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Attendance Policy

The School Board of Miami-Dade County Bylaws & Policies

5200-ATTENDANCE

Parents and students are responsible for attendance which shall be required of all students during the days and hours that the school is in session.

Students are counted in attendance only if they are present for at least two (2) hours of the school day.

Absences shall be reported to the school attendance office by the parent or adult student.  It is required that the parent provide a statement of the cause for such absence or required documentation within (3) school days upon the return to school of the student or the absence will result in an unexcused absence.

 

REASONABLE EXCUSES FOR TIME MISSED AT SCHOOL:

Only absences listed below will be marked as excused once documentation is received:

  1. Personal illness of the student.  Medical evidence must be provided when exceeding 5 consecutive days.
  2. Court appearance of the student.
  3. Absence due to a medical appointment requires a written statement from a health care provider.
  4. Observance of a religious holiday when it is mandated for all members of a faith.
  5. Death in the immediate family.

UNEXCUSED ABSENCES

  1. Vacations, personal services, local non-school event, program or sporting activity.
  2. Older students providing day care services for siblings.
  3. Illness of others.
  4. Non-compliance with immunization requirements.

TARDINESS

A student is considered tardy if they are not present in class when the school late bell rings.

EARLY SIGN OUTS

No student shall be released within the final thirty (30) minutes of the school day.  Please schedule doctor’s appointment after school hours and/or pick up students with sufficient time so that it does not interfere with the 30-minute rule.

PK-thru 1st Grade:  Parent must arrive to the main office not later than 1:15pm for early sign out.

2nd -8th Grade:  Parent must arrive to the main office not later than 2:30pm for early student sign out.

Bullying/Harassment Policy

5517.01 - BULLYING AND HARASSMENT
 
The School Board is committed to providing a safe learning environment for all students and shall strive to eradicate bullying and harassment in its schools by providing awareness, prevention, and education in promoting a school atmosphere in which bullying, harassment, and intimidation will not be tolerated by students, Board employees, visitors, or volunteers.
 
The Board has adopted the Policy Against Bullying and Harassment for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, incorporated by reference. Included in this State mandated policy is a comprehensive bullying prevention curriculum for all students in grades Pre-K through 12. This document is on file in the Office of Board Recording Secretary and the Citizen Information Center and is available in each school and regional center.
 
This policy is also incorporated by reference into the Code of Student Conduct and the Procedures for Promoting and Maintaining a Safe Learning Environment, and supersedes any existing policy, guideline, or Board policy regarding bullying and harassment that may be inconsistent with this policy. These policies apply to all students in the District.
 
This policy does not replace the District’s current policy prohibiting harassment on the basis of sex, race, color, ethnic or national origin, religion, marital status, disability, age, political beliefs, gender orientation, gender, gender identification, social and family background, linguistic preference, and pregnancy. Specific Federal policy guidelines on harassment have been established by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) for Title IX, Florida Equity Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Age Discrimination Act. The Florida Department of Education’s Office of Equity and Access (OEA) reviews and monitors the implementation of these harassment policies.
 
F.S. 110.1221, 1002.20, 1006.13, 1006.147
Florida Department of Education Model Policy (June 2008)
 

4th-8th Grade I-Ready Apps

The Departments of Mathematics and Language Arts are informing all elementary, K-8 Center and middle school students and parents of the availability of the grades 4-8 i-Ready iPad Apps for Vocabulary and Math.
 

Please find the descriptions for each App below:

 
World’s Worst Pet- Focuses on vocabulary fluency, particularly with Common Core identified Tier 2 words; helps build academic vocabulary fluency. World’s Worst Pet exposes students to over 1,000 Tier 2 words at 6 different levels through four engaging games. Aligned to the Common Core, this app provides student-friendly definitions, a playful narrative, a fun reward system and thought-provoking writing prompts.
 
 
 
Door 24- Provides practice in math computational fluency, supporting problem solving and freeing working memory to allow students to engage in higher-order thinking. It helps students achieve computational fluency – an integral part of success in mathematics! Created for the Common Core, Door 24 provides targeted practice in the use of basic facts, number sense, and algebraic thinking. Students can work through 6 different levels and multiple problem sets as they help fix Victor the robot’s circuits.
 

Mobile App

Please click the link below to see the Mobile App flyer for information on this new service:

 

DOE Graduation Charts

Please click the link for information about the Department of Education Graduation Charts:

 

Uniform Colors Sample

School Uniforms 21-22