We are asking you join us and our whole faculty in committing to the following: Our Team & Family Promises 1. We will be Respectful: Respect is what we owe, love is what we give 2. We will be Prepared: we arrive to class on time with all supplies and lifework complete 3. We will be Proud: we dress with school pride, according to the Uprep dress code, we sit up straight, speak clearly and maintain eye contact 4. We will be the Change: we give constructive feedback, make amends, ask for help when we need it, give help when someone asks. We are becoming the best versions of ourselves. When we keep these four promises to our Team and Family, we will each contribute to ensuring KIPP University Prep is an excellent high school where every student is focused on climbing the mountain to and through college as well as building a more just world. If you are not a Freshman, you will no doubt notice several significant changes in the way our community will work together this year as compared with last year. Our two areas of focus are: • Restorative discipline by 1) making and upholding respect agreements in all classes, 2) holding weekly classroom meetings in each class. • Academic Achievement that focuses daily lesson assessments that are aligned to either an IB summative assessment, the ACT, or a state STAAR End of Course (EOC) exam. With Zest, Tina DeValk (9th/10th Co-School Leader) and Abby Morton Garland (11th/12 CoSchool Leader) KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” SECTION I: ACADEMICS First and foremost, KIPP University Prep High School is a college preparatory school. It is the mission of the school to prepare all students to enter into and graduate from a four-year college or university. Additionally, UPrep maintains compliance with all state laws and regulations regarding curriculum and graduation requirements. • All KIPP San Antonio schools provide academic programs for ESL students according to state and federal guidelines. This includes, but is not limited to, specific course assignment, targeted instruction, and support services. • When applicable, KIPP San Antonio schools incorporate CTE programing in accordance with state guidelines. This includes, but is not limited to, computer-based courses and activities and career planning activities. • All KIPP San Antonio schools participate in School-Wide programs in regards to Title I funding. Therefor all Title I participants benefit from academic and other programs implemented across the school, including tutoring, intervention, and enrichment. • At any time parents/guardians have the right to request an evaluation of their child to ensure appropriate academic programming is in place. All KIPP San Antonio schools honor parent/guardian rights for information, requests, and access to information. GRADING GUIDELINES High school achievement is reported to parents as: (GPA points are in parenthesis) 60 - never turned in/Blank 65 = F (0 points) 75 = C (2 points) 85 = B (3 points) 95 = A (4 points) *We expect all UPrep Students to strive for a 3.5 or higher GPA GRADE REPORTING AND PROGRESS REPORTS Report cards are distributed after the end of each nine-week grading period to inform parents of the student's academic status. Teachers notify the parent if a student is failing or in danger of failing by sending home a progress report on 9/9, 11/11, 2/10 and 4/21. In addition, please note that students receive an Individual Progress Tracker (IPT) every Thursday during their advisory class. We ask that all Students and families use the online Gradebook Parent Portal to access and stay informed about grades, assignments, and progress in all classes by logging in at least once a week. State law provides that a test or course grade issued by a teacher cannot be changed unless the Board of Directors determines that the grade was arbitrary, contains an error, or the teacher did not follow KIPP San Antonio’s grading policy. The Board’s decision may not be appealed. Please speak to the Family and Community Coordinator or the Registrar for information on how to access the Gradebook Parent Portal. Students will also be apprised of missing work and grades during advisory on Wednesdays. PROMOTION AND RETENTION A Student will be promoted on the basis of academic achievement or demonstrated proficiency in the subject matter of the course or grade level, the score received on any criterion-referenced or state-mandated assessment, and any other necessary academic information as determined by KIPP San Antonio. To earn credit in a course, a Student must receive a grade of at least 70 based on course-level or grade-level standards. In addition, students are required to pass the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)/End-of-Course (EOC) for the respective course(s) in which the Student is enrolled.

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*While a Student might advance to the next grade level in some courses, a student cannot be promoted to the next grade level without earning the appropriate number of credits (at least 1 in ELA, SS, Science, and Math, and 7 in total). A Personal Graduation Plan (PGP) will be prepared for any student who did not perform satisfactorily on a state-mandated assessment or is determined by the school as not likely to earn a high school diploma before the fifth school year following enrollment in grade 9. The PGP will be designed and implemented by a guidance counselor, teacher, or other staff member designated by the School Leader. The plan will, among other items, identify the student’s educational goals, address the parent’s educational expectations for the student, and outline an intensive instructional program for the Student. (For additional information, see the school counselor.) For a student receiving special education services, the student’s IEP may serve as the student’s PGP and would therefore be developed by the student’s ARD committee.

A/AB HONOR ROLL Each grading period has a distinct honor roll listing. No honor roll is cumulative. Students must meet the criteria for academic grades to earn placement on the honor roll.

CONFERENCES WITH TEACHERS OR ADMINISTRATORS The parent/family may make an appointment for a conference by contacting the school's main office or by writing a note to the teacher, counselor, or administrator. Teachers have a conference period during the day, but if the parent cannot meet at that time, appointments may be scheduled before or after school and also during lunches. TECHNOLOGY AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL Computers and the Internet are electronic tools to enhance student learning in all content areas. The purpose of using the Internet in our schools is to support research and education by providing access to unique resources and the opportunity to work collaboratively. Within this handbook, there is an Acceptable Use of Technology Resources for Students and parents regarding the school’s Internet usage rules. However, students are prohibited from using their personal electronic devises – including but not limited to cell phones, smart phones, tablets, laptops, and other handheld devises. All Students must comply with the Acceptable Use Policy prior to using school computers and the Internet. RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION (RtI) Response to Intervention (RtI) is designed as a school-wide, tiered model for identifying and providing early intervention to all Students falling behind their grade-level peers in core academic subjects and behavior. RtI serves as a proactive, problem-solving process that must be used before a Student is considered for any assistance, support service or educational program. The RtI team includes a coordinator, referring teacher, the Student’s parent/legal guardian, the Student, and other professionals whose expertise/knowledge will contribute to the decision-making process. All additional support will be discussed and approved through the RtI process. SPECIAL CURRICULUM PROGRAMS Special Education Students who qualify may receive Special Education services. UPREP’s Special Education program provides a continuum of instructional and related services. For questions concerning special education, please contact Loretta Rodriguez, Special Education Director or the KIPP San Antonio Director of Student Services, Lisa Schutz.

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Learning Disabilities Students who have a physical or mental disability which substantially limits one or more major life activities (including learning) and which requires some accommodations but is not severe enough to require Special Education services may be eligible under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Examples of potential 504 handicapping conditions include dyslexia, some communicable diseases (HIV, tuberculosis), attention deficit disorder, and other medical conditions. Section 504 is a regular education service. ADVISORY, GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PROGRAM KIPP University Prep High School Teachers, Assistant School Leaders and Counselors will serve as Student advocates, assisting Students with a wide range of personal concerns, including such areas as personal/social, family, emotional, academic, or chemical dependency needs. The Counselor may also make available information about community resources to address personal concerns. The Counselor’s primary responsibility is to provide support services directly to students by assisting all students with planning and working toward their selected graduation program and to collaborate with the KIPP Through College staff to achieve post-secondary goals, providing individual and group counseling related to Students’ needs, and to provide support to Students indirectly by consulting with staff and parents. To the greatest extent possible under legal and ethical guidelines, the privacy rights for Students and their families are protected by the school Counselor. However, there are times when it is necessary to confer with others regarding a particular Student’s problem in order to best serve that Student. Counselors and all staff members are required by state law to report any form of child abuse or endangerment – whether to self or others. If you would like your child to opt out of all counseling services, a written request must be made to a School Leader. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION Graduation Plan KIPP University Prep shall ensure that each student enrolls in the courses necessary to complete the curriculum requirements identified by the State Board of Education (“SBOE”) for the foundation high school program, or the recommended or advanced high school program. As required by the KIPP University Prep charter, a student may graduate and receive a diploma only if: the student successfully completes the curriculum requirements identified by the SBOE, completed a locally required course in addition to the courses mandated by the state, and has performed satisfactorily on required end of course assessment instruments. Requirements for a Diploma for Students Enrolled in the 12th grade during for the 2016-2017 school year: To receive a high school diploma, a student in 12th grade during the 2015-2016 school year must: 1. Complete the required number of credits established by the State and any additional credits required by KIPP University Prep; 2. Complete any locally required courses in addition to the courses mandated by the State; and 3. Achieve passing scores on certain end-of-course (“EOC”) assessments or approved substitute assessments, unless specifically waived as permitted by State law. *The class of 2017 will be the last class at KIPP University Prep to graduate under the above requirements. Requirements for a Diploma for Students in 9th - 11th grade during and after the 2016–2017 School Year: A student must meet the following requirements to receive a high school diploma: 1. Complete the required number of credits established by the State and any additional credits required by KIPP University Prep; 2. Complete any locally required courses in addition to the courses mandated by the State; KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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3. Achieve passing scores on certain EOC assessments or approved substitute assessments, unless specifically waived as permitted by State law; and 4. Demonstrate proficiency, as determined by KIPP University Prep, in the specific communication skills required by the State Board of Education. Testing Requirements for Graduation Students are required, with limited exceptions, to perform satisfactorily on the following EOC assessments: English I (generally taken in 9th grade), English II (generally taken in 10th grade), Algebra I (generally taken in 9th grade), Biology (generally taken in 8th or 9th grade), and United States History (generally taken in 11th grade). A student who has not achieved sufficient scores on the EOC assessments to graduate will have opportunities to retake the assessments. State law and state rules also provide for certain scores on norm-referenced national standardized assessments to substitute for the requirement to meet satisfactory performance on an applicable EOC assessment should a student choose this option. See the counselor for more information on the State testing requirements for graduation. If a student fails to perform satisfactorily on an EOC assessment, KIPP University Prep will provide remediation in the content area for which the performance standard was not met. This may require student participation before or after normal school hours, or at times of the year outside of normal school operations. Minimum, Recommended, and Advanced/Distinguished Achievement Graduation Programs For students who are enrolled in 12th grade for the 2016–2017 school year, KIPP University Prep offers Minimum, Recommended, and Advanced/Distinguished Achievement Graduation programs. Students in these grades may also opt to pursue the foundation graduation program as listed below. Please note that participation to enroll in the Minimum High School Program will be granted only if a written agreement is reached between the student, a parent or person standing in parental relation, and an appropriate school administrator. In order for a student to take classes under the Minimum Program, the student must be at least 16 years of age; have completed at least two credits each in English language arts, math, science, and social studies courses that are required for graduation; or have failed grade 9 one or more times. Recommended High School Program (26 credits) • English/Language Arts – English I, II, III, IV; Options for Speakers of Other Languages (English I & II) – 4 credits • Speech – Communication Applications, Public Speaking, Professional Communications – 1/2 credit • Mathematics -- Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and/or Pre-Calculus. The fourth credit may be selected from: • Calculus or Quantitative Reasoning. – 4 credits • Science – Biology; Chemistry; and Physics. The additional credit may be IPC and must be successfully completed prior to chemistry and physics. The fourth credit may be selected from Earth and Space Science, AP Biology, Anatomy and Physiology. - 4 credits • Social Studies – World History Studies and AP World History Studies, U.S. History and AP US History, U.S. Government. (1/2 credit) – 3½ credits • Economics – ½ credit • Health – ½ credit • Physical Education – Physical Education -1 credit • Languages other than English – Any two levels in the same language – 2 credits • Fine Arts – 1 credit KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Electives – State Board of Education approved courses for grades 9-12 relating to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS); state approved innovative courses – 5 credits Total – 26 credits

Distinguished Achievement High School Program (26 credits) Students completing the Recommended High School Program may earn further recognition through the Distinguished Achievement Program. This entails completing a third year of a language other than English and a combination of advanced measures. For specific information about these requirements, Students and parents may contact the school counselor. • English/Language Arts – English I, II, III, III AP, IV and IV AP; – 4 credits • Speech – Communication Applications, Public Speaking or Professional Communications- 1/2 credit • Mathematics – Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II. The fourth credit may be selected from any of the following after successful completing of Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II: Precalculus, AP Calculus, or Quantitative Reasoning- 4 credits • Science – Biology; Chemistry; and Physics. The additional credit may be IPC and must be successfully completed prior to chemistry and physics. The fourth credit may be selected from Earth and Space Science, AP Biology, Anatomy and Physiology. - 4 credits • Social Studies –World History Studies, U.S. History Studies Since Reconstruction, U.S. Government (1/2 credit) – 3½ credits • Economics – ½ credit • Health – ½ credit • Physical Education – 1 credit • Languages other than English – The credits must consist of any three levels in the same language – 3 credits • Fine Arts – 1 credit • Electives – State Board of Education approved courses for grades 9-12 relating to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), state-approved innovative courses, or JROTC (one to four credits) – 4 credits Total: 26 credits

