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Dawson County Schools Pursuing Excellence For All
To be an exemplary school district, with outstanding staff, that prepares students to compete globally.
Purpose
To provide quality instruction and student support in a nurturing environment that results in success for all.
Direction
Commitments The Dawson County School System is committed to the following: 1) Graduation for all 2) Providing a secure & nurturing/supportive
learning environment 3) Cultivating relationships with students, families,
schools & community 4) Treating everyone with dignity & respect 5) Providing a challenging curriculum through
researched-based, data driven, differentiated instruction
6) Providing extra-curricular activities and other opportunities, which develop positive personal growth
7) Integrating current and emerging technologies to compete in the 21st Century
DAWSONCOUNTYSCHOOLS
2017-2018STUDENTCALENDAR
July August31
Preplanning 1-23
PreplanningFirstDayofSchool
JULY2017S M T W TH F S 12 3 4 5 6 7 89 10 11 12 13 14 1516 17 18 19 20 21 2223 24 25 26 27 28 2930 31
AUGUST2017 S M T W TH F S 1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31
September October428-29
LaborDayFallBreak
21027
ProfessionalDevelopmentEndof1stNineWeeksEarlyRelease
SEPTEMBER2017 S M T W TH F S 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30
OCTOBER2017 S M T W TH F S1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30 31
November December20-24
ThanksgivingHolidays
1518-29
EarlyRelease/Endof1stSemester(88Days)HolidayBreak
NOVEMBER2017 S M T W TH F S 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 29 30
DECEMBER2017 S M T W TH F S 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 3031
January February1-23415
HolidayBreakProfessionalDevelopmentStudentsReturnMLK(NoSchool)
1516
EarlyReleaseProfessionalDevelopment
JANUARY2018 S M T W TH F S 1 2 3 4 5 67 8 9 10 11 12 1314 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 2728 29 30 31
FEBRUARY2018 S M T W TH F S 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28
March April14151619
Endof3rdNineWeeksEarlyReleaseProfessionalDevelopmentInclementWeather
2-69
SpringBreakInclementWeather
MARCH2018 S M T W TH F S 1 2 34 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 31
APRIL2018 S M T W TH F S1 2 3 4 5 6 78 9 10 11 12 13 1415 16 17 18 19 20 2122 23 24 25 26 27 2829 30
May 252829-31
EarlyRelease/LastDay/Endof2ndSemester(92Days)MemorialDayPostPlanning
TOTALDAYS180-Students190-Staff
MAY2018 S M T W TH F S 1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10 11 1213 14 15 16 17 18 1920 21 22 23 24 25 2627 28 29 30 31
JUNE2018 S M T W TH F S 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 1617 18 19 20 21 22 2324 25 26 27 28 29 30
SchoolHours ElementaryMiddle
Begin7:50a.m.7:45a.m.
End2:45p.m.2:45p.m.
EarlyRelease12:30p.m.12:15p.m.
EarlyReleaseDay Pre/PostPlanning InclementWeatherDay Prof.Dev.(StudentHoliday) First/LastDayofSchool Student/StaffHoliday
JuniorHigh 7:40a.m. 2:30p.m. 12:10p.m. High 7:40a.m. 2:30p.m. 12:00p.m.
Approved12/5/2016
21Days
18Days 21Days
17Days 11Days
19Days 19Days
20Days 15Days
19Days 20Days
EL
EMEN
TARY
GUI
DANC
E PR
OG
RAM
Cl
assr
oom
less
ons
and
smal
l gro
ups
Pare
nt In
form
atio
n an
d Su
ppor
t
*
How
to g
et a
long
with
oth
er s
tude
nts
(soc
ial s
kills
)
*
H
ow to
hel
p yo
ur c
hild
*
Dev
elop
ing
empa
thy
*
Chi
ld d
evel
opm
ent i
nfor
mat
ion
*
Im
puls
e co
ntro
l & p
robl
em s
olvin
g sk
ills
*
R
efer
to n
eede
d re
sour
ces
*
An
ger m
anag
emen
t ski
lls
*
Fr
iend
ship
& re
spec
t for
oth
ers
*
Be
ing
asse
rtive
*
3 R
’s o
f bul
lyin
g---r
ecog
nize
, ref
use,
repo
rt
*
Awar
enes
s of
stre
ngth
s an
d ar
eas
need
ing
impr
ovem
ent
*
C
aree
r aw
aren
ess
Br
ief c
ouns
elin
g w
ith s
tude
nts
who
are
faci
ng p
artic
ular
diff
icul
ties
*
Fa
mily
cha
nges
and
adj
ustm
ents
may
affe
ct s
ome
child
ren
at s
choo
l; su
ch a
s an
Illnes
s, d
eath
, divo
rce,
new
ste
p-pa
rent
, birt
h of
new
sist
er/b
roth
er
*
Anx
iety
redu
cing
tech
niqu
es
*
Ref
erra
ls ac
cept
ed w
ith p
aren
t per
miss
ion
only
VOLU
NTEE
R O
PPO
RTUN
ITIE
S Th
ere’
s pow
er in
Vol
unte
ers!
You
r con
tribu
tion
of ti
me a
nd co
mm
itmen
t will
enha
nce l
earn
ing
oppo
rtuni
ties f
or al
l stu
dent
s at
our
scho
ol.
All
volu
ntee
rs m
ust c
ompl
ete m
anda
ted
repo
rter t
rain
ing.
Ple
ase s
ee th
e Prin
cipa
l at e
ach
scho
ol fo
r add
ition
al
spec
ific r
equi
rem
ents
for v
olun
teer
ing.
Inf
orm
atio
n is
prov
ided
at th
e beg
inni
ng o
f the
scho
ol y
ear.
In p
ursu
ing
our v
ision
of
stude
nt le
arni
ng, v
olun
teer
s are
nee
ded
for:
• R
oom
Par
ents:
Tea
cher
s alw
ays n
eed
help
coor
dina
ting
holid
ay p
artie
s, sp
ecia
l act
iviti
es, f
ield
trip
s, an
d ot
her
prog
ram
s thr
ough
out t
he y
ear.
If y
ou ar
e int
eres
ted
in v
olun
teer
ing,
let y
our c
lass
room
teac
her k
now
. A si
gn-u
p sh
eet w
ill b
e ava
ilabl
e dur
ing
open
hou
se.
• Bo
ok F
air:
The
Boo
k Fa
ir is
spon
sore
d by
the M
edia
Cen
ter w
ith p
roce
eds g
oing
to b
uy b
ooks
and
othe
r mat
eria
ls ne
eded
thro
ugho
ut th
e yea
r. V
olun
teer
s are
nee
ded
to as
sist c
hild
ren
with
boo
k ch
oice
s, ru
n th
e cas
h re
giste
r, an
d or
gani
ze/re
stock
the m
erch
andi
se.
•
Teac
her a
nd S
taff
App
recia
tion:
Thi
s yea
r, Te
ache
r and
Staf
f App
recia
tion
will
be t
he m
onth
of M
ay.
This
is ou
r ch
ance
to sa
y “T
hank
You
!” to
the p
eopl
e who
touc
h ou
r chi
ldre
n’s l
ives
each
and
ever
y da
y.
PARE
NT T
EACH
ER O
RGAN
IZAT
ION
Our
scho
ol w
ill b
e stre
ngth
ened
by
your
invo
lvem
ent a
s a p
aren
t in
our P
aren
t Tea
cher
Org
aniz
atio
n. T
he sc
hool
visi
on is
to
beco
me a
carin
g an
d co
hesiv
e com
mun
ity w
here
lear
ning
is a
prio
rity,
and
stude
nts a
re in
spire
d to
reac
h fo
r the
bes
t. O
ur
scho
ol h
as m
uch
to o
ffer.
Tog
ethe
r, w
e can
ensu
re o
ur ch
ildre
n th
e bes
t opp
ortu
nitie
s ava
ilabl
e for
succ
ess.
DAIL
Y PR
OCE
DURE
S AT
TEND
ANCE
Sc
hool
atte
ndan
ce is
crit
ical b
ecau
se it
und
ersc
ores
the
signi
fican
ce o
f lea
rnin
g an
d th
e im
porta
nce
of o
btai
ning
an
educ
atio
n in
our
soc
iety
. It
teac
hes
resp
onsi
bilit
y, in
stills
a w
ork
ethi
c, a
nd h
elps
dev
elop
goo
d ha
bits
that
will
carry
ove
r to
othe
r asp
ects
of l
ife.
Goo
d at
tend
ance
de
term
ines
, to
a la
rge
exte
nt, a
stu
dent
’s le
vel o
f suc
cess
in s
choo
l. If
you
kno
w y
our c
hild
will
be a
bsen
t, pl
ease
cal
l the
sch
ool.
An
atte
mpt
wi
ll be
mad
e to
cal
l you
if y
our c
hild
is a
bsen
t and
the
scho
ol h
as n
ot b
een
notif
ied.
AB
SENC
E RE
QUI
REM
ENTS
W
hen
retu
rnin
g fro
m a
n ab
senc
e, a
stu
dent
mus
t brin
g a
writ
ten
note
(with
in 3
day
s) fr
om th
e pa
rent
to th
e te
ache
r, ex
plai
ning
th
e re
ason
for t
he a
bsen
ce.
Abse
nces
will
be m
arke
d ei
ther
exc
used
or u
nexc
used
. Ex
cuse
d ab
senc
es in
clude
: •
Pers
onal
illn
ess;
•
Deat
h or
ser
ious
illn
ess
in th
e im
med
iate
fam
ily;
• Re
cogn
ized
relig
ious
hol
iday
s ob
serv
ed b
y yo
ur fa
ith; a
nd
• Ab
senc
es m
anda
ted
by o
rder
of g
over
nmen
tal a
genc
ies.
W
ork
mis
sed
due
to a
n ex
cuse
d ab
senc
e m
ust b
e m
ade
up w
ithin
3 s
choo
l day
s-- t
his
inclu
des
hom
ewor
k an
d te
sts.
Bo
ard
Regu
latio
n JB
-R s
tate
s, “F
or G
rade
s K-
8, s
choo
ls wi
ll ac
cept
no
mor
e th
an 1
0 pa
rent
-gen
erat
ed e
xcus
es.
Also
, sch
ools
will
verif
y al
l ex
cuse
s fro
m m
edica
l offi
ces
once
10
are
accr
ued.
An
exce
ptio
n is
allo
wabl
e wi
th p
rope
r doc
umen
tatio
n fro
m a
med
ical
or m
enta
l hea
lth
prac
titio
ner i
ndic
atin
g cu
rrent
trea
tmen
t, th
e st
uden
t’s d
iagn
osis
, and
that
thei
r con
ditio
n m
ay re
quire
abs
ence
s th
at d
o no
t nec
essit
ate
an
offic
e vi
sit, p
er tr
eatm
ent p
lan.
”
STU
DEN
T D
ELIV
ERY
AN
D P
ICK
-UP:
DR
OP
OFF
BEG
INS
AT
7:30
A.M
. (7:
20 fo
r RES
) •
Stud
ents
sho
uld
NO
T ar
rive
befo
re 7
:30
a.m
. (7:
20 R
ES).
No
adul
ts a
re o
n du
ty to
sup
ervi
se s
tude
nts
befo
re th
is ti
me.
•
Adul
ts w
ill be
pre
sent
as
child
ren
unlo
ad v
ehic
les
afte
r 7:3
0 a.
m. (
7:20
RES
). •
Pare
nts
will
NO
T be
allo
wed
to d
rop
stud
ents
off
in th
e bu
s lo
adin
g ar
ea.
• If
you
will
be w
alki
ng y
our c
hild
into
the
build
ing,
you
mus
t par
k aw
ay fr
om th
e ca
r dro
p-of
f are
a.
AFT
ERN
OO
N P
ICK
UP
BEG
INS
AT
2:45
P.M
. •
Pare
nts
who
con
sist
ently
pic
k th
eir c
hild
up
late
will
be re
quire
d to
mee
t with
the
prin
cipa
l and
/or s
ocia
l wor
ker.
Chi
ldre
n w
ho
are
left
afte
r 3:1
5 p.
m. w
ill b
e pl
aced
in th
e af
ter s
choo
l pro
gram
at t
he p
aren
ts’ e
xpen
se.
For s
afet
y re
ason
s, th
ere
is
no s
tude
nt c
heck
out b
etw
een
2:15
and
2:4
5 p.
m.
LATE
AR
RIV
AL
Inst
ruct
iona
l day
beg
ins
prom
ptly
at 7
:50
a.m
. A
ny s
tude
nt a
rrivi
ng a
t 7:5
0 a.
m. o
r afte
r is
cons
ider
ed ta
rdy
and
mus
t sig
n in
at t
he o
ffice
. Fo
r saf
ety
purp
oses
, out
side
doo
rs a
re lo
cked
at 8
:00
a.m
. D
ISM
ISSA
L Th
e sc
hool
day
end
s at
2:4
5 p.
m.
Stu
dent
s m
ay d
epar
t by
scho
ol b
us, d
ay c
are
bus,
or c
ar.
Car
ride
rs a
re p
icke
d up
at t
he e
nd o
f the
sch
ool n
o la
ter
than
3:1
0 p.
m.
Stu
dent
s no
t pic
ked
up w
ill g
o to
the
Afte
r Sch
ool P
rogr
am a
nd w
ill b
e ch
arge
d a
fee.
A
ny c
hang
e in
you
r chi
ld’s
usu
al d
epar
ture
arr
ange
men
ts m
ust b
e m
ade
in w
ritin
g to
the
teac
her.
The
not
e m
ust b
e si
gned
and
dat
ed.
A s
tude
nt m
ust
ride
his
or h
er a
ssig
ned
bus
unle
ss h
e or
she
has
a w
ritte
n no
te th
at h
e or
she
may
go
hom
e w
ith a
frie
nd o
n a
diffe
rent
bus
, is
ridin
g th
e bu
s in
lieu
of
atte
ndin
g ex
tend
ed d
ay o
r afte
r sch
ool,
or is
goi
ng to
par
ent p
ick
up in
lieu
of r
idin
g th
e bu
s.
EAR
LY D
ISM
ISSA
L Th
ere
will
be
no e
arly
che
ckou
ts a
fter 2
:15
p.m
. A
ll ph
one
calls
for c
hang
es in
stu
dent
tran
spor
tatio
n sh
ould
be
calle
d in
bef
ore
1:45
p.m
. W
e en
cour
age
you
to p
ick
up y
our c
hild
ear
ly o
nly
for m
edic
al re
ason
s or
em
erge
ncie
s so
that
stu
dent
s do
n’t m
iss
impo
rtant
inst
ruct
iona
l tim
e.
Stu
dent
s w
ill b
e re
leas
ed o
nly
to th
e pa
rent
or t
o th
ose
pers
ons
liste
d by
the
pare
nt o
n th
e st
uden
t inf
orm
atio
n sh
eet.
Thi
s pe
rson
mus
t sig
n th
e ch
eck
out s
heet
eac
h tim
e th
e ch
ild is
rele
ased
from
the
scho
ol.
This
per
son
may
als
o be
ask
ed to
sho
w h
is/h
er d
river
’s li
cens
e or
som
e ot
her f
orm
of p
hoto
id
entif
icat
ion.
Ple
ase
notif
y th
e of
fice
in w
ritin
g of
any
cha
nges
to th
is in
form
atio
n.
S
tude
nts
are
rele
ased
from
the
offic
e on
ly.
Ple
ase
do n
ot g
o to
you
r chi
ld’s
cla
ssro
om to
che
ck h
im/h
er o
ut o
f sch
ool.
CH
EWIN
G G
UM
In
ord
er to
kee
p ou
r sch
ool b
uild
ing
and
scho
ol g
roun
ds c
lean
, we
do n
ot a
llow
gum
at s
choo
l.
D
RES
S C
OD
E
Any
dre
ss th
at in
terfe
res
with
the
scho
ol d
ay o
r is
lew
d or
obs
cene
will
be
proh
ibite
d. T
his
may
incl
ude,
but
is n
ot li
mite
d to
: he
avy
chai
ns, s
ee-th
roug
h cl
othi
ng, d
angl
ing
earri
ngs,
bar
e m
idrif
f, sa
ggin
g pa
nts,
and
inap
prop
riate
foot
wea
r. L
ogos
and
wor
ds re
latin
g to
vio
lenc
e, d
rugs
, alc
ohol
, tob
acco
, or
incl
udin
g vu
lgar
lang
uage
may
not
be
wor
n to
sch
ool.
The
inte
rpre
tatio
n w
ill b
e le
ft to
the
teac
her a
nd/o
r sta
ff’s
disc
retio
n. H
ats
are
not t
o be
wor
n by
ei
ther
boy
s or
girl
s in
the
build
ing.
Exc
eptio
ns a
re m
ade
on c
erta
in d
ays
for s
peci
al o
ccas
ions
.
DR
ESS
CO
DE
Gr.
3-5
The
follo
win
g ar
ticle
s of
clo
thin
g ar
e N
OT
to b
e w
orn
at s
choo
l: •
Clo
thes
that
dis
play
offe
nsiv
e w
ords
, des
igns
, sex
ual c
onte
nt, o
r dep
ict v
iole
nce
or re
pres
ent g
ang,
cul
t, or
non
-san
ctio
ned
club
s or
or
gani
zatio
nal a
ffilia
tion.
•
Clo
thes
that
adv
ertis
e to
bacc
o, d
rugs
, and
/or a
lcoh
olic
bev
erag
es.
• C
loth
es th
at d
istra
ct fr
om th
e ed
ucat
iona
l pro
cess
of o
ther
stu
dent
s. S
uch
artic
les
of c
loth
ing
incl
ude
but a
re n
ot li
mite
d to
: sl
eeve
less
shi
rts
and
blou
ses,
clo
thin
g w
ith re
veal
ing
neck
lines
, tra
nspa
rent
clo
thin
g, m
idrif
f top
s, ta
nk to
ps, s
trapl
ess
tops
/dre
sses
, spa
ghet
ti st
rap
tops
/dre
sses
, min
i-ski
rts, b
ikin
g sh
orts
, tre
nch
coat
s, s
leep
wea
r, an
d cl
othe
s th
at a
re e
xces
sive
ly lo
ose,
flar
ed, o
r pan
ts w
ith h
oles
abo
ve th
e kn
ee.
• S
tude
nt’s
sho
rts, d
ress
es a
nd/o
r ski
rts s
houl
d co
mpl
y w
ith a
sta
ndar
d of
no
mor
e th
an fi
ve in
ches
abo
ve th
e kn
eeca
p. A
sta
ndar
d in
dex
card
(3
x 5
) will
be
used
as
a m
easu
ring
tool
. Th
e sh
orts
mus
t be
hem
med
and
with
out f
rayi
ng.
The
adm
inis
tratio
n re
serv
es th
e rig
ht to
sus
pend
th
e pr
ivile
ge o
f wea
ring
shor
ts a
t any
tim
e du
ring
the
scho
ol y
ear i
f the
gui
delin
es p
rovi
ded
are
cons
iste
ntly
igno
red.
•
Tops
are
con
side
red
too
shor
t if d
urin
g no
rmal
act
iviti
es, s
uch
as ra
isin
g hi
s/he
r han
d or
ben
ding
ove
r, th
e st
omac
h or
bac
k is
exp
osed
. •
Stu
dent
s sh
all b
e re
quire
d to
sho
w re
ason
able
atte
ntio
n to
per
sona
l cle
anlin
ess
and
neat
ness
. H
ealth
regu
latio
ns a
nd s
afet
y fa
ctor
s re
quire
s th
at s
hoes
be
wor
n at
all
times
at s
choo
l unl
ess
a cl
ass
activ
ity re
quire
s sh
oe re
mov
al a
s de
term
ined
by
the
teac
her.
Sho
es s
houl
d be
ap
prop
riate
and
fit s
ecur
ely.
Flip
-flop
s an
d/or
sho
wer
sho
es a
re n
ot a
llow
ed.
The a
dmin
istra
tion
rese
rves
the
right
to in
terp
ret t
he a
ppro
pria
tene
ss o
f stu
dent
dre
ss a
nd a
ppea
ranc
e. A
ny c
loth
ing
or a
ppea
ranc
e th
at d
etra
cts
from
the
educ
atio
nal p
roce
ss w
ill n
ot b
e al
low
ed.
Pen
altie
s fo
r vio
latin
g th
e dr
ess
code
may
incl
ude,
but
are
not
lim
ited
to, t
he re
quire
men
t to
secu
re
appr
opria
te d
ress
or a
ppea
ranc
e, d
eten
tion,
ISS
, OS
S, p
aren
t con
tact
and
/or t
ribun
al h
earin
g.
EM
ER
GE
NC
Y R
ES
PO
NS
E T
O L
IFE
TH
RE
ATE
NIN
G A
STH
MA
OR
ALL
ER
GIC
RE
AC
TIO
NS
D
awso
n C
ount
y S
choo
ls h
as p
artn
ered
with
the
Dis
trict
2 H
ealth
org
aniz
atio
n to
impl
emen
t a p
rogr
am fo
r the
em
erge
ncy
resp
onse
to li
fe-th
reat
enin
g as
thm
a or
sys
tem
ic a
llerg
ic re
actio
ns (a
naph
ylax
is).
Mor
e th
an 2
0% o
f chi
ldre
n ha
ve th
eir f
irst l
ife-th
reat
enin
g al
lerg
ic re
actio
n at
sch
ool.
Des
igna
ted
scho
ol s
taff
mem
bers
are
trai
ned
to a
sses
s th
e cl
inic
al s
igns
, cal
l 911
, and
adm
inis
ter t
he m
edic
atio
ns (t
he e
pine
phrin
e in
ject
ion
or th
e ne
buliz
ed
bron
chod
ilato
r).
The
stud
ent m
ust b
e tra
nspo
rted
to th
e ne
ares
t em
erge
ncy
room
for e
valu
atio
n an
d tre
atm
ent s
houl
d a
life-
thre
aten
ing
asth
ma
or
alle
rgic
reac
tion
occu
r. H
EA
LTH
CA
RE
RE
LEA
SE
In
ord
er to
pro
vide
the
best
pos
sibl
e ca
re fo
r my
child
, I u
nder
stan
d th
at s
peci
al h
ealth
car
e ne
eds
or c
hron
ic c
ondi
tions
will
be
shar
ed w
ith a
ppro
pria
te s
choo
l pe
rson
nel.
