Approved Robert Redfern, President Kim Sullivan, vice President

PARTIES
Students shall not bring birthday invitations or presents to school. This practice causes injured feelings on the part of students who are not included. Birthday parties will not be celebrated at school.
Four parties for grades K-6 will be scheduled during the school year to celebrate Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter.
Date Adopted: 08-18-08 Last Revised: 5/30/15
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY ELIGIBILITY FOR HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTS 5.19.2

(Option A)
In addition to the requirements of this policy, the District shall abide by the rules contained in the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) Handbook governing interscholastic activity participation of students who are home-schooled. Areas of eligibility criteria, such as a student's age and semesters of eligibility, are the same for home-schooled and traditional students and are governed by the current AAA Handbook.

Extracurricular activities are defined as: any school sponsored program where students from one or more schools meet, work, perform, practice under supervision outside of regular class time, or are competing for the purpose of receiving an award, rating, recognition, or criticism, or qualification for additional competition. Examples include, but are not limited to, interscholastic athletics, cheerleading, band, choral music, math or science competitions, and club activities.

Home-schooled students whose parents' domicile, as defined in AAA Rules, is within the district's boundaries may be eligible to participate in District or the applicable attendance zone's school1 extracurricular activities subject to the requirements set forth in this policy. While this policy prescribes the criteria for initial and continuing eligibility, actual participation will be dependent upon the same try-out criteria, or other requirement as may be applicable, as for any regularly enrolled student.
A student whose application for eligibility to participate in a District extracurricular activity is accepted is required to enroll in at least 1-3 course(s) in the District's school where the student is intending to participate in an extracurricular activity. All forms, vaccinations, and identifications required of a traditional student's enrollment shall apply to the home- schooled student.

The parent of any student wishing to participate in a District extracurricular activity shall hand deliver a completed form 5.19.2F to the school's Superintendent by July first each year prior to the school year in which the student wishes to participate in an extracurricular activity. The Superintendent shall have 30 calendar days in which to determine the eligibility of the applicant. The Superintendent may request the parent supply additional information, if necessary, to allow the Superintendent to make an eligibility determination. Any such request shall be made within 10 work days of the date the application was submitted. The parent shall supply the requested information within seven (7) calendar days of the Superintendent's request. The decision of the superintendent concerning eligibility shall be final, and not subject to any appeal.

The District may reject an application if its acceptance would necessitate the addition of staff or classrooms exceed the capacity of a program, class, grade level, or school building, or cause the District to provide educational services not currently provided in the affected school.
The Superintendent shall approve those applications which meet the enrollment application requirements identified in this policy and AAA Rules and shall deny those that don't meet the requirements.
Initial eligibility requires that prior to the earlier of the first day of practice for the extracurricular activity the student intends to participate in or the first day of school,4 the student must take, at the parent's expense5, the appropriate grade level assessment approved for such purpose by the AAA Board of Directors and score average or better in the areas of mathematics, English, science, and social studies. Initial eligibility further requires a student whose application has been approved to pay any participation fee traditional students enrolled in the District pay for the same extracurricular activity and complete any required permission slips, waivers, physical exams, and drug testing required of traditional students.⁶
Any home-schooled student who successfully passes the required assessment at the end of the Spring semester is not required to take another assessment prior to the first day of school as a condition of reapplying for the succeeding year's fall semester. An applicant who did not pass the required assessment at the conclusion of the Spring semester is permitted to take the assessment required of a first time applicant prior to the first day of school for the fall semester. If a student receives a passing score on the assessment, the Superintendent may approve the application provided all other provisions required in this policy are met.⁷
Continued eligibility requires the student to be enrolled in and regularly attend, as defined by AAA Rules, at least 1-3 course(s) 8 and to have:
Scored average or better at the conclusion of each semester on each area of the appropriate grade level assessment, administered at District expense, (mathematics, English, science, and social studies) that has been selected by the AAA Board of Directors for such purpose;
Met the academic eligibility requirements for home-schooled students in grades seven through twelve (7-12) identified in the AAA Handbook;

Complied with all practice times;

Complied with the District Student Handbook and any supplementary requirements or conditions for participation in extra-curricular activities and AAA standards of behavior and codes of conduct;

Completed any required permission slips, waivers, physical exams, and drug testing;⁶

Ridden to and from the student's extracurricular activity on a school bus to the extent such is required of traditional students;
Paid any participation fee traditional students enrolled in the District pay for the same extracurricular activity;
Met all the academic and co-curricular requirements of the course relating to the student's non-athletic competitive activity; and
Met all other requirements for continued eligibility identified in the AAA Handbook.⁹
A student who has been a bona fide student (as defined in the AAA Handbook) in a AAA member school and withdraws from the school to be home-schooled shall not participate in an interscholastic activity in a public school district of the parent’s domicile for a minimum of one (1) year after the student's withdrawal.
A. Mid-year applications are not allowed by the Rules or the policy. The July 1 application deadline for the following school year.