Foundation Graduation Program Every student in a Texas public school who entered grade 9 in the 2014–2015 school year and thereafter will graduate under a new program called the “foundation school program.” Within the foundation graduation program are “endorsements,” which are paths of interest that include Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (“STEM”); Business and Industry; Public Services; Arts and Humanities; and Multidisciplinary Studies. Endorsements earned by a student will be noted on the student’s transcript and diploma. The foundation graduation program also involves the term “distinguished level of achievement,” which reflects the completion of at least one endorsement and Algebra II as one of the required advanced mathematics credits. State law and rules prohibit a student from graduating solely under the foundation graduation program without an endorsement unless, after the student’s sophomore year, the student and the student’s parent are advised of the specific benefits of graduating with an endorsement and submit written permission to an appropriate school administrator for the student to graduate without an endorsement. A student who anticipates graduating under the foundation graduation program without an endorsement and who wishes to attend a four-year university or college after graduation must carefully consider whether this will satisfy the admission requirements of the student’s desired college or university. Graduating under the foundation graduation program will also provide opportunities to earn “performance acknowledgements” that will be acknowledged on a student’s diploma and transcript. Performance acknowledgements are available for outstanding performance in bilingualism and biliteracy, in a dual credit course; on an AP or IB exam; on the PSAT, ACT-Plan, SAT, or ACT exam; or for earning a nationally or internationally recognized license or certificate. The criteria for earning these performance acknowledgements are prescribed by state rules, and the KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Counselor can provide more information about these acknowledgments. A student enrolled in high school prior to the 2014–2015 school year has the option of graduating under the foundation graduation program rather than the programs identified above that would otherwise be applicable to the student. See the Counselor for additional information. Participation in graduation/commencement is also an honorary privilege. See the section titled EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, CLUBS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND HONORARY PRIVILEGES for further information. In order for a Student to be eligible for participation in graduation/commencement ceremonies, the Student must have met all course requirements and state accountability tests, or is eligible to receive a certificate of attendance. Foundation Graduation Plan Plus Endorsements • 4 English Credits: English I, II, III plus one advanced English • 4 Math Credits: Algebra I, Geometry plus two advanced math courses • 4 Science Credits: Biology plus three advance science courses • 3 Social Studies Credits: World History, US History, Government and Economics • 2 World Language Credits: Spanish I and II • 1 Phyiscal Education Credit • 1 Fine Arts Credit: Music, Art, or Theatre • 7 Elective Credits including four endorsement credits (see below) TOTAL = 26 Credits Endorsement Options To earn an endorsement, students complete a sequence of courses in an area of interest within one of the five endorsement groupings Arts and Humanities, Business and Industry, Public Services, STEM, and Multidisciplinary studies. KIPP University Prep offers endorsements in the following areas: Arts and Humanities • Cultural Studies • English Literature • Fine Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theatre) • History • Political Science • World Languages STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) • Computer Science • Engineering • Science • Technology • Advanced Mathematics Multidisciplinary This endorsement allows student to earn credits in a variety of advanced courses from multiple content areas. Distinguished Level of Achievement Choosing Algebra II as one of the two advanced mathematics courses qualifies a student for the Distinguished Level of Achievement diploma. This can translate to additional opportunities after graduation, automatic college admission, and increase eligibility for financial aid. Performance Acknowledgement Students at KIPP University Prep have the option of earning a Performance Acknowledgement, which is noted on the official high school transcript. This is not a graduation requirement, but allows students to obtain an acknowledgement for outstanding performance in different areas including: KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Dual Credit courses Advanced Placement (AP) courses International Baccalaureate (IB) courses ACT and SAT scores Language acquisition

End-of-Course Assessments for Students in Grades 9–12 As modified by House Bill 5, end-of-course (“EOC”) assessments are administered for the following courses: • Algebra I; • English I and II; • Biology; and • United States History. Satisfactory performance on the applicable assessments will be required for graduation. There are three testing windows during the school year in which a student may take an EOC assessment, which will occur during the fall, spring, and summer months. If a student does not meet satisfactory performance, the student will have additional opportunities to retake the assessment. STAAR Modified and STAAR Alternate, for students receiving special education services, will be available for eligible students, as determined by the student’s ARD committee. These particular EOC assessments may have different testing windows than the general assessments, and the ARD committee will determine whether successful performance on the assessments will be required for graduation. STAAR-L, which is a linguistically accommodated assessment, will be available for students who have been determined to be limited English proficient and who require this type of testing accommodation. Texas Success Initiative Assessment Prior to enrollment in a Texas public college or university, most students must take a standardized test called the Texas Success Initiative (“TSI”) assessment. The purpose of the TSI assessment is to assess the reading, mathematics, and writing skills that entering freshmen-level students should have if they are to perform effectively in undergraduate certificate or degree programs in Texas public colleges and universities. This assessment may be required before a student enrolls in a dual-credit course offered through IDEA Public Schools as well. Beginning in fall 2013, all Texas public colleges and universities began administering a new TSI assessment, which will assist as one of several factors in determining whether the student is considered ready to enroll in college-level courses or whether the student needs to enroll in what is termed developmental education courses prior to enrollment in college level courses. KIPP University Prep provides testing for all 11th grade students and 10th grade students who performing in the top of their class on practice ACT exams. Students with Disabilities Upon the recommendation of the admission, review, and dismissal (ARD) committee, a Student with disabilities may be permitted to graduate under the provisions of his or her IEP. If a 12th grade Student receiving special education services is scheduled to graduate under the Minimum Program or in accordance with the provisions of his or her IEP, the Student’s ARD committee will determine whether the general EOC assessment is an accurate measure of the Student’s achievement and progress or whether an alternative assessment is more appropriate. STAAR Modified and STAAR Alternate are the alternative assessments currently allowed by the state. [See KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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TESTING for additional information.] If a Student takes the STAAR Modified or STAAR Alternate assessment, the Student’s ARD committee will determine whether the score on an EOC assessment will count as 15 % of the Student’s final grade, as well as whether successful performance and a cumulative score on the EOC assessments will be required for graduation. Class Schedules All Students are expected to attend school for the entire school day and maintain a class/course schedule to fulfill each period of the day. Seniors may potentially have the opportunity to apply for and earn up to office aid or study hall period each day, but will be held accountable for safety and responsible behavior during that time (subject to parent approval). There are no “free” or “off” periods permitted at KIPP University Prep. Additionally, leaving early or coming to school late for the purposes of working is not permitted. Students must attend classes from 8:45AM to 4:45PM each day excepting Wednesdays when students are released at 3:30PM. High School Grade Classification Students have the opportunity to earn 7 credits per year (starting in Fall, 2013). The following credits must be earned to be eligible for classification in these grade levels (at least 1 in ELA, SS, Math, and Science each year): • 9th grade classification: 0-5.5 credits • 10th grade classification: 6.0-13.0 credits • 11th grade classification: 13.5-20 credits • 12th grade classification: 20.5 plus credits Weighted Courses Graduating seniors shall be ranked within the graduating class for each high school upon the basis of weighted grade averages for the course grade, excluding the last semester (last 18 weeks) of the senior year. • International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement (AP), Dual Credit Course = +10 •

Below 70 in any course = +0

For further information on course eligibility for course weighting see a school counselor. COLLEGE AND UNIVERSTIY ADMISSIONS For two school years following his or her graduation, a student who graduates in the top ten % and, in some cases, the top 25 %, of his or her class is eligible for automatic admission into fouryear public universities and colleges in Texas if the Student: • Completes the Recommended or Advanced/Distinguished Achievement Program; or • Satisfies the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks or earns at least a 1500 out of 2400 on the SAT. In addition, the student must submit a completed application for admission in accordance with the deadline established by the college or university. This will be coordinated with the KIPP Through College staff. COLLEGE CREDIT COURSES UPREP Students have opportunities to earn college credit through the Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses and Dual Credit courses. It is important to keep in mind that not all colleges and universities accept credit earned in all AP courses taken in high school for college credit. Students and parents should check with the prospective college or university to determine if a particular course will count toward the Student’s desired degree plan. Students will be invited to participate in Dual Credit courses or can request participation by talking with the Guidance or KIPP Through College (KTC) Counselors. COURSE CREDIT UPREP Students will earn credit for a course only if the final grade is 70 or above. For a twoKIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” semester (1 credit) course, the Student’s grades from both semesters will be averaged and credit will be awarded if the combined average is 70 or above. A student will receive credit for the entire year if he or she passes the Spring semester even if he or she has failed the Fall semester. TESTING State Testing The state-mandated State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Texas (STAAR) is a more rigorous assessment that measures Students’ academic performance as they progress from elementary to middle to high school by also measuring readiness standards on the assessments. The new end-of course (EOC) assessments will address only the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for a given course in which a Student will earn high school credit. The assessments given include: • English I and English II • Biology • Algebra I • U.S. History STAAR with accommodations, STAAR Modified, and STAAR-Alternate for Students receiving special education services are administered to eligible Students. Linguistically accommodated testing (LAT), as well as the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) for Students identified as limited English proficient, are also administered to eligible Students. SAT, ACT, and Other Standardized Tests Many colleges require additional standardized tests such as the Accuplacer, American College Test (ACT), or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) for admissions. Each college determines the levels of achievement needed for admissions. Students are encouraged to talk with the counselor early during their freshmen year to determine the appropriate exam(s) to take. With assistance from the KIPP Through College program, every UPREP Student strives to earn acceptance into the college or university setting that best meets his or her career interests, goals, and academic needs. In order to track each Student’s progress toward college readiness, UPREP administers the following assessments and consults with Students as to the goals and strategies needed to reach and maintain college readiness benchmarks: • Fall ACT pre-test: a full-length, released ACT for students to practice • Spring ACT post-test: a full-length, released ACT for students to gauge their growth • JUNIORS ONLY: a series of “Interim ACT Practice Assessments” throughout the year to increase their opportunities to practice the exam as well as measure their growth The KIPP Through College program also provides preparation assistance for UPREP Juniors and Seniors taking the SAT and ACT tests required for college entrance. TRANSCRIPT REQUESTS Requests for official high school transcripts should be directed to KIPP Through College (Stephanie Gonzalez) or KIPP University Prep’s Registrar (Jennifer Marquez). Please give at least 24 hours’ notice.

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” SECTION II: ADMISSIONS, ATTENDANCE, RELEASE, AND WITHDRAWAL INFORMATION RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS Parents must submit proof of residence within KIPP San Antonio boundaries, such as a current home telephone bill, utility bill (e.g. a CPS, SAWS invoice), or an effective mortgage or lease contract if it includes the parent's name and the current address of his/her residence. If proof of residency is not available or if residency is being established through a notarized statement, the Student Residency Questionnaire will be reviewed by campus/ KIPP San Antonio personnel to determine housing situation and eligibility for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. Beginning in January of a given year, the new student lottery is opened. New Students are admitted to fill any open spaces based on a lottery system. “Lottery,” as used in the KIPP enrollment process, means a random selection process by which applicants for enrollment to the school are admitted. First, parents and/or Students who wish to be considered for enrollment in UPREP place their names on a waitlist in January. At that time, a Student Application is distributed. If families inquire about space in the school year before January, the parent/guardian is given information regarding the January data for the beginning of the lottery process. No names are carried over from the previous year’s list. Students who are currently enrolled in a KIPP San Antonio school do not need to reapply – it is assumed that they will remain in the school unless the school receives notice otherwise from the parent/guardian. Documentation In addition to proof of residency, the parent will need to present the following documents/information to register a Student: Required records are 1) an official birth certificate, 2) the child’s records from the school most recently attended, and 3) immunization records. Copies of the original Social Security card and birth certificate are required for the state of Texas education records. Should the Student qualify for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act, documentation may not be needed. 1. Proof of child's identity: Official birth certificate, other demographic information required includes complete name, sex, and ethnicity, date of birth, home language, and migrant information. Parents are strongly urged to present the child's Social Security card for enrollment. The child's Social Security number is important in ensuring that the correct information is received. It is an offense for a person to obtain, posses, transfer or use, with intent to harm or defraud another, the identifying information of another person without his/her consent or of a child younger than 18 years old. 2. Academic information: A copy of the child's records from the school the child most recently attended. Even if written documentation is not available at the time of registration, the parent must explain the following to school officials: a. Information regarding special education/Section 504 disabling condition and instructional setting. b. Information regarding disciplinary placement: placement in a DAEP, disciplinary transfers, expulsion, etc. Texas Education Code Section 37.008(j) stipulates that if a Student was placed in a DAEP by another school district and has not completed the term of placement, KIPP San Antonio shall continue the placement in a DAEP in KIPP San Antonio until the term is completed by the Student. Therefore, it is necessary that parents and Students wishing to enroll clearly communicate such a placement to the school upon registration. 3. Up-to-date immunization record: a. Students who have never before been enrolled in a school in the United States - If the Student is initially entering a public school (e. g., coming from another country), immunization records are required before the Student can be enrolled. [Texas Education Code Section 38.001(a)]. A Student may be provisionally admitted if the Student has KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” begun the required immunizations, as verified by submitted records, and continues to receive the necessary immunizations as rapidly as is medically feasible. b. Students who are transferring from another school in the United States - The parent must present copies of the immunization record that establishes that the Student's immunizations are current. A grace period of thirty (30) calendar days may be allowed while the school awaits the transfer of written proof of the immunization which the child has been given prior to enrollment; this does NOT mean that the parent has thirty days to have the Student immunized. The Student may be provisionally admitted during the thirty-day grace period, or if the Student has begun the required immunizations, as verified by submitted records, and continues to receive the necessary immunizations as rapidly as is medically feasible. Information in English and Spanish is available on an easyto-read chart on the Department of Health website at www.dshs.state.tx.us/immunize/docs/school. In addition, the parent is required to complete various registration forms at the school, some of which will be the Student Registration Data card, the Federal Lunch Application form, the Home Language Survey and the Ethnicity and Race form. Should the parent not have written documentation of the above information at the time of registration, the written proof must be submitted within thirty (30) calendar days (except in 3 a. above and proof of residency which requires records upon enrollment). The Student shall be enrolled by having the parent give the information verbally to school personnel or complete the Registration Questionnaire. If the documentation is not submitted within 30 days, the School Leader shall report to the proper authorities as required by law. It is vital that parents be aware of the importance of giving correct information and their legal obligation to do so.

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE TIMES FOR STUDENTS The school day is as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday: from 8:45AM to 4:55PM Wednesday: 8:30AM to 3:30PM It is imperative for safety reasons that Students do not arrive before 8 am unless they have an appointment with a staff member and stay with them for supervision. Similarly, Students cannot remain later than the expected time of departure in the afternoon or following an after-school event without a pass from a teacher. Parents and Students will be held responsible for cooperating with school personnel regarding compliance with these hours.

