Academic Responsibility During School-Sponsored Events Students who participate in school-sponsored events (such as field trips, athletic competitions, performances, etc.) are still responsible for submitting all assignments on time, according to the original due dates. This includes work that is due on the day of the event as well as any new assignments given during their absence. Standardized Testing On the individual student level, these tests allow measurement of the student’s progress in relationship to ability. They also help identify areas of strength and areas of weakness. Finally they can measure how well the student is progressing in relation to the rest of the class and in relation to the expected normal progress at his/her grade level. On the school level, standardized tests help track the progress of a class from year to year. They can help identify strengths and weaknesses of the instructional program. Finally, these tests can measure the achievement of our students in relationship to other schools in the area and in the nation. HCA uses both IOWA Assessments and the PSAT for standardized testing. Student Records The school maintains a complete file, including a cumulative academic and medical record, for each student. All material in their file is treated as strictly confidential and is available only according to the following policy: ● No report cards or student records will be released to parents or to another school if the family is delinquent in tuition payments or other outstanding fees unless the family has worked out a repayment agreement with HCA’s Business Administrator. ● Custodial parents or guardians have the right to inspect and review all official records, files and data directly related to their child’s academic progress, including all material that is incorporated into their student’s cumulative record folder. ● Parental requests to inspect and review official records relating to a child shall be made in writing to the Principal. Such requests will be honored within ten school days following receipt of the request. All records will be reviewed or inspected in the presence of the Principal so that proper explanation can be given. ● Parents shall have an opportunity for a hearing with the appropriate teacher(s) and the Principal to challenge the content of their student’s current year school records to insure that the records are not inaccurate or misleading, and to provide an opportunity for the correction or deletion of any such inaccurate or misleading information. There will be no release of a student’s personal records, files or any data in those records without the written consent of a custodial parent or legal guardian to any individual, agency, or organization other than the following: ● Staff members of the school who have legitimate educational interest ● Court or law enforcement officials, if the school is given a subpoena or court order ● Certain federal, state, or local authorities performing functions allowed by law ● Officials of other schools in which the student intends to enroll. No records shall be transferred to another school without the initiation of such by the custodial parents or legal guardians through a signed parent release form supplied by either the sending school or receiving school.
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