In th
e ev
ent o
f a li
fe-th
reat
enin
g si
tuat
ion
or c
ritic
al in
jury
, I u
nder
stan
d th
at th
e sc
hool
has
my
perm
issi
on to
take
app
ropr
iate
em
erge
ncy
med
ical
act
ion.
A
dditi
onal
ly, I
und
erst
and
that
the
scho
ol w
ill m
ake
ever
y ef
fort
to n
otify
me
imm
edia
tely
. A
lso,
I un
ders
tand
that
I am
fina
ncia
lly re
spon
sibl
e fo
r med
ical
car
e an
d tra
nspo
rtatio
n.
HO
ME
WO
RK
A
ll ho
mew
ork
and
test
s in
a g
rade
leve
l will
be
coor
dina
ted
to a
void
too
muc
h w
ork
bein
g as
sign
ed in
one
day
. Th
e ho
mew
ork
will
com
e di
rect
ly fr
om
skill
s ta
ught
in c
lass
. Sin
ce h
omew
ork
will
hav
e an
effe
ct o
n st
uden
ts’ g
rade
s, s
tude
nts
and
pare
nts
shou
ld ta
ke it
ser
ious
ly.
Type
s an
d am
ount
s of
ho
mew
ork
will
var
y fro
m g
rade
to g
rade
. IL
LNE
SS
& M
ED
ICA
TIO
N A
T S
CH
OO
L IF
YO
UR
CH
ILD
NE
ED
S M
ED
ICA
TIO
N A
T S
CH
OO
L, h
e/sh
e w
ill n
eed
to ta
ke it
to o
ur s
choo
l nur
se in
a c
orre
ctly
labe
led
cont
aine
r. P
resc
riptio
n dr
ugs
mus
t be
in th
e or
igin
al c
onta
iner
. D
irect
ions
sho
uld
acco
mpa
ny n
on-p
resc
riptio
n m
edic
ine
from
hom
e. D
irect
ions
diff
eren
t fro
m th
e di
rect
ions
on
the
labe
l of a
ny m
edic
atio
n sh
ould
be
in w
ritin
g, d
ated
, and
sig
ned
by th
e pa
rent
. IN
SU
RA
NC
E
An
insu
ranc
e po
licy
appr
oved
by
the
boar
d of
edu
catio
n is
ava
ilabl
e fo
r the
stu
dent
s. F
orm
s w
ill b
e gi
ven
out t
he fi
rst d
ay o
f sch
ool w
ith in
form
atio
n pe
rtain
ing
to c
ost a
nd c
over
age.
LO
SS
OF
OR
DA
MA
GE
TO
A T
EX
TBO
OK
OR
LIB
RA
RY
BO
OK
Te
xtbo
oks
and
libra
ry b
ooks
are
the
resp
onsi
bilit
y of
the
stud
ent w
hen
issu
ed o
r che
cked
out
. If
book
s ar
e lo
st o
r dam
aged
, par
ents
are
exp
ecte
d to
pay
in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
scal
e fix
ed b
y th
e S
tate
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n. I
f a b
ook
is fo
und,
reim
burs
emen
t will
be
mad
e. R
epor
t car
ds w
ill b
e he
ld u
ntil
all e
fforts
are
exh
aust
ed in
col
lect
ing
mon
ey o
wed
. LO
ST
AN
D F
OU
ND
A
ny a
rticl
e of
clo
thin
g th
at is
left
at th
e sc
hool
that
doe
s no
t hav
e a
nam
e in
the
labe
l will
be
kept
for a
per
iod
of 3
0 da
ys.
If, a
fter t
his
time
no o
ne h
as
clai
med
the
artic
le, a
ll ite
ms
will
be
dona
ted
to c
harit
y. P
leas
e he
lp u
s to
elim
inat
e th
ese
prob
lem
s by
spe
akin
g w
ith y
our c
hild
abo
ut a
n ite
m th
at y
ou
may
thin
k th
at h
e/sh
e m
ay h
ave
left
at th
e sc
hool
. W
e w
ill b
e ha
ppy
to h
elp
your
chi
ld lo
cate
that
item
to g
et it
retu
rned
. P
AR
EN
T C
ON
CE
RN
S
Par
ents
with
que
stio
ns o
r con
cern
s ab
out a
par
ticul
ar te
ache
r’s p
olic
y or
cla
ssro
om p
roce
dure
sho
uld
notif
y th
e te
ache
r. C
onfe
renc
es m
ay b
e sc
hedu
led
by a
ppoi
ntm
ent,
durin
g th
e sc
hool
day
, dep
endi
ng o
n th
e te
ache
r’s s
ched
ule.
P
aren
ts h
ave
the
right
to o
btai
n th
e qu
alifi
catio
ns o
f our
teac
hers
and
par
apro
fess
iona
ls.
The
info
rmat
ion
avai
labl
e is
: •
If th
e te
ache
r has
met
the
certi
ficat
ion
of th
e st
ate,
•
If th
e te
ache
r is
teac
hing
und
er p
rovi
sion
al s
tatu
s, a
nd
• Th
e ba
chel
or’s
or g
radu
ate
degr
ee h
eld
by th
e te
ache
r in
thei
r fie
ld o
r deg
ree.
To
requ
est a
ny o
f the
abo
ve in
form
atio
n, p
leas
e co
ntac
t the
Dire
ctor
of P
erso
nnel
at 7
06-2
65-3
246.
P
HO
NE
CA
LLS
S
tude
nts
will
be
allo
wed
to u
se th
e ph
one
only
in c
ase
of e
mer
genc
y. T
his
will
be
at th
e di
scre
tion
of th
e pr
inci
pal o
r the
teac
her.
P
HO
TO/V
IDE
OTA
PE
RE
LEA
SE
A
form
is p
rovi
ded
in y
our O
pen
Hou
se p
acka
ge th
at w
ill re
quire
you
r per
mis
sion
in o
rder
for y
our c
hild
to b
e ph
otog
raph
ed, i
nter
view
ed o
r vid
eota
ped
for s
torie
s/ar
ticle
s pr
omot
ing
our s
choo
l or t
he s
choo
l sys
tem
. Th
ese
stor
ies
may
app
ear i
n ne
wsp
aper
s or
on
tele
visi
on.
Ple
ase
mak
e su
re th
at y
ou
retu
rn th
is fo
rm to
the
scho
ol in
dica
ting
if yo
u gi
ve y
our
cons
ent f
or th
e re
leas
e of
pho
togr
aphs
/vid
eota
pe to
the
med
ia in
sch
ool-r
elat
ed c
over
age.
R
EP
OR
T C
AR
DS
R
epor
t car
ds a
re g
iven
eve
ry n
ine
wee
ks.
Teac
hers
will
mak
e ev
ery
effo
rt to
kee
p pa
rent
s in
form
ed a
nd in
volv
ed in
thei
r chi
ld’s
edu
catio
nal
deve
lopm
ent.
Con
fere
nces
with
par
ents
, not
es h
ome,
em
ails
, ass
ignm
ents
sen
t hom
e fo
r sig
natu
re, h
omew
ork,
and
mid
-ter
m re
ports
are
a fe
w o
f the
m
etho
ds te
ache
rs u
se to
info
rm p
aren
ts.
Par
ents
are
enc
oura
ged
to a
sk fo
r an
appo
intm
ent w
ith th
e te
ache
r ear
ly in
the
year
and
to e
xpec
t not
ifica
tion
from
the
teac
her r
egar
ding
the
stud
ent’s
pro
gres
s.
STU
DEN
T C
ON
DU
CT:
E
ach
elem
enta
ry s
choo
l’s s
taff
mem
bers
are
wor
king
toge
ther
to c
reat
e, p
rom
ote,
and
mai
ntai
n a
safe
and
ord
erly
lear
ning
env
ironm
ent f
or a
ll st
uden
ts.
Exp
ecta
tions
are
list
ed b
elow
:
SU
RVE
YS
In o
rder
for s
tate
and
loca
l age
ncie
s an
d th
e sc
hool
sys
tem
to e
valu
ate
prog
ram
s an
d ac
tiviti
es, s
urve
ys/n
eeds
ass
essm
ents
are
con
duct
ed.
The
Geo
rgia
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n us
es a
sta
tew
ide
“Nee
ds A
sses
smen
t.” T
he C
ente
r for
Dis
ease
Con
trol,
a fe
dera
l age
ncy,
use
s a
“You
th R
isk
Beh
avio
r Sur
vey”
that
is a
dmin
iste
red
to ra
ndom
ly s
elec
ted
high
sch
ool s
tude
nts.
Bas
ed o
n fe
dera
l req
uire
men
ts a
ll qu
estio
nnai
res,
ass
essm
ents
, su
rvey
s, e
tc. r
equi
re a
n ac
tive,
pos
itive
con
sent
. P
erm
issi
on m
ust b
e re
ceiv
ed fr
om th
e pa
rent
s of
stu
dent
s in
ord
er to
col
lect
info
rmat
ion
typi
cally
re
late
d to
dru
g us
e, v
iole
nce,
atti
tude
s an
d/or
beh
avio
rs.
You
may
exa
min
e th
e su
rvey
s at
the
Cen
tral O
ffice
. Th
e qu
estio
nnai
res
are
tota
lly
anon
ymou
s.
VALU
AB
LES/
PER
SON
AL
ITEM
S O
nly
nece
ssar
y ite
ms
requ
este
d by
the
teac
hers
sho
uld
be b
roug
ht to
sch
ool.
If u
nnec
essa
ry it
ems
such
as
toys
, rad
ios,
jew
elry
, gam
es, m
oney
, ba
seba
ll ca
rds,
etc
., ar
e br
ough
t to
scho
ol, s
choo
l per
sonn
el a
re n
ot re
spon
sibl
e fo
r the
se it
ems.
The
stu
dent
alo
ne is
resp
onsi
ble,
and
that
resp
onsi
bilit
y sh
ould
nev
er b
e tu
rned
ove
r to
anyo
ne e
lse.
The
re w
ill b
e no
trad
ing,
buy
ing,
or s
ellin
g am
ong
stud
ents
.
The
follo
win
g ar
e ex
ampl
es o
f ite
ms
that
are
dis
tract
ing
to o
ther
stu
dent
s an
d te
ache
rs, a
nd if
thes
e ite
ms
are
brou
ght t
o sc
hool
, the
y w
ill be
take
n up
and
turn
ed in
to th
e of
fice:
wat
er g
uns,
squ
irt b
ottle
s, la
ser p
oint
ers,
trad
ing
card
s, iP
od/M
P3
play
ers,
una
utho
rized
vi
deo
gam
es, a
nd c
ellu
lar p
hone
s. T
he s
choo
l is
not r
espo
nsib
le fo
r ite
ms
that
are
bro
ught
to s
choo
l, ev
en w
hen
take
n up
by
scho
ol p
erso
nnel
. It
is th
e re
spon
sibi
lity
of th
e pa
rent
to c
ome
by th
e of
fice
to g
et th
ese
item
s.
VISI
TOR
S/SC
HO
OL
SAFE
TY
To
ens
ure
that
our
sch
ool i
s as
saf
e as
it c
an b
e, a
ll vi
sito
rs a
re e
xpec
ted
to o
bser
ve th
e fo
llow
ing
proc
edur
es:
• V
isito
rs m
ust e
nter
the
build
ing
thro
ugh
the
mai
n en
tranc
e an
d re
port
dire
ctly
to th
e of
fice.
Thi
s in
clud
es p
aren
ts p
icki
ng u
p st
uden
ts e
arly
or
drop
ping
off
late
. •
The
secr
etar
y w
ill a
ssis
t the
vis
itor i
n si
gnin
g in
and
get
ting
a vi
sito
r’s s
ticke
r. •
Ple
ase
be s
ure
to w
ear y
our s
ticke
r at a
ll tim
es w
hile
in th
e bu
ildin
g or
on
cam
pus.
•
At n
o tim
e sh
ould
any
vis
itor g
o di
rect
ly to
a c
lass
room
with
out f
irst c
omin
g to
the
offic
e to
regi
ster
. A
ll sc
hool
per
sonn
el h
ave
been
inst
ruct
ed
to e
scor
t any
unr
egis
tere
d vi
sito
r bac
k to
the
offic
e to
get
a v
isito
r’s s
ticke
r. •
Any
adu
lt ch
ecki
ng a
stu
dent
out
will
be
aske
d fo
r pic
ture
iden
tific
atio
n un
less
the
secr
etar
y is
fam
iliar
with
the
adul
t. •
Par
ent d
rop-
off i
s be
twee
n 7:
30A
M a
nd 7
:50A
M!
No
supe
rvis
ion
is p
rovi
ded
prio
r to
7:30
AM
.
Bec
ause
we
have
so
man
y vo
lunt
eers
and
gue
sts
in o
ur b
uild
ing
ever
y da
y, th
e pr
oced
ures
out
lined
abo
ve c
ould
requ
ire a
sho
rt w
ait.
Ple
ase
be p
atie
nt,
as th
e sa
fety
of o
ur c
hild
ren
is o
ur fi
rst p
riorit
y.
KE
S P.
A.W
.S.
Pled
ge to
do
your
bes
t A
ccep
t Res
pons
ibili
ty
Wor
k T
oget
her
Show
Res
pect
BM
ES
Be
a B
lack
s’ M
ill B
.E.A
.R. E
very
day!
B
e po
sitiv
e E
xcee
d E
xpec
tatio
ns
Acc
ept R
espo
nsib
ility
R
espe
ct O
ther
s
RE
S T
iger
PR
IDE
Pers
ever
ance
Res
pect
Inte
grity
Se
lf- D
isci
plin
e
Em
path
y
RvE
S: S
PAR
K a
Spi
rit o
f Ser
vice
Serv
ice
Pr
ide
A
ttitu
de
R
espe
ct
K
indn
ess
CO
MPU
TER
/ TE
CH
NO
LOG
Y / I
NTE
RN
ET IN
STR
UC
TIO
N
Th
e co
mpu
ter i
nstru
ctor
’s jo
b is
to p
ut te
chno
logy
in th
e ha
nds
of th
e st
uden
t! Th
e co
mpu
ter l
ab p
rovi
des
ever
y ch
ild w
ith th
e op
portu
nity
to w
ork
on a
des
ktop
or l
apto
p co
mpu
ter.
The
mob
ile c
arts
are
use
d bo
th in
the
com
pute
r lab
and
in th
e cl
assr
oom
s. I
n ad
ditio
n to
thes
e de
vice
s, s
tude
nts
will
be a
ssig
ned
a m
obile
dev
ice
(iPad
) tha
t will
be u
sed
as a
n in
stru
ctio
nal
tool
to p
rovi
de s
tude
nts
with
a s
olid
foun
datio
n of
the
com
pute
r/tec
hnol
ogy
skills
nee
ded
for f
utur
e le
arni
ng.
Tech
nolo
gy is
an
inte
gral
com
pone
nt o
f the
lear
ning
env
ironm
ent.
Stu
dent
s w
ill ut
ilize
and
be fu
lly e
ngag
ed w
ith te
chno
logy
vi
a pe
rson
al IP
ADS,
lapt
ops,
and
/or d
eskt
ops.
The
use
of t
echn
olog
y re
info
rces
the
grad
e le
vel c
urric
ulum
, pro
vide
s "h
ands
-on
" lea
rnin
g ex
perie
nces
, eng
ages
stu
dent
s in
the
crea
tion
of a
uthe
ntic
wor
k, p
rovi
des
for r
esea
rch,
and
allo
ws
for i
nter
actio
n of
mul
timed
ia le
sson
s.
Inte
rnet
use
is a
llow
ed w
ith c
lose
teac
her s
uper
visi
on. I
n ad
ditio
n, th
e D
awso
n C
ount
y Sc
hool
sys
tem
has
a “b
lock
” to
keep
In
tern
et u
se s
tude
nt fr
iend
ly.
Stud
ents
use
the
Inte
rnet
to c
ompl
ete
rese
arch
, web
que
sts,
and
var
ious
act
iviti
es, w
hich
co
mpl
emen
t the
cla
ssro
om c
urric
ulum
. Pa
rent
s w
ho d
o no
t wis
h fo
r the
ir ch
ild to
use
the
Inte
rnet
MU
ST re
ques
t and
com
plet
e th
e In
tern
et R
estri
ctio
n R
eque
st F
orm
fro
m th
e pr
inci
pal.
Onc
e co
mpl
eted
, the
form
will
be k
ept o
n fil
e at
the
scho
ol a
nd a
ltern
ate
assi
gnm
ents
will
be p
rovi
ded
whe
neve
r Int
erne
t use
is a
n in
tegr
al p
art o
f the
uni
t. A
lthou
gh a
n al
tern
ate
assi
gnm
ent w
ill be
giv
en, t
he a
ssig
nmen
t can
not
appr
oxim
ate
the
actu
al u
se o
f the
Inte
rnet
. St
uden
ts w
ho la
ck In
tern
et s
kills
will
be a
t a c
ompe
titiv
e di
sadv
anta
ge w
hen
ente
ring
man
y pr
ofes
sion
s in
the
futu
re.
The
scho
ol w
ebsi
te is
ww
w.d
awso
ncou
ntys
choo
ls.o
rg.
On
our w
ebsi
te, w
e in
clud
e im
porta
nt s
choo
l inf
orm
atio
n, c
alen
dar,
and
activ
ities
to s
how
wha
t our
stu
dent
s ar
e le
arni
ng a
t our
sch
ool.
If y
ou d
o no
t wan
t you
r chi
ld’s
wor
k or
pic
ture
on
the
web
site
or i
n th
e ne
wsp
aper
, you
MU
ST re
ques
t and
com
plet
e th
e W
ebsi
te F
orm
from
you
r chi
ld’s
teac
her.
Hel
ping
stu
dent
s to
ach
ieve
thei
r bes
t is
our g
oal,
and
tool
s lik
e th
ese
allo
w e
very
one
to s
ucce
ed!
MED
IA C
ENTE
R IN
FOR
MA
TIO
N
INTR
OD
UC
TIO
N
The
med
ia c
ente
r at o
ur s
choo
l is
an im
porta
nt p
art o
f our
sch
ool’s
edu
catio
nal p
rogr
am, p
rovi
ding
sta
ff an
d st
uden
ts w
ith
mat
eria
ls fo
r res
earc
h, p
leas
ure
read
ing,
and
pro
duct
ion
need
s. A
med
ia a
dvis
ory
com
mitt
ee c
ompr
ised
of f
acul
ty a
nd p
aren
t re
pres
enta
tives
wor
ks w
ith th
e m
edia
spe
cial
ist t
o en
sure
that
the
need
s an
d pr
iorit
ies
of th
e sc
hool
’s in
stru
ctio
nal p
rogr
am a
re
refle
cted
in th
e se
rvic
es, p
olic
ies,
and
pro
cedu
res
of th
e m
edia
pro
gram
. H
OU
RS
AN
D P
RO
CED
UR
ES F
OR
USE
Th
e m
edia
cen
ter i
s op
en e
very
sch
ool d
ay fr
om 7
:30A
.M. t
o 3:
15P.
M.
Stud
ents
may
use
the
cent
er b
efor
e, a
fter,
and
durin
g th
e sc
hool
day
, but
mus
t pre
sent
a h
all p
ass.
Und
er th
e di
rect
ion
of a
teac
her,
an e
ntire
cla
ss m
ay v
isit.
Th
e m
edia
cen
ter i
s an
inte
gral
par
t of t
he s
choo
l’s e
duca
tiona
l pro
gram
. Th
e cl
assr
oom
teac
her a
nd th
e m
edia
spe
cial
ist
wor
k to
geth
er to
ens
ure
that
reso
urce
s ar
e av
aila
ble
to s
uppo
rt th
e te
ache
r’s in
stru
ctio
nal o
bjec
tives
.
St
uden
ts u
se id
entif
icat
ion
card
s to
che
ck o
ut b
ooks
inde
pend
ently
. O
nlin
e co
mpu
ter c
atal
ogs
assi
st s
tude
nts
in lo
catin
g in
form
atio
n on
boo
ks.
Com
pute
rs a
llow
stu
dent
s to
wor
k in
depe
nden
tly in
rese
arch
or o
ther
edu
catio
nal a
ctiv
ities
in th
e m
edia
ce
nter
. O
ur s
choo
l is
conn
ecte
d to
the
Wor
ld W
ide
Web
. St
uden
ts m
ay d
o re
sear
ch o
nlin
e or
writ
e em
ails
with
teac
her
supe
rvis
ion
and
pare
nt p
erm
issi
on.
Vide
o ca
mer
as a
re o
ften
used
to ta
pe s
tude
nt a
ctiv
ities
and
pro
duct
ions
.
O
ther
reso
urce
s ar
e av
aila
ble
for t
he s
taff:
iPa
ds, m
ultim
edia
pro
ject
ors
and
scre
ens,
sof
twar
e, d
igita
l cam
eras
and
dig
ital
vide
o ca
mer
as, a
lam
inat
or, l
ette
r cut
ter a
nd b
inde
r mac
hine
s, a
nd c
opy
mac
hine
s. (S
MAR
T BO
ARD
S)
CIR
CU
LATI
ON
M
ost o
f the
prin
t boo
ks lo
cate
d in
the
mai
n lib
rary
room
are
ava
ilabl
e fo
r stu
dent
che
ck o
ut.
Ref
eren
ce m
ater
ials
are
for u
se in
th
e m
edia
cen
ter o
r can
bec
ome
acce
ssib
le to
stu
dent
s th
roug
h te
ache
r che
ck o
ut.
Stud
ents
are
lim
ited
to c
heck
ing
out o
ne
book
at a
tim
e; h
owev
er, p
erm
issi
on is
som
etim
es g
rant
ed fo
r spe
cial
sch
ool p
roje
cts
requ
iring
mor
e th
an o
ne o
r tw
o bo
oks.