ATTENDANCE POLICY Summary This policy sets forth the rules and expectations for student attendance within the district, based on Chapter 25 of the Texas Education Code and the State Student Attendance Accounting Handbook. Students enrolled in school are required to attend school on a daily basis. Those who do not are subject to consequences including but not limited to: • loss of privileges for school activities such as field trips • loss of credit and/or a final grade (which may result in the student not being promoted to the next grade) • referral of the student and/or parents to the Municipal Court • filing of truancy charges Students cannot be absent the first day of school and will be withdrawn if not present. Students who have not attended school and whose parents have not contacted the school by the first Wednesday of the school year (the third day of school) may be added to the bottom of the waitlist if there is a waitlist for the student’s school/grade level. For purposes of state reporting on daily attendance, students are officially counted present or absent one time each day, generally five minutes into the second instructional period. Middle and High School students are also counted present or absent in each instructional period. Student absences may be excused due to illness (with a doctor’s note) or other specific circumstances (with appropriate documentation). After the 10th medical excuse, the school may require a parent meeting before honoring additional doctor’s excuses. Parents may request excuses for other reasons, but no more than eight days per student will be excused at the parent’s request. All documentation (including parent notes) must be submitted to the school office no later than the fifth day after the student returns to school or the absence will be considered unexcused. Parents must communicate with the school in advance of absences lasting longer than five days, or throughout the absence if prior communication is not possible. Students who are absent more than ten days with no communication from the parent to the school will be withdrawn and may not be allowed to immediately reenroll if the school/grade level has a waitlist. The school will communicate with parents on a regular basis using multiple methods. However, it is the parent’s ultimate responsibility to provide the school with current, valid contact information and to review the student’s attendance record for accuracy, including the processing of excuses. A summary of the attendance policy will be provided to parents upon enrollment along with the state required initial attendance warning. The full attendance policy will be available on request from each KIPP San Antonio school. Introduction As an open-enrollment charter school in Texas, KIPP San Antonio is required to maintain student attendance data and submit that data to the State of Texas. The KIPP San Antonio Attendance KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” Policy sets forth the rules and expectations for student attendance within the district. The rules contained in this handbook apply to all students enrolled in a KIPP San Antonio school, regardless of age. The rules apply for the duration of the school year, including the first and last weeks of school. Authority The rules set forth in this handbook are primarily based on Texas Education Code Chapter 25 (Admission, Transfer, and Attendance). Supplemental guidance comes from the Texas Education Agency’s Student Attendance Accounting Handbook. Where these documents leave certain areas to the discretion of the district, KIPP San Antonio’s policies are based on the belief that we do best by our students when they are in our classrooms. Compulsory Attendance Procedures Per Sec. 25.085 of the Texas Education Code: a. A child who is required to attend school…shall attend school each school day for the entire period the program of instruction is provided. b. Unless specifically exempted by Section 25.086, a child who is at least six years of age, or who is younger than six years of age and has previously been enrolled in first grade, and who has not yet reached the child's 18th birthday shall attend school. c. On enrollment in prekindergarten or kindergarten, a child shall attend school. d. A person who voluntarily enrolls in school or voluntarily attends school after the person's 18th birthday shall attend school each school day for the entire period the program of instruction is offered. Consequences for Nonattendance KIPP San Antonio serves our students and families best when students are in our classroom. In addition, KIPP San Antonio has a duty to enforce the compulsory attendance rules. As such, a student over the age of 11 may be subject to a truancy filing for failure to attend school. A parent may also be subject to a truancy filing for contributing to nonattendance. Per Sec 25.0951 of the Texas Education Code: a. If a student fails to attend school without excuse on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year, a school district shall within 10 school days of the student's 10th absence file a complaint against the student or the student's parent or both in a county, justice, or municipal court for an offense under Section 25.093 or 25.094, as appropriate. b. If a student fails to attend school without excuse on three or more days or parts of days within a four-week period but does not fail to attend school for the time described by Subsection (a), the school district may file a complaint against the student or the student's parent or both in a county, justice, or municipal court for an offense under Section 25.093 or 25.094, as appropriate. In addition, KIPP San Antonio may withhold credit and/or a final grade for any student with excessive absences. This may result in the student not being promoted to the next grade. Per Sec. 25.092 of the Texas Education Code: a. Except as provided by this section, a student in any grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 may not be given credit or a final grade for a class unless the student is in attendance for at least 90 percent of the days the class is offered. b. A student who is in attendance for at least 75 percent but less than 90 percent of the days a class is offered may be given credit or a final grade for the class if the student completes a plan approved by the school's principal that provides for the student to meet the instructional requirements of the class. A student under the jurisdiction of a court in a criminal or juvenile justice proceeding may not receive credit or a final grade under this subsection without the consent of the judge presiding over the student's case. Each KIPP San Antonio school may institute additional consequences for nonattendance and/or opportunities to make up unexcused absences, including required Saturday KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” School or makeup hours after school. KIPP San Antonio schools may also withhold privileges such as participation in field trips or other school activities. Attendance Procedures TXEIS is KIPP San Antonio’s official Student Information System and is the system of record for student attendance. Teachers record student attendance using txGradebook. All KIPP San Antonio schools take official attendance each day. The exact time for official daily attendance is set by each school prior to the start of the academic year and remains the same for the entirety of the school year. Generally, official attendance time is five minutes after the start of the second instructional period of the day. However, the School Leader may choose an alternate time within the first three instructional periods with input from the Data and Accountability Manager and the approval of the Chief Academic Officer. Students who are not in school at the official daily attendance time will be counted absent for the day. In addition to the official daily attendance, which is reported to the state, KIPP San Antonio Middle Schools and High Schools will take attendance in every instructional period. Attendance will generally be taken five minutes after the start of the period. Students who are not in the classroom at the time attendance is taken will be counted absent for the period. First day Attendance A student cannot be absent on the first day of school. Students who are not present on the first day of school will be withdrawn. Students who have not attended school and who have not contacted the school by the first Wednesday of the school year (the third day of school) may be added to the bottom of the waitlist if there is a waitlist for the student’s school/grade level. Changing Attendance School attendance personnel depend on teachers to take accurate attendance. Attendance personnel must have a written request from a teacher to remove a student absence. If a student was with a counselor, School Leader, or other school personnel at the time attendance was taken, the request for change must be accompanied by a written pass and/or log from the appropriate staff member. Parents who believe a mistake was made must contact the appropriate teacher to request a change. The teacher will in turn notify the appropriate attendance personnel. Parent requests must be made within five days of the absence. Excused Absences When a student is marked absent in a class or for the day, the absence is initially considered unexcused. KIPP San Antonio will excuse absences during the school year for limited reasons with appropriate documentation. For an absence to be excused, a doctor or parent note and any other documentation of the reason for absence must be provided to the school office no later than the fifth school day after the student returns to school. Phone calls will not be accepted as valid requests an excused absence. Doctor or parent notes and any other documentation sent to a student’s teacher will be delivered to the school office on the parent’s behalf. Attendance notes are processed and excused absences recorded in the attendance system within two days of receipt. It is the parent’s responsibility to review the student’s attendance record to ensure that all excused absences are documented properly. Students with excused absences will be given the opportunity to make up missed assignments. However, they must complete the assignments within a reasonable amount of time (no more than five school days) to receive full credit. Excused absences do not count against the parent or student for compulsory attendance purposes. However, they may be included when determining whether a student has attended 90% of the available classes for purposes of awarding credit and/or a final grade. As such, a student with a high number of excused absences may avoid referral to the Municipal Court but still be in danger having credit withheld. Illness-related Absences and Doctor’s Appointments Students who are running a fever or vomiting should not attend school. Parents should use their discretion in keeping a student home and/or deciding to visit a doctor for treatment due to any other illness or injury. Parents should make every effort to schedule preventive care visits KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” (including physicals and well visits) outside of school hours. In the event that a student must attend an appointment during the school day, the parent should minimize the amount of school the student misses by bringing the student to school before and/or returning the student to school after the appointment. In every instance where a student attends a doctor’s appointment during the school day, the student must bring a signed doctor’s note upon returning to school. An illness- or injury-related absence will only be medically excused for the days specifically noted on a doctor’s excuse. Visits to a dentist and/or a licensed mental healthcare professional will also be medically excused. KIPP San Antonio reserves the right to contact the provider’s office to verify the authenticity of medical excuses. Any other days missed due to illness or injury will be considered parent authorized and will only be excused if the student is below the parent note threshold for the year (see Parent Notes section below). If a student reaches 10 medically-excused absences during the school year, the school may require a meeting with the parent or guardian before granting any additional medical excuses. The purpose of the meeting, if held, will be to determine whether the school can provide additional services to the student to help manage the student’s health condition while continuing to attend school and/or otherwise meet academic expectations. This action is at the discretion of the KIPP San Antonio Director of Student Services. If the parent is asked but refuses to hold a meeting, additional absences due to medical appointments will be considered unexcused. Other Excused Absences KIPP San Antonio will excuse absences if the student is: • Attending a court appearance where the student’s presence is required • Appearing at a governmental office to complete paperwork required in connection with the student's application for United States citizenship • Taking part in the student’s own United States naturalization oath ceremony • Serving as an election clerk • Participating in a court-ordered activity, if the student is in the conservatorship of the • Department of Family and Protective Services • Observing religious holy days. Please note that church retreats, camps, and mission trips and individual religious rites (baptisms, christenings, bar mitzvahs, etc.) are not considered holy days. • In grades 6 through 12 and misses school for the purpose of sounding “Taps” at a military honors funeral held in Texas for a deceased veteran • In his or her junior or senior year of high school and misses school for the purpose of visiting an institution of higher education accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organization to determine the student’s interest in attending the institution NOTE: No more than two days per student per year will be excused for this purpose. The student must provide documentation from containing the college or university and clearly stating the student’s name and the date(s) on which the student visit took place. • Absent to visit with a parent, stepparent, or legal guardian who is an active duty member of the uniformed services and has been called to duty for, is on leave from, or is immediately returned from continuous deployment of at least four months outside the locality where the parent, stepparent, or guardian regularly resides. Up to 5 days will be excused for this purpose in a school year if the days are taken no earlier than 60 days before the date of deployment or no later than 30 days after the date of return from deployment. To request an excused absence for any reason noted in this section, the parent should send a note to the school office explaining the absence as well as any additional documentation verifying the student’s presence at/participation in the noted activity. If travel is required for any of the above, the school may also excuse up to two travel days. Parent Notes If a student must be absent for any reason other than those listed in the Other Excused Absences section above, the parent or note must provide a note to the school requesting that the absence be excused. This applies to instances where a student misses school due to a family KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” emergency, transportation related issues, family travel, non-school-related athletic events, religious events that are not holy days, etc. This also applies for illness- or injury-related absences not excused by a doctor’s note. KIPP San Antonio will excuse no more than eight days or parts of days per student per school year on the basis of parent notes. Any days in excess of eight that are not accompanied by a doctor’s note or documentation of one of the instances noted in the Other Excused Absences section will be considered unexcused, except where noted below. Death- or Funeral-Related Absences Absences due to the death of an extended family member or friend will generally be excused under the parent note policy and may not exceed eight days in a school year when combined with all other parent requested excused absences. Absences in excess of eight that are due to the death of a grandparent, parent, step-parent, sibling, step-sibling, or child may be excused at the discretion of the School Leader. The parent or guardian must specifically request an exception to the general parent note policy in these cases. Extended Absences If a parent is aware that a student will miss more than five consecutive days of school the parent must notify the school in writing in advance. If the parent is not aware in advance the parent should call on the school on the first day of the absence and continue to communicate regularly with the school for the duration of the absence. Extended absences may or may not be excused depending on the reason for the absence and the policies set forth in the sections above. If a student is absent for ten or more days without communication from the parent, the student will be withdrawn by the school. The parent and/or student will be considered in violation of compulsory attendance laws. If the school/grade level has a waitlist, the student’s seat will not be held and the student may be unable to re-enroll. At the parent’s request, the student will be added to the bottom of the waitlist if applicable. School Activities To be most accurate in attendance reporting and to allow for ease of student tracking, KIPP San Antonio attendance personnel may make an entry to the student attendance record when a student is attending a school activity that removes the student from his or her normal class schedule. This includes athletic activities, field trips (especially when the group of students attending is less than a full grade level) and some standardized testing. These are not considered absences. Students who do not qualify for or otherwise choose not to attend scheduled field trips are expected to report to school at the standard time each day. Those students who choose to stay home on the day(s) of a field trip will be marked absent. District Communication/Truancy Prevention KIPP San Antonio uses multiple methods to keep open lines of communication with a student’s parents. To help enhance parent awareness, increase attendance and prevent truancy: • KIPP San Antonio will make automated phone calls to parents each day their student is marked absent in the classroom during the official daily attendance period. Middle and High Schools may also make automated phone calls notifying parents of absences in other periods. It is the parent’s responsibility to provide the school with a working, current phone number. • All KIPP San Antonio schools will maintain an online Parent Portal. Parents can set up an account to track student grades and attendance. This is the best way to see when a student has been counted absent and when an excused absence has been processed. • KIPP San Antonio schools will send courtesy letters home when a student reaches three and five unexcused absences. • KIPP San Antonio will make truancy prevention referrals to the Municipal Court when a student has reached six unexcused absences for the school year. If all intervention methods have failed, KIPP San Antonio will file truancy charges against the parent and/or student. It is the parent’s responsibility to review the student’s attendance record KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” for accuracy, including the processing of excused absences. Official Warning Notices In additional to other, informal means of communication, KIPP San Antonio will comply with the Texas Education Code’s requirements to provide an official warning notice at the beginning of the school year and once the student has reached a certain threshold of absences. Per Sec. 25.095 of the Texas Education Code: a. A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall notify a student's parent in writing at the beginning of the school year that if the student is absent from school on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year or on three or more days or parts of days within a four-week period: 1) the student's parent is subject to prosecution under Section 25.093; and DRIVER LICENSE ATTENDANCE VERIFICATION For a Student between the ages of 16 and 18 to obtain a driver license, the Texas Department of Public Safety must be provided written parental consent to access the Student’s records for purposes of verifying 90 % attendance for credit for the semester. For those Students who are unaccompanied and McKinney-Vento eligible, please consult with the Main Office. WITHDRAWAL FROM SCHOOL A parent wishing to withdraw a Student from school should notify or call the school at least 24 hours prior to withdrawal to schedule an appointment with an Assistant School Leader or School Leader. The School Leader or other administrator will verify the information when the parent arrives to provide the name of the new school, new home address, and phone number, if applicable, to the withdrawal. The formal withdrawal request must be signed for use as documentation that the Student will continue to be enrolled in a school as required by the compulsory attendance laws. The Student and family must participate in an exit interview before completion of the withdrawal process.

