{"id":5016,"date":"2022-08-16T16:06:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T21:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/ArapahoCM\/elementary-handbook\/"},"modified":"2022-10-26T10:55:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T15:55:52","slug":"elementary-handbook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/ArapahoCM\/elementary-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Elementary Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL \nFAMILY HANDBOOK\n2022-2023\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year. Education is a team effort. Through the teamwork of parents, students, teachers, and other staff members we can make this year wonderfully successful for our students. Below is the 2022-2023 ACM Parent\/Student Handbook. During the year as questions arise about school procedures and policies, please refer to this handbook. Students and parents also need to be familiar with the Richardson Independent School District Student\/Parent Guidebook and Student Code of Conduct.\u00a0<\/em>Both handbooks are available on the Student Services Policies Page<\/a>.\u00a0Please read through the\u00a0ACM Parent\/Student Handbook\u00a0<\/em>with your child.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

If you plan on assisting\/volunteering with any school activities this year, please create a Voly account at risd.voly.org<\/a>. A background check must be conducted on ALL school volunteers every year. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the school office at (469) 593-6400.<\/span><\/p>

Thank you for supporting ACM and for being involved in your child’s education. We are going to have a great year!<\/p>

Sincerely,<\/p>

Kristin Strickland<\/p>

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At ACM, we provide engaging learning experiences so that our students become creative thinkers, effective communicators and socially responsible citizens.<\/p>

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90% ATTENDANCE ACCOUNTING RULE<\/strong><\/p>

A student must be in attendance 90% of the days class is offered in order to receive credit for that grade level. Students who accumulate excessive absences during a school year can be considered for retention, as decided by the Principal and Campus Attendance Review Committee. If a student accumulates enough absences for the 90% rule to take effect, a mandatory meeting must be convened between the parent and the attendance committee. During this meeting, a plan is required to be completed to help students attend school regularly. Unless special circumstances exist, all absences after the 90% rule will be required to have a doctor’s note for the absence to be excused.\u00a0<\/p>

OFFICIAL ACM ATTENDANCE TIME<\/strong><\/p>

The official attendance time for ACM is 7:50am – 3:10pm. Students arriving after 7:50am are counted tardy. Classes begin promptly at 7:50am. If your child is tardy, they are missing valuable instruction. Students arriving after 8:05am will be considered to have missed part of the school day and are no longer counted tardy – it will be a partial day absence. Unless a note is sent explaining the absence\/late arrival, all partial day absences are unexcused. Make every effort to have your child at school by the first bell at 7:50am. Students arriving at or after 9:00am are considered absent for the day.\u00a0<\/p>

TARDY PROCEDURES<\/strong><\/p>