Bo
oks
are
to b
e re
turn
ed o
r ren
ewed
wee
kly,
and
stu
dent
s ar
e re
spon
sibl
e fo
r all
book
s th
ey c
heck
out
. Pr
ompt
atte
ntio
n to
late
boo
ks is
requ
este
d. F
unds
col
lect
ed in
pay
men
t for
a lo
st b
ook
will
be
refu
nded
if th
e bo
ok is
late
r fou
nd.
Fine
s m
ay b
e ch
arge
d fo
r dam
aged
boo
ks.
No
late
fees
are
cha
rged
.
Pare
nt R
esou
rce
Roo
m
A Pa
rent
Res
ourc
e R
oom
has
bee
n cr
eate
d fo
r par
ents
’ use
at e
very
ele
men
tary
sch
ool w
ith in
form
ativ
e an
d ed
ucat
iona
l pa
rent
mat
eria
ls.
You
are
enco
urag
ed to
che
ck o
ut th
is h
elpf
ul re
sour
ce.
EQ
UA
L R
IGH
TS L
AW
Fe
dera
l law
pro
hibi
ts d
iscr
imin
atio
n on
the
basi
s of
race
, col
or, o
f nat
iona
l orig
in (T
itle
VI o
f the
Civ
il R
ight
s A
ct o
f 196
4); s
ex
(Titl
e IX
of t
he E
duca
tion
Am
endm
ents
of 1
992
and
the
Car
l Per
kins
Voc
atio
nal a
nd A
pplie
d Te
chno
logy
Edu
catio
n A
ct o
f 19
90);
of d
isab
ility
(Sec
tion
504
of th
e R
ehab
ilita
tion
Act
of 1
990)
in e
duca
tiona
l pro
gram
s or
act
iviti
es re
ceiv
ing
fede
ral
finan
cial
ass
ista
nce.
Em
ploy
ees,
stu
dent
s, a
nd th
e ge
nera
l pub
lic a
re h
ereb
y no
tifie
d th
at th
e D
awso
n C
ount
y B
oard
of
Edu
catio
n do
es n
ot d
iscr
imin
ate
in a
ny e
duca
tiona
l pro
gram
s or
act
iviti
es o
r in
empl
oym
ent p
olic
ies.
The
follo
win
g in
divi
dual
s ha
ve b
een
desi
gnat
ed a
s th
e em
ploy
ees
resp
onsi
ble
for c
oord
inat
ing
the
scho
ol s
yste
m’s
effo
rt to
impl
emen
t thi
s no
n-di
scrim
inat
ory
polic
y:
Title
I an
d Ti
tle IV
– J
anic
e D
arne
ll, D
irect
or o
f Sta
te a
nd F
eder
al P
rogr
ams
Title
IX –
Lis
a P
erry
, Chi
ef o
f Hum
an R
esou
rces
P
erki
ns A
ct –
Sta
cy M
artin
, DC
HS
Ass
ista
nt P
rinci
pal/C
TAE
Dire
ctor
S
ectio
n 50
4 an
d A
DA
and
Titl
e V
I - J
anic
e D
arne
ll, D
irect
or o
f Spe
cial
Pro
gram
s In
quiri
es c
once
rnin
g th
e ap
plic
atio
n of
the
Per
kins
Act
, Titl
e I,
Title
IV, T
itle
VI,
Title
IX, o
r Sec
tion
504
and
AD
A to
the
polic
ies
and
prac
tices
of t
he D
awso
n C
ount
y B
oard
of E
duca
tion
may
be
addr
esse
d to
the
pers
ons
liste
d ab
ove
at th
e D
awso
n C
ount
y B
oard
of E
duca
tion,
P. O
. Box
208
, 517
Alle
n S
treet
, Daw
sonv
ille,
Geo
rgia
305
34; o
r to
the
Dire
ctor
, Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n,
Offi
ce fo
r Civ
il R
ight
s, P
.O. B
ox 2
048,
Atla
nta,
Geo
rgia
303
01; o
r to
the
Dire
ctor
, Offi
ce fo
r Civ
il R
ight
s, E
duca
tion
Dep
artm
ent,
Was
hing
ton,
D. C
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201
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OTI
CE
OF
GEO
RG
IA C
OM
PUSL
OR
Y A
TTEN
DA
NC
E EX
PEC
TATI
ON
S O
.C.G
.A. §
20-2
-690
.1 re
quire
s an
y pe
rson
in th
is S
tate
who
has
con
trol o
r cha
rge
of a
chi
ld b
etw
een
the
ages
on
six
and
sixt
een
to e
nrol
l and
se
nd th
at c
hild
to s
choo
l, in
clud
ing
publ
ic, p
rivat
e, a
nd h
ome
scho
olin
g. I
n a
pare
nt, g
uard
ian
or o
ther
per
son
who
has
con
trol o
r cha
rge
of th
e ch
ild c
ause
s th
e ch
ild’s
abs
ence
, the
n th
at p
erso
n, a
nd n
ot th
e ch
ild, i
s in
vio
latio
n of
this
sta
tute
. S
uch
a vi
olat
ion
is a
mis
dem
eano
r and
ca
rrie
s a
pena
lty o
f up
to $
100
fine
and
30 d
ays
in ja
il fo
r eac
h vi
olat
ion.
The
law
spe
cifie
s th
at e
ach
day’
s ab
senc
e co
nstit
utes
a s
epar
ate
offe
nse.
Vio
lato
rs w
ill b
e pr
osec
uted
.
For p
urpo
ses
of th
is n
otic
e, th
e te
rm “p
aren
t” in
clud
es a
ny a
dult
who
has
cha
rge
and
cont
rol o
ver t
he c
hild
, inc
ludi
ng a
bio
logi
cal,
adop
tive,
fo
ster
, or s
tepp
aren
t, a
guar
dian
or a
ny o
ther
per
son
who
has
prim
ary
resp
onsi
bilit
y fo
r the
chi
ld’s
wel
fare
. In
this
rega
rd, t
wo
pare
nts
resi
ding
in
the
sam
e ho
useh
old
with
the
child
are
equ
ally
resp
onsi
ble
for t
he c
hild
’s a
ttend
ance
at s
choo
l. O
lder
chi
ldre
n sh
are
the
resp
onsi
bilit
y fo
r the
ir sc
hool
atte
ndan
ce w
ith s
uper
visi
ng a
dults
and
are
sub
ject
to a
djud
icat
ion
in D
awso
n C
ount
y Ju
veni
le C
ourt
as a
n un
ruly
chi
ld fo
r vio
latio
n of
this
sta
tute
. A
com
plai
nt w
ill b
e fil
ed in
the
Juve
nile
Cou
rt of
Daw
son
Cou
nty
agai
nst a
chi
ld
age
ten
(10)
to fi
fteen
(15)
who
is h
abitu
ally
and
with
out j
ustif
icat
ion
truan
t fro
m s
choo
l. F
or th
e pu
rpos
es o
f det
erm
inin
g th
e pu
rsui
t of c
ourt
com
plai
nts,
trua
ncy
is d
efin
ed a
s te
n (1
0) o
r mor
e da
ys o
f une
xcus
ed a
bsen
ce fr
om s
choo
l. P
leas
e no
te th
at p
aren
ts m
ay th
emse
lves
cho
ose
to fi
le tr
uanc
y co
mpl
aint
s pr
ior t
o an
y co
mpl
aint
mad
e by
the
scho
ol s
yste
m.
If a
stud
ent i
s si
xtee
n (1
6) o
r old
er, a
ny c
ompl
aint
s re
gard
ing
truan
cy m
ust b
e fil
ed b
y th
e pa
rent
s.
A c
hild
may
be
plac
ed o
n pr
obat
ion
for t
ruan
cy b
y th
e Ju
veni
le C
ourt
Judg
e up
on a
dmis
sion
or d
eter
min
atio
n of
gui
lt (a
djud
icat
ion)
to a
tru
ancy
cha
rge.
Thi
s P
roba
tion
may
last
for u
p to
two
(2) y
ears
and
may
incl
ude
spec
ific
cond
ition
s, in
clud
ing,
but
not
lim
ited
to, a
cur
few
, co
mm
unity
ser
vice
, par
ticip
atio
n in
an
truan
cy re
duct
ion
prog
ram
or c
ouns
elin
g, a
nd/o
r mon
etar
y fin
es.
This
Dis
trict
Atto
rney
and
/or t
he
Dep
artm
ent o
f Juv
enile
Jus
tice
may
als
o re
ques
t a p
rote
ctiv
e or
der t
o en
sure
that
the
pare
nt(s
) act
ivel
y as
sist
in th
e ch
ild’s
com
plia
nce
with
co
nditi
ons
of p
roba
tion,
incl
udin
g at
tend
ance
in s
choo
l. F
urth
er u
nexc
used
abs
ence
s fro
m s
choo
l by
the
yout
h m
ay re
sult
in im
med
iate
sa
nctio
n by
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Juv
enile
Jus
tice,
incl
udin
g a
poss
ible
vio
latio
n of
pro
batio
n, w
hich
may
resu
lt in
mor
e se
ver p
enal
ties,
up
to a
nd
incl
udin
g de
tent
ion.
If
you
have
any
que
stio
ns re
gard
ing
the
info
rmat
ion
incl
uded
in th
is d
ocum
ent,
plea
se c
onta
ct th
e P
rinci
pal o
f you
r chi
ld’s
sch
ool o
r the
Sch
ool
Soc
ial W
orke
r, w
ho w
ill b
e gl
ad to
add
ress
any
que
stio
ns y
ou m
ay h
ave.
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son
Coun
ty S
choo
ls
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ain
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et
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sonv
ille
, GA
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AX
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6) 2
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ntys
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Dam
on G
ibbs
Superintendent
A
ugus
t 201
7 D
ear P
aren
ts/G
uard
ians
: Th
e D
awso
n Co
unty
Sch
ool S
yste
m fo
llow
s the
stat
e-m
anda
ted
gifte
d ru
le (1
60-4
-2-.3
8) in
pro
vidi
ng se
rvic
es
to th
ose
stude
nts w
ho a
re id
entif
ied
as g
ifted
. St
ate
guid
elin
es re
quire
that
par
ents/
guar
dian
s of a
ll pu
blic
sc
hool
stud
ents
bein
g co
nsid
ered
to re
ceiv
e gi
fted
educ
atio
n se
rvic
es b
e in
form
ed o
f the
refe
rral p
roce
dure
s and
el
igib
ility
crit
eria
, the
not
ice
of in
itial
con
sider
atio
n fo
r gift
ed e
duca
tion
serv
ices
, eva
luat
ion
guid
elin
es, t
ypes
of
serv
ices
pro
vide
d an
d in
struc
tiona
l met
hods
, con
tinua
tion
crite
ria, p
roba
tiona
ry st
atus
, and
term
inat
ion
of
serv
ices
. Th
e D
awso
n Co
unty
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n re
cogn
izes
the
need
to p
rovi
de g
ifted
edu
catio
n se
rvic
es fo
r stu
dent
s w
ho h
ave
the
pote
ntia
l for
exc
eptio
nal a
cade
mic
ach
ieve
men
t in
grad
es K
-12.
A g
ifted
stud
ent m
eets
the
elig
ibili
ty c
riter
ia a
s ide
ntifi
ed in
rule
160
-4-2
-.38
and
as d
efin
ed in
the
GaD
OE
Reso
urce
Man
ual f
or G
ifted
Ed
ucat
ion
Serv
ices
. Te
ache
rs, c
ouns
elor
s, ad
min
istra
tors
, par
ents
or g
uard
ians
, pee
rs, s
elf,
or o
ther
indi
vidu
als w
ith k
now
ledg
e of
th
e stu
dent
’s a
bilit
ies m
ay re
fer a
stud
ent f
or c
onsid
erat
ion
for g
ifted
edu
catio
nal s
ervi
ces.
Th
e G
eorg
ia B
oard
of E
duca
tion
has s
et tw
o sta
ndar
ds o
f elig
ibili
ty:
− A
stud
ent m
ay q
ualif
y by
mee
ting
a m
enta
l abi
lity
com
posit
e sc
ore
plus
an
achi
evem
ent t
est r
equi
rem
ent,
or
− A
stud
ent m
ay q
ualif
y by
mee
ting
3 of
the
4 cr
iteria
: m
enta
l abi
lity,
ach
ieve
men
t, cr
eativ
ity, a
nd m
otiv
atio
n.
Any
stud
ent w
ho h
as m
et th
e sta
te e
ligib
ility
crit
eria
for g
ifted
edu
catio
n se
rvic
es in
ano
ther
Geo
rgia
pub
lic
scho
ol sy
stem
shal
l be
cons
ider
ed e
ligib
le to
rece
ive
gifte
d ed
ucat
ion
serv
ices
by
the
Daw
son
Coun
ty S
choo
l Sy
stem
upo
n th
e sy
stem
’s re
ceip
t of a
n el
igib
ility
repo
rt. A
stud
ent t
rans
ferri
ng fr
om a
Geo
rgia
pub
lic sc
hool
sy
stem
to a
Daw
son
Coun
ty S
choo
l mus
t mee
t the
crit
eria
for c
ontin
uatio
n of
gift
ed se
rvic
es e
stabl
ished
by
the
Daw
son
Coun
ty B
oard
of E
duca
tion.
Daw
son
Coun
ty S
choo
ls sh
all n
ot re
cogn
ize
gifte
d el
igib
ility
esta
blish
ed
in a
noth
er st
ate.
W
ritte
n co
nsen
t for
testi
ng sh
all b
e ob
tain
ed fr
om p
aren
ts or
gua
rdia
ns o
f stu
dent
s bei
ng c
onsid
ered
for g
ifted
ed
ucat
ion
serv
ices
. Pa
rent
s or g
uard
ians
also
mus
t pro
vide
writ
ten
cons
ent b
efor
e stu
dent
s det
erm
ined
to b
e el
igib
le fo
r gift
ed e
duca
tion
serv
ices
can
rece
ive
thes
e se
rvic
es.
Pare
nts o
f gift
ed e
ligib
le st
uden
ts w
ill b
e no
tifie
d in
writ
ing
of th
e ty
pes o
f ser
vice
s tha
t will
be
prov
ided
, the
aca
dem
ic st
anda
rds t
o be
met
, how
stud
ents
will
be
eval
uate
d, a
nd p
rogr
am c
ontin
uatio
n cr
iteria
ann
ually
. A
dditi
onal
ly, p
aren
ts w
ill b
e no
tifie
d if
thei
r gi
fted
child
beg
ins t
o ha
ve d
iffic
ultie
s tha
t cou
ld re
sult
in a
pro
batio
nary
per
iod
or p
ossib
ly te
rmin
atio
n of
se
rvic
es.
At a
ny p
oint
in th
is pr
oces
s, pa
rent
s or g
uard
ians
may
sche
dule
a c
onfe
renc
e to
disc
uss e
ligib
ility
re
quire
men
ts an
d se
rvic
e op
tions
. Fo
r add
ition
al in
form
atio
n, p
leas
e ca
ll yo
ur c
hild
’s sc
hool
or D
r. Ja
nice
Dar
nell,
the
syste
m’s
Dire
ctor
of
Stud
ent S
uppo
rt, a
t (70
6) 2
65-3
246,
ext
ensio
n 10
14 o
r em
ail a
t jda
rnel
l@da
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n.k1
2.ga
.us.
Boa
rd M
embe
rs:
Dor
is C
ook,
Cha
irm
an
Kar
en A
rmst
rong
, Vic
e-‐‑C
hair
man
R
oger
Sla
ton
Will
iam
Wad
e El
aine
Wil
son
Boar
d M
embe
rs:
Dor
is C
ook,
Cha
irm
an
Kar
en A
rmst
rong
, Vic
e-‐‑C
hair
man
R
oger
Sla
ton
Will
iam
Wad
e El
aine
Wils
on
Daw
son
Coun
ty S
choo
ls
28 M
ain
Stre
et
Daw
sonv
ille
, GA
305
34
(706
) 265
-324
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AX
(70
6) 2
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w.d
awso
ncou
ntys
choo
ls.o
rg
Dr.
Dam
on G
ibbs
Superintendent
A
gost
o 20
17
Esim
ados
Pad
res/T
utor
ies:
El
sist
ema
esco
lar d
el c
onda
do d
e D
awso
n si
gue
la re
gla
dota
dos d
e m
anda
to e
stat
al (1
60-4
-2-.3
8) e
n la
pre
staci
ón d
e se
rvic
ios a
los e
stud
iant
es q
ue so
n id
entif
icad
os c
omo
dota
dos.
dire
ctric
es e
stat
ales
requ
iere
n qu
e lo
s pad
res /
tuto
res d
e to
dos l
os e
studi
ante
s de
las e
scue
las p
úblic
as q
ue e
stán
siend
o co
nsid
erad
os p
ara
reci
bir s
ervi
cios
de
educ
ació
n do
tado
s se
r inf
orm
ados
de
los p
roce
dim
ient
os d
e re
com
enda
ción
y lo
s crit
erio
s de
eleg
ibili
dad,
el a
nunc
io d
e la
con
side
raci
ón
inic
ial p
ara
serv
icio
s de
educ
ació
n pa
ra n
iños
dot
ados
, pau
tas d
e ev
alua
ción
, tip
os d
e se
rvic
ios p
resta
dos y
de
instr
ucci
ón
mét
odos
, crit
erio
s de
cont
inua
ción
, el e
stad
o de
pru
eba,
y la
elim
inac
ión
de lo
s ser
vici
os.
La Ju
nta
de E
duca
ción
del
con
dado
de
Daw
son
reco
noce
la n
eces
idad
de
prop
orci
onar
serv
icio
s de
educ
ació
n do
tado
s pa
ra e
stud
iant
es q
ue ti
enen
el p
oten
cial
de
exce
pcio
nal r
endi
mie
nto
acad
émic
o en
los g
rado
s K-1
2. U
n es
tudi
ante
dot
ado
es a
quel
que
cum
ple
con
los c
riter
ios d
e el
egib
ilida
d co
mo
se id
entif
ica
en e
l artí
culo
160
-4-2
-.38
y co
mo
se d
efin
e en
el
Man
ual d
e R
ecur
sos G
aDO
E pa
ra se
rvic
ios d
e ed
ucac
ión
para
supe
rdot
ados
. Lo
s mae
stro
s, co
nsej
eros
, adm
inis
trado
res,
padr
es o
tuto
res,
amig
os, u
no m
ism
o u
otra
s per
sona
s con
con
ocim
ient
o de
las
habi
lidad
es d
el e
stud
iant
e pu
eden
refe
rir a
un
estu
dian
te e
n co
nsid
erac
ión
de se
rvic
ios e
duca
tivos
dot
ados
. La
Junt
a de
Edu
caci
ón d
e G
eorg
ia h
a es
tabl
ecid
o do
s est
ánda
res d
e el
egib
ilida
d:
− U
n es
tudi
ante
pue
de c
alifi
car p
or te
ner u
na a
lta p
untu
ació
n ge
nera
l en
el á
rea
de la
cap
acid
ad m
enta
l y ta
mbi
én u
na
punt
uaci
ón a
lta e
n un
com
pone
nte
de u
na p
rueb
a de
rend
imie
nto,
o
− U
n es
tudi
ante
pue
de c
alifi
car s
i 3 d
e lo
s 4 c
riter
ios s
e cu
mpl
en: l
a ca
paci
dad
men
tal,
el re
ndim
ient
o, la
cre
ativ
idad
y la
m
otiv
ació
n.
Cua
lqui
er e
stud
iant
e qu
e ha
cum
plid
o co
n lo
s crit
erio
s de
eleg
ibili
dad
para
dot
ados
en
otro
s sis
tem
as d
e es
cuel
as p
úblic
as
de G
eorg
ia se
rá e
legi
ble
para
reci
bir s
ervi
cios
por
par
te d
el si
stem
a es
cola
r del
con
dado
de
Daw
son
tras l
a re
cepc
ión
de u
n in
form
e de
ele
gibi
lidad
. U
n es
tudi
ante
que
tran
sfie
re d
e un
siste
ma
de e
scue
las p
úblic
as d
e G
eorg
ia a
una
esc
uela
del
co
ndad
o de
Daw
son
debe
cum
plir
con
los c
riter
ios p
ara
la c
ontin
uaci
ón d
e lo
s ser
vici
os d
otad
os e
stabl
ecid
os p
or la
Junt
a de
Edu
caci
ón d
el c
onda
do d
e D
awso
n. E
scue
las d
el C
onda
do d
e D
awso
n no
reco
noce
rá la
ele
gibi
lidad
par
a lo
s ser
vici
os
dota
dos e
stab
leci
dos e
n ot
ro e
stad
o.
El c
onse
ntim
ient
o es
crito
deb
e se
r obt
enid
o de
los p
adre
s o tu
tore
s de
los e
stud
iant
es e
stán
con
side
rand
o pa
ra la
ed
ucac
ión
de d
otad
os a
ntes
de
la p
rueb
a. L
os p
adre
s o tu
tore
s tam
bién
deb
en d
ar su
con
sent
imie
nto
por e
scrit
o an
tes d
e qu
e lo
s est
udia
ntes
que
est
án d
ecid
idos
a se
r ele
gibl
e pa
ra se
rvic
ios d
e ed
ucac
ión
dota
dos p
uede
n re
cibi
r est
os se
rvic
ios.
Lo
s pad
res d
e lo
s est
udia
ntes
ele
gibl
es d
otad
os se
rán
notif
icad
os p
or e
scrit
o de
los t
ipos
de
serv
icio
s que
será
n pr
opor
cion
ados
, los
est
ánda
res a
cadé
mic
os q
ue d
eben
cum
plirs
e, c
ómo
se e
valu
arán
los e
stud
iant
es, y
los c
riter
ios d
e co
ntin
uaci
ón d
el p
rogr
ama
anua
lmen
te.
Ade
más
, los
pad
res s
erán
not
ifica
dos s
i su
niño
dot
ado
com
ienz
a a
tene
r di
ficul
tade
s que
pod
rían
dar l
ugar
a u
n pe
ríodo
de
prue
ba o
, pos
ible
men
te, l
a te
rmin
ació
n de
los s
ervi
cios
. En
cua
lqui
er
mom
ento
de
este
pro
ceso
, los
pad
res o
tuto
res p
uede
n pr
ogra
mar
una
con
fere
ncia
par
a di
scut
ir lo
s req
uisi
tos d
e el
egib
ilida
d y
opci
ones
de
serv
icio
. Pa
ra o
bten
er in
form
ació
n ad
icio
nal,
por f
avor
llam
e a
la e
scue
la d
onde
su h
ijo e
stá in
scrit
o o
la d
octo
ra Ja
nice
Dar
nell,
el
Dire
ctor
de
Apo
yo p
ara
Estu
dian
tes.