SECTION III: HEALTH AND MEDICAL INFORMATION All KIPP San Antonio 9th graders will complete a Spinal Screening in according with state regulations. All KIPP San Antonio families will be asked to submit food allergy information through the school office (separate form) in accordance with regulations. HEALTH SERVICES AND MEDICAL TREATMENT Contagious Diseases A contagious disease is one that may be passed directly or indirectly from one person to another. The School Leader shall exclude from attendance any Student suffering from a contagious disease, as defined by the Texas Department of State Health Services, until the criteria for re-admittance is fulfilled. Conditions for which children may be excluded include, but are not limited to, hepatitis A, chickenpox, pediculosis (head lice), scabies, and impetigo, ringworm of the scalp, bacterial meningitis and infectious forms of conjunctivitis (pink eye). Students excluded due to a contagious disease shall be readmitted by one or more of the following methods: 1. Written medical clearance from the Student's physician; 2. Readmission permit from the local health authority (San Antonio Metropolitan Health District); or 3. After the disease is no longer contagious, as established by the Texas Department of State Health Services. For more information please contact our School Nurse, Ms. Kathleen Murphy, at 210-385-7934. KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” Emergency Medical Treatment If a Student should have a medical emergency at school or at a school-related activity when the parent cannot be reached, the school must have written parental consent to obtain emergency medical treatment. Parents should keep emergency care information up-to-date (name of doctor, emergency phone numbers, allergies to medications, etc.). Please contact the school nurse to update any information (210-385-7934). If, in the opinion of the campus administrator or school nurse, a life-threatening emergency occurs, EMS will be called. Immunizations A Student is required to present proof of immunizations as required by Texas State law for school attendance. Proof of immunization may be personal records from a licensed health care provider or public health clinic validated by signature or stamp. A Student who is homeless, as defined in the McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Act, shall be admitted temporarily for 30 days if acceptable evidence of vaccination is not available. Information in English and Spanish is available on an easy-to-read chart on the Department of State Health Services website at www.dshs.state.tx.us/immunize/docs/school/6-14.pdf, or you may acquire this information from the campus nurse. Required immunizations are: diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis (polio), rubeola (measles), mumps, rubella (German measles), varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Haemophilus influenza type B, pneumococcal conjugate, and meningococcal vaccine. Exemptions from compliance are allowed for an individual by obtaining an exemption for medical reasons or reasons of conscience, including religious beliefs. To obtain a medical exemption, the Student must present a statement signed by a health care provider licensed to practice medicine in the United States that indicates the immunization required would be harmful to the health and well being of the Student or a member of the Student’s family or household. Unless a lifelong condition is specified, the exemption is valid for one year from the date signed by the health care provider and must be renewed every year for the exclusion to remain in effect. To obtain an exemption due to reasons of conscience, including religious beliefs, the parent or guardian must request the exemption by submitting an official Department of State Health Services affidavit form that has been notarized. The form may be obtained online at https://webds.dshs.state.tx.us/immco/affidavit.shtm. Written requests for the official affidavit form must be submitted through the U.S. Postal Service, commercial carrier, fax, or by handdelivery to: Department of State Health Services Immunization Branch (MC 1946) P.O. Box 149347 Austin, TX 78714-9347 Hand Delivery: Department of State Health Services Immunization Branch (MC 1946) 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” The official Texas Department of State Health Services affidavit form must be notarized and submitted to school officials within 90 days from the date it is notarized. The exemption is good for two years from the date notarized. Medicine at School 1. All medications should be taken directly to the school office by the parent. No medication may be kept in the classroom nor may students carry or administer their own medication. 2. Students who use asthma inhalers, diabetes monitoring or treatment equipment, and emergency medications for anaphylaxis are permitted carry these items – parents must communicate this information to the school office at the beginning of the year. 3. Prescription medication must be taken to school in a properly labeled prescription container. The school will administer the medication as stated on the prescription label. At the end of the school year, parents will be notified to pick up remaining medication. 4. The administration of nonprescription medications is normally not permitted unless authorized by parents in the student’s “Emergency Physician and Care Authorization” form. These forms will be provided to parents upon enrollment. Parents are encouraged to review KIPP San Antonio’s full Health Services policies and procedures which are available electronically at: kippsa.com; a printed copy of this information is available upon written request to the school. STUDENT MEDICAL RECORDS The parent or guardian of a Student is entitled to access to the medical records of the Student maintained by KIPP San Antonio. The parent or guardian has right to request a copy of the Student’s medical records. Upon payment of the appropriate fee, KIPP San Antonio must provide a copy of the Student’s medical records to the parent or guardian. These rights are set forth in the Texas Education Code, Sections 38.011 and 38.0095.

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS Students who participate in the Dual Credit partnership with Palo Alto College will be required to sign Bacterial Meningitis waver forms indicating the wave the need to be vaccinated for Bacterial Meningitis because they are no attending classes at Palo Alto but are receiving dual credit courses at KIPP University Prep. State law specifically requires KIPP San Antonio to provide the following information: What is meningitis? Meningitis is an inflammation of the covering of the brain and spinal cord. It can be caused by viruses, parasites, fungi, and bacteria. Viral meningitis is most common and the least serious. Bacterial meningitis is the most common form of serious bacterial infection with the potential for serious, long-term complications. It is an uncommon disease, but requires urgent treatment with antibiotics to prevent permanent damage or death. What are the symptoms? Someone with meningitis will become very ill. The illness may develop over one or two days, but it can also rapidly progress in a matter of hours. Not everyone with meningitis will have the same symptoms. Children (over 1 year old) and adults with meningitis may have a severe headache, high temperature, vomiting, sensitivity to bright lights, neck stiffness or joint pains, and drowsiness or confusion. In both children and adults, there may be a rash of tiny, red-purple spots. These can occur anywhere on the body. The diagnosis of bacterial meningitis is based on a combination of symptoms and laboratory results. How serious is bacterial meningitis? KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” If it is diagnosed early and treated promptly, the majority of people make a complete recovery. In some cases, it can be fatal or a person may be left with a permanent disability. How is bacterial meningitis spread? Fortunately, none of the bacteria that causes meningitis are as contagious as diseases like the common cold or the flu, and they are not spread by casual contact or by simply breathing the air where a person with meningitis has been. The germs live naturally in the back of our noses and throats, but they do not live for long outside the body. They are spread when people exchange saliva (such as by kissing, sharing drinking containers, utensils, or cigarettes). The germ does not cause meningitis in most people. Instead, most people become carriers of the germ for days, weeks, or even months. The bacteria rarely overcome the body’s immune system and cause meningitis or another serious illness. How can bacterial meningitis be prevented? Do not share food, drinks, utensils, toothbrushes, or cigarettes. Limit the number of persons you kiss. While there are vaccines for some other strains of bacterial meningitis, they are used only in special circumstances. These include when there is a disease outbreak in a community or for people traveling to a country where there is a high risk of getting the disease. Also, a vaccine is recommended by some groups for college Students, particularly freshmen living in dorms or residence halls. The vaccine is safe and effective (85–90 %). It can cause mild side effects, such as redness and pain at the injection site lasting up to two days. Immunity develops within seven to ten days after the vaccine is given and lasts for up to five years. What should you do if you think you or a friend might have bacterial meningitis? You should seek prompt medical attention. Where can you get more information? Your school nurse, family doctor, and the staff at your local or regional health department office are excellent sources for information on all communicable diseases. You may also call your local health department or Regional Department of State Health Services office to ask about a meningococcal vaccine. Additional information may also be found at the Web sites for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov, and the Department of State Health Services, http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/. At KIPP University Prep, parents/guardians can seek information and/or support for the following programs: • Title IX – Coordinator Yesenia Hernandez • ADA/Section 504 – Coordinator Lorreta Munoz • Age Discrimination Act Coordinator Yesenia Hernandez All KIPP San Antonio schools are declared to be alcohol-free, tobacoo-free, and drug-free zones. These materials are prohibited in the school building and on school grounds (including parking lot and athletic facilities).

SECTION IV: PARENTAL/GUARDIAN RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY In its efforts to promote nondiscrimination, KIPP San Antonio does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, or disability in providing education services, activities, and programs, including CTE programs, in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended, which incorporates and expands upon the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. PARENTAL CONSENT UPREP requires consent for certain activities. An employee of KIPP San Antonio must obtain the written consent of a Student's parent before the employee may: 1. Conduct a psychological examination, test, or treatment, unless the examination, test, or treatment is required under Texas Education Code Section 38.004 or state or federal KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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law regarding requirements for special education. 2. Make or authorize the making of a videotape of a Student or record or authorize the recording of the Student's voice.

An employee is not required to obtain the consent of the Student's parent before the employee may make a videotape of a child or authorize the recording of the Student's voice if the videotape or voice recording is to be used only for: 1. Purposes of safety, including the maintenance of order and discipline in common areas of the school or on school buses; 2. A purpose related to a co-curricular or extracurricular activity; 3. A purpose related to regular classroom instruction; or 4. Media coverage of the school. BULLYING OR HARASSMENT Bullying occurs when a Student or group of Students directs written or verbal expressions or physical conduct against another Student and the behavior results in harm to the Student or the Student’s property, places a Student in fear of physical harm or of damage to the Student’s property, or is so severe, persistent, or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, threatening or abusive educational environment. Bullying could include hazing, threats, taunting, teasing, assault, demands for money, confinement, destruction of property, theft of valued possessions, name-calling, rumor-spreading, and ostracism. In some cases, bullying can occur through electronic methods, called cyber bullying. If a Student believes that he or she has experienced bullying, it is important for the Student or parent to notify a teacher, counselor, School Leader, or another KIPP San Antonio employee. The administration will investigate any allegations of bullying and will take appropriate disciplinary action if an investigation indicates that bullying has occurred. CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE As a parent, it is important for you to be aware of warning signs that could indicate a child may have been or is being sexually abused. Sexual abuse in the Texas Family Code is defined as any sexual conduct harmful to a child’s mental, emotional, or physical welfare as well as a failure to make a reasonable effort to prevent sexual conduct with a child. Anyone who suspects that a child has been or may be abused or neglected has a legal responsibility, under state law, for reporting the suspected abuse or neglect to law enforcement or to Child Protective Services (CPS). Possible physical warning signs of sexual abuse could be difficulty sitting or walking, pain in the genital areas, and claims of stomachaches and headaches. Behavioral indicators may include verbal references or pretend games of sexual activity between adults and children, fear of being alone with adults of a particular gender, or sexually suggestive behavior. Emotional warning signs to be aware of include withdrawal, depression, sleeping and eating disorders, and problems in school. A child who has experienced sexual abuse should be encouraged to seek out a trusted adult. Be aware as a parent or other trusted adult that disclosures of sexual abuse may be more indirect than disclosures of physical abuse, and it is important to be calm and comforting if your child, or another child, confides in you. Reassure the child that he or she did the right thing by telling you. As a parent, if your child is a victim of sexual abuse, the campus counselor or School Leader will provide information regarding counseling options for you and your child available in your area. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) also manages early intervention counseling programs. To find out what services may be available in your county, see

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” Reports may be made to: The Child Protective Services (CPS) division of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (1 800-252-5400 or on the Web at http://www.txabusehotline.org). SEXUAL HARASSMENT Sexual harassment of a Student by an employee, volunteer, or another Student is strictly prohibited. Sexual harassment of a Student by an employee or volunteer does not include necessary or permissible physical contact not reasonably construed as sexual in nature. However, romantic and other inappropriate social relationships, as well as all sexual relationships, between Students and KIPP San Antonio employees are prohibited, even if consensual. Examples of prohibited sexual harassment may include, but not be limited to, touching private body parts or coercing physical contact that is sexual in nature; sexual advances; jokes or conversations of a sexual nature; and other sexually motivated conduct, communications, or contact. Sexual Harassment Complaints A parent or Student who has concerns about possible sexual harassment (Student to Student complaints or employee to Student complaints) should first speak with the School Leader about the situation. The parent may also speak with the KIPP San Antonio’s Title IX Coordinator, 731 Fredericksburg Rd., San Antonio, TX 78201, (210) 787-3197 about the situation. Retaliation Retaliation against a person who makes a good faith report of discrimination or harassment, including dating violence, is prohibited. Retaliation against a person who is participating in an investigation of alleged discrimination or harassment is also prohibited. A person who makes a false claim or offers false statements or refuses to cooperate with a KIPP San Antonio investigation, however, may be subject to appropriate discipline. HAZING Hazing is defined as any intentional, knowing, or reckless act occurring on or off campus directed against a Student that endangers the mental or physical health or the safety of a Student for the purpose of pledging, being initiated to, affiliating with, holding office in, or maintaining membership in any organization whose members are or include other Students. Hazing will not be tolerated by KIPP San Antonio. If an incident of hazing occurs, disciplinary consequences will be handled in accordance with this handbook. It is a criminal offense if a Student engages in hazing; solicits, encourages, directs, aids, or attempts to aid another in hazing; or has firsthand knowledge of an incident of hazing being planned or having occurred and fails to report this to the School Leader. TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOL NUTRITION POLICY KIPP San Antonio Food and Child Nutrition Services Department complies with the nutrition policies set forth in the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy (Texas Administrative Code – Chapter 26).

