APS Handbook for Student Success
Find the APS Handbook for Student Success for School Year 2023-2024. The student handbook outlines student rights and responsibilities. As a student or family member, it is your responsibility to read and understand this student handbook.
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APS Handbook for Student Success Table of Contents
Preface
- Requesting Translations of the Handbook
- About the APS Board of Education
- Superintendent's Message
- Goals and Guardrails
- Critical Incidents Message
FERPA Notice
FERPA topics covered:
- Student Record Requests
- Student Directory Information
- Parent opt out for student directory requests from military recruiters or recruiters from institutions of higher education
- Opt out for third party requests
Numbers You Need to Know
- Resource phone numbers and hotlines
- School Directory: K-8 Schools, Elementary, Middle, High School and Charter Schools phone numbers and addresses
- Specialty Programs phone numbers and addresses
Academics and Instruction
Academics
Academics topics covered:
- Enrollment, Registration, and Withdrawal
- Athletic Eligibility
- Other Registration Forms
- Immunizations
- School Assignments and Transfer Process
- School Choice
Instruction
Instruction topics covered:
- Academic Excellence and Expectations
- Academic Program Requirements
- Academic Opportunities
- Academic Interventions and Support
- Alternative Language Services
- Attendance
- Bilingual Seal
- Controversial Issues
- Field Trips and Activity Trips
- Guest Speakers
- Homeschool
- Homework
- Indian Education
- Instructional Council, Labor Relations - Albuquerque Teachers Federation
- Next-Step Plans
- Student Drop off and Pick up
- Testing and Examinations
- Volunteering
Parent and Student Resources and Supports
Topics covered:
- Clothing Assistance
- Co-Curricular, Extracurricular Activities, Clubs, and Organizations
- Communications
- Community Schools
- Counseling
- Dress and Appearance
- Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Support
- Flag Display and Pledge of Allegiance
- Foreign Exchange Students
- GED
- Food and Nutrition
- Graduation Ceremonies
- Health Services
- Homeless - McKinney Vento
- Instructional Materials and Textbooks
- Medical Cannabis
- Medical Care and Emergency Medical Services
- Medicine at School
- Parent Organizations
- Preparedness Drills
- Refugee and Newcomer Support
- School, Community and Home Relations
- School Parties, Celebrations, and Religious Topics
- Section 504
- Student Fines and Fees
- School Safety
- Student Technology
- School Facilities
- Special Education
- Transportation
- Work Permits
Parent and Student Rights and Responsibilities
Topics covered:
- Complaints/Concerns of Parents or Students
- Foster Care
- Non-Discrimination
- Office of Equity and Engagement
- Title IX
- Parental Consent
- Parents of Students with Disabilities
- Police Investigations
- Research and Survey Proposals
- Restraint
- Safe Gun Storage
- Student Education Records
- Student Insurance
- Teacher and Student Teacher (2022-2023 Handbook)
- Tobacco
- Visitor and Guests on Campus
APS Student Code of Conduct
Topics covered:
- Student Discipline and Standards of Behavior
- Suspension, Long-term suspension, Expulsion and Due Process Procedures (Exclusionary Discipline)
- Student Searches
- Student Offenses/Definitions/Consequences
- Arson
- Assault
- Assault/Battery, Aggravated I
- Assault/Battery, Aggravated II
- Battery/Sexual
- Bullying
- Bus Disruption
- Cyberbullying
- Controlled Substance
- Controlled Substance, Paraphernalia Possession
- Controlled Substance, Possession
- Controlled Substance, Sale or Distribution
- Controlled Substance, Use or Under the Influence
- Dress Code Violation
- Extortion
- False Accusations
- False Alarm/Fire Alarm
- Fighting/Public Affray
- Firearm Possession
- Firearm, Use
- Gang-Affiliated Activity
- General Disruptive Conduct and/or Defiance
- Harassment
- Harassment, General
- Harassment, Disability
- Harassment, Sexual
- Harassment, Racial
- Hate Incident
- Language, Profane and/or Abusive
- Materials, Obscene
- Racialized Aggression
- Robbery
- Theft
- Threats of Violence Against the School or a Person
- Tobacco
- Tobacco Free Schools (Board Policy AD)
- Tobacco Possession, Use, and/or Distribution
- Trespassing/Unauthorized Presence
- Vandalism
- Weapon Possession
- Weapon Use
- Student Participation in Activities and Athletics: Restrictions Related to Controlled Substance, Alcohol and Tobacco Use