Ella
pue
de se
r alc
anza
do e
n (7
06) 2
65 a
324
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xten
sión
1014
o a
l cor
reo
elec
tróni
co jd
arne
ll@da
wso
n.k1
2.ga
.us.
Hig
h Sc
hool
Stu
dent
s - T
he p
roce
dure
for h
igh
scho
ol s
tude
nts
with
out a
dequ
ate
fund
s to
pur
chas
e sc
hool
mea
ls a
llow
s th
em
to c
harg
e $1
0.00
. If
a st
uden
t has
cha
rged
$10
.00
and
does
not
hav
e an
y m
oney
, par
ents
will
be
notif
ied
to b
ring
mon
ey
to th
e sc
hool
or p
ay im
med
iate
ly o
n-lin
e at
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lBuc
ks.c
om.
Stud
ents
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ow
e fo
r ch
arge
s ar
e no
t al
low
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o pu
rcha
se s
uppl
emen
tal s
ale
item
s.
Supp
lem
enta
l sal
e ite
ms
cann
ot b
e ch
arge
d.
The
sign
ed p
aren
tal p
erm
issi
on fo
rm m
ust b
e on
file
if a
stu
dent
is n
ot a
llow
ed to
pur
chas
e su
pple
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tal s
ale
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m th
eir a
ccou
nt.
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reve
nt y
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m a
ccru
ing
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ase
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ide
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or y
our
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ent’s
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ach
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or p
repa
y fo
r m
eals
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ce.
To a
ssis
t par
ents
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dent
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ount
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ance
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ice
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harg
ed)
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end
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or
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ks d
irect
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ol.
Cre
ate
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or e
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ghly
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omm
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emin
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hen
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harg
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ust b
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eare
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ol N
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ake
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dent
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d pa
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eekl
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ho
me
via
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ents
, ver
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emin
ders
to
stud
ents
, tel
epho
ne c
alls
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/or
emai
ls.
Pare
nts
are
resp
onsi
ble
to e
nsur
e th
at c
hild
ren
have
an
adeq
uate
lunc
h fr
om h
ome
or s
uffic
ient
fund
s to
pur
chas
e sc
hool
mea
ls.
Adul
t mea
l cha
rges
mus
t be
paid
mon
thly
. Pa
rent
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n ge
t stu
dent
mea
l his
tory
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ount
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rmat
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HEC
KS
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e ev
ent t
he c
afet
eria
rec
eive
s a
retu
rned
che
ck d
ue to
Non
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ficie
nt F
unds
(N
SF)
or a
clo
sed
chec
king
acc
ount
, a $
30
proc
essi
ng fe
e w
ill be
levi
ed to
cov
er c
osts
for t
he re
turn
ed c
heck
.
This
inst
itutio
n is
an
equa
l opp
ortu
nity
pro
vide
r.
SCH
OO
L N
UTR
ITIO
N P
RO
GR
AM
FO
R 2
017-
2018
We
wel
com
e yo
ur c
hild
to th
e Sc
hool
Nut
ritio
n Pr
ogra
m in
the
Daw
son
Cou
nty
Scho
ol S
yste
m.
The
food
ser
vice
pro
gram
is a
se
lf-su
stai
ning
pro
gram
whi
ch o
pera
tes
from
mon
ies
rece
ived
thro
ugh
paym
ents
for
mea
ls a
nd r
eim
burs
emen
ts fr
om fe
dera
l an
d st
ate
prog
ram
s. M
eal c
hoic
es a
re o
ffere
d da
ily a
t eac
h sc
hool
. C
urre
nt m
onth
ly m
enus
are
pos
ted
at e
ach
scho
ol a
s w
ell
as th
e sc
hool
sys
tem
’s w
ebsi
te.
BR
EAK
FAST
PR
ICES
Fu
ll Pr
ice
$1.5
0 pe
r day
R
educ
ed P
rice
$0.3
0 pe
r day
Fr
ee
$0
.00
per d
ay
Ad
ult
$2
.00
per d
ay
LUN
CH
PR
ICES
Fu
ll Pr
ice
$2.3
5 pe
r day
for E
lem
enta
ry S
choo
ls
$2.6
5 pe
r day
for M
iddl
e/Ju
nior
Hig
h/H
igh
Scho
ols
R
educ
ed P
rice
$0.4
0 pe
r day
Fr
ee
$0
.00
per d
ay
Adul
t
$3.7
5 pe
r day
A
ll st
uden
ts w
ho q
ualif
y fo
r fre
e/re
duce
d lu
nch
auto
mat
ical
ly q
ualif
y fo
r fre
e/re
duce
d br
eakf
ast.
Pare
nts/
guar
dian
s ar
e en
cour
aged
to p
repa
y fo
r mea
ls e
ither
on
a w
eekl
y or
mon
thly
bas
is.
*Add
ition
al p
ricin
g fo
r a-la
-car
te it
ems
are
post
ed in
the
scho
ol c
afet
eria
s.
1.
Pa
ying
with
cas
h –
put y
our
paym
ent i
n a
seal
ed e
nvel
ope
on w
hich
you
’ve
writ
ten
your
chi
ld’s
nam
e, ID
num
ber,
and
teac
her’s
nam
e.
2.
Payi
ng b
y ch
eck
– w
rite
the
child
’s n
ame,
ID n
umbe
r, an
d te
ache
r’s n
ame
on th
e ch
eck.
3.
Pa
ying
for
mor
e th
an o
ne s
tude
nt a
t th
e sa
me
scho
ol –
ple
ase
writ
e ea
ch s
tude
nt’s
nam
e, e
ach
stud
ent’s
ID
nu
mbe
r and
thei
r tea
cher
’s n
ames
and
the
amou
nt o
f mon
ey y
ou a
re p
ayin
g fo
r eac
h ch
ild o
n th
e ch
eck
or e
nvel
ope.
4.
Pa
ying
with
deb
it or
cre
dit c
ard
on w
ww
.MyS
choo
lBuc
ks.c
om.
Ther
e is
a $
1.96
cha
rge
per t
rans
actio
n pe
r stu
dent
and
no
char
ge fo
r vie
win
g ac
coun
t inf
orm
atio
n.
5.
Plea
se c
heck
on
a re
gula
r ba
sis
to b
e su
re y
our
stud
ent
has
adeq
uate
mon
ey i
n hi
s/he
r sc
hool
mea
l ac
coun
t, es
peci
ally
if y
ou a
llow
you
r st
uden
t to
use
mon
ey fr
om th
eir
mea
l acc
ount
to b
uy e
xtra
s in
the
scho
ol c
afé.
If
your
ch
ild c
harg
es m
eals
up
to th
e ap
prov
ed li
mit,
par
ents
will
be a
sked
to b
ring
mon
ey to
the
scho
ol o
r im
med
iate
ly p
ay
on li
ne.
FA
MIL
Y A
PPLI
CA
TIO
NS
FOR
FR
EE A
ND
RED
UC
ED P
RIC
E M
EALS
If
you
belie
ve y
our
fam
ily/c
hild
qua
lifie
s fo
r th
e fre
e/re
duce
d pr
ice
mea
l be
nefit
s, c
ompl
ete
a fa
mily
fre
e/re
duce
d m
eal
appl
icat
ion.
PL
EASE
CO
MPL
ETE
ON
LY O
NE
APPL
ICAT
ION
FO
R Y
OU
R F
AMIL
Y TH
IS Y
EAR
. B
E SU
RE
TO L
IST
ALL
STU
DEN
TS E
NR
OLL
ED I
N D
AWSO
N C
OU
NTY
SC
HO
OLS
AS
WEL
L AS
ALL
OTH
ER F
AMIL
Y M
EMBE
RS
ON
TH
E SI
NG
LE F
AMIL
Y AP
PLIC
ATIO
N.
Fa
mily
app
licat
ions
for
free
and
redu
ced
mea
ls a
re a
vaila
ble
at e
ach
scho
ol o
ffice
or
cafe
teria
and
are
sen
t hom
e to
eve
ry
hous
ehol
d at
the
begi
nnin
g of
the
scho
ol y
ear.
A n
ew a
pplic
atio
n m
ust b
e co
mpl
eted
for
your
fam
ily e
ach
scho
ol y
ear.
Ev
en if
you
r st
uden
t(s)
wer
e de
term
ined
elig
ible
for
the
bene
fit la
st y
ear,
a ne
w a
pplic
atio
n m
ust b
e co
mpl
eted
for
this
yea
r.
Pare
nts/
guar
dian
s ar
e re
spon
sibl
e fo
r ch
arge
s in
curr
ed u
ntil
a cu
rren
t ap
prov
ed f
ree/
redu
ced
mea
l ap
plic
atio
n is
on
file
(app
licat
ions
take
10
wor
king
day
s fo
r app
rova
l).
M
EAL
CH
AR
GES
Fa
mily
app
licat
ions
for
fre
e an
d re
duce
d pr
ice
mea
ls a
re a
vaila
ble
at e
ach
scho
ol o
ffice
and
in
each
sch
ool
cafe
teria
. Pa
rent
s ar
e re
spon
sibl
e fo
r cha
rges
incu
rred
unt
il a
mea
l app
licat
ion
has
been
pro
cess
ed a
nd a
ppro
ved.
C
harg
ing
brea
kfas
t and
/or l
unch
is fo
r em
erge
ncie
s on
ly a
nd s
houl
d no
t be
cons
ider
ed a
s a
choi
ce o
n a
rout
ine
basi
s.
Mea
l Cha
rge
Proc
edur
e El
emen
tary
Sch
ool
Stud
ents
– T
he p
roce
dure
for
ele
men
tary
stu
dent
s w
ithou
t ad
equa
te f
unds
to
purc
hase
sch
ool
mea
ls
allo
ws
them
to c
harg
e $1
0.00
. If
a st
uden
t has
cha
rged
$10
.00
and
does
not
hav
e an
y m
oney
, par
ents
will
be
notif
ied
to
brin
g m
oney
to th
e sc
hool
or p
ay im
med
iate
ly o
n-lin
e at
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lBuc
ks.c
om.
Mid
dle
and
Juni
or H
igh
Scho
ol S
tude
nts
– Th
e pr
oced
ure
for
mid
dle
and
high
sch
ool s
tude
nts
with
out
adeq
uate
fun
ds t
o pu
rcha
se s
choo
l m
eals
allo
ws
them
to
char
ge $
10.0
0.
If a
stud
ent
has
char
ged
$10.
00 a
nd d
oes
not
have
any
mon
ey,
pare
nts
will
be
notif
ied
to b
ring
mon
ey to
the
scho
ol o
r pay
imm
edia
tely
on-
line
at M
ySch
oolB
ucks
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B.
Prio
r to
acce
ptin
g su
ch p
erm
issi
on, t
he sc
hool
prin
cipa
l or d
esig
nee
shal
l hol
d a
conf
eren
ce w
ith th
e st
uden
t an
d pa
rent
with
in tw
o da
ys o
f rec
eivi
ng n
o tic
e of
the
inte
nt o
f the
stud
ent t
o w
ithdr
aw fr
om sc
hool
. C
. Th
e pr
inci
pal o
r des
igne
e sh
all m
ake
a re
ason
able
atte
mpt
to m
eet w
ith th
e st
uden
t and
par
ent t
o sh
are
the
educ
atio
nal o
ptio
ns a
vaila
ble
and
the
cons
eque
nces
of n
ot h
avin
g ea
rned
a h
igh
scho
ol d
iplo
ma.
Po
licie
s an
d Pr
oced
ures
to R
educ
e U
nexc
used
Abs
ence
s: N
otifi
catio
n 1.
Th
e sc
hool
syst
em re
quire
s its
scho
ols t
o pr
ovid
e to
the
pare
nt, g
uard
ian,
or o
ther
per
son
havi
ng c
ontro
l or c
harg
e of
ea
ch st
uden
t enr
olle
d in
scho
ol a
writ
ten
sum
mar
y of
pos
sibl
e c o
nseq
uenc
es a
nd p
enal
ties f
or fa
iling
to c
ompl
y w
ith
com
puls
ory
atte
ndan
ce.
By
Sept
embe
r 1 o
f eac
h sc
hool
yea
r or w
ithin
30
scho
ol d
ays o
f a st
uden
t’s e
nrol
lmen
t in
the
scho
ol sy
stem
, the
par
ent,
guar
dian
, or o
ther
per
son
havi
ng c
ontro
l or c
harg
e of
such
stud
ent w
ill b
e as
ked
to
sign
a st
atem
ent i
ndic
atin
g re
ceip
t of s
uch
writ
ten
stat
emen
t of p
ossi
ble
cons
eque
nces
and
pen
altie
s. In
add
ition
, st
uden
ts a
ge te
n or
old
er b
y Se
ptem
ber 1
mus
t sig
n a
stat
emen
t ind
icat
ing
rece
ipt o
f writ
ten
stat
emen
t of p
ossi
ble
cons
eque
nces
for n
on-c
ompl
ianc
e to
the
loca
l boa
rd p
olic
y; a
nd
2.
The
scho
ol sy
stem
will
not
ify th
e pa
rent
, gua
rdia
n or
oth
er p
erso
n or
oth
er p
erso
n w
ho h
as c
ontro
l or c
harg
e of
the
stud
ent w
hen
such
stud
ent h
as fi
ve u
nexc
used
abs
ence
s. T
he n
otic
e w
ill o
utlin
e th
e pe
nalty
and
con
sequ
ence
s of
such
abs
ence
s and
that
eac
h su
bseq
uent
abs
ence
will
con
stitu
te a
sepa
rate
off
ense
. A
fter t
wo
reas
onab
le a
ttem
pts t
o no
tify
the
pare
nt, g
uard
ian
or o
ther
per
son
who
has
cha
rge
of th
e st
uden
t, th
e sc
hool
syst
em w
ill se
nd w
ritte
n no
tice
via
certi
fied
mai
l with
retu
rn re
ceip
t req
uest
ed.
3.
Stud
ents
shal
l be
notif
ied
thro
ugh
the
stud
ent c
odes
of c
ondu
ct o
f the
def
initi
on o
f tru
ancy
and
a su
mm
ary
of
poss
ible
con
sequ
ence
s and
pen
altie
s for
trua
ncy,
incl
udin
g po
ssib
le d
ispo
sitio
ns f o
r chi
ldre
n in
nee
d of
serv
ices
and
th
e po
ssib
le d
enia
l of a
driv
er’s
lice
nse.
Oth
er G
ener
al A
ttend
ance
and
Tar
dine
ss R
ules
1.
Th
e A
ttend
ance
Rev
iew
Com
mitt
ee sh
all a
utom
atic
ally
refe
r stu
dent
s und
er th
e ag
e of
sixt
een
(16)
with
ten
(10)
or
mor
e un
excu
sed
abse
nces
from
any
of t
heir
subj
ects
to th
e Sc
hool
Soc
ial W
orke
r.
2.
Shou
ld a
Hig
h Sc
hool
stud
ent a
ge e
ight
een
(18)
or b
elow
acc
umul
ate
A) t
en (1
0) o
r mor
e un
excu
sed
abse
nces
in a
ny
sem
este
r lon
g co
urse
or B
) fiv
e (5
) or m
ore
unex
cuse
d ab
senc
es in
any
9-w
eek
long
cou
rse,
that
stud
ent w
ill n
ot
rece
ive
cred
it fo
r the
sem
este
r. S
tude
nts w
ho a
re n
ot g
rant
ed c
redi
t for
a c
ours
e sh
all h
ave
an o
ppor
tuni
ty to
app
eal
thei
r circ
umst
ance
s to
the
Atte
ndan
ce R
evie
w C
omm
ittee
. 3.
Fo
r det
erm
inin
g ac
tion
to re
duce
trua
ncy
from
scho
ol, t
ardi
es a
nd e
arly
che
ckou
ts sh
all b
e co
nsid
ered
. A
t the
Hig
h Sc
hool
, atte
ndan
ce is
cou
nted
on
a su
bjec
t per
iod
basi
s and
app
lies p
er se
mes
ter.
Abs
ence
s acc
umul
ated
in th
is
man
ner s
hall
be c
onsi
dere
d in
det
erm
inin
g re
ferr
als t
o th
e A
ttend
ance
Sup
port
Team
and
Sch
ool S
ocia
l Wor
ker.
St
uden
ts w
ho h
ave
emer
genc
ies n
eces
sita
ting
thei
r abs
ence
from
scho
ol fo
r a p
ortio
n of
the
scho
ol d
ay m
ust h
ave
been
pre
sent
for o
ne-h
alf o
f the
inst
ruct
iona
l day
in o
rder
to b
e co
unte
d pr
esen
t.
Th
e su
perin
tend
ent i
s aut
horiz
ed to
pro
mul
gate
adm
inis
trativ
e re
gula
tions
to im
plem
ent t
he p
rovi
sion
s of t
his p
olic
y.
SEC
LUSI
ON
OR
RES
TRA
INT
OF
STU
DEN
TS –
Boa
rd P
olic
y JF
G(2
) Th
e B
oard
of E
duca
tion
shal
l req
uire
that
all
scho
ols a
nd p
rogr
ams w
ithin
the
dist
rict c
ompl
y w
ith th
e St
ate
Boa
rd o
f Ed
ucat
ion
Rul
e 16
0-5-
1-.3
5 co
ncer
ning
“se
clus
ion”
and
“re
stra
int”
, as t
hose
term
s are
def
ined
with
in th
e ru
le.
This
pol
icy
is n
ot in
tend
ed to
pre
vent
the
use
of p
hysi
cal r
estra
int i
n lim
ited
circ
umst
ance
s whe
re a
stud
ent e
xhib
its b
ehav
iors
th
at p
lace
the
stud
ent o
r oth
ers i
n im
min
ent d
ange
r and
the
stud
ent i
s not
resp
onsi
ve to
ver
bal d
irect
ives
or l
ess i
nten
sive
de-
esca
latio
n te
chni
ques
. Th
e B
oard
of E
duca
tion
reco
gniz
es th
at in
det
erm
inin
g w
hen
and
how
to im
plem
ent t
his p
olic
y an
d an
y pr
oced
ures
rela
ted
to it
, edu
cato
rs w
ill h
ave
to e
xerc
ise
thei
r pro
fess
iona
l jud
gmen
t and
dis
cret
ion.
The
refo
re, t
he p
olic
y is
not
to b
e co
nstru
ed a
s im
posi
ng m
inis
teria
l dut
ies o
n in
divi
dual
em
ploy
ees.
Fur
ther
, it i
s not
inte
nded
to in
terf
ere
with
the
dutie
s of l
aw e
nfor
cem
ent o
r em
erge
ncy
med
ical
per
sonn
el.
For s
choo
ls a
nd p
rogr
ams w
ithin
the
dist
rict t
hat u
se p
hysi
cal r
estra
int a
s def
ined
with
in th
e SB
OE
rule
, the
Sup
erin
tend
ent
or d
esig
nee
shal
l dev
elop
and
impl
emen
t writ
ten
proc
edur
es g
over
ning
its u
se, w
hich
shal
l inc
lude
the
follo
win
g pr
ovis
ions
: 1.
St
aff a
nd fa
culty
trai
ning
on
the
use
of p
hysi
cal r
estra
int;
2.
Writ
ten
pare
ntal
not
ifica
tion
with
in a
reas
onab
le ti
me,
not
to e
xcee
d on
e sc
hool
day
from
the
use
of re
stra
int,
whe
n ph
ysic
al re
stra
int i
s use
d to
r est
rain
a st
uden
t; 3.
Pr
oced
ures
for o
bser
ving
and
mon
itorin
g th
e us
e of
phy
sica
l res
train
t; 4.
D
ocum
enta
tion
by st
aff o
r fac
ulty
par
ticip
atin
g in
or s
uper
visi
ng th
e re
stra
int f
or e
ach
stud
ent i
n ea
ch in
stan
ce in
w
hich
the
stud
ent i
s res
train
ed;
5.
Perio
dic
revi
ew o
f the
use
of r
estra
int a
nd th
e do
cum
enta
tion
desc
ribed
in it
em 4
.
DAW
SON C
OUNT
Y SCH
OOLS
LOCA
L BOA
RD OF
EDUC
ATIO
N POL
ICIES
STU
DEN
T A
TTEN
DA
NC
E –
Boa
rd P
olic
y JB
In
resp
ondi
ng to
stud
ent a
ttend
ance
issu
es, t
he sc
hool
syst
em sh
all c
ompl
y w
ith a
ll re
quire
men
ts o
f sta
te la
w, S
tate
Boa
rd o
f Ed
ucat
ion
rule
, and
the
Stud
ent A
ttend
ance
Pro
toco
l tha
t has
bee
n de
velo
ped
by th
e co
unty
’s S
tude
nt A
ttend
ance
Pro
toco
l C
omm
ittee
. Ex
cuse
d A
bsen
ces
It is
the
polic
y of
the
Boa
rd to
exc
use
stud
ents
from
scho
ol fo
r the
follo
win
g re
ason
s:
1.
Pers
onal
illn
ess o
r atte
ndan
ce in
scho
ol th
at e
ndan
gers
a st
uden
t’s h
ealth
or t
he h
ealth
of o
ther
s. R
ecom
men
datio
ns
from
the
scho
ol n
urse
as t
o w
heth
er a
stud
ent’s
abs
ence
shou
ld b
e ex
cuse
d m
ay b
e co
nsid
ered
in c
ases
invo
lvin
g ill
ness
at s
choo
l or t
he d
etec
tion
of h
ead
lice.
2.
A
serio
us il
lnes
s or d
eath
in a
stud
ent’s
imm
edia
te fa
mily
nec
essi
tatin
g ab
senc
e fr
om sc
hool
. 3.