STUDENT EDUCATIONAL RECORDS Virtually all information pertaining to Student performance, including grades, test results, and disciplinary records, is considered confidential education records. Release is restricted to: 1. Parents, whether married, separated, or divorced- unless the school is given a court order terminating parental rights. Federal law requires that, as soon as a Student becomes 18 or is emancipated by a court or enrolls in a post-secondary institution, control of the records goes to the Student. The parents may continue to have access KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” to the records, however, if the Student is a dependent for tax purposes and under limited circumstances when there is a threat to the health and safety of the Student or other individuals. 2. KIPP San Antonio staff members who have what federal law refers to as legitimate educational interest in a Student’s records. Legitimate educational interest in a Student’s records includes working with the Student: considering disciplinary or academic actions, the Student’s case, or an individualized education program (IEP) for a Student with disabilities, compiling statistical data; or investigating or evaluating programs. Such persons would include school officials, school staff members, or an agent of KIPP San Antonio or working on behalf of KIPP San Antonio. A school official is a person employed by KIPP San Antonio as an administrator, supervisor, instructor, or support staff member (including health or medical staff and law enforcement unit personnel); a person serving on the Board of Directors; a person or company with whom KIPP San Antonio has contracted to perform a special task (such as an attorney, auditor, medical consultant, or therapist); or a parent or Student serving on an official committee, such as a disciplinary or grievance committee, or assisting another school official in performing his or her tasks. A school official has a legitimate educational interest if the official needs to review an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. 3. Various governmental agencies. 4. Individuals granted access in response to a subpoena or court order. 5. A school or institution of postsecondary education to which a Student seeks or intends to enroll or in which he or she subsequently enrolls. Release to any other person or agency, such as a prospective employer or for a studentship application, will occur only with parental or Student permission as appropriate. Parents have the right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by the KIPP San Antonio to comply with the requirements of FERPA. The name and address of the Office that administers FERPA are: Family Policy Compliance Office, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20202-5901. Record Retention All Student records are retained according to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission regulations. High School Academic Achievement Records are permanently retained. Parent Requested Exclusions KIPP San Antonio parents/guardians have the right to excuse your child from the Pledge of Allegiance, moment of silence, recitation of the Declaration on Independence, and USDE Surveys and activities. Families should contact the school’s Main Office to express interest in discussing or executing these exclusions. Notification of Highly Qualified Teachers All KIPP San Antonio schools will send home notification of teacher qualifications in accordance with state and federal regulations.

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” SECTION V: STUDENTS’ RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES All Students are entitled to enjoy the basic rights of citizenship recognized and protected by law for persons of their age and maturity. Students are expected to respect the rights and privileges of other Students, teachers, and KIPP San Antonio staff. Students will exercise their rights responsibly in compliance with rules established for the orderly conduct of KIPP San Antonio’s educational mission. Student responsibilities for maintaining a positive learning environment at school or schoolrelated activities include: • Treating other Students and the adults in the school with courtesy and respect. • Accepting responsibility for their actions and behavior and being accountable for the consequences. • Actively supporting and assisting the school in maintaining a campus free from drugs, alcohol, weapons, and gang activity, by: o Cooperating with staff in investigations of disciplinary cases and volunteering information within the Student's knowledge relating to a serious offense; o Responsibly informing staff of conduct violations by others; and o Immediately submitting any prohibited items to staff or informing staff of location of prohibited items immediately upon discovery. • Attending all classes regularly and on time. • Being prepared for each class with appropriate materials and assignments. • Dressing and grooming appropriately as described in the Dress Code. • Respecting the property of others, including KIPP San Antonio property and facilities. • Refraining from violations of this handbook, and obeying all campus and classroom rules, including safety rules. • Reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States flag and the Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas flag each day is required by Texas law. A minute of silence will follow recitation of the pledges. The Student may choose to reflect, pray, meditate, or engage in any other silent activity so long as the silent activity does not interfere with or distract others. • Reciting a quoted portion of the Declaration of Independence is required for Students in grades 3-12 by the authority of the State Board of Education. • Participation in school and school-related activities is an excellent way to develop talents, receive individual recognition, and build strong friendships with other Students. Participation in extracurricular or school-related activities/events is an honorary privilege. The privilege to participate is granted by the school or KIPP San Antonio and participation may be denied based upon Student violations of any rules, procedures, or policies of KIPP San Antonio. Honorary privileges are granted for school activities such as, but not limited to prom, graduation ceremonies, trips, etc.

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” SECTION VI: DRESS CODE IN GENERAL Students shall be dressed and groomed in a manner that is clean and neat and that will not be a health or safety hazard to themselves or others. SCHOOL UNIFORMS Research shows that school uniforms support a safe and disciplined learning environment which is the first requirement of any good school. Students who feel safe and secure, who learn our school’s culture and the essentials of good citizenship are better Students. The following are observed benefits of school uniforms in many communities that have adopted uniform policies: • Helping Students concentrate on their work by removing distractions; • Instilling a sense of community; • Helping school officials recognize intruders who come to the school; • Instilling Students with discipline; • Helping parents and Students resist peer pressure; • Decreasing violence and theft among Students over designed clothing or expensive sneakers; and • Reduce the incidence and promotion of gang culture. By wearing their school uniform, Students will become part of a team. It is this team effort that our faculty and staff hopes will help Students experience a greater sense of school identity and belonging and promote academic excellence. APPROPRIATE SIZED CLOTHING IS REQUIRED. Shirts must be worn tucked in at all times. Monday (Professional Dress Day)

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Professional Dress Shirt • Polo Shirt • KIPP/College Shirt Tie, Bow Tie, or Cross Tie • Black Slacks or Shorts (Dress • Jeans or Shorts Black Slacks or Shorts (Dress Pants) • Belt Pants) • Belt • KIPP Cardigan, Pullover, Belt • KIPP Cardigan, Pullover, Sweater Vest, or Jacket KIPP Cardigan, Pullover, Sweater Vest, or Jacket (all (all optional) Sweater Vest, or Jacket (all optional) • Closed toe shoes (no optional) • Closed toe shoes (no heels) heels) Closed toe shoes (no heels) *If your student decides to wear an undershirt, it must be black, white, or gray (no colors). **Slacks cannot be form fitting. -

Head Coverings, Hair, jewelry, etc.: No hats or head coverings are permitted including scarves, hairnets, athletic sweatbands, bandanas, except where mandated by legitimate religious requirements. Students may not wear gauged earrings at school. Students cannot wear any facial piercings with the exception that students may wear a very small nose stud (not a ring, or a spike). Students’ hair must not cover their eyes in order to allow clear visibility during learning. Students are permitted to dye their hair as long as it does not cause undue distraction or attention at school.

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Morning Uniform Check: During advisory first thing each morning, advisory teachers will check students for correct uniform (belt, pants, shoes, correct jacket, etc.) and any adjustments or clothing loans from the school that need to be made will happen at that time.

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” SECTION VII: STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT The Board of Directors (“Board”) of KIPP San Antonio is responsible for establishing policies under which all campuses KIPP San Antonio operates. This Student Code of Conduct (SCC) has been designated to provide a positive learning environment and a safe environment for student learning. It has been designed to be used as an instructional and corrective tool. The goal of this policy is to provide students with the necessary tools to develop a sense of self-discipline, self-understanding, self-direction, successful interpersonal skills as well as a sense of self-worth. The academic as well as the discipline expectations of all KIPP San Antonio campuses are high and the SCC is designed to give Students the best chance to be prepared for college or a career and to feel safe and happy at school. All members of the KIPP UPrep Team and Family – including students, teachers, and other staff members – are expected to adhere to the following rules: Our Team & Family Promises 1. We will be Respectful: Respect is what we owe, love is what we give 2. We will be Prepared: we arrive to class on time with all supplies and lifework complete 3. We will be Proud: we dress with school pride, according to the Uprep dress code, we sit up straight, speak clearly and maintain eye contact 4. We will be the Change: we give constructive feedback, make amends, ask for help when we need it, give help when someone asks. We are becoming the best versions of ourselves The following Student Code of Conduct will apply at all times at KIPP University Prep and related activities before, during and after regular school hours. In addition to school-specific activities, these rules apply to KIPP students while a) traveling to and from school or to and from any school activity, b) wearing a KIPP uniform or shirt (as they represent KIPP in some fashion), c) any activity involving harm to another KIPP student or employee/volunteer regardless of where occurring, and d) any criminal conduct or illegal activity regardless of where it occurred. Teachers may choose to use alternate means for guiding Students. These include verbal reprimand, changing seating arrangements, private conferences, parent conferences or other actions that match the situation. All KIPP San Antonio schools follow policies that do not allow for corporal punishment. A. School-Wide Expectations for Students There are many schools where it is easy to be a “Teacher Island;” where folks shut their classroom doors and do their own thing – KIPP University Prep is not this kind of school. At the U we choose to sacrifice some of our own autonomy to create an environment that feels consistent from class to class. The goal is for students to experience school as connected, and not fragmented, learning across all of their subject areas. Because we believe “Team Beats Individual,” we commit to writing and upholding respect agreements in every class within our building. In addition to classroom respect agreements, we also expect students to conduct themselves in orderly and specific ways throughout the school day. The chart below lists the school-wide expectations we have at the U: 1. Entering Campus Each Morning The school building opens at 6:30 a.m. in the morning and students are allowed to enter shortly before 7:00 a.m. All high school students must immediately report to the cafeteria where they can eat breakfast or sit at a table to visit, read or work on lifework. During this time students are allowed to use their personal electronics including cell phones. Students are monitored in the cafeteria beginning at 7:30 a.m. by a member of the UPrep Faculty. Absolutely no students are allowed in the high school buildings before 8:30 a.m. without direct supervision by a teacher. Upon arrival to campus all students must immediately report to the cafeteria.