1. 
   Only include "or their applicable attendance zone's school" if your district has more than one school per grade configuration.
   

2. 
   Select from one to three courses. This is an important consideration. AAA Rules require "at least one course," but your district is free to raise that number up to three. Beyond three courses, under AAA Rules, the student is no longer home-schooled and so the issue of applying for extracurricular activities under this policy is moot.
   

3. 
   For an athletic extracurricular activity, the AAA allows, but does not require, the student to enroll in the corresponding athletic course. For a non-athletic, competitive activity, the AAA requires the course to align with the area of the extracurricular activity and for the student to meet all the academic and co-curricular requirements of the course.
   

4. 
   The AAA Rules require the test be taken prior to the first day of school, but districts have the option of exceeding the Rules' requirements.
   

5. 
   The parent needs to pay for the initial test because the student is not yet enrolled and spending district funds on a non-student would go against Article 14 Section 2 of the Arkansas Constitution. Subsequent re-testing for continued eligibility purposes can be paid for by the district.
   

6. 
   Include "drug testing" only if your district conducts such tests.
   

7. 
   The last two sentences of this paragraph are OPTIONAL. If you choose to include them, you could also consider including language requiring a student who did not pass his/her Spring assessments to pay for the additional test.
   

8. 
   Be sure the number you insert here matches the number you used for footnote #2.
   
9. 
   This would include such things as not having excessive absences and not having disciplinary action against him/her (to the same extent this would apply to a traditional student).
   

Legal Reference: Arkansas Activities Association Handbook

Date Adopted: Last Revised:
HOME SCHOOLED STUDENTS’ LETTER OF INTENT TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES 5.19.2F

(APPENDIX)
WEB SITE PRIVACY POLICY 5.20.1
The Danville School District operates and maintains a web site for the purpose of informing the citizens of the district about its activities. The web site does not use “cookies” or ISP addresses to collect or retain personally identifying information about visitors to its web site nor is any such information given to “third parties.” Any data collected is used solely for the purpose of monitoring site activity to help the district improve the usefulness of the site to its visitors.
The site serves no commercial purpose and does not collect any information from individuals for such purpose.
Photographs of students shall not be displayed on any page of the district’s web site without the prior written consent of the parent (or the student if 18 or older).

The site provides for email communication between the district and individuals for the purpose of exchanging information regarding the District and its activities or between teachers and their students. The site may also provide for password protected communication between the district and its staff.

Legal References:15 U.S.C. § 6501 (COPPA) Date Adopted: 08-18-08 Last Revised: 08-10-11
PERMISSION TO DISPLAY PHOTO OF STUDENT ON WEB SITE FORM 5.20F

(APPENDIX)
ADVANCED PLACEMENT, INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE, AND HONORS COURSES 5.21
Students in grades 7-12 who take advanced placement courses,1 International Baccalaureate courses, or honors or concurrent credit college courses approved for weighted credit by the Arkansas Department of Education shall be graded according to the following schedule.
A =100 – 90

B = 89 – 80

C = 79 – 70

D = 69-60

F = 59 and below
For the purpose of determining grade point averages, the numeric value of each letter grade shall be
A = 5 points

B = 4 points

C = 3 points

D = 2 point

F = 0 points
For a student to be eligible to receive weighted credit for an AP, or IB course, the student's course must have been taught by an Arkansas licensed teacher who has received the appropriate training required by Arkansas statute and ADE Rule or, for an AP teacher, is in the process of completing an Additional Training Plan.
Additionally, for students taking AP or International Baccalaureate courses to receive weighted credit they must take the applicable AP or IB examination after completing the entire course. Credit shall be given for each grading period during the course of the year, but shall be retroactively removed from a student’s grade for any course in which the student fails to take the applicable AP exam. Students who do not take the AP exam shall receive the same numeric value for the grade he/she receives in the course as if it were a non-AP course.2
"Honors Courses" are those courses that have been approved by a Department of Education Committee as honors courses. Honors courses must stress higher order learning and be offered in addition to curriculum offerings required by the Standards for Accreditation, Arkansas Public Schools.
Students who transfer into the district will be given weighted credit for the Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate courses, honors courses approved by the Arkansas Department of Education, and concurrent college courses taken for weighted credit at his/her previous school(s) according to the preceding scale.
2. The Advanced Placement Rules (3.11) stipulate that students must take the applicable AP exam to receive weighted credit for the course. Because the state now pays the total cost of the AP exams and the student’s score on the exam does not affect the student’s grade for the course, students can reasonably be expected to take the test. By standardizing the timing of awarding weighted credit across Arkansas, all students will be on a level playing field regarding their GPA for college applications.
Legal References: Arkansas Department of Education Rules and Regulations Governing Uniform Grading Scales for Public Secondary Schools
ADE Rules for Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Diploma Incentive Program
A.C.A. § 6-15-902(c)(1); A.C.A. § 6-16-806
CONCURRENT CREDIT 5.22
A ninth through twelfth grade student who successfully completes a college course(s) from an institution approved by the Arkansas Department of Education shall be given credit toward high school grades and graduation at the rate of one high school credit for each three (3) semester hours of college credit. Unless approved by the school’s principal, prior to enrolling for the course, the concurrent credit shall be applied toward the student’s graduation requirements as an elective.
A student, who takes a three-semester hour remedial/developmental education course, as permitted by the ADE Rules Governing Concurrent College and High School Credit, shall be the equivalent of one-half unit of credit for a high school career focus elective. The remedial/developmental education course cannot be used to meet the core subject area/unit requirements in English and mathematics.
Participation in the concurrent high school and college credit program must be documented by a written agreement between:

• The District's student, and his or her parent(s) or guardian(s) if the public school student is under the age of eighteen (18);

• The District; and

• The publicly supported community college, technical college, four-year college or university, or private institution the student attends to take the concurrent credit course.

Students are responsible for having the transcript for the concurrent credit course(s) they’ve taken sent to their school in order to receive credit for the course(s). Credit for concurrent credit courses will not be given until a transcript is received. Transcripts for students who take concurrent credit courses as partial fulfillment of the required full day of class for students in grades 9-12 (see Policy 4.44) are to be received by the school within 30 school days of the end of the semester in which the course is taken.1 Students may not receive credit for the course(s) they took or the credit may be delayed if the transcripts are not received in time, or at all. This may jeopardize students’ eligibility for extracurricular activities, graduation, or college credit.
Students will retain credit earned through the concurrent credit program which was applied toward a course required for high school graduation from a previously attended, accredited, public school.
Any and all costs of higher education courses taken for concurrent credit are the student’s responsibility.
Legal References: A.C.A. § 6-15-902(c)(2)
Arkansas Department of Education Rules and Regulations: Concurrent College and High School Credit for Students Who Have Completed the Eighth Grade
Date Adopted: Last Revised:
EQUIVALENCE BETWEEN SCHOOLS 5.23
The Danville School District is committed to providing a quality education for all students in each of the district’s schools. The equitable distribution of district resources is one means the district shall use to ensure all of its students receive a quality education. The Board directs that services in Title I schools, when taken as a whole, are substantially comparable to services in schools that are not receiving Title I funds. Curriculum materials, instructional supplies, and the percentages of highly qualified personnel shall be equivalent between all schools in the district when compared on a grade span by grade span basis. Specifically, the goal of the district is to have its students given an equitable opportunity to learn regardless of the school they attend within the district.
The Board understands that the equivalence between schools shall not be measured by such things as
1. Changes in enrollment after the start of the school year,

2. Varying costs associated with providing services to children with disabilities,

3. Unexpected changes in personnel assignments occurring after the beginning of the school year,

4. Expenditures on language instruction education programs, and

5. Other expenditures from supplemental State or local funds consistent with the intent of Title I.

Legal References: 20 USC § 6321(a),(b), and (c) [NCLB Act of 2001 Section 1120A]

Date Adopted: 08-18-08 Last Revised: 08-10-11
STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN SURVEYS 5.24
Section One: No student shall be required to submit to a survey, analysis, or evaluation which is administered or distributed by a school, and is funded in whole or in part by any program administered by the U.S. Department of Education without the prior written consent of the parent/guardian that reveals information concerning the following:
1. political affiliations;

2. mental and psychological problems potentially embarrassing to the student or his family;

3. sex behavior and attitudes;

4. illegal, anti-social, self-incriminating, and demeaning behavior;

5. critical appraisals of other individuals with whom respondents have close family relationships;

6. legally recognized privileged or analogous relationships, such as those of lawyers, physicians, and ministers;

7. religious practices, affiliations, or beliefs of the student or student’s parent; or

8. income (other than that required by law to determine eligibility for participation in a program or for receiving financial assistance under such program).