A
cou
rt or
der o
r an
orde
r by
a go
vern
men
tal a
genc
y, in
clud
ing
pre-
indu
ctio
n ph
ysic
al e
xam
inat
ions
for s
ervi
ce in
th
e ar
med
forc
es, m
anda
ting
abse
nce
from
scho
ol.
In su
ch c
ases
, it i
s exp
ecte
d th
at th
e st
uden
t will
pro
vide
a c
opy
of th
e or
der,
subp
oena
or n
ote
from
the
cour
t cle
rk.
4.
The
obse
rvan
ce o
f rel
igio
us h
olid
ays,
nece
ssita
ting
abse
nce
from
scho
ol
5.
Con
ditio
ns re
nder
ing
atte
ndan
ce im
poss
ible
or h
azar
dous
to st
uden
t hea
lth o
r saf
ety
6.
The
Boa
rd a
utho
rizes
hig
h sc
hool
adm
inis
trato
rs to
allo
w fo
r elig
ible
stud
ents
a p
erio
d no
t to
exce
ed o
ne d
ay fo
r re
gist
erin
g to
vot
e or
vot
ing
in a
pub
lic e
lect
ion.
7.
A
stud
ent w
hose
par
ent i
s in
mili
tary
serv
ice
in th
e ar
med
forc
es o
f the
Uni
ted
Stat
es o
r the
Nat
iona
l Gua
rd, a
nd
such
par
ent h
as b
een
calle
d to
dut
y fo
r or i
s on
leav
e fr
om o
vers
eas d
eplo
ymen
t to
a co
mba
t zon
e or
com
bat s
uppo
rt po
stin
g, sh
all b
e gr
ante
d ex
cuse
d ab
senc
es u
p to
a m
axim
um o
f fiv
e sc
hool
day
s per
scho
ol y
ear t
o vi
sit w
ith h
is o
r he
r par
ent p
rior t
o su
ch p
aren
t's d
eplo
ymen
t or d
urin
g su
ch p
aren
t's le
ave.
8.
St
uden
ts sh
all b
e co
unte
d pr
esen
t whe
n th
ey a
re se
rvin
g as
pag
es o
f the
Geo
rgia
Gen
eral
Ass
embl
y.
9.
Stud
ents
in fo
ster
car
e sh
all b
e co
unte
d pr
esen
t whe
n th
ey a
ttend
cou
rt pr
ocee
ding
s rel
ated
to th
eir f
oste
r car
e.
The
prin
cipa
l may
in c
erta
in c
ircum
stan
ces r
equi
re st
uden
ts to
pre
sent
app
ropr
iate
med
ical
or o
ther
doc
umen
tatio
n up
on
retu
rn to
scho
ol fo
r the
pur
pose
of v
alid
atin
g th
at a
bsen
ces a
re e
xcus
ed.
Out
of s
choo
l sus
pens
ions
are
con
side
red
to b
e un
excu
sed
abse
nces
, but
are
not
cou
nted
for t
he p
urpo
ses o
f det
erm
inin
g tru
ancy
. G
rade
s an
d A
bsen
ces
Fina
l cou
rse
grad
es o
f stu
dent
s sha
ll no
t be
pena
lized
bec
ause
of a
bsen
ces i
f the
y fo
llow
ing
cond
ition
s are
met
: 1.
A
bsen
ces a
re ju
stifi
ed a
nd v
alid
ated
for e
xcus
able
reas
ons.
2.
Mak
e up
wor
k fo
r exc
used
abs
ence
s was
com
plet
ed sa
tisfa
ctor
ily.
U
nifo
rm W
ithdr
awal
Crit
eria
Fo
r the
pur
pose
of a
ccur
atel
y m
easu
ring
the
acad
emic
per
form
ance
of s
tude
nts c
ontin
uous
ly e
nrol
led
in p
ublic
scho
ols,
the
Boa
rd a
dopt
s the
follo
win
g un
iform
crit
eria
for w
ithdr
awin
g st
uden
ts.
1.
App
ropr
iate
scho
ol p
erso
nnel
are
aut
horiz
ed to
with
draw
a st
uden
t who
: a.
H
as m
isse
d m
ore
than
10
cons
ecut
ive
days
of u
nexc
used
abs
ence
s;
b.
Is n
ot su
bjec
t to
com
puls
ory
scho
ol a
ttend
ance
; and
c.
Is
not
rece
ivin
g in
stru
ctio
nal s
ervi
ces t
hrou
gh h
omeb
ound
inst
ruct
ion
or in
stru
ctio
nal s
ervi
ces r
equi
red
by th
e fe
dera
l Ind
ivid
ual w
ith D
isab
ilitie
s Edu
catio
n A
ct (I
DEA
).
d.
The
Supe
rinte
nden
t or t
he su
perin
tend
ent’s
des
igne
e sh
all u
se h
is o
r her
bes
t eff
orts
to n
otify
the
pare
nt,
guar
dian
, or o
ther
per
son
who
has
cha
rge
of a
stud
ent i
f the
scho
ol sy
stem
pla
ns to
with
draw
such
stud
ent w
ho
is y
oung
er th
an 1
8 ye
ars o
f age
and
is n
ot su
bjec
t to
com
puls
ory
scho
ol a
ttend
ance
. 2.
A
ppro
pria
te sc
hool
per
sonn
el a
re a
utho
rized
to w
ithdr
aw a
stud
ent s
ubje
ct to
com
puls
ory
atte
ndan
ce if
the
supe
rinte
nden
t or s
uper
inte
nden
t’s d
esig
nee
has d
eter
min
ed th
e st
uden
t is n
o lo
nger
a re
side
nt o
f the
loca
l sch
ool
syst
em o
r is e
nrol
led
in a
priv
ate
scho
ol o
r hom
e st
udy
prog
ram
. 3.
A
ppro
pria
te sc
hool
per
sonn
el sh
all w
ithdr
aw st
uden
ts re
troac
tive
to th
e fir
st d
ay o
f the
con
secu
tive
abse
nces
.
4.
An
un-e
man
cipa
ted
min
or w
ho is
old
er th
an th
e ag
e of
man
dato
ry a
ttend
ance
who
has
not
com
plet
ed a
ll re
quire
men
ts fo
r a h
igh
scho
ol d
iplo
ma
and
wis
hes t
o w
ithdr
aw fr
om sc
hool
mus
t: A
. H
ave
the
writ
ten
perm
issi
on o
f his
or h
er p
aren
t or l
egal
gua
rdia
n pr
ior t
o w
ithdr
awin
g.
SCH
OO
L A
DM
ISSI
ON
S –
Boa
rd P
olic
y JB
C
Elig
ibili
ty C
riter
ia
All
stud
ents
who
are
min
ors a
s def
ined
by
Geo
rgia
law
shal
l be
adm
itted
to th
e sc
hool
s of t
he D
awso
n C
ount
y Sc
hool
Sys
tem
on
ly u
pon
bein
g en
rolle
d by
a p
aren
t, le
gal c
usto
dian
or g
uard
ian
of th
e st
uden
t, w
ho is
a re
side
nt o
f Daw
son
Cou
nty.
St
uden
ts w
ho a
re a
dults
or l
egal
ly e
man
cipa
ted
unde
r Geo
rgia
law
and
who
are
resi
dent
s of D
awso
n C
ount
y ar
e al
so e
ligib
le
for e
nrol
lmen
t. A
n ad
ult m
ust e
nrol
l all
min
or st
uden
ts.
The
Daw
son
Cou
nty
Scho
ol S
yste
m sh
all i
mm
edia
tely
enr
oll
child
ren
loca
ted
in th
e co
unty
and
who
are
in th
e le
gal c
usto
dy o
f the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Juv
enile
Just
ice
or th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Hum
an R
esou
rces
exc
ept f
or th
ose
in a
you
th d
evel
opm
ent c
ente
r. Th
e Pr
inci
pal o
f the
scho
ol to
whi
ch a
stud
ent i
s see
king
ad
mis
sion
shal
l req
uire
from
any
adu
lt w
ho is
not
the
pare
nt o
f the
stud
ent p
roof
of l
egal
cus
tody
or g
uard
ians
hip.
Any
st
uden
t who
se p
aren
t, le
gal c
usto
dian
or l
egal
gua
rdia
n is
an
empl
oyee
of t
he D
awso
n C
ount
y B
oard
of E
duca
tion
elig
ible
for
empl
oyee
ben
efits
, is a
lso
elig
ible
for e
nrol
lmen
t. T
he su
perin
tend
ent s
hall
deve
lop
regu
latio
ns re
gard
ing
the
inte
rpre
tatio
n an
d ad
min
istra
tion
of th
ese
prov
isio
ns.
Hom
eles
s St
uden
ts
All
min
or st
uden
ts w
ho a
re d
eter
min
ed b
y th
e Pr
inci
pal o
r his
des
igne
e to
be
hom
eles
s with
in th
e m
eani
ng o
f the
McK
inne
y-V
ento
Hom
eles
s Ass
ista
nce
Act
, inc
ludi
ng u
nacc
ompa
nied
you
th a
s def
ined
by
the
Act
, sha
ll be
adm
itted
to th
e sc
hool
s of
this
syst
em.
Hom
eles
s stu
dent
s are
def
ined
as l
acki
ng a
fixe
d, re
gula
r and
ade
quat
e ni
ghtti
me
resi
denc
e, in
clud
ing
child
ren
who
are
: 1.
Sh
arin
g th
e ho
usin
g of
oth
er p
erso
ns d
ue to
loss
of h
ousi
ng o
r eco
nom
ic h
ards
hip;
2.
Li
ving
in m
otel
s, ho
tels
, tra
iler p
arks
or c
ampi
ng g
roun
ds d
ue to
the
lack
of a
ltern
ativ
e ad
equa
te a
ccom
mod
atio
ns;
3.
Livi
ng in
em
erge
ncy
or tr
ansi
tiona
l she
lters
; 4.
A
re a
band
oned
in h
ospi
tals
; 5.
Li
ving
in p
ublic
or p
rivat
e pl
aces
not
des
igne
d fo
r or o
rdin
arily
use
d as
a re
gula
r sle
epin
g ac
com
mod
atio
n fo
r hu
man
bei
ngs;
6.
Li
ving
in c
ars,
park
s, pu
blic
spac
es, a
band
oned
bui
ldin
gs, s
ubst
anda
rd h
ousi
ng, t
rans
porta
tion
stat
ions
or s
imila
r se
tting
s;
7.
Mig
rato
ry c
hild
ren
livin
g in
con
ditio
ns d
escr
ibed
in th
e pr
evio
us e
xam
ples
.
The
Prin
cipa
l or d
esig
nee
shal
l mak
e re
ason
able
inqu
iry a
nd c
onsu
lt th
e H
omel
ess L
iais
on to
det
erm
ine
whe
ther
any
chi
ld is
ho
mel
ess w
ithin
the
mea
ning
of t
his p
olic
y, th
e fe
dera
l act
, and
the
polic
ies a
nd re
gula
tions
of t
he S
tate
Dep
artm
ent o
f Ed
ucat
ion.
The
supe
rinte
nden
t sha
ll de
sign
ate
an a
ppro
pria
te st
aff p
erso
n to
be
the
dist
rict’s
liai
son
for h
omel
ess s
tude
nts a
nd th
eir
fam
ilies
. Th
e lia
ison
shal
l ass
ist,
as n
eede
d, h
omel
ess s
tude
nts a
nd th
eir f
amili
es in
secu
ring
reco
rds n
orm
ally
requ
ired
for
enro
llmen
t, su
ch a
s pre
viou
s aca
dem
ic re
cord
s, pr
oof o
f res
iden
cy, o
r oth
er n
eces
sary
doc
umen
tatio
n fo
r enr
ollm
ent.
Fo
r m
ore
info
rmat
ion
plea
se g
o to
daw
sonc
ount
ysch
ools
.org
and
clic
k on
Par
ent I
nfor
mat
ion,
then
clic
k on
Hom
eles
s Inf
orm
atio
n.
HA
RA
SSM
ENT
– B
oard
Pol
icy
JCA
C
It is
the
polic
y of
this
Sch
ool D
istri
ct to
pro
hibi
t any
act
of h
aras
smen
t of s
tude
nts b
y ot
her s
tude
nts o
r em
ploy
ees b
ased
upo
n ra
ce, c
olor
, sex
, nat
iona
l orig
in, o
r dis
abili
ty a
t all
times
and
dur
ing
all o
ccas
ions
whi
le a
t sch
ool,
in th
e w
orkp
lace
or a
t any
sc
hool
eve
nt o
r act
ivity
. A
ny su
ch a
ct b
y a
stud
ent o
r em
ploy
ee sh
all r
esul
t in
prom
pt a
nd a
ppro
pria
te d
isci
plin
e, in
clud
ing
the
poss
ible
term
inat
ion
of e
mpl
oym
ent o
r sus
pens
ion
or e
xpul
sion
of t
he st
uden
t.
Sexu
al h
aras
smen
t may
incl
ude
cond
uct o
r spe
ech
whi
ch e
ntai
ls u
nwel
com
e se
xual
adv
ance
s, re
ques
ts fo
r sex
ual f
avor
s, ta
unts
, thr
eats
, com
men
ts o
f a v
ulga
r or d
emea
ning
nat
ure,
dem
ands
or p
hysi
cal c
onta
ct w
hich
cre
ates
a h
ostil
e en
viro
nmen
t.
Ther
e m
ay b
e ot
her s
peec
h or
con
duct
whi
ch st
uden
ts e
xper
ienc
e as
inap
prop
riate
or i
llega
l har
assm
ent w
hich
shou
ld a
lso
be
repo
rted.
Har
assm
ent c
an ta
ke m
any
form
s and
it is
not
pos
sibl
e to
item
ize
ever
y as
pect
of t
he h
aras
smen
t for
bidd
en b
y th
is
polic
y.
Any
stud
ent,
pare
nt o
r oth
er in
divi
dual
who
bel
ieve
s tha
t a st
uden
t has
bee
n su
bjec
ted
to h
aras
smen
t or d
iscr
imin
atio
n by
ot
her s
tude
nts o
r em
ploy
ees o
f the
Sch
ool D
istri
ct a
s pro
hibi
ted
by th
is p
olic
y sh
ould
pro
mpt
ly re
port
the
sam
e to
the
prin
cipa
l of t
heir
scho
ol o
r to
the
appr
opria
te c
oord
inat
or d
esig
nate
d in
Pol
icy
JAA
, who
will
impl
emen
t the
boa
rd’s
di
scrim
inat
ory
com
plai
nts p
roce
dure
s as s
peci
fied
in th
at p
olic
y. S
tude
nts m
ay a
lso
repo
rt ha
rass
men
t or d
iscr
imin
atio
n to
th
eir s
choo
l cou
nsel
or o
r any
adm
inis
trato
r. S
tude
nts a
nd e
mpl
oyee
s will
not
be
subj
ecte
d to
reta
liatio
n fo
r rep
ortin
g su
ch
hara
ssm
ent o
r dis
crim
inat
ion.
If a
t any
poi
nt in
the
inve
stig
atio
n of
repo
rted
sexu
al h
aras
smen
t of a
stud
ent,
the
coor
dina
tor
or d
esig
nee
dete
rmin
es th
at th
e re
porte
d ha
rass
men
t sho
uld
mor
e pr
oper
ly b
e te
rmed
abu
se, t
he re
porte
d in
cide
nt o
r situ
atio
n sh
all b
e re
ferr
ed p
ursu
ant t
o th
e es
tabl
ishe
d pr
otoc
ol fo
r chi
ld a
buse
inve
stig
atio
n.
It is
the
duty
of a
ll em
ploy
ees t
o pr
ompt
ly re
port
hara
ssm
ent f
orbi
dden
by
this
pol
icy.
All
supe
rvis
ors w
ill in
stru
ct th
eir
subo
rdin
ates
as t
o th
e co
nten
t of t
his p
olic
y an
d, th
roug
h ap
prop
riate
pro
fess
iona
l lea
rnin
g ac
tiviti
es e
nlig
hten
em
ploy
ees a
s
EQU
AL
EDU
CA
TIO
NA
L O
PPO
RTU
NIT
IES
– B
oard
Pol
icy
JAA
Th
e Sc
hool
Dis
trict
doe
s not
dis
crim
inat
e on
the
basi
s of r
ace,
col
or o
r nat
iona
l orig
in, s
ex o
r dis
abili
ty in
any
stud
ent
prog
ram
. It
is th
e po
licy
of th
e B
oard
of E
duca
tion
to c
ompl
y fu
lly w
ith th
e re
quire
men
ts o
f Titl
e V
I, Ti
tle IX
, Sec
tion
504
of th
e R
ehab
ilita
tion
Act
of 1
973,
the
Am
eric
ans w
ith D
isab
ilitie
s Act
and
all
acco
mpa
nyin
g re
gula
tions
. A
ny st
uden
t, pa
rent
or o
ther
per
son
who
bel
ieve
s he
or sh
e or
any
stud
ent h
as b
een
disc
rimin
ated
aga
inst
or h
aras
sed
in
viol
atio
n of
this
pol
icy
mus
t mak
e a
com
plai
nt in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
proc
edur
es o
utlin
ed b
elow
. C
OM
PLA
INTS
PR
OC
EDU
RE
Com
plai
nts m
ade
to th
e Sc
hool
Dis
trict
rega
rdin
g al
lege
d di
scrim
inat
ion
or h
aras
smen
t on
the
basi
s of r
ace,
col
or o
r nat
iona
l or
igin
in v
iola
tion
of T
itle
VI,
on th
e ba
sis o
f sec
in v
iola
tion
of T
itle
IX o
r on
the
basi
s of d
isab
ility
in v
iola
tion
of S
ectio
n 50
4 of
the
Reh
abili
tatio
n A
ct o
f 197
3 or
the
Am
eric
ans w
ith D
isab
ilitie
s Act
will
be
proc
esse
d in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
follo
win
g pr
oced
ure:
1.
A
ny st
uden
t, em
ploy
ee, p
aren
t or o
ther
per
son
with
a c
ompl
aint
alle
ging
a v
iola
tion
as d
escr
ibed
abo
ve sh
all
prom
ptly
not
ify, i
n w
ritin
g or
ora
lly, t
he a
ppro
pria
te c
oord
inat
or d
esig
nate
d be
low
for t
he sc
hool
syst
em.
If th
e co
mpl
aint
is o
ral,
the
coor
dina
tor s
hall
prom
ptly
pre
pare
a m
emo
or w
ritte
n st
atem
ent o
f the
com
plai
nt a
s mad
e by
th
e co
mpl
aina
nt a
nd sh
all h
ave
the
com
plai
nant
read
and
sign
the
mem
o or
stat
emen
t if i
t acc
urat
ely
refle
cts t
he
com
plai
nt m
ade.
If t
he c
ompl
aint
is m
ade
to a
scho
ol p
rinci
pal,
he o
r she
shal
l be
resp
onsi
ble
for n
otify
ing
the
appr
opria
te c
oord
inat
or o
f the
com
plai
nt.
2.
If th
e al
lege
d of
fend
ing
indi
vidu
al is
the
coor
dina
tor o
r the
prin
cipa
l, th
e co
mpl
aint
shal
l eith
er b
e m
ade
by th
e co
mpl
aina
nt to
the
Supe
rinte
nden
t or,
if th
e co
mpl
aint
is in
itial
ly m
ade
to th
e sc
hool
prin
cipa
l, re
porte
d by
the
prin
cipa
l to
the
Supe
rinte
nden
t. If
the
alle
ged
offe
ndin
g in
divi
dual
is th
e Su
perin
tend
ent,
the
com
plai
nt sh
all b
e m
ade
to th
e de
sign
ated
coo
rdin
ator
, who
shal
l, w
ithou
t fur
ther
inve
stig
atio
n, re
port
the
com
plai
nt to
the
Boa
rd
chai
rper
son.
3.
Th
e co
ordi
nato
r sha
ll ha
ve fi
fteen
wor
k da
ys to
gat
her a
ll in
form
atio
n re
leva
nt to
the
com
plai
nt m
ade,
revi
ew th
e in
form
atio
n, d
eter
min
e th
e fa
cts r
elat
ing
to th
e co
mpl
aint
, rev
iew
the
actio
n re
ques
ted
by th
e co
mpl
aina
nt, a
nd
atte
mpt
to re
solv
e th
e co
mpl
aint
with
the
com
plai
nant
and
any
oth
er p
erso
ns in
volv
ed.
The
coor
dina
tor/d
esig
nee
shal
l pre
pare
a w
ritte
n re
spon
se to
the
com
plai
nt d
etai
ling
any
actio
n to
be
take
n in
resp
onse
to th
e co
mpl
aint
and
th
e tim
e fr
ame
in w
hich
such
act
ion
will
be
take
n. C
opie
s of t
his r
espo
nse
shal
l be
furn
ishe
d to
the
com
plai
nant
, the
ap
prop
riate
coo
rdin
ator
and
the
prin
cipa
l or h
is o
r her
des
igne
e.
4.
If th
e co
mpl
aint
is n
ot re
solv
ed a
t the
con
clus
ion
of th
e fif
teen
day
per
iod
or if
the
com
plai
nant
is n
ot sa
tisfie
d w
ith
the
reso
lutio
n of
the
com
plai
nt, t
he c
ompl
aina
nt sh
all h
ave
the
right
, with
in fi
ve d
ays o
f rec
eivi
ng a
cop
y of
the
writ
ten
resp
onse
, to
have
the
com
plai
nt re
ferr
ed to
the
Supe
rinte
nden
t of S
choo
ls.
If th
e al
lege
d of
fend
ing
indi
vidu
al is
the
Supe
rinte
nden
t, th
e co
mpl
aina
nt m
ay h
ave
the
com
plai
nt re
ferr
ed to
the
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n, ra
ther
th
an th
e Su
perin
tend
ent.
5.
The
supe
rinte
nden
t sha
ll ha
ve fi
fteen
wor
k da
ys to
revi
ew th
e co
mpl
aint
and
the
resp
onse
of t
he c
oord
inat
or o
r de
sign
ee a
nd a
ttem
pt to
reso
lve
the
com
plai
nt.