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2. Breakfast The morning meal will be served in the cafeteria from 7:30am to 8:20am. Beginning at 8:25 a.m. breakfast will be served as a “Grab and Go” meal from a number of stations set up in the UPrep entryways. Students are encouraged to grab a breakfast sack and eat outside their 1st period classroom in the hallway. Trash must be disposed of in the hallways as well. 3. Entering the High School Buildings Each Morning Students are not permitted in the high school buildings before 8:30 a.m. Those students who arrive earlier must wait in the cafeteria until that time. 4. Morning Tutoring or Events before 8:30 Teachers must write passes in advance if they would like students to attend morning tutoring. The on-duty staff in the cafeteria will not let students exit without a pass. Alternately, a teacher can go “pick up” students from the cafeteria and take them to their classroom. 5. Transitions in the Hallways Students should not leave their classrooms until the designated end time for each period. Each passing period is 5 minutes long and during that time they should 1) use the restroom if needed, 2) access their locker if needed, and 3) say a quick hello to friends. 6. Uniform Check Student uniforms will be meticulously checked for perfection at the start of the school day in their 1st period class. Students must have their uniform in place – shirts tucked in, belt on, headphones packed away, appropriate shoes on – before they enter their first period class. The 8:45am bell marks the start of the instructional day and uniforms must be perfect after this point. Students who are missing uniform items must report to the front office and are not allowed to enter a class without correcting the uniform. These students will receive the appropriate consequence and a phone call home. 7. Locker Use Students in grades 9 – 11 will have quarterly locker inspections by their advisory teacher. Students who are determined to have extremely cluttered or filthy lockers at that time (see rubric below) will lose the privilege of having his or her locker until the next locker inspection day. We will use the following rubric to evaluate the acceptability of students’ lockers. Locker Acceptability Rubric Unacceptable Excellent Solid (loose privileges) (1 – 4 merits) Inside Locker: Inside Locker: Inside Locker: Old materials or materials stacked materials neatly trash strewn neatly for easy organized and about (e.g. access stacked in folders paper, old generally clean decorations or snacks) without marks, postings on the Any writing or scraps of paper, inside of locker marks on the or other trash reflect the goals, surface of the Outside Locker: values and locker no decorations or priorities of the Old library books marks student or any Book Club lock in place extremely clean books Outside Locker: Any other no decorations or materials that marks should not be at Lock in place school Outside Locker: KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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8. Electronics Policy KIPP UPrep has a strict no electronics policy. All electronics, including but not limited to cell phones, handheld video games, laptop computers, music file players, all headphones, smart phones and any other electronic devices with the exception of calculators are prohibited. These electronic devices must not be visible at any time in classrooms, the gym, or the cafeteria beginning at 8:45 a.m. and ending at 4:55 p.m. All visible devices will be immediately confiscated and only returned to a parent or guardian listed on the school’s records. Students who refuse to surrender their electronics when asked will be suspended for the remainder of the day. It is our official recommendation that students do not bring electronics of any kind on to campus. If, however, students choose to bring personal devises such as cell phones in order to communicate with their parents, these devises must remain off and out of sight throughout the day – ideally locked in lockers. Students who need to make phone calls may use the landline in the front office for appropriate calls at appropriate times (not during instructional time or Book Club) when given permission. KIPP is not responsible for the theft, loss or damage of any electronic property brought onto the campus. Cyber Bullying All social media, even when labeled as private access, is subject to law enforcement when it involves hate speech or the unauthorized use of pictures of minors. Students’ actions online can have real, lasting legal implications offline. We encourage students to come forward with screen shots or information about all cyber bullying in order to keep our school community safe. The school will cooperate with any law enforcement investigation of cyber bullying. 9. Assemblies From time to time we will have both whole school and grade level assemblies. Because we have a limited amount of space for our growing school it is essential – for safety’s sake – students strictly adhere to our assembly protocol during all events. Students who do not follow our norms for assemblies will lose the privilege of attending assemblies and will be separated from their peers during assemblies and wait under the supervision of a member of the Leadership Team. For whole school assemblies students will sit with their advisory. The following are our assembly norms: - When someone asks for attention, students must stop talking and track the speaker. - Absolutely no speaking, whispering, making noises while students or faculty members are speaking during assembly. - In a perfect world we wouldn’t have to sit on the floor but unfortunately we don’t have enough chairs to accommodate all students. Students should sit with bottoms on the ground and may not lean back or lie down. - Students should remain seated until dismissal. 10. Lunch At KIPP University Prep we have two lunches: Lunch A 12:50 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Lunch B 1:40 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. When lunch time begins students should transition quickly to the cafeteria. Students are not permitted to take their lunch from the cafeteria and eat elsewhere unless they have written permission from a teacher. Students cannot use personal electronic devices during lunch. If a student needs to use a school laptop during lunch, they must do so under the supervision of a teacher in that teacher’s classroom. Students must ensure their table is completely clean and the area under their table is free of all trash. When students throw away their food, they should KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” first dump the remainders of their food and any napkins or cutlery into the trashcan and then stack their now empty food tray in a stack on a table near the trash cans in the cafeteria. 11. Food/Eating Students are not permitted to have any kind of food outside of the cafeteria. Students who have food outside of the cafeteria between the hours of 8:45 a.m. – 4:55 p.m. will 1) be asked to throw the item away, place it in their locker or have it confiscated and 2) will have earned 1 – 4 demerits depending on severity. Students may not sell food, candy, or drink of any kind on campus. Students may keep food items in their backpacks or lockers and may eat these items in the cafeteria during breakfast and lunch. Any outside food brought into the cafeteria before 8:30 a.m. must be consumed and thrown away before 1st period class begins at 8:45 a.m.. (ex. A student may bring Spurs-win-coffee into the cafeteria before the beginning of the school day but it must be finished and thrown away by 8:30 a.m. when they enter the high school building). 12. Drinks Students are allowed to carry water only, in clear bottles, as they go through classes. All tinted bottles, Styrofoam fast food cups, or additional drink types may not be visible at any point in classes or hallways during the school day. These drinks must remain in backpacks or lockers, sealed, until lunch or after 4:55 p.m. 13. Preparedness Expectations We want to ensure our students develop habits that will serve them well when they begin attending college classes. To that end, students must be prepared to learn at the start of every class. All students are expected to carry the supplies listed below from class to class in order to ensure they have supplies on them at all times. ü Backpack ü The appropriate notebook and/or binder ü Books or any necessary handouts ü Planner ü At least two writing instruments, including at least one pencil ü Any other items specifically requested by the teacher 14. Restroom Conduct Students must have the official restroom pass from their classroom in order to enter the restrooms. Students without a pass who are found in the restroom will either be counted tardy if within the first 10 minutes of a bell or counted as “skipping class” and assigned Wednesday after school detention. Students are expected to go directly from their classrooms to the restroom without stopping at their locker or another classroom. Additionally, students should return directly to their assigned classroom immediately afterwards so as to minimize missed learning time. 15. End of Day Dismissal Students are dismissed from school at 4:55 p.m. (3:30 p.m. on Wednesdays) and should exit the building at that time. If students are attending an after school activity, they must be in the designated place for that activity by 5:00 p.m. At that time, members of the leadership team will begin sweeping the hallways and restrooms to encourage students exit the building. After 5:00 p.m. all faculty members who encounter students in the school without supervision or permission should ask them what they are doing and then escort the student out of the building or to the appropriate place. 16. Tardiness If a student is not in the room when the bell rings he or she should be marked tardy. Attendance will be entered within 10 minutes of the tardy bell ringing. If a student is tardy 5 or fewer minutes then he or she has earned 1 demerit which should be logged online. If a student is tardy more than 5 minutes and does not have a pass to class then he or she has earned 4 demerits. If a KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” student is tardy 10 minutes or more he or she should be counted absent for that class period and a referral for skipping entered. Students who skip class are assigned a Wednesday afternoon detention. Three tardies count for 1 absence in calculating students’ overall attendance in a class. Students who are absent 9 or more times for any particular class will lose credit for that class regardless of their grade and whether or not the absence was excused. 17. Classroom Visitors Visitors to UPrep are common; they come to watch the everyday teaching and learning at our school. Expectations are described below: Expectations for Visitors • All visitors must stop and check in with the front desk. They must submit a photo ID and be approved by the Raptor Security System. They should immediately put their photo name tag on and wear it at all times throughout their visit. • Visitors may enter and exit classrooms and move around as they wish, but must not in any way interrupt teachers or scholars during lessons or transitions. Visitors may ask questions of students and teachers as long as those questions do not interfere with student learning. • Visitors may speak with students during lunch and advisory • Visitors may email teachers or other faculty afterwards with questions or feedback • Visitors who are students under 18 and are interested in shadowing a current KIPPster must obtain permission directly from either Ms. DeValk (for 9th and 10th grade students) or from Ms. Garland (for 11th and 12th grade students). These visitors will be assigned a student to shadow throughout the day and must adhere to all UPrep polices and expectations. They may not wear blue jeans and should choose clothing that resembles our uniform (polo with black pants, etc.) as well as a visitor sticker throughout the day. 18. Passes Students are not permitted in the hallway without a pass from their classroom. Each classroom is equipped with three lanyards with a pass on the end of each. There is one pass for the restroom, one hall pass, and one library pass. Students should hang the appropriate pass around their necks so it is clearly visible that they have permission to be in the hallways. Students who need to go to either the nurse or counselors’ office should fill out a specific pass for the nurse or counselor and take that pass in addition to the hall pass with them as they go. All faculty members are empowered to ask to see students’ passes when they see students in the hallways. If a student does not have a pass, the student should be escorted back to where they are assigned to be and the adult who escorted them should enter 4 demerits into the Google form as a consequence for not being in the correct space. 19. Student Planners All students are required to purchase and official KIPP University Prep planner at the cost of $5.00 at the beginning of the school year. Upon purchase, students should have planners with them at all times. Teachers will ask students to take out their planners at the beginning of each class and record any lifework for the day, note upcoming tests, and ensure project deadlines are noted in their planner. Lost Planners Lost planners may be purchased from Ms. Celia for $5.00. A student may purchase a planner without $5.00 on their person by having Ms. Celia call home and get verbal permission to give the student the planner. The parents and student then commit to paying the $5.00 in an agreed upon timeframe.

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KIPP University Prep Discipline System Flow Chart 2016 – 2017 Demerit & Detention System Tardy Uniform violation Food or drink Unprepared for class

Tier 1: Teacher directed restorative practices (Classroom Behaviors that Distract from Learning) Behaviors in this category cover a wide range from “chatty” students to flagrant disrespect. As long as there are no safety concerns, a teacher with many tools in their tool kit AND a strong classroom community can address almost any behavior within the classroom. See #3 below.

Tier 2.C: 5+ Detentions Owed Student stop accruing demerits and detentions at this point and are moved to Tier 3.

Tier 1.A: Help Form from 1 Teacher

Tier 2.B: Help Form from 2+ Teachers

When a teacher encounters a behavior in the classroom that they can’t/don’t know how to address on their own, he/she should fill out a help form via the Google discipline form. This help form will generally result in a restorative circle between the teacher and student and/or working with instructional coach on additional approaches to classroom behavior.

When multiple teachers enter a help form for the same student (or when a grade team enters on collectively), it signals that he “normal” systems aren’t working and that the student needs extra levels of support. That support will come from the student support team, leadership team, teachers, and parents.

Tier 3: Students With Problems Across Classrooms, 5+ Detentions, & High-Level Infractions Tier 3 students receive regular monitoring (weekly meetings between leadership team and student services specifically focused on these students) Possible interventions— • Circle of Support and Accountability • Counseling • Participation in lunch groups led by members of the Student Services team • Behavior contracts • Reverse suspensions • Case management—one adult assigned to check in with student each day for 10 days Students are removed from Tier 3 based on the success of their interventions (evaluated every three weeks with teacher feedback)

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” Restorative Practices Our shift to restorative practices is really just a more authentic way to live out our commitment to truly be “Team and Family” to our students. Most of what we do that can be labeled “restorative” will actually be ensuring we build strong relationships with and between our students – particularly our students who struggle to behave and preform academically. Our preventative restorative practices will include: 1) Respect Agreements: these are documents written in each class by both the teacher and the students. We use the four square model 2) Weekly Class Meetings: these are weekly meetings that occur in each class on the following schedule (Math = Monday, ELA = Tuesday, Science and Social Studies = Wednesday, Spanish = Thursday, Electives = Friday). Class meetings should follow the guidelines and agenda laid out in Better Than Carrots and Sticks on pages 89 – 92. Please reach out to your coach, grade team leader or content team leader if you need help implementing weekly class meetings. 3) Teacher-Led Classroom Management and Relationship Repair: In a dramatic shift from past years, we are now empowering teachers to handle behavior that disrupts learning in a restorative manner. Does a student let slip an F-bomb? Instead of assigning a demerit take the time to get the class started on a turn and talk, kneel down to talk one-on-one to the student and explain to her why this language is inappropriate. Student has his head down? Take the time to kneel down and see what’s going on with the student. Ask what it will take to get the student to meet your expectation of 100% classroom engagement. Supplies disorganized and ruined? Call a class meeting to remind them of your collective respect agreement and tell them how disrespecting the supplies made you feel. Work together to come up with next steps to keep supplies clean and organized. These teacher actions are considered “Tier 1” actions (see flow chart above). When a teacher needs help with a student’s behavior then we move to Tier 2 restorative practices and interventions – teachers should complete a Help Form on our Google Doc to request support. 4) Social and Emotional Learning: in our Monday advisory class at the end of the day students will receive lessons delivered by advisory teachers to specifically teach the IB Learner Profile character traits as well as other important lessons. The Student Support Services team (the counselors) will also run small groups during lunch, at the end of the day, and periodically throughout the day when needed. 5) Classrooms full of joy: We want a school where students feel safe and comfortable. We want them to come to school and enjoy being here because their classes are both academically challenging and relevant to their lives Demerits Earned As we shift to restorative practices, we are going to keep demerits in place for behavior infractions that are not indicative of a broken relationship. These are behaviors – like tucking in a shirt or coming to class on time – that don’t require long, in-depth conversations. Demerits are also one way we identify trends in student behavior and provide feedback to students and parents. The demerit system only works when 100% of all of the adults in the building assign and record demerits in a consistent manner. To quote the behavior specialist Lee Cantor, “Consistency is like pregnancy; you either are, or you aren’t.” A student can earn 1-4 demerits for an infraction. More serious infractions may earn more severe consequences. Faculty members will determine the number of demerits within the guidelines as follows:

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Eating/Chewing Gum/Drinking Outside of Cafeteria (except water) Tardy to class (not in the room when the tardy bell rings)

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Unprepared for class Dress code violation that can be corrected immediately Dress code that cannot be corrected immediately

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Maximum # of Demerits (To be used in repeated or egregious behaviors) 4 More than 5 minutes late (unless pass and/or escort) = 4 4 4 if not corrected immediately 4

Below are some general guidelines for when students earn demerits: • Our demerit system will cycle every month. On the 1st of each month, demerits will reset to 0, although cumulative demerits will be tracked throughout the year. • Every time a student reaches 4 demerits or multiples of 4 demerits he or she will be required to serve a detention during the lunch/flex hour in the middle of the day. Detentions can accrue over time and carry over to the next month (unlike demerits). If a student accumulates only 1, 2, or 3 demerits in a given month they will not serve detention because those demerits will not carry over into the next month. In other words, a student could earn up to 3 demerits every month and never serve a detention. • Detention lists will be posted on the wall each morning in designated areas. • Students will be notified of their annual total for demerits as well as their current cycle balance when they receive their weekly Progress Towards College tracker in advisory. Lunch Detention Each time a student earns 4 demerits she is assigned a lunch detention. Lunch detention is held in on the stage in the cafeteria (C101) room and students must report by 12:55 p.m. for A Lunch or 1:45 for B Lunch. Students who report late to detention will not be allowed to serve on that day and must serve on another day. It is the responsibility of students to check the detention list and report to detention when they owe detentions. If a student’s total goes to 3 or more outstanding detentions, they will be placed on the “No Fly List” for Trailblazer Time on Thursday afternoons. This means students will be unable to leave their advisory class, even with a pass. If a student’s total goes above 5 outstanding detentions, they will: - Be placed on Tier 3 (see below) - Be ineligible to participate in all after school activities including sports, club activities, school dances, and other social events. - Lose their student parking permit if they drive to school Skipping Class A student will receive after school detention to be served on a Wednesday from 3:30 to 5:00pm if he or she: - Arrives at a class 10 or more minutes late without a pass - Is found outside of his or her assigned classroom without a pass (skipping) Students and their parents will be informed of after school detention before Tuesday at 5:00pm each week. Those students who do not attend after school detention will be assigned a reverse suspension (when the parent shadows the students for a day). If a parent is unable to shadow the student then the student will be placed in ISS until the parent is able to come to the school.

