PREFACE
What is the purpose of the Parent & Student Handbook, and how should families use it?
To Students and Parents:
Welcome to Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas! We wish this year to be an especially productive experience for each student. For this to happen, we must all work together: students, parents, and staff. This Parent & Student Handbook is designed to help us accomplish this goal.
The Handbook is an overview of our school’s goals, services, and rules. It is an essential reference book describing what we expect of our students and parents, what they can expect of us, and how we will achieve our educational mission. We have attempted to make the language in this Handbook as straightforward as possible. Please note that the term “parent” is used to refer to the parent, legal guardian, or other person who has agreed to assume school-related responsibility for a student.
The Handbook is divided into six sections. The first section includes general information regarding school policies and procedures. The second section provides important health and safety information. The third section provides information about academics and grading. The fourth section is the Student Code of Conduct, which is required by state law and intended to promote school safety and an atmosphere for learning. Both students and parents need to be familiar with the Code. The Code is also available in the main office at each campus, and is posted on the school’s website. The fifth section is especially for parents, with information regarding parental rights. Finally, the sixth section contains important notices regarding student information, computer resources, and electronic communication devices.
The Handbook is designed to be in harmony with Board of Directors policy. Please be aware that the Handbook is updated yearly, while policy adoption and revision may occur throughout the year. Changes in policy and procedure that affect provisions in the Handbook will be made available to students and parents through newsletters and other communications. In case of conflict between Board of Directors policy and any provision of the Handbook, the provision that was most recently adopted by the Board of Directors will be followed.
We ask our parents to review the entire Handbook with their students and to keep it as a reference during this school year. Parents or students with questions about the material in the Handbook should contact the principal.
Finally, you must complete and return the last page of this Handbook—“Acknowledgment and Approval of Parent & Student Handbook”—to the school office at your campus.
On behalf of the entire Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas staff and community, best wishes for a great school year!