The
supe
rinte
nden
t sha
ll fu
rnis
h to
the
com
plai
nant
a w
ritte
n re
spon
se se
tting
forth
eith
er h
is o
r her
app
rova
l of t
he a
ctio
n re
com
men
ded
by th
e co
ordi
nato
r or d
esig
nee
or th
e ac
tion
to b
e ta
ken
by th
e Sc
hool
Dis
trict
in re
spon
se to
the
com
plai
nt in
lieu
of t
hat r
ecom
men
ded
by th
e co
ordi
nato
r or
des
igne
e an
d th
e tim
e fr
ame
in w
hich
such
act
ion
shal
l be
take
n.
6.
This
pol
icy
is n
ot in
tend
ed to
dep
rive
any
stud
ent o
r par
ent o
f any
righ
t the
y m
ay h
ave
to fi
le a
com
plai
nt u
nder
any
ot
her a
pplic
able
pol
icy
of th
e lo
cal b
oard
or t
o co
ntac
t the
Off
ice
of C
ivil
Rig
hts o
r oth
er a
ppro
pria
te st
ate
or fe
dera
l ag
ency
with
rega
rd to
any
alle
gatio
ns th
at th
e Sc
hool
Dis
trict
has
vio
late
d th
e st
atut
es d
escr
ibed
abo
ve.
7.
The
Scho
ol D
istri
ct sh
all b
e re
spon
sibl
e fo
r dis
tribu
ting
and
diss
emin
atin
g in
form
atio
n re
leva
nt to
this
pol
icy
and
proc
edur
e to
stud
ents
, par
ents
and
em
ploy
ees t
hrou
gh a
ppro
pria
te p
roce
dure
s. 8.
N
o re
pris
al sh
all o
ccur
as a
resu
lt of
repo
rting
unl
awfu
l dis
crim
inat
ion
or h
aras
smen
t und
er th
is p
olic
y, a
nd a
ny
atte
mpt
to re
talia
te a
gain
st a
com
plai
nant
shal
l be
disc
iplin
ed a
s is a
ppro
pria
te.
9.
The
conf
iden
tialit
y of
any
indi
vidu
al m
akin
g a
com
plai
nt o
r rep
ort i
n ac
cord
ance
with
this
pol
icy,
to th
e ex
tent
it is
re
ason
ably
pos
sibl
e an
d co
mpl
ies w
ith th
e la
w, s
hall
be p
rote
cted
, alth
ough
the
disc
over
y of
the
truth
and
the
elim
inat
ion
of u
nlaw
ful h
aras
smen
t sha
ll be
the
over
ridin
g co
nsid
erat
ion.
H
B 1
321:
FA
LSIF
YIN
G R
EPO
RTS
OF
ALL
EGED
INA
PPR
OPR
IATE
B
EHA
VIO
R B
Y TE
AC
HER
/SC
HO
OL
PER
SON
NEL
St
uden
ts a
nd p
aren
ts h
ave
the
right
to re
port
mis
cond
uct o
f sch
ool p
erso
nnel
to th
e Pr
ofes
sion
al S
tand
ards
Com
mis
sion
. H
owev
er, “
fals
ifyin
g, m
isre
pres
entin
g, o
mitt
ing
or e
rron
eous
ly re
porti
ng in
form
atio
n re
gard
ing
inst
ance
s of a
llege
d in
appr
opria
te b
ehav
ior b
y a
teac
her,
adm
inis
trato
r or o
ther
scho
ol e
mpl
oyee
tow
ard
a st
uden
t” is
pro
hibi
ted.
Acc
ordi
ng to
th
e sc
hool
Cod
e of
Con
duct
, thi
s is c
onsi
dere
d to
be
eith
er a
Lev
el II
I or L
evel
IV d
isci
plin
ary
offe
nse.
expl
orat
ory
cour
ses i
s equ
ival
ent t
o pa
ssin
g on
e su
bjec
t for
the
year
. Th
ese
stud
ents
may
be
give
n th
e op
tion
to a
ttend
su
mm
er sc
hool
for p
lace
men
t in
the
next
gra
de.
e.
In
gra
des K
– 8
, spe
cial
edu
catio
n st
uden
ts w
ill b
e pl
aced
or p
rom
oted
bas
ed u
pon
the
deci
sion
of t
he IE
P C
omm
ittee
. (3
) R
equi
rem
ents
for G
rade
s 1
– 8
a.
Each
scho
ol p
rinci
pal s
hall
dist
ribut
e, o
r mak
e av
aila
ble
elec
troni
cally
, stu
dent
dat
a fr
om th
e G
eorg
ia M
ilest
ones
En
d-of
-Gra
de A
sses
smen
ts to
teac
hers
prio
r to
the
begi
nnin
g of
eac
h sc
hool
yea
r. E
ach
teac
her s
hall
use
data
to
focu
s ins
truct
ion
on id
entif
ied
stud
ent a
cade
mic
per
form
ance
in g
rade
s 1 –
8.
b.
Each
scho
ol p
rinci
pal o
r des
igne
e sh
all e
stab
lish
a st
uden
t sup
port
team
for e
ach
stud
ent i
n gr
ades
K –
8 w
ho d
oes
not a
chie
ve g
rade
leve
l on
read
ing
and/
or m
athe
mat
ics s
ectio
ns o
f the
crit
erio
n re
fere
nced
ass
essm
ents
.
T
he st
uden
t sup
port
team
shal
l: 1.
D
eter
min
e w
heth
er e
ach
stud
ent s
hall
be re
tain
ed o
r pro
mot
ed b
ased
on
a re
view
of t
he o
vera
ll ac
adem
ic
achi
evem
ent o
f the
stud
ent a
s wel
l as t
he st
uden
t’s G
eorg
ia M
ilest
ones
End
-of-
Gra
de p
erfo
rman
ce, w
here
ap
plic
able
; 2.
D
evel
op a
n ac
cele
rate
d, d
iffer
entia
ted,
or a
dditi
onal
inst
ruct
ion
plan
for e
ach
stud
ent w
ho d
oes n
ot
achi
eve
grad
e le
vel o
n th
e re
adin
g an
d/or
mat
hem
atic
s sec
tions
of t
he G
eorg
ia M
ilest
ones
End
-of-
Gra
de
asse
ssm
ent;
and
3.
Dev
elop
a p
lan
of c
ontin
uous
ass
essm
ent d
urin
g th
e su
bseq
uent
scho
ol y
ear i
n or
der t
o m
onito
r the
pr
ogre
ss o
f the
stud
ent.
c.
Stud
ents
shal
l be
test
ed in
acc
orda
nce
with
requ
irem
ents
spec
ified
in S
tate
Boa
rd R
ule
160-
3-1-
.07
Test
ing
Prog
ram
s – S
tude
nt A
sses
smen
t. d.
Th
e sc
hool
prin
cipa
l or d
esig
nee
shal
l ann
ually
not
ify p
aren
ts o
r gua
rdia
ns th
at p
lace
men
t or p
rom
otio
n of
a
stud
ent i
nto
a gr
ade,
cla
ss, o
r pro
gram
will
be
base
d on
the
acad
emic
ach
ieve
men
t of t
he st
uden
t on
crite
rion
refe
renc
ed a
sses
smen
ts a
nd o
ther
crit
eria
est
ablis
hed
in th
is p
roce
dure
. (4
) St
ate
Req
uire
men
ts fo
r Gra
des
3, 5
, and
8
a.
Prom
otio
n of
a st
uden
t sha
ll be
def
ined
as f
ollo
ws:
1.
N
o th
ird g
rade
stud
ent s
hall
be p
rom
oted
to fo
urth
gra
de if
the
stud
ent d
oes n
ot re
ceiv
e a
grad
e le
vel
read
ing
dete
rmin
atio
n of
“O
n/A
bove
Gra
de L
evel
” on
the
Geo
rgia
Mile
ston
es E
nd-o
f-G
rade
ass
essm
ent
and
mee
t pro
mot
ion
stan
dard
s and
crit
eria
est
ablis
hed
for t
he sc
hool
that
the
stud
ent a
ttend
s. 2.
N
o fif
th g
rade
stud
ent s
hall
be p
rom
oted
to th
e si
xth
grad
e if
the
stud
ent d
oes n
ot re
ceiv
e a
grad
e le
vel
read
ing
dete
rmin
atio
n of
“O
n/A
bove
Gra
de L
evel
” on
the
Geo
rgia
Mile
ston
es E
nd-o
f-G
rade
ass
essm
ent
and
atta
in a
n ac
hiev
emen
t lev
el o
f “D
evel
opin
g Le
arne
r”, “
Prof
icie
nt L
earn
er”,
or “
Dis
tingu
ishe
d Le
arne
r” o
n th
e m
athe
mat
ics s
ectio
n of
the
Geo
rgia
Mile
ston
es E
nd-o
f-G
rade
ass
essm
ent a
nd m
eet
prom
otio
n st
anda
rds a
nd c
riter
ia fo
r the
scho
ol th
at th
e st
uden
t atte
nds.
3.
No
eigh
th g
rade
stud
ent s
hall
be p
rom
oted
to th
e ni
nth
grad
e if
the
stud
ent d
oes n
ot re
ceiv
e a
grad
e le
vel
read
ing
dete
rmin
atio
n of
“O
n/A
bove
Gra
de L
evel
” on
the
Geo
rgia
Mile
ston
es E
nd-o
f-G
rade
ass
essm
ent
and
atta
in a
n ac
hiev
emen
t of “
Dev
elop
ing
Lear
ner”
, “Pr
ofic
ient
Lea
rner
”, o
r “D
istin
guis
hed
Lear
ner”
on
the
mat
hem
atic
s sec
tion
of th
e G
eorg
ia M
ilest
ones
End
-of-
Gra
de a
sses
smen
t and
mee
t pro
mot
ion
stan
dard
s and
crit
eria
for t
he sc
hool
that
the
stud
ent a
ttend
s. 4.
Th
e sc
hool
prin
cipa
l or d
esig
nee
may
reta
in a
stud
ent w
ho p
erfo
rms s
atis
fact
orily
on
the
Geo
rgia
M
ilest
ones
End
-of-
Gra
de a
sses
smen
t, bu
t who
doe
s not
mee
t the
pro
mot
ion
stan
dard
s and
crit
eria
es
tabl
ishe
d in
this
pro
cedu
re.
b.
Whe
n a
stud
ent d
oes n
ot p
erfo
rm a
t gra
de le
vel i
n gr
ades
3, 5
, or 8
on
the
Geo
rgia
Mile
ston
es E
nd-o
f-G
rade
as
sess
men
t(s) s
peci
fied
in se
ctio
n (a
) abo
ve, t
hen
the
follo
win
g sh
all o
ccur
: 1.
W
ithin
ten
cale
ndar
day
s, ex
clud
ing
wee
kend
s and
hol
iday
s, of
rece
ipt o
f the
Geo
rgia
Mile
ston
es E
nd-o
f-G
rade
ass
essm
ent i
ndiv
idua
l stu
dent
scor
es, t
he sc
hool
prin
cipa
l or d
esig
nee
shal
l not
ify in
writ
ing
by
first
-cla
ss m
ail t
he p
aren
t or g
uard
ian
of th
e st
uden
t reg
ardi
ng th
e fo
llow
ing:
i.
The
stud
ent’s
bel
ow-g
rade
-leve
l rea
ding
leve
l des
igna
tion
and/
or th
e m
athe
mat
ic a
chie
vem
ent
leve
l on
the
Geo
rgia
Mile
ston
es E
nd-o
f-G
rade
ass
essm
ents
; ii.
Th
e sp
ecifi
c re
test
(s) t
o be
giv
en th
e st
uden
t and
test
ing
date
(s);
iii.
The
oppo
rtuni
ty fo
r acc
eler
ated
, diff
eren
tiate
d or
add
ition
al in
stru
ctio
n ba
sed
on th
e st
uden
t’s
perf
orm
ance
on
the
Geo
rgia
Mile
ston
es E
nd-o
f-G
rade
ass
essm
ents
; and
iv
. Th
e po
ssib
ility
that
the
stud
ent m
ight
be
reta
ined
at t
he sa
me
grad
e le
vel f
or th
e ne
xt sc
hool
yea
r. 2.
Th
e st
uden
t sha
ll be
giv
en a
n op
portu
nity
for a
ccel
erat
ed, d
iffer
entia
ted,
or a
dditi
onal
inst
ruct
ion
in th
e ap
plic
able
subj
ect(s
) prio
r to
the
rete
stin
g op
portu
nity
; and
to th
e va
ried
form
s or e
xpre
ssio
n of
pro
hibi
ted
hara
ssm
ent.
The
prin
cipa
ls o
f all
scho
ols s
hall
ensu
re th
at st
uden
ts a
nd
pare
nts a
re in
form
ed th
roug
h st
uden
t han
dboo
ks a
nd v
erba
lly th
at su
ch h
aras
smen
t is s
trict
ly fo
rbid
den,
how
it is
to b
e re
porte
d an
d th
e co
nseq
uenc
es fo
r vio
latin
g th
is p
olic
y.
= PRO
MO
TIO
N A
ND
RET
ENTI
ON
– B
oard
Pol
icy
Reg
ulat
ion
IHE-
R
(1)
Def
initi
ons
a.
Acc
eler
ated
Inst
ruct
ion
– ch
alle
ngin
g in
stru
ctio
nal a
ctiv
ities
that
are
inte
nsel
y fo
cuse
d on
stud
ent a
cade
mic
de
ficie
ncie
s in
read
ing
and/
or m
athe
mat
ics.
Thi
s acc
eler
ated
inst
ruct
ion
is d
esig
ned
to e
nabl
e a
stud
ent w
ho h
as n
ot
achi
eved
gra
de le
vel,
as d
efin
ed b
y th
e G
over
nor’
s Off
ice
of S
tude
nt A
chie
vem
ent,
to m
eet g
rade
-leve
l sta
ndar
ds in
th
e sh
orte
st p
ossi
ble
time.
b.
A
dditi
onal
Inst
ruct
ion
– ac
adem
ic in
stru
ctio
n be
yond
regu
larly
sche
dule
d ac
adem
ic c
lass
es th
at a
re d
esig
ned
to
brin
g st
uden
ts n
ot p
erfo
rmin
g on
gra
de le
vel,
as d
efin
ed b
y th
e G
over
nor’
s Off
ice
of S
tude
nt A
chie
vem
ent,
to g
rade
le
vel p
erfo
rman
ce.
It m
ay in
clud
e m
ore
inst
ruct
iona
l tim
e al
loca
ted
durin
g th
e sc
hool
day
, Sat
urda
y in
stru
ctio
n,
and/
or su
mm
er/in
ter-
sess
ion
inst
ruct
ion.
c.
D
iffer
entia
ted
Inst
ruct
ion
– in
stru
ctio
nal s
trate
gies
des
igne
d to
mee
t ind
ivid
ual s
tude
nt le
arni
ng n
eeds
. d.
G
rade
Lev
el –
stan
dard
of p
erfo
rman
ce, a
s def
ined
by
the
Gov
erno
r’s O
ffic
e of
Stu
dent
Ach
ieve
men
t, on
the
Geo
rgia
Mile
ston
es A
sses
smen
ts.
e.
Plac
emen
t – th
e as
sign
men
t of a
stud
ent t
o a
spec
ific
grad
e le
vel b
ased
on
the
dete
rmin
atio
n th
at su
ch p
lace
men
t w
ill m
ost l
ikel
y pr
ovid
e th
e st
uden
t with
inst
ruct
ion
and
othe
r ser
vice
s nee
ded
to su
ccee
d an
d pr
ogre
ss to
the
next
hi
gher
leve
l of a
cade
mic
ach
ieve
men
t. f.
Plac
emen
t Com
mitt
ee –
the
com
mitt
ee e
stab
lishe
d by
the
loca
l sch
ool p
rinci
pal o
r des
igne
e to
mak
e pl
acem
ent
deci
sion
s con
cern
ing
a st
uden
t who
doe
s not
ach
ieve
pro
ficie
ncy
on th
e G
eorg
ia M
ilest
ones
ass
essm
ent.
Thi
s co
mm
ittee
shal
l be
com
pris
ed o
f the
prin
cipa
l or d
esig
nee,
the
stud
ent’s
par
ent o
r gua
rdia
n, a
nd th
e te
ache
r(s)
in th
e co
nten
t are
a(s)
in w
hich
the
stud
ent d
id n
ot a
chie
ve g
rade
leve
l on
the
Geo
rgia
Mile
ston
es a
sses
smen
t. g.
Pr
omot
ion
– th
e as
sign
men
t of a
stud
ent t
o a
high
er g
rade
leve
l bas
ed o
n th
e st
uden
t’s a
chie
vem
ent o
f est
ablis
hed
crite
ria in
the
curr
ent g
rade
. h.
R
eten
tion
– th
e re
-ass
ignm
ent o
f a st
uden
t to
the
curr
ent g
rade
leve
l dur
ing
the
next
scho
ol y
ear.
(2
) Loc
al P
rom
otio
n St
anda
rds
and
Crit
eria
to b
e us
ed in
Add
ition
to S
tate
Req
uire
men
ts
a.
Ther
e ar
e si
x (6
) tot
al a
reas
repo
rted
on th
e K
inde
rgar
ten
Rep
ort C
ard:
1)
Rea
ding
, 2)
Mat
h,
3) Pe
rson
al a
nd In
terp
erso
nal S
kills
/Soc
ial D
evel
opm
ent,
4) Te
ache
r Jud
gmen
t, 5)
Scie
nce,
and
6)
Soci
al S
tudi
es
A
ll ar
eas,
with
the
exce
ptio
n of
Sci
ence
and
Soc
ial S
tudi
es, a
re c
rite
ria
for p
rom
otio
n to
first
gra
de.
Stud
ents
mus
t mee
t 3 o
f the
4 re
quire
d cr
iteri
a fo
r pro
mot
ion.
•
RE
QU
IRED
: 70
% m
aste
ry in
Rea
ding
•
RE
QU
IRED
: 70
% m
aste
ry in
Mat
h •
RE
QU
IRED
: 70
% m
aste
ry in
Per
sona
l and
Inte
rper
sona
l Ski
lls/S
ocia
l Dev
elop
men
t
O
R T
each
er Ju
dgm
ent
b.
In
gra
des 1
– 2
, stu
dent
s mus
t mee
t 3 o
f the
4 re
quire
d cr
iteri
a as
follo
ws:
•
RE
QU
IRED
: 70
% m
aste
ry in
Rea
ding
•
RE
QU
IRED
: 70
% m
aste
ry in
Mat
h •
RE
QU
IRED
: R
eads
on
Gra
de L
evel
OR
Tea
cher
Judg
men
t
c.
In g
rade
s 3 –
5, s
tude
nts m
ust m
eet t
he fo
llow
ing
crite
ria:
1) R
EQ
UIR
ED:
70%
mas
tery
in R
eadi
ng
2) R
EQ
UIR
ED:
70%
mas
tery
in M
ath
3) R
EQ
UIR
ED:
70%
mas
tery
in a
t lea
st tw
o of
the
follo
win
g:
Lan
guag
e A
rts O
R S
cien
ce O
R S
ocia
l Stu
dies
d.
In g
rade
s 6 –
8, s
tude
nts m
ust m
aint
ain
a 70
, or b
ette
r, av
erag
e in
five
out
of s
even
subj
ects
for t
he sc
hool
yea
r. F
our o
f th
ose
five
subj
ects
mus
t be
in c
ore
acad
emic
con
tent
are
as in
ord
er to
be
prom
oted
. Pa
ssin
g fo
ur in
divi
dual
nin
e-w
eek
b.
In o
rder
to b
e pr
omot
ed to
the
next
gra
de, a
stud
ent m
ust h
ave
earn
ed th
e fo
llow
ing
min
imum
num
ber o
f uni
ts:
1.
9th
Gra
de –
Pro
mot
ion
from
8th
Gra
de
2.
10th
Gra
de –
6 U
nits
3.
11
th G
rade
– 1
2 U
nits
4.
12
th G
rade
– 1
8 U
nits
5.
G
radu
atio
n –
24 U
nits
c.
A
ttend
ance
requ
irem
ents
as o
utlin
ed in
the
Daw
son
Cou
nty
Hig
h Sc
hool
han
dboo
k m
ust b
e m
et.
STU
DEN
T C
OD
E O
F C
ON
DU
CT
– B
oard
Pol
icy
JCD
A
It is
the
polic
y of
the
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n th
at e
ach
scho
ol w
ithin
this
scho
ol d
istri
ct sh
all d
evel
op a
nd im
plem
ent a
ge-
appr
opria
te st
uden
t cod
es o
f con
duct
des
igne
d to
impr
ove
the
stud
ent l
earn
ing
envi
ronm
ent a
nd w
hich
will
com
ply
with
stat
e la
w a
nd S
tate
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n R
ules
. Ea
ch c
ode
of c
ondu
ct sh
all i
nclu
de th
e fo
llow
ing,
at a
min
imum
: 1.
St
anda
rds o
f stu
dent
beh
avio
r dur
ing
scho
ol h
ours
, at s
choo
l rel
ated
func
tions
, on
scho
ol b
uses
and
at s
choo
l bus
st
ops d
esig
ned
to c
reat
e th
e ex
pect
atio
n th
at st
uden
ts w
ill b
ehav
e th
emse
lves
in su
ch a
way
so a
s to
faci
litat
e a
lear
ning
env
ironm
ent f
or th
emse
lves
and
oth
er st
uden
ts.
The
stan
dard
s sho
uld
be d
esig
ned
also
to e
ncou
rage
st
uden
ts to
resp
ect e
ach
othe
r and
scho
ol d
istri
ct e
mpl
oyee
s, to
mot
ivat
e st
uden
ts to
obe
y st
uden
t beh
avio
r pol
icie
s ad
opte
d by
this
Boa
rd a
nd to
obe
y st
uden
t beh
avio
r rul
es e
stab
lishe
d at
eac
h sc
hool
with
in th
is sc
hool
dis
trict
2.
B
ehav
ior s
uppo
rt pr
oces
ses d
esig
ned
to c
onsi
der,
as a
ppro
pria
te in
ligh
t of t
he se
verit
y of
the
beha
vior
al p
robl
em,
supp
ort s
ervi
ces a
vaila
ble
at e
ach
scho
ol, t
he sc
hool
syst
em a
nd o
ther
pub
lic e
ntiti
es o
r com
mun
ity o
rgan
izat
ions
w
hich
may
ass
ist s
tude
nts t
o ad
dres
s beh
avio
ral p
robl
ems
3.
Prog
ress
ive
disc
iplin
e pr
oces
ses d
esig
ned
to c
reat
e th
e ex
pect
atio
n th
at th
e de
gree
of d
isci
plin
e im
pose
d by
eac
h sc
hool
will
be
in p
ropo
rtion
to th
e se
verit
y of
the
beha
vior
of a
par
ticul
ar st
uden
t, th
e pr
evio
us d
isci
plin
e hi
stor
y of
th
e st
uden
t and
oth
er re
leva
nt fa
ctor
s, w
hile
ens
urin
g th
at e
ach
stud
ent r
ecei
ves t
he d
ue p
roce
ss m
anda
ted
by fe
dera
l an
d st
ate
law
4.
Pa
rent
al in
volv
emen
t pro
cess
es d
esig
ned
to e
nabl
e pa
rent
s, gu
ardi
ans,
teac
hers
and
scho
ol a
dmin
istra
tors
to w
ork
toge
ther
to im
prov
e an
d en
hanc
e st
uden
t beh
avio
r and
aca
dem
ic p
erfo
rman
ce.
The
proc
ess s
houl
d en
able
par
ents
, gu
ardi
ans a
nd sc
hool
em
ploy
ees t
o co
mm
unic
ate
free
ly th
eir c
once
rns a
bout
stud
ent b
ehav
iors
whi
ch d
etra
ct fr
om
the
lear
ning
env
ironm
ent
5.
All
othe
r spe
cific
requ
irem
ents
as s
et fo
rth in
any
exi
stin
g St
ate
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n ru
le o
r in
Geo
rgia
law
Each
scho
ol sh
all i
nvol
ve p
aren
ts in
dev
elop
ing
and
upda
ting
stud
ent c
odes
of c
ondu
ct.
Each
cod
e sh
all r
equi
re d
isci
plin
ary
actio
n fo
r eac
h in
frac
tion
of th
e co
de.
All
stud
ent c
odes
of c
ondu
ct sh
all b
e su
bmitt
ed to
the
boar
d fo
r app
rova
l.
The
stud
ent c
ode
of c
ondu
ct sh
all b
e di
strib
uted
to e
ach
stud
ent a
nd th
e st
uden
t’s p
aren
ts o
r gua
rdia
ns d
urin
g th
e fir
st w
eek
of sc
hool
and
upo
n en
rollm
ent o
f eac
h ne
w st
uden
t. T
he p
aren
ts sh
all b
e re
ques
ted
to si
gn a
n ac
know
ledg
men
t of t
he re
ceip
t of
the
code
of c
ondu
ct a
nd re
turn
pro
mpt
ly th
e ac
know
ledg
men
t to
the
scho
ol.
The
stud
ent c
ode
of c
ondu
ct sh
all b
e av
aila
ble
in th
e sc
hool
off
ice
and
each
cla
ssro
om.
Teac
her R
epor
ting
Req
uire
men
t It
is th
e po
licy
of th
e B
oard
of E
duca
tion
that
the
Supe
rinte
nden
t sha
ll fu
lly su
ppor
t the
aut
horit
y of
prin
cipa
ls a
nd te
ache
rs to
re
mov
e a
stud
ent f
rom
the
clas
sroo
m p
ursu
ant t
o G
eorg
ia la
w a
s cite
d in
§20
-2-7
38 a
nd §
20-
2-75
1.5(
d).
A te
ache
r sha
ll ha
ve th
e au
thor
ity, c
onsi
sten
t with
boa
rd p
olic
y, to
man
age
his o
r her
cla
ssro
om, d
isci
plin
e st
uden
ts, a
nd re
fer
a st
uden
t to
the
prin
cipa
ls o
r his
des
igne
e to
mai
ntai
n di
scip
line
in th
e cl
assr
oom
. A
ny te
ache
r who
has
kno
wle
dge
that
a
stud
ent h
as e
xhib
ited
beha
vior
whi
ch v
iola
tes t
he st
uden
t cod
e of
con
duct
and
repe
ated
ly o
r sub
stan
tially
inte
rfer
es w
ith th
e te
ache
r’s a
bilit
y to
com
mun
icat
e ef
fect
ivel
y w
ith th
e st
uden
ts in
his
/her
cla
ss o
r with
the
abili
ty o
f eac
h st
uden
t’s c
lass
mat
es
to le
arn
shal
l file
a re
port
of su
ch b
ehav
ior w
ith th
e pr
inci
pal o
r his
des
igne
e. T
he p
rinci
pal a
nd te
ache
r sha
ll th
erea
fter
follo
w th
e pr
oced
ures
set f
orth
in G
eorg
ia la
w, s
peci
fical
ly O
.C.G
.A. §
§ 2
0-2-
737-
738.
Th
e Su
perin
tend
ent a
nd/o
r his
des
igne
e sh
all e
nsur
e th
at p
roce
dure
s are
dis
sem
inat
ed a
s nec
essa
ry fo
r im
plem
enta
tion
of th
is
polic
y an
d ap
plic
able
stat
e la
ws.
STU
DEN
T R
ECO
RD
S –
Boa
rd P
olic
y JR
It
is th
e po
licy
of th
e B
oard
of E
duca
tion
the
Scho
ol D
istri
ct sh
all c
ompl
y w
ith th
e re
quire
men
ts o
f the
Fam
ily E
duca
tiona
l R
ight
s and
Priv
acy
Act
(FER
PA),
the
Stud
ent D
ata
Priv
acy,
Acc
essi
bilit
y, a
nd T
rans
pare
ncy
Act
of G
eorg
ia (t
he A
ct),
and
the
Pupi
l Pro
tect
ion
Rig
hts A
men
dmen
t (PP
RA
). T
he B
oard
has
dev
elop
ed a
nd a
dopt
ed st
uden
t priv
acy
polic
ies i
n co
nsul
tatio
n w
ith p
aren
ts in
acc
orda
nce
with
fede
ral l
aw.
Add
ition
ally
, par
ents
will
be
dire
ctly
not
ified
of t
hese
pol
icie
s at
3.
The
stud
ent s
hall
be re
test
ed w
ith a
ppro
pria
te se
ctio
n(s)
of t
he G
eorg
ia M
ilest
ones
End
-of-
Gra
de
asse
ssm
ent(s
), or
an
alte
rnat
ive
asse
ssm
ent i
nstru
men
t, th
at is
app
ropr
iate
for t
he st
uden
t’s g
rade
leve
l as
prov
ided
for b
y th
e St
ate
Boa
rd o
f Edu
catio
n an
d th
e D
awso
n C
ount
y B
oard
of E
duca
tion.
c.
Whe
n a
stud
ent d
oes n
ot p
erfo
rm a
t gra
de le
vel o
n th
e G
eorg
ia M
ilest
ones
End
-of-
Gra
de a
sses
smen
t in
grad
es 3
, 5,
and
8, a
nd a
lso
does
not
per
form
at g
rade
leve
l on
a se
cond
opp
ortu
nity
to ta
ke th
e as
sess
men
t, th
en th
e fo
llow
ing
shal
l occ
ur:
1.
The
scho
ol p
rinci
pal o
r des
igne
e sh
all r
etai
n th
e st
uden
t for
the
next
scho
ol y
ear e
xcep
t as o
ther
wis
e pr
ovid
ed fo
r in
this
pro
cedu
re.
2.
The
scho
ol p
rinci
pal o
r des
igne
e sh
all n
otify
in w
ritin
g by
firs
t-cla
ss m
ail t
he p
aren
t or g
uard
ian
of th
e st
uden
t and
the
teac
her(
s) re
gard
ing
the
deci
sion
to re
tain
the
stud
ent.
i. Th
e no
tice
shal
l des
crib
e th
e op
tion
of th
e pa
rent
or t
each
er to
app
eal t
he d
ecis
ion
to re
tain
the
stud
ent;
ii.
The
notic
e sh
all d
escr
ibe
the
com
posi
tion
and
func
tions
of t
he p
lace
men
t com
mitt
ee;
iii.
The
notic
e sh
all i
nclu
de th
e re
quire
men
ts th
at th
e de
cisi
on to
pro
mot
e th
e st
uden
t mus
t be
the
unan
imou
s dec
isio
n of
the
plac
emen
t com
mitt
ee c
ompr
ised
of t
he p
aren
t or g
uard
ian,
teac
her(
s),
and
prin
cipa
l or d
esig
nee.
3.
If
the
pare
nt o
r gua
rdia
n or
teac
her(
s) a
ppea
ls th
e de
cisi
on to
reta
in th
e st
uden
t, th
en th
e sc
hool
prin
cipa
l or
des
igne
e sh
all e
stab
lish
a pl
acem
ent c
omm
ittee
to c
onsi
der t
he a
ppea
l. i.
The
plac
emen
t com
mitt
ee sh
all b
e co
mpr
ised
of t
he p
rinci
pal o
r des
igne
e, th
e st
uden
t’s p
aren
t or
guar
dian
, and
the
teac
her(
s) o
f the
subj
ect(s
) of t
he G
eorg
ia M
ilest
ones
End
-of-
Gra
de a
sses
smen
t or
alte
rnat
ive
asse
ssm
ent i
nstru
men
t on
whi
ch th
e st
uden
t fai
led
to p
erfo
rm a
t gra
de le
vel.
ii.
The
prin
cipa
l or d
esig
nee
shal
l not
ify in
writ
ing
by fi
rst-c
lass
mai
l the
par
ent o
r gua
rdia
n an
d te
ache
r(s)
of t
he ti
me
and
plac
e fo
r con
veni
ng th
e pl
acem
ent c
omm
ittee
. iii
. Th
e pl
acem
ent c
omm
ittee
shal
l rev
iew
the
over
all a
cade
mic
ach
ieve
men
t of t
he st
uden
t in
light
of
the
perf
orm
ance
on
the
Geo
rgia
Mile
ston
es E
nd-o
f-G
rade
ass
essm
ent o
r the
alte
rnat
ive
asse
ssm
ent i
nstru
men
t and
pro
mot
ion
stan
dard
s and
crit
eria
est
ablis
hed
in th
is p
roce
dure
for t
he
scho
ol th
e st
uden
t atte
nds,
and
mak
e a
dete
rmin
atio
n to
pla
ce o
r ret
ain.
iv
. Th
e de
cisi
on to
pla
ce m
ust b
e th
e un
anim
ous d
ecis
ion
of th
e pl
acem
ent c
omm
ittee
and
mus
t de
term
ine
that
if p
lace
d an
d gi
ven
acce
lera
ted,
diff
eren
tiate
d, o
r add
ition
al in
stru
ctio
n du
ring
the
next
yea
r, th
e st
uden
t is l
ikel
y to
per
form
at g
rade
leve
l by
conc
lusi
on o
f the
scho
ol y
ear.
v.
The
plac
emen
t com
mitt
ee sh
all p
resc
ribe
such
add
ition
al a
sses
smen
ts a
s may
be
appr
opria
te in
ad
ditio
n to
ass
essm
ents
adm
inis
tere
d to
oth
er st
uden
ts a
t the
gra
de le
vel d
urin
g th
e ye
ar.
vi.
The
plac
emen
t com
mitt
ee sh
all p
rovi
de fo
r a p
lan
of c
ontin
uous
ass
essm
ent d
urin
g th
e su
bseq
uent
scho
ol y
ear i
n or
der t
o m
onito
r the
pro
gres
s of t
he st
uden
t. 4.
A
pla
n fo
r acc
eler
ated
, diff
eren
tiate
d, o
r add
ition
al in
stru
ctio
n m
ust b
e de
velo
ped
for e
ach
stud
ent w
ho
does
not
ach
ieve
gra
de-le
vel p
erfo
rman
ce in
gra
des 3
, 5, o
r 8 o
n th
e G
eorg
ia M
ilest
ones
End
-of-
Gra
de
asse
ssm
ent(s
) spe
cifie
d in
sect
ion
(a) a
bove
whe
ther
the
stud
ent i
s ret
aine
d, p
lace
d, o
r pro
mot
ed fo
r the
su
bseq
uent
yea
r.
5.
A st
uden
t who
is a
bsen
t or o
ther
wis
e un
able
to ta
ke th
e G
eorg
ia M
ilest
ones
End
-of-
Gra
de a
sses
smen
t in
Engl
ish
lang
uage
arts
and
/or m
athe
mat
ics o
n th
e fir
st a
dmin
istra
tion
or it
s des
igna
ted
mak
e-up
day
(s)
shal
l tak
e th
e G
eorg
ia M
ilest
ones
End
-of-
Gra
de a
sses
smen
t in
Engl
ish
lang
uage
arts
and
/or m
athe
mat
ics
on th
e se
cond
adm
inis
tratio
n da
y(s)
or a
n al
tern
ativ
e as
sess
men
t ins
trum
ent t
hat i
s app
ropr
iate
for t
he
stud
ent’s
gra
de le
vel a
s pro
vide
d fo
r by
the
Stat
e B
oard
of E
duca
tion
and
the
Daw
son
Cou
nty
Boa
rd o
f Ed
ucat
ion.
Pla
cem
ent o
r pro
mot
ion
of th
ese
stud
ents
shal
l fol
low
the
sam
e pr
oced
ures
as s
tude
nts w
ho d
o no
t ach
ieve
gra
de le
vel o
n th
e fir
st a
dmin
istra
tion
of th
e as
sess
men
t. 6.
A
stud
ent’s
failu
re to
take
the
Geo
rgia
Mile
ston
es E
nd-o
f-G
rade
ass
essm
ent i
n gr
ades
3, 5
, and
8 in
En
glis
h la
ngua
ge a
rts a
nd/o
r mat
hem
atic
s on
any
of th
e de
sign
ated
test
ing
date
(s) o
r an
alte
rnat
ive
asse
ssm
ent i
nstru
men
t tha
t is a
ppro
pria
te fo
r the
stud
ent’s
gra
de le
vel a
s pro
vide
d fo
r by
the
Stat
e B
oard
of
Edu
catio
n an
d th
e D
awso
n C
ount
y B
oard
of E
duca
tion
shal
l res
ult i
n th
e st
uden
t bei
ng re
tain
ed.
The
optio
n of
the
pare
nt o
r gua
rdia
n or
teac
her(
s) to
app
eal t
he d
ecis
ion
to re
tain
the
stud
ent s
hall
follo
w th
e pr
oced
ure
set f
orth
in th
is ru
le.
7.
For s
tude
nts r
ecei
ving
spec
ial e
duca
tion
or re
late
d se
rvic
es, t
he In
divi
dual
ized
Edu
catio
n Pl
an C
omm
ittee
sh
all s
erve
as t
he p
lace
men
t com
mitt
ee.
(5) P
rom
otio
nal R
equi
rem
ents
for G
rade
s 9
– 12
a.
A
pas
sing
scor
e w
ill b
e co
nsid
ered
as a
70
or a
bove
in a
ll cl
asse
s in
whi
ch c
redi
t is e
arne
d.
A p
aren
t of t
he st
uden
t may
, upo
n re
ques
t, in
spec
t any
surv
ey c
reat
ed b
y a
third
par
ty c
onta
inin
g on
e or
mor
e of
the
item
s lis
ted
as (1
) thr
ough
(8) a
bove
bef
ore
the
surv
ey is
adm
inis
tere
d or
dis
tribu
ted
by a
scho
ol to
a st
uden
t and
may
cho
ose
to o
pt
the
stud
ent o
ut o
f par
ticip
atio
n in
the
surv
ey.
The
Supe
rinte
nden
t sha
ll de
velo
p pr
oced
ures
for:
(1)
gra
ntin
g a
requ
est b
y a
pare
nt fo
r rea
sona
ble
acce
ss to
such
surv
ey w
ithin
a re
ason
able
per
iod
of ti
me
afte
r the
requ
est i
s rec
eive
d, a
nd (2
) mak
ing
arra
ngem
ents
to p
rote
ct st
uden
t priv
acy
in th
e ev
ent o
f the
adm
inis
tratio
n of
dis
tribu
tion
of a
surv
ey to
a st
uden
t con
tain
ing
one
or m
ore
of th
e ite
ms l
iste
d as
(1) t
hrou
gh (8
). T
he re
quire
men
ts o
f PPR
A d
o no
t app
ly to
a su
rvey
adm
inis
tere
d to
a
stud
ent i
n ac
cord
ance
with
the
Indi
vidu
als w
ith D
isab
ilitie
s Edu
catio
n A
ct (I
DEA
).
A p
aren
t of a
stud
ent m
ay, u
pon
requ
est,
insp
ect a
ny in
stru
ctio
nal m
ater
ial u
sed
as p
art o
f the
edu
catio
n cu
rric
ulum
for t
he
stud
ent.
The
Sup
erin
tend
ent s
hall
deve
lop
proc
edur
es fo
r gra
ntin
g a
requ
est b
y a
pare
nt fo
r rea
sona
ble
acce
ss to
inst
ruct
iona
l m
ater
ial w
ithin
a re
ason
able
per
iod
of ti
me
afte
r the
requ
est i
s rec
eive
d.
Pare
nts s
hall
be n
otifi
ed p
rior t
o th
e ad
min
istra
tion
of p
hysic
al e
xam
inat
ions
or s
cree
ning
s tha
t the
scho
ol m
ay a
dmin
iste
r to
stud
ents
. Th
is n
otic
e sh
all o
ffer
the
pare
nt th
e op
portu
nity
to o
pt th
e stu
dent
out
of a
ny n
on-e
mer
genc
y, in
vasi
ve p
hysi
cal
exam
inat
ion
or sc
reen
ing
that
is (1
) req
uire
d as
a c
ondi
tion
of a
ttend
ance
; (2)
adm
inis
tere
d by
the
scho
ol a
nd sc
hedu
led
by
the
scho
ol in
adv
ance
; and
(3) n
ot n
eces
sary
to p
rote
ct th
e im
med
iate
hea
lth a
nd sa
fety
of t
he st
uden
t, or
of o
ther
stud
ents
.
The
pare
nt o
f a st
uden
t sha
ll be
not
ified
prio
r to
the
com
men
cem
ent o
f act
iviti
es in
volv
ing
the
colle
ctio
n, d
iscl
osur
e, o
r use
of
per
sona
l inf
orm
atio
n co
llect
ed fr
om st
uden
ts fo
r the
pur
pose
of m
arke
ting
or fo
r sel
ling
that
info
rmat
ion
(or o
ther
wis
e pr
ovid
ing
that
info
rmat
ion
to o
ther
s for
that
pur
pose
). S
uch
notic
e sh
all o
ffer
the
pare
nt th
e op
portu
nity
to in
spec
t, up
on
requ
est,
any
inst
rum
ent u
sed
in th
e co
llect
ion
of su
ch in
form
atio
n be
fore
the
inst
rum
ent i
s adm
inis
tere
d or
dis
tribu
ted
to a
st
uden
t and
to o
pt th
e stu
dent
out
of s
uch
activ
ities
. Th
e Su
perin
tend
ent s
hall
deve
lop
proc
edur
es th
at:
(1) m
ake
arra
ngem
ents
to p
rote
ct st
uden
t priv
acy
in th
e ev
ent o
f suc
h co
llect
ion,
dis
clos
ure,
or u
se, a
nd (2
) gra
nt a
requ
est b
y a
pare
nt
for r
easo
nabl
e ac
cess
to su
ch in
stru
men
t with
in a
reas
onab
le p
erio
d of
tim
e af
ter t
he re
ques
t is r
ecei
ved.
BU
LLYI
NG
– B
oard
Pol
icy
JCD
AG
Th
e Bo
ard
of E
duca
tion
belie
ves t
hat a
ll st
uden
ts c
an le
arn
bette
r in
a sa
fe sc
hool
env
ironm
ent.
Beh
avio
r tha
t inf
ringe
s on
the
safe
ty o
f stu
dent
s will
not
be
tole
rate
d. B
ully
ing,
as t
he te
rm is
def
ined
in G
eorg
ia la
w, o
f a st
uden
t by
anot
her s
tude
nt is
st
rictly
pro
hibi
ted.
Suc
h pr
ohib
ition
shal
l be
incl
uded
in th
e St
uden
t Cod
e of
Con
duct
for a
ll sc
hool
s with
in th
e sc
hool
sy
stem
. B
ully
ing
is d
efin
ed a
s fol
low
s: A
n ac
t whi
ch o
ccur
s on
scho
ol p
rope
rty, o
n sc
hool
veh
icle
s, at
scho
ol b
us st
ops,
or a
t sch
ool
rela
ted
func
tions
or a
ctiv
ities
, or b
y us
e of
dat
a or
softw
are
that
is a
cces
sed
thro
ugh
a co
mpu
ter,
com
pute
r sys
tem
, com
pute
r ne
twor
k, o
r oth
er e
lect
roni
c te
chno
logy
of a
loca
l sch
ool s
yste
m, t
hat i
s:
1.
Any
will
ful a
ttem
pt o
r thr
eat t
o in
flict
inju
ry o
n an
othe
r per
son,
whe
n ac
com
pani
ed b
y an
app
aren
t pre
sent
abi
lity
to
do so
; 2.
A
ny in
tent
iona
l dis
play
of f
orce
such
as w
ould
giv
e th
e vi
ctim
reas
on to
fear
or e
xpec
t im
med
iate
bod
ily h
arm
; or
3.
Any
inte
ntio
nal w
ritte
n, v
erba
l, or
phy
sica
l act
, whi
ch a
reas
onab
le p
erso
n w
ould
per
ceiv
e as
bei
ng in
tend
ed to
th
reat
en, h
aras
s, or
intim
idat
e, th
at:
4.
Cau
ses a
noth
er p
erso
n su
bsta
ntia
l phy
sica
l har
m w
ithin
the
mea
ning
of C
ode
Sect
ion
16-5
-23.
1 or
vis
ible
bod
ily
harm
as s
uch
term
is d
efin
ed in
Cod
e Se
ctio
n 16
-5-2
3.1;
a.
H
as th
e ef
fect
of s
ubst
antia
lly in
terf
erin
g w
ith a
stud
ent's
edu
catio
n;
b.