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” Removal from Classrooms Students should be removed from class as a very last resort and ONLY for the following reasons: Student action . . . Faculty action . . . Student is emotionally distraught* Counselor or Social Worker receives student for *More often than not, this situation can also be counseling resolved without a student leaving the classroom. Additionally, the student may not want to talk to anyone and just needs to splash water on his or her face and then continue with the lesson. Use your best judgement: going to the counselors’ office should be used ONLY in emergency situations. Remember that some students will abuse this resource and some will genuinely need it. Student refuses to give up electronics after Leadership Team Member or Behavior Specialist unapproved use removes student; attempts to collect cell phone; suspends if student refuses Extremely aggressive or violent behavior Leadership Team Member or Behavior Specialist removes student Excessive and flagrant profanity (explosive); Leadership Team Member or Behavior Specialist sexually explicit language and/or actions removes student Blatant refusal to participate or do classwork Leadership Team Member or Behavior Specialist after all interventions removes student Verbal threat or hate speech Leadership Team Member or Behavior Specialist removes student Suspensions As much as possible we want to avoid denying students access to learning. However, there are some situations when we will use out of school suspensions: - when a student’s presence in school poses a safety risk - when a student refuses to give up their electronic devise after being asked - when a student refuses to wear the school uniform - pending a disciplinary hearing or during an official school investigation 6. Positive Incentive System Merits Merits may be earned either one at a time or in clumps (ex. 1 merit for picking up trash, 3 merits for giving a new student a tour of the school, etc.) and work to cancel out demerits as they accumulate towards detentions earned. Teachers may assign merits depending on their judgement. Merits should be awarded for outstanding demonstration of the IB Learner Profile traits. Merits may be inputted on the same form used for demerits and should be updated daily. Use your teacher clipboard or seating chart to keep track of merits. Examples of behaviors worthy of merits Ø Voluntarily cleaning up an area of the school (classroom, hallway, cafeteria Ø Using specific academic vocabulary in class Ø Completing voluntary academic practice (like additional math problems) Ø Helping a new student or peer that needs assistance Ø Exerting positive peer pressure (like helping make sure peers are in uniform or staying on task or getting to class on time) Ø Reporting behavior that adults need to know about to make sure our school is a safe place (e.g. bullying, drugs, social tension that could escalate, etc.) KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” Offenses that warrant expulsion: 1. Refusal to surrender personal electronic devises 2. Using prescription drugs, giving prescription drugs to another, or being under the influence of prescription drugs on school property or at a school-related event. 3. Aggravated assault, kidnapping, robbery, sexual assault. 4. Any offense described in the Texas Education Code Section 37.006(a) or 37.007 (a), (b), or (d), no matter where or when the offense takes place. 5. Arson. 6. Burglary of a motor vehicle on campus. 7. Committing or assisting in a robbery or theft, even if it does not constitute a felony according to Texas Penal Code. 8. Commission of a felony offense listed under Title Five, Texas Penal Code. 9. Committing the following offenses on school property or within 1000 feet of school property as measured from any point on the school’s real property boundary line, or while attending a school-sponsored or school-related activity on or off school property: a. Engaging in conduct punishable as a felony. b. Committing an assault under Texas Penal Code 22.01(a)(1). c. Selling, giving, or delivering to another person, or possessing, using, or being under the influence of marijuana, a controlled substance, alcohol, e-cigarettes, Tabaco or a dangerous drug in an amount not constituting a felony offense. d. Behaving in a manner that contains the elements of an offense relating to abusable volatile chemicals or to the offense of public lewdness or indecent exposure. 10. Conduct endangering the health and safety of others. 11. Criminal attempt to commit murder or capital murder, criminally negligent homicide, murder, capital murder, or manslaughter. 12. Deliberate destruction or tampering with school computer data or networks. 13. Engaging in bullying (as defined in the handbook). 14. Engaging in conduct punishable as a felony, including that listed under Title Five of the Texas Penal Code when the conduct occurs off school property and not at a school-sponsored or school-related event and: a. The student receives deferred prosecution; b. A court or jury finds that the student has engaged in delinquent conduct; or c. The School Leader or designee has reasonable believe that the student engaged in the conduct. 15. Engaging in conduct that constitutes sexual harassment or sexual abuse, whether by word, gesture, or any other conduct directed toward another person, including a KIPP San Antonio student, employee, or volunteer. 16. Engaging in conduct that contains the elements of retaliation again any KIPP San Antonio employee or volunteer, whether on or off of school property. 17. Engaging in inappropriate or indecent exposure of private body parts. 18. Felony criminal mischief against school property, another student, or school staff. 19. Gang activity (violent or likely to cause harm to another or disrupt the educational environment in any way). 20. Inappropriate sexual contact. 21. Indecency with a child. 22. Repeated Level I offenses (four or more Level I offenses committed in any one school year). 23. Repeated Level II offenses (two or more Level II offenses committed in any one school year). 24. Possessing, selling, distributing, or being under the influence of inhalants. 25. Possessing, selling, distributing, or being under the influence of a simulated controlled substance. 26. Public lewdness. 27. Required registration as a sex offender. 28. Setting or attempting to set fire on school property (not arson). 29. Sexual abuse of a young child or children. KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Sexual assault. Stealing from students, staff, or KIPP San Antonio. Targeting another individual for bodily harm. Use, exhibition, or possession of a firearm, illegal knife, club, or prohibited weapon. Any discretionary or mandatory expulsion violation under Texas Education Code, Chapter 37.

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Students may be removed from class and placed in overnight suspension, out-of-school suspension or possibly expelled if the Student commits the following on or within 300 feet of school property, as measured from any point on the school’s real property boundary line, or while attending a school related activity on or off of school property: 1. Engages in conduct punishable as a felony. 2. Engages in conduct that contains the element of the offense of assault under Section 22.01 (a) (1), Penal Code, or terrorist threat under Section 22.07, Penal Code. 3. Engages in conduct that contains the elements of the offense of public lewdness under Section 21.07, Penal Code, or indecent exposure under Section 21.08, Penal Code. 4. If a Student engages in conduct that contains the element of offense of retaliation against any school employee or Student, that Student will be removed from the school. In addition to the abovementioned “Other Considerations,” a Student may be removed from school based on conduct occurring off campus and while the Student is not in attendance at a schoolsponsored or school-related activity if the continued presence of the Student in the regular classroom threatens the safety of the Students or staff or is detrimental to the education process. LAW ENFORCEMENT When a Student’s actions consist of a violation of law, he/she may be issued a citation and a court date will be assigned. Examples of violations include but are not limited to fighting, smoking, possession of drug paraphernalia, public intoxication, etc. The school will involve law enforcement related to any issue that is deemed by administration to require their intervention and/or assistance. We will assist them as outlined by law in any and all investigations and inquiries. IF IT IS ILLEGAL OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL, IT IS ILLEGAL INSIDE OF THE SCHOOL. Arrest: Police may be called to arrest a Student if there is reason to believe the Student is involved in any illegal activity. This includes, but is not limited to; involvement in a physical altercation or for bringing weapons or illegal substances of any kind to the school. A weapon is defined as anything that can inflict harm including, but not limited to; a firearm, a stick, brass knuckles, a knife, box cutters, bullets, screw drivers, saws, metal pipes, B.B. guns, toy guns, slingshots, or broken bottles. A campus official must call the parents immediately after the police are called. Faculty and all staff members who have reason to believe that they have witnessed the sale, possession, or transfer of any prohibited item shall report this immediately to the School Leader (or designee). The School Leader or designee shall determine if sufficient cause exists and, if so, file a disciplinary report and notify the Juvenile officer of the Police Department. The School Leader (or designee), in consultation with the Police Department, will determine whether or not to file charges. All contraband will be turned over to the Police department. In addition, the student who is charged with possession and/or use of a weapon shall be subject to immediate suspension from school and may face expulsion. EXPULSION Process Process for Out-of-School Suspensions over Five Days (extended suspension) and Expulsion

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Notice: When the School Leader or designee determine that a student’s conduct warrants a suspension of more than five days (extended suspension) or expulsion, but prior to taking any such action, the School Leader or designee will provide the student’s parent/guardian with written notice of: a) the reasons for the proposed disciplinary action, b) the date and location for a hearing before the School Leader, within five days from the date of the disciplinary infraction. The notice shall further state that, at the hearing, the student a) may be present, b) shall have the opportunity to present evidence, c) shall be apprised and informed of KIPP San Antonio’s evidence, d) may be accompanied by his or her parent/guardian(s), and d) may be represented by an attorney. Hearing: KIPP San Antonio shall make a good faith effort to inform the students and the student’s parent/guardian(s) of the time and place for the hearing and KIPP San Antonio shall hold the hearing regardless of whether the student, the students parent/guardian(s) or another adult representing the student attends. The Hearing Officer or School Leader may audio record the hearing. Immediately following the hearing, the School Leader will notify the student and the student’s parent/guardian(s) in writing of the final decision. The decision shall specify a) the length of the extended suspension or expulsion, if any, b) when or if the expulsion is not permanent, the procedures for re-admittance at the end of the expulsion period if at all, and c) the right to appeal the Hearing Officer’s decision to the Board of Directors (or the Board’s designee). The notice shall also state that failure to make a timely request for such an appeal constitutes a waiver of further rights in the matter. Appeal to the Board of Directors: The student and his/her parent/guardian(s) may appeal the extended suspension or expulsion decision to the Board of Directors of KIPP San Antonio by notifying the School Leader or Hearing Officer in writing within seven calendar days of the date of receipt of the Hearing Officer’s decision. The Board will review the audio or transcribed record from the hearing at a regular or specially called meeting in closed session. The Board will notify the student and his/her parent/guardian(s) of its decision, in writing, within five calendar days of the session. The decision of the Board is final and may not be appealed. Please note that discipline consequences will not be deferred pending the outcome of an appeal of an extended suspension or expulsion to the Board. No Credit Earned: Except when required by law, students will not earn academic credit during a period of expulsion. Emergency Placement and Expulsion: If the School Leader or designee reasonably believes a student’s behavior is so unruly, disruptive, or abusive that it seriously interferes with a teacher’s ability to communicate effectively with the students in class, with the ability of a student’s classmates to learn, or with the operation of KIPP San Antonio or a school-sponsored activity, the School Leader or designee may order immediate removal of the student. The School Leader or designee may impose immediate suspension if s/he reasonably believes such action is necessary to protect persons or property from eminent harm. At the time of such an emergency removal, the student will be given verbal notice of the reason for the action and appropriate hearings will be schedule within a reasonable time after emergency removal. Placement of Students with Disabilities: All disciplinary actions regarding students with disabilities (504 or special education under the IDEA) shall be conducted in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. A student with a disability shall not be excluded from his/her current placement pending appeal to the Board of Directors for more than two days without ARD Committee action to determine appropriate services in the interim and otherwise in accordance with applicable law. If a special education due process appeal to a TEA special education hearing officer is made, the student with a disability shall remain in the then current education setting in place at the time such appeal is noticed to KIPP San Antonio, unless KIPP San Antonio and the student’s parents agree otherwise.

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” STUDENT SEARCHES All KIPP San Antonio schools follow state and federal guidelines regarding search of student’s belongings, including items in pockets, backpacks, lockers, and cars on school property, and personal electronic devices. GUN-FREE SCHOOLS ACT In accordance with the Gun-Free Schools Act, KIPP San Antonio shall expel from the student’s regular program for a period of one year any student who is determined to have brought a firearm, as defined by federal law, to school. The School Leader may modify the term of the expulsion from the regular school program on a case-by-case basis and in accordance with the legal requirements. For the purpose of this section, “firearm” means: 1. Any weapon, including a starter gun, which will, or is designed to, or which may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive from the frame or receiver of any such weapon. 2. Any firearm muffler or firearm silencer. 3. Any destructive device. This means any explosive, incendiary or poison gas bomb, grenade, rocket having a propellant charge of more than four ounces, missile having an explosive or incendiary charge of more than ¼ ounce, mine, or device similar to any of the preceding described devices. It also means any type of weapon, other than a shotgun shell or a shotgun that is generally recognized as particularly suited for sporting purposes, by whatever name known which will, or which may be readily converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive or other propellant, and which has any barrel with a bore of more than ½ inch in diameter, and any combination of parts either designed or intended for use in converting any device into destructive device as describe, and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR COMPUTER USAGE The goal of computer access at school is to build technology skills, information gathering skills and communication skills. Students have the privilege to use computer workstations, the school network, email, and the Internet for school assignments only. Student Responsibilities: In order for the school to provide sound educational opportunities via its computer network, each Student must use computers and the network responsibly. COMPUTER HARDWARE Responsible Students use computers, other hardware, and printers professionally and appropriately. Students will leave a computer working in the same condition as they found it; namely, making no setting changes that alter the computer’s appearance or function; avoiding damage to the mouse, keyboard, printers and furniture; and keeping the computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse and furniture clean. APPROPRIATE INTERNET USAGE Responsible Students use the Internet appropriately. The Student is responsible for all web pages accessed. Students are not allowed to access, use or possess pornographic, gang-related, violent, or illegal material; inappropriate or offensive text via e-mail, chats, blogs, or other means; or files deemed dangerous to the integrity of the KIPP San Antonio (e.g., viruses, worms, or other harmful programs designed to disrupt or alter a computer’s functions). In addition, Students may not access, use or possess unauthorized or illegally obtained hardware, software or data. Students must comply with the following safety rules for Internet use. Students should not give out any personal information such as address, telephone number, parent’s work address or telephone number or any other person’s address or telephone number without parental permission. Students should tell their teacher, School Leader or parent/guardian immediately if they experience an uncomfortable situation. Students should never agree to meet or to send any picture to someone they have communicated with on-line. Students must check their e-mail accounts on a regular basis. Teachers often communicate to their students KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” and request assignments via e-mail. SCHOOL NETWORK Responsible Students respect the privacy and rights of others. Students must keep their computer account and password private; if students have a group project, they will arrange with their teacher to create a shared folder for that particular assignment. Students may not access student records of other students. Students may not alter any network address or identifiers. Students may not copy software from computers, or destroy or damage another person's files or messages. Students must not attempt unauthorized entry to any area of the network or interfere with or disrupt any computer, network, source or equipment, regardless of who may own, operate or supervise it. Students must create their own work and properly cite research sources. Copying someone else’s work is plagiarism and will result in a failing grade and disciplinary action. Students may not use school computers, the school network, or the Internet to make inappropriate or negative comments about other students, teachers, administrators, or the school. INTEGRITY OF SCHOOL NETWORK Responsible Students maintain the integrity of the school network. Students have the responsibility to report all violations of privacy. Students are accountable for all e-mail sent or received under their user accounts. Students may not use the network or labs for wasteful or frivolous purposes including, but not limited to; playing games, using chat programs, listening to music, watching videos unrelated to a school assignment, participating in “chain letters,” writing blogs, participating in online chats or engaging in any for-profit commercial activities including advertising or sales. SCHOOL COMPUTER USAGE It is the Student's responsibility to follow all computer rules when using school laptops or desktop computers. Students should not expect that files stored on school-based computers or servers will be private. Electronic messages and files stored on school-based computers or stored outside the school using the school’s Internet account may be treated like school lockers. EMAILS/MESSAGES The school reserves the right to monitor any and all emails/messages sent on or within school property as well as all components of the school-provided Google Apps accounts. All administrators and teachers have access to stored files and e-mail. Administrators and teachers may review files and messages at any time to maintain the integrity of the system, to ensure that students are acting responsibly, to conduct the business of the school, and to comply with legal requirements. Failure to comply with the Code of Conduct for Computer Use may result in loss of computer privileges as well as other penalties. Students observing or knowing of any violation of these guidelines or of a security problem on the network/Internet must notify a teacher or the School Leader. ELECTRONICS POLICIES KIPP University Prep High School has a strict no electronics policy. All electronics, including but not limited to cell phones, handheld video games, laptop computers, music file players, all headphones, smart phones and any other electronic devices with the exception of calculators are prohibited. These electronic devices must not be visible at any time in classrooms, the gym, or the cafeteria beginning at 8:30AM and ending at 4:45PM. All visible devices will be immediately confiscated and only returned to a parent or guardian listed on the school’s records. Students who refuse to surrender their electronics when asked will be suspended for the remainder of the day. It is our official recommendation that students do not bring electronics of any kind on to campus. If, however, students choose to bring personal devises such as cell phones in order to communicate with their parents, these devises must remain off and out of sight throughout the day – ideally locked in lockers. Students who need to make phone calls may use the landline in the front office for appropriate calls at appropriate times (not during instructional time or Book Club) when given permission. KIPP is not responsible for the theft, loss or damage of any electronic property brought onto the campus.

