APS Handbook for Student Success
Find the APS Handbook for Student Success for School Year 2024-2025. 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
FERPA Notice
FERPA topics covered:
- Student Record Requests
- Student Directory Information
- Parent/legal guardian 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
- 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/Legal Guardian and Student Rights and Responsibilities
Topics covered:
- Complaints/Concerns of Parents/Legal Guardians or Students
- Foster Care
- Non-Discrimination and Title IX
- Office of Equity and Engagement
- Parental/Legal Guardian Consent
- Parents of Students with Disabilities
- Police Investigations
- Research and Survey Proposals
- Restraint
- Safe Gun Storage
- Student Education Records
- Student Insurance
- Tobacco
- Visitor and Guests on Campus
APS Student Code of Conduct
Topics covered:
- Bus Disruption
- Dress Code Violation
- General Disruptive Conduct and/or Defiance
- Language, Profane and/or Abusive
- False Accusations
- Material/Image, Obscene
- False Alarm/Fire Alarm
- Trespassing/Unauthorized Presence
- Theft
- Robbery
- Extortion
- Vandalism
- Arson
- Bullying
- Cyberbullying
- Audio/Video Recording or Photographs
- Harassment
- Hate Incident/Racialized Aggression
- Gang-Affiliated Activity
- Tobacco/Nicotine: Possession, Paraphernalia, Use
- Controlled Substance
- Assault/Intimidation
- Fighting/Public Affray
- Aggravated Assault/Battery I
- Aggravated Assault/Battery II
- Battery/Sexual
- Threats of Violence Against the School or a Person
- Weapon Possession
- Weapon Use
- Firearm Possession
- Firearm Use
This page was last updated on:
July 26, 2022.