Is so
seve
re, p
ersi
sten
t, or
per
vasi
ve th
at it
cre
ates
an
intim
idat
ing
or th
reat
enin
g ed
ucat
iona
l env
ironm
ent;
or
c.
Has
the
effe
ct o
f sub
stan
tially
dis
rupt
ing
the
orde
rly o
pera
tion
of th
e sc
hool
. Th
e te
rm a
pplie
s to
acts
whi
ch o
ccur
on
scho
ol p
rope
rty, o
n sc
hool
veh
icle
s, at
des
igna
ted
scho
ol b
us st
ops,
or a
t sch
ool
rela
ted
func
tions
or a
ctiv
ities
or b
y us
e of
dat
a or
softw
are
that
is a
cces
sed
thro
ugh
a co
mpu
ter,
com
pute
r sys
tem
, com
pute
r ne
twor
k, o
r oth
er e
lect
roni
c te
chno
logy
of a
loca
l sch
ool s
yste
m.
The
term
als
o ap
plie
s to
acts
of c
yber
bully
ing
whi
ch o
ccur
th
roug
h th
e us
e of
ele
ctro
nic
com
mun
icat
ion,
whe
ther
or n
ot e
lect
roni
c ac
t orig
inat
ed o
n sc
hool
pro
perty
or w
ith sc
hool
eq
uipm
ent,
if th
e el
ectro
nic
com
mun
icat
ion
(1) i
s dire
cted
spec
ifica
lly a
t stu
dent
s or s
choo
l per
sonn
el, (
2) is
mal
icio
usly
in
tend
ed fo
r the
pur
pose
of t
hrea
teni
ng th
e sa
fety
of t
hose
spec
ified
or s
ubst
antia
lly d
isru
ptin
g th
e or
derly
ope
ratio
n of
the
scho
ol, a
nd (3
) cre
ates
a re
ason
able
fear
of h
arm
to th
e st
uden
ts' o
r sch
ool p
erso
nnel
's pe
rson
or p
rope
rty o
r has
a h
igh
likel
ihoo
d of
succ
eedi
ng in
that
pur
pose
. El
ectro
nic
com
mun
icat
ion
incl
udes
, but
is n
ot li
mite
d to
, any
tran
sfer
of s
igns
, si
gnal
s, w
ritin
gs, i
mag
es, s
ound
s, da
ta o
r int
ellig
ence
of a
ny n
atur
e tra
nsm
itted
in w
hole
or i
n pa
rt by
a w
ire, r
adio
, el
ectro
mag
netic
, pho
to e
lect
roni
c or
pho
to o
ptic
al sy
stem
. Pr
oced
ures
may
be
deve
lope
d at
eac
h sc
hool
enc
oura
ging
a te
ache
r or o
ther
scho
ol e
mpl
oyee
, stu
dent
, par
ent,
guar
dian
, or
othe
r per
son
who
has
con
trol o
r cha
rge
of a
stud
ent,
eith
er a
nony
mou
sly
or in
the
pers
on's
nam
e, a
t the
per
son'
s opt
ion,
to
leas
t ann
ually
via
the
Stud
ent/P
aren
t Han
dboo
k is
sued
to st
uden
ts a
t the
beg
inni
ng o
f the
scho
ol y
ear o
r at t
he st
uden
t’s ti
me
of e
nrol
lmen
t.
The
Supe
rinte
nden
t sha
ll im
plem
ent p
roce
dure
s whe
reby
eve
ry p
rinci
pal i
s dire
cted
to d
evel
op a
mea
ns to
not
ify, o
n an
an
nual
bas
is, e
ligib
le st
uden
ts a
nd p
aren
ts, i
nclu
ding
non
-Eng
lish-
spea
king
par
ents
, of t
heir
right
s und
er th
e Fa
mily
Ed
ucat
iona
l Rig
hts a
nd P
rivac
y A
ct a
nd th
e Pu
pil P
rote
ctio
n R
ight
s Am
endm
ent,
eith
er th
roug
h a
stud
ent h
andb
ook
dist
ribut
ed to
eac
h stu
dent
in th
e sc
hool
or b
y an
y m
eans
that
are
reas
onab
ly li
kely
to in
form
them
of t
heir
right
s.
FAM
ILY
EDU
CA
TIO
NA
L R
IGH
TS A
ND
PR
IVA
CY
AC
T (F
ERPA
) C
onfid
entia
lity
of st
uden
t rec
ords
shal
l be
pres
erve
d w
hile
acc
ess i
s pro
vide
d to
par
ents
, elig
ible
stud
ents
(thos
e ov
er
eigh
teen
yea
rs o
f age
or e
nrol
led
in p
ost-s
econ
dary
edu
catio
nal i
nstit
utio
ns),
prof
essi
onal
edu
cato
rs w
ith le
gitim
ate
educ
atio
nal i
nter
ests
, and
thos
e fe
dera
l or s
tate
off
icia
ls w
hose
acc
ess i
s aut
horiz
ed in
con
nect
ion
with
an
audi
t or e
valu
atio
n of
fede
ral o
r sta
te su
ppor
ted
educ
atio
n pr
ogra
ms o
r for
the
enfo
rcem
ent o
r com
plia
nce
with
fede
ral l
egal
requ
irem
ents
rela
ted
to th
ose
prog
ram
s. T
he S
uper
inte
nden
t sha
ll di
rect
the
publ
icat
ion
of p
roce
dure
s thr
ough
whi
ch p
aren
ts o
r elig
ible
stud
ents
m
ay re
ques
t the
cor
rect
ion
of e
rror
s in
stud
ent r
ecor
ds.
With
out t
he e
xcep
tion
of d
irect
ory
info
rmat
ion
as d
efin
ed b
elow
, per
sona
lly id
entif
iabl
e in
form
atio
n w
ill n
ot b
e re
leas
ed b
y th
e sc
hool
dis
trict
from
an
educ
atio
n re
cord
with
out p
rior w
ritte
n co
nsen
t of t
he p
aren
t or e
ligib
le st
uden
t, ex
cept
to th
e ex
tent
aut
horiz
ed b
y th
e FE
RPA
and
its i
mpl
emen
ting
regu
latio
ns a
t 34
C.F
.R.§
T
he B
oard
of E
duca
tion
desi
gnat
es th
e fo
llow
ing
info
rmat
ion
as “
dire
ctor
y in
form
atio
n.”
Unl
ess a
par
ent o
r elig
ible
stud
ent
mak
es a
tim
ely
requ
est t
o th
e pr
inci
pal o
f the
scho
ol w
here
the
stude
nt is
enr
olle
d th
at su
ch in
form
atio
n no
t be
desi
gnat
ed
dire
ctor
y in
form
atio
n on
the
indi
vidu
al st
uden
t, su
ch in
form
atio
n w
ill n
ot b
e co
nsid
ered
con
fiden
tial a
nd m
ay b
e di
sclo
sed
upon
requ
est.
a)
St
uden
t’s n
ame,
add
ress
and
tele
phon
e nu
mbe
r; b)
St
uden
t’s d
ate
and
plac
e of
birt
h;
c)
Dat
es o
f atte
ndan
ce a
t sch
ools
with
in th
e sc
hool
dis
trict
; d)
H
onor
s and
aw
ards
rece
ived
dur
ing
the
time
enro
lled
in th
e di
stric
t’s sc
hool
s;
e)
Gra
de le
vel.
Stud
ent r
ecor
ds sh
all b
e pr
ovid
ed to
scho
ols w
ithin
or o
utsid
e th
e sc
hool
dis
trict
upo
n re
ques
t of t
he sc
hool
whe
re a
stud
ent i
s
Prot
ectio
n of
Pup
il R
ight
s A
men
dmen
t (PP
RA
) D
efin
ition
of T
erm
s U
sed
in P
PRA
“I
nstru
ctio
nal M
ater
ial”
–In
struc
tiona
l mat
eria
l tha
t is p
rovi
ded
to a
stud
ent,
rega
rdle
ss o
f for
mat
, inc
ludi
ng p
rinte
d or
re
pres
enta
tiona
l mat
eria
ls, a
udio
-vis
ual m
ater
ials
, and
mat
eria
ls in
ele
ctro
nic
or d
igita
l for
mat
s (su
ch a
s mat
eria
l acc
essi
ble
thro
ugh
the
Inte
rnet
). T
he te
rm d
oes n
ot in
clud
e ac
adem
ic te
sts o
r aca
dem
ic a
sses
smen
ts.
“Inv
asiv
e Ph
ysic
al E
xam
inat
ion”
– A
ny m
edic
al e
xam
inat
ion
that
invo
lves
the
expo
sure
of p
rivat
e bo
dy p
arts
, or a
ny a
ct
durin
g su
ch e
xam
inat
ion
that
incl
udes
inci
sion,
inse
rtion
, or i
njec
tion
into
the
body
, but
doe
s not
incl
ude
a he
arin
g, v
isio
n, o
r sc
olio
sis s
cree
ning
.
“Per
sona
l Inf
orm
atio
n” –
Indi
vidu
ally
iden
tifia
ble
info
rmat
ion
incl
udin
g: (1
) a st
uden
t or p
aren
t’s fi
rst a
nd la
st n
ame;
(2)
hom
e ad
dres
s; (3
) tel
epho
ne n
umbe
r; or
(4) s
ocia
l sec
urity
num
ber.
Req
uire
men
ts
No
stud
ent s
hall
be re
quire
d to
subm
it to
a su
rvey
, ana
lysi
s, or
eva
luat
ion
that
reve
als i
nfor
mat
ion
conc
erni
ng:
1.
Polit
ical
aff
iliat
ions
or b
elie
fs o
f the
stud
ent o
r the
stud
ent’s
par
ent;
2.
Men
tal o
r psy
chol
ogic
al p
robl
ems o
f the
stud
ent o
r the
stud
ent’s
fam
ily;
3.
Sex
beha
vior
or a
ttitu
des;
4.
Illeg
al, a
nti-s
ocia
l, se
lf-in
crim
inat
ing,
or d
emea
ning
beh
avio
r; 5.
C
ritic
al a
ppra
isals
of o
ther
indi
vidu
als w
ith w
hom
resp
onde
nts h
ave
clos
e fa
mily
rela
tions
hips
; 6.
Le
gally
reco
gniz
ed p
rivile
ged
or a
nalo
gous
rela
tions
hips
, suc
h as
thos
e of
law
yers
, phy
sicia
ns, a
nd m
inis
ters
; 7.
R
elig
ious
pra
ctic
es, a
ffili
atio
ns, o
r bel
iefs
of t
he st
uden
t or s
tude
nt’s
par
ent;
or
8.
Inco
me
(oth
er th
an th
at re
quire
d by
law
to d
eter
min
e el
igib
ility
for p
artic
ipat
ion
in a
pro
gram
or f
or re
ceiv
ing
finan
cial
ass
ista
nce
unde
r suc
h pr
ogra
m),
with
out p
rior w
ritte
n co
nsen
t of t
he p
aren
t or e
ligib
le st
uden
t.
Stud
ents
will
be
give
n a
copy
of t
he C
ode
of C
ondu
ct, w
hich
incl
udes
a st
atem
ent o
f pro
hibi
ted
cond
uct w
ith re
gard
to
wea
pons
and
pos
sibl
e di
scip
linar
y ac
tions
.
Req
uest
for H
earin
g un
der S
ectio
n 50
4 A
ny st
uden
t or p
aren
t or g
uard
ian
(“gr
ieva
nt”)
may
requ
est a
n im
parti
al h
earin
g du
e to
the
scho
ol sy
stem
’s a
ctio
ns o
r in
actio
ns re
gard
ing
your
chi
ld’s
iden
tific
atio
n, e
valu
atio
n, o
r edu
catio
nal p
lace
men
t und
er S
ectio
n 50
4. R
eque
sts f
or a
n im
parti
al h
earin
g m
ust b
e in
writ
ing
to th
e sc
hool
syst
em’s
Sec
tion
504
Coo
rdin
ator
; how
ever
, a g
rieva
nt’s
failu
re to
requ
est
a he
arin
g in
writ
ing
does
not
alle
viat
e th
e sc
hool
syst
em’s
obl
igat
ion
to p
rovi
de a
n im
parti
al h
earin
g if
the
grie
vant
ora
lly
requ
ests
an
impa
rtial
hea
ring
thro
ugh
the
scho
ol sy
stem
’s S
ectio
n 50
4 C
oord
inat
or.
The
scho
ol sy
stem
’s S
ectio
n 50
4 C
oord
inat
or w
ill a
ssis
t the
grie
vant
in c
ompl
etin
g th
e w
ritte
n R
eque
st fo
r Hea
ring.
The
Sec
tion
504
Coo
rdin
ator
may
be
cont
acte
d th
roug
h th
e sc
hool
syst
em’s
cen
tral o
ffic
e. C
opie
s of t
he 5
04 P
roce
dura
l Saf
egua
rds a
nd N
otic
e of
Rig
hts o
f St
uden
ts a
nd P
aren
ts U
nder
Sec
tion
504
may
be
foun
d at
the
syst
em w
ebsi
te o
r may
be
pick
ed u
p at
the
cent
ral o
ffic
e or
at
any
of th
e sc
hool
off
ices
.
repo
rt or
oth
erw
ise
prov
ide
info
rmat
ion
on b
ully
ing
activ
ity.
Any
teac
her o
r oth
er sc
hool
em
ploy
ee w
ho, i
n th
e ex
erci
se o
f hi
s or h
er p
erso
nal j
udgm
ent a
nd d
iscr
etio
n, b
elie
ves h
e or
she
has r
elia
ble
info
rmat
ion
that
wou
ld le
ad a
reas
onab
le p
erso
n to
su
spec
t tha
t som
eone
is a
targ
et o
f bul
ling
is e
ncou
rage
d to
imm
edia
tely
repo
rt it
to th
e sc
hool
prin
cipa
l. A
ny re
port
will
be
appr
opria
tely
inve
stig
ated
by
the
adm
inis
tratio
n ba
sed
on th
e na
ture
of t
he c
ompl
aint
in a
tim
ely
man
ner t
o de
term
ine
whe
ther
bul
lyin
g ha
s occ
urre
d, w
heth
er th
ere
are
othe
r pro
cedu
res r
elat
ed to
ille
gal h
aras
smen
t or d
iscr
imin
atio
n th
at sh
ould
be
impl
emen
ted
and
wha
t oth
er st
eps s
houl
d be
take
n. A
ny re
port
of re
talia
tion
for r
epor
ting
bully
ing
will
als
o be
in
vest
igat
ed a
nd a
ddre
ssed
as c
alle
d fo
r in
this
pol
icy
and
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith sc
hool
pro
cedu
res.
Act
s of b
ully
ing
shal
l be
puni
shed
by
a ra
nge
of c
onse
quen
ces t
hrou
gh th
e pr
ogre
ssiv
e di
scip
line
proc
ess,
as st
ated
in th
e C
ode
of C
ondu
ct.
How
ever
, upo
n a
findi
ng b
y th
e di
scip
linar
y he
arin
g of
ficer
, pan
el o
r trib
unal
that
a st
uden
t in
grad
es 6
-12
has c
omm
itted
the
offe
nse
of b
ully
ing
for t
he th
ird ti
me
in a
scho
ol y
ear,
the
stud
ent s
hall
be a
ssig
ned
to a
n al
tern
ativ
e sc
hool
. U
pon
a fin
ding
by
a sc
hool
adm
inis
trato
r tha
t a st
uden
t has
com
mitt
ed a
n ac
t of b
ully
ing
or is
a v
ictim
of b
ully
ing,
the
adm
inis
trato
r or d
esig
nee
shal
l not
ify th
e pa
rent
, gua
rdia
n, o
r oth
er p
erso
n ha
ving
con
trol o
r cha
rge
of th
e st
uden
t by
tele
phon
e ca
ll or
thro
ugh
writ
ten
notic
e, w
hich
may
be
done
ele
ctro
nica
lly.
Stud
ents
and
par
ents
will
be
notif
ied
of th
e pr
ohib
ition
aga
inst
bul
lyin
g an
d th
e pe
nalti
es fo
r vio
latin
g th
e pr
ohib
ition
by
post
ing
info
rmat
ion
at e
ach
scho
ol a
nd b
y in
clud
ing
such
info
rmat
ion
in th
e st
uden
t/par
ent h
andb
ooks
.
WEA
PON
S –
Boa
rd P
olic
y JC
DA
E It
is th
e po
licy
of th
e D
awso
n C
ount
y B
oard
of E
duca
tion
that
a st
uden
t sha
ll no
t pos
sess
, use
, han
dle
or tr
ansm
it an
y ob
ject
th
at re
ason
ably
can
be
cons
ider
ed a
wea
pon
on p
rope
rty o
r in
a bu
ildin
g ow
ned
or le
ased
by
a sc
hool
dis
trict
, at a
scho
ol
func
tion,
or o
n a
bus o
r oth
er tr
ansp
orta
tion
prov
ided
by
the
scho
ol d
istri
ct.
Wea
pons
may
incl
ude,
but
are
not
lim
ited
to:
1.
Any
han
dgun
, fire
arm
, rifl
e, sh
otgu
n or
sim
ilar w
eapo
n; a
ny e
xplo
sive
com
poun
d or
ince
ndia
ry d
evic
e; o
r, an
y ot
her
dang
erou
s wea
pon
as d
efin
ed in
O.C
.G.A
. §16
-11-
121,
incl
udin
g a
rock
et la
unch
er, b
azoo
ka, r
ecoi
lless
rifle
, mor
tar,
or h
and
gren
ade.
2.
A
ny h
azar
dous
obj
ect,
incl
udin
g an
y di
rk, b
owie
kni
fe, s
witc
hbla
de k
nife
, bal
listic
kni
fe, a
ny o
ther
kni
fe h
avin
g a
blad
e of
two
or m
ore
inch
es, s
traig
ht-e
dge
razo
r, ra
zor b
lade
, spr
ing
stic
k, k
nuck
les,
whe
ther
mad
e fr
om m
etal
, th
erm
opla
stic
, woo
d, o
r oth
er si
mila
r mat
eria
l, bl
ackj
ack,
any
bat
, clu
b, o
r oth
er b
ludg
eon-
type
wea
pon,
or a
ny
flaili
ng in
stru
men
t con
sist
ing
of tw
o or
mor
e rig
id p
arts
con
nect
ed in
such
a m
anne
r as t
o al
low
them
to sw
ing
free
ly, w
hich
may
be
know
n as
a n
un c
hahk
a, n
un c
huck
, nun
chak
u, sh
urik
en, o
r fig
htin
g ch
ain,
or a
ny d
isc,
of
wha
teve
r con
figur
atio
n, h
avin
g at
leas
t tw
o po
ints
or p
oint
ed b
lade
s whi
ch is
des
igne
d to
be
thro
wn
or p
rope
lled
and
whi
ch m
ay b
e kn
own
as a
thro
win
g st
ar o
r orie
ntal
dar
t, or
any
inst
rum
ent o
f lik
e ki
nd, a
ny n
onle
thal
air
gun,
and
an
y st
un g
un o
r tas
er.
Such
term
shal
l not
incl
ude
any
of th
ese
inst
rum
ents
use
d fo
r cla
ssro
om w
ork
auth
oriz
ed b
y th
e te
ache
r. St
uden
ts w
ho p
osse
ss a
ny w
eapo
n de
scrib
ed in
par
agra
ph 1
in v
iola
tion
of th
is p
olic
y w
ill b
e su
bjec
t to
a m
inim
um o
f one
ca
lend
ar y
ear e
xpul
sion
. Th
e Su
perin
tend
ent s
hall
have
the
auth
ority
eith
er b
efor
e or
afte
r the
stud
ent i
s ref
erre
d fo
r a
tribu
nal h
earin
g to
redu
ce th
e m
anda
ted
one
year
exp
ulsi
on u
nder
circ
umst
ance
s whe
re th
e on
e ye
ar e
xpul
sion
app
ears
ex
cess
ive
to th
e su
perin
tend
ent.
The
trib
unal
shal
l als
o ha
ve th
e au
thor
ity to
mod
ify su
ch e
xpul
sion
requ
irem
ent o
n a
case
-by
-cas
e ba
sis i
n de
term
inin
g th
e ap
prop
riate
pun
ishm
ent.
Fin
ally
, in
any
tribu
nal d
ecis
ion
appe
aled
to th
e bo
ard
of
educ
atio
n, th
e bo
ard
may
redu
ce th
e m
anda
ted
puni
shm
ent b
ut sh
all c
onsi
der w
heth
er th
e su
perin
tend
ent a
nd/o
r trib
unal
co
nsid
ered
a re
duct
ion
and
any
ratio
nale
in d
enyi
ng su
ch a
redu
ctio
n.
Stud
ents
who
pos
sess
oth
er w
eapo
ns o
r haz
ardo
us o
bjec
ts a
s des
crib
ed in
par
agra
ph 2
will
be
subj
ect t
o di
scip
line
as
spec
ified
in th
e st
uden
t cod
e of
con
duct
. R
epor
ting
Req
uire
men
ts
Any
em
ploy
ee w
ho h
as re
ason
able
cau
se to
bel
ieve
that
a st
uden
t pos
sess
es a
wea
pon
as d
efin
ed in
par
agra
ph 1
, is i
nvol
ved
in a
n as
saul
t usi
ng a
s wea
pon
as d
efin
ed in
par
agra
ph 2
, or i
s inv
olve
d in
a se
cond
off
ense
with
a w
eapo
n on
cam
pus m
ust
repo
rt su
ch v
iola
tions
to th
e pr
inci
pal o
r ass
ista
nt p
rinci
pal o
f the
scho
ol.
If th
e pr
inci
pal h
as re
ason
able
cau
se to
bel
ieve
that
su
ch re
port
is v
alid
, he/
she
mus
t im
med
iate
ly m
ake
an o
ral r
epor
t to
the
Supe
rinte
nden
t and
to th
e ap
prop
riate
law
en
forc
emen
t aut
horit
y an
d di
stric
t atto
rney
.
The
stud
ent's
par
ents
or g
uard
ian
will
be
notif
ied
imm
edia
tely
of h
is/h
er c
hild
's in
volv
emen
t in
any
activ
ity in
volv
ing
wea
pons
.
NOTES
NOTES