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” PHYSICAL RESTRAINT Required staff members of KIPP University Prep High School may restrain a Student to: 1. Protect a person from physical injury 2. Obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous object 3. Restrain an irrational Student. KIPP University Prep High School Participates in the Texas Behavior Support Initiative (TBSI) implemented by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). TBSI is designed t build campus level knowledge and skills on the use of positive behavior supports for Students with disabilities, as well as all Students attending public schools. Each campus has a core team of at least three members trained based on state guidelines related to de-escalation and restraint. KIPP University Prep High School utilizes Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI) techniques. Any faculty or staff member that is involved in a restraint will receive training as outlined by law. The campus will make reasonable attempts to notify parents both verbally and in writing should their child be restrained. EMERGENCY SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION In the event of weather or other conditions that make it necessary to close the school, Students and parents will be notified through school messenger phone calls, announcements made on local television stations, local radio stations, and the KIPP UPREP HS website. In the event of severe weather conditions, if the major school district near the campus is closed, we will more than likely close too (KIPP University Prep High School follows the closures of San Antonio Independent School District). The CEO of KIPP San Antonio will make the final determination. SPORTS ELIGIBILITY Students are eligible to be official members of a school sports team if they are passing all courses with a 70% upon printing of progress reports and report cards. If a Student does not achieve a passing score on any one class, he/she is ineligible until the next progress report or report card is printed and passing scores in all classes are achieved. All Student athletes must adhere to all components of the UPREP Commitment to Athletics. STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS, CLUBS, AND OTHER EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES KIPP University Prep High School encourages Student participation in extracurricular activities and recognizes the right of Students to form associations, organizations or clubs for the purpose of pursuing common interests. Any Student-initiated organization – artistic, athletic, career, educational, recreational, or social – will be recognized as a KIPP University Prep High School Student Organization when the Student organizers complete the following steps: 1. Present a petition to the School Leader requesting recognition of the organization. a. The petition will include the names of the organizing member. b. A copy of the organization’s bylaws will be included with the petition. c. The petition will include a statement describing the purpose and activities of the organization. 2. The organization must have an adult sponsor who is a full-time employee of KIPP University Prep High School. A letter of agreement to serve, from the proposed sponsor, must accompany the organization’s petition. 3. To maintain its status as a recognized Student Organization, the organization must provide the School Leader’s office information concerning the times and place of its meetings. Regular meetings may be reported once each semester; special meetings must be reported 24 hours in advance. KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” 4. The organization may lose its status as a recognized Student Organization if any of its activities are found to be in violation of the Student Code of Conduct. Recognized Student Organizations will be entitled to use school facilities for meetings and other activities, as long as those activities do not interfere with the school’s academic program. Such organization’s meetings and activities may be placed on the school’s official calendar and may be publicized in school publications. As a public high school, KIPP University Prep is officially neutral in matters of religion. The school will protect the rights of free expression of any religious group, but may not – as a school – promote the interests or teaching of any religious faith. TRANSPORTATION AND VEHICLES With approval from the Texas Education Agency, KIPP University Prep High School will provide transportation to Students by providing bus passes/bus cards from the local metropolitan transit authority where available and/or school bus transportation. Students must report loss of a card to school administrators as soon as loss has occurred. For those Students who drive to school, vehicles parked on school property are under the jurisdiction of the school. Students are required to complete documentation in the Main Office in order to earn a parking spot on campus. The school reserves the right to search any vehicle if reasonable suspicion exists to do so. A Student has full responsibility for the security of his or her vehicle and will be held responsible for any prohibited objects or substances, such as alcohol, drugs, drug paraphernalia, weapons, or weapon paraphernalia that are found in his or her car and will be subject to disciplinary action, as well as referral for criminal prosecution. Searches of vehicles may be conducted any time there is reasonable cause to do so, with or without the presence of the Student. COMMUNITY SERVICE All students are expected to complete 12 hours minimum of community service each year for a total of 48 hours upon graduation. These hours must be documented and submitted to Travion Ambus, the Student Activities Coordinator. Privileges such as field trips and participation in school related activities may be based on completion of community service requirements.

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” 2016-2017 Daily Bell Schedule

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

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Science and Social Studies Double Blocking • Assumption: every student has a science class and a social studies class, aligned by grade level • On either Monday/Tuesday or Thursday/Friday, Science and Social Studies will have a 105 minute doubleblock during one of the green blocks (1/2, 3/4, 6/7.) • The default double block days are Monday/Tuesday, except school weeks with Monday off, when the double block would be moved to Thursday/Friday. • Students would go to either Social Studies or Science on Monday, and then the other on Tuesday. • In effect, each student sees all of their classes 5 days a week, except for science and social studies, which they see 4 days a week, one of which is a double block. • Science and Social studies could have their common planning periods 5th period, and everyone else could teach a 5th period. It could also work to have science on one half of a double block as long as social studies was the other half. (If Science was 6, Social Studies would have to be 7.) • When scheduling students in their Social Studies/Science pairs, classes should be exactly the same. In general, this should actually be easier because there is one less unique class to make for each student. If Vandermeer and Cantu were paired, everyone in Vandermeer’s 1st period would need to be in Cantu’s 2nd period, and vice versa. • The second conference period for each Science/Social Studies teacher needs to be opposite of their counterpart within the same block. • Some teachers might need to be paired with multiple teachers during the day. Since all Juniors will take the same IB history class but different IB science classes, McKoy might be paired with Hill during the 1/2 block, Ambus for the 3/4 block, and Cantu for the 6/7 block. Advisory, Flex and Electives • We are still committed to having strong advisory groups, looped with the same teacher for multiple years because of the importance of having a teacher on campus that every student has a strong relationship with, but we are going to spend less time in those advisories, and not every day. • Flex is eliminated, but because we have small advisories, it is a good time to give passes for students that need retakes. • Electives are shorter, but still at the end of the day, to make sure active sweaty electives are still possible. Lunch • To avoid the feeling of classes next to lunch feeling optional as flex/advisory, it is paired with an academic period. Lunch might be assigned by teacher grade level, or by teacher hallway, or some other criteria of the teacher students have 5th period. KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

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Team & Family: “Work Hard, Be Nice” Every student in a Texas public school who enters grade 9 in the 2014–2015 school year and thereafter will graduate under a new program called the “foundation school program.” Within the foundation graduation program are “endorsements,” which are paths of interest that include Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (“STEM”); Business and Industry; Public Services; Arts and Humanities; and Multidisciplinary Studies. Endorsements earned by a student will be noted on the student’s transcript and diploma. The foundation graduation program also involves the term “distinguished level of achievement,” which reflects the completion of at least one endorsement and Algebra II as one of the required advanced mathematics credits. State law and rules prohibit a student from graduating solely under the foundation graduation program without an endorsement unless, after the student’s sophomore year, the student and the student’s parent are advised of the specific benefits of graduating with an endorsement and submit written permission to an appropriate school administrator for the student to graduate without an endorsement. As a college preparatory high school, KIPP University Prep will expect all students to graduate with an endorsement. Foundation Graduation Plan • 4 English Credits: English I, II, III plus one advanced English • 4 Math Credits: Algebra I, Geometry plus two advanced math courses • 4 Science Credits: Biology plus three advance science courses • 3 Social Studies Credits: World History, US History, Government and Economics • 2 World Language Credits: Spanish I and II • 1 Phyiscal Education Credit • 1 Fine Arts Credit: Music, Art, or Theatre • 7 Elective Credits including four endorsement credits (see right) TOTAL = 26 Credits

Graduating under the foundation graduation program will also provide opportunities to earn “performance acknowledgements” that will be acknowledged on a student’s diploma and transcript. Performance acknowledgements are available for outstanding performance in bilingualism and biliteracy, in a dual credit course; on an AP or IB exam; on the PSAT, ACT-Plan, SAT, or ACT exam; or for earning a nationally or internationally recognized license or certificate. The criteria for earning these performance acknowledgements are prescribed by state rules, and the Counselor can provide more information about these acknowledgments. Endorsement Options

To earn an endorsement, students complete a sequence of courses in an area of interest within one of the five endorsement groupings Arts and Humanities, Business and Industry, Public Services, STEM, and Multidisciplinary studies. KIPP University Prep offers endorsements in the following areas:

End-of-Course Assessments for Students in Grades 9–12 Beginning with ninth graders in the 2011–2012 school year and, as modified by House Bill 5, end-of-course (“EOC”) assessments are administered for the following courses: • Algebra I; • English I and II; • Biology; and • United States History. Satisfactory performance on the applicable assessments will be required for graduation. KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

Arts and Humanities • Cultural Studies • English Literature • Fine Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theatre) • History • Political Science • World Languages STEM (science, technology, engineering & mathematics) • Computer Science • Engineering • Science • Technology • Advanced Mathematics Multidisciplinary This endorsement allows student to earn credits in a variety of Page 46 advanced courses from multiple content areas.

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Class and Course Sequence for the Class of 2018 and Beyond Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

English 1

English 2

Spanish 1or Spanish 2

Spanish 2 or Spanish 3 or AP Spanish Language

Government & Economics

World History

Biology

Chemistry

Algebra 1 or

Geometry or

1

2 3 4

Junior Year

Senior Year

IB Language A: Language & Literature HL (English 3) or IB Language A: Literature HL (English 3) IB Language B ab inituo (Spanish Cultures) or IB Language B SL (Spanish 3) or/and AP Spanish Language IB Language B HL (Spanish 4) and AP Spanish Literature IB History of the Americas (U.S. History) HL IB Physics SL or IB Biology SL or HL or IB Environmental Systems SL Algebra 2+ IB Math Studies or

IB Language A: Language & Literature HL (English 4) or IB Language A: Literature HL (English 4) IB Language B ab inituo (Spanish 4) or IB Language B SL (Spanish 4) or IB Language B HL (Advanced Spanish)

Pre-Calculus+ IB Math SL or Stuides or Dual Credit MATH 1414 & 2412

IB Math Studies or SL

IB DIPLOMA

IB 20th Century Topics HL IB Physics SL or IB Biology SL or HL or IB Environmental Systems SL IB Math Studies

Geometry or

5

(Algebra 1 in 8th grade)

Algebra 2

(Geometry in 8th grade)

6

9

Pre-Calculus

Art 1 or Band 1 or Choir 1 or Theatre 1

Art 2 or Band 2 or Choir 2 or Theatre 2

Technical Writing 1

Technical Writing 2 OR Dual Credit HUMA 1311 MexicanAmerican Art and Culture and/or Dual Credit COMM 1307 Intro to Communications PE or Elective

7 8

Algebra 2 or

PE

REQUIREMENTS · 6 IB Exams in 6 different subject areas; need 3 Standard Level (SL) exams and 3 Higher Level (HL) Exams; · Creativity / Action / Service (CAS) project where they track hours of community service and complete an essay · Extended Essay 4,000 word essay on a topic of the student’s choice, begin research in Junior year · Theory of Knowledge class during junior year Please note: students who choose not to pursue the IB Diploma and choose to test for individual certificates DO NOT need to complete a CAS project, Extended Essay or take Theory of Knowledge.

IB Math SL IB Math SL IB Studio Art (Art 3) HL or SL IB Music (Band or Choir 3) HL or SL IB Theatre (Theatre 3) HL or SL Theory of Knowledge/Extended Essay or Dual Credit HUMA 1311 Mexican-American Art and Culture and/or Dual Credit COMM 1307 Intro to Communications Elective/KIPP Through College (KTC) College Prep

IB Studio Art (Art 4) HL or SL IB Music (Band or Choir 4) HL or SL IB Theatre (Theatre 4) HL or SL Theory of Knowledge/Extended Essay or Elective

KIPP Through College (KTC) College Prep/Elective

10th Hour Electives: Latin American Culture, Acting Methods, Chess, Guitar, Creative Writing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Interact Club, Student Government, Yearbook, Current Events, Photography, Math Support, English Support, and additional electives subject to be added given student and teacher interest/availability.

KIPP University Prep High School Student Handbook, 2016-2017

Exams Taken Freshman Year: English 1, Biology, & Algebra 1(if not taken in 8th grade) Taken Sophomore Year: English 2 Taken Junior Year: U.S. History IB Exams Taken Senior Year: 1. Language A (English) HL, 2. Language B (Spanish) HL or SL, 3. History HL, 4. Science SL or HL, 5. Math Studies or SL, an 6. Arts SL or HL

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