Section Two: No surveys shall be administered without the prior approval of the school principal. Any survey created by a third party, or funded, in whole or in part, as part of any US Department of Education administered program, containing one or more of the eight categories listed above shall be available to be inspected by a student’s parent/guardian before the survey is administered or distributed by a school to a student. Parents/guardians shall have the right to deny permission for their child to participate in the taking of the survey. The school shall not penalize students whose parents/guardians exercise this option. The school shall take reasonable precautions to protect students’ privacy during their participation in the administration of any survey, analysis, or evaluation containing one or more of the eight categories listed above.
Section Three: Parents or guardians wishing to inspect a survey, analysis, or evaluation shall be able to so in the administrative office of the administering school where the surveys shall be available for inspection for a period of ten (10) days (regular school days when school is in session) after the notice of intent to administer the survey is sent. Included in the notice shall be information regarding how the survey or questionnaire will be administered; how it will be utilized; and the persons or entities that will have access to the results of the completed survey or questionnaire. Parents may refuse to allow their student to participate before or after reviewing the survey or questionnaire.
The requirements of sections one, two, and three of this policy do not apply to a survey administered to a student in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Section Four: Prior written parental permission is required before any survey or questionnaire (not including tests mandated by state or Federal law or regulation and standardized scholastic achievement tests) is administered to a student the responses to which are to be provided to a person or entity other than another pubic school, school district, or any branch of the Federal Government and which requests or requires a student to provide any of the eight (8) categories of information listed above and/or the following;

1. A student’s name;

2. The name of the student’s parent or member of the student’s family;

3. The address, telephone number, or email address of a student or a member of a student’s family;

4. A personal identification number, such as a social security number, driver’s license number, or student identification number of a student or a member of the student’s family;

5. Any information, the disclosure of which is regulated, or prohibited by any other state or federal law or regulation.

The rights provided to parents under this policy transfer to the student when he/she turns eighteen (18) years old.
Legal Reference: 20 USC § 1232h (a), (b), (c) [NCLB Act of 2001, Part F, Section 1061 (c) (1)(A)(i)(ii)(B), (2)(A)(i)(ii)(B)(C)(ii), (5)(A)(ii)(B), (6)(C)(F)(G)]

ACA § 6-18-1301 et seq.

Date Adopted: 08-18-18; Last Revised: 08-10-11
OBJECTION TO PARTICIPATION IN SURVEYS, ANALYSIS, OR EVALUATIONS 5.24F1

(APPENDIX)
PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN SURVEYS, ANALYSIS, OR EVALUATIONS 5.24F2

(APPENDIX)
MISCELLANEOUS 6.3
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
Two regularly scheduled Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held during the school year. Teachers will communicate students’ progress to parents not attending the conference

either by a phone call or a written letter of progress sent to the parent. If, for any reason, you wish to talk to your child’s teacher other than at these times, please call the office. A conference will be arranged.

FUNDRAISING
Participation in any fund raising or charity drive sponsored by the school or outside agency shall be entirely voluntary as far as each student is concerned. There shall be no cause for embarrassment to those who do not or cannot participate or contribute.
All fundraising and charity drives sponsored by a school or on school property must receive the approval of the superintendent by end May 20th of the previous year. Act 525 of 1993 regulates door-to-door sales of fund raising merchandise by students in K-6. These students must be accompanied by an adult (16 years or older). The school will provide each child’s parent written notification of the guidelines concerning the fundraising program. A fundraising year will be from July 1st to June 30th.
Elementary students are not allowed to sell food, snacks, or candy for fundraising purposes at any time during the school day. Act 1220 Section 5.01.2
High School students are not allowed to sell food, snacks, or candy for fundraising purposes until 30 minutes after the last lunch period. Items sold must meet the Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value requirements listed in Act 1220. Act 1220 Section 5.01.4 Homemade items are no longer allowed in the school for parties or fundraisers. Arkansas Food Code: 3-201.11
Fundraising activities to meet class and organization needs are to be kept to a minimum. Only classes 10-12 are permitted to schedule fundraising activities, and all funds collected are to become the property of the class. Grades 10-11 are only permitted two fundraisers per year. The junior fair stand (if utilized) shall count as one fundraiser. The Junior Class may have a third fundraiser if they have not raised enough to cover the cost of prom. The junior and senior classes may have a play, which will not count as a fundraiser.
Each organization listed under “Extra Curricular Activities” and each organization supported by the school, is permitted two fundraising activity each year for the purpose of supporting the activities of the organization. Each fundraising activity will be approved through the superintendent’s office. The principal will work with the sponsors in scheduling such activities in order that there will not be an overlap or concurrent project within the school. If a class does not plan and execute a fundraising activity, the right is forfeited and may not be carried over to another year.
Organizations outside of the school, such as, athletic boosters, band boosters, FFA boosters, etc…are only permitted two fundraising activities “on campus” or involving students. Each fundraising activity of the above nature will be approved through the superintendent’s office. All outside organizations must clearly identify themselves as the group raising funds and their purpose for events both on and off campus if the fundraising is for the